HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR
Blackmagic Design

HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR

The world's first 8K broadcast deck with advanced H.265 recording, touch screen interface, internal cache, traditional deck style control option and more
Product Highlights
  • Modern Design with Traditional Controls
  • Perfect for Live Production, Digital Signage and Archive
  • Convert Legacy Programming for Streaming
  • Record and Playback Full Resolution 8K
  • Big Bright Screen for Easy Touch Control
  • Traditional Broadcast Deck Controls
  • Dual CFast Media for Non Stop Recording
  • Record Direct to External USB‑C Media Disks
  • Optional Media Cache Eliminates Dropped Frames
  • Advanced Quad Link 12G-SDI for 8K, HDMI and Legacy Analog
  • Advanced HDR Support and Bright Wide Gamut LCD
  • Built In Scopes Ensure Compliance to Broadcast Standards
  • Latest MultiRate 12G-SDI for SD, HD, Ultra HD and Native 8K
  • Standard H.265 and ProRes Files for Wide Compatibility
  • Professional Multi Channel SDI and Analog Audio
  • Localized for 11 Popular Languages
  • The Fastest Networking with Modern 10G Ethernet
  • Traditional RS‑422 Broadcast Deck Control
  • Compatible with Controllers, Switchers, Converters and More
  • Works with the World's Most Popular Video Software
  • Overview
  • Tech Specs

The new HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR features the trusted reliability of HyperDeck combined with new innovations such as space saving H.265 files, optional internal cache, 3D LUTs, native 8K and HDR support! With the ability to record native 8K in H.265, you get reduced storage costs and amazing image quality. The large touch screen ensures a perfect view of your recording as well as control over all deck settings. You can then add HyperDeck Extreme Control to transform it into a traditional broadcast deck! This means HyperDeck Extreme is the perfect solution for the next generation of broadcast, live production and digital signage!

Modern Design with Traditional Controls
HyperDeck Extreme has an innovative touch screen user interface with deck controls as well as a large screen to view your recording. Then add a HyperDeck Extreme Control for traditional broadcast deck controls and a large shuttle knob that feels incredibly luxurious to use! You can even rack mount the HyperDeck and the controller!

Perfect for Live Production, Digital Signage and Archive
With its amazing versatility, HyperDeck Extreme is also great for live production as a master recorder, clip player and for recording ISO cameras.

Convert Legacy Programming for Streaming
HyperDeck Extreme Control lets you connect to legacy broadcast decks, set an in and an out point, then edit. Just add HyperDeck Extreme 8K and HyperDeck Extreme Control to each legacy deck to keep them all archiving constantly with just one operator.

Record and Playback Full Resolution 8K
The latest Quad Link 12G-SDI is included so it’s possible to record and playback in full resolution 8K for amazing quality!

Big Bright Screen for Easy Touch Control
The innovative touch LCD user interface provides incredible control. On screen, there are dedicated buttons for play, stop and record, plus a mini timeline for scrolling through your recordings.

Traditional Broadcast Deck Controls
You can control up to 8 decks via industry standard RS‑422 control. You can even rack mount to the HyperDeck Extreme to create a single "broadcast deck" unit. Because it uses standard RS‑422, you can control old broadcast decks and perform edits using set in and out points.

Dual CFast Media for Non Stop Recording
CFast media support allows you to record to commonly available flash memory cards. The H.265 files are small enough to allow long recordings on standard CFast cards. Plus there are 2 CFast card slots so you can swap out any full cards even during recording, allowing infinite length recording.

Record Direct to External USB‑C Media Disks
If recording to other media types is required, then the USB‑C Expansion port lets you plug in an external flash disk for recording. USB‑C flash disks have massive capacity as they don't suffer from any size constraint. Plus, it’s possible to record to the same disk you are using or editing, so you don't need to waste time copying files before starting post production.

Optional Media Cache Eliminates Dropped Frames
You can install a PCIe flash disk into HyperDeck Extreme 8K to use as a record cache. This eliminates problems with CFast media or external disks, as the cache will automatically take over and record any content the media could not capture.

Advanced Quad Link 12G-SDI for 8K, HDMI and Legacy Analog
HyperDeck Extreme 8K features a wide range of video and audio connections such as multi-rate Quad Link 12G-SDI for SD, HD, Ultra HD and 8K SDI devices. The 12G-SDI outputs support fill and key when playing RGBA 4:4:4:4 files. HDMI is included for consumer televisions and video projectors.

Advanced HDR Support and Bright Wide Gamut LCD
You'll be ready for the latest HDR workflows with support for the latest HDR standards and an extremely bright screen with a wide color gamut. The built in scopes even change to HDR scopes when working in HDR formats.

Built In Scopes Ensure Compliance to Broadcast Standards
HyperDeck Extreme features full internal waveform monitoring so you can ensure compliance to broadcast standards when used on high end work. The waveform display provides a traditional luminance (brightness) levels view of your input or playback signal. The vectorscope display allows you to see the intensity of color at 100% SDI reference levels.

Latest MultiRate 12G-SDI for SD, HD, Ultra HD and Native 8K
You get full support for the most popular video standards. The SDI and HDMI connections are multi-rate, so handle SD, HD, Ultra HD and 8K. SD formats include NTSC and PAL. 720p HD standards include 720p50 and 59.94p. 1080i HD interlaced formats include 1080i50 and 59.94. 1080p HD formats include 1080p23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60p. You can even do 1080 PsF formats. Ultra HD is supported up to 2160p59.94. 2K and 4K DCI rates are available up to 25p. 8K standards are included at 4320p23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94 and 60p. HyperDeck Extreme also supports Level A and Level B at 3G‑SDI rates.

Standard H.265 and ProRes Files for Wide Compatibility
8K has 4 times as many pixels as Ultra HD so HyperDeck Extreme 8K uses H.265 files for 8K recording to reduce costs and make working with 8K files easy. H.265 files are extremely small and range from 60:1 to 285:1 compression ratios which means much lower file sizes. Plus H.265 are now supported on all major operating systems. You can use H.265 for all 8K, Ultra HD or progressive HD formats. HyperDeck Extreme 8K even supports ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes 422 LT for recording and playback plus ProRes 4444 for playback to fill and key out. This means files will be compatible with software such as DaVinci Resolve, Media Composer, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro X.

Professional Multi Channel SDI and Analog Audio
HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR includes professional audio for modern broadcasters or archiving from older broadcast decks. When working in SDI formats, you can record 2, 4, 8 or 16 channels of audio in real time. For capturing legacy programming there are 4 XLR analog audio inputs that let you record all 4 channels from Betacam SP decks.

Localized for 11 Popular Languages
Multiple languages are fully supported so you don't need to learn another language to use it! Support is included for English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.

The Fastest Networking with Modern 10G Ethernet
With 10G ethernet, HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR is perfect for digital signage because remote uploads are extremely fast.

Compatible with Controllers, Switchers, Converters and More
There's a wide range of Blackmagic Design products you can use with HyperDeck Extreme, including the HyperDeck Extreme Control for adding traditional broadcast deck controls. Plus it uses the industry standard RS‑422 deck control protocol so it works with any broadcast deck! Add the new Blackmagic MultiDock 10G to use regular SSDs for compatibility with media from other HyperDeck models. HyperDeck Extreme 8K is also a perfect mastering recorder with the new ATEM Constellation 8K, or for clip playback and ISO recording. For monitoring, the Teranex SDI to HDMI 8K allows broadcast monitoring on a television and it also has monitor calibration, 3D LUTs and on screen scopes.

Works with the World's Most Popular Video Software
The files from HyperDeck Extreme 8K are common so they are compatible with all operating systems or in most video software. Media can be formatted using ExFAT or HFS+ so you can easily access the media on computers and access the files like regular disks. DaVinci Resolve is perfect for use with HyperDeck because it features editing, color correction, audio post production and visual effects all in one software application. Plus you can download DaVinci Resolve free of charge for Mac, Windows and Linux! You can also use recorded files in other popular software such as Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X. With HyperDeck, your media is common so your files will remain readable in the future.

Connections
SDI Video Inputs 4
SDI Video Outputs 5 (12G-SDI A,B,C,D and 3G-SDI Monitor Out)
SDI Rates 270Mb, 1.5G, 3G, 6G, 12G
HDMI 2.0 Video Inputs 1
HDMI 2.0 Video Outputs 1
Analog Video Inputs 1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs,
1 x Composite NTSC/PAL on 1 BNC
Analog Video Outputs None
Analog Audio Inputs 4 Channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors and 2 channels of consumer unbalanced via RCA connectors
Built in Speaker Mono
Screen 7 inch 1920 x 1200. 2000 nit DCI-P3 100% HDR LCD
Timecode Connections 1 x XLR in and 1 x XLR out
Reference Input Tri-Sync or Black Burst
SDI Audio Inputs 16 channels embedded audio
SDI Audio Outputs 16 channels embedded audio
HDMI Audio Inputs 8 channels embedded audio
HDMI Audio Outputs 8 channels embedded audio
Remote Control 1 x RS-422 In, 1 x RS-422 Out
Recorder Configuration Via user interface or Blackmagic HyperDeck Ethernet Protocol
Ethernet 10Gb/s
External Recording 1 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) for external disk recording
Computer Interface 1 x USB-C for software updates
Standards
SD Video Standards 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
HD Video Standards 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30
2K DCI Video Standards 1080p23.98 DCI, 1080p24 DCI, 1080p25 DCI
1080PsF23.98 DCI, 1080PsF24 DCI, 1080PsF25 DCI
Ultra HD Video Standards 2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60
4K DCI Video Standards 2160p23.98 DCI, 2160p24 DCI, 2160p25 DCI
8K Video Standards 4320p23.98, 4320p24, 4320p25, 4320p29.97, 4320p30, 4320p50, 4320p59.94, 4320p60
8K DCI Video Standards 4320p23.98 DCI, 4320p24 DCI, 4320p25 DCI
SDI Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M Level A and B, SMPTE 2081-1, SMPTE 2081-10, SMPTE 2082-1, SMPTE 2082-10 and SMPTE 2084
SDI Metadata Support HD RP188 and closed captioning CEA-708. HDR Metadata supported on SDI.
Audio Sampling Television standard 24-bit, 48 kHz sample rate
Video Sampling 4:2:2 YUV
Color Precision 10-bit
Color Space REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020. 33 point 3D LUTS can be applied via the LUTS menu tab
Multi Rate Support Auto detection of SD, HD, 6G‑SDI, 12G-SDI, 2SI Quad Link 12G-SDI
Copy Protection HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content
Media
Cache Recording Slot for optional M.2 PCIe NVMe card for cache recording up to 16Gb/s. 60mm 80mm and 110mm supported
Media 2 x CFast 2.0 card slots and 1 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 expansion port for external recording of SD, HD, Ultra HD and 8K
Media Type CFast card and external USB-C flash drives
Media Format Can format media to ExFAT (Windows/Mac) or HFS+ (Mac) file systems
Supported Codecs
Supported Codecs ProRes HQ QuickTime, ProRes 422 QuickTime, ProRes LT QuickTime, ProRes Proxy QuickTime for all formats up to 4320p60. H.265 High, H.265 Medium, H.265 Low for all progressive formats up to 4320p60
Scopes
Scopes Waveform, RGB Parade, Vector and Histogram scopes in broadcast quality 10-bit
Viewing Modes Picture in picture, picture overlay with opacity control. Waveform and RGB parade with standard and HDR graticules and Vector with zoom
Control
Built in Control Panel Integrated capacitive touchscreen LCD with onscreen controls for settings and navigating menus
External Control RS-422 deck control, SDI start/stop, timecode run. Includes Blackmagic HyperDeck Ethernet Protocol
Software
Software Included Blackmagic HyperDeck Operating System
Blackmagic HyperDeck Setup
Internal Software Upgrade Loaded at system start, or via Blackmagic HyperDeck Setup using USB port
Operating Systems
Mac Mac 10.13 High Sierra,
Mac 10.14 Mojave or later
Windows Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
Displays
Displays Built in LCD for video, audio and timecode monitoring and menu settings
Power Requirements
Power Supply 1 x Internal 100 - 240V AC
1 x 4 pin XLR 12V DC IN for external power or battery use
Physical Installation
Physical Installation 3 rack units height, half rack width
Physical Specifications
Width 8.28 in
Height 5.14 in
Depth 13.15 in
Weight 8.05 lb
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
Storage Temperature -20° to 60° C (-4° to 140° F)
Relative Humidity 0% to 90% non-condensing

Control
  • Automate Editing Between Tape and HyperDeck
    The built in editor allows deck to deck editing.
  • Control Up to 8 Broadcast Decks
    The top of the HyperDeck Extreme Control includes a row of 8 buttons for the recorder selection and a row of 8 buttons for the player selection.
  • Familiar Broadcast VTR Style Design
    The transport controls are a hybrid of controls from HyperDeck as well as traditional decks.
  • Traditional and Elegant Transport Controls
    You get familiar transport controls, such as PLAY, which when pressed during a recording, will cause the recording to stop and then the deck will continue to play from the same point.
  • Premium Search Dial for Jog and Shuttle
    The high quality search dial features both jog and shuttle plus an electronic clutch that stops the knob at the end of the shuttle travel or allows free spinning when in jog.
  • Full Timecode Display and Deck Status
    Full deck status is included and this includes a large easy to read timecode display.
  • Flexible In and Out Point Entry for Editing
    For editing, you need to enter an in and out point for the remote deck. Simply select the IN or OUT buttons and the ENTRY button simultaneously to enter the points.
  • Pre-roll Edits to Cue Decks
    For cueing decks a pre-roll button is included. When this button is pressed, the tape machine will run to the pre-roll point which is generally 5 seconds before the IN point.
  • Perform the Edit Automatically
    Once you have your in and out points set, you can perform the edit automatically by pressing the EDIT button.