SDI video connects long distances up to 300 feet or 100 meters, so you can connect everyone together in your facility. Cables are simple BNC coax cables so you can easily make cables to the perfect length for your needs.

Industry Standard Format
Connect to any SDI deck for all industry tape formats, from DV, Digital Betacam™, D1, up to HDCAM SR™ and HD D-5. Using capture cards such as Blackmagic Design's DeckLink, you can capture to formats such as JPEG, DV to uncompressed 8 bit, 10 bit or RGB 10 bit.

Uncompressed Video Quality
SDI uses a higher data rate than DV, so it’s got the speed to handle full resolution video in standard definition or high definition completely uncompressed. That means you can preserve video quality until you need to compress the video - such as the final compression pass for streaming or broadcast.

Serial Digital Interface
For over a decade high end post production companies have used the Serial Digital Interface (SDI) to connect all kinds of equipment together for the highest quality possible. SDI is fully digital and has no video compression, so doesn't suffer from any image degradation. Unlike DV based consumer video standards, SDI uses 10 bit video quantizing which allows 1024 video levels - 4 times the quality of the 8 bit DV video, totally eliminating banding and contouring problems.

Standard Definition an HDTV
Most people run standard definition for 80% or more of their work, but need High Definition capability from time to time. You can immediately switch between SD or HD depending on the type of job that comes along. Full resolution video is supported from standard definition SDI using 720 x 486 for NTSC and 720 x 576 for PAL, up to the HDTV resolutions of 1280 x 720 for the 720p HD, and 1920 x 1080 for the 1080 HD standards. Now you can take on HD jobs as they come along, but keep your equipment productive with standard definition work.

Standard Interface used Everywhere
Available now on most new computer motherboards. PCI Express is very easy for computer manufacturers to provide high speed slots at low cost. This means PCI Express is showing up everywhere! It's even becoming the future docking standard on notebook computers.

Industrial Strength Cabling
When your company becomes larger, SDI cabling is ideal. With SDI, it’s easy to find engineers who can custom make BNC cables that are strong enough to run under floors and up above in cable trays. SDI cables are fully shielded and able to withstand the rigors of large system construction.