The PIX 270i features a powerful hardware scaler and frame rate converter. Up, down, cross-conversion and pulldown removal give users the ability to record files in a customer-requested rate, even rates not supported by the camera. The PIX 240i also supports aspect ratio conversion, HD to SD and SD to HD. The on-board high-accuracy Ambient timecode generator makes the PIX 270i right at home on any production from simple single camera shoots, to complex multi-camera sync-sound productions. All common timecode frame rates and modes are supported. Embedded timecode over SDI and HDMI is also supported. The video input on the PIX 270i has extensive compatibility with a wide range of cameras. It’s BNC input accepts 12-bit 3G SDI (4:4:4 RGB or YCbCr), HD-SDI, SDI. Its HDMI input accepts high-definition and standard-definition video.

With its 3G-SDI 4:4:4 input, recording to ProRes 4444 offers recordings that are perceptually indistinguishable from the original source material.
Tapeless file-based recording, playback, and file transfer.
Access and transfer files over Ethernet.
Edit-ready Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD files.
Recording on up to four drives provides immediate file copies and back up, as well as long-form recording.

Group control of multiple PIX recorders facilitates multi-camera recording.
Frame synchronized recording and playback.
64 channels of MADI audio and 64 channels of Dante audio I/O for large-scale audio systems.