Signature User Manual
March 23, 2014
Signature User Manual
Page 49
It is also worth your while to get the Signature working using the Standard composite
BNC connection, It has “less” requirement in synching with other software. You can
output both SDI and Composite at the same time. I use composite if I broadcast on NSN,
and SDI if I save my images or just want to look at a higher resolution video for outreach
purposes.
Note:
I have found that Versions later than 9.5.2 of Blackmagic Design Desktop Video,
use too much cpu cycle time for the
Blackmagic Media Express
to lock on, and
you cannot obtain a video image with the Dell XPS Laptop. But, you can use the
Blackmagic WDM to obtain an image with
SharpCap
or
Virtual Dub
(both have
the capability to grab 1080p data. These two software packages are how I
normally capture images from the UltraStudio.
Getting SDI Video Images
If this is the first time you are trying to connect the Signature to the
UltraStudio, you will need to check and if necessary change the HD output to
1080p30. Connect your Signature using the Composite video port (Not the
SDI HD) to your computer then using any video display capture software
(AMCAP), hold the middle key on the Signature to obtain the menu, using
the “Right Arrow” get to “Special Function (1/2)” Menu, Select it using “Middle
Button” . Using the down arrow, choose “Display Mode”. Within “Display
Mode”, ensure that the “HDV” is set to “1080p30”
