Input Resolutions and Frame rates (fps)

SD: NTSC 480i @ 29.97fps; PAL 525i @ 25fps

HD: 720p 50,59.94,60fps; 1080i 50,59.94,60fps;

1080psf 23.98,24fps; 1080p 23.98,24,25,30fps

2K: DCI 2048x1080 23.98,24,25,30fps

UHD: 3840x2160 23.98,24,25,30fps

4K: DCI 4096x2160 23.98,24,25,30fps

Input Color Quality

Color Bit Depth: 8-bit, 10-bit, and 12-bit

Chroma Subsampling resolution: 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4

Color Spaces Supported:

Rec.709 Legal and Full
Rec.601 Legal and Full
Rec.2020 Legal and Full, PQ and HLG
P3 D65 Legal and Full, PQ and HLG
RGB Native and DCI-ITC RGB
XYZ Native

Physical, Logical, and Virtual Input connections supported:

Supported inputs vary significantly by product, and are detailed below.

Chroma Hardware Encoder

The Chroma line of Hardware Encoders all support SDI inputs. The HD units will support HD-SDI and 3G-SDI, while the UHD and 4K units support 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI.

Avenir Mini Hardware Encoder

Avenir Mini supports 3G-SDI connections as well as HDMI 2.0.

Spectra Software Encoder

Spectra Encoder accepts hardware input from Blackmagic Decklink and Ultrastudio input devices, as well as from plugins for supported video editing platforms. Currently supported are Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, and Adobe Premiere.

SpectraVM Multichannel Encoder

SpectraVM Encoder accepts video input via CDI, fed from another virtual machine.