San Jose, California, USA - October 20, 2008 - Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced that its popular range of DeckLink cards are the only video capture cards available to enable two Softron MovieRecorder applications running on a single MacPro workstation to simultaneously capture video from two different sources. Using a MacPro coupled with two DeckLink cards and two applications of Softron MovieRecorder significantly enhances any facility's ingest capabilities.

MovieRecorder greatly enhances any facility's ingest capabilities and does so at an incredibly low infrastructure investment, in many instances, using available hardware.This is because a single MacPro workstation, coupled with two DeckLink cards and two applications of MovieRecorder, running in a shared storage environment, can give multiple users access to the recording station and the recorded media without the need to purchase additional hardware devices at significantly higher cost.

MovieRecorder is used in numerous facilities around the world ranging from news and sports broadcasters, educational institutions, religious broadcasters and post production facilities.

The award winning DeckLink capture cards, are the ideal solution for connecting to any camera, deck or monitor. With 9 models to choose from, DeckLink cards can handle 2K, HD and NTSC/PAL for use in editing, film, design, paint and broadcast graphics. With the broadest range of connections possible, DeckLink cards feature SDI, analog component, HDMI, AES and SPDIF audio, and XLR connections for analog audio. The DeckLink capture card, is now the most widely used capture card by video professionals worldwide. DeckLink starts at an amazing US$295.

Product Availability
All DeckLink cards are available from Blackmagic Design authorized resellers worldwide