Add a playback and recording deck to your broadcast studio, live production, or digital signage environment with the HyperDeck Extreme 4K HDR from Blackmagic Design. The HyperDeck Extreme 4K supports up to UHD 4K video and allows you to save H.265 files and utilize 3D LUTs, internal cache, and HDR support for video playback.

The HyperDeck features a 7" capacitive touchscreen LCD screen that provides a clean image and controls, scopes, and monitoring tools that you can control and configure with a swipe or a button press. It features 12G-SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs, two CFast media slots for recording, and allows you to record your video stream to an optional disk via USB Type-C.

If you want to fit streaming into your legacy production rack, the HyperDeck can be controlled via RS-422 as traditional broadcast decks. The unit also features a 3G-SDI monitor output, component analog audio and video inputs, 3-pin XLR inputs and outputs, timecode I/O, and reference I/O. The unit also supports built-in media caching that can be upgraded to avoid cards and disks filling up and losing data.

Updated HyperDeck

HyperDeck Extreme 4K features the trusted reliability of HyperDeck combined with new innovations such as space-saving H.265 files, optional internal cache, 3D LUTs, and HDR support. With the ability to record up to native 4K in H.265, you get reduced storage costs and amazing image quality. The large touchscreen ensures a perfect view of your recording as well as control over all deck settings.

File and I/O Formats

Powerful Ultra HD touchscreen HyperDeck records and plays H.265 and ProRes files in all SD, HD, and Ultra HD standards up to 2160p60. It includes scopes and upgradable cache, plus SDI, HDMI, and analog video.

Interfaces and Inputs

HyperDeck Extreme has an innovative 7" capacitive LCD touchscreen user interface with deck controls as well as a large screen to view your recording. It features two media slots, 12G-SDI I/O, HDMI I/O analog connections for archiving, USB Type-C external disk recording, plus a front panel speaker and headphone jack.

Live Production, Signage, and Archiving

With its amazing versatility, HyperDeck Extreme is also great for live production as a master recorder, clip player, and for recording ISO cameras. The analog inputs allow you to record from old videotapes, so legacy programming can be used on the latest streaming services or for use in editing. Digital signage is easy with HyperDeck Extreme as it has 10G Ethernet for fast media uploads, plus it features a simple remote control protocol. You can even use it as a field recorder as it includes HDMI, SDI, and analog inputs with built-in scopes and 3D LUTs.

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 and HyperDeck Extreme Control to each legacy deck to keep them all archiving constantly with just one operator. It's even possible to edit across formats by using Teranex Express to convert tapes from SD to HD in one step. You can control a wide range of decks, including Digital Betacam, 1" C format, and Betacam SP.

Dual CFast Media

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 two CFast card slots so you can swap out any full cards even during recording, allowing infinite length recording. CFast cards are perfect for broadcast because they are small, high-speed, and affordable.

12G-SDI, HDMI, and Legacy Analog

HyperDeck Extreme features a wide range of video and audio connections such as multi-rate 12G-SDI for SD, HD, and Ultra HD 4K devices. The latest 10G Ethernet is included for high-speed upload using FTP protocols. HyperDeck even includes both AC and XLR power connections.

HDR Support and Bright Wide Gamut LCD

Be ready for the latest HDR workflows with support for the latest HDR standards with an extremely bright screen with a wide color gamut. The built-in scopes even change to HDR scopes when working in HDR formats. Files are tagged with the correct HDR information then SDI and HDMI inputs will also automatically detect HDR video standards.

Localized for 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.

Traditional RS-422 Broadcast Deck Control

The most popular control connection used on broadcast decks since the early 1980s is the RS-422 protocol. Originally developed by Sony, RS-422 is used on almost all broadcast gear. HyperDeck Extreme features wide protocol support so you can connect it directly to broadcast systems. It also supports extra commands for the Advanced Media Protocol for managing disk recorders.

Compatible with Controllers, Switchers, Converters

A wide range of Blackmagic Design products is available to use with HyperDeck Extreme, including the HyperDeck Extreme Control for adding traditional broadcast deck controls. Plus, since it uses the industry-standard RS-422 deck control protocol so it works with any broadcast deck. Add the Blackmagic MultiDock 10G to use regular SSDs for compatibility with media from other HyperDeck models. HyperDeck Extreme is also a perfect mastering recorder with the 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.