Which video cards can support internal and external keying

Some Softron products can use the keying feature available on some video cards. See the list below of devices that can handle keying (internal and/or external).

External Thunderbolt devices

AJA

Device	Internal	External	HD	Audio Routing	Number of Keyers
Io 4K	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
Io 4K Plus	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
Io IP	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
Io X3	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
Io XT	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
T-Tap	No	No	No	No	0
T-Tap Pro	No	No	No	No	0
U-TAP	(Not Supported)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

* See instructions below on how to do keying with AJA devices

Blackmagic-Design 

Device	Internal	External	HD Keying	4K Keying	Number of Keyers
Intensity Shuttle	No	No	No	No	0
UltraStudio 3D	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
UltraStudio 4K	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3 (12G)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
UltraStudio 4K Mini	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
UltraStudio Express	No	No	No	No	0
UltraStudio HD Mini	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
UltraStudio Mini Monitor	No	No	No	No	0
UltraStudio Mini Recorder	No	No	No	No	0
UltraStudio Monitor 3G	No	No	No	No	0
UltraStudio Recorder 3G	No	No	No	No	0
UltraStudio Pro	Yes	Yes	No	No	1
UltraStudio SDI	No	No	No	No	0

PCI video devices 

AJA

Device	Internal	External	HD	Audio Routing	Number of Keyers
KONA 3G	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
KONA 1	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	1
KONA 4	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
KONA 5	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
KONA HDMI	No	No	No	No	0
KONA IP	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	2
KONA LHi	No	No	No	No	0
KONA LHe	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	1
KONA LSe	No	No	No	No	0

* See below instructions on how to do keying with AJA devices

Blackmagic-Design 

Device	Internal	External	HD Keying	4K Keying	Number of Keyers
Intensity Extreme	No	No	No	No	0
Intensity Pro	No	No	No	No	0
Intensity Shuttle	No	No	No	No	0
Decklink 4K Extreme	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
Decklink 4K Extreme 12G	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
Decklink 4K Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
Decklink 8K Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (even 8K up to 30p)	1
Decklink Duo	Yes	No	No	No	2
Decklink Duo 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	2
Decklink HD Extreme	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
Decklink HD Extreme 3D	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1
Decklink Mini Monitor	No	No	No	No	0
Decklink Mini Recorder	No	No	No	No	0
Decklink Optical Fibre	Yes	No	No	No	1
Decklink Quad	Yes	No	No	No	4
Decklink Quad 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4
Decklink SDI 4K	Yes	No	Yes	No	1
Decklink SDI	Yes	No	No	No	1
Decklink Studio 4K	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1

Note: This information is provided to help you deciding which card to use. This information is provided as is, at the time of writing, and you should always double-check with the support pages of the video cards manufacturer to check if there is any modifications to this list.

M|Family (Discontinued) 

M|Family (Latest models)

Device	Internal	External	HD Keying	4K Keying	Number of Keyers
M|8Re	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4
M|80Re	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4
M|80e	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4
M|62e	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4
M|44e	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	4

M|Family (older models)

Device	Internal	External	HD Keying	4K Keying	Number of Keyers
M|1600	No	No	No	No	0
M|80X	No	No	No	No	0
M|80	No	No	No	No	0
M|62X	Yes (uses 1 input and 1 output)	Yes (uses 2 output connectors)		No	2
M|62	No	No	No	No	0
M|44X	Yes (uses 1 input and 1 output)	Yes (uses 2 output connectors)		No	4
M|44	No	No	No	No	0

Keying with AJA

With AJA cards, there are a few things to know to achieve keying, please read the following article: https://softron.zendesk.com/knowledge/articles/207695087/en-us?brand_id=1102326&return_to=%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Farticles%2F207695087

About Audio Routing (AJA devices only)

On AJA devices, the Audio Routing feature enables you to select what audio will be sent to the output when using "Internal Key". For example, when you do a picture in picture, you will want to be able to tell the application whether you want to hear:

• the sound that is getting into the card (coming from the studio for example)
• OR if you want to hear the sound of the clip that you play in OnTheAir Video, OnTheAir CG.

Note that only AJA cards have that feature and none of the Blackmagic-Design card has the audio routing feature, and you will then always hear the audio that is getting in the input, never the audio of the clips you play. This is an important limitation that you should be aware of.

If you want to hear both the sound that is getting in the input AND the audio of the clips, you will have to either:

• use external Key and make sure that the device doing the keying will support to mix the audio from both the video source and the key
• use the new "Live Input" feature available since OnTheAir CG 3.1 or OnTheAir Video 3.3. In that case both sounds are mixed. But be aware that there is a delay of 5-10 frames between the moment the frames get in the input and when they are outputted back. We will work on improving that delay, so get back in touch with us to see if that delay still there.