BLUEFISH444 ANNOUNCES NEW KRONOS RANGE OF VIDEO, AUDIO, DATA I O CARDS

The new line extends the feature set of Bluefish444 s Epoch video cards, which support up to 4K 60 frame per second workflows. KRONOS is developed for additional workflows requiring Ultra HD up to 8K, high frame rates up to 120fps, high dynamic range and video over IP.

KRONOS adds video processing technologies including resolution scaling, video interlace and de-interlace; hardware CODEC support, SDI to IP and IP to SDI conversion, and continues to offer the 12-bit colour space conversion and low-latency capabilities of Epoch.

KRONOS feature highlights include:

* HD 1.5G SMPTE292M

* ASI

* Single Link / Dual Link / Quad Link interfaces

* Full 4K frame buffer

* 12-bit video processing pipeline

* MR2 Routing resources

* Customizable and flexible pixel formats

* LTC I / O

* Bi/Tri-level Genlock Input & Crosslocking

* VANC complete access

* MSA and Non-MSA compatible SFP+

"With the choice of HD BNC SD/HD/3G connectivity, or SFP+ connectivity enabling greater than 3G SDI and Video over IP across 10Gbps Ethernet, the KRONOS range will suit today s demanding requirements and cover emerging technologies as they mature, states Tom Lithgow, Product Manager, Bluefish444. He continues, "4K ultra high definition, high frame rate and ultra-high frame rate video, high dynamic range, video over IP, and hardware assisted processing are now available to OEM developers, professional content creators and system integrators with the Bluefish444 KRONOS Range."

KRONOS will offer the choice of SDI I/O connectivity with the KRONOS elektron featuring eight high density BNC connectors capable of SD/HD/3G SDI. Each HD BNC connector is fully bi-directional enabling numerous configuration options including eight input, eight output, or a mixture of SDI input and output connections.

All KRONOS cards will have an 8 lane Gen 3 PCIe interface to achieve the fastest full duplex DMA. KRONOS will provide access to high bandwidth UHD, high frame rate and high dynamic range video IO and processing, across traditional SDI and also emerging IP standards such as SMPTE 2022.

The KRONOS range will be available in Q4 2016 with pricing announced then. Bluefish444 will demonstrate the KRONOS range at IBC 2016 in Stand 7.J07. For further information regarding KRONOS, visit www.bluefish444.com

Bluefish444 is the manufacturer of the industry s highest-quality uncompressed 4K/2K/HD/SD video cards for the Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems. Its video cards are used in broadcast, feature film and post-production markets for editing, animation, compositing, color correction, restoration, digital intermediate, 3D and IPTV applications.

Founded in 1998, Bluefish444 is a division and brand name of Bluefish Technologies Pty Ltd., which is based in S. Melbourne, Australia. Its products are distributed via an extensive sales channel of OEMs, dealers, and system integrators globally. For further information, visit www.bluefish444.com

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