The UltraStudio Express Monitor 3G is compact 3G-SDI and HDMI video playback for any USB4 or Thunderbolt 4 laptop or desktop. Both outputs are broadcast quality 10-bit, with SDI rates of 270Mb, 1.5G and 3G plus an HDMI 2.0 type A connector, covering SD, HD and 2K DCI standards up to 60p. Power comes over the same single USB-C 40Gb/s cable that carries the video, so it runs from a laptop battery.

It plays back from DaVinci Resolve and broadcast graphics applications using the same DeckLink API as Blackmagic's capture cards, with real time effects support in DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Media Composer. Drivers cover Mac, Windows and Linux, and supported applications extend to Wirecast, vMix, CasparCG Server, ProPresenter and TouchDesigner among many others.

HDMI 2.0a automatically configures to the connected display, with Deep Color and HDR support. HDR covers HLG and PQ transfer characteristics with metadata packing on both SDI and HDMI, in Rec 601, Rec 709 and Rec 2020 colour spaces, and output precision runs to 10 and 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30 with hardware based colourspace conversion in real time.

Audio plays out as 16 channels embedded on SDI and 8 channels on HDMI at 48 kHz and 24-bit. SD covers 525i59.94 NTSC and 625i50 PAL, HD runs from 720p50 to 1080p60 and 2K DCI runs in PsF and progressive standards up to 2Kp60, with SDI compliance spanning SMPTE 259M, 274M, 296M, 424M, 425M level A and B and ST2108-1.

Key features

• 10-bit SD/HD switchable 3G-SDI output — 270Mb, 1.5G and 3G rates
• HDMI 2.0 type A output
• SD, HD and 2K DCI standards up to 60p
• 16 channels of embedded SDI audio, 8 on HDMI — 48 kHz and 24-bit
• Bus powered over a single USB-C 40Gb/s connection
• HDR with HLG and PQ transfer characteristics and metadata packing
• HDMI 2.0a auto configures to the connected display with Deep Color
• Real time effects in DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Media Composer
• HDMI colour precision to 10 and 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30
• Real time hardware colourspace conversion — Rec 601, Rec 709 and Rec 2020
• SMPTE 259M, 274M, 296M, 424M, 425M level A and B and ST2108-1 compliance
• RP 188 timecode and closed captioning support
• Mac, Windows and Linux drivers with free developer SDK
• Includes Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey and Desktop Video Utility