Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro
HDMI and Analog Video Capture!

Blackmagic Intensity Pro 

Add the incredible quality of HDMI to your computer. Intensity Pro features the latest HDMI technology for the highest quality capture and playback on Windows or Mac OS X computers. Now you can edit using big-screen HDMI televisions and video projectors, or capture uncompressed quality from HDV cameras!

Intensity Pro HDMI and Analog Editing Card from Blackmagic is an excellent choice for your digital and analog capture needs. The card fully supports NTSC, PAL and HD video via HDMI, component, composite or S-Video. It supports two channels of embedded, RCA or S/PDIF audio at television-standard sampling rates. The Intensity Pro supports 4:2:2 color sampling for superior chromakey performance. The card can work with both Windows and Macintosh computers, making it an excellent choice for your editing needs regardless of your operating platform.

• High Definition or Standard Definition 
  • The Intensity Pro allows you to work with HD footage while still retaining compatibility with SD video. It supports both NTSC and PAL video standards. 
• Digital HDMI and Analog Support 
  • The capture card features support for 4:2:2 digital HDMI video. The HDMI connection also allows you to capture and output stereo audio at television-standard 24-bit/48 kHz quality. Analog video via component, composite or S-Video is also supported. 
• Windows XP or Mac OS X Compatible 
  • The Intensity is fully compatible with systems running Mac OS X and Windows XP. This lets you leverage the card's features regardless of the operating platform on which you edit. 
• Down Conversion and Real Time Effects 
  • The capture card allows you to down convert your HD footage for mastering to SD at broadcast quality. 

True HDMI Digital Connections
Intensity features HDMI-in for connecting to cameras and digital set-top boxes for the highest quality capture. Get higher quality capture from HD cameras by capturing direct and bypassing the HDV compression chip for high quality video captured direct from the image sensor. As edit software can't play back to HDV cameras for monitoring, Intensity is ideal to use for monitoring uncompressed HD or HDV, and even DV edits on the latest big screen televisions and video projectors by connecting to the built-in HDMI out.

Go Beyond HDV Video Quality
HDV video compression suffers from not being full 1920 HD resolution, and the extra processing required makes editing difficult. With Intensity, you can now capture and play back full resolution HDTV uncompressed video for true broadcast and feature film quality editing. Totally eliminate HDV & DV compression quality problems, and render much cleaner graphics while retaining deeper color and image detail. If you need lower data rate editing, you can also select from a range of professional compressed video capture modes. Intensity includes the same Blackmagic Design video technology used on Hollywood feature films, so quality won’t limit your creativity.

Windows and Mac OS X Compatible
Plug into Windows or Mac OS X computers with the same card, and use your favorite software, including Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Fusion and many more. Intensity is fully DirectShow and QuickTime compatible, which adds HDMI capture and playback ability to your computer. DirectShow and QuickTime allows Intensity to work with a wide range of software for editing, design and paint, through to the exciting video utility software that allows custom desktop based video solutions. Blackmagic Media Express is also included for easy capture and playback of real time HD and SD video.

Professional Video Standards
Instantly switch between HD and SD video standards including HDTV 1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, 720p/59.94, 720p/50, NTSC and PAL. Intensity allows capture in professional file formats which are fully compatible with Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink and Multibridge capture cards, so you can deliver finished television programs, music videos and other work at broadcast standards.

Add broadcast quality to your editing system and move to a new world of video editing where your images always stay perfect at full resolution HDTV. 

Application Compatibility
Intensity is an ideal companion for most video editing software. Mac OS X compatible software includes Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Shake, Motion, iDVD, DVD Studio Pro, Cleaner and many more. Windows compatible software includes Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Encore DVD and many more.

Highest Quality Analog Connections
The included break-out cable connects Intensity Pro to all types of analog video and audio equipment. This gives you full compatibility with analog component, NTSC, PAL, S-Video and analog audio.

True 64 Bit PCI Express
Break the 2GB memory limit and add as much RAM to your system as you need, so your favorite video software renders faster and takes advantage of the latest high speed computers. Blackmagic Design features true 64 bit PCI Express so you're getting the latest technology.

HDMI Quality
Unlike analog connections, HDMI is the new digital standard appearing in the latest cameras, televisions and video projectors. HDMI is fully digital and has no video compression, so it doesn't suffer from any image degradation. Unlike DV and HDV FireWire based video standards, HDMI allows deeper bit depths and full color resolution, eliminating banding and contouring problems in high quality video. HDMI is found on the latest HD cameras such as the Sony HDR-HC3 or Panasonic HDC-SD1.

Includes:

• Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro PCI Express (PCIe) Card
• Breakout Cable 
• Software CD-ROM 
• 1-Year Limited Warranty 

Technical Specifications:

• Connections:
  • Digital Video Input: 1 x HDMI input
  • Digital Video Output: 1 x HDMI output
• Supported HDMI formats: 525 NTSC, 625 PAL, 720HD and 1080HD switchable
• HDMI Audio Input: 2 Channels
• HDMI Audio Output: 2 Channels
• Analog Video Input: Component, NTSC, PAL or S-Video
• Analog Video Output: Component, NTSC, PAL or S-Video
• Analog Audio Input: 2 Channel RCA HiFi audio in 24 bit
• Analog Audio Output: 2 Channel RCA HiFi audio in 24 bit
• SPDIF Audio Output: 2 Channel 24 bit
• Dual Rate support: HDMI and Analog Component switches between high definition and standard definition
• Sync Input: None
• Device Control: None - Use FireWire if capturing from HDMI cameras
• HD Format Support: 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 720p50 and 720p59.94
• SD Format Support: 625/25 PAL and 525/2997 NTSC
• HDMI Video Sampling: 4:2:2
• HDMI Color Precision: 4:2:2
• HDMI Color Space: YUV 4:2:2
• HDMI Audio Sampling: Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit
• Card type: PCI Express 1 lane, compatible with 1,4,8 and 16 lane PCIe slots
• Colorspace Conversion: Hardware based real time
• HD Down Conversion: Real time 1080HD and 720HD to standard definition during video playback
  Real time standard definition to 1080HD and 720HD during video capture
• Real time effects: Apple Final Cut Pro internal effects on Mac OS X
  Adobe Premiere Pro internal effects in DV, MJPEG and uncompressed edit formats
• Warranty: One Year Manufacturers Warranty 

System Requirements

• Windows Systems:
  • Available PCIe slot
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit or 64-bit
    • Recommend at least 2 GB of RAM
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit or 64-bit
    • Recommend at least 4 GB of RAM
• Mac Pro Systems:
  • Available PCIe slot
  • Mac OS X v10.3 or higher
  • 2 GB of RAM for standard definition and at least 4 GB of RAM for high definition video