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12 Month Limited Warranty

Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 
a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty 
period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts 
and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. 

In order to obtain service under this warranty, you the Customer, must notify Blackmagic Design of the 
defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance 
of service. The Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to a 
designated service center nominated by Blackmagic Design, with shipping charges pre paid. Customer 
shall be responsible for paying all shipping changes, insurance, duties, taxes, and any other charges for 
products returned to us for any reason. 

This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or 
inadequate maintenance and care. Blackmagic Design shall not be obligated to furnish service under 
this warranty: a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personal other than Blackmagic Design 
representatives to install, repair or service the product, b) to repair damage resulting from improper 
use or connection to incompatible equipment, c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the 
use of non Blackmagic Design parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has been modified or 
integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or 
difficulty of servicing the product. THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY BLACKMAGIC DESIGN IN LIEU OF ANY 
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM 
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
BLACKMAGIC DESIGN’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE 
WHOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, 
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER BLACKMAGIC DESIGN 
OR THE VENDOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BLACKMAGIC 
DESIGN IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ILLEGAL USE OF EQUIPMENT BY CUSTOMER. BLACKMAGIC IS 
NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF THIS  PRODUCT. USER OPERATES THIS 
PRODUCT AT OWN RISK. 

Copyright 2011 Blackmagic Design. All rights reserved. ‘Blackmagic Design’, ‘DeckLink’, ‘HDLink’, ‘Workgroup Videohub’, ‘ Videohub’, ‘DeckLink’, 
‘Intensity’ and ‘Leading the creative video revolution’ are registered trademarks in the US and other countries. All other company and product 
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Содержание H.264 Pro

Страница 1: ...Operation Manual H 264 Pro Recorder Windows June 2011 Mac OS X ...

Страница 2: ...w 11 Device Menu 13 Preferences 14 Media List 15 Capture 16 Playback 19 Helpful Information Support 22 Which connections should I use for best quality video 22 Consumer Level Analog Audio Signals 24 RS 422 remote device control 25 Help 26 04 10 Connection Diagrams Component Analog Video Connections 28 S Video Analog Connections 29 Composite Analog Video Connection 30 Betacam SP analog deck 31 SDI ...

Страница 3: ...d supports 2 channels of professional balanced audio input With all these connections supported you can encode from practically any device out there It even has an RS 422 remote control port so you can batch capture H 264 video from your decks just as you would with normal video We think it should take you approximately 5 minutes to complete the installation Before you install H 264 Pro Recorder p...

Страница 4: ...How to Install 4 ...

Страница 5: ...lackmagic H 264 Pro Recorder Audio Left Audio Right Y or NTSC PAL Analog video input Analog audio input on 1 4 TRS jacks B Y or S VIDEO Y R Y or S VIDEO C RS 422 Deck Control 3G HD SD SDI Input USB 2 0 Connection Power ...

Страница 6: ...talled for Mac OS X or Windows QuickTime can be downloaded from Apple s website at http www apple com quicktime download Blackmagic Media Express capture software requires a computer display resolution of 1280 x 800 or higher and preferably 1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200 Blackmagic Media Express software must be used to record video with the H 264 Pro Recorder hardware Third party software application...

Страница 7: ...ckmagic Multibridge Utility Adobe presets and plug ins Apple Final Cut Pro Easy Setups presets and enablers QuickTime codecs Note Before installing any software or hardware you will need administrator privileges Desktop Video software 1 The CD supplied with the H 264 Pro Recorder contains the Desktop Video software Before you install ensure you have the very latest driver Visit www blackmagic desi...

Страница 8: ...the H 264 Pro Recorder contains the Desktop Video software Before you install ensure you have the very latest driver Visit www blackmagic design com support 2 Open the Desktop Video folder and launch the Desktop Video installer 3 The drivers will now be installed on your system An alert will appear Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this compute...

Страница 9: ...If the software version does not match the software will offer to update the firmware This is automatic and all you need to do is click Update now to start the process The update will take about 1 minute to complete If no software update is required no message will appear Please skip the rest of the steps in this section as your H 264 Pro Recorder is already up to date The following message should...

Страница 10: ...Software 10 ...

Страница 11: ...y H 264 Pro Recorder but may be used with other Blackmagic Design capture and playback products The capture playback and master views are color coded so you will know at a glance which mode is being used Media Express uses many of the same keyboard shortcuts which are standard in the video industry so there is little to learn Use j k l to shuttle backwards pause and shuttle forwards or use i and o...

Страница 12: ...Express 12 Device Menu Media List Search field Remote indicator VTR deck timecode Video Preview Transport Control Mark In Mark Out Track enable disable Project name video format and frame rate Blackmagic Media Express 2 Interface ...

Страница 13: ...uter then you can safely skip the rest of this section If you have more than one Blackmagic capture product installed go to the Device menu in Media Express and select H 264 Pro Recorder In the example pictured on this page a DeckLink card and a H 264 Pro Recorder are both installed in the same computer Selecting H 264 Pro Recorder will change the preferences displayed in Media Express so you can ...

Страница 14: ...4 and the file format to MP4 when using H 264 Pro Recorder Other choices appear in this menu when using other Blackmagic Design capture products The Quality button provides access to the H 264 encoding settings and is only available when H 264 Pro Recorder has detected a valid video input signal We recommend leaving the maximum bit rate unchanged from the default setting Other preferences Other pr...

Страница 15: ... list shows whether a clip has linked media If a clip has no linked media the film strip icon displays a red X and selecting the clip will show a Media Offline message in the Video Preview Window Clips can be added to the list by double clicking on an empty area in the list selecting File Import Media Files right clicking on the list and selecting Import Media Files capturing a clip from tape came...

Страница 16: ...lcome 16 Blackmagic Media Express Capture 16 Capture View showing the contextual menu in the Media List can be used to start a Batch Capture This performs the same function as clicking the Get Clip button ...

Страница 17: ...rea The Name will be applied to the clip s which are about to be captured Before capturing the audio channels to be captured can be switched on or off via the track enable disable buttons The video track cannot be turned off Click on the gray Capture button to commence capturing The button will highlight in red To end capture click on the Capture button again Alternatively if you decide you don t ...

Страница 18: ... use the shortcut key o Click on the Get Clip button Media Express will cue the tape and precisely capture the clip from the In to the Out timecode points including any handles specified in the application preferences While capturing if the file name Name of a clip already exists on the selected capture drive the user will be prompted if they want to over write the file or not If No is selected th...

Страница 19: ...Welcome 19 Capture 19 Blackmagic Media Express Playback 19 Playback View ...

Страница 20: ...the user will be prompted to create a new project and to save the current project If the current project has had no changes and has already been saved the user will only be prompted to start a new project as there is no need to save the existing project Playing back a single clip Selecting a clip single click on the list will load it into the Video Preview Window To play back a single clip in the ...

Страница 21: ...Helpful Information 21 ...

Страница 22: ...used to connect composite video from consumer equipment to the BNC connector on H 264 Pro Recorder S Video Better analog video S Video is higher quality than composite video and became a mainstream consumer standard in the late 1990s It can also be found on some professional video hardware Professional video equipment will sometimes have dual BNC connectors for S Video labelled Y and C whereas con...

Страница 23: ...ly connected to the HDMI port on H 264 Pro Recorder SDI and HD SDI provide industrial grade connections for uncompressed digital video SDI cables support transmission of uncompressed digital video over at least 300 feet or 100 meters SDI and HD SDI connections are found on high end broadcast and professional video hardware An SDI or HD SDI cable can be directly connected the SDI HD SDI port on H 2...

Страница 24: ...alanced consumer level analog audio In order to capture unbalanced audio from consumer equipment a line level converter can be used It is not necessary to buy an expensive line level converter Low cost models exist and do a great job Please refer to the support note Working with Consumer Level Analog Audio Signals which contains more detailed information including any inexpensive line level conver...

Страница 25: ...deck control port which has the correct pin connections for a direct connection to any deck You can use pre manufactured 9 pin cables as long as each end of the cable are wired pin for pin where the same pin number on each end of the cable are connected together If you would like to make custom cables e g for extra length please refer to the accompanying wiring diagram Remote pin connections ...

Страница 26: ... the support options your dealer offers as they can arrange various support plans based on your workflow requirements Step 3 The next option is to email us with your questions using the web form at www blackmagic design com support contact Step 4 Phone a Blackmagic Design support office Check our web site for current support phone numbers in your area www blackmagic design com company Please provi...

Страница 27: ...Connection Diagrams 27 ...

Страница 28: ...agrams 28 Component Analog Video Connections H 264 Pro Recorder s analog video BNC connectors can be used for component analog video capture in high definition or standard definition Y Component video input B Y R Y ...

Страница 29: ...e used for S Video analog video capture in standard definition While some analog decks provide S Video Y and C ports using two BNC connectors other analog equipment uses a single S Video connector A simple S Video to dual BNC adapter cable not included can be used for S Video capture as illustrated below ...

Страница 30: ...Connection Diagrams 30 Composite Analog Video Connection H 264ProRecorder sanalogvideoBNCconnectorscan be used for NTSC PAL capture in standard definition Composite video input ...

Страница 31: ...ENT 1 COMPONENT 1 IN OUT AUDIO CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 S VIDEO S VIDEO TIME CODE MONITOR REMOTE TBC REMOTE VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT Betacam SP analog deck This example shows H 264 Pro Recorder connected to an analog deck for component analog video and audio capture from the deck ...

Страница 32: ...or capture from the SDI deck ANALOG VIDEO I O DIGITAL AUDIO I O AES EBU REF VIDEO IN IN IN IN 1 2 3 OUT CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 IN OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S VIDEO MONITOR AUDIO AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN SDI OUTPUT SDI INPUT TIME CODE VIDEO CONTROL CONTROL PANEL REMOTE IN AC IN REMOTE OUT COMPONENT VIDEO ...

Страница 33: ...MONITOR B INPUT MONITOR CH1 2 CH3 4 CH5 6 CH7 8 CH9 10 CH11 12 AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT CUE HD REF OUT SD OUT TIME CODE IN OUT R L CH3 CH4 1 2 1 SYNC 2 COMPOSITE MONITOR CH1 CH2 IN OUT CH1 2 CH3 4 CH5 6 CH7 8 CH9 10 CH11 12 REMOTE 2 PARALLEL I O 50P REMOTE 1 IN 9P REMOTE 1 IN OUT 9P RS422 USB VIDEO CONTROL Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4 2 2 This example shows H 264 Pro Recorder connected to a Sony HDCAM SR s...

Страница 34: ...l cameras and video cameras including AVCHD and HDV cameras If you have an older camera without HDMI use the best quality analog video output connections provided by the camera and connect to the corresponding analog video input connections on H 264 Pro Recorder You will also need to connect analog audio Camera Outputs ...

Страница 35: ...Warranty ...

Страница 36: ...ives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Blackmagic Design parts or supplies or d to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or difficult...

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