Professional SDI and HDMI capture card with 10‑bit HD ingest up to 1080p60, broad codec support and low‑latency performance. Ideal for editing, streaming and broadcast‑quality capture on macOS, Windows and Linux.
DeckLink Mini Recorder HD is a professional‑grade capture card designed for editors, streamers and broadcast engineers who require reliable SDI and HDMI ingest in a compact PCIe form factor. Built for modern post‑production and live‑content workflows, the card captures high‑quality SD and HD video up to 1080p60 and 2Kp60 DCI directly into editing, compositing or streaming applications with exceptional fidelity and low latency.
The card features a 3G‑SDI input and an HDMI 2.0 input, allowing you to ingest signals from professional broadcast cameras, switchers, game consoles, media players or any HDMI‑based source. Its video pipeline supports 10‑bit SD and HD formats, ensuring clean, color‑accurate capture for both broadcast‑level acquisition and high‑end creative workflows. Automatic format detection simplifies operation by matching incoming formats instantly without configuration changes, making it ideal for live production where flexibility and speed are critical.
DeckLink Mini Recorder HD supports a wide range of professional codecs including ProRes, DNxHD, DNxHR, AVC‑Intra, XDCAM, HEVC, HDV, DPX and both 8‑bit and 10‑bit uncompressed formats. This allows captured footage to integrate seamlessly into editing environments, color‑grading pipelines or real‑time graphics engines. Embedded SDI and HDMI audio capture ensures precise synchronization between picture and sound during ingest.
Designed for compatibility and stability, the card uses a PCI Express Gen 2 x1 interface and functions in any PCIe slot size, offering excellent flexibility for custom workstations and compact live‑production PCs. It operates across macOS, Windows and Linux and includes support for industry‑standard software such as DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, OBS, Wirecast, vMix and many others. Its low‑profile design and included full‑height and half‑height brackets make it suitable for both desktop towers and rack‑mounted systems.
DeckLink Mini Recorder HD delivers dependable, broadcast‑quality capture in a small and efficient design, making it a powerful and versatile ingest solution for production studios, editing suites, streaming platforms and on‑set recording environments.
1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable
270Mb, 1.5G, 3G
16 channels embedded in SD/HD
1 x HDMI 2.0 type A connector
8 channels embedded in SD/HD
PCI Express 1 lane generation 2, compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCI Express slots.
AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, HEVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, DNxHR & DNxHD, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:4:4.
Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS and Windows. Media Express, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Linux.
Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software.
PCI Express 1 lane generation 2, compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Mac OS systems require a Mac Pro computer with PCI Express slots. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements.
Wirecast
vMix
OBS
Other supported applications include:
Cinegy Capture Pro, DevTek EasyMediaSuite, Glookast Capturer, Metus Ingest, Softron MovieRecorder, ToolsOnAir just:in, Burst Video WebClip2Go & [REC]Marker, Zoom.
These are third party applications and support may vary, check with your software vendor.
525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
2Kp23.98 DCI, 2Kp24 DCI, 2Kp25 DCI, 2Kp29.97 DCI, 2Kp30 DCI, 2Kp50 DCI, 2Kp59.94 DCI, 2Kp60 DCI
2KPsF23.98 DCI, 2KPsF24 DCI, 2KPsF25 DCI, 2KPsF29.97 DCI, 2KPsF30 DCI
SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M and SMPTE 425M A/B
RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning.
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit.
4:2:2, 4:4:4
8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.
REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020
SDI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.
525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.
4:2:2 and 4:4:4
8-bit RGB 4:4:4, 8-bit YUV 4:4:4 and 12-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.
HDMI 2.0 supports Deep Color.
REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020
HDMI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.
HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.
v210 (10 bit YUV), 2vuy (8 bit YUV), ARGB, BGRA (8 bit RGB), r210 (10 bit RGB), R12B, R12L (12 bit RGB).
Hardware based real time.
Mac 15.0 Sequoia,
Mac 26.0 Tahoe or later.
Windows 10, 64-bit.
Windows 11.
Linux
3 W
5° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
-20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
0% to 90% non-condensing
DeckLink Mini Recorder HD
Low profile slot bracket
3 Year Limited Manufacturer’s Warranty.
DeckLink Mini Recorder HD
Low profile slot bracket