Recommended Video Converters (Hardware)
NOTE: Beginning December 31st, 2017, development of Studiocode and iCoda will stop and new licenses will not be available for purchase. Please consider Vosaic as a replacement. Read More.
For effective HD capture, 720p is the recommended ingest format. Ultimately, the video feed needs to come into the Mac via thunderbolt.
If your video source is outputting a 1080 resolution, a converter is required to scale it down to 720p and a frame rate of less than 60 fps, prior to ingest/capture in Studiocode. The recommended device for down conversion is:
Decimator MD-HX Miniature HDMI/SDI Cross Converter
If/once your video source is outputting 720p, then the following device is recommended to convert it to thunderbolt.
Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder
Also, check out the Studiocode v10 Mac Hardware Requirements