About 4K on Pearl Nano
Pearl Nano supports resolutions from low-res SD to 4K, which means that you can use it to capture 4K UHD digital signals. You need the 4K feature add-on to access this feature, see Add-ons overview.
4K feature add-on
The 4K feature provides Pearl Nano with the following 4K features:
| Specification | Pearl Nano |
|---|---|
|
4K video inputs |
2 (1 HDMI and 1 SDI) |
|
4K Hardware scaling (4K down to full HD) |
2 |
|
4K video outputs (HDMI) |
1 pass through port |
|
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.
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. Pearl Nano is not capable of supporting input and output at DCI 4K and only supports standard 4K UHD with the 4K feature add-on.
