About 4K on Pearl-2
Pearl-2 supports resolutions from low-res SD to 4K, which means that you can use it to capture
4K feature add-on
The 4K feature provides Pearl-2 with the following 4K features:
| Specification | Pearl-2 |
|---|---|
|
4K video inputs |
4 (2 HDMI and 2 SDI) |
|
4K Hardware scaling (4K down to full HD) |
4 |
|
4K video outputs (HDMI) |
2 |
|
4K video encoding |
1 |
You can find more details on the add-on, along with installation instructions and the add-on itself, at www.epiphan.com/add-ons.
Activating your 4K add-on might not be necessary with older versions of Pearl-2. As the first Feature Add-on, the 4K add-on was included automatically in some systems. If you purchased the full version of Pearl-2 or an early copy with firmware 4.0.0, the 4K add-on was included with your purchase and is automatically activated, so in those cases no action is required.
4K UHD vs. DCI 4K
DCI 4K and 4K UHD are different definitions of a 4K resolution. 4K UHD (3840×2160) is the standard 4K resolution available on televisions and other common display screens. The 4K resolution of 4096×2160 is referred to as Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) 4K, and is the resolution used almost exclusively for cinema-scale film production. It is rare to find this resolution outside of a cinematic context.
