STORM 3G Elite

A Comprehensive and Unique Signal Interface

The Grass Valley® STORM™ 3G Elite is one of a kind. Providing an unrivaled number of options to make production easier, it's 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.

When you buy STORM 3G Elite, we'll also give you a full version of our EDIUS® Pro editing software for a complete package.

Invaluable video interfaces: When you need a choice of video interfaces, pick from a selection of dual 3G SDI which can be used as a single 3G SDI signal or one pair of HD and SD signal outputs, 1080p capable HDMI I/O, composite (SD only), and component (up to 1080i) analog video I/O.

Multiple audio options: Featuring four pairs of AES/EBU interfaces and another four pairs of XLR balanced audio options, hearing is believing. STORM 3G Elite also delivers a stereo pair each of balanced and unbalanced audio monitor outputs. Wwitchable phantom power is at your fingertips for a dedicated voiceover input.

You're in complete control: STORM 3G Elite offers two RS-422 interfaces, one for master control and one for controlling a slave. What more could you possibly want? Well, you also get linear timecode I/O, reference in/through/out interfaces, and a locking power connector thrown in for good measure.

Where to Buy

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 Pro 6.5 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 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) and Windows 8 (64-bit) with the EDIUS 6.52 update

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 (Input/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 x 2 (Master/Slave)

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

Physical Dimensions
2 RU

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
Windows 8 (64-bit) with the EDIUS 6.52 update
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Internet connection for EDIUS software activation

Note: EDIUS Pro 6.5 requires Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit). Windows 8 (64-bit) can be used with the EDIUS 6.52 update. EDIUS Pro 6.5 software requires that all previous versions of EDIUS software be uninstalled.

STORM 3G Elite breakout box
PCI Express 4X IF bus card with connection cable
Express 34 bus card with connection cable
EDIUS Pro 6.5 software installation disc set (DVD-ROM)
Hardware setup manual

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