The Blackmagic Design DeckLink IP/SDI HD is a professional PCI Express capture and playback card engineered to bridge the gap between traditional SDI-based video infrastructure and modern SMPTE ST 2110 IP-based production networks. This dual-interface card allows a standard workstation to function as a native node in an IP video workflow, capable of both receiving and transmitting uncompressed HD video, audio, and metadata as standardized IP packets over a 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection. Simultaneously, it maintains a conventional SDI interface for compatibility with existing equipment or for local monitoring. By adhering to the SMPTE ST 2110 standard, it ensures seamless interoperability within professional IP media environments, enabling the host computer to be a source, destination, or processing point for live video streams that are routed with the agility of data on an IT network.

Designed for high-performance applications in live production and post-production, the card supports high-definition video formats and handles the separate, synchronized streams for video, audio, and ancillary data as defined by the IP standard. For live production, this enables software-based vision mixing, multi-viewer monitoring, or graphics insertion where feeds are delivered over IP. In post-production, it allows for direct, frame-accurate access to media on IP-connected servers. The card’s integration of PTP (Precision Time Protocol) ensures all streams remain perfectly synchronized. The DeckLink IP/SDI HD effectively future-proofs a workstation, enabling it to participate in next-generation, software-defined broadcast facilities where video is managed with the scalability and flexibility of network data, offering unparalleled operational possibilities.