HD SPARK

Inlcusief EDIUS NEO software

HDSPARK: Key Features

• HDMI output for full resolution real-time monitoring from included EDIUS NLE software*
• Embedded HDMI audio output and separate RCA jacks for high-quality audio monitoring
• Video and audio output stays perfectly in sync with editing windows for accurate editing and trimming
• Edit any mix of SD- and HD resolution video content together in real time
• Works with many different native video formats, including DV, HDV, AVCHD, uncompressed, and more
• Real-time SD/HD resolution, aspect-ratio and frame-rate conversion and output, including 16:9-to-4:3 and NTSC-to-PAL
• New GPU-accelerated 3D transitions
• Real-time editing performance increases as CPU power increases
• Supports newer file-based formats, including Infinity™ JPEG 2000, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO and AVC-Intra), and GFCam
• Compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista

* EDIUS 5 software not included with all models

Note: Some of the features above are available only with EDIUS 5, which is included in some, but not all, HDSPARK models

HDSPARK: Specifications

Package Contents (HDSPARK standalone):

• HDSPARK (HSX-E1) PCI Express x1 bus card
• Hardware setup manual

Technical Specifications

Bus Interface
PCI Express Rev. 1.0a x1 lane

Video Formats (Output) (HDMI)
1920x1080i50/59.94
1920x1080p23.98
1280x720p50/59.94
720x480i59.94
720x576i50
720x480p59.94
720x576p50

Video Output Connector
HDMI 1 port (HDCP not supported)

Audio Formats
LPCM 48kHz 24-bit

Audio Output Connectors
HDMI LPCM 8-channel
Monitor: 1x stereo RCA (unbalanced)

Power Requirements
+12V: 0.05A, +3.3V: 0.9A

Physical Dimensions
68.9 x 97 mm (2.71 x 3.82 in.) (HxW)

Regulatory Compliance
CE, FCC CLASS B, C-Tick

Minimum System Requirements

HDSPARK is capable of editing both SD and HD content in real time, however the system requirements for real-time HD editing are significantly higher than for SD editing. The requirements shown here are for real-time HD editing.

Intel or AMD CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended - minimum SSE2 instruction set required)

• 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
• One free PCI Express x1 slot
• 800 MB or more space required for software installation
• Drive with ATA100/7,200 rpm or faster capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/s data transfer
• Available HDD disk space should be twice the size of the file to be edited
• A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output
• A graphics card with at least 256 MB of graphics memory (512 MB recommended) with support for Direct3D 9.0c or later, and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later is required (PixelShader Model 4.0 or later recommended)
• Sound card with WDM driver support required
• DVD-ROM for software installation
• DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW drive for creating DVD-Video with DVD Creator
• Free USB port (1.1 or higher) for security key
• Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later, 32-bit)

Windows Vista (SP1 or later, 32- or 64-bit), including the following operating systems:

• Windows Vista Home Basic
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Ultimate