Blackmagic Design today announced the DeckLink, the company’s newest QuickTime PCI capture card. Blackmagic claims that the DeckLink is the first uncompressed 10 bit video PCI card priced under US$1,000. The card is designed specifically for connecting to digital broadcast tape decks, and features SDI video/audio input and output, a Sony-compatible RS422 serial deck control port, a 2x speed PCI interface running at 66MHz, and supports 64 bit rendering. The Blackmagic DeckLink works with Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, and is available now for $995.
