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digital video signals only, and one with 29 pins that handles both digital and analog video.
●SDI:
Serial Digital Interface. Standard definition video is carried on this 270 Mbps data transfer rate. Video pixels
are characterized with a 10-bit depth and 4:2:2 color quantization. Ancillary data is included on this interface and
typically includes audio or other metadata. Up to sixteen audio channels can be transmitted. Audio is organised into
blocks of 4 stereo pairs. Connector is BNC.
●HD-SDI:
High-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI), is standardized in SMPTE 292M this provides a nominal
data rate of 1.485 Gbit/s.
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3G-SDI:
Standardized in SMPTE 424M, consists of a single 2.970 Gbit/s serial link that allows replacing dual link
HD-SDI.
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6G-SDI:
S
tandardized in SMPTE ST-2081 released in 2015, 6Gbit/s bitrate and able to support 2160p@30.
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12G-SDI:
Standardized in SMPTE ST-2082 released in 2015, 12Gbit/s bitrate and able to support 2160p@60.
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U-SDI:
Technology for transmitting large-volume 8K signals over a single cable. a signal interface called the ultra
high definition signal/data interface (U-SDI) for transmitting 4K and 8K signals using a single optical cable. The
interface was standardized as the SMPTE ST 2036-4.
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HDMI:
High Definition Multimedia Interface: An interface used for the transmission of uncompressed high
definition video, up to 8 channels of audio, and control signals, over a single cable.
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HDMI 1.3:
Released on June 22 2006, and increased the maximum TMDS clock to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s). Support
resolution 1920 × 1080 at 120 Hz or 2560 × 1440 at 60 Hz). It added support for 10 bpc, 12 bpc, and 16 bpc color
depth (30, 36, and 48 bit/px), called deep color.
●HDMI 1.4:
Released on June 5, 2009, added support for 4096
×
2160 at 24 Hz, 3840
×
2160 at 24, 25, and 30 Hz,
and 1920
×
1080 at 120 Hz. Compared to HDMI 1.3, 3 more features added which are HDMI Ethernet Channel
(HEC) , audio return channel (ARC),3D Over HDMI, a new Micro HDMI Connector, an expanded set of color spaces.
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HDMI 2.0:
Released on September 4, 2013 increases the maximum bandwidth to 18.0 Gbit/s. Other features of
HDMI 2.0 include up to 32 audio channels, up to 1536 kHz audio sample frequency, the HE-AAC and DRA audio
standards, improved 3D capability, and additional CEC functions.
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HDMI 2.0a:
Was released on April 8, 2015, and added support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) video with static
metadata.
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HDMI 2.0b:
Was released March, 2016, support for HDR Video transport and extends the static metadata
signaling to include
(HLG).
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HDMI 2.1:
Released on November 28, 2017. It adds support for higher resolutions and higher refresh rates,
Dynamic HDR including 4K 120 Hz and
120 Hz.
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DisplayPort:
A VESA standard interface primarily for video, but also for audio, USB and other data. DisplayPort
(orDP) is backwards compatible with HDMI, DVI and VGA.
