HD and SD video I/O for Mac and Windows

Turn your laptop or desktop computer into a video editing workstation able to capture and monitor broacast quality HD and SD video.

The HD Express opens your Mac or Windows computer to the world of HDMI® video, the next-generation digital video connectivity standard found on today's latest HD cameras, monitors and set top boxes.

HDMI supports full-raster, pixel-for-pixel digital clarity with no video compression, resulting in stunning image quality and color depth that far surpasses highly-compressed workflows based on DV, HDV, AVC and similar capture codecs.

In fact, on many of today's cameras, HDMI output streams directly from a camera’s image sensor, bypassing the compression chip, allowing the HD Express to deliver an absolutely pristine, uncompressed HD digital video signal straight from the camera's imager to your computer.

If you require the best-possible image quality, you can work with uncompressed HD and use the money you save on the HD Express for other system components required for uncompressed HD, such as fast storage.

Or, if you prefer to edit more conveniently at a lower data rate, you can choose Apple ProRes, ProRes HQ, Avid DNxHD, or the codec of your choice in Avid Media Composer 6.5 or Apple Final Cut Pro for maximum CPU efficiency and smooth editing. In Premiere Pro on Windows, you can choose among several popular codecs, including DVCProHD. By choosing a codec directly supported by your host, you eliminate unnecessary extra stages of compression and decompression, which produces maximum CPU efficiency and smooth editing.

To monitor your work with the best possible image quality, connect the HD Express output to your favorite affordable plasma, LCD monitor or projector via HDMI or DVI (DVI adapter sold separately).

The HD Express provides all the legacy analog video connectors you need for capturing and monitoring component HD/SD, composite and S-Video in 10-bit 4:2:2 broadcast quality PAL or NTSC.

The HD Express captures and plays all eight channels of embedded HDMI audio, and it even provides eight channels of analog audio output on convenient RCA jacks, which you can connect directly to powered speakers for full 5.1 or 7.1 surround audio monitoring. S/PDIF digital I/O is also provided.

Do you require high-performance desktop operation? The HD Express is available with PCI Express card connectivity for today’s ultra-fast, multi-core Mac and PC towers. Need to go mobile? The HD Express is also available with an ExpressCard adapter for any current-generation Mac or Windows laptop equipped with an ExpressCard slot.

From initial capture to final finishing, the HD Express delivers exceptional video I/O performance and quality.

Operating System	Mac OS X Windows 7 / Vista SP1 or later (64-bit versions only)
Minimum System Requirements	1 GB of RAM; 2 GB or more is recommended Available PCI-Express x1 slot Large hard disk drive (preferably at least 500 GB) CD-ROM disc drive for installation For Mac OS X: Multi-processor or multi-core Intel Mac Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later For use with Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 or later; Final Cut Pro 7.0 or later is recommended under Mac OS X v10.6 For Windows: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Phenom II, or equivalent 64-bit processor; multiple processors or multi-core processor required 2 GB of RAM; 4 GB or more is recommended Windows 7 or Vista, 64-bit versions only; Vista SP1 or later required For use with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 or CS5.5; version 5.0.3 or later required
Software Supported	Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 or higher on Mac OS X (Coming soon: Adobe Premiere Pro 4.0.1 or higher on Windows 7 / Vista / XP)
Drivers	Supports CoreAudio driver (Coming soon: support for Wave and ASIO drivers)
Video Input/Output	1x HDMI in and out (4:2:2 10-bit, YCbCr, or RGB) 1x DVI output with HDMI-to-DVI adapter (sold separately) 1x HD/SD component in and out (10-bit, YPbPr, or RGB) on 3x RCAs 1x composite in (10-bit) on RCA 1x S-Video in (10-bit) on 4-pin mini-DIN 1x composite in and out (10-bit CVBS) on shared RCA 1x S-Video in and out (10-bit Y/C) on shared RCA
Video Formats	SD: 576i25 (PAL), 486i29.97 (NTSC) HD: 720p23.976, 720p24, 720p25, 720p29.97, 720p30, 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080p23.976, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080PsF23.976, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080i25, 1080i29.97, 1080i30
Audio Input/Output	8x RCA analog outputs 2x RCA analog input 2x S/PDIF digital input and output with sample rate conversion 8x HDMI embedded audio in and out
Sample Rates	Supports all standard audio sample rates from 44.1 to 96 kHz
Headphone Jack	1/4" w/ volume knob; matches analog outputs 1-2 on rear panel