The Most Comprehensive, Most Complete Signal Interface Available Today

STORM™ 3G Elite consists of a breakout box with a PCIe 4X I/F card for desktop connection (4X mode: up to 1080p50/60) as well as an Express 34 card (1X mode: up to 1080i) for laptop connection. It ships with a full version of EDIUS 6.

STORM 3G Elite provides the most comprehensive, most complete signal interface available today. Video interfaces include dual 3G SDI, which can be used as either one 3G SDI signal or one pair of high definition and standard definition signal outputs. Other interfaces include 1080p-capable HDMI I/O, composite (SD only), and component (up to 1080i) analog video I/O.

For audio, STORM 3G Elite has four pairs of AES/EBU interfaces (as eight BNC connectors, each accommodating eight audio I/Os up to 48 kHz, 24-bit). Another four pairs of XLR balanced audio are also available, with a stereo pair each of balanced AND unbalanced audio monitor out. A switchable line/mic (switchable phantom power) is also available for a dedicated voice-over input.

The uniqueness of STORM 3G Elite continues with control/sync. STORM 3G Elite has two RS-422 interfaces, one for controlling a VTR as master, another for control of a slave. Linear timecode I/O, reference in/through/out interfaces (which accept both bi-sync and tri-sync level), and a locking power connector round out the rest of the interfaces.

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STORM 3G Elite Feature Set

HD/SD-SDI input and output with embedded audio and timecode
HDMI input and output for full-resolution, real-time monitoring from the included EDIUS NLE software
Embedded HDMI audio input and output for high-quality audio monitoring
Video and audio output stays perfectly in sync, with editing windows for accurate editing and trimming
Reference input supports bi-level or tri-level sync
RS-422 master and slave machine-control support
Edit any mix of SD and HD resolution video content together in real time
Works with many different native video formats, including DV, HDV, AVCHD, uncompressed, and more
Real-time SD/HD resolution, aspect-ratio and frame-rate conversion and output, including 16:9-to-4:3 and NTSC-to-PAL
Supports newer file-based formats, including Infinity™ JPEG 2000, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO and AVC-Intra), and GFCam
Compatible with Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Vista (32/64-bit) and Windows 7 (32/64-bit) operating systems

Package Contents (STORM 3G Elite):

STORM 3G Elite breakout box
PCI Express 4X IF bus card with connection cable
Express 34 bus card with connection cable
EDIUS 6 software installation disc set (DVD-ROM)
EDIUS 6 bonus disk (DVD-ROM)
EDIUS 6 USB dongle
EDIUS 6 QuickStart guide
Hardware setup manual

Technical Specifications

Bus Interface
PCI Express Rev. 1.1 x4 lane
ExpressCard/34

Video Formats (Input/Output) (3G-SDI)
1920x1080p50/59.94
1920x1080i50/59.94
1920x1080psF23.98/24/25/29.97
1280x720p50/59.94
720x486i59.94
720x576i50

Video Formats (Output) (HDMI)
1920x1080p50/59.94
1920x1080i50/59.94
1280x720p50/59.94
720x480i59.94
720x576i50
720x480p59.94
720x576p50

Video Output Connector
3G-SDI:
Video: SMPTE-292M, SMPTE-259M-C
Audio: SMPTE-299M, SMPTE-272M-A
Analog Component (BNC: Y/Pb/Pr)
Analog Composite (BNC)
Timecode: LTC/VITC Packet (HD), D-VITC (SD)
HDMI 1 port (HDCP not supported):
Video: YCbCr4:2:2 or RGB4:4:4 (8/10-bit)
Audio: LPCM 8-channel (24-bit/48 kHz)

Video Input Connector
3G-SDI:
Video: SMPTE-292M, SMPTE-259M-C
Audio: SMPTE-299M, SMPTE-272M-A
Analog Component (BNC: Y/Pb/Pr)
Analog Composite (BNC)
Timecode: VITC Packet (HD), D-VITC (SD)
HDMI 1 port (HDCP not supported):
Video: YCbCr4:2:2 or RGB4:4:4 (8/10-bit)
Audio: LPCM 8-channel (24-bit/48 kHz)

Audio Formats
LPCM 48 kHz/24-bit

Audio Output Connectors
HDMI LPCM 8-channel
3G-SDI embedded audio 8-channel
AES/EBU digital audio 8-channel
Balanced analog audio 4-channel
Balanced analog audio monitor 2-channel
Unbalanced analog audio monitor 2-channel

Audio Input Connectors
HDMI LPCM 8-channel
3G-SDI embedded audio 8-channel
AES/EBU digital audio 8-channel
Balanced analog audio 4-channel

Reference Input
BNC: Black Burst or Tri-Level Sync

Machine Control
9-pin D-Sub: RS-422A (Master/Slave*)

Power Requirements
+12V: 1.6A, +3.3V: 0.5A

Physical Dimensions
2RU

Regulatory Compliance
CE, FCC CLASS B, C-Tick

Minimum System Requirements

Any Intel Core 2 or Core iX CPU. Intel or AMD single core CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended). SSE2 and SSE3 instruction set supported
1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
One free PCI Express x4 bus slot (up to 1080p) or one free ExpressCard/34 slot (up to 1080i)
800 MB or more space required for software installation
Drive with ATA100/7,200 rpm or faster capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/s data transfer:
Available hard disk space should be twice the size of the file to be edited
A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output
A graphics card with at least 256 MB of graphics memory (512 MB recommended) with support for Direct3D 9.0c or later, and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later is required (PixelShader Model 4.0 or later recommended)
Sound card with WDM driver support required
DVD-ROM drive is required for software installation. For writing onto DVD or Blu-ray disc, a compatible drive is required
Free USB port (1.1 or higher) is required for security key
Windows XP (SP3 or later, 32-bit)
Windows Vista (SP1 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

STORM 3G Elite Output Data Sheet