Capturing and Playing Back Video
Once the Desktop Video hardware and software is installed, you can start capturing and
playing back clips straight away. First, plug your video source into the input on your Desktop
Video hardware, then connect a monitor to the output.
A quick way to begin capture and playback is to record a clip in Blackmagic Media Express,
which was installed on your computer when you installed the Desktop Video software.
Setting Up
1
Connect a monitor or TV to the video output of your Blackmagic Design hardware.
2
Connect a video source to the input of your Blackmagic 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
Connect a video monitor and source to your Blackmagic Design video hardware.
Testing Video Capture
1
Launch Blackmagic Media Express. Click on the ‘log and capture’ tab. Your input video
format is automatically detected and Media Express sets the project video format to
match. Your video source will appear in the Media Express preview pane.
2
Click ‘capture’ at the bottom of the ‘log and capture’ window to perform the capture
test. Click ‘capture’ again to finish the test. The captured clip is added to the media list
on the left side of Media Express.
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Capturing and Playing Back Video
