Usb/firewire input – PRG Mbox Designer User Manual v3.7 User Manual
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The resolution and frequency of supported signals will differ based on the video input type (e.g. the composite input
only supports NTSC and PAL resolutions). The list below represents the available streams:
CAUTION!
The
BlackMagic Decklink Video Capture
card will support both 8-bit and 10-bit video input signals,
however, Mbox only supports 8-bit input. Use only the available 8-bit streams, not one of the 10-bit input streams.
USB/FireWire Input
Mbox can receive a video input from a Mac-compatible USB or FireWire camera. Any camera that works with
QuickTime-based applications on the Mac should work. However, because there are such a wide variety of cameras,
it is impossible to verify that all of them work with Mbox. Always test your particular camera with the Mbox in
advance.
Because USB/FireWire cameras are not professional equipment, the quality (resolution and framerate) from these
types of cameras will not be very high.
Stream
Signal
Resolution
Frequency
Blackmagic NTSC/PAL
NTSC
720 x 480i (non-square pixels)
59.94Hz
PAL
720 x 576i (non-square pixels)
50.00Hz
Blackmagic HDTV 720
720p/50
1280 x 720p
50.00Hz
720p/59.94
1280 x 720p
59.94Hz
720p/60
1280 x 720p
60.00Hz
Blackmagic HDTV 1080
1080p/23.976
1920 x 1080p
23.976/23.98Hz
1080p/24
1920 x 1080p
24.00Hz
1080i/50
1920 x 1080i
50.00Hz
1080i/59.94
1920 x 1080i
59.94Hz
1080i/60
1920 x 1080i
60.00Hz