PIX
Sound Devices PIX 240i
External Recorders
Screen Resolution
- 800 x 480
SDI Input & Output
- 4:4:4 or 4:2:2; 12, 10, or 8-bit
- Input: 3G-SDI (levels A and B), HD-SDI, or SDI
- Output: 3G-SDI (level A), HD-SDI, or SDI
- SMPTE 12M-1, 12M-2, 125M, 259M, 272M, 291M, 292, 296M, 299, 352M, 372, 424, 425
HDMI Input & Output
- Input: v1.4a, 4:4:4 or 4:2:2, RGB or YCbCr, 10 or 8-bit, HDCP-enabled
- Output: v1.3, 4:2:2 8-bit, RGB and YCbCr
Video Input Resolutions / Rates
- 1080p23.976/24/25/29.97/30
- 1080i50/59.94/60
- 1080PsF23.976/24/25/29.97/30
- 720p23.976/24/25/29.97/30 (SDI only)
- 720p50/59.94/60
- 576i50 (PAL)
- 480i59.94 (NTSC)
Video Codecs and Files
- Apple ProRes 4444, 330 Mb/s, 12-bit
- Apple ProRes 36, 100, 145, 220 Mb/s, 8 and 10-bit
- Avid DNxHD 36, 100, 145, 220 Mb/s, 8 and 10-bit
- QuickTime wrapper (.MOV), UDF file system
Up/Down/Cross Conversion
- 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p to any 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- Hardware based, 10-bit
Frame Rate Conversion
- 24, 25, 30, 50, 60 to 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 23.976, 29.97, 59.94 to 23.976, 29.97, 59.94, automatic 3:2 pull-down removal in 23.976 and 24 frame modes, other pull-down cadences include 2:2:2:4, 2:3:3:2, 3:2:3:2:2, and 2:2
- Hardware based, 10-bit
Analog Audio
- 2 balanced, mic- or line-level inputs on XLR (48 V phantom switchable)
- 2 balanced, line-level outputs on 5-pin XLR
- Frequency Response: 10 Hz-20 kHz, +/- 0.5 dB re 1 kHz
- THD + Noise: 0.004% max (1 kHz, 22 Hz-22 kHz)
- Input and Output Topology: fully electronically balanced, line-level, RF, ESD, short, and overload protected; pin-2 hot, pin-3 cold
- Line Output Clipping Level: +18dBu
- Output Attenuation: 0-20 dB, 1 dB increments
- Headphone, 1/8" with gain control
Digital Audio
- Sampling Rate / Bit Depth: 48 kHz, 24-bit
- AES/EBU: 4 channels in via XLR, 110 ohm, 2 V p-p
- Accepts 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 96k, 192k sample rates with SRC at input
- HDMI: 2 channels embedded HDMI input, 8 channels embedded HDMI output
- Accepts 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 96k, 192k sample rates
- SDI: 8 channels embedded SDI input, 8 channels embedded SDI output, 48k sample rate
File Storage
- The following can be used as storage media:
- Sound Devices approved 2.5-inch drive:
- "PIX-CADDY 2" mounted drive
- eSATAp-connected drive
- Sound Devices approved CompactFlash card
- (* eSATAp supplies 5 V @ 2A)
Timecode
- Modes supported: Freerun, Record run, External
- Frame rates: 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97DF, 29.97ND, 30DF, 30ND
- Accuracy: +/- 0.2ppm, holds accurate time code for 2 hours after power is removed
- Inputs / Outputs: BNC (LTC input and output), SDI or HDMI (Sony protocol), LEMO 5-pin