New capture and playback solution with 3G-SDI, HDMI and analog connections for USB4 and Thunderbolt computers!

The new UltraStudio Express HD, a compact high-speed capture and playback solution for Mac, Windows and Linux computers with USB4 or Thunderbolt 4 connections. With both digital and analog connections, it's perfect for archiving from old broadcast decks, or for editing with DaVinci Resolve. UltraStudio Express HD captures and plays back to 3G-SDI in all SD and HD video standards up to 1080p60. This new model also has analog video and audio inputs, HDMI output for monitoring and dual SDI outputs for fill and key playback.

UltraStudio Express HD includes fast USB4 with video capture and playback plus power, all over a single USB cable. It works with both USB4 and Thunderbolt connections, so customers can plug into the Mac, Windows and Linux computers they already use. USB4 provides massive data speeds, giving enough bandwidth to handle high resolutions, deeper bit depths and advanced frame buffer formats such as 4:2:2 and 4:4:4. UltraStudio Express HD uses the DeckLink API, so almost all video software works. Because UltraStudio Express HD is powered via USB, it can operate from laptop batteries, perfect for on location use.

UltraStudio Express HD is designed to support the highest quality video. Most software has support for capture and playback to all popular video formats such as Apple ProRes, DNxHD or even 10-bit uncompressed, so users are never locked into a single file format. 10-bit is the most commonly used television standard as colors can be represented with 4 times the precision of 8-bit video. This means customers get seamless VFX compositions and superior color correction.

UltraStudio Express HD supports all popular video software, allowing customers to work with the software customers already know and like. It’s perfect for live streaming using software such as Open Broadcaster. Or archive from old broadcast decks into popular edit software or the free included Media Express software. Playing back via 3G-SDI, meanwhile, is perfect for use with DaVinci Resolve for broadcast editing and color correction work. Or use other editing software including Final Cut Pro, Media Composer, Premiere Pro and more. Customers can even create stunning visual effects with Fusion, After Effects and Photoshop.

UltraStudio Express HD works with Fusion, which is the visual effects software integrated into DaVinci Resolve, as well as Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. Fusion Studio is a powerful node based compositing VFX tool with 2D and 3D environments, hundreds of effects and more. Plus customers can download and use Fusion free of charge in DaVinci Resolve. Customers can use the included Blackmagic Media Express software to capture and play back video into files that can be loaded into Fusion, After Effects or Photoshop.

UltraStudio Express HD includes 3G-SDI in and out, HDMI out for monitoring on TVs and projectors and analog YUV/NTSC/PAL video and balanced analog input for archiving from legacy analog broadcast tape decks. Plus the dual SDI outputs can switch to fill and key. When working in SD, UltraStudio Express HD supports 525i59.94 and 625i50 standards. In HD, it supports 720p, 1080i and 1080p standards, up to 1080p60. For working with 3G-SDI sources, customers can switch between level A and level B. UltraStudio Express HD also includes video reference for sync playback to broadcast systems, plus RS-422 remote.

The optional Teranex Mini Smart Panel adds front panel controls and LCD monitoring for UltraStudio Express HD. The easy to install design features push button controls and a bright color display so customers can preview video, see meters, timecode, format information and much more. The Teranex Mini Smart Panel is perfect when customers are out in the field or on set without external monitors, or even when they have multiple units mounted in equipment racks and just want to see what’s going through them all.

Connections

Software Applications

DaVinci Resolve

Fusion

Final Cut Pro

Adobe Premiere

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Avid Media Composer

Avid Pro Tools

Steinberg Cubase

Steinberg Nuendo

Other supported applications include:

The Foundry Nuke, Grass Valley Edius, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live & In, Softron MovieRecorder & MReplay, Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, Telestream Wirecast, Resolume Arena, Magix Vegas Pro & Movie Edit Pro Premium, Corel VideoStudio Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, Vidblaster X & Studio & Broadcast, Uniplay One & CG, CasparCG Server, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, Imagine Communications Velocity & InfoCaster, DevTek Easy Media Suite, Metus Ingest, Boinx Software MimoLive, Cinegy Capture Pro, vMix Live, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard & Coral CG, Glookast Capturer, Open Broadcaster Software Studio, Nautilus NEMO3D, Burst Video Webclip2Go & [REC]Marker, Autodesk Flame, Zoom.

These are third party applications and support may vary, check with your software vendor.

Operating Systems

Mac 26.0 Tahoe,
Mac 27.0 Golden Gate or later.

Windows 10, 64-bit.
Windows 11.

Linux

Physical Specifications