HDSPARK Pro

See What They See...Before They See It

Light a SPARK on Quality

You have high standards.

Before you hand over your project, it must be thoroughly reviewed and evaluated to ensure it meets your required level of quality.

With HDSPARK™ Pro, you'll have an accurate audio and video monitoring and quality control solution, even when working within a file-based, networked environment that doesn't require ingested baseband video or audio.

Preview in real-time: With a full version of EDIUS® Pro nonlinear editing software, and an HD/SD-SDI output board that supports full-resolution, you'll preview content in real-time, so you can stay on task and properly evaluate your project before it goes out the door.

Stay synched: With HDSPARK Pro, you'll be constantly synched to a full-resolution preview of effects and content directly from the EDIUS timeline, so you can eliminate errors and miscommunication.

Easily handle mixed formats: When you use HDSPARK Pro, you'll handle any mixture of high- and standard-definition content. Plus, you'll have unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics layers, and any combination of real-time effects to raise the bar on quality.

Where to Buy

HD/SD-SDI output for full-resolution, real-time monitoring with embedded 8-channel digital audio from included EDIUS Pro 6.5 NLE software
2-channel AES digital audio output via BNC connector for high-quality audio monitoring
2-channel unbalanced audio output via RCA jacks for high-quality audio monitoring
Video and audio output stays perfectly in sync with editing windows for accurate editing and trimming
Ships with full version of EDIUS Pro 6.5 (a hardware-only version is also available)

Bus Interface
PCI Express Rev. 1.0a x1 lane

Video Formats (Output)

1920x1080i50/59.94
1920x1080p23.98
1280x720p50/59.94
720x480i59.94
720x576i50
720x480p59.94
720x576p50

Video Output Connector

HD/SD SDI output (BNC)
Supports HD SDI (SMPTE 292M) and SD-SDI (SMPTE 259M-C)

Audio Formats (Output)

2-channel AES/EBU audio
8-channel SDI embedded audio (SMPTE 299M/272M-A)
2-channel analog audio

Audio Output Connectors

HD/SD-SDI (BNC)
Monitor: 1x stereo RCA (unbalanced)

Power Requirements
+3.3V 1.0A, +12V 0.07A

Physical Dimensions
102 mm (W) x 89 mm (L) (4.0 x 3.5 in.)

Regulatory Compliance
CE, FCC Class A, C-Tick, ICES

Minimum System Requirements
CPU
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.

Memory
1 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)

Hard Disk

6 GB of hard disk space is required for installation (including third-party software)
Drive with ATA100/7,200 RPM or faster is necessary for video storage:
- Available HDD disc space should be twice the size of the file to be edited
- RAID-0 is recommended for HD resolution editing

PCI Bus

One free PCI Express x1 bus slot

Graphics Card
A graphics card supporting higher resolution than 1024x768 (32-bit), Direct3D 9.0c or later, and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later is required

For SD editing: 256 MB or larger required, 512 MB or larger recommended
For HD editing: 512 MB or larger required, 1 GB or larger recommended

Sound Card
A sound card with WDM driver support is required

DVD-ROM Drive
Required for software installation
Blu-ray Disc writer, DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW drive is required when creating Blu-ray Discs or DVDs

USB Port
Free USB port (1.1 or higher) is required for security key

Operating System
HDSPARK Pro with EDIUS:

Windows 8 (64-bit) with the EDIUS 6.52 update
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

HDSPARK Pro Standalone:

Windows 8 (64-bit) with the EDIUS 6.52 update
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows Vista (SP2 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows XP (SP3 or later, 32-bit)

Ordering Information

HDSPARK Pro is available in two different configurations:

HDSPARK Pro with EDIUS: This model includes a complete copy of EDIUS Pro 6.5 nonlinear editing software.

Note: This configuration requires Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) or Windows 8 (64-bit) with the EDIUS 6.52 update.

HDSPARK Standalone: This model features only the HDSPARK Pro board without our EDIUS nonlinear editing software. This version is ideal for current users of EDIUS.

Note: This hardware-only configuration works with Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Vista (SP2 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit), and Windows XP (SP3 or later, 32-bit).

HDSPARK Pro with EDIUS

HDSPARK (HPX-E1) PCI Express x1 bus card
EDIUS Pro 6.5 software installation disc set (DVD-ROM)
Hardware setup manual

Note: This configuration requires Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) or Windows 8 (64-bit) with the EDIUS 6.52 update.

HDSPARK Pro Standalone

HDSPARK (HPX-E1) PCI Express x1 bus card
Hardware setup manual

Note: This hardware-only configuration works with Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Vista (SP2 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit), and Windows XP (SP3 or later, 32-bit).

Latest Version of Grass Valley EDIUS Adds More Functionality for Editing in a Multiformat World

November 22, 2011

San Francisco, Calif. November 22, 2011 — With each new release, Grass Valley™ EDIUS® multiformat nonlinear editing software continues to get better and better, and more popular with editors the world over. The latest version (6.06), adds significant increases in system performance and valuable new third-party compatibility that make an editor's job faster and more efficient.

Grass Valley at IBC2009

September 10, 2009

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (IBC — Stand 1.D11), September 10, 2009

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