Grass Valley HD-SPARK
HDMI Output PCI Express Card

HD-SPARK

Grass Valley's HDSPARK solution is designed to support video professionals using tapeless acquisition that also need to see their projects output in real time, using affordable HDMI monitors.  Based on the PCI Express form factor, the HDSPARK board features an HDMI output for full resolution, real-time preview monitoring.  Embedded HDMI audio and separate stereo RCA jacks provide high-quality audio monitoring.  Ideal for tapeless editing or working in a file-based, networked environment.

The HDSPARK solution can handle any mix of high- and standard-definition (HD and SD) video content; unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics layers; and any combination of real-time effects.

Includes:

• HDSPARK (HSX-E1) PCI Express x1 bus card
• Hardware setup manual

Features:

• HDMI output for full-resolution, realtime monitoring from EDIUS 5 NLE software (EDIUS 5 is NOT included with standalone model)
• Embedded HDMI audio output and separate RCA jacks for high-quality audio monitoring
• Works with many different native video formats, including DV, HDV, AVCHD, uncompressed, and more
• Real-time SD/HD resolution, aspect ratio, and frame rate conversion and output – including 16:9 to 4:3 and NTSC to PAL
• New GPU-accelerated 3D transitions
• Supports newer file-based formats, including Infinity™ JPEG 2000, XDCAM, XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO and AVC-Intra), and GFCam
• Compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista

NOTE: Some of the features above are available only with EDIUS 5, which is not included in the standalone version of HDSPARK.

Specifications:

• Bus Interface: PCI Express Rev. 1.0a x1 lane
• Video Formats (Output) (HDMI):
  - 1920x1080i50/59.94
  - 1920x1080p23.98
  - 1280x720p50/59.94
  - 720x480i59.94
  - 720x576i50
  - 720x480p59.94
  - 720x576p50
• Video Output Connector: HDMI 1 port (HDCP not supported)
• Audio Formats: LPCM 48 kHz/24-bit
• Audio Output Connectors:
  - HDMI LPCM 8-channel
  - Monitor: 1x stereo RCA (unbalanced)
• Power Requirements: +12V: 0.05A, +3.3V: 0.9A
• Physical Dimensions: 2.71" H x 3.82" W (68.9 x 97 mm)
• Regulatory Compliance: CE, FCC CLASS B, C-Tick

System Requirements:

• Intel or AMD CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended). SSE2 and SSE3 instruction set supported
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
• One free PCI Express x1 bus slot
• 800 MB or more space required for software installation
• Drive with ATA100/7,200 rpm or faster capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/s data transfer:
  - Available hard disk space should be twice the size of the file to be edited
  - A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output
• A graphics card with at least 256 MB of graphics memory (512 MB recommended) with support for Direct3D 9.0c or later, and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later is required (PixelShader Model 4.0 or later recommended)*
• Sound card with WDM driver support required
• DVD-ROM drive is required for software installation. DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW drive is required when creating DVD-Video with DVD Creator
• Free USB port (1.1 or higher) is required for security key
• Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later, 32-bit)
• Windows Vista (SP1 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit), including the following operating systems:
  - Windows Vista Home Basic
  - Windows Vista Home Premium
  - Windows Vista Business
  - Windows Vista Ultimate

* Please check http://desktop.thomsongrassvalley.com for the latest information on compatible graphics cards for GPU effects. As a general guideline:
• For SD editing: 128 MB or larger required, 256 MB or larger recommended
• For HD editing: 256 MB or larger required, 512 MB or larger recommended

Our Part #  HD-SPARK