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H. 2. 64 format at its native resolution and producing H. Apple TV, the i. Pad/i. Phone 4, and uploading to You.
Tube at either 7. Even in these tasks, however, software limitations may limit overall utility, and if you're looking for a general- purpose hardware H.
H. 2. 64 Pro Recorder isn't it. In terms of speeds and feeds, the Pro Recorder is an AC- powered hardware device that you connect to your computer via USB. It accepts SDI and HDMI audio/video and analog component, composite, and S- Video input, with balanced audio via 1/4- inch jacks. You drive the unit with Blackmagic's Media Express software which includes Sony- compatible RS4. There are no pre- processing controls, so you can't adjust video brightness, contrast or color, or audio gain. If you're using the device for archiving, you can only archive perfect footage; otherwise, if you need to color correct or adjust audio, you'll have to input the H. On the encoding side, there are four presets for Apple TV and i.
Pad/i. Phone 4 - - both produced at 7. You. Tube at 7. 20p or 1. If you choose one of these outputs, the Pro Recorder will render at these resolutions, though it won't scale SD footage up to 7. Otherwise, your footage is rendered at its native resolution, though this worked better for HD content than SD. When I tested native encoding of 1.
When I encoded 4: 3 SD footage, the Pro Recorder produced the video at 7. With 1. 6: 9 footage, the encoded file was still 7.
This was so even after I checked the Use Anamorphic SD 1. Pro Recorder preferences dialog. I'd go through a long technical explanation as to why pixel aspect ratio is a problem, but in the interest of time I'll just say that it's that whole analog to digital square pixel thing. Of course, you can fix the pixel aspect ratio issue in a video editor, but that again obviates the benefit of a real time archiving or distribution solution. I asked Blackmagic about this pixel aspect ratio issue, and it was the first that they had heard of it. Figure 1. Premiere captured my 1. DV 2. 4p video at the right frame rate with the right aspect ratio; Pro Recorder didn't.
I also noticed when I analyzed the captured SD video files that the 2. You can see this in Figure 1, two screen shots from Adobe Premiere, with the top image showing the file Premiere captured from my source tape, with the correct aspect ratio and frame rate, and the bottom showing the Pro Recorder capture with both variables incorrect. I know it's small, but that's why the top video looks widescreen while the bottom video doesn't. After seeing these results, I captured a short HDV test clip at 2. Pro Recorder again captured at 2. Premiere Pro, which captured at 2. I asked Black. Magic about this issue, and they responded that this was a known bug to be fixed in the next release.
Other Issues. Getting back to the limited nature of the Pro Recorder's encoding controls, let me reiterate that you can't change the output resolution beyond choosing one of the four presets. So, if you want to produce HD footage at 6. OS devices that can't play 7. Even if you could produce at 6.
H. 2. 64 profile to Baseline, so the files you produced wouldn't play on those devices anyway. Figure 2. Your H.
To expand upon this point, except for data rate, which can range from 1- 2. Mbps, you have absolutely no control over any H. So, the Pro Recorder works well when outputting HD footage to one of the four presets (assuming that you don't need to adjust your incoming audio/video), or HD source to native resolution, but if you need other configurations for other applications, you're out of luck. Stellar Test Results. What's frustrating about these deficits and limitations is that Pro Recorder performed well on all tests.
For example, I checked deinterlacing quality on an SD file and found it to be quite good. Two 6. 0- minute test clips, one SD, the other HD, retained perfect audio/video synchronization, a frequent problem with hardware capture devices. Compatibility was also perfect: video produced with the i. Pad/i. Phone 4 preset loaded and played on both devices, while both You. Tube clips uploaded and produced the correct number and resolution of files on You. Tube. I don't have an Apple TV set- top box, but the Apple TV file played fine on my Roku, which has similar specs.
Speaking of specs, Table 1 shows the encoding parameters used by Pro Recorder using the various presets and HD and SD native input. Overall, they're certainly in the ballpark, though the key frame interval of 1. Table 1. Encoding parameters used by Pro Recorder. I didn't spend a lot of time analyzing quality, since the typical user will encode at high data rates that will minimize any quality differences between different encoders. Here, I'll just say that the product was competent, producing what I would expect for a real time hardware- based encoder. Software tools with configurable options will certainly do better, but they'll also take a lot longer.
For high bit rate tasks like archiving and production for all of the Recorder Pro's presets, quality should be fine. Overall, I'm an unabashed supporter of Blackmagic capture cards, and have recommended Decklink cards many times and use them frequently in my work.
Unfortunately, I can't say the same about the H. Pro Recorder. Unless your current application fits perfectly into the existing sweet spot - - encoding perfect 2. HD footage to 1. 08. I would stay away from this product until Blackmagic adds output and H.