Form Factor

• 3RU rackmount chassis
• Dimensions (inches): 26"D x 16.9"W x 5.2"H
• Dimensions (metric): 66mm D x  422mm W x 132mm H
• Storage: internal (8 hot-swappable drive bays) or external storage supported

Video/Audio Connectivity

• 1RU Breakout box for video and audio
• Direct SDI connections to board

Supported Video Standards, Frame Formats and Rates

• HD-SDI and SD-SDI (SMPTE-292M and SMPTE-259M)
• HD: 1080i, 1080p, 1080psf, 720p
• SD: 480i (NTSC), 576i (PAL)
• Frame rates: 60Hz, 59.94Hz, 50Hz, 30Hz, 29.97Hz, 25Hz, 24Hz, 23.976Hz

Video Compression

• 10-bit and 8-bit uncompressed recording/playback
• Pixel format: 4:2:2 YCbCr
• Lossless JPEG2000 hardware compression (3:1 typical)
• Lossy JPEG2000 hardware compression (6:1 and up typical)

Video Processing Features

• Format conversion (HD to SD, SD to HD, HD to HD) during capture
• High-quality motion adaptive de-interlacing during format conversion
• Noise reduction (motion adaptive 3D) 
• Cropping, scaling, filtering
• Proc amp controls, Gamma correction
• Graphic overlay during capture (32-bit graphics with alpha channel)

Video Input (direct-connect or through Breakout Box)

• 1 x BNC multi-format HD-SDI and SD-SDI

Video Outputs (direct-connect or through Breakout Box)

• 2 x BNC HD/SD output (dual identical outputs for easy distribution)
• 1 x BNC HD/SD loop-through (mirrors input)

Analog Monitoring Output

• 15-pin D type VGA connector (with VGA to BNC adapter cable included)
• VESA resolutions up to 1920x1200 at 60 Hz

Audio Inputs

• Direct-connect or through Breakout Box: Embedded SDI audio (16 channels, 24-bit, 32/44.1/48 kHz)
• On Breakout Box: 4 x XLR female (AES/EBU Stereo, 24-bit, 32/44.1/48/96 kHz)

Audio Outputs

• Direct-connect or through Breakout Box: Embedded SDI audio (16 channels, 24-bit, 32/44.1/48 kHz)
• On Breakout Box: 4 x XLR male (AES/EBU Stereo, 24-bit, 32/44.1/48/96 kHz)

Genlock

• Direct-connect or through Breakout Box: 1 x BNC analog sync input
• On Breakout Box: 1 x BNC analog sync output
• Supports Bi-level or Tri-level sync, all SD and HD formats

GPI (on Breakout Box)

• 2 x RCA female (GPI inputs)
• 2 x RCA female (GPI outputs)

LTC (on Breakout Box)

• 1 x XLR female (LTC input)
• 1 x XLR male (LTC output)

RS422 (on Breakout Box)

• 1 x 9-pin D female (master RS422, for connection to a deck)
• 1 x 9-pin D female (slave RS422, for connection to an edit controller)