4K Quad Link Capture

r14.3 introduced additional video capture functionality to enable 4K Quad Link Capture over SDI.

Warning

4K Quad Capture is only supported on Pro and GX machines, with the exception of GX 1.

Colour formats and bit depth

Quad Link capture is SDI, so it is 10-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 in all modes. Quad Link formats support either square division or two-sample interleave (2SI). The tested video standards for each server are listed on that server’s video input page in the hardware section.

Setting up Quad Link 4K capture

Right-click on Devices and then click onto Video Input Patch Editor…. When opening the editor and left-clicking on Input on one of the Video In Patches, there is the option for New Capture Group in the Input field.

When selecting this you will get an unmapped quad capture group.

From there you can select and choose the input for that quad capture group i.e. Bluefish 1A/1B/1C/1D.

Note

Please note: you cannot choose the integrated Webcam or any external capture cards for this feature.

To be able to do dual capture group, press the minus - symbol at the bottom of the capture group to make it Dual rather than Quad.

A key part to remember is to respect the Bandwidth of the Capture card.

For more information contact Disguise Support.