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MOTU V4HD

MOTU V4HD
Item# V4HD
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Product Details

V4HD from MOTU FireWire Video Interface for MAC and PC

With one simple plug-and-play FireWire connection, the V4HD turns your Mac or PC desktop or laptop computer into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation equipped with all the video and audio I/O you need.

Connect all your gear, from SD camcorders and monitors to today's latest professional HD cameras, video decks, LCD reference monitors and plasmas – all at the same time, with no cable swapping. Choose your input source, then log and capture HD or SD clips directly into Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro.

In Final Cut Pro, the V4HD supports full-raster 1920x1080 HD capture and playback using Apple's ProRes 422 codec in both standard and HQ modes. The V4HD is the ideal all-in-one video capture solution for any ProRes workflow.

In both Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro, the V4HD provides hardware-accelerated capture and playback of DVCProHD, DVCPro50 and DVCPro25 video streams, plus 8- and 10-bit uncompressed SD — all with convenient plug-and-play FireWire connectivity and CPU-efficient intra-frame editing.

The V4HD is ideal for a DVCProHD/P2 workflow because you can immediately play back P2 clips (either imported or ingested) with no transcoding necessary. Conversely, you can connect any SD or HD video source such as an HDV camera, legacy video deck or DVD player and then capture it directly as a DVCProHD clip in Final Cut or Premiere. Many cameras now feed their uncompressed SDI or component output directly from the camera's optics and imager, before compression, for the best-possible picture quality during capture with the V4HD. Need to bring SD material into your HD project? The V4HD even provides hardware-accelerated SD-to-HD up conversion for capturing SD sources in DVCProHD format.

As you edit, monitor your timeline on multiple HD and SD displays simultaneously with the V4HD's hardware-accelerated up-conversion, down-conversion and pull-down insertion or removal. Watch a variety of display formats side by side, from the pixel-for-pixel accuracy of a large plasma screen, to the color-corrected balance of an LCD reference monitor, to the real-world look of a consumer display. Use 32 channels of audio I/O to capture, monitor, mix and master multichannel surround sound for your productions at sample rates up to 192 kHz. Employ Sony 9-pin machine control for advanced Batch Capture and Edit to Tape operations. Keep everything frame-accurate using time code, video reference and audio word clock.

The V4HD delivers all this with one simple FireWire 400 or 800 connection — even to a laptop computer. With the V4HD handling video I/O via FireWire, your laptop's expansion slot can be used for high-performance video storage solutions.

From start to finish, the V4HD streamlines your video production workflow, with unified control over all your video gear from your computer desktop.

Features | Specifications


Feature Highlights

  • HD/SD FireWire video interface for Mac and Windows — provides HD and SD capture and playback for any current-generation FireWire equipped computer
  • Plug-and-play connectivity via FireWire 400 or 800 — connects to either a desktop tower or a portable laptop
  • Supports Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Captures and plays all standard HD and SD formats up to and including 1080p30 (720p, 1080i, 1080p and 1080PsF)
  • Full-raster Apple ProRes workflow — supports full-raster capture and playback (1920x1080 and 1280x720) in Apple's ProRes 422 HD codec in both standard and HQ modes. Work with ProRes clips pixel for pixel in full 10-bit 4:2:2 resolution. Hardware-accelerated DVCPro capture/playback — provides hardware-accelerated capture and playback of industry standard DVCProHD/P2, DVCPro50 and DVCPro25 video streams to/from Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro
  • Pristine HD quality and efficient editing — ProRes and DVCProHD formats provide 10-bit 4:2:2 broadcast quality color and CPU-efficient, intra-frame native editing
  • Captures and plays uncompressed SD — 8-bit or 10-bit NTSC or PAL
  • HDMI monitoring — connect a large-format HD plasma, reference LCD, consumer DLP or other flatscreen for flexible and affordable “pixel for pixel” HD monitoring
  • Broadcast quality hardware-based real time SD-to-HD up-convert — capture SD while working in HD; monitor HD when working in SD
  • Broadcast quality hardware-based real time HD-to-SD down-convert — capture HD while working in SD; monitor SD when working in HD
  • Hardware-accelerated 2:3 or 2:3:3:2 pull-down insertion and removal — go between film and NTSC rates in real time, with no rendering required
  • Comprehensive up/down conversion formatting — anamorphic, pillar box, letterbox, 14:9 pillarbox, 14:9 letterbox and full screen
  • Simultaneous HD/SD operation — connect multiple HD and SD sources and destinations simultaneously. Switch HD/SD sources on the fly while converting to multiple HD/SD destinations. All outputs are “hot”, regardless of source format.
  • Two rack space form factor with dedicated connectors — no cable swapping or gangly, inconvenient breakout cables
  • Stand-alone operation — converts and distributes selected input source to all supported output formats with SD-to-HD up-convert, HD-to-SD down-convert and pull-down insertion/removal
  • Field upgradable firmware via USB
  • International auto-switching internal power supply



    • Specifications

    Video I/O

     

  • 1 x HD-SDI in and out (4:2:2 10-bit) on independent BNC connectors
  • 1 x SD-SDI in and out (4:2:2 10-bit) on independent BNC connectors
  • 1 x extra HD-SDI output connector
  • 1 x extra SD-SDI output connector
  • 1 x HDMI output (4:2:2 10-bit, YCbCr or RGB)
  • Support for DVI output with HDMI-to-DVI adapter (sold separately)
  • 1 x HD component in and out (10-bit, YPbPr or RGB) on independent BNCs
  • 1 x SD component in and out (10-bit, YPbPr or RGB) on independent BNCs
  • 1 x composite in and out (10-bit)
  • 1 x S-video in and out (10-bit)

    Video Input and output formats

    • The V4HD supports the following video input and output formats:  

    SD

  • 576i25 (PAL)
  • 480i29.97 and 486i29.97 (NTSC)

    • HD

  • 720p23.976
  • 720p24
  • 720p25
  • 720p29.97
  • 720p30
  • 720p50
  • 720p 59.94
  • 720p60
  • 1080p23.976
  • 1080p24
  • 1080p25
  • 1080p29.97
  • 1080p30
  • 1080PsF23.976
  • 1080PsF24
  • 1080PsF25
  • 1080PsF29.97
  • 1080PsF30
  • 1080i25
  • 1080i29.97
  • 1080i30


    • Final Cut Pro video formats

    New support for Apple ProRes 422

    The V4HD builds on the award-winning V3HD by adding support for full-raster 1920 x 1080 HD capture and playback using Apple's ProRes 422 codec in both standard and HQ modes. Ingest any uncompressed SDI or component HD source and then capture and edit in ProRes while monitoring your ProRes timeline in HD and SD simultaneously via the V4HD's hardware-accelerated up- and down-conversion.

    The V4HD is the ideal all-in-one video capture solution for your Apple ProRes workflow.

    Hardware-accelerated DVCProHD

    The V4HD also offers hardware-accelerated DVCProHD capture and playback from Final Cut.

    Other workflows

    In full-raster mode, the V4HD also allows you to capture and play HD material using any full-raster video format supported by Final Cut Pro with an 8-bit or 10-bit 4:2:2 color space and a compression ratio similar to ProRes (approximately 6:1 or greater).

    Designed for Final Cut Pro

    Using the V4HD with Final Cut Pro couldn't be easier. The V4HD software installer provides Easy Setup presets, Sequence presets, Capture presets and Device Control presets to get you going quickly. In minutes, you'll be ready to log and capture, edit and monitor your project material.

    Device control

    The V4HD takes full advantage of Final Cut Pro's device control features via Sony 9-pin device control for batch capture, print to video and edit to tape operations.

    Audio I/O

    The V4HD provides up to 16 simultaneous channels of audio capture and playback with Final Cut Pro in any of four support audio formats: analog, AES/EBU, optical and embedded.

    A unique I/O solution for Premiere Pro

    The V4HD represents a truly unique I/O solution for Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 on Windows. No other capture device offers such extensive video I/O connectivity, coupled with convenient plug-and-play FireWire operation and hardware-accelerated DVCPro capture and playback.

    Hardware-accelerated DVCProHD

    The V4HD is the first and only video capture/playback solution for Premiere Pro CS3 that provides hardware-accelerated DVCProHD (P2) capture from any HD video input, including HD component or HD-SDI sources.

    The V4HD dovetails with the new P2 workflow features recently introduced in Premiere Pro CS3, allowing you to immediately play back P2 clips (either imported or ingested) on a variety of SD and HD formats simultaneously, with no transcoding necessary.

    Conversely, the V4HD allows you to capture any video source, either SD or HD, while simultaneously employing–hardware-accelerated encoding and up/down conversion, in the following supported formats: uncompressed SD (standard AVI clips), DV, DVCPRo50 and DVCproHD.

    Take Premiere Pro on the road

    The V4HD is the first and only all-in-one capture/playback solution for Premiere that provides both SD and HD capture over FireWire, for the first time allowing you to build a comprehensive, yet compact and portable desktop workstation based on PC laptops or notebook computers equipped with FireWire, without the need for separate PCI expansion products.

    Advanced features

    Advanced features include an "Export to Tape" feature that allows you to lay back clips, or an entire project, to a tape deck using the V4HD's extensive machine control features. The V4HD also supports Premiere Pro's Batch Capture features.

    Windows support

    The V4HD already supports both Windows XP and Windows Vista 32. Support for operation in a Vista 64 environment is on the way, allowing you to run multiple Vista 64 native video applications while still accessing the V4HD hardware from Premiere Pro.

    Audio I/O

     

  • 32 channels of simultaneous audio input and output (four 8-channel banks: analog, AES/EBU, optical and embedded)
  • 8 channels of analog in/out at all standard sample rates from 44.1 to 192kHz
  • 4 x XLR analog in/out -- 4-channel direct connection without a breakout cable
  • channels of AES/EBU digital in/out at sample rates up to 96kHz
  • 8 channels of AES/EBU digital in/out at sample rates up to 96kHz
  • 8-channel HD-SDI and SD-SDI embedded audio in/out, 24-bit at 44.1 or 48kHz
  • 8-channel HDMI embedded audio output, 24-bit at 44.1 or 48kHz
  • 8-channel ADAT optical digital audio in/out -- includes a second bank of optical connectors for 8-channel operation at sample rates up to 96kHz
  • Front panel headphone jack with dedicated volume control
  • CueMix DSP™ built-in monitor mixer -- 32-channel, 16-bus mixer for monitoring live inputs from cameras, mic preamps or other audio sources with no delay. Set up send/return loops to digital mixers and outboard audio processing.
  • Multiple CueMix DSP mixes -- create 16 separate stereo monitor mixes (8 stereo at 176.4 or 192kHz) for main outs, headphones, outboard gear send/return loops, etc.
  • Audio delay compensation -- both fully automated and programmable controls ensure that audio always remains perfectly in sync with picture
  • Audio only mode -- operates as a 32 channel cross-platform audio interface
  • Stand-alone operation -- mix and monitor with no computer connected


    • Sync and device control

     

  • Video reference in / thru — resolve to blackburst, composite or HD Tri-level sync
  • Time code in and out — generate and resolve to time code in all formats, including LTC, VITC (SD analog), D-VITC (SD-SDI) and embedded (SD/HD-SDI
    • )
  • RS-422 machine control — control the transports of a connected camera or video deck from Final Cut or Premiere via standard 9-pin protocol
  • Word clock in, out and thru — continuously resolve to audio word clock from a digital mixer, distribution box or other source at sample rates from 44.1 to 192K
  • Direct Digital Synthesis — DSP-driven phase lock engine provides ultra-low jitter



    • Included software and compatibility

    Overview

    The V4HD provides a full compliment of cross-platform software for intuitive control over its many features. Here is a summary:

     

  • MOTU Video Console software — graphically displays HD and SD signal path and provides complete control of all programmable features and settings.
  • MOTU CueMix Console software — provides on-screen mixing of all 32 audio channels of analog and digital input and output via graphic mixer with 32 faders.
  • Cross-platform drivers (Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista 32)



    • The V4HD Supports Apple Final Cut Pro 5.1 or higher on the Mac and Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Version 3.1 or higher on Windows.

    V4HD Video Console Software

    The V4HD video console software provides convenient access to all of the V4HD hardware settings. The upper portion of the software provides a graphic representation of the video signal flow through the V4HD, and the lower portion of the window provides various settings accessed via six tabs.