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| - | ===== Recommended Tools ===== | ||
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| - | ==== Video Capture Hardware ==== | ||
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| - | For broadcasting with a digital HD source, we generally recommend products from [[http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/|Blackmagic Design]] | ||
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| - | * Decklink Series | ||
| - | * Intensity Pro (Carefully check hardware compatiblity before ordering) | ||
| - | * Intensity Shuttle (Requires a fast machine with USB 3.0) | ||
| - | * Intensity Shuttle Thunderbolt or Intensity Extreme (For the latest model macs with thunderbolt). Available Q1 2012. | ||
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| - | When connecting your equipment to your encoder, select the best available port coming our of your camera and/or video switch. The list below shows video input options in order according to quality (best to worst). | ||
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| - | - SDI | ||
| - | - HDMI | ||
| - | - Firewire | ||
| - | - Component (3 separate cables for video) | ||
| - | - S-Video | ||
| - | - Composite | ||
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| - | If the best output your equipment has is S-Video or Composite, a high end capture card is not necessary. Typically a very low cost ($15-50) card will give you roughly the same quality as a $1000 card. | ||
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| - | ==== Video Capture Software ==== | ||
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