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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K.
We are extremely excited with Blackmagic Duplicator 4K and think it is the perfect solution to
make it possible for you to distribute high quality Ultra HD content direct to your customers. This is
possible because the duplicator will record onto 25 separate SD cards in all SD, HD and Ultra HD
formats up to 2160p60 in widely used H.264 or latest H.265 compression so you get amazing quality
and high frame rates but with low enough data rates that you can use cheap cards and get a long
record duration.
Blackmagic Duplicator 4K is easy to set up and use. The front panel has a built in LCD and control
panel so you can change settings and control the unit using buttons, but you can also control your
duplicator remotely via Ethernet or by connecting an RS-422 controller. You can even custom build
your own controller and control the unit using the Blackmagic HyperDeck Ethernet Protocol.
The built in real time H.265 video encoder records high quality video on inexpensive SD cards in
video formats up to Ultra HD 2160p60, so you can record amazing Ultra HD video without having to
use the fastest cards available. With the latest Blackmagic Duplicator 4K version 1.2 software, we've
added H.264 compression so you can also record H.264 files for greater compatibility!
Blackmagic Duplicator 4K is 1 rack unit high which means you can daisy chain a bank of units in a
portable rack system and take them with you on location so you can always record on hundreds of
SD cards at once.
This instruction manual contains all the information you need to start using your
Blackmagic Duplicator 4K.
Please check the support page on our website at www.blackmagicdesign.com for the latest version of
this manual and for updates to your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K's software. Keeping your software up to
date will ensure you get all the latest features! When downloading software, please register with your
information so we can keep you updated when new software is released. We are continually working
on new features and improvements, so we would love to hear from you!
Grant Petty
CEO Blackmagic Design