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Bluefish444 Ships Epoch Neutron Card Duo
Bluefish444 has released a new range of video cards that provide powerful features aimed
at cross-platform workstations for streamlined broadcast workflows up to 4K...
By:
Tom Lithgow
Product Specialist

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luefish444 is the innovative
manufacturer, developer and
marketer of the industry's highest
quality uncompressed 4K/2K/
HD/SD SDI video cards and mini
converters.
We
have
announced
the
immediate availability of a new
range of cross platform Windows,
Linux and Mac OSX supported
video cards; the Epoch 4K Neutron
and Epoch Neutron.
Bluefish444
Epoch
Neutron
cards adopt an all new form factor,
allowing for integration into a wide
range of chassis. The low profile,
half-height form factor allows
both cards to be installed into low
profile servers, small form factor
(SFF) computers, and low profile
expansion chassis. Full height
shield options allow for integration
in more traditional workstation
computers and provide additional
I/O requirements like AES/
EBU, RS422 machine control,
and domestic analogue audio
monitoring.
Key Format
Both Epoch Neutron cards are
fitted with 3x industry standard
BNC connectors enabling two
simultaneous streams of 2K/
HD/SD including video fill+key
operations. Each SDI connector is
programmable as input or output.
The Epoch | Neutron supports
1.5G SDI I/O and the Epoch | 4K
Neutron extends the support to
3G SDI I/O enabling 4K 60p I/O
configurations. An HDMI 1.4a mini
connector provides a low cost

Bluefish444's Epoch Neutron half-height crossplatform cards boast up to 4K video

4K/2K/HD/SD HDMI monitoring
preview, and allows for colour
critical monitoring on consumer
HDMI displays.
Even with a shrunk down
half-length PCIe and low profile
format, Bluefish444 have managed
to cram in more functionality with
the addition of a low latency
hardware keyer.
Time critical applications like
sports graphics overlays, tickers,
and logo's over live feeds require a
high quality, low latency hardware
keyer to ensure faster graphics,
minimum delay and broadcast
quality compliance. Bluefish444
customers have come to expect
a very high level of picture quality
and our products are known for
exceeding expectations in low
latency workflows. The addition
of a hardware keyer to the Epoch
Neutron range continues in the
tradition of picture quality and low
latency performance.
Both Neutron cards feature
a new interlocking connector
allowing for multiple cards in a
single server to be locked to a
common sync source. This feature
is a benefit for broadcasters and
post facilities requiring multi-card
synchronisation by alleviating the
need for multiple reference signals.
Bluefish444 Epoch SDI hardware
is used in many different workflows
inside a multitude of environments
each with its own unique
requirement. Applications include,
live broadcast with sports graphics
overlays; compliance logging
solutions; caption systems, virtual

Functionality includes a low
latency hardware keyer

sets, production switchers and any
live multichannel SDI I/O equipped
broadcast solution.
Production & Post
Bluefish444 Epoch SDI hardware
is used in production and
post-production studios with AVID
Media Composer Edit suits; Adobe
After Effects graphics stations;
and Assimilate SCRATCH full 12bit SDI 4K/2K/HD single stream
and stereoscopic colour grading
and finishing suites.
Bluefish444 have supported
Adobe video applications for over
10 years, providing the highest
quality SDI video IO for Adobe
users from SD a decade ago
to 4K 60p today. Integration is
as tight as ever with complete
Adobe Mercury Transmit support
providing an SDI input and output
capable of high frame rate video
and high resolution workflows
for demanding 4K 60p projects.
Bluefish444 are a firm believer in
more, faster, and better pixels with
support for 12-bit SDI workflows
baked into every Adobe release we
make.
AVID Open IO allows customers
using AVID Media Composer
products to access the power
and beauty of the SDI solutions
offered by Bluefish444. Leaving
no stone unturned the Bluefish444
integration into AVID Open IO
is complete, from full RGBYUV play-out and capture with
VTR machine control through
to advanced features like audio
punch in, or simultaneous edit and
capture using Bluefish444's Fluid
ingeSTore.
Assimilate SCRATCH users have
had access to the Bluefish444 SDI
hardware for the highest quality SDI
preview and mastering quality for

years. The most recent advances
in Bluefish444 integration allow
for high resolution, high frame
rate workflows, adding 4K 60p
SDI preview together with 12-bit
SDI preview to the highest quality
reference monitors available in the
industry for colour grading.
Added Integration
All Bluefish444 SDI solutions
are Thunderbolt compatible and
the Epoch Neutron cards make
integration a breeze. From the
smallest Low Profile Thunderbolt
expansion chassis through to
larger multi-card Thunderbolt
expansion chassis the Epoch
Neutron cards will be compatible.
Bluefish444
have
certified
Thunderbolt expansion chassis
from Sonnet, Magma, and Netstor
for both Windows and MAC OSX
platforms.
New software integration for
Bluefish444 SDI I/O at IBC2014
includes
the
Foundary's
NUKE advanced compositing
application, Telestream's Wirecast
multichannel streaming solution
and Drastic Technologies 4K scope
for waveform and vectorscope
analysis.
Both Epoch Neutron video
cards are fully integrated into the
Bluefish444 SDK which is available
across Windows, Linux, and MAC
OSX and support Bluefish444's
Fluid IngeSTore and Symmetry DI
software.
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