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DVEO Features Four Channel HD-SDI Input Card with Automatic Standards Detection (27/8/2009)

HD-SDI Master™ Quad/i PCIe with On Board Memory Now Shipping – Includes Driver and API Support for Windows® and Linux®

DVEO, the broadcast division of CMI, will showcase their unique four channel HD-SDI PCIe capture card with automatic standards detection for the various HD formats at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 12-16, at Stand 2.C33.

Available now, the HD-SDI Master™ Quad/i PCIe simultaneously receives up to four independent real time HD-SDI streams and stores them in a PC workstation or video server. The card is designed for HD video encoding, post-production processing, electronic news gathering (ENG), and storing HD video for editing applications. The total bitrate is almost 6 Gbps, due to the high bandwidth of PCI Express.

The HD-SDI Master Quad/i features automatic standards detection. The firmware on the card does all the work in converting to the different HD-SDI formats to minimize the use of host CPU cycles. Supported video formats include 1080i, 1080p, and 720p.

“Our broadcast and digital cinema customers are very enthusiastic about our new multichannel card,” noted Laszlo Zoltan, Sales Manager for DVEO. “The HD-SDI Master Quad/i PCIe saves time and money by capturing up to four channels at once.”

Users may select either 1.485 Gbps or 1.4835 (1.485/1.001) Gbps for the top and/or the bottom two channels, in order to support video formats defined for true 60 Hz rates as well as those defined for the 59.94 Hz rates commonly used in North America. Onboard memory and a proprietary firmware design are used to buffer the inputs to give low system latency.

The HD-SDI Master Quad/i includes driver and API support for Windows® and Linux®, plus DirectShow® filter support. Additional features include automatic cable equalization and embedded audio extraction (up to 8 channels). The card also supports de-interlacing in hardware and can monitor the incoming stream for CRC errors.

Suggested Retail Price: HD-SDI Master™ Quad/i PCIe – $3,995 U.S.

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