Intensity Pro is the first card to combine the high quality of HDMI capture and playback with the wide compatibility of analog component, NTSC, PAL and S-Video and analog audio capture and playback. It enables users to capture directly from the HD camera’s image sensor, bypassing the video compression chip for true uncompressed video quality. Now users can go beyond the quality limits of HDV for editing, design and authoring with Intensity Pro.
Intensity Pro can be connected to any big screen television or video projector for incredible edit monitoring. Current computers don't have the processing speed to render complex multi later real time effects in HDV playing back to FireWire cameras. Intensity solves this problem by outputting video on HDMI and analog outputs for big screen monitoring in both SD or HD formats.
On-Air Software for Real Time Video Mixing
Included with every Intensity Pro card for real time video mixing is the popular On-Air software. On-Air allows customers to plug in two Intensity or Intensity Pro cards into a computer for two camera mixing for live video production.
Intensity Pro instantly switches between the 1080 HD, 720 HD, NTSC and PAL video standards. Intensity Pro is fully compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro™, Apple Final Cut Pro™, Adobe After Effects™, Adobe Photoshop™ and any DirectShow™ or QuickTime™ based software application on Windows and Mac OS X platforms.
Intensity Pro Features
• HDMI video and audio capture and playback.
• Analog capture and playback in component, NTSC, PAL and S-Video.
• Stereo analog audio capture and playback.
• Capture and playback DV, HDV, Online JPEG and uncompressed video.
• Use for edit playback monitoring on televisions and video projectors.
• HDMI and Component switches between HD and SD.
• Real time effects supported in Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Live production editing with Blackmagic On-Air mixing software with two cameras.
• Video capture and playback with Blackmagic Media Express utility.
• PCI Express 1 lane for compatibility with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCI express slots.
• Compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X Universal.
• Includes breakout cable with RCA-type connectors for analog video and audio.
 

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.
Updates: Firmware for cards built into software driver. Loaded at system start, or via updater software.

Standards
HD Format Support: 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 720p50 and 720p59.94.
SD Format Support: 625/25 PAL and 525/29.97 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.

Processing
Colorspace Conversion: Hardware based real time.
HD Down Conversion: Real time 1080HD and 720HD to standard definiton 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.

Extras
Firmware Upgrade: Firmware for cards built into software driver. Loaded at system start, or via updater software.
Installation: PCI Express 1 lane, compatible with 1,4,8,16 lane PCI Express slots. Please see the full system requirements for Mac OS X™ and Windows™.
Compatibility: The HDMI standard sometimes includes copy protection encryption, such as commonly found on DVD players and some brands of set top boxes. When connected to these copy protected sources, the HDMI specification defines that Intensity cards cannot capture. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content. Intensity media file formats are fully compatible with DeckLink and Multibridge capture cards. Compatible with Microsoft Windows™ and Apple Intel based Mac Pro systems. Apple Power PC systems are not yet supported.