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Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K

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Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K
Key Features
  • Capture & Playback in Ultra HD at 30 fps
  • Capture 1080p at 60 fps
  • 4-Lane PCIe Card for 4, 8, 16 Lane Slots
  • HDMI 1.4b Standard
Capture and play back in up to Ultra HD resolution with Blackmagic's Intensity Pro 4K I/O Card. Intensity Pro 4K offers all the same features of the original Intensity Pro but additionally supports Ultra HD 2160p at 30 fps and Full HD 1080p at 60 fps.
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Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K Overview

Capture and play back in up to Ultra HD resolution with Blackmagic's Intensity Pro 4K I/O Card. Intensity Pro 4K offers all the same features of the original Intensity Pro but additionally supports Ultra HD 2160p at 30 fps and Full HD 1080p at 60 fps.

Ingest HDMI, YUV, S-Video, and NTSC/PAL sources to your Mac, PC, or Linux computer and save them in compressed or uncompressed formats with the included Media Express software, bypassing any unnecessary levels of compression. Pull up real-time previews on high resolution displays for more accurate color grading and client review. Create high frame rate walk-throughs of your gameplay in full 10-bit quality YUV video and deep color. Connect your cameras for video conferencing, presentations, and live streaming of live events, webcasts, seminars, presentations, concerts, and more. A breakout cable is included providing RCA video and audio inputs and outputs as well as SPDIF audio output, allowing you to work with equipment from old VHS decks to HDTV HDMI displays.

Intensity Pro 4K is also directly compatible with all of the most popular editing, design, streaming, audio, and video applications available for Mac and PC. This means you can capture directly to your software in formats such as ProRes, DNxHD, and QuickTime and avoid extra steps and possible extra compression. Work seamlessly with DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X, Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Fusion, After Effects, Photoshop, ProTools, Resolume, Nuendo, Flash Media Live Encoder, ProCaster, and more.

Intensity Pro 4K is a 4-lane PCIe card compatible with 4, 8, and 16 lane PCIe slots. The HDMI video connections are switchable between SD, HD, and Ultra HD, and Component analog video connections are switchable between SD and HD. The HDMI connections feature HDMI standard 1.4b, which supports deep color and automatically configures to connected displays. (HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources, so always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.)

The included Blackmagic Media Express software allows you to effectively capture, organize, and manage all of your media.

Key Features
  • Capture and playback in up to Ultra HD 2160 at 30 fps
  • Capture 1080p content at up to 60 fps, excellent for gameplay walk-throughs and more
  • Capture directly to your compatible NLE or Mac, PC, Linux computer
  • Save in compressed or uncompressed formats with the included Media Express software
  • Output to HDTVs for more accurate color correction and client-reviews
  • Connect your cameras for live streaming, video conferencing, presentations, and more
  • Included analog breakout cable lets you capture from VHS and DVD players
  • Manage all your media in the included Media Express software

Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K Specs

System Connection
PCIe 4.0 x4
Video Inputs
1 x HDMI (HDMI 1.4b) Female
Input Video Format
HDMI (8/10-Bit 4:4:4/4:2:2/4:2:0 RGB, YUV)
720p at 50/59.94/60 fps
1080p 23.98/24/25/29.97/50/59.94/60 fps
1080i 50/59.94/60 fps
UHD 4K 23.98/24/25/29.97/30 fps
SDI
576i / 625 lines at 50 fps
480i / 525 lines 59.94 fps
Simultaneous Multi-Input Support
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Input Audio Format
Analog: 48 kHz / 24-Bit
Video Outputs
1 x HDMI (HDMI 1.4b) Female
Output Video Format
HDMI (8/10-Bit 4:4:4/4:2:2/4:2:0 RGB, YUV)
720p at 50/59.94/60 fps
1080p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60 fps
1080i 50/59.94/60 fps
UHD 4K 23.98/24/25/29.97/30 fps
SDI
576i / 625 lines at 50 fps
480i / 525 lines 59.94 fps
Output Audio Format
Analog: 48 kHz / 24-Bit
Standards
HDR Compatibility
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Hardware
OS Compatibility
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
macOS 10.14 or Later
Linux
*As of May, 2020: Check with manufacturer for the most up-to-date compatibility
Power Consumption
Device: 17 W
Environmental
Operating Temperature
32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C
Storage Temperature
-4 to 113°F / -20 to 45°C
General
Certifications
C-Tick, CE, FCC
Dimensions
3.42" / 86.87 mm
Weight
0.22 lb / 0.1 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.75 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
5.6 x 5.45 x 2.15"

Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K Reviews

These cards worked perfectly

By Dave
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-04-18

We purchased and installed these cards into our Live Studio broadcast system using multiple cameras and found the installation easy and these card reliable. I would highly recommend using them.

Not good

By Paul
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2022-02-16

Took way too long to figure out the correct settings for it to work. I was hoping to use it as a clean video output from Resolve 17. After close to an hour of changing every setting and resolution I could think of, I finally got it working. BUT the image had jittery lines throughout the screen which made it difficult to look at without getting a headache. I am using it with a 16'' MBP M1 Max in an external enclosure. Will be returning asap.

Awesome in theory but hard to use like most BM tech products

By Ryan
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2022-02-07

Dated software, so tough to use off the bat and not incredibly impressed by hardware but overall does what you'd think it could do. Figuring out a lot of the finer details still..

Great for a reference monitor.

By Harold
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-06-23

I have it installed in the 7th slot of a 2019 Mac Pro.

Works great! Excellent quality.

By Peter
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-02-23

Reading the other reviews it seems many have issues getting this to work. I had ZERO issues... Go to the blackmagic website and get the latest version of the software and install it. power off, install card, power on... Done. Run the configuration app to change your settings to match your input/output sources and then launch the DesktopVideo app to start capturing. I used this to capture some old VHS footage without a timebase corrector, so as I expected, really unstable footage was not able to be captured but it was a small percentage. Keep this in mind if you are looking to capture old VHS/8mm. As other reviews stated, the file sizes are huge when capturing, but with contemporary large drives this is not really an issue. Once you compress down the files, a 40GB Vhs capture can be H264 compressed down to about a 700MB Mp4. I also edit with Premiere Pro and use the HDMI out to a standard LED TV to preview what my output will look like on standard display. Quality is good and had no issues. Overall I think the Intensity Pro 4K performs as advertised. Simple install, Ease of use and great quality captures makes this a great purchase.

Good for HD, but ...

By Donald
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2020-12-14

Levels are off for Standard Definition video capture, especially component levels. (See the vector scope image of SMPTE color bars.) On the other hand HDMI and HD capture work as expected. I would NOT recommend this Pro 4K card for capture of SD sources. The older Intensity Pro was better. Two stars only because the HDMI and HD work.

Works great right out of the b

By Michael
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-09-12

I've been using the card for about two weeks now without any issues. It worked as soon as I installed it without any hitches. It was a perfect replacement for my older Intensity Pro card.

Versatile!

By Russell
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-03-06

It's really awesome in the number of different types of inputs it takes. It even has an S-video adapter. I'm using it to digitize old vhs tapes

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Seems to only support YUV at 4:2:2 when using 4K (2160p) resolutions. I'm assuming they mean YCbCr which is the correct digital representation of the color space (YUV is technically analog color space). Most gaming video cards output RGB at 4K ... the can be setup to use YCbCr but the color space is not as good as RGB full and will tend to show a more washed out image with less color information ... does anyone know if BMD will release a Intensity Pro with HDMI 2.0 support?
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is there a thunderbolt 3 extension chasis for this card or for the sdi version? need for 2 hdmi camera iput to laptop using live stream with tb3 laptop
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Thunderbolt 3 is still pretty new and at this time we do not have any expansion chasis products that are Thunderbolt 3. However we do have some Thunderbolt 2 options, such as the Sonnet Echo Express SE II, which can handle 2 PCI cards. We also have an adapter that allows you to use Thunderbolt 1 and 2 devices on a computer with a Thunderbolt 3 connection.
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Date published: 2020-02-11
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