UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3

Technical specifications

UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3 is an advanced acquisition and output solution suitable for PCI Express and Thunderbolt computers! It uses 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 technology, and equipped with advanced 12G?? 6?? 2SDI and HDMI 2.0 interface, capable of image processing up to 60 frames per second, and equipped with high color depth and 12bit RGB, can be through its HDMI The 2.0a interface realizes the HDR workflow and obtains a large 4K frame. UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3 is also equipped with a wide range of analog and digital interfaces, compatible with almost all cameras, recorders, matrixes and displays, and even built-in extremely powerful

interface

SDI video input

2 x 12Gb/s and 2 x 6Gb/s SD/HD/2K/4K. Support single link/dual link/quad link 4:2:2/4:4:4. Can switch between 2D and 3D.

SDI video output

2 x 12Gb/s and 2 x 6Gb/s SD/HD/2K/4K. Support single link/dual link/quad link 4:2:2/4:4:4. Can switch between 2D and 3D.

SDI rate

270Mb, 1.5G, 3G, 6G, 12G

Fiber SDI

Support 2 optional SMPTE modules

SDI video loop

4-channel clock recovery SD/HD/2K/4K link corresponding input.

SDI video repeat output

2 x 12Gb/s and 2 x 6Gb/s SD/HD/2K/4K. Support single link/dual link/quad link 4:2:2/4:4:4. Can switch between 2D and 3D.

Analog video input

One YUV component passes through three BNC interfaces, and one composite NTSC/PAL passes through one BNC interface.

Analog video output

One YUV component passes through 3 BNC interfaces, and one composite NTSC/PAL passes through 1 BNC interface.

Powerful hardware encoder, real-time H.265 encoding for you!

Analog audio input

4-channel professional balanced analog audio goes through the XLR interface, and 2-channel consumer-grade unbalanced analog audio goes through the RCA interface.

Analog audio output

4-channel professional balanced analog audio via XLR interface.

Optical input/output（Optional）

2 x 12Gb/s optical fiber.

AES/EBU audio input

2-channel unbalanced, with sampling rate converter, through BNC interface.

AES/EBU audio output

The 2-channel unbalanced audio is output through the BNC interface.

SDI audio input

16 channels are embedded in SD/HD/2K/4K.

SDI audio output

16 channels are embedded in SD/HD/2K/4K.

HDMI video input

HDMI 2.0 Type A interface, support 2160p60

HDMI video output

HDMI 2.0 Type A interface, support 2160p60

HDMI audio input

8 channels are embedded in SD/HD/4K.

HDMI audio output

8 channels are embedded in SD/HD/4K.

Microphone input

One 48V microphone input is through the XLR interface. Phantom power can be switched through software control.

Time code input

1 XLR input.

Time code output

1 XLR output.

Sync input

1 channel synchronization input. Three-level or black burst.

Synchronous output

1 synchronous loop-through output. Three-level or black burst.

Computer interface

Thunderbolt™ 3 (Mac OS and Windows system), PCI Express 4-speed second generation.

power supply

Two built-in international universal AC power supplies with IEC C14 sockets. 120-240V, 50-60Hz.

Supported editors

AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, DSLR, 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 8bit 4:2:2, uncompressed 10bit 4:2:2, uncompressed 10bit 4:4:4.

software

Comes with software

DaVinci Resolve, Media Express, Disk Speed ??Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility, and Blackmagic Mac OS and Windows version drivers. Media Express, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic Linux version driver.

Internal software upgrade

The firmware has built-in software drivers. The software driver can be loaded when the system is started or through a software update program.

Other supported applications:

The Foundry Nuke, Grass Valley Edius, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live & In, Softron MovieRecorder & MReplay, Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, Telestream Wirecast, Livestream Producer, Resolume Arena, Magix Vegas Pro & Movie Edit Pro Premium, Corel VideoStudio Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, Vidblaster X & Studio & Broadcast, Uniplay One & CG, CasparCG Server, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, Imagine Communications Velocity & InfoCaster, DevTek Easy Media Suite, Metus Ingest, Boinx Software MimoLive, Cinegy Capture Pro, vMix Live, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard & Coral CG, Glookast Capturer, Open Broadcaster Software Studio, Nautilus NEMO3D.

SDI video format

SD video format

525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

HD video format

720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60

2K video format

2K DCI 23.98p, 2K DCI 24p, 2K DCI 25p
2K DCI 23.98PsF, 2K DCI 24PsF, 2K DCI 25PsF

Ultra HD video format

2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60

4K video format

4K DCI 23.98p, 4K DCI 24p, 4K DCI 25p

3D video format

720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30,
1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
2K DCI 23.98p, 2K DCI 24p, 2K DCI 25p
2K DCI 23.98PsF, 2K DCI 24PsF, 2K DCI 25PsF

SDI specification

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M, SMPTE 435, SMPTE 2081, SMPTE 2082, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601

SDI metadata support

RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning.

SDI audio sampling

The standard TV sampling rate is 48kHz, 24bit.

SDI video sampling

4:2:2, 4:4:4

SDI color space

REC 601, REC 709.

SDI configuration

The SDI output can be configured for quad-link 3Gb/s through the Blackmagic Desktop Video utility. When single link 12Gb/s is used on SDI A or dual link 6Gb/s is used on SDI A and B, the down-converted HD signal is output through SDI C and D.

HDMI video format

SD video format

525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

HD video format

720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60

Ultra HD video format

2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60

4K video format

4K DCI 23.98p, 4K DCI 24p, 4K DCI 25p

3D format support

720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30,
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60

HDMI audio sampling

The standard TV sampling rate is 48kHz, 24bit.

HDMI video sampling

4:4:4, 4:2:2 and 4:2:0

HDMI configuration

HDMI 2.0a supports high color depth and HDR. Automatically configure the connected display.

Multi-rate support

HDMI and SDI video connections can be switched between SD/HD/2K and 4K. The component analog video connection can be switched between SD and HD.

Copy protection

The HDMI input cannot be collected from a copy-protected HDMI signal source. Please confirm the copyright before collecting and publishing content.

Hardware frame buffer

v210（10bit YUV）, 2vuy（8bit YUV）, ARGB, BGRA（8bit RGB）, R210（10bit RGB）, R12B, R12L（12bit RGB）

Color accuracy

8bit, 10bit, 12bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 2160p30, and 8bit, 10bit YUV in all formats 4:2:2

Computer acquisition

2 x Thunderbolt 3 is used for Mac and Windows, and PCI Express Gen 2 is used for Mac, Windows and Linux. Blackmagic Desktop Video included SDK

control

Built-in control panel

14 buttons for input selection. 5-inch color display

equipment control

2 x RS-422 recorder control

deal with

coding

H.265 hardware real-time encoder.

Ultra HD down conversion

Built-in high-quality hardware down-converter can down-convert Ultra HD to HD signal, and output the down-converted signal through SDI C and D interfaces, and output through HDMI when connected to HD TV.

HD to SD down conversion

Built-in high-quality hardware down-converter, can down-convert HD to SD signal, and can output from SDI B output interface, component and composite NTSC/PAL interface. SD output optional Letterbox（Add black borders up and down）, Anamorphic（Deformed） 16:9 and Center Cut（Cut left and right） 4:3.

HD up-conversion

Built-in high-quality hardware up-converter can up-convert SD to 720HD or 1080HD output. There is 4:3 Pillarbox（Add black borders left and right）, 14:9 Zoom and 16:9 Zoom are optional.

HD cross conversion

The built-in high-quality hardware cross converter can convert 720p to 1080HD, and convert 1080HD to 720p for output.

real time

Inside DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X. Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine. Inside Avid Media Composer.

Color space conversion

Hardware real-time

3D processing

Two-channel frame package capture and playback.

Physical installation

The computer must have a Thunderbolt port or an available PCI Express slot. The Blackmagic PCI Express cable kit can be purchased separately to obtain the PCI Express Gen 3 high-speed interface. Please refer to the support page for complete system requirements.

operating system

Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan,
macOS 10.12 Sierra,
macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later.

64-bit Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 operating systems.

Linux 

Power requirements

2 internal 120-240V AC power supplies

EMC certification

FCC, CE and C-Tick

Environmental specifications

Operating temperature

5° to 40° C（41° to 104° F）

storage temperature

-20° to 45° C（-4° to 113° F）

Relative humidity

0% to 90% non-condensing

Packing configuration

UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3

SD card with software and operating manual

DaVinci Resolve SD card