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 Distribution

When needing to send the same signal to several devices at once, OpenGear Converter SDI Distribution handles the task perfectly. Supports SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 2K and 3Gb/s SDI video formats. OpenGear Converter SDI Distribution also handles ASI. What’s more, it’s compatible with ancillary data and embedded audio.