Grass Valley STORM 3G
STORM 3G is designed for video professionals who want one solution for both SDI-based editing and tapeless workflows, with the capability to preview their projects on affordable HDMI monitors. Based on the PCI Express form factor, the STORM 3G solution has 3G-SDI inputs and outputs, and an HDMI output for full-resolution, real-time preview monitoring. Embedded 3G-SDI audio provides high-quality audio monitoring. It’s a premium, high-powered solution for multi-format editing with the EDIUS NLE (purchased separately).
Key Features:
- 3G-SDI input and output with embedded 16ch audio and timecode
- HDMI output for full-resolution, real-time monitoring from EDIUS Pro NLE software (purchased separately)
- Embedded HDMI 8ch audio output for high-quality audio monitoring
- Video and audio output stays perfectly in sync, with editing windows for accurate editing and trimming
- Reference input supports blackburst or tri-level sync
- RS-422 master or slave machine-control support*
* Slave functions require the EDIUS VTR Emulation option, available separately
STORM 3G PCI Express x4 bus card
Hardware setup manual
- 1920x1080p50/59.94
- 1920x1080i50/59.94
- 1920x1080psF23.98/24/25/29.97
- 1280x720p50/59.94
- 720x486i59.94
- 720x576i50
- 1920x1080p50/59.94
- 1920x1080i50/59.94
- 1280x720p50/59.94
- 720x480i59.94
- 720x576i50
- 720x480p59.94
- 720x576p50
- Video: SMPTE ST 424 (Level-B), SMPTE ST 292, SMPTE ST 259-C
- Audio: SMPTE ST 299, SMPTE ST 272-A
- Timecode : LTC/VITC Packet (HD), D-VITC (SD)
- Video: YCbCr 4:2:2 (8-bit and 10-bit)
- Audio: LPCM 8-channel (24-bit/48 kHz)
- Video: SMPTE ST 424 (Level-B), SMPTE ST 292, SMPTE ST 259-C
- Audio: SMPTE ST 299, SMPTE ST 272-A
- Timecode: VITC Packet (HD), D-VITC (SD)
- Mini HDMI LPCM 8-channel
- 3G-SDI embedded audio
- Any Intel Core 2 or Core iX CPU. Intel or AMD single core CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended). SSSE3 (Supplementary) instruction set support required
- 1 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
- One free PCI Express x4 bus slot (up to 1080p) or one free ExpressCard/34 slot (up to 1080i)
- 6 GB or more space required for software installation
- Drive with ATA100/7,200 RPM or faster is required for video storage:
- Available hard disk space should be twice the size of the file to be edited
- RAID-0 is recommended for HD and above resolution editing
- A graphics card supporting a screen resolution of at least 1024x768, 32-bit, Direct3D 9.0c or later and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later is required
- Graphics card memory requirements when using GPUfx will vary depending on the project format. For 10-bit SD project: 1 GB or more recommended, for HD/4K projects 2 GB or more recommended
- Sound card with WDM driver support required
- DVD-ROM drive is required for software installation. For writing onto DVD or Blu-ray Disc, a compatible drive is required
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64-bit)
- Internet connection for EDIUS software activation
Bus Interface
PCI Express Rev. 1.1 x4 lane
Video Formats (Input/Output) (3G-SDI)
Video Formats (Output) (mini HDMI)
Video Output Connector
3G-SDI:
Mini HDMI 1 port (HDCP not supported):
Video Input Connector
3G-SDI:
Audio Formats
LPCM 48 kHz/24-bit
Audio Output Connectors
Reference Input
BNC: Black Burst or Tri-Level Sync
Machine Control
9-pin D-Sub: RS-422A (Master/Slave*)
Power Requirements
+12V: 1.6A, +3.3V: 0.5A
Physical Dimensions
111.15 x 167.65 mm (4.375 x 6.600 in.) (HxW)
Regulatory Compliance
CE, FCC CLASS B, C-Tick
Minimum System Requirements for EDIUS NLE
Note: EDIUS requires Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64-bit).
Note: For Windows 8/8.1/10 EDIUS v7.21b1530 or later is required.
* Slave functions require the EDIUS VTR Emulation option, available separately
