Get broadcast quality HDMI and SDI video capture for your PCIe computer! DeckLink Mini Recorder HD features 3G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 for recording SD and HD formats up to 1080p60 and 2Kp60 DCI! You get a broadcast quality capture card that’s compatible with virtually all SD and HD equipment and popular video software such as DaVinci Resolve and more!

Connections

1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable

270Mb, 1.5G, 3G

16 channels embedded in SD/HD

1 x HDMI 2.0 type A connector

8 channels embedded in SD/HD

PCI Express 1 lane generation 2, compatible with 1, 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 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:4:4.

Software

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.

Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software.

PCI Express 1 lane generation 2, compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 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

Wirecast

vMix

OBS

Other supported applications include:

Cinegy Capture Pro, DevTek EasyMediaSuite, Glookast Capturer, Metus Ingest, Softron MovieRecorder, ToolsOnAir just:in, Burst Video WebClip2Go & [REC]Marker, Zoom.

These are third party applications and support may vary, check with your software vendor.

SDI Video Standards

525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

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

2Kp23.98 DCI, 2Kp24 DCI, 2Kp25 DCI, 2Kp29.97 DCI, 2Kp30 DCI, 2Kp50 DCI, 2Kp59.94 DCI, 2Kp60 DCI
2KPsF23.98 DCI, 2KPsF24 DCI, 2KPsF25 DCI, 2KPsF29.97 DCI, 2KPsF30 DCI

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M and SMPTE 425M A/B

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

Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit.

4:2:2, 4:4:4

8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.

REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020

SDI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.

HDMI Video Standards

525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

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

Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.

4:2:2 and 4:4:4

8-bit RGB 4:4:4, 8-bit YUV 4:4:4 and 12-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.

HDMI 2.0 supports Deep Color.

REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020

HDMI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.

HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.

Hardware Frame Buffer

v210 (10 bit YUV), 2vuy (8 bit YUV), ARGB, BGRA (8 bit RGB), r210 (10 bit RGB), R12B, R12L (12 bit RGB).

Processing

Hardware based real time.

Physical Specifications

Operating Systems

Mac 14.0 Sonoma,
Mac 15.0 Sequoia or later.

Windows 10, 64-bit.
Windows 11.

Linux

Power Requirements

3 W

Environmental Specifications

5° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)

-20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)

0% to 90% non-condensing

What's Included

DeckLink Mini Recorder HD

Low profile slot bracket

Warranty

3 Year Limited Manufacturer’s Warranty.