DeckLink Mini Monitor HD
Blackmagic Design

DeckLink Mini Monitor HD

Broadcast quality 10‑bit SDI and HDMI PCIe playback card for SD and HD formats up to 1080p60 and 2Kp60 DCI, including HDR.
Product Highlights
  • Broadcast-Quality Playback & Monitoring
  • 1-Lane PCIe Slot Card (for 1-16 Lanes)
  • SDI and HDMI Outputs
  • Up to 1080p60 Resolution Support in HDMI
  • Supports up to 2K DCI over SDI
  • 8-, 10-, 12-Bit Video, 4:2:2 / 4:4:4
  • REC 601/709 Color Space Support
  • Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible

  • Overview
  • Tech Specs

Get broadcast quality HDMI and SDI video playback and monitoring from your PCIe computer! DeckLink Mini Monitor HD includes 3G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 that let you connect to any television, monitor or projector for broadcast monitoring, including the latest high dynamic range (HDR) formats! Works with software such as DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and more.

Connections
SDI Video Output 1 x 10 bit SD/HD switchable.
SDI Rates 270Mb, 1.5G, 3G
SDI Audio Output 16 channels embedded in SD/HD
HDMI Video Output 1 x HDMI 2.0 type A connector
HDMI Audio Output 8 channels embedded in SD/HD
Computer Interface 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
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 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  
  DaVinci Resolve
Fusion
Final Cut Pro X
Premiere Pro CC
Avid Media Composer
After Effects CC
Avid Pro Tools
Steinberg Cubase
Steinberg Nuendo
Photoshop CC
Other supported applications include The Foundry Nuke, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live, Magix Movie Edit Pro Premium, Corel VideoStudio Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, Grass Valley Edius, Softron Mreplay, Telestream Wirecast, Livestream Studio, Resolume Arena, Vegas Creative Software Vegas Pro, VidblasterX Studio and Broadcast, Unimedia Technologies UniplayOne and Uniplay-CG, CasparCG Server, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, DevTek Easy Media Suite, Boinx Software MimoLive, StudioCoast vMix, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard and CoralCG, Open Broadcaster Software Studio, Nautilus Studio Nemo3D, Burst Video Webclip2Go, Derivative TouchDesigner, Assimilate Scratch and Live Assist, NewBlue Title Live and Titler Pro, SGO Mistika.
These are third party applications and support may vary, check with your software vendor.
SDI Video Standards
SDI Video Standards 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
HD Video Standards 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 Standards 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
SDI Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M A/B and SMPTE ST2108–1
SDI Metadata Support RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning.
SDI Audio Sampling Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit.
SDI Video Sampling 4:2:2, 4:4:4
SDI Color Precision 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.
SDI Color Space REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020
SDI HDR Support HDR metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics.
Multiple Rate Support SDI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.
HDMI Video Standards
SDI Video Standards 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
HD Video Standards
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
HDMI Audio Sampling Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.
HDMI Video Sampling 4:2:2 and 4:4:4
HDMI Color Precision 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, 8-bit RGB 4:4:4 and 12-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.
HDMI Configuration HDMI 2.0 supports Deep Color and HDR. Automatically configures to connected display.
HDMI Color Space REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020
HDMI HDR Support HDR metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics.
Multiple Rate Support HDMI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.
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
Real Time Effects DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro internal effects. Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer internal effects.
Colorspace Conversion Hardware based real time.
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

Operating Systems
  • Mac 11.1 Big Sur,
    Mac 12.0 Monterey or later.
  • Windows 10, 64-bit.
    Windows 11.
  • Linux

Power Requirements
  • Power Consumption
    3 Watts