Blackmagic Teranex Express

Blackmagic Teranex Express

Standards and SDI Format Converter

Designed for broadcast and post production, the Blackmagic Teranex Express is the world’s first 12G-SDI real time SD, HD and Ultra HD up, down, cross and standards converter. You get an incredible 1,089 different conversion options using patented Teranex algorithms and image processing for the highest quality, visually lossless conversions. Teranex Express features 12G and 6G-SDI inputs, loops, and outputs, along with an optical fiber connection for working with video over massive distances.

Convert Anything to Anything

Whether you’re out in the field or in the studio, you never know what kind of video format you’re going to get or which video format you’re going to have to provide. Teranex Express gives you so many realtime conversions that you’ll be ready for anything at anytime. Convert incoming feeds from overseas, use Teranex Express in front of older broadcast decks to ensure they always receive the correct signal, or carry them in broadcast trucks so you’ll be ready to work with anything that comes your way. You can even convert SD to HD or Ultra HD in real time and then display it on massive outdoor LEDs or digital signs at live concerts or sporting events.

SD, HD and Ultra HD Up, Down and Standards Conversion

The Teranex Express can perform 1089 different conversions between SD, HD, and Ultra HD in real time with visually transparent results that are so good you won’t be able to see a difference from the original. The incredible power of Teranex processing includes up and down conversions, cross conversions and standards conversions with cadence detection, removal and insertion, optical quality scaling, and more. Conversions retain timecode, ancillary data including closed captioning, 16 channels of audio with support for remapping and up to 1 second delay, and perfect frame synchronization so your video is immediately ready for editing or broadcast.

Teranex Quality

The Blackmagic Teranex Express features the advanced algorithms, developed and patented by Teranex, that allow for the processing of millions of pixels simultaneously in X/Y positions and between video frames, so you get true super computer imaging power. You get full 10 bit processing, extremely high quality de-interlace and optical quality scaling algorithms that interpolate images in real time with amazing detail, sharpness and clarity. That’s why Teranex conversions are often indistinguishable from the original source video.

Remove 3:2 pulldown even on edited masters

In the US and Japan the broadcast video frame rate is 29.97 fps, while the feature film rate is 24 fps. This means when film is converted to video a process called 3:2 pulldown is used to duplicate film frames across video fields. This causes problems when preparing film originated video content for online distribution where the streaming files are encoded at 24 fps. The residual 3:2 pulldown from the video causes quality problems and Teranex Express can detect the pulldown and remove it. This “cadence detection and removal” process produces much cleaner film looking results and can remove the pulldown even when the video has been edited and the cadence is broken.

Broadcast Quality Connections

Teranex Express features the most advanced broadcast connections, including the world's first 12G-SDI that is compatible with all of your existing SDI equipment. The genlock input lets you synchronize signals between equipment and for larger studios, you can install an optional fiber optic module that lets you run video from up to 28 miles away.

Master Control with the Teranex Setup Software

Teranex Setup software gives you remote control of your source and output selection, proc amp, color correction, aspect ratio, audio mapping and more from your Mac or PC computer. The software is elegantly designed, intuitive to use and makes it easy to share a Teranex when different people need to use it. Teranex Setup allows large broadcasters to manage multiple Teranex converters on their network all from a central location.

Quad SDI for Monitoring or Video Walls

Quad SDI lets you output Ultra HD over four SDI connections. That means you can use 12G-SDI or 6G-SDI, up to 2160p60 Ultra HD frame rate sources on a wider range of monitors and projectors that only support quad link SDI 1080 HD inputs. Use the Ultra HD to quad 1080 HD conversion to connect to four separate HD displays for amazing video walls, or stack large LED screens for massive outdoor Ultra HD screens that will amaze the crowd at live events.

Product Details

• Standards and video format converter for the conversion between SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI
• SDI video input 1x (IN A) 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD levels A and B, 6G and 12G UHD switchable
• SDI video input 1x (IN B) 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD and 6G UHD switchable
• SDI video loop 1x (IN A Loop) reclocked, 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD, 6G and 12G UHD switchable
• SDI video loop 1x (IN B Loop) reclocked, 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD, 6G UHD switchable
• SDI video output 1x (OUT A) 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD levels A and B, 6G and 12G UHD switchable
• SDI video output 1x (OUT B) 10-bit SD, HD, 2K, 3G HD levels A and B and 6G UHD switchable
• Optical fiber video input (optional) 1x 10­bit SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K, 6G and 12G UHD switchable
• Optical fiber video output (optional) 1x 10­bit SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K, 6G and 12G UHD switchable
• SDI audio input 16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K and UHD
• SDI audio output 16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K and UHD
• Optical fiber audio input (optional) 16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K and UHD
• Optical fiber audio output (optional) 16 channels in SD, HD, 3G HD, 2K and UHD
• Built-In Dolby support
• Sync input Blackburst or TriSync
• USB 2.0 mini B port for software updates
• Ethernet RJ45 for configuration
• Built-in international AC power supply (100–240 V, 50–60 Hz)

Scope of Delivery

• Blackmagic Teranex Express
• SD card with software and manual (Mac OSX and Windows)