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Video
The video features can be broken down into 4 sections;
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Analog Output Signal Type
Input Signal Type
Analog Video Output Properties
Analog Video Input Properties
Page 1: ...SD Greed User Manual ...
Page 2: ...to the customer This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Bluefish444 shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Bluefish444 authorized resellers to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from imp...
Page 3: ...S version Applications installed Bluefish444 Serial number and product type For phone support and access to other support resources hardware configurations etc please register your card at the following website link http www bluefish444 com products warranty register asp If an issue still exists please contact your integrator or reseller or contact Bluefish444 technical support World support bluef...
Page 4: ...ware 11 Windows 11 Bluefish444 Symmetry 11 Bluefish444 Feature Application 12 Adobe Premiere Pro 1 5 1 12 Adobe After Effects 13 Photoshop CS 13 Apple Mac OS 13 Supported Retail Applications 14 What s in the Box 16 System Requirements 17 Software Applications 17 Symmetry 17 Premiere Pro 1 5 1 18 Final Cut Pro HD 18 Adobe After Effects 6 5 19 Adobe Photoshop CS 19 Storage Requirements 20 Real Time ...
Page 5: ...pdates 34 Step 5 Installing the Bluefish444 hardware 34 Step 6 Install the Bluefish444 Installer 34 Step 7 Connecting to the outside world 34 Step 8 Driver Installation 34 Step 1 Update your system 35 Step 2 Install 3rd party applications 35 Step 3 Install QuickTime version 6 5 2 or above 36 Step 4 Install 3rd party application plug ins and updates 36 Step 5 Installing the Bluefish444 hardware 36 ...
Page 6: ... Set 50 Cropping presets 50 Video 51 Analog Output Signal Type 52 Video Input Signal Type 53 Analog Configuration Guide 54 Analog Video Output Signal Properties 55 Unity 55 Enable PED 55 Analog Video Input Signal Properties 56 Analog input only 56 Unity 56 Enable PED 56 Load Default values 56 Save as Default 57 Refresh 57 Close 57 Audio I O Settings 58 Digital Audio to Analog Audio Monitor Routing...
Page 7: ...ng From Previous Installations 62 3 Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers 63 Step 1 Uninstall Bluefish4444 Installers 63 Step 2 Remove Bluefish444 Drivers and System files 63 Step 3 Delete Plug in s 64 Step 4 Uninstall Drivers via Device Manager 64 Step 5 Installing version 5 X installer 64 Appendix B The Onboard Keyer 66 How to use the onboard keyer 66 Spotlight Error Bookmark not defin...
Page 8: ...ck multiple independent captures and playback via the 3 customizable SDI outputs and two SDI input BNC cables SD Greed analog video interfaces use 12 bit and A D and D A converters which provide accurate conversion with extremely low noise Analog sources acquired from Betacam SP are preserved at the highest quality SD Greed supports a range of memory formats such as 10 and 8 bit RGB YUV uncompress...
Page 9: ...ludes RS 422 deck control and Bi level sync genlock input SD Greed is a single 32 bit PCI card supporting 32 bit 64 bit PCI PCI X slots at 66 33 MHz bus speeds SD Greed comes with 5 connection ports for the 7 cables providing flexible and customizable options that can be tailored to your specific requirements and cater to what ever source and monitoring equipment you have ...
Page 10: ...gle link 4 2 2 YUV I O 2 x Independent Simultaneous SDI I O Analog Signal Format 12 bit Component RGB output 12 bit Component YUV Composite S Video I O Digital Audio 6 channels of balanced AES EBU XLR I O 8 Channels of unbalanced S P DIF BNC I O 16 Channels of embedded audio per SDI Analog Audio 2 channels balanced XLR I O unbalanced RCA I O Pixel Formats 10 bit YUV RGB 8 bit YUV RGB File Formats ...
Page 11: ...for Windows is integrated and included with all Bluefish444 video cards that support I O and 10 bit RGB modes Symmetry can be used as a digital intermediary or as a capture and playback solution for digital content creators compositors and editors that work in either 10 bit RGB 8 bit RGB 10 bit YUV and 8 bit YUV color space Bluefish444 continually updates Symmetry s feature set allowing customers ...
Page 12: ...mory format the Bluefish444 card is in Adobe Premiere Pro 1 5 1 Application Software not included SD and HD real time effects Full support for the native Adobe Premiere Pro 1 5 1 effects transitions Software engine Effects such as titling color correction dissolves are simultaneously broadcast monitored and previewed in real time Multiple file format real time playback Uncompressed and compressed ...
Page 13: ...otoshop CS Application Software not included HD and SD broadcast monitoring Action driven output fully customizable via actions interface Apple Mac OS Bluefish444 provides MAC OS drivers that are available on the Bluefish444 CDROM or downloadable via the Bluefish444 website in the downloads section Bluefish444 hardware is a multiplatform solution supporting more platforms and application than any ...
Page 14: ... solutions that can digitize to a range of file formats import edls encode etc Bluefish444 Symmetry Drastic Technologies Quick Clip Pro Microsoft Windows Media Encoder Root 6 Technology Content manager D A V I D Compositing Digital Content Creation Color Correction The SD Greed also allows compositing and effects artists and graders to monitor on broadcast or projected devices either via anlog or ...
Page 15: ... or other distributed mediums Adobe Premiere Pro 1 5 1 Apple Final Cut Pro Nucoda Data Conform Video Servers Clip Servers Encoders Ingest Pixel Post Studios Oxygen Microsoft Windows Media Encoder Telestream MAP Paint Character Generators Adobe Photoshop CS Cue Graphics Pyro VDS Twister FAB Video ...
Page 16: ...OUT Genlock Analog Video I O 1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 6 BNC consisting of 2 sets of 3 Labeled AVID Y G CVBS U B Y V R C Digital Audio S P DIF I O 1 x HD Sub 15 pin with 8 BNC consisting of 4 pairs Labeled DIG AUDIO IN DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Digital Audio AES EBU I O 1 x HD Sub 15 pin with 3 male 3 female paired XLR Labeled DIG AUDIO IN DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Analog Audio XLR I O 1 x...
Page 17: ...single stream capture and playback solution that is designed to capture to a range of storage solutions Depending on the file format you selected will determine the storage solution you will require For more up to date information please refer to the hard disk arrays section on the Bluefish444 web site http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware mediaarray asp Minimum SD Recommended CP...
Page 18: ... X 9 0C RAM 1GB 2GB Chipset 925X AMD 7505 7525 or AMD Graphics AGP PCI express AGP PCI express System Drive SATA PATA SATA PATA Controller Device SCSI SCSI FC Video Storage External SCSI to SATA External SCSI to SCSI SATA FC to SATA Final Cut Pro HD Minimum Recommended CPU System OSX 10 3 8 QuickTime 6 5 2 OSX or higher QuickTime 6 5 2 Operating system Power Mac G5 Power Mac G5 RAM 512 MB 1 GB App...
Page 19: ...ce SCSI SCSI FC Video Storage Internal External SCSI to SATA External SCSI to SCSI SATA FC to SATA Adobe Photoshop CS Minimum Recommended CPU P4 3 0 Ghz Intel Dual Xenon 2 4 Ghz AMD Opteron 242 Operating System Windows XP SP2 QuickTime 6 5 2 Direct X 9 0C Windows XP SP2 QuickTime 6 5 2 Direct X 9 0C RAM 1GB 2GB or more Chipset 925X 7505 7525 or AMD Graphics AGP PCI express AGP PCI express System D...
Page 20: ...r real time effects between two or more clips such as dissolves titling masking etc Multiple Stream Sequential Applications that playback multiple streams of sequential file formats simultaneously such as DPX Cineon TGA TIFF MOV Note the following examples are based on Standard Definition resolutions and are provided as a simple guide The ability of the storage solution and the RAID type used will...
Page 21: ...les Compressed files that are traditionally complex to decode Multiple sequential files that are on a heavily fragmented disk array Using an unsupported storage solution or configuration Too many streams called for playback The type of effect used Bluefish444 uses the QuickTime 10 bit YUV v210 pixel format in our Adobe Premiere Pro editing mode Certified Storage for Real Time Solutions Bluefish444...
Page 22: ...40 10 MB sec RGBA 8 40 10 MB sec RGB 8 40 13 MB sec V210 40 15 MB sec BV10 40 16 MB sec Standard Definition 720 X 576I 50 41 57 41 57 31 10 27 65 25 92 720 X 486I 60 1 001 41 98 41 98 31 46 27 97 26 22 1 hour 151 GB 151 GB 131 GB 100 GB 94 GB 5 hours 755 GB 755 GB 655 GB 500 GB 470 GB ...
Page 23: ...audio via SDI Analog Video 6 BNC software selectable as either 3 input and 3 output combination or 6 output combination in the following analog signal types Component Composite SVideo RGB Other Combinations are possible Digital Audio Option 1 S P DIF BNC 8 Channels Unbalanced 4 Channel pairs I O Digital Audio Option 2 AES EBU XLR 6 Channels Balanced 3 Channel pairs I O Analog Audio Option 1 RCA Du...
Page 24: ...ons Cables are available for OEM solutions only and are not shipped with the retail product Deck Control 3 additional RS 422 Connectors GP I O 2 X general purpose input connectors and two general purpose output interfaces with power LTC I O 1 X LTC I O connector balanced unbalanced ...
Page 25: ...25 SD Greed Cable Connection Guide ...
Page 26: ...6 SD Greed Cable Connection Guide Digital Video Genlock Analog Video Digital Audio 1 8 Ch S P DIF BNC Digital Audio 2 6 Ch AES EBU XLR Analog Audio 1 RCA 2 Ch Analog Audio 2 XLR 2 Ch RS 422 Deck Control ...
Page 27: ... per SDI Reference input is BI Level via supported by 1 x BNC Bi level Sync All card outputs are unconditionally stable SDI outputs always meets SMPTE jitter specifications with or without genlock Type Supported Mode Label Cable Color 2 X SDI Inputs BNC Dual Link 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Video Key 4 2 2 4 Dual independent 2 X 4 2 2 DVID 3 SDI A In DVID 4 SDI B In GREEN BLUE 2 X SDI Outputs BNC Dual Link 4 4 ...
Page 28: ... conversion is done at 12 bits maintaining the highest quality signal accuracy and during the conversion process Label Cable Color Analog Video Connection Options AVID 1 Red G Output Y Output CVBS Output AVID 2 Yellow B Output U Output Y Output AVID 3 Green R Output V Output C Output AVID 4 Blue Y Output CVBS Output Y Input CVBS Input AVID 5 Grey U Output Y Output U Input Y Input AVID 6 White V Ou...
Page 29: ... pairs for input and 4 pairs for output Note These BNC connections produce digital signals and can not be used with analog speakers Type Supported Mode Label 8 Channels BNC S P DIF Unbalanced DIG AUDIO IN OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DIG AUDIO IN 1 2 DIG AUDIO IN 3 4 DIG AUDIO IN 5 6 DIG AUDIO OUT 7 8 DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 DIG AUDIO OUT 3 4 DIG AUDIO OUT 5 6 DIG AUDIO IN 7 8 ...
Page 30: ...ovides 6 channels of input and 3 male XLR pairs provides 6 channels of output Note These XLR connections produce digital signals and can not be used with analog speakers Type Supported Mode Label 6 Channels XLR Balanced AES EBU DIG AUDIO IN OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 DIG AUDIO OUT 3 4 DIG AUDIO OUT 5 6 DIG AUDIO IN 3 4 DIG AUDIO IN 1 2 DIG AUDIO IN 5 6 ...
Page 31: ...style phono jacks which allow you to connect into a range of analog monitoring devices such as phono jack speakers and headphones for in expensive monitoring of audio The Inputs may be connected to domestic Hi Fi components such as CD Players etc Type Supported Mode Label Analog unbalanced RCA AN Audio IN OUT LEFT RIGHT AN AUDIO IN LEFT AN AUDIO IN RIGHT AN AUDIO OUT LEFT AN AUDIO OUT RIGHT ...
Page 32: ...e connectors are XLR male for input and female for output Allows you to plug into a range of professional analog monitoring recording processing and transmission equipment that support the standard XLR connections Type Supported Mode Label Analog balanced XLR AN Audio IN OUT LEFT RIGHT AN AUDIO IN RIGHT AN AUDIO OUT RIGHT AN AUDIO IN LEFT AN AUDIO OUT LEFT ...
Page 33: ...her supported devices using RS422 SMPTE Sony protocol The SD Greed also supports a further 3 internal connectors for RS 422 control that are available for OEM configurations only The DB8 connector is wired to the Apple standard All four serial ports may be either master or slave connection under software control ...
Page 34: ...Graphic card drivers Latest system drivers and BIOS updates Supported bluefish444 hardware installed in the correct PCI slot for your system configuration You have the correct storage array requirements for the solution you intend to use Installation Steps Step 1 Update your system Step 2 Install Bluefish444 supported 3rd party applications Step 3 Install QuickTime version 6 5 2 or above Step 4 In...
Page 35: ...tic Quick Clip Pro for example you can install them at anytime as Bluefish444 support is built into the vendor s application For a list of supported applications and their requirements see the Bluefish444 compatibility section at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility software If you have not already done so install the Bluefish supported 3rd party software you intend to use with the SD Gr...
Page 36: ...tified hardware configurations for a range of common motherboards and computer systems Please refer to this free informative section available on our web site at the following Link http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware 1 Place your system in an easily accessible place that has sufficient lighting It is not recommend to insert the card in an awkward position that will increase the...
Page 37: ...e SD Greed card For a G5 or Intel AMD motherboards you should always have the controller card and the SD Greed on a separate bus For systems with an onboard SCSI controller such as the HP 8200 9300 the 100 MHz bus is shared with the onboard SCSI so it is wise to place the SD Greed in the PCI X 133 MHz slot so as to not affect the performance of the SCSI or FC controller card Quick Slot Guide Syste...
Page 38: ...try 3 Do not touch the components on the PCB do not touch the PCI slot mating edge see handling region diagram below 4 Insert the SD Greed into the correctly chosen slot by firmly pressing down on the metal PCI shield and the edge of the PCB 5 Secure the card with a screw or PCI clip depending on the chassis and computer system you are using 6 Replace the system chassis cover and connect the power...
Page 39: ...n not be covered by this manual instead we will focus on two typical connection work flows commonly used in the professional broadcast industry Dual Link 4 4 4 SD I O Analog SDI I O Beta cam SP SDI Analog Cameras SDI Analog Monitors Consumer recorders playback devices VCR DVD Consumer Television Digital 5 1 Surround Sound Digital 7 1 Surround Sound Analog headphones consumer Audio devices SD Greed...
Page 40: ...ital Audio by AES EBU XLR Your monitoring is Analog component and analog audio If your deck supports embedded audio you could I O the audio via the SDI and monitor the 4 channels via XLR or S P DIF Feature application Settings Digital audio routing channels 1 2 to Analog left and right DVID 1 SDI A OUT Input of Deck Genlock DVID 3 SDI A IN Output of Deck AVID 2 U B Y Output AVID 1 Y G CVBS Output ...
Page 41: ...master is Digital SDI for video and Digital Audio via AES EBU XLR Your monitoring is Analog component video and analog audio If your deck supports embedded audio you could I O the audio via the SDI and monitor the 4 channels via XLR or S P DIF SDI deck 6 Channels audio Component Video Audio will be captured and outputted to deck via the embedded audio support DVID 1 SDI A OUT Input of Deck Genlock...
Page 42: ...u must use the Bluefish retail installer Windows Installation Depending if you have had previous installations of Bluefish cards or this is a new system installation will determine the type of installation procedure Key points to remember when to run the Bluefish444 installer You must have Administrator privileges You must install the Bluefish444 installer for each user of the same workstation Alw...
Page 43: ...lled in your system 1 Turn on your system with an installed supported Bluefish444 video card 2 When Windows loads you may be presented with New Hardware Found Dialog box 3 Close the Dialog box 4 Run the Bluefish444 installer vXXX 5 Select next and say yes to all prompts to continue ...
Page 44: ...in the found new hardware Wizard dialog box select install the software automatically option 11 Select next 12 Select Continue Anyway 13 Select finish 14 Launch Symmetry and the Bluefish444 feature application to test your configuration Installing From Previous Installations Uninstall Installed Bluefish444 Installers Make sure you have closed all applications 1 In the Windows Control panel go to A...
Page 45: ...ou may be presented with New Hardware Found Dialog box 1 Close the Dialog box if present 2 Run the latest Bluefish444 installer that supports the SD Greed 3 Say yes to all prompts to continue 4 Restart your system 5 You may under certain circumstances see another new hardware found dialog box appear after you restart your computer system because the firmware introduces a new Rev ID and so to the o...
Page 46: ...bout what video mode and pixel format your card is currently operating in Feature App Main Control Interface The Bluefish444 feature application interface supports all of the Bluefish444 product range Depending on the card type you have installed the Bluefish444 feature app will make available certain features For example the SD Greed SDI analog video I O card supports both dual link SDI I O as we...
Page 47: ... A RGB A YUV YUV RGB YUV YUV YUV 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 8 bit 8 bit 8 bit 10 bit 10 bit 10 bit 8 bit 8 bit Depending on the application used will determine what memory format the SD Greed is currently in at the time the feature app was loaded You can update the information by clicking refresh Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere PRO for example use the v210 a 10 bit YUV me...
Page 48: ...KEY is the alpha channel output of a Video or Frame The Bluefish444 dual link cards have the ability to extract the alpha channel and output to a specific BNC Video and KEY is normally used in live broadcast environments such as virtual sets Genlock Timing Adjust Reference Video Mode Displays the input type that the SD Greed is detecting on the reference input Reference Video Source This allows yo...
Page 49: ...eal time Perfect for real time overlay and logo branding for off the shelf applications Applications that can be used are Adobe After Effects Discreet Combustion VDS Twister Photoshop CS 7 0 Eyeon Digital Fusion Symmetry 2 2 and many more that support the following frame buffer mode 8ARGB or 8BGRA Symmetry version 2 2 will be supporting TARGA 32 bit sequences playback and capture and can effective...
Page 50: ...the top and bottom of the screen This su used to create a 16 94 3 monitor Letter box lines Controls the amount of horizontal blanking lines at the top and bottom of the screen Set Commits the changes to the Bluefish444 card Cropping presets not selectable with SD products Contains a range of cropping presets such as 16 9 4 3 2 35 1 and custom Custom Activates the Advance Blanking control section ...
Page 51: ...51 Video The video features can be broken down into 4 sections Analog Output Signal Type Input Signal Type Analog Video Output Properties Analog Video Input Properties ...
Page 52: ... digital and analog I O options The SD Greed s analog I O cables have 6 connectors that can be configured between Composite S Video Component YUV Component RGB input and output For a guide of the possible configurations supported by the SD Greed please refer to the section Analog Configuration Guide on page 54 ...
Page 53: ...SDI A SDI B Currently the SD Greed supports either a Digital or analog input In the next free driver release the SD Greed will be able to have a combination of Digital and analog inputs and outputs as independent and simultaneous streams To select the input type you desire select the Input Signal Type drop down box and select your input signal ...
Page 54: ...le guide included in your SD Greed box or refer to this manual SD Greed Cable Connection Guide SD Greed Analog and Digital I O Configurations and Labeling Guide Input Type Output Configurations Digital Analog Set 1 Analog Set 2 SDI DVID 3 or DVID 4 SDI Video Key SDI Video Video Component RGB AVID 1 2 3 Composite AVID 4 S Video AVID 5 6 Component SDI Video Key SDI Video Video Component RGB AVID 1 2...
Page 55: ...lider bars on this tab you can adjust various signal properties for the output and save them as the default load up values The output signal fields that can be adjusted are Luma Gain Chroma Gain Hue Black level Sharpness Unity This button centers each slider bar to the default values of 0 0 Enable PED This adds the 7 5 IRE pedestal to analog NTSC signals ...
Page 56: ...ption has been removed Luma Gain Chroma Gain Hue Black level Unity This button centers each slider bar to the default values of 0 0 Enable PED Removes the 7 5 IRE pedestal from analog NTSC signals If you know your input has a pedestal information you will need to check the Enable Pedestal box Load Default values Loads the default values ...
Page 57: ...57 Save as Default Save the current settings as the default power up values Refresh Returns the value to the current defaults Close Close the Bluefish444 feature Application utility ...
Page 58: ...onnection Connect Type Channels Digital Audio External BNC 8 Channels Digital Audio External XLR 6 Channels Digital Audio External BNC SDI 8 Channels Analog Audio External XLR 2 Channels Analog Audio External RCA 2 Channels In most cases conditions applications will automatically select the audio input source however you may wish to manually select it To do so just select the audio input type from...
Page 59: ...d you can monitor the 8 digital audio channels with the analog audio outputs For example of you wish to listen to digital outputs 1 2 and wish to route them to the analog pairs for monitoring you simple select channels 1 and 2 to route to analog left and right pairs ...
Page 60: ...0 Appendices Appendix A Manual Bluefish Driver and DLL Removal 1 New Installations 2 Installing From Previous Installations 3 Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers Appendix B The Onboard Keyer ...
Page 61: ... Say yes to all prompts to continue 6 Select yes to shut down the system if required 7 If your system does not shut down automatically 8 Go to Start menu button and select Turn Off Computer 9 Select Turn Off to shut down your system 10 Restart your system 11 You may under certain circumstances see another new hardware found dialog box this is because the firmware introduces a new Rev ID and so to ...
Page 62: ... shut down the system if required 10 If your system does not shut down automatically 11 Go to Start menu button and select Turn Off Computer 12 Select Turn Off to shut down your system 13 Restart your system 14 You may under certain circumstances see another new hardware found dialog box this is because the firmware introduces a new Rev ID and so to the operating system it is a new device 15 In th...
Page 63: ...Show hidden files and folders 8 Go to the C Windows inf folder and open it 9 Select the Search Utility and select the Files or Folders option 10 In the What do you want to search for option box select A word or phrase in the file 11 Type in Bluefish 12 A file name beginning with OEMX inf will be presented X donates a numeric value e g OEM11 inf 13 Delete the file 14 Type in and search for the foll...
Page 64: ... Compiler prm f im Bluefish Import prm g pm Bluefish Playback prm h rm Bluefish Record prm Step 4 Uninstall Drivers via Device Manager 21 In the Device Manager Device Manager can be opened by right clicking the My Computer Icon in the desktop and select manage This will open the Computer management window Select the Device Manager 22 In Sound Video and Game Controllers right click the Bluefish444 ...
Page 65: ...wn your system 34 Restart your system 35 You may under certain circumstances see another new hardware found dialog box this is because the firmware introduces a new Rev ID and so to the operating system it is a new device 36 In the found new hardware Wizard dialog box select install the software automatically option 37 Select next 38 Select Continue Anyway 39 Select finish 40 Launch Symmetry and t...
Page 66: ...n be used to playback sequences for internal keying How to use the onboard keyer 1 Connect the output of the Bluefish444 card to a valid SDI monitor 2 Connect the HD card genlock input to a sync reference via the SDI cable use the deck reference 3 Launch the Bluefish444 feature application tool and enable the onboard keyer in the Misc functions section of the feature application 4 If the image is ...
Page 67: ...ee the input source outputted to the SDI monitor 7 Create some content like text the text will be overlaid in real time 8 You can also create an animation loop by loading the animation to RAM player and looping the playback 9 Ensure to turn the Onboard keyer feature off if you intend to use it with other applications that require input functionality such as Symmetry and Adobe Premiere Pro Finish ...
