Open Architecture Converters!

Blackmagic OpenGear Converters are fully compatible with the OpenGear standard. OpenGear is an open standard for rack mount converters and processing for television broadcasters. Blackmagic OpenGear Converters are compatible with 20-card models of the 2 RU (rack unit) OpenGear frames. Many manufacturers develop OpenGear cards and frames that can be mixed and matched. OpenGear cards are hot swappable and can be controlled by java based DashBoard network control and monitoring software on Windows™, Mac OS X™ and Linux™.

OpenGear Converter SDI to HDMI

Converts from SDI to HDMI video out with embedded HDMI audio. Imagine using big screen TVs and video projectors as broadcast video monitors! Now it’s incredibly easy to connect a huge range of HDMI displays to SDI based equipment!