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Installation and Operation Manual

Desktop

Video

DeckLink, UltraStudio, Intensity

January 2020

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Page 1: ...Installation and Operation Manual Desktop Video DeckLink UltraStudio Intensity January 2020 English Fran ais Deutsch Espa ol Italiano Portugu s and T rk e...

Page 2: ...not installed hardware cards into computers before As Blackmagic Design video hardware uses uncompressed video and the data rates are quite high you ll need fast disk storage and a high end computer W...

Page 3: ...mart Panel 27 Smart Panel Features 29 Teranex Mini Rack Shelf 29 DaVinci Resolve 30 Live Grading with DaVinci Resolve 30 Editing with DaVinci Resolve 31 Using your Favorite 3rd Party Software 32 Adobe...

Page 4: ...Intensity or Teranex hardware System Requirements Your computer requires at least 4GB of RAM to efficiently process video Mac OS Blackmagic Desktop Video software runs on the latest versions of Mac O...

Page 5: ...and plug it into the adapter cable The plug will only connect to one end so there s no way to connect it incorrectly Connecting Video Hardware There are three types of connectors your Blackmagic Desk...

Page 6: ...UT Pb OUT Y OUT HDMI OUT R Connecting a SuperSpeed USB 3 0 cable to Intensity Shuttle Connecting via PCIe Blackmagic Design PCIe cards plug into a PCIe slot in your computer Check the information prin...

Page 7: ...d in any spare PCIe mount and connects to the rear of the card with the supplied HDMI cables If your card includes a breakout cable simply plug it into your card s breakout cable connector Please be c...

Page 8: ...adapter card and is available from your nearest Blackmagic Design reseller For the original UltraStudio 4K Extreme you can use either the Blackmagic PCIe Cable Kit or purchase a standard PCIe adapter...

Page 9: ...poser plug in Automatic Updates After installing the Desktop Video software and once your computer restarts it will check the internal software on your Desktop Video hardware If it doesn t match the v...

Page 10: ...High Sierra or later 1 When instructed click on open security preferences or open system preferences and click on security and privacy 2 In the security and privacy preferences click allow to enable...

Page 11: ...ost recent You can temporarily disable the feature by clicking on the notification and then clicking Skip obtaining driver software from Windows Update Confirm the action by clicking yes The installat...

Page 12: ...If you have not installed the setup software you can check the internal software is up to date using the BlackmagicFirmwareUpdater command line tool BlackmagicFirmwareUpdater status A message similar...

Page 13: ...ackmagic Design hardware A B NTSC PAL Y SDI OUT HDMI OUT REMOTE SDI IN ANALOG VIDEO IN REF IN CH 1 CH 2 ANALOG AUDIO IN B Y R Y SDI OUT 12V SDI IN REF IN TC IN Ultra Studio HD Mini URSA Mini Pro HDTV...

Page 14: ...ication The Desktop Video Setup utility also launches from the Windows 7 control panel On Windows 8 from the start page type Blackmagic and then click the Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup application Th...

Page 15: ...s the settings that are relevant to your selected hardware so you don t have to scroll through pages of menus to find the settings you want Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup home page The following pages...

Page 16: ...Input Levels Drag the video and chroma sliders to adjust the analog video input levels for component or composite video Dragging the video slider affects the luma gain and the chroma sliders decrease...

Page 17: ...require it If your Desktop Video hardware supports this feature select convert to Rec 2020 in the setup utility If your video is already using the Rec 2020 color space or is displaying correctly you c...

Page 18: ...f Ultra HD monitors Sample interleave Alternate pixels from a single 8K image are distributed as four separate 4K images via quad link SDI then combined at the destination to form one complete 8K imag...

Page 19: ...her countries Select the 0 IRE setup if you re working in Japan or countries that don t use the 7 5 IRE setup PAL and high definition formats do not use this setting Enable the use Betacam levels chec...

Page 20: ...f you have a DeckLink Quad 2 installed the connector mapping setting lets you assign SDI connectors to each DeckLink Quad device You can see which SDI connectors are dedicated to each DeckLink Quad de...

Page 21: ...professional analog audio equipment RCA or HIFI Is a connector used to connect unbalanced analog audio to and from consumer audio equipment such as HiFi systems DVD players and televisions Microphone...

Page 22: ...to control your AES EBU digital output level Analog Audio Input Levels Channel 1 Channel 2 These settings adjust the gain for the analog audio inputs when capturing Click the link icon to adjust them...

Page 23: ...terbox anamorphic center cut pillarbox 16 9 zoom or 14 9 zoom Output Conversion This setting enables real time up and down conversion during playback Select your desired conversion from the dropdown m...

Page 24: ...top Video Setup provides information about your hardware s current driver and the last time your hardware was updated TIP You can generate a status report by clicking on the status report create butto...

Page 25: ...of the settings that can be changed in the Desktop Video Setup utility are also available via the LCD menu on the front panel To navigate through the settings press the menu button to open the menu t...

Page 26: ...ent international broadcasting standards SD Card Slot UltraStudio 4K Mini s front panel also features an SD card slot that reads and writes files when the unit is connected to a Mac or Windows compute...

Page 27: ...the face of your UltraStudio HD Mini and gently push the Smart Panel towards the unit until the connectors are firmly seated The Teranex Mini Smart Panel should make a firm connection and fit neatly...

Page 28: ...nting holes on the underside UltraStudio HD Mini The Teranex Mini Rack Shelf ships with two original blank panels which you can use to cover gaps if you don t need to install additional units For more...

Page 29: ...e preferences menu select the video and audio I O tab and select your hardware from the for Resolve Live use option Save your preferences and restart DaVinci Resolve to apply your changes 2 Start a pr...

Page 30: ...ts Whether you use the mouse to drag and drop clips or your keyboard for precision editing DaVinci Resolve features all of the functionality professional editors require Setting Up 1 Launch DaVinci Re...

Page 31: ...lip from the source viewer into the timeline TIP Refer to the Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve manual for more detailed information on how to edit with DaVinci Resolve Using your Favorite 3rd Party Software...

Page 32: ...appear You can scale your image up or down to the next closest video standard supported by your hardware For example if you are using UltraStudio 4K and your After Effects composition is set to a res...

Page 33: ...t 4 4 4 uncompressed Blackmagic 10 bit 4 2 2 uncompressed Blackmagic HD 8 bit 4 2 2 uncompressed Blackmagic SD 8 bit 4 2 2 uncompressed Blackmagic 8 bit MJPEG compressed Other codecs including DVCPRO...

Page 34: ...otoshop CC 1 Select file export Blackmagic image export 2 Select video output format and then click export image Image Export Once you have set the import or export options subsequent imports and expo...

Page 35: ...c Desktop Video On Mac OS open system preferences click on the sound option and in the output tab make sure your Blackmagic device is not selected In the input tab select your microphone input making...

Page 36: ...et Adobe Premiere Pro s playback audio device to Blackmagic Playback and be sure to check the Blackmagic Playback checkbox in the video device settings 8 To create a new sequence click file new sequen...

Page 37: ...You can scale your image up or down to the next closest video standard supported by your hardware For example if you are using UltraStudio 4K and your Premiere sequence is set to a resolution of 3996...

Page 38: ...art and end of each clip and click ok You will now be prompted to enter your tape Click ok and your clips will now be captured Export to Tape If you want to edit your timeline to an external deck you...

Page 39: ...software waits at the first frame of your project for the deck to drop into record at the predetermined timecode Should you find that either the first frame of your program is repeated or lost during...

Page 40: ...rayscale mask that tells a keyer to make the space around the character transparent This allows the keyer to superimpose the character over a background Final Cut Pro X You can use the A V output opti...

Page 41: ...ts corresponding modify icon Create a new library by going to the file menu then selecting new and library TIP If after creating a new library the library properties on the right side of the screen ar...

Page 42: ...on 2 Click on the output tab and select Blackmagic Audio for the sound output TIP You can also monitor audio via your Desktop Video hardware Playback 1 Import some clips in to your new project 2 You c...

Page 43: ...ins for Media Composer are automatically installed if Media Composer is installed before the Desktop Video software Avid Media Composer Setting Up 1 Launch Media Composer and the select project dialo...

Page 44: ...again and ensure you have the correct output settings configured within Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup by choosing tools hardware setup from within Media Composer Make sure the hardware icon above th...

Page 45: ...10 bit HD video 6 Select the disk storage for your captured video and audio Use the single dual drive mode button to choose if video and audio will be stored together on a single drive or on separate...

Page 46: ...irect and the port to RS 422 deck control Click ok and choose no when asked do you want to autoconfigure the channel now 4 Click add deck and then select your brand and model of deck from the device m...

Page 47: ...ndow or a deck name appears in italics underneath click the dropdown menu and select check decks When deck control is re established the deck name will appear without italics Now try the standard J K...

Page 48: ...to capture 5 Click the mark in out button to the left of the log button The icon will alternate between in and out so you only have to click the one button to mark all your in and out points and log...

Page 49: ...ontrol option 4 Choose insert edit or assemble edit for precise edits onto a timecode striped tape Alternatively choose crash record for a simple way to record If insert edit is the only option go to...

Page 50: ...tup to select the model of the VTR in your facility and its appropriate timing settings 1 Go to Applications Autodesk Smoke 2018 Utilities and open Smoke Setup 2 In the general tab make sure that vide...

Page 51: ...are It s a good idea to follow the steps below when you are preparing for a VTR session 1 Connect the outputs of your VTR to the inputs of your Blackmagic Design capture and playback device Connect th...

Page 52: ...your VTR 5 Enter in and out points in the in and out fields 6 Click capture to start the capture The timecode field will turn green to indicate that capture is in progress 7 End the capture at any tim...

Page 53: ...clip before outputting 7 To output the selected clip starting at any frame other than the first one enter the start timecode in the start offset field Clips you have selected to output appear in a li...

Page 54: ...to be created 2 Select file capture from VTR The VTR capture module appears 3 From the VTR device box select live NTSC or live PAL The incoming live video signal appears in the preview window 4 Selec...

Page 55: ...ust use the default start setting You can use stop on pen or stop on frames to end the output Use the default start settings for live output 4 Set output options For example enter the clip name and en...

Page 56: ...at and sets the project video format to match If you want to set the project video format manually 1 Go to Media Express preferences on Mac or edit preferences on Windows or Linux Select your project...

Page 57: ...ss to keep playing video even if you open another application The final options relate to tape decks with RS 422 deck control and include pre roll and timecode offsets Capture To capture video all you...

Page 58: ...d to the clip s about to be captured To log the clip as a favorite click the star icon next to the name field For a clip name confirmation prompt to appear before every capture click the icon next to...

Page 59: ...dia Express will capture the clip from the in to out timecode DPX Capture If you want to capture a DPX image sequence rather than a movie file open the Media Express preferences and set the capture fi...

Page 60: ...ing dual stream 3D in Media Express the clip name will be applied to the left eye video The right eye video will be appended with _right text For example if you name the stereo clip Clip 1 the left ey...

Page 61: ...or previous clip and loop playback To play back multiple clips select the clips in the media list and then press the space bar on your keyboard or the play button in the transport controls Your video...

Page 62: ...he import of multichannel audio only files recorded at 48kHz in the uncompressed WAVE and AIFF formats Another way to import media is to use an XML file exported from an NLE such as Final Cut Pro 7 or...

Page 63: ...in the search field to find your favorite clips Creating and using bins To create a bin right click an empty spot in the media list and select create bin Name the new bin You can move clips around by...

Page 64: ...clip and select link audio file from the contextual menu Browse to the audio file you want to link to and click open The video and audio will link in the media list view The media list presents a hig...

Page 65: ...right eye clips are displayed side by side in the video preview window indicating a 3D video project The media list presents a highly visible indication that the imported clip is a 3D clip If you find...

Page 66: ...lips to tape click the favorite star icon at the top of the media list to show your favorites and hide all other clips Then select the favorite clips you wish to send to tape Click the favorite star i...

Page 67: ...uttons Deselect the video channel if you only want to output audio Set the desired number of audio channels to be mastered Click the favorite star icon at the top of the media list to show only your f...

Page 68: ...ting Your Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K Extreme is now ready to encode H 265 video using Blackmagic Media Express For information about how to capture and play back video using Media Express refer to the...

Page 69: ...energy sporting events and graphics Video with high frame rates also require higher bitrates compared to video at lower frame rates Choosing a bitrate for your encoding can often be an experimental p...

Page 70: ...icking the start button again Will it Work The will it work panel shows common video formats and displays a check mark or cross to indicate if disk performance is adequate Be sure to do several test c...

Page 71: ...ed test START Click this button once to start the disk speed test Click again to stop the test How Fast FPS This panel shows results in frames per second fps Will it Work This panel shows which video...

Page 72: ...firmly seated in the mezzanine card in case you d like to reattach it 5 Keep the two screws fastened to their stand off supports place the mezzanine card in an anti static bag and store in a secure p...

Page 73: ...errupted update on a DeckLink card 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect the power 2 Gently remove your DeckLink card from your computer s PCIe slot and place it safely on a stable surface such as...

Page 74: ...he update is complete Once complete disconnect the USB cable and reinstall the card into your computer s PCIe slot NOTE Don t forget to shut down your computer and disconnect power before accessing th...

Page 75: ...The software version number appears by clicking on the Blackmagic Desktop Video Setup menu heading On Windows 8 and 8 1 from the start page type Blackmagic and then click the Blackmagic Desktop Video...

Page 76: ...www blackmagicdesign com support Joining the Blackmagic Design Software Developers Forum If you re looking for answers feedback or suggestions regarding technologies used by Blackmagic Design such as...

Page 77: ...ference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction...

Page 78: ...cility to connect small form factor transceiver SFP optical fibre modules Only use Laser class 1 optical SFP modules Recommended Blackmagic Design SFP modules 3G SDI PL 4F20 311C 6G SDI PL 8F10 311C 1...

Page 79: ...to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Blackmagic Design representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage...

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