Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1723)

372 Part V Appendixes
FireWire 800 (Also Called IEEE 1394b)
This is the next generation of FireWire after IEEE 1394a, a higher bandwidth version
capable of data transfer speeds of up to 800 Mbps. FireWire 800 is also capable of
supporting longer cable distances, up to 100 meters.
In addition to the standard 9-pin–to–9-pin FireWire 800 cables, 9-pin–to–4-pin and
9-pin–to–6-pin FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 cables are also available to connect older
devices to a FireWire 800 interface.
SDI (Serial Digital Interface)
SDI is the standard for high-end, uncompressed digital video formats, such as D1, D5,
and Digital Betacam. If you want to capture digital video from these formats at the
highest possible quality, you need a video interface with an SDI input and output, as
well as a high-performance disk array (a set of disk drives grouped together to read
and write in parallel) to accommodate the high data rates you’ll work with. Many
devices can send both video and audio data through a single SDI connection.
HD-SDI (High Definition Serial Digital Interface)
HD-SDI is a higher bandwidth version of SDI designed for the extremely high data rates
required by uncompressed high definition video. Like SDI, HD-SDI is capable of sending
both video and audio through a single connection. The following decks have HD-SDI
interfaces: DVCPRO HD, D-5 HD, and HDCAM.
SDTI (Serial Digital Transport Interface)
This interface is based on SDI, allowing native video formats to be streamed in real time
within an SDI video stream. SDTI does not define a specific video signal format, but
instead uses the structure of SDI generically to carry any kind of data. This allows video
facilities to use their existing SDI patchbays and routers to transfer other native video
formats, or transfer any kind of data. For example, some DV decks can transfer DV via
SDTI, which means native DV can be transferred long distances over existing coaxial
cable instead of the usual FireWire connection. Other formats can also be packetized
within an SDTI transport stream, such as HDCAM and MPEG transport streams.
FireWire 800 (9-pin)
BNC connector