Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2 Mini Capture and Playback Card

SoundPro Item: 41301

MPN: BMD-BDLKDUO2LP

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Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture and playback cards are put to work in Hollywood feature films, episodic television programs, music videos, commercials, and other filming uses. Cards provide high quality video and are compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux based workstations and servers. DeckLink cards provide a perfect postproduction solution, offering professional quality and working in tons of different video formats and resolutions.

High-quality connections on all DeckLink cards ensure pristine video and audio quality and are compatible with a host of professional SDI equipment. Four independent 3G-SDI connections on the DeckLink Duo 2 Mini support SD and HD formats up to 1080p60. Essentially offering the flexibility of four capture/playback cards in one, DeckLink Duo 2 Mini is completely customizable, perfect for media play-out systems, multi-screen digital signage servers, and real-time multi-channel capture systems.

Work in unparalleled video quality. DeckLink supports compressed video formats (such as ProRes and DNxHD), 10-bit uncompressed YUV, and 12-bit RGB video. Uncompressed video doesn’t suffer any loss of quality: all images are mathematically perfect pixel-for-pixel clones of the source without any generational loss. Sharper keying with green screens, cleaner compositions, superior color correction, and more are also available.

DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X, Media Composer, and Premiere Pro are all supported, along with WDM support for Windows editing software. Multiple channels of analog and digital audio ensure excellent audio quality in post-production as well.

Designed for ease of use in post-production, DeckLink cards capture directly into editing, effects, and broadcast design systems. You can also capture directly from cameras or live production switchers into a live streaming workflow; DeckLink supports common streaming software such as Flash Media Encoder, Wirecast, Livestream Producer, and Resolume Avenue 4.

Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2 Mini Features

Functions as 4 separate capture or playback cards in one
4 independent 3G-SDI connections
Supports SDI formats in SD and HD up to 1080p60
Reference connection for black burst/tri-sync
Customizable

DeckLink Duo 2 Mini1
Three Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty1

Connections
- SDI Video Inputs: 4 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD independently configurable as either Input or Output
- SDI Video Outputs: 4 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD independently configurable as either Input or Output
- SDI Audio Inputs: 16 channels embedded in SD and HD
- SDI Audio Outputs: 16 channels embedded in SD and HD
- Sync Input: Tri-Sync or Black Burst
- Computer Interface: PCI Express 4 lane generation 2, compatible with 4, 8 and 16 lane PCI Express slots
Supported Codecs
- AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, HEVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, DNxHR & DNxHD, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10‑bit 4:4:4
Software
- Software Included: Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS and Windows. Media Express, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Linux.
- Internal Software Upgrade: Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software.
- Physical Installation: PCI Express 4 lane generation 2, compatible with 4 and 8 lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Mac OS systems require a Mac Pro computer with PCI Express slots. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements.
Software Applications
- DaVinci Resolve
- Fusion
- Final Cut Pro X
- Adobe Premiere Pro CC
- Avid Media Composer
- Adobe After Effects CC
- Avid Pro Tools
- Steinberg Cubase
- Steinberg Nuendo
- Adobe Photoshop CC
- Other supported applications include
Video Standards
- SD Video Standards: 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
- HD Video Standards
  - 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
  - 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
  - 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30
  - 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
- SDI Compliance: SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601
- SDI Metadata Support: RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning
- Audio Sampling: Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit
- SDI Color Precision: 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p30 and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes. 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 only supported in playback
- SDI Video Sampling: 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p30 and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes. 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 only supported in playback
- Color Space: REC 601, REC 709
Processing
- Colorspace Conversion: Hardware based real time
- HD Down Conversion: Built in, high quality software down converter on playback and capture. Down converted SD selectable between letterbox and anamorphic 16:9 styles.
- HD Up Conversion: Built in, high quality software up converter from SD to 720HD or 1080HD on input. Selectable between 4:3 pillarbox, 14:9 zoom and 16:9 zoom.
- Cross Conversion: Built in, high quality software cross conversion from 720HD to 1080HD, 1080HD to 720HD on playback.
- Real Time Effects: DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X internal effects. Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer internal effects.
Physical Specifications
- Length: 3.94 inches
- Weight: 3.09 oz
Operating Systems
- Mac 11.1 Big Sur
- Mac 12.0 Monterey or later
- Windows 8.1, 10 and 11, all 64-bit
- Linux
Power Consumption10 Watts
Environmental Specifications
- Operating Temperature: 5° to 40 ° C (32° to 104° F)
- Storage Temperature: -20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
- Relative Humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing