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Grass Valley Storm 3G

BH #GRS3GE6 • MFR #600605
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Grass Valley Storm 3G
Key Features
  • Hardware for Multi-format 3G-SDI Editing
  • Storm 3G PCI Express x4 Bus Card
  • Edius 6 Software Installation DVDs
  • Edius USB Dongle Included
The Grass Valley Storm 3G is a PCI Express Card-based hardware that allows you to perform multi-format 3G-SDI editing. The package includes the Storm 3G PCI Express x4 Bus Card, Edius 6 software installation DVDs, and the Edius USB dongle.

You are provided with reference input support for blackburst and tri-level sync support. Machine control-based external VTR ingest, and optional VTR emulation software enable you to control an Edius workstation like a VTR for direct playout from the workstation. Precisely synchronized full resolution preview of effects and content are available from the Edius timeline. The hardware board can be used for any mix of high-definition and standard-definition (HD and SD) video content, unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics layers, and any combination of real-time effects.

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Grass Valley Storm 3G Overview

The Grass Valley Storm 3G is a PCI Express Card-based hardware that allows you to perform multi-format 3G-SDI editing. The package includes the Storm 3G PCI Express x4 Bus Card, Edius 6 software installation DVDs, and the Edius USB dongle.

You are provided with reference input support for blackburst and tri-level sync support. Machine control-based external VTR ingest, and optional VTR emulation software enable you to control an Edius workstation like a VTR for direct playout from the workstation. Precisely synchronized full resolution preview of effects and content are available from the Edius timeline. The hardware board can be used for any mix of high-definition and standard-definition (HD and SD) video content, unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics layers, and any combination of real-time effects.

PCI Express Card-based hardware that allows you to perform multi-format 3G-SDI editing
Includes the Storm 3G PCI Express x4 Bus Card, Edius 6 software installation DVDs, and the Edius USB dongle
Provides with reference input support for blackburst and tri-level sync support
Allows you to control an Edius workstation like a VTR for direct playout from the workstation via machine control-based external VTR ingest and optional VTR emulation software
Offers precisely synchronized full resolution preview of effects and content from the Edius timeline
Provides any mix of high-definition and standard-definition (HD and SD) video content, unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics layers, and any combination of real-time effects
Facilitates high-quality audio monitoring via embedded HDMI audio output
Supports different native video formats including AVCHD, AVC-Intra, MPEG-2, uncompressed
Supports Windows 7 (32/64-bit) and Windows Vista (32/64-bit) and Windows XP (32-bit) operating systems

Grass Valley Storm 3G Specs

Host Bus Interface
PCI Express Rev. 1.1 x4 lane
Video Formats
3G/SDI

  • 1920x1080p50/59.94
  • 1920x1080i50/59.94
  • 1920x1080psF23.98/24/25/29.97
  • 1280x720p50/59.94
  • 720x486i59.94
  • 720x576i50

HDMI

  • 1920x1080p50/59.94
  • 1920x1080i50/59.94
  • 1280x720p50/59.94
  • 720x480i59.94
  • 720x576i50
  • 720x480p59.94
  • 720x576p50
Video Connector
3G/SDI

  • Video: SMPTE-292M, SMPTE-259M-C
  • Audio: SMPTE-299M, SMPTE-272M-A
  • Timecode : LTC/VITC Packet (HD), D-VITC (SD)

HDMI

  • Video: YCbCr 4:2:2 or RGB 4:4:4 (8-bit/10-bit)
  • Audio: LPCM 8-channel (24-bit/48 kHz)
Audio Formats
LPCM 48 kHz/24-bit
Audio Connector
  • Mini HDMI LPCM 8-channel
  • 3G-SDI embedded audio
Reference Input
BNC: Black Burst or Tri-Level Sync
Control
9-pin D-Sub: RS-422A (Master/Slave*)
Power Requirements
+12V: 1.6A, +3.3V: 0.5A
Dimensions
4.375 x 6.6" (111.15 x 167.65 mm)
Regulations and Standard Compliance
CE, FCC CLASS B, C-Tick
Minimum System Requirements
  • Any Intel Core 2 or Core iX CPU. Intel or AMD single core CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended). SSE2 and SSE3 instruction set supported
  • 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
  • One free PCI Express x1 bus slot
  • 800 MB or more space required for software installation
  • Drive with ATA100/7,200 rpm or faster capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/s data transfer:
    • Available hard disk space should be twice the size of the file to be edited
    • A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output
  • A graphics card with at least 256 MB of graphics memory (512 MB recommended) with support for Direct3D 9.0c or later, and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later is required (PixelShader Model 4.0 or later recommended)
  • Sound card with WDM driver support required
  • DVD-ROM drive is required for software installation. For writing onto DVD or Blu-ray disc, a compatible drive is required
  • Free USB port (1.1 or higher) is required for security key
  • Windows XP (SP3 or later, 32-bit)
  • Windows Vista (SP1 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

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