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1. July 2015 icdesicn 9 Windows lackmag 4 cAr ooops aor and Operation Manua Deck Disk Recofeers E lO Installat Hyper v Welcome We hope you share our dream for the television industry to become a truly creative industry by allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video Our range of HyperDeck disk recorders have made it easier and more affordable than ever to record and play back full 10 Bit uncompressed video and now Ultra HD HyperDeck records directly to removable 2 5 Solid State Disks SSDs that are getting bigger faster and more affordable every day It s incredible that you can now record and play the most amazing quality video onto something so small thousands of times without any degradation in quality SSDs can also be mounted on any computer for immediate editing and fast transfer of your media With no moving parts SSDs are unbelievably robust and can handle harsh conditions that would destroy conventional hard drives and videotapes You can bypass unwanted camera compression and record directly from HDMI or SDI cameras straight to SSD and even connect to any HDMI or SDI monitor for instant playback With HyperDeck Studio Pro you can connect analog sources and also record and play back Ultra HD with 6G SDI The HyperDeck Studio 12G model can record even higher frame rates in Ultra HD up to 60 fps If you need longer recording times for each SSD then HyperDeck
2. Step 4 Press the INPUT button on HyperDeck Studio Pro to select the input from which you want to record to SSD and capture to your computer Step 5 Press Record on HyperDeck Studio Pro and click the capture button in your video software You are now recording the same video input to both the SSD and to your computer ee SSD Workflow ProRes Accessing Your Clips To access your clips simply connect the SSD to your computer using an SSD dock You can either drag the files from the SSD directly to a local hard drive or you can work directly from the SSD You can also connect the SSD to your computer with a 2 5 eSATA to USB cable adapter however this won t be fast enough to handle working directly from the SSD and is really only recommended as a portable solution for getting your video files off the SSD and onto a laptop Mac OS X QuickTime is built into Mac OS X Apple ProRes and uncompressed QuickTime movies recorded by HyperDeck can be opened in almost any video software on Mac OS X DNxHD MXF files recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve for Mac MCC closed caption data files recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with MacCaption software for Mac OS X from http www cpcweb com Windows Apple ProRes and uncompressed QuickTime movies recorded by HyperDeck require QuickTime to be installed on your PC Almost any video software on Windows that supports QuickTime can open movies recor
3. error mount edn t volume name Volume name 72 Developer Information recording time recording time available in seconds video format disk s default video format M Asynchronous slot information change notification is disabled by default and may be configured with the notify command When enabled changes in slot state will generate a 502 slot info asynchronous message with the same parameters as the 202 slot info message Retrieving clip information The disk list command returns the information for each playable clip on a given disk Without parameters the command returns information for the current active disk disk liste If a slot id is specified the disk in that slot will be queried disk list slot id Slot ID The server responds with the list of all playable clips on the disk in the format of Index name formats and duration in timecode 206 disk list slot id Slot TDI clip index name file format video format Duration timecode clip index name file format video format Duration timecode v Note that the clip index starts from 1 Retrieving clip count The clips count command returns the number of clips on the current timeline clips count The server responds with the number of clips 214 clips count clip count Count e seg Developer Information Retrieving timeline information The clips get command returns information for ea
4. QuickTime Avid DNxHD QuickTime Avid DNxHD MXF Save C Use HyperDeck Utility to select your desired recording and playback format 12V POWER HDMI IN HDMI OUT SDIIN SDI OUT HyperDeck Shuttle USB port SD HD 3GHD SDI LOOP OUT OUT 1 OUT 2 MON OUT REF IN HDMI Er HyperDeck Studio and HyperDeck Studio 12G USB port REMOTE YIN B Y IN R Y IN ree dre IN A INB INC ETHERNET amp L HDMI L sp Hb 3G 6G SDI IN HyperDeck Studio Pro USB port Selecting Your Video Format All current HyperDeck models let you select from a choice of uncompressed and compressed video formats The original HyperDeck Shuttle exclusively records uncompressed video while HyperDeck Shuttle 2 also records to ProRes 422 HO and Avid DNxHD You can change the codec you want from the front panel LCD menu on all HyperDeck Studio models or you can use the HyperDeck Utility software depending on what you prefer For more information on how to change your codec using the front panel on HyperDeck Studio models refer to the control panel display menu section HyperDeck can record 10 bit uncompressed QuickTime files on a fast SSD or to a compressed format if you have a slower SSD or want to fit longer high definition recordings on a single SSD This means if you have used the HyperDe
5. amp white display can also provide a useful visual reference Blue Only is used with color bar test signals for setting hue on playback decks When adjusting hue make sure all the blue bars are a constant brightness to attain the correct hue level Blue Only can also be used for evaluating noise levels in cameras and telecines Blue has the least amount of signal level in a color video signal and so is more susceptible to noise The BLUE setting can provide a good way to check on noise levels in a video signal The Picture Display will also decode RP 188 HD and VITC SD timecode information from an SDI video input signal and display it on the right side of the display If the timecode information is incorrect check your deck to ensure it is outputting the correct timecode signal encoded as VITC or RP188 It is worth noting that some standard definition broadcast decks let you re stripe the timecode track independently of the VITC which was encoded as part of the image This meant the VITC could not be changed without copying the video down another generation Consequently some standard definition decks had different timecode in the VITC to the normal LTC track on the SDI video output It is always worth checking master tapes if you think the displayed timecode is incorrect The Picture Display will also show timecode internally generated by your HyperDeck Studio Pro when Generate is selected in the Ancillary Data gt Timecode gt Mode Select
6. and not luminance values it cannot be used to check for illegal colors Vectorscope Display is the best tool for checking color levels from older analog videotape where you need to adjust chroma levels Just play back the color bar segment of the videotape and then adjust the chroma and hue settings to set the colors of the video within the square boxes in the graticule Vectorscope Display is also perfect for color grading as you can easily see if your video is correctly white balanced or if there is a color tint If your video has a color tint the Vectorscope display will drift off center and you might see two center dots Normally the blanking in the video signal will create a dot in the center of the vector scope and this is because the blanking in the video is black video without any color Blanking provides a useful reference point to help recognize areas of black video without any color information If your video has a color tint you should see the blacks move off color and off center The degree of shift represents the amount of color tint in your video and you can see the shift in both the white and black details of your video This makes Vectorscope Display valuable for removing color tint and regaining correct white balance Vectorscope Display lets you push colors in your video to the limits without accidentally adding unwanted color tints to blacks and whites While color balance can be monitored on both the RGB Parade Display
7. view select the desired left and right scopes by opening the view menu or by right clicking anywhere in the UltraScope window Make your selections from the left view and right view menu options If you attempt to choose the same scopes for both the left view and right view the existing scopes will swap sides Screen Resolution Requirements for Display Views Full Screen view 1920 x 1200 pixels or 1920 x 1080 pixels If your monitor doesn t support these resolutions then full screen view will not be available 2 up view minimum resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels HD 1080i 59 94 Zoom Function Parade Display Using Blackmagic UltraScope Zoom Function Blackmagic UltraScope allows you to zoom in on various displays for a more detailed analysis This helpful function will also pan and zoom the graticules for each display in high resolution The zoom function is available in the Parade Waveform Vectorscope and Picture displays To zoom in simply click on the bottom right of each respective display Now you will be able to view the display in finer detail Drag the mouse within the display area to pan around the zoomed display Clicking again will return the display back to its normal view Parade Display Parade Display is perfect for checking for illegal colors and checking levels Press the RGB button to display the full height of each color channel as red green and blue Monitoring the
8. where the same pin numbers on each end of the cable are connected together If you would like to make custom cables please refer to the accompanying wiring diagram You can remotely control your HyperDeck Studio model from an RS 422 controller instead of locally pushing buttons Step 1 Connect a video signal to an SDI or HDMI video input of your HyperDeck Studio model Step 2 Connect an RS 422 cable from your external controller to your HyperDeck Studio model Step 3 Press the rem button to enable remote deck control You can now remotely start and stop recording and playback of your HyperDeck Studio as well as performing other common jog and shuttle functions The full list of supported RS 422 commands is in the following section named supported RS 422 commands PAS RS 422 Control Supported RS 422 Commands Command Reply 0 System Control Device lypeRequest PAL OxF1EO 24P OxF2EO 1 Slave Response 0x20 0x00 Stop Acknowledge 0x20 0x01 Play Acknowledge 0x20 0x02 Record Acknowledge 0x20 0x10 FastFwd Acknowledge 0x21 0x11 JogFwd1 Acknowledge 0x22 0x11 JogFwd2 Acknowledge 0x21 0x12 VarFwd1 Acknowledge 0x22 0x12 VarFwd2 Acknowledge 0x21 0x13 ShuttleFwd1 Acknowledge 0x22 0x13 ShuttleFwd2 Acknowledge 0x20 0x20 Rewind Acknowledge 0x21 0x21 JogRev1 Acknowledge 0x22 0x21 JogRev2 Acknowledge 0x21 0x22 VarRev1 Acknowledge 0x22 0x22 VarRev2 Acknowledge 0x21 0x23 ShuttleRev1 Acknowledge 0x22 0x23 ShuttleRev2 Acknowledge
9. 256GB Yes Yes Angelbird AV Pro 480GB Yes Yes AV Pro 240GB Yes Yes Crucial M4 firmware 009 only CT512M4SSD2 512GB Yes Yes MA firmware OOOF only CT256M4SSD2 256GB No Yes Digtor Di pvo pretomettedenFat TB Ye in Professional Video Series DIG PVD4808S pre formatted exFat EE S iss Professional Video Series DIG PVD240S pre formatted exFat an i ae pes Intel 520 series SSDSC2CW480A310 480GB Yes Yes 520 series SSDSC2CW240A310 240GB Yes Yes 530 series SSDSC2BW240A401 240GB Yes Yes 530 series SSDSC2BW180A401 180GB Yes Yes 335 series SSDSC2CT240A4KS 240GB Yes Yes Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3 480G 480GB Yes Yes HyperX 3K SH10353 240G 240GB Yes Yes SSDNow KC300 SKC300S37A 480G 480GB Yes Yes SSDNow KC300 SKC300S37A 240G 240GB Yes Yes EH About SSDs Brand OCZ OWC Samsung SanDisk PNY Transcend Please visit the Blackmagic Design support center at www blackmagicdesign com for the latest support notes and information If you find an SSD that isn t fast enough for uncompressed HD video or Ultra HD try a faster SSD or use HyperDeck Utility to switch to a compressed recording format such as ProRes or DNxHD These recording formats have a much lower data rate and are easier for the SSD to handle SSD Name Model Number Agility 3 AGT3 25SAT3 240G Mercury Extreme Pro 6G OWCSSD7P6G480 Mercury Extreme Pro 6G OWCSSD7P6G240 Mercury Extreme Pro 6G OWCS
10. GB SAMSUNG H Mac Lion E 128 04 GB C300 CTF D E Hyper Step 2 Goto applications utilities and launch Disk Utility Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Step 3 Click on the disk icon of your SSD and then click the erase tab Step 4 Set the format to Mac OS Extended Journaled or exFAT E Disk Description C100 CTF DOACI28MAC Media Total Capacity 128 04 CR 128035676160 Bytes Connection Bus USS Write Status Read Write Connection Type External SMART Status Not Supported USR Serial Number 000000001045 Partition Map Scheme CUID Partition Table Step 5 Type a name for the new volume and then click erase Your SSD will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with HyperDeck Use Disk Utility on Mac OS X to erase your SSD in the Mac OS Extended Journaled or exFAT format Preparing SSDs on a Windows computer The format dialog box can format a drive in the exFAT format on a Windows PC Make sure you back Format Hyper N ES up anything important from your SSD as you will lose everything on it when it is formatted Step 1 Connect the SSD to your computer Step 2 Open the start menu or start screen and choose computer Right click on your SSD Step 3 From the contextual menu choose format Step 4 Set the file system to exFAT and the allocation unit size to 128 kilobytes Step 5 Type a volume label select quick format and click Start Restore device defaults Volume labe
11. O Capture 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Project name video format Clip Bins Mark In Mark Grab Still Logging Capture Transport Audio channel Audio Meters Remote and frame rate Out Frame Information options Controls enable disable indicator Using Blackmagic Media Express Log and Capture Capture Capturing video is easy All you need to do is connect HyperDeck Studio Pro via a Thunderbolt cable T set the Media Express preferences and press the capture button 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 Step 1 Connect your video source to an input on HyperDeck Studio Pro Check that E HyperDeck Studio Pro is set to the input you have connected your source to Reel 001 e g SDI HDMI or analog t Step 2 Open Media Express and click the red log and capture tab a a 3 Step 3 Your source video will appear in the preview pane Enter a description into the description field Step 4 Click the button next to the description to add it to the automatic name field Click the button next to any of the other fields that you wish to add to the name field To increment the value in each of these fields click the corresponding clapper board icon Alternatively type directly into any field to customize its name and number 1 6809 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 he E E E conne io E The text in the automatic name field will be applied to the clip s about to be captured To log the clip as a
12. Secondary Color Correction Qualifying a Color Adding a Power Window Tracking a Window Using Plugins Mastering your Edit Using Third Party Editing Software Avid Media Composer Setting up Capturing live via Thunderbolt Apple Final Cut Pro 7 Setting up Capturing live via Thunderbolt 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 37 39 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 46 46 46 49 97 68 71 72 87 88 89 Dlackmagiccesigr Adobe Premiere Pro CC Capturing live via Thunderbolt Adobe Photoshop CC How to grab video frames Using Blackmagic Media Express What is Blackmagic Media Express Capturing Video and Audio Files Playing back Video and Audio Files Browsing Media Using Blackmagic UltraScope Using Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Accessories Installing the HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate Developer Information Blackmagic HyperDeck Ethernet Protocol Protocol Commands Protocol Details Help Warnings Warranty 47 48 48 48 49 49 53 55 71 72 72 74 Getting Started REMOTE Y IN B Y IN R Y IN iz INA IN B INC C ppm LLL E sp Hb 36 68 sbI IN Connect power to your HyperDeck Studio using a standard IEC power cable e nnm IN SOC Y T eue TIMECODE LN ANALOG AUDIO x a t AES AUDIO n HyperDeck Studio Pro lets you pl
13. Status Bits sheet Limited to 9 bytes of status silently truncated Returns O TimeCode Wi RS 422 Control RS 422 Developer Information Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit O U U Cassette out U U U Local Standby U Stop 0 Rewind Forward Record Play Servo Lock U Shuttle Var Direction Still 1 Jog Auto Mode U U U Aout Set Ain Set Out Set In Set Select EE Full EE U U O 0 0 0 0 o 0 9 9 0 0 U U U U U Near EOT EOT U U U U Variables HyperDeck Serial RS 422 Protocol Cassette Out Set if no SSD is present Protocol Based on Sony 9 pin protocol Local Set if Remote is disabled local control Interface 38 4 kBits s Direction Clear if playback is forwarding set if playback is reversing Still Set if playback is paused or if in input preview mode Auto Mode Set if in Auto Mode Eus E 1 parity bit Select EE Full EE Set if in input preview mode 2 Lamp Still Fwd Rev Set according to playback speed and direction SEE Near EOT Set if total space left on available SSDs is less than 3 minutes EOT Set if total space left on available SSDs is less than 30 seconds Others OV Geer ee 999 Always 1 Cue requests are always instantaneous RE Thunderbolt Capturing video via Thunderbolt When connected to a computer with Thunderbolt technology HyperDeck Studio Pro can be used as a powerful capture solution for your editing workflow Thunderbolt of
14. also records and plays back Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD files These 10 Bit quality codecs retain fantastic picture quality and increase the recording length of SSDs by more than 5 times This instruction manual contains all the information you need to start using your HyperDeck disk recorder For uncompressed recording you need to use an SSD that supports the required data speed and we are continually adding details on our website of new SSDs that we have tested Please check the support page at www blackmagicdesign com for the latest version of this manual and updates to the HyperDeck software Keeping your software up to date will always ensure you get all the latest features When downloading software please register with your information so we can keep you updated when new software is released We are constantly working on new features and improvements so we would love to hear from you E v Grant Petty CEO Blackmagic Design Contents HyperDeck Disk Recorders 10 12 13 17 Getting Started Getting Started with Blackmagic HyperDeck Plugging in Power Plugging in Video and Audio Plugging in SSDs Recording Recording Ultra HD and HD video with HyperDeck Recording Video with HyperDeck Shuttle Recording Video with HyperDeck Studio Models Ref Input Playback Playing Video with HyperDeck Shuttle Playing Video with HyperDeck Studio models Ultra HD Playback on HyperDeck Studio Pro Jog or Shuttle with HyperDeck St
15. directly from Blackmagic MultiDock or stripe multiple drives as a RAID using your own operating system disk utility so you can maximize editing performance Blackmagic MultiDock is optimized for editing color grading or any job that requires large video files to be stored on multiple drives and provides options for you to make the most out of your SSD workflow Blackmagic MultiDock can even use HDDs or hard disk drives Read the following pages to learn more about how you can use Blackmagic MultiDock with your HyperDeck SSD workflow Connecting to a Computer Plug your power source into Blackmagic MultiDock s main power input using a standard IEC cable and connector The power indicator on the front panel will illuminate when power is supplied Connect one end of a Thunderbolt cable to either of the Blackmagic MultiDocks s two Thunderbolt ports and connect the other end to a Thunderbolt port on your Mac or Windows PC If your computer only has a single Thunderbolt port you can use the additional Thunderbolt port on your MultiDock to attach a RAID or other device SN SSD Workflow ED ED io SS Plug SSDs or HDDs into any of Blackmagic MultiDock s 4 drive bays The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer Initialize Ignore Eject A new drive will need to be initialized so your computer can use it to read and write data Plugging in Drives Blackmagi
16. in later releases Controlling asynchronous notifications The notify command may be used to enable or disable asynchronous notifications from the server To enable or disable transport notifications notify transport true false To enable or disable slot notifications notify slot true false To enable or disable remote notifications notify remote true false 1h Developer Information To enable or disable configuration notifications notify configuration true false Multiple parameters may be specified If no parameters are specified the server returns the current state of all notifications 209 notify transport true false slot true false remote true false configuration true false c Retrieving device information The device info command returns information about the connected deck device device info The server will respond with 204 device info protocol version Version model Model Name unique id unique alphanumeric identifier e Retrieving slot information The slot info command returns information about a slot Without parameters the command returns information for the currently selected slot slot info If a slot id is specified that slot will be queried slot info slot id Slot ID The server will respond with slot specific information 202 slot info slot id Slot ID status empty mounting
17. later to adjust colors without whites and blacks appearing flat and lacking in detail When color correcting you might decide to clip your video and in which case Histogram Display will show the effect of clipping the video and how much it is being clipped You can even use gamma to create a similar look with less clipping while retaining more detail You cannot really use Histogram Display to check for illegal levels although you can use it to see illegal blacks and whites Histogram Display does not show colors and so the histogram might appear to show legal levels even though your video may contain illegal colors Again RGB Parade Display provides the best way to watch out for illegal levels as it shows them in both the color and luminance elements of the video signal The HIGH and LOW buttons simply control how bright the histogram appears on your computer display If you find the white area of the histogram is too bright in a dark studio choose LOW for a more comfortable brightness level el Using Blackmagic UltraScope From the Histogram Display select the Logging button to switch to the Error Logging Display Error Logging Display Error Logging records errors in video and audio and is indispensable when reviewing video and for unattended operation Errors may be logged for color brightness or audio threshold levels as well as loss of video signal change of video format or audio silence After setting the par
18. menu Lastly the video standard is displayed on the left side of the Picture Display so you can verify the video standard being output by your HyperDeck Studio Pro This information is great for independently checking that the correct video standard is being output without having to use external monitoring equipment If the displayed video standard is not what you expected you should check the output settings on HyperDeck Studio Pro Using Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Select target drive 5ave screenshot Stress 1 GB 2 GB 3 GE 4 GB 5 GB Help with Disk Speed Test About Disk Speed Test Exit Settings menu Using Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is a beautiful and fun to use application that measures the read and write performance of storage media in video frame sizes The use of video frame sizes provides accurate measurement of how the disk storage will perform with video related applications If you have ever wondered whether your hard drive is suitable for playback read of a particular video format you can use Disk Speed Test to find out With its easy to understand layout it is now simple to understand what performance you can get out of your media drives with a single click of the Start button Disk Speed Test will even show you how many streams of video your storage is capable of handling Disk Speed Test is included free with your HyperDeck and can also be downloaded from our webs
19. might be significantly different to the Write performance These differences might mean that you can capture a video format but not play it back in real time or else you can play back a video format but not capture it in real time The Will it Work panel shows common video formats and instantly displays a check mark or cross to show if the disk performance will be adequate for the desired video format We suggest you allow Disk Speed Test to perform several test cycles to help reveal any video formats for which the disk storage performance might be marginal If you observe a check mark and a cross switching between each other for a video format this would indicate that the disk storage cannot reliably support the video format The How Fast results panel shows the frame rates your drive can achieve in frames per second and should be read in conjunction with the Will it Work panel If the Will it Work panel shows a green check mark for 1080p at 59 94fps in 10 Bit YUV 4 2 2 but the How Fast panel shows that a maximum of 60fps will be supported the disk storage performance is too marginal to be reliable How Fast After each Read or Write test the results will be displayed in the How Fast panel The How Fast results panel also enables you to see how many streams of video can be supported by your disk storage If the result for HD 1080 is 70 you can run up to 70 frames of HD 1080 video per second This storage speed is capabl
20. panel In the edit page you can add plugin generators and transitions to clips by opening the openFX panel in the effects library and dragging your selected plugin onto your clip on the timeline Mastering your Edit So now you ve edited color corrected and graded your clips you ll want to export a render of your edit in the deliver page This page lets you select the range of clips you want to export plus the format codec and resolution you want You can export in many types of formats such as QuickTime AVI MXF and DPX using codecs such as 8 bit or 10 bit uncompressed RGB YUV ProRes DNxHD H 264 and more To export a single clip of your edit Step 1 Click on the deliver tab to open the deliver page Step 2 Go to the render settings window on the top left of the page In the video settings select single clip Choose a video format and codec and resolution The frame rate will usually be locked to the project settings frame rate If you want to include audio with your export tick the export audio checkbox in the audio settings Step 3 In the file settings select use custom filename Name your export then choose your destination by clicking the browse button and selecting a folder location Click ok Step 4 You ll see the deliver timeline stretched across the bottom of the page Click on the scroll bar underneath your clips and drag it to the start of your edit Right click on the first cli
21. rescan of the disk to reconstruct the timeline with all clips of the specified video format Clearing the current timeline The clips clear command instructs the deck to empty the current timeline clips clear The server responds with 200 okt Adding a clip to the current timeline The clips add command instructs the deck to add a clip to the current timeline clips add name clip namen The server responds with 200 okt or in case of error 1xx error description Configuring the watchdog The watchdog command instructs the deck to monitor the connected client and terminate the connection if the client is inactive for at least a specified period of time To configure the watchdog watchdog period period in seconds To avoid disconnection the client must send a command to the server at least every period seconds Note that if the period is set to 0 or less than O connection monitoring will be disabled Getting Help The fastest way to obtain help is to go to the Blackmagic Design online support pages and check the latest support material available for your HyperDeck Blackmagic Design Online Support Pages The latest manual software and support notes can be found at the Blackmagic Design support center at www blackmagicdesign com support Contacting Blackmagic Design Support If you can t find the help you need in our support material please use the Send us an email button on the support page to
22. the DaVinci media pool then edit color correct and finish your production without ever having to leave DaVinci Resolve DaVinci Resolve will help you adjust your clips to get any kind of look you are after DaVinci Resolve is the same tool used on most major blockbuster movies so it s much more than a simple NLE software tool asithas extremely advanced technology built in for high end digital film You get the advantage of this technology when you use DaVinci Resolve to edit and color correct your work Included here is information on how to get started using DaVinci Resolve with your HyperDeck recorded SSD files Of course DaVinci Resolve is extremely advanced and includes a lot more features than you immediately see when first looking at its user interface To learn more about how to use DaVinci Resolve please download the DaVinci Resolve instruction manual pdf file from the Blackmagic Design Support Center on the Blackmagic Design website or check online for the many training courses and tutorial videos available Importing your Clips To start editing your clips you ll first need to import them into the media pool Step 1 Launch DaVinci Resolve If this is the first time you ve opened DaVinci Resolve click on the plus icon at the bottom left of the log in window and create a new user Log in and double click on untitled project in the project manager window Step 2 You ll now see the media page with a library window at the
23. the most intuitive way to display your clips Hover your mouse over the clip s thumbnail In the media list choose to view your clips in timecode list er and then click on the popup info icon at the bottom right of the thumbnail Click the info bubble only your favorite clips Type in the search field to find your to hide it favorite clips List view You can view your clips in timecode list view by clicking on the timecode list button at the top right of the media list Use the horizontal scroll bar to view all the columns of information for your 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 Rall journey 1 2012 04 24 1723 C0000 You can move clips around by dragging the clip icons to the desired bin If you want a clip to appear in we Out Dur more than one bin import the same clip again by right clicking on the bin and choosing import clip 17 23 59 00 17 36 40 00 00 12 41 01 info 1080p 24 ProRes 422 HQ 1920x1080 By default logged clips appear in the scratch If you want to log clips and have them appear in a Desc None new bin right click the new bin and choose select as log bin Take Angle Creating and using favorites In the log and capture tab click the star icon next to the name field if you want to log a clip as a favorite In the playback tab clicking the star icon
24. there may be the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within HyperDeck Studio Pro s enclosure which may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to the user Blackmagic Design advises you not to open the HyperDeck Studio Pro unit but rather contact your nearest Blackmagic Design service center should assistance be required Achtung Stromschlaggefahr Auf der HyperDeck Studio Pro R ckseite befindet sich ein gelbes Warnetikett mit der Aufschrift Caution Risk of Electric Shock Dieses warnt den Benutzer vor einer m glichen nicht isolierten gef hrlichen Spannung innerhalb des HyperDeck Studio Pro Geh uses die einen Elektroschock verursachen kann Blackmagic Design empfiehlt das Gehause des HyperDeck Studio Pro nicht selbst zu offnen sondern bei Hilfebedarf das nachstgelegene Blackmagic Design Servicecenter zu kontaktieren Attention Risque de choc lectrique Sur le panneau arri re du HyperDeck Studio Pro vous verrai une tiquette d avertissement de couleur jaune sur laquelle est inscrit Attention Risque de choc lectrique Cette mise en garde est destin e avertir les utilisateurs de la pr sence possible d une tension dangereuse non isol e l int rieur du boitier du HyperDeck Studio Pro laquelle tension pouvant avoir une magnitude suffisante pour constituer un risque de choc lectrique l utilisateur Blackmagic Design vous d conseille donc d ouvrir l unit HyperDeck Stud
25. track name and select add track For audio select the track type you want Step 1 Make sure there are two clips edited tightly together on the timeline Go to the toolbox in the effects library located below the media pool and you ll see the transitions palette Step 2 Click on the cross dissolve transition drag it to your timeline and hover it over the edit point between two clips You ll see the mouse pointer highlight both the end section of the first clip and the start of the second Drop the transition onto the clips It s important both clips have enough length before and after their edit points to make room for the dissolve You now have a smooth transition mixing from one clip to the other If you want to adjust the length of the transition you can lengthen or shorten its start and end point using a similar approach to trimming a clip Hover your mouse pointer over the start or end of the transition until the transition trim icon appears then drag it left or right Adding Titles It s easy to create titles for your edit You can place a title on any video track just as you would a clip If you run out of tracks you can easily add new ones by right clicking next to an existing track name and selecting add track To create a title Step 1 Go to the toolbox in the effects library located underneath the media pool and you ll see the titles palette Use the scroll bar to reveal more titles options St
26. with Blackmagic MultiDock Formatting Drives on Windows Windows uses the disk management application to format a new drive in the exFAT format Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Plug a new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock Go to control panel administrative tools computer management storage disk management Right click on the new drive from the list of connected drives and select new simple volume New unformatted drives will be described as unallocated A window will open asking for the volume size Leave the volume size defaulted to the drive s maximum capacity Click next Assign a drive letter and click next Set the file system to exFAT Type a volume label select quick format and click next The new drive will be quickly formatted and made ready for use with Blackmagic MultiDock eee SSD Workflow First Aid Erase Partition ZO Restore RAID Set Name l Blackmagic Design RAID set 1 Format Mac OS Extended Journaled RAID Type Striped RAID Set RAID Set Estimated Size 720 17 GB To create a RAID et drag disks or partitions into the list helow To create more than one RAID set click the Add button E New member disk1 E New member disk2 E New member disk3 Options Create 3 SSDs being striped as a level O RAID using Disk Utility on Mac OS X Setting up a RAID for High Speed Performance and Data Security Blackm
27. 0x20 0x30 Preroll Acknowledge 0x24 0x31 CueData Acknowledge 0x20 0x34 SyncPlay Acknowledge NTSC OxFOEO No Remote Notes Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Treated as N 1 Same as JogFwd1 Disabled Uses ShuttleFwd1 Treated as N 1 Same as VarFwd1 Disabled Disabled Disabled Treated as N 1 Disabled Same as ShuttleFwd1 Disabled Disabled Treated as N 1 Same as JogRev1 Disabled Uses ShuttleRev1 Disabled Treated as N 1 Disabled Same as VarRev1 Disabled Treated as N 1 Disabled Same as ShuttleRev1 Disabled Disabled Disabled 958 RS 422 Control Supported RS 422 Commands 0x21 0x38 ProgSpeedPlayPlus Acknowledge 0x21 0x39 ProgSpeedPlayMinus Acknowledge 0x20 0x40 Preview Acknowledge 0x20 0x41 Review Acknowledge 0x20 0x43 OutpointPreview Acknowledge 0x22 Ox5C DMCSetFwd Acknowledge 0x20 0x63 SelectEEOn Acknowledge 4 Preset Select Control 0x40 0x10 InEntry Acknowledge 0x22 0x23 ShuttleRev2 Acknowledge 0x21 0x39 ProgSpeedPlayMinus Acknowledge 0x40 0x11 OutEntry Acknowledge Ox44 0x14 InDataPreset Acknowledge 0x44 0x15 OutDataPreset Acknowledge 0x40 0x18 InFwd Acknowledge 0x40 0x19 InRev Acknowledge 0x40 Ox1A OutFwd Acknowledge 0x40 0x1B OutRev Acknowledge 0x40 0x21 OutReset Acknowledge 0x40 0x22 AlnReset Acknowledge No Remote Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabl
28. A warning message will appear on the LCD asking you to confirm the format Make sure you have backed up any important data before you confirm as this action cannot be undone Confirm the format by selecting format SSD using the jog shuttle wheel and pressing the set button A progress bar will show you the formatting progress When your SSD has finished formatting format complete will display on the LCD Press the set button again to return to the main menu ifm About SSDs Preparing SSDs on a Mac OS X computer The Disk Utility application included with Mac OS X can format a drive in the HFS or exFAT formats Make sure you back up anything important from your SSD as you will lose everything on it when it is formatted First Aid Partition RAID Restore 3 500 11 CB SAMSUNG H st nd EE mes anore Mac Lion To erase all data on a disk or volume o F 1128 04 CB C300 CTF D 1 Select the disk or volume in the Est on the left LA Hyper 2 Specify a format and name 3 H you want to prevent the recovery of the ditk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select volume in on the k frase free Space Step 1 Connect the SSD to your computer with an external dock or cable adapter and dismiss any message offering to use your SSD for Time Machine backups Format Mac O Extended Qournaled Name Uetitled 23 500 11
29. I 214 eR al Fri es i SE a z n Backmagec Product Blackrage Pod i E Do aup ai ef n w t gt me A p e us f A Rackmag imr e Mackmagic Product Backmag Product 2 s meum a x FO 5 25a Packmage Product Rlackmagic Product Bacamagc Product s n Bachunege Product Blackeye Product Beckmagec Product In 19 49 26 00 Out gt Master i Hii E LET 5 5 5 5 Blackmagx Product Beckmageo Product Black nagsc P mt Backmage Product To import your clips simply drag them from the library and drop them into the media pool Introducing DaVinci Resolve Recording clips using Blackmagic HyperDeck is only part of the process of creating television content and just as important is the process of media backup and management as well as editing color correction and encoding final master files Using DaVinci Resolve you have a complete solution for recording and post production DaVinci Resolve Lite can be downloaded for free from our web site for use with the files recorded with your HyperDeck and provides powerful color correction and editing After connecting your SSD card to your computer you can use DaVinci Resolve s media management to create running backups of your recorded clips This is recommended as any type of media is susceptible to becoming damaged or developing a fault so backup ensures your clips will be immune to loss Once you have used DaVinci Resolve to back up your media you can then load your clips into
30. Response Text Parameter Value Parameter Value PE Connection response On connection an asynchronous message will be delivered 500 connection info protocol version Version model Model Name Pa Connection rejection Only one client may connect to the server at a time If other clients attempt to connect concurrently they will receive an error and be disconnected 120 connection rejected Timecode syntax Timecodes are expressed as non drop frame timecode in the format HH MM SS FF Handling of deck remote state The remote command may be used to enable or disable the remote control of the deck Any attempt to change the deck state over ethernet while remote access is disabled will generate an error 111 remote control disabledt To enable or disable remote control remote enable true false INA Developer Information The current remote control state may be overridden allowing remote access over ethernet irrespective of the current remote control state remote override true false The override state is only valid for the currently connected ethernet client and only while the connection remains open The remote command may be used to query the remote control state of the deck by specifying no parameters remote The deck will return the current remote control state 210 remote info enabled true false override true false Asynchronous r
31. SD 7P6G120 850 Pro MZ 1TOBW spacer required 850 Pro MZ 7KE512BW spacer required 850 Pro MZ KE256BW spacer required Extreme Pro SDSSDXPS 240G G25 Extreme Pro SDSSDXPS 480G G25 Extreme Pro SDSSDXPS 960G G25 Extreme SDSSDX 480G G25 Extreme SDSSDX 240G G25 Extreme SDSSDX 120G G25 Prevail SSD9SC480GCDA PB Prevail SSD9SC240GCDA PB XLR8 SSD9SCA80GMDA RB EIDEM SS SSD370 TS512GSSD370 SSD370 TS256GSSD370 SSD720 TS256GSSD720 Storage 240GB 480GB 240GB 120GB 1TB 512GB 256GB 240GB 480GB 960GB 480GB 240GB 120GB 480GB 240GB 480GB 1TB 512GB 256GB 256GB 10 Bit uncompressed HD ProRes HD and Ultra HD ProRes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported Formats and DNxHD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ik About SSDs Video Main Menu Timecode Turn the jog shuttle wheel clockwise to select format SSD on the LCD menu Set your desired format from the HFS or exFAT options Format SSD 1 as HFS Your disk s contents will be erased This action cannot be undone Confirm the format by selecting Format SSD using the jog shuttle wheel and pressing the set button Preparing SSDs SSDs used by HyperDeck must be formatted as either HFS or exFAT These disk formats allow long clips to be recorded as
32. SDI Out e Single 6G SDi 4K SDI Out Dual 3G SDI Quad HD SDI e Single 6G SDI Dual 3G SDI Quad HD SDI For HyperDeck Studio Pro you can choose between single link 6G SDI dual link 3G SDI or quad link HD SDI for Ultra HD playback Playing Video with HyperDeck Shuttle Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Press the stop button once to stop recording Press stop again to switch HyperDeck Shuttle to playback mode Press play and you ll see your video appear on any displays connected to the SDI and HDMI outputs When a clip is playing pressing play again will loop it continuously To skip to the next clip press the next clip button on the shuttle controls Press previous clip once to go to the start of the current clip or press twice to skip back to the start of the previous clip Playing Video with HyperDeck Studio models Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Press the play button once for instant playback and you ll see your video on any displays connected to the SDI and HDMI outputs When a clip is playing pressing play again will loop it continuously With HyperDeck Studio Pro you can choose to play back Ultra HD using single link dual link or quad link outputs Refer to the Ultra HD Playback on HyperDeck Studio Pro section for more information To skip to the next clip press the next clip button on the shuttle controls Press previous clip once to go to the start of the current clip or press twice to
33. a sound mix for example voice sound effects and music Refer to the DaVinci Resolve manual for more information on how you can use all the powerful editing tools Color Correcting your Clips Once you have edited your sequence of clips you can start color correcting This is best begun after you have finished editing your sequence so you can maintain a consistent look but part of the fun of DaVinci Resolve is being able to move between the edit and color page to make fine adjustments and discover new creative choices First click on the color tab to open the color page You ll see the color wheels curves palettes and general color correction tools as well as the preview and nodes window Don t feel overwhelmed by the vast array of features in front of you they are all there to help you get the most amazing looking pictures The DaVinci Resolve manual will show you exactly what the tools are for and how to use them in easy to follow steps You ll learn the same techniques the professionals use in high end color correction facilities Generally the first thing you ll want do is optimize the shadows mid tones and highlights in your clips In other words adjust the lift gamma and gain settings This will help get your pictures looking their brightest and best with a clean uniform starting point from where you can begin grading the look of your film Using Scopes Most colorists make creative color choices by fo
34. agic MultiDock supports 2 levels of RAID or redundant array of independent disks RAID level O stripes drives together so they are recognized by a computer as one single drive to increase performance RAID level 1 configures two drives so one is always mirrored by the other which increases data security Striping drives as a RAID shares data over a set of drives which requires careful management It s also worth noting that if striping drives as a RAID stripe only a set of SSDs or a set of HDDs not a combination of both RAID Level 0 for High Speed Performance When using HDDs for uncompressed video capture and playback it s beneficial to stripe 2 to 4 drives together as a RAID Sharing the data amongst a pair of drives doubles the total capacity plus decreases their workload so you get faster performance Similarly configuring 3 or 4 drives as a RAID level O triples or quadruples their total drive capacity For example a computer will recognize 4 x 1 terabyte drives striped using level O RAID as 1 single 4 terabyte drive When drives are striped together in a RAID set be careful not to unplug any of the drives while the computer is powered otherwise data may be lost When using RAID shut down the computer before removing or swapping drives SSDs can also be striped together as a level 0 RAID however performance increases are generally limited to workflows using large sequential files such as reading and writing Ultra HD or uncompresse
35. ameters which define when an error should be logged you can choose to start or stop error logging save the log to a file or clear the log These functions can be selected from the buttons in the Error Logging Display or from the Error Logging pulldown menu Errors are recorded against timecode and time of day to make them easy to find If the timecode is not present errors can be found by reviewing the time of day at which they were recorded As computer clocks can drift it is a good idea to inspect the Date amp Time settings on your computer and set the clock to synchronize with an Internet time server to ensure accurate time of day logging In the Full Screen view Histogram Display and Error Logging Display share the same area of the UltraScope interface Select the LOGGING button below the Histogram Display to switch to the Error Logging Display Select the HISTOGRAM button below the Error Logging Display to switch back to the Histogram Display After quitting and reopening the UltraScope application the last viewed display will be made visible again i e either Histogram or Error Logging In 2 up view Histogram Display and Error Logging Display can be viewed simultaneously and so there are no LOGGING or HISTOGRAM buttons When viewing the Error Logging Display for the first time the display will initially be blank other than for some column headings Select the START button to commence logging In Full Screen view you can switch
36. and Vectorscope Display color balance issues will often be easier to see in Vectorscope Display When color correcting footage of skin tone particularly faces you will want to keep your warm color saturation along a line at approximately 10 o clock on the vectorscope This is known as the fleshtone line and is based on the color of blood beneath the skin s surface The fleshtone line is therefore applicable to all skin pigmentations and is the best way to ensure the skin tones of your talent look natural eee Using Blackmagic UltraScope Histogram Display Histogram Display Histogram Display is most familiar to graphic designers and camera operators Histogram Display shows the distribution of white to black information and lets you monitor how close the detail is to being clipped off in the whites or blacks of the video Histogram Display also lets you see the effects of gamma changes in the video Black video is shown on the left of the display and whites are shown on the right All video should usually be found between the 0 and 100 intervals of the Histogram Display Your video is being clipped if it moves below 0 or above 100 Video clipping can be really bad when you re on a shoot as detail in the blacks and whites must be preserved if you subsequently want to perform color correction in a controlled environment When shooting keep the video above the black clip and below the white clip so you can have more freedom
37. ange Now your project settings match your clips Editing your Clips With your clips in the media pool click on the edit tab to open the edit page Now you can start building your edit Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 You ll first need to create a new timeline Right click in the timelines window next to the folder library and select create new timeline When the dialog box appears click the create new timeline button Click on the media pool button above the timelines window Now double click on a clip to open the clip in the source viewer Use the mouse pointer to scrub the play head in the source viewer left and right until you find the start frame you want for the clip Mark the in point with the I shortcut Do the same for the end frame using the O shortcut Go to the timeline and position the timeline play head where you want your clip to be inserted To insert the clip onto the timeline click inside the source viewer then drag the mouse pointer across to the timeline viewer A list of edit options will appear Select the type of edit you want Your clip will be placed onto the timeline using the edit type you selected You ll find a description of each edit type and how to use them in the DaVinci Resolve manual A faster way to add clips to your edit is by dragging them from the media pool and dropping them directly onto the timeline where you can adjust your in and out points position your clips try d
38. ase to 4x and then 8x Once you ve found the section you want to review press play and playback will resume at normal speed Jog or Shuttle with HyperDeck Studio Models During playback press the reverse or fast forward button to play through the clip at 2x speed Press the reverse or fast forward button again and the speed will increase to 4x and then 8x Once you ve found the section you want to review press play to resume normal playback You can also use the jog or shuttle wheel to shuttle to a particular section at variable speeds The more you turn it forwards or backwards the faster your HyperDeck Studio will play through your video Once you ve found the section you want to review press play to resume normal playback If you want to slowly jog through your video frame by frame press the jog button once to enable jog operation Turning the jog or shuttle wheel in the desired direction will then jog through your video Pressing the jog button again will return the wheel to shuttle operation HyperDeck Status Indicators 69 8 0 CD S ses Status indicators on HyperDeck Shuttle tell you whether your SSD is formatted correctly whether a video signal is detected and how much battery power is left 01 42 56 12 1080p 23 98 01 42 56 12 The SSD slots on HyperDeck Studio models indicate if an SSD is formatted corr
39. back to the Histogram Display and UltraScope will continue to perform error logging until you choose to stop it When error logging is being performed the STOP button replaces the START button When the STOP button has been selected you can choose to START again and any new errors will be appended to the existing log When error logging has been stopped you can choose to SAVE the log to a CSV file or alternatively CLEAR the log The SAVE and CLEAR buttons will not appear if no errors have been recorded The CSV file can be analyzed in many applications including spreadsheet and database software By default error logging is performed using the EBU R103 standard which is set down by the European Broadcasting Union This standard is popular worldwide and is commonly used as a template for making new error logging profiles el Using Blackmagic UltraScope Active Profile EBU R103 EBU R103 Set Active Error Logging Profiles Gamut Audio Video Notes RGB Y Log Camut Errors Upper limit 105 M Min duration Lower limit 5 IRE Area Luma Log Camut Errors Upper limit 103 Min duration Lower limit 1s Area Chroma Upper limit 105 Min duration Lower limit 5 Hl Area Error Logging Profiles Gamut Audio Video Notes Levels V Log Audio Errors Max level 12 dB Min duration Silence Log Audio Errors Silence level 40 7 dB Min duration Audio error tolerance settings How to Cust
40. c MultiDock uses formatted 2 5 SSDs and HDDs To plug in your drive Step 1 Hold the drive so its gold SATA contacts are facing down and towards the drive bay Step 2 Gently push the drive into the drive bay until it slots into place The drive bay s red LED will briefly illuminate when a drive is detected When an SSD or HDD is being read or written to the drive bay s LED will flash according to the level of disk activity When plugging in formatted drives they will be recognized by the computer and mounted On Mac OS X drives will appear on the desktop On a Windows PC drives can be found by clicking the start icon or start page and clicking on computer A window will open containing icons for all connected drives Identifying Drives Blackmagic MultiDock has 4 independent drive bays We recommend naming or renaming drives so they can be easily identified Drives can be named when formatting using the disk utility application on Mac OS X or Windows Disk Management on Windows Renaming a drive is as easy as right clicking on the drive in finder or Windows Explorer It s also helpful to physically label drives so they can be visually identified in each drive bay Formatting Drives Blackmagic MultiDock can use any 2 5 SSD or HDD New drives need to be formatted or initialized so a computer can read and write to the them When working with Blackmagic cameras drives will need to be formatted to either HFS or e
41. ch available clip for a given range in timecode on the current timeline Without parameters the command returns information for all clips on timeline clips gett If parameters in timecode and out timecode are specified the command returns information for clips within the specified range If out is not specified it only returns the information of the clip containing in in point clips get in timecode out timecode The server responds with a list of clip IDs names and timecodes 205 clips info clip count Count Clip ID Name Start timecode Duration timecode Clip ID Name Start timecode Duration timecode Note that the clip list format has changed incompatibly in protocol version 1 1 i e Start timecode information field is inserted to each clip information line Retrieving transport information The transport info command returns the state of the transport transport info The server responds with transport specific information 208 transport info status preview stopped play forward rewind jog shuttle record speed Play speed between 1600 and 1600 slot id Slot ID or none display timecode timecode timecode timecode 25 Developer Information clip id Clip ID or none 4 video format Video format loop true false e a The timecode value is the timecode within the current timeline for playback or the clip fo
42. ck Utility software to change the recording format it is possible to have uncompressed QuickTime files as well as compressed files on the same disk Working with uncompressed video is exciting as there is simply no better quality However if compressed video better suits your workflow or if you need to fit more video on a SSD you can choose a high quality professional compressed video format which is also perfect for editing HyperDeck Studio Pro records Ultra HD video using Apple ProRes codecs To choose a video format Step 1 Connect HyperDeck to your computer via USB Step 2 Launch HyperDeck Utility Your HyperDeck model will be named in the title bar of the utility Step 3 Set the recording format from the dropdown menu and save the setting All subsequent clips will be recorded in the chosen format Setting the recording format also sets the playback format For example if you want to play back an uncompressed 10 bit QuickTime file set the recording format to Uncompressed 10 Bit QuickTime Setting Avid DNxHD as the recording format lets you play DNxHD QuickTime and MXF clips and by selecting Apple ProRes you can play clips using any of the ProRes codecs ProRes codecs include ProRes 422 HQ For the highest quality compression at the maximum ProRes data rate ProRes 422 For extremely high quality compression using a low ProRes data rate ProRes 422 LT For high quality compression at a lower ProRes data rate ProRes 422 Pr
43. conditions in the clip You can also use the curves feature to make primary color corrections Simply open the curves palette and adjust the highlights mid tones and shadows by clicking on the diagonal line inside the luminance curve at selected points and dragging them up or down The optimum points to adjust are the bottom third mid and top third of the curve line To get a larger view of the curves when making fine adjustments click on the gigantor mode icon below the curves to maximise the window Click outside of the window to return to the standard size There are many more ways of doing primary color correction in DaVinci Resolve and check the DaVinci Resolve manual to learn how to use them all Secondary Color Correction If you want to adjust a specific part of your image then you need to use secondary corrections The adjustments you have been doing up until now using the color wheels and lift gamma and gain adjustments affect the whole image at the same time and so they are called primary color corrections Using DaVinci Resolve Use the HSL qualifier feature to select specific colors in your image This is handy when you want to make areas of your image pop to add contrast or to help draw the audience s attention to certain areas of your shot Use power windows to mask out areas you don t want to be affected by the HSL qualifier secondary adjustments 01 03 49 15 Power windows let you make secondar
44. connected Press the record button and the SSD light will flash to indicate SSD activity If the stop button starts flashing while recording there are only 3 minutes of recording time left on the SSD Press the stop button to finish recording Recording Video with HyperDeck Studio Models Step 1 Step 2 Insert your formatted SSD into either SSD slot The LED strip surrounding the drive will illuminate green as HyperDeck reads the disk When the slot light turns off HyperDeck Studio is ready to record Press the input button on the control panel to cycle through your HyperDeck s inputs When your connected source is selected it will appear on the control panel LCD For HyperDeck Studio Pro pressing the input button will also cycle through combinations of video and audio connections for example SDI SDI SDI XLR and SDI RCA This lets you record SDI or HDMI video with external audio If you want to record using a different codec you can choose from uncompressed HD ProRes and DNxHD codecs using the control panel LCD menu or HyperDeck Utility software See the control panel display menu section or HyperDeck Utility selecting your video format section for more information Recording REF IN Q ETHERNE The reference input on HyperDeck Studio models and HyperDeck Studio Pro lets you sync your HyperDeck with other video equipment Ce oosa Tang 01 42 56 12 If you hav
45. control panel then selecting administrative tools computer management storage disk management For detailed information on how to configure a RAID refer to your operating system s online support Unplugging your Drives Make sure drives have been properly ejected before removing them from their drive bays HDDs have longer initialize and shut down times compared to SSDs This is because HDDs use spinning discs to store data which take time to reach speed Ejecting a drive on Mac OS X Right click on the drive icon on the desktop and select eject Blackmagic MultiDock s drive bay LED will flash briefly and the drive will disappear from the desktop The drive is now ready to be unplugged from Blackmagic MultiDock Ejecting a drive on a Windows PC Click on the safely remove hardware and eject media icon at the bottom right of the desktop A list of drives and devices will appear above the icon Click on the drive to eject Blackmagic MultiDock s drive bay LED will flash briefly and the drive will disappear from the device list on the desktop The drive is now ready to be unplugged from Blackmagic MultiDock NOTE When using a RAID it s important to shut down the computer before unplugging the RAID set Never unplug a drive from a RAID set while the computer is operating or there will be a risk of data loss EK Using DaVinci Resolve 9 oo DAVINCI RESOLVE lt E 2 Blackmagic Product MA c mot Se TN L GNE
46. cusing on the emotion and the look they want their program to have and then simply work using the monitor to achieve that look You can look at everyday objects and how different types of light interact with them to generate ideas on what you can do with your images and a little practice Another way to color grade is to use the built in scopes to help you balance shots You can open the scopes by clicking view in the title bar and turning video scopes on Make sure 4 up is selected These 4 scopes contain a waveform parade vectorscope and histogram Using these scopes you can monitor your tonal balance check the levels of your video to avoid crushing your blacks and clipping the highlights plus monitor any color cast in your clips Using DaVinci Resolve Y Y Y 0 02 0 02 0 03 0 03 0 04 004 004 0 04 1 07 1 07 1 08 1 07 25 00 Contrast 1 000 Pivot 0 500 Saturation 50 000 Hue 50 000 The lift gamma gain and offset color wheels give you total control over the color and tonal balance of your clips To make a uniform adjustment to all colors for each tonal region drag the dial underneath the color wheels back and forth intensity 100 The curves palette is another tool you can use to make primary color corrections or enhance specific areas of your clip when using a power window Step 1 Adjusting the lift With your first clip selected on the color timelin
47. d video files For general every day tasks the performance increase is negligible so single SSDs should probably be used When detecting drives Blackmagic MultiDock looks for drive names therefore a set of drives configured as a RAID can be plugged into any of Blackmagic MultiDock s 4 drive bays RAID Level 1 for Data Security Blackmagic MultiDock has 4 drive bays which can be configured as 2 pairs of mirrored SSDs or HDDs A mirrored pair of drives are recognized as one single drive Using RAID level 1 gives an immediate back up as data is written to the drive If one drive fails the other is instantly available ev SSD Workflow First Aid Erase Partition wae Restore RAID Set Name Blackmagic Design RAID set 1 Format Mac OS Extended Journaled RAID Type Mirrored RAID Set RAID Set Estimated Size 240 06 GE To create a RAID set drag disks or partitions into the list below To create more than one RAID set click the Add button E New member disk1 F New member disk2 2 SSDs being mirrored as a RAID level 1 using Disk Utility on Mac OS X Configuring a RAID using Mac OS X and Windows To configure a RAID use the disk utility application for MAC OS X or window disk management for Windows The Mac OS X disk utility application can be found by clicking go on the desktop menu bar then selecting utilities or disk utilities Windows disk management can be opened by clicking the
48. d audio input simply press the input button on the front control panel to cycle through combinations of video and audio inputs For example SDI XLR SDI RCA and more External timecode can also be connected to and from your HyperDeck Studio Pro via the timecode XLR input and output connectors Getting Started Hold your SSD with the connection pins facing the bottom aligned with your HyperDeck s drive bay and gently push the SSD into the drive bay until you feel it slot into place Plugging in SSDs All HyperDeck models ship ready to record immediately without having to configure any settings All you need is a formatted SSD If you have a HyperDeck Studio model then you can easily format SSDs via the front LCD based menu settings You can also format your SSDs using a computer Refer to the About SSDs section in this manual for more information on how to format SSDs the types of SSDs that are best for recording video and a list of recommended media To plug an SSD into your HyperDeck Step 1 Hold a 9 5mm SSD with the connection pins facing the bottom and aligned with your HyperDeck s drive bay Gently push the SSD into the drive bay until you feel it slot into place Step 2 Your HyperDeck will verify the SSD This is shown by an illuminated green light surrounding the drive bay on HyperDeck Studio models or the flashing SSD indicator on HyperDeck Shuttle When the light or indicator turns off and the stop button on
49. ded by HyperDeck QuickTime for Windows can be downloaded free from http www apple com quicktime download DNxHD MXF files recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve for Windows MCC closed caption data files recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with CaptionMaker software for Windows from http www cpcweb com een SSD Workflow E L ld EES San fi Blackmagic MultiDock is a fast and practical solution for your SSD post production workflow TION Ph Il Te Connect your power supply to Blackmagic MultiDock using a standard IEC power cable and connector ue Connect Blackmagic MultiDock to your Mac or Windows PC using a Thunderbolt cable Using Blackmagic MultiDock with HyperDeck Blackmagic MultiDock is an attractive rack mountable docking station and the perfect companion to HyperDeck and your SSD workflow After recording clips using HyperDeck you can quickly and easily transfer the clip files to your computer or another drive with Blackmagic MultiDock using super fast 20Gb s Thunderbolt 2 technology Four drive bays each provide an independent high performance SATA 3 disk interface so you can manage your files efficiently with no data bottlenecks even when transferring large files using all four drives simultaneously If you want to you can bypass the file transferring process and edit your clips
50. e click on the lift dial underneath the first color wheel Slide it back and forth and watch how it affects your image You ll see the brightness of the dark regions of your picture increase and decrease Set it to where you want the dark areas to look their best If you decrease the lift too much you ll lose details in the blacks and you can use the parade scope to help avoid this The optimal position for blacks on the waveform is just above the bottom line of the parade scope Step 2 Adjusting the gain Click on the gain dial and slide it back and forth This adjusts the highlights which are the brightest areas of your clip The highlights are shown on the top section of the waveform on the parade scope For a brightly lit shot these are best positioned just below the top line of the waveform scope If the highlights rise above the top line of the waveform scope they will clip and you will lose details in the brightest regions of your image Step 3 Adjusting the gamma Click on the gamma dial underneath the color wheel and slide it back and forth As you increase the gamma you ll see the brightness of the image increase Notice the middle section of the waveform will also move as you adjust the gamma This represents the mid tones of your clip The optimal position for mid tones generally falls between 50 to 70 on the waveform scope However this can be subjective based on the look you are creating and the lighting
51. e less than three minutes of recording time left on your current SSD and no formatted SSD in your HyperDeck s second SSD slot the timecode indicator will turn red indicating your recording is about to stop Ce weiss 1 8 01 42 56 12 If there is space on a formatted disk in the second SSD slot HyperDeck will display an icon in the top right corner to indicate that recording will automatically switch over once the current disk is full Step 4 Step 5 Press the record button to start recording instantly A looping red light on the SSD slot indicates the SSD is recording All HyperDeck Studio models have dual SSD slots This lets you automatically continue recording onto another SSD when one is full Press the stop button to finish your recording If the record button flashes slowly this indicates that the SSD is almost full and is about to stop recording It also means there is no second disk with space that recording can continue onto In this case you simply need to insert a disk with space so recording can continue Once you insert a blank disk into the slot that s not being used for recording the slow flashing will stop and this means the HyperDeck Studio can continue to record because this second disk has been checked ok and there is space to keep recording If you want to change the disk you are recording to at any time and you have a second disk that has free space then simply hold down the record button and the r
52. e of supporting the following video formats 2 simultaneous streams of 1080150 video at 25 fps per stream 1 stream of 1080550 video at 50 fps per stream 1 stream of 108005934 video at 5994 fps per stream AR Accessories rer see Installing the HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate is an optional accessory that lets you secure your HyperDeck Shuttle to a camera rig with your choice of rail mounts cold shoe mounts articulated arms and more A oe ae You can also use the plate to power your HyperDeck Shuttle from an external battery by attaching a V Mount or Anton Bauer style battery plate HyoerDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate is available for purchase from Blackmagic Design resellers For easy installation please follow these simple steps HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate You will need Step 1 Peel back the rubber mat from all four corners of the base so you can just see the screws Remove all four screws x1 Step 2 Remove the base Hex Allen Key 2 5mm not included Step 3 Attach your HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate using the supplied socket head screws 3 mnt Step 1 Wa Developer Information Blackmagic HyperDeck Ethernet Protocol Version 1 3 The Blackmagic HyperDeck Ethernet Protocol is a text based protocol accessed by connecting to TCP port 9993 on HyperDeck Stud
53. ecording will move from the current disk to the second disk This is very useful when you want to get that disk out of the HyperDeck without pausing recording This can happen during live events when you need to get an important recording out to another location but you don t want to miss anything and you don t want to stop recording If the record button flashes quickly this means the disk is not fast enough for sustained recording We recommend changing to a compressed recording format such as ProRes or DNxHD or use a faster recommended SSD for uncompressed or Ultra HD recording If HyperDeck records from a video source that contains closed caption data the OuickTime or MXF movie will be recorded as well as a separate MCC file containing the closed caption data Ref Input HyperDeck Studio models and HyperDeck Studio Pro feature a Reference input which accepts black burst and tri level sync signals from a sync generator Connect a reference source to this input if you want to synchronize HyperDeck with other video equipment such as a production switcher Playback The play button illuminates green when HyperDeck Shuttle is in playback mode CRETE 01 42 56 12 SSD slots on HyperDeck Studio models have rotating LEDs to show the unit is in playback mode 4K SDI Out In Video 2160p
54. ectly and whether the unit is in recording or playback mode The LCD on HyperDeck Studio models shows your video as well as status information Status Indicators When recording or playing video with HyperDeck any information you need to know is displayed on the unit itself HyperDeck Shuttle s backlit buttons and LEDs provide vital information such as when your disk is nearly full and the remaining battery life whereas HyperDeck Studio models display information on an LCD HyperDeck Shuttle SSD Indicator When you first switch on HyperDeck Shuttle or any time you insert an SSD the SSD indicator will light up while checking the SSD and then switch off If the SSD has not been formatted correctly or fails to work the SSD indicator will illuminate solid red until the SSD is removed Check if the SSD is formatted correctly and also check that it works with a computer Video Indicator The VIDEO indicator lights up when a video signal is detected by HyperDeck Shuttle Battery Indicator The four green battery indicators display the internal battery charge level When all the LEDs go off there s approximately 4 minutes of battery power left So you should plug in your external power source or switch to another charged HyperDeck Shuttle HyperDeck Studio Models SSD Slot When you first power on HyperDeck or any time you insert an SSD the SSD slot will light up while checking the SSD and then switch off If the SSD has not been format
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56. edia list and select import clip from the contextual menu s Go to the file menu select import and then media files Select the video and audio clip s you wish to import from the open video clip dialog box The clips will appear in the scratch area of the media list If you have created your own bins in the media list you can drag the clips into the desired bin To import directly to a bin right click within the desired bin and select import clip from the contextual menu If the files being imported do not match the frame rate and size of existing clips in the media list you will be prompted to create a new project and to save the current project Media Express also supports the 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 Final Cut Pro X Go to the file menu select import and then either Final Cut Pro 7 XML or Final Cut Pro X XML Open the desired XML and all the bins and media from the Final Cut Pro project will appear in the media list Media Express also supports the import of CMX EDL files to batch capture clips using EDL files from other video software Go to the file menu select import and then CMX EDL Select the EDL and open it The logging information will appear in the media list Select the logged clips and perform a batch capture to import the clips f
57. email a support request Alternatively click on the Find your local support team button on the support page and call your nearest Blackmagic Design support office Checking the Software Version Currently Installed To check which version of HyperDeck Utility software is installed on your computer open the About Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility window On Mac OS X open Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility from the Applications folder Select About Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility from the application menu to reveal the version number On Windows open Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility from your Start menu or Start Screen Click on the Help menu and select About Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility to reveal the version number How to Get the Latest Software Updates After checking the version of HyperDeck Utility software installed on your computer please visit the Blackmagic Design support center at www blackmagicdesign com support to check for the latest updates While itis usually a good idea to run the latest updates itis a wise practice to avoid updating any software if you are in the middle of an important project sell VVarnings 100 240V 1 7A 50 60Hz Fuse T5AL Caution label on rear panel Warnetikett auf der R ckseite Avertissement sur le panneau arri re Caution Risk of Electric Shock On HyperDeck Studio Pro s rear panel you will see a yellow warning label marked Caution Risk of Electric Shock This is intended to warn users that
58. emote control information change notification is disabled by default and may be configured with the notify command When enabled changes in remote state will generate a 510 remote info asynchronous message with the same parameters as the 210 remote info message Closing connection The quit command instructs the server to cleanly shut down the connection quite Checking connection status The ping command has no function other than to determine if the server is responding ping Getting help The help or commands return human readable help text describing all available commands and parameters help Or oe MZ Developer Information The server will respond with a list of all supported commands 201 help Help Text Help Text a Switching to preview mode The preview command instructs the deck to switch between preview mode and output mode preview enable true false Playback will be stopped when the deck is switched to preview mode Capturing will be stopped when the deck is switched to output mode Controlling device playback The play command instructs the deck to start playing plav The play command accepts a number of parameters which may be used together in most combinations By default the deck will play all remaining clips on the timeline then stop The single clip parameter may be used to override this behaviour play single clip true false By default the deck
59. ep 2 Download and unzip the HyperDeck Utility software Open the resulting disk image and launch the HyperDeck Installer Follow the onscreen instructions Step 3 After installing the latest Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility connect a USB cable from HyperDeck to your computer Step 4 Launch Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility and follow any onscreen prompt to update the internal software in your HyperDeck If no prompt appears the internal software is up to date and there is nothing further you need to do How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Windows Step 1 Download and unzip the HyperDeck Utility software Step 2 You should see a HyperDeck Utility folder containing this manual and the HyperDeck Utility installer Double click the installer and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation Step 3 After installing the latest Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility connect a USB cable from HyperDeck to your computer Step 4 Launch Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility and follow any onscreen prompt to update the internal software in your HyperDeck If no prompt appears the internal software is up to date and there is nothing further you need to do IS HyperDeck Utility eoo HyperDeck Studio Pro Uncompressed 10 Bit QuickTime B Set recording format to v Apple ProRes 422 HQ QuickTime Apple ProRes 422 QuickTime Apple ProRes 422 LT QuickTime ut Trigger recording Apple ProRes 422 Proxy
60. ep 2 Drag and drop a basic text title on the empty video track above the clip you want the title to appear You can even drop your title next to a clip on Video 1 if you just want it to appear over black To see the title make sure the timeline playhead is on the title Step 3 Doubleclick on the title clip The inspector window will appear showing you the settings for your title Type your title into the text window You can choose from a variety of fonts and adjust the appearance of your title by changing settings such as color size alignment position and more Transitions can be added to titles just like they can for clips Adding Audio Tracks If you want to mix a large sound edit with lots of sound effects and music you can easily add more audio tracks when you need them To add an audio track Step 1 Right click next to the name of the last audio track on your timeline and select add track Using DaVinci Resolve With the color page you get absolute control over the look of your clips The parade scope helps you optimize highlights mid tones and shadows Step 2 Select the type of audio track you want such as stereo mono 5 1 or adaptive Your new audio track will appear on the timeline This can be handy when you want to separate your audio elements into individual tracks for
61. ess The video format of the selected clip does not match the project settings Would you like to save this project and start a new one based on the video format of the selected clip Save Don t Save If the imported clips do not match the existing clips you will be prompted to create a new project Edit Device Mark View New Open Open Recent Save Save As Media Files Final Cut Pro 7 XML Final Cut Pro X XML Grab Still Frame G Capture Now dE R You can import media directly or import with an XML or EDL Playing back Video and Audio Files Playing back single and multiple clips To play back a single clip double click the clip in the media list Alternatively select the clip in the media list and press the space bar on your keyboard or the play button in the transport controls 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 will play back in the video preview pane of Media Express and on all the video outputs of your Blackmagic Design video hardware During playback the audio channels being monitored can be switched on or off via the track enable disable buttons Importing clips You can play back your video and audio files after importing media into Media Express in any of the following ways Double click an empty area of the media list Right click an empty area of the m
62. eters as desired Press Save to save these changes or choose Revert to leave the profile unchanged Choosing Save saves the changes to the profile but does not determine which profile is active To activate a profile select it from the profile list and then choose Set Active You can delete a profile by selecting it in the profile list and clicking the delete button Using Blackmagic UltraScope Audio Metering Display Audio Metering Display Audio Metering Display shows you the audio levels in the embedded audio of the HyperDeck Studio Pro s video signal 8 channels of embedded audio from your HyperDeck Studio Pro are de embedded and then displayed in either dBFS or VU format The VU button switches between dBFS and VU audio metering standards dBFS is essentially a meter of the overall digital audio signal and is common on modern digital equipment The VU meter shows average signal levels is easy to use and very common on older equipment VU is calibrated to the SMPTE recommendation of a 1 kHz tone test signal set to 20 dBFS The right hand audio scope can monitor two channels of audio The audio scope presents audio in an X Y view so you can see audio balance issues out of phase conditions and whether an audio track is mono or stereo Mono audio should appear as a single vertical in phase line If the line is horizontal then your audio is out of phase and could cancel out i e loss of audio when received by downstrea
63. eutral gray then it should look the same on both waveforms because no chroma will be present With the twin view you can look around the waveform and see the levels of color or chroma of various objects As you color correct the composite waveform will display more or less chroma in the video signal Now you can see if specific objects in the video image are color or black and white You can make technical and creative decisions using the Waveform Display When the Waveform display is zoomed in you can toggle between COMP and B W and view the same region of an image in the zoomed display Ya Using Blackmagic UltraScope Vectorscope Display Vectorscope Display The Vectorscope Display uses a vector view to show the colors in a video signal You can see color bar video levels by using the color boxes in the graticule All you need to do is select 75 or 100 color bars depending on the standard of color bar test signals used in your facility Some people think you can use a vectorscope to check for illegal levels However this is not correct and the Parade Display should be used and set to RGB for checking for illegal colors The reason you cannot use a vectorscope to check for illegal levels is that both chroma and luminance values are required For example colors near the white or black points in video cannot be as saturated as the much stronger colors which can be used in the mid grays Because Vectorscope Display only shows colors
64. ew works in high definition as well as standard definition so you have a consistent and easy way to adjust luma levels even when monitoring high definition digital video formats For Windows users the composite view is exciting because it s a fully digitally encoded composite waveform view and similar to a traditional waveform monitor This provides a much easier way to align to test signals such as color bars because you can use the composite waveform exactly the same way as it has always been used Composite view also works in high definition so you have a consistent and traditional way to adjust video even when working in high definition When BOTH view is selected on a Windows PC the composite and luminance waveforms display side by side in a twin view This is incredibly useful when adjusting video levels or color correcting It s impossible for a vectorscope to show which objects in the video have color because a vectorscope just shows what colors are in the whole image and not which objects have color When color correcting you often need to look for specific parts of the image remove the color and produce a neutral state This is because the composite waveform is the same as the luminance signal but with chroma added Choosing this twin view makes it easy to identify similar items in the luminance and composite waveforms and if more blur or chroma is observed in the composite area the item has color If some part of the video image is n
65. favorite click the star icon next to the name field Log and Capture For a clip name confirmation prompt to appear before every capture click the icon next to the name field a Step 5 Set the desired number of audio channels to be captured gt 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 Step 6 Click the capture button to start recording To stop the capture and keep the clip click the capture button again or press esc The captured clips are added to the media list on the left side of Media Express Capturing to Disk If the video input format changes from the project video format Media Express will automatically detect it and will prompt you to save the current project and create a new one Batch Media Express The video format of the selected clip does not match the project settings Would you like to save this project and start a new one based on the video format of the selected clip Save Don t Save Cancel Media Express alerts you if the video input format changes Preferences Project Video Format HD 1080p 73 98 Capture File Format DPX 10 Rit RGR Use absolute frame numbering when capturing DPX When capturing DPX files use 8 digit numbers in the frame count DPX capture preferences 72 Using Blackmagic Media Express DPX Capture If you want to capture a DPX image sequence rather than a movie file open the Media Express preferences and follow the steps belo
66. fers a blazingly fast 10 Gb s connection which is enough bandwidth to handle the highest resolution video formats easily Capturing from SSD If you want to dub a video that you ve already recorded to SSD you can capture via Thunderbolt using the video software and codec of your choice Step 1 Connect HyperDeck Studio Pro via a Thunderbolt cable to your computer Step 2 Launch your video capture software such as Media Express Adobe Premiere Pro Apple Final Cut Pro 7or AVID Media Composer Step 3 Make sure your software is configured to capture the same format as your source e g 1080150 720p60 Step 4 Press Play on HyperDeck Studio Pro Video should appear on your computer screen within a few seconds Step 5 Click the capture button in your video software Simultaneous Capture and Recording You can also simultaneously capture via Thunderbolt while recording to a SSD This might be useful if you are recording a live event and are unsure if you have enough space on your SSDs to record the whole event Alternatively you may want to record in two different codecs such as ProRes and DNxHD simultaneously Step 1 Connect HyperDeck Studio Pro via a Thunderbolt cable to your computer Step 2 Launch your video capture software such as Media Express Adobe Premiere Pro Apple Final Cut Pro 7 or AVID Media Composer Step 3 Make sure your software is configured to capture the same format as your source e g 1080150 720p60
67. ght click within a bin and choose delete bin This action will delete the bin and any clips it contained This will only delete the clips from the media list and they will safely remain on your disk storage Searching the Media List Clips can easily be found in a project by typing the name of your clips in the search field at the top of the media list When used in conjunction with the favorites feature the search will be confined to your favorite clips so you will see a shorter list of found clips JA Using Blackmagic UltraScope Blackmagic UltraScope What is Blackmagic UltraScope With HyperDeck Studio Pro you get the incredible features of Blackmagic UltraScope which you can even use with compatible Mac OS X and Windows notebook computers with Thunderbolt technology Blackmagic UltraScope software is installed by the HyperDeck Studio Pro Installer Previously broadcast quality television and post production scopes were incredibly expensive custom solutions that only let you see one scope at a time on a tiny screen Some scopes look ugly and don t really look good in front of your client With Blackmagic UltraScope you get 6 wonderful scopes that let you see all aspects of your video signals Blackmagic UltraScope is perfect for quality control checks of the output of your HyperDeck Studio Pro no matter which video input you use Simply connect a Thunderbolt cable from your HyperDeck Studio Pro to a Thunderbolt enabled compute
68. ifferent plug in effects titles and more This particular workflow is like using the timeline as an artist s palette Trimming Clips When editing clips you ll want to trim them to include only the specific actions you want in each shot There are various ways but the easiest is to adjust the clips in and out points on the timeline EH Using DaVinci Resolve Trim your clips by dragging their start and end points left or right The snapping feature can be turned off when making fine adjustments Transitions p The transitions palette contains many types of transition effects Step 1 After adding clips to your timeline hover your mouse pointer over the start of a clip until the pointer becomes a trim icon Step 2 When the trim icon appears click on the start of your clip and drag it forwards or backwards to trim the in point Watch the timeline monitor as you trim to find the edit point Step 3 Now click and drag the end of your clip to adjust the out point The zoom slider is located underneath the timeline By dragging the slider left and right you can zoom in and out of your timeline to make fine adjustments Turning the snapping feature off is handy when fine tuning edits but it s a helpful feature to keep your clips held tightly against each other so it s worth turning back on once you re done Press the N key to quickly turn snapping on or off Mapping Keyboard Shortcuts If you are familiar w
69. io Pro et vous recommande de contacter votre centre de service Blackmagic Design le plus proche en cas de n cessit Warranty 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 charges 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 personnel other than Blackmagic Design representatives to install repair or service the product b to
70. io Pro from the Device menu Preferences Project Video Format HD 10801 50 Capture File Format QuickTime Uncompressed 10 bit YUV Use dropped frame timecode V Capture to DPX from a YUV source Use absolute frame numbering when capturing DPX When capturing DPX files use 8 amp 8 digit numbers in the frame count Capture audio and video to Volumes Media Browse For all video and audio media file captures Capture still frames to Volumes Media Browse For all still frame captures only M Stop capture if dropped frames are detected M Stop playback if dropped frames are detected Use Anamorphic SD 16 9 M Continue playback when in the background Set deck to 5 second pre roll for cueing When capturing use a 0 frame timecode offset When mastering use a O Z frame timecode offset Media Express Preferences Se Using Blackmagic Media Express What is Blackmagic Media Express Blackmagic Media Express software can be used to record directly from the HyperDeck Studio Pro model because it features built in Thunderbolt Normally you would record into the SSD directly however in some situations you can record into one file format on the SSD and a different format on a computer connected via Thunderbolt all at the same time Blackmagic Media Express is a great tool when you don t need the complexity of NLE software but simply want to capture video from HyperDeck Studio Pro s Thunderbolt port Selecting Hy
71. io models that have a built in Ethernet connection If you are a software developer you can use the protocol to construct devices that integrate with our products Here at Blackmagic Design our approach is to open up our protocols and we eagerly look forward to seeing what you come up with Protocol Commands Command help or remote remote enable true remote enable false remote override true remote override false quit ping preview enable true preview enable false play play speed normal speed play loop true play single clip true record record name clip name stop goto clip id clip ID goto clip start end Command Description Provides help text with all commands and parameters Queries the state of HyperDeck s remote control mode Enables remote control disables remote control Turns remote override on Turns remote override off Disconnects HyperDeck server Determines HyperDeck server is responding Switches to HyperDeck preview mode Switches to HyperDeck output mode Starts playback all remaining clips on the timeline then stop Starts playback at a specified speed in percentage between 1600 and 1600 Starts playback in looping fashion Starts playback the remaining of the current clip then stop Starts recording Starts recording a clip using a specified clip name Stops playback or recording Goes to start of specific clip Goes to start or e
72. is connected to the SDI output of a video router as any change to the video source might cause HyperDeck to start recording unexpectedly due to a change in timecode being detected via HD SDI PA RS 422 Control 3 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 Receive Receive Transmit Transmit Ground C Pins 2 7 8 3 1 4 6 9 RS 422 remote pin connections O0O0000 REMOTE E pe e Remote port on HyperDeck Studio and HyperDeck Studio 12G Press the remote button on HyperDeck Studio models to enable RS 422 deck control The remote button is marked as REM on the front panel What is RS 422 Control The RS 422 standard is a serial deck control broadcast standard and has been used by broadcasters since the early 1980s and is found on many decks linear editors non linear editors and broadcast automation products HyperDeck Studio models support this standard so can be integrated into broadcast automation remote control systems editing systems and any kind of custom control you might like to design yourself Using an External RS 422 Controller All HyperDeck Studio models feature an industry standard Sony compatible RS 422 deck control port which has the correct pin connections for a direct connection to any remote controller with RS 422 You can use pre manufactured 9 pin cables as long as each end of the cable is wired pin for pin
73. is followed by a colon then pairs of parameter names and values Each parameter name is terminated with a colon character Command name Parameter Value Parameter Value SS Developer Information Response syntax Simple responses from the server consist of a three digit response code and descriptive text terminated by a new line Response code Response text If a response carries parameters the response text is terminated with a colon and parameter name and value pairs follow on subsequent lines until a blank line is returned Response code Response text Parameter Value Parameter Value Successful response codes A simple acknowledgement of a command is indicated with a response code of 200 200 okt Other successful responses carry parameters and are indicated with response codes in the range of 201 to 299 Failure response codes Failure responses to commands are indicated with response codes in the range of 100 to 199 100 Syntax error 101 unsupported parameter 102 invalid value 103 unsupported 104 disk full 105 no disk 106 disk error 107 timeline empty 109 out of range 110 no input ey Developer Information 111 remote control disabled 120 connection rejected 150 invalid state Asynchronous response codes The server may return asynchronous messages at any time These responses are indicated with response codes in the range of 500 to 599 5xx
74. ite free of charge Disk Speed Test takes the guess work out of configuring your storage system for optimal performance for any job you will be doing Disk Speed Test settings are accessed by clicking on the Settings button just above the Start button On Mac OS X the same settings are also available from the Menu Bar at the top of your computer display Select Target Drive Click Select Target Drive to choose the storage volume you wish to test Ensure you have Read and Write permissions for the selected volume as Disk Speed Test will write a temporary file to it This file will be automatically deleted when you quit Disk Speed Test Save Screenshot After testing your disk storage click Save Screenshot to save a screenshot of the results to a chosen location Stress Lower stress settings may be chosen if you want to demonstrate the speed of disk storage quickly The 1 GB option would be a good choice on a trade show booth to rapidly show the read and write performance of a disk array even though the results might not be quite as accurate as when the 5 GB option is selected Disk Speed Test limits each write operation to a maximum of 8 seconds and each read operation to a maximum of 8 seconds so you do not have to wait long to obtain results Disk Speed Test Help Click Disk Speed Test Help to launch the PDF manual for Disk Speed Test About Disk Speed Test About Disk Speed Test displays which version of the Disk Speed Test you are run
75. ith keyboard shortcuts using other editing software you can easily map your own in DaVinci Resolve to increase speed and optimize your workflow To map your own keyboard shortcuts Step 1 Clickon the project setting gear icon at the bottom left of your DaVinci workspace then select keyboard mapping from the settings list Step 2 Select the shortcut you want to change from the categories provided For example timeline cut and paste shortcuts will be in the edit category Step 3 Click on the shortcut once to highlight the setting Double click on the shortcut to enable the change Step 4 Press your new shortcut keys on the keyboard If you make a mistake you can easily undo the change by clicking the undo icon next to the setting Step 5 Click save to confirm your new shortcut setting Adding Transitions A transition is a visual effect used to bridge one clip to another in a pleasing way for example dissolves wipes dips to color and more These can add a layer of excitement to your edit Transitions don t always have to be joining two clips for example you can apply a dissolve transition to the end of one clip to create a quick and easy fade to black To add a dissolve transition between two clips Using DaVinci Resolve Drag a title type from the titles palette and drop it on an empty track Delete Track Mono Move Track Up 5 1 Adaptive To add a new audio or video track right click next to a
76. ity If you re using Multibridge Extreme Multibridge Pro or a DeckLink card in your computer then you only need to run this single installe This installer includes a full set of DeckLink drivers for Multibridge models with PCI Express connections and Multibridge models that include a bundled DeckLink card What s new in Multibridge 6 5 Support for Multibridge Eclipse Important Notes for this Release If using a Mac Pro we recommend installing your DeckLink or Multibridge capture card into PCle slot 4 Using Multibridge as a Converter All models of Multibridge operate as a stand alone bi directional Select a Blackmagic Easy Setup Mea Using Third Party Editing Software Apple Final Cut Pro 7 When you install the HyperDeck Software Blackmagic Easy Setups are automatically installed to Final Cut Pro 7 Setting up Step 1 Launch Final Cut Pro 7 and the Easy Setup window will appear Step 2 Click on the popup menu and select the desired Blackmagic Easy Setup For each video format NTSC PAL and HDTV you will find a range of Blackmagic compressed and uncompressed file formats you can choose Step 3 Click on the popup menu named Primary Scratch Disk and select your disk array from the popup menu Step 4 Click OK and the Final Cut Pro interface will appear Capturing live via Thunderbolt To capture video live via Thunderbolt from HyperDeck Studio Pro Step 1 Select a Blackmagic Easy Setup Final Cut Pro will s
77. l Hyper Step 6 Your SSD will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with HyperDeck Format options Quick Format Create an MS DOS startup disk Use the Format dialog box feature in Windows to format your SSD in the exFAT format Wa HyperDeck Utility Install HyperDeck Utility HyperDeck Installer 4 3 1 HyperDeck Manual Licenses Uninstall Blackmagic HyperDeck Using HyperDeck Utility Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility is used to change settings and update the internal software in your HyperDeck In addition to installing HyperDeck Utility uncompressed 10 bit codecs are installed for Mac and Windows The HyperDeck Installer software also installs Blackmagic System Preferences which allow your favorite video editing software to perform live capture from HyperDeck Studio Pro via Thunderbolt Blackmagic system preferences provide a central location so you don t need to configure the same software settings in each video application that you use On Mac OS X open the System Preferences and click the Blackmagic Design icon When using HyperDeck Studio Pro settings are grayed out and the main use of the Blackmagic system preferences is to tell you which version of Desktop Video software is installed for video capture via a Thunderbolt port When other Blackmagic video capture hardware is connected to your computer additional settings may be available How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Mac OS X Step 1 St
78. levels of each red green and blue color channel makes it is easy to view color balance in the blacks mids and whites of the video signal Parade Display enables you to identify details common to the red green and blue channels It s often important to make sure you re not clipping the video levels Make sure the video is full level but not clipped You can turn on the GAMUT function and any illegal levels will be highlighted in bright red so they are easy to see Instructions for setting gamut limits can be found in the Error Logging Display section of this manual If you want to increase the video level then make sure it doesn t go above upper RGB limit or you will encounter illegal levels Some equipment won t let you generate illegal 100 RGB levels however other equipment will Blackmagic UltraScope lets you see illegal levels whenever they occur Illegal video can also happen in blacks as well as whites Some equipment produces black levels which can be lowered below the black point of 0 The levels will be shown as bright red if this falls below the lower gamut limit and the GAMUT warning mode is enabled If you observe illegal black levels just add some lift or gain to eliminate them but check the 100 graticule level to make sure the whole video signal has not lifted and generated illegal colors in the whites To check levels simply press the YUV or YUV button The COLOR setting switches the RGB display to color rather than traditi
79. m equipment Audio phase is one of the most common audio faults in large facilities where cables can be incorrectly connected When monitoring stereo signals the line of the right hand audio scope fans out to represent the difference between the left and right audio channels The more stereo sound contained in the audio track the more circular the line will appear If the audio contains minimal stereo content then the scope will appear more concentrated around the vertical axis While spoken dialog tends to appear as a vertical line music with plenty of stereo content will puff out This is because mono audio is L R and will display on the vertical axis whereas stereo content is L R and will display on the horizontal axis to show the stereo difference Si Using Blackmagic UltraScope HD 10801 59 94 Picture Display 01 15 16 22 Picture Display The Picture Display is a handy confidence monitor so you can see the video that is being received by Blackmagic UltraScope The Picture Display has three settings COLOR B W black amp white and BLUE Blue Only Set to COLOR or B W depending on the needs of your facility Black amp white is popular for use in color correction studios so clients don t get confused when seeing multiple color displays and not understanding which color display is the correct color calibrated display You may wish to select B W so there is only a single calibrated color display in the room The black
80. main menu Step 2 Scroll to the timecode menu and press set Step 3 Press set to enter the timecode source menu and select input Step 4 Press set to confirm your selection It might be necessary to turn on the RP 188 setting in your camera before HyperDeck will be able to record the timecode SDI Start Stop Recording HyperDeck supports start stop recording which means when you press the record button on an HyperDeck Studio Pro Set recording format to Uncompressed 10 Bit QuickTime Playback media timecode track to output Trigger recording Never The record trigger settings let you set your HyperDeck to start and stop recording triggered by data received over an HD SDI connection ZU Control Panel Display Menu HD SDI camera HyperDeck will start recording without also having to press the record button on your HyperDeck disk recorder To set up start stop recording for supported cameras Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 You will need a camera that can trigger the record function of HyperDeck via HD SDI Cameras which support trigger recording via HD SDI may include menu options such as trigger rec HD SDI remote l F or SDI remote start stop trigger In HyperDeck Utility set trigger recording to when SDI start stop is detected If using HyperDeck Studio models press the rem button afte
81. make corrections to your selected color using the trackballs or custom curves Sometimes your selection can spill into areas of the shot you don t want to affect You can easily mask out the unwanted areas using a power window Simply create a new window and shape it to select only the area of color you want If your selected color moves in the shot you can use the tracking feature to track your power window Adding a Power Window Power windows are an extremely effective secondary color correction tool that can be used to isolate specific regions of your clips These regions don t have to be static but can be tracked to move with a camera pan tilt or rotation plus the movement of the region itself For example you can track a window on a person in order to make color and contrast changes just to that person without affecting his her surroundings By making corrections like this you can influence the audience s attention on areas you want them to look at Wa Using DaVinci Resolve 01 05 35 24 You can track objects or areas in your clip using the tracker feature so power windows can follow the action To add a power window to your clip Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Add a new serial node Open the window palette and select a window shape by clicking on the icon next to the shape Your selected window shape will appear on the node Size the shape by clicking and dragging the blue points around the shape The pink poi
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83. nd of current clip IK Developer Information Command goto timeline start end goto timecode timecode goto timecode duration in timecode commands notify notify transport true notify transport false notify slot true notify slot false notify remote true notify remote false notify configuration true notify configuration false device info slot info slot info slot id slot ID clips get transport info configuration configuration video input SDI HDMI component configuration audio input embedded XLR RCA configuration file format File format slot select video format Video format slot select slot id slot ID Command Description Goes to start of first clip or end of last clip Goes to specified timecode Moves forward or back a duration in timecode Lists all supported commands in an XML format Queries the current state of all notifications Enables transport notifications Disables transport notifications Enables slot notifications Disables slot notifications Enables remote notifications Disables remote notifications Enables configuration notifications Disables configuration notifications Provides information about the connected device Provides information about the current active slot Provides information about a specified slot Provides information for each available clip Provides information f
84. ning START Click this button once to start the disk speed test Click again to stop the test Will it Work This panel shows which video formats can be supported by your disk storage Disk Speed Test PAL NTSC 720p50 720p59 94 1080p23 98 1080p24 1080p29 97 1080p30 1080150 1080159 94 1080p50 1080p59 94 2K 1556 23 98 2K 1556 24 2K 1556 25 Will it Work 10 Bit YUV 4 2 2 10 Bit RGB 4 4 4 Blackmagicdes How Fast 12 Bit RGB 4 4 4 10 Bit YUV 4 2 2 PAL NTSC HD 720 HD 1086 2K 10 Bit RGB 4 4 4 PAL NTSC HD 720 12 Bit RGB 4 4 4 PAL Settings Click this button to access the settings before running a disk speed test How Fast This panel shows results in frames per second fps A Using Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Disk Speed Test Will it Work 341 2 Disk Speed Test interface during a test Start Once you have chosen the desired settings click the Start button to commence the disk speed test Disk Speed Test will write a temporary file to the selected target drive When the file has finished writing or when 8 seconds has elapsed Disk Speed Test will stop writing and start reading back the temporary file from the drive Disk Speed Test will continue writing and reading the nominated sized stress file until you stop the test by clicking the Start button again Will it Work The Will it Work panel can help to identify video formats where the Read performance
85. nts adjust the edge softness You can position the shape by clicking the center point and moving it to the area you want to isolate Rotate the window using the point connected to the center Now you can make color corrections to your image in just the area you want Tracking a Window The camera object or area in your shot may be moving so to make sure your window stays on your selected object or area you ll need to use DaVinci Resolve s powerful tracking feature The tracker analyzes the pan tilt zoom and rotation of the camera or object in your clip so you can match your windows to that movement If this isn t done your correction can move off the selected target and call attention to itself which you probably don t want To track a window to a moving object Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Create a new serial node and add a power window Go to start of your clip and position and size the window to highlight just the object or area you want Open the tracker palette Select the pan tilt zoom and rotate settings appropriate for the movement in your clip by checking or unchecking the relevant analyse checkboxes Click on the forward arrow beneath the analyse settings DaVinci Resolve will now apply a cluster of tracking points on your clip and then step through the frames to analyze the movement When the tracking is done your power window will follow the path of the movement in your clip Most of the time aut
86. omatic tracking is successful but scenes can be complex and sometimes an object can pass in front of your selected area interrupting or affecting your track This can be solved manually using the keyframe editor Refer to the DaVinci Resolve manual to find out more Using DaVinci Resolve E d A el T K a n de o EC ac TU ne a a 7 E OFX plugins are a quick and easy way to create imaginative and interesting looks The deliver page is where you export your edit You can select from many different video formats and codecs Primaries Project Final Edit Timeline 1 G Rendering 0 of 0 Jobs 0 Completed After adding your render settings to the render queue click the start render button to export your edit Using Plugins While making secondary color corrections you can also add OpenFX plugins to create fast interesting looks and effects using the color page or imaginative transitions and effects on your clips on the edit page OFX plugins can be purchased and downloaded from third party suppliers After installing a set of plugins you can access them on the color page by opening the OpenFX panel next to the timeline viewer Simply click on the OFX plugins icon to open the OpenFX panel create a new serial node and drag and drop a plugin onto the new node If the plugin has editable settings you can adjust these in the adjoining settings
87. ometimes warn that device control has been set to non controllable device This is as expected Click OK and then create a project with these settings Step 2 Choose File gt Log amp Capture Command 8 Step 3 Press play on HyperDeck Studio Pro and then press the Now button in the Log and Capture window Final Cut Pro will show you a preview of the video you are capturing Step 4 Press esc to stop capturing If you can t see an image in your video capture window Step 1 Quit Final Cut Pro Step 2 Launch Blackmagic UltraScope Note the output video standard that is displayed on the left side of Ultrascope s Picture Display Quit UltraScope Step 3 Launch Final Cut Pro and set the project preferences to match the standard reported by UltraScope Wa Using Third Party Editing Software lo o EI rv ds Oe xr Uy vie t C y P 5 4 aso a e LE B o c OMS i LY OM 2 L D w doas ga toe LA Mt N LS lt d eM R rar SR De Mum JR cms dl gt E Wet DR x 9 L 4 NA dt 9 ETSk WA RD 5 gt lt 2 ar T r T h e E gt b Ss m PLC eal on 3 LAS s O Premiere Pro CC 2014 Adobe Premiere Pro CC When you install the HyperDeck Software Blackmagic plug ins are automatically installed to Adobe Premiere Pro CC Setting up a Blackmagic Design project Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Launch Premiere Pro Crea
88. omize Error Logging To customize error logging go to the Error Logging menu and choose Profiles to open the Error Logging Profiles window Saved profiles appear in the profile list at the left and the current active profile appears in bold above the list The standard EBU R103 profile cannot be deleted or modified and is grayed out You can add a profile by clicking the add button and typing a name for your profile The new profile will initially contain the same parameters as the EBU R103 profile but these can be changed as required Under the Gamut tab upper and lower limits can be adjusted as a percentage of IRE units for RGB Luma and Chroma Set the minimum time in milliseconds ms for which these conditions must be sustained before being logged as errors Set the percentage area of pixels in error to total pixels in a frame below which errors can be ignored The Area setting acts like sensitivity Under the Audio tab the maximum audio level can be set in decibels dBFS as can the audio level below which audio is regarded as silence Set the minimum time in milliseconds ms for which these conditions must be sustained before being logged as errors Under the Video tab loss of video signal and change of video format can be logged as errors Under the Notes tab write a brief description of the new profile to help distinguish it from other profiles To modify a new or existing profile ensure it is selected and then change its param
89. on C300 CTF DDAC128MAC Media Total Capacity 128 04 CB 128035676160 Bytes Connection Bus U W Write Status Read Write Connection Type External USB Serial Number 000000001045 SMAR T Status Not Supported Partition Map Scheme GUID Partition Table Use Disk Utility on Mac OS X to format or erase a drive in the Mac OS Extended Journaled or exFAT format Format Hyper N apadty 223 GB system File exFAT Allocation unit size mee Volume label Hyper Format options V Quick Format Create an MS DOS startup disk Drives can also be formatted in the exFAT format using the Format dialog box feature in Windows It can be found by right clicking on the drive s icon Formatting Drives on Mac OS X The disk utility application included with Mac OS X can format a drive in the HFS or exFAT formats Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Plug a new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock A window will open asking to initialize the disk Click initialize The disk utility application will open On the left of the window is a list of icons for all connected drives Click on the disk icon for the new drive Select the erase tab in the top menu Set the format to Mac OS Extended Journaled or exFAT Type a name for the new volume and then click erase Click erase again to confirm the selection The new drive will quickly be formatted and made ready for use
90. onal black and white When the COLOR setting is used with the YUV or YUV display luma brightness remains white B Y difference between blue and luma appears blue and R Y difference between red and luma appears red The COLOR setting is not a professional setting and should usually be switched off especially when showing video to clients Waveform Display on Windows can show Luminance Composite or Both views Waveform Display on Mac OS X always shows Luminance view Ah Using Blackmagic UltraScope Waveform Display The Waveform Display is similar to traditional composite waveform monitors seen in many broadcast studios On Mac OS X the Waveform Display always shows the luminance view and the B W button is permanently selected On Windows select B W for the luminance only view COMP for the composite only view and BOTH for the twin luminance and composite view Select B W for the luminance view which provides a digitally encoded waveform similar to traditional luminance waveform monitors The luminance view is very useful when adjusting luma brightness levels in an image Turn on the GAMUT function and any illegal luma levels will be highlighted in bright red so they are easy to see Instructions for setting luma limits can be found in the Error Logging Display section of this manual Traditional luminance waveform monitors only supported composite analog standard definition video However UltraScope s luminance vi
91. or the state of the transport Queries the current configuration Configures video input Configures audio input Configures current file format Reloads timeline with all clips of the specified video format Switches to the specified slot GH Developer Information Command Combinations You can combine the parameters into a single command for example play speed 200 loop true single clip true Or for configuration configuration video input SDI audio input XLR Or to switch to the second disk but only play NTSC clips slot select slot id 2 video format NTSC Using XML While you can use the Terminal to talk to HyperDeck if you are writing software you can use XML to confirm the existence of a specific command based on the firmware of the HyperDeck you are communicating with This helps your software user interface adjust to the capabilities of the specific HyperDeck model and software version Protocol Details Connection The HyperDeck Ethernet server listens on TCP port 9993 Basic syntax The HyperDeck protocol is a line oriented text protocol Lines from the the server will be separated by an ascii CR LF sequence Messages from the client may be separated by LF or CR LF New lines are represented in this document as a symbol Command syntax Command parameters are usually optional A command with no parameters is terminated with a new line Command name If parameters are specified the command name
92. ormat File format PE One or more configuration parameters may be specified to change the configuration of the deck To change the current video input configuration video input SDI HDMI component e Valid video inputs may vary between models To configure the current audio input configuration audio input embedded XLR RCA Valid audio inputs may vary between models To configure the current file format configuration file format File format Note that changes to the file format may require the deck to reset which will cause the client connection to be closed In such case response code 213 will be returned instead of 200 before the client connection is closed 213 deck rebooting Asynchronous configuration information change notification is disabled by default and may be configured with the notify command When enabled changes in configuration will generate a 511 configuration asynchronous message with the same parameters as the 211 configuration message Selecting active slot and video format The slot select command instructs the deck to switch to a specified slot or and to select a specified output video format Developer Information To switch to a specified slot slot select slot id slot ID To select the output video format slot select video format video format Either or all slot select parameters may be specified Note that selecting video format will result in a
93. ou send them to the background Tick the continue playback when in background checkbox if you want Media Express to keep playing video even if you open another application Step 7 The final options for setting tape decks with RS 422 are not used by HyperDeck Studio Pro when capturing via a Thunderbolt connection gU Using Blackmagic Media Express Capturing Video and Audio Files Media List Timecode List Thumbnail and Favorites view Search Field VTR deck timecode Video Preview Media Express 00 00 07 07 N 1060p 23 ProRes 2cl ZOIC 2006 Craftama ZOIC 2008 Sea Work ZOIC 2008 Sprite 10 ZOIC 2008 TV 1080p ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 12 Clips E Ayes e 1 L L ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2011 1080p23F ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 1080p 23 ProRes 2c ZOIC 2011 1080p23F ZOIC 2008 Sprite 10t 14 Clips Tre p ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2006 Craftsmai l z c 4 Log and Capture y E Le m BN Su d s maa By 7 y YEW Co v v J p ZOIC 2008 Sea Work ZOIC 2008 TV 1060p ZOIC 2010 1090p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1060p23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 In Out Duration 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Name Untitled 01 Description Untitied 01 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 Reel Scene Take Angle
94. oxy For high quality offline compression at the lowest ProRes data rate ProRes clips will play back using the compression quality they were recorded in Control Panel Display Menu Using the Display Menu on HyperDeck Studio Models On HyperDeck Studio models you can use the display menu to change your video and audio inputs and outputs as well as any settings changes you would make in the HyperDeck Utility such as trigger recording timecode source and your chosen recording codec Step 1 Press the disp or menu button to display the main menu E Eee E Step 2 Use the jog shuttle wheel on the front of HyperDeck to highlight different options Step 3 Press the set button to confirm a selection You can use the disp or menu options on HyperDeck Studio models to select between recording in uncompressed Step 4 Toreturn to a previous menu scroll to the return arrow and press set ProRes or DNxHD All HyperDeck Studio models include four Esc odocs Step 5 Press the disp or menu button to exit Selecting Timecode Source When recording from HD SDI video sources that provide embedded SMPTE RP 188 metadata you can record the embedded timecode from the video source instead of using timecode generated by your HyperDeck To set this on HyperDeck Studio models using the display menu Step 1 Press the disp or menu button to display the
95. p and select mark in from the dialog box Now drag the scroll bar across to the end of your edit and right click on the last clip Select mark out Step 5 Go back to your render settings and click on the add job to render queue button Your render settings will be added to the render queue on the right side of the page Now all you have to do is click start render and monitor the progress of your render in the render queue When your render is complete you can open the folder location double click on your new rendered clip and watch your finished edit Media Composellll Software edia Composer R 0 0 C 2014 Avid Technology Inc All rights reserved Use of this software is subject to a related license Media Composer Step 5 Type a project name and set the project options SED Using Third Party Editing Software Avid Media Composer Avid Media Composer captures standard and high definition video live from HyperDeck Studio Pro via a Thunderbolt cable When you install the HyperDeck Software Blackmagic plug ins are automatically installed to Media Composer You can use the INPUT button on HyperDeck Studio Pro to select your video and audio connections including SDI HDMI and analog HyperDeck Utility also installs a HyperDeck Studio deck preset to help with RS 422 deck control Setting up Step 1 Launch Media Composer and the Select Project dialog box will appear Step 2 Choose your preferred User P
96. patible with the single clip parameter Stopping deck operation The stop command instructs the deck to stop the current playback or capture stop Changing timeline position The goto command instructs the deck to switch to playback mode and change its position within the timeline To go to the start of a specific clip Goto Clip id Clip ED To move forward back count clips from the current clip on the current timeline goto clip id count Note that if the resultant clip id goes beyond the first or last clip on timeline it will be clamp at the first or last clip Developer Information To go to the start or end of the current clip goto clip start end e To go to the start of the first clip or the end of the last clip goto timeline start end e To go to a specified timecode goto timecode timecode To move forward or back a specified duration in timecode goto timecode duration in timecode Note that only one parameter value pair is allowed for each goto command Enumerating supported commands and parameters The commands command returns the supported commands commands The command list is returned in a computer readable XML format 212 commands commands command name gt lt parameter name command command name gt lt parameter names gt lt commandst commands PN More XML tokens and parameters may be added
97. perDeck Studio Pro If you have more than one Blackmagic Design capture product installed or connected to your computer go to the device menu in Media Express and select HyperDeck Studio Pro In the example pictured on this page Intensity Extreme and a HyperDeck Studio Pro are both connected to the same computer Selecting HyperDeck Studio Pro will allow you to choose suitable video settings for your project Capturing Video and Audio Files Setting Up a Project Before capturing any clips in Media Express you will need to select the settings for your project Step 1 Goto Media Express gt Preferences and select your project video format Step 2 Select from a range of professional compressed and uncompressed capture file formats or even a DPX image sequence in the Capture File Format drop down menu Video will be captured in the chosen format and saved to a QuickTime movie Any settings which are grayed out are only used with other Blackmagic Design capture products and are not required by HyperDeck Studio Pro Step 3 Set the storage location for your captured audio and video Click the browse button to browse and select the folder on your computer Step 4 Choose whether to stop capture or stop playback if dropped frames are detected Step 5 Standard definition projects use the 4 3 aspect ratio unless you tick to enable the use anamorphic SD 16 9 checkbox Step 6 Applications usually stop playing video if y
98. r and away you go Installation Requirements HyperDeck Studio Pro connects to both Mac OS X and Windows computers with Thunderbolt technology The Blackmagic UltraScope software interface requires a computer display with a minimum resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels to view two scopes simultaneously Blackmagic Design recommends viewing all 6 scopes simultaneously by using a computer display resolution of 1920 x 1200 or 1920 x 1080 pixels Please see the support pages at www blackmagicdesign com for a comprehensive list of the latest minimum system requirements for Blackmagic UltraScope for Mac OS X and Windows 1 Parade Display 2 Waveform Display 3 Vectorscope Display Blackmagic UltraScope HD 1080i 59 94 4 Histogram Display 6 Audio Metering Display 7 Picture Display 5 Error Logging sa Using Blackmagic UltraScope Full Screen view 2 Up view Understanding Blackmagic UltraScope Views Blackmagic UltraScope has two different views available depending on your workflow needs and screen resolution You have the choice of viewing six displays in full screen view or for more compact viewing choose any 2 displays in 2 up view The display view can be selected from the view menu Choose full screen to enter full screen view If this option is unchecked 2 up view will be displayed You can quickly switch between full screen view and 2 up view by using the hot key command f on Mac OS X In 2 up
99. r record The display timecode is the timecode displayed on the front of the deck The two timecodes will differ in some deck modes Asynchronous transport information change notification is disabled by default and may be configured with the notify command When enabled changes in transport state will generate a 508 transport info asynchronous message with the same parameters as the 208 transport info message Video Formats The following video formats are currently supported on HyperDeck Studio NTSC PAL NTSCp PALp 720p50 720p5994 720p60 1080p23976 1080p24 1080p25 1080p2997 1080p30 1080i50 1080i5994 1080i60 HyperDeck Studio Pro adds supports for 4k formats 4Kp23976 4Kp24 4Kp25 4Kp2997 4Kp30 Video format support may vary between models and software releases File Formats The HyperDeck Studio and HyperDeck Studio Pro currently support the following file formats QuickTimeUncompressed QuickTimeProResHO QuickTimeProRes QuickTimeProResLT QuickTimeProResProxy QuickTimeDNxHD220 DNxHD220 Supported file formats may vary between models and software releases sS Developer Information Querying and updating configuration information The configuration command may be used to query the current configuration of the deck configuration The server returns the configuration of the deck 211 configuration audio input embedded XLR RCA H video input SDI HDMI component H file f
100. r setting SDI start stop recording in HyperDeck Utility The rem button must be illuminated on the unit to allow trigger recording To set this on HyperDeck Studio models using the display menu Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Press the disp or menu button to display the main menu Scroll to the record menu and press set Scroll to the record trigger menu and press set Select SDI start stop and press set to confirm your selection Press disp menu to exit Press the remote button which is the button marked as REM on the front panel The remote button must be illuminated on the unit to allow trigger recording When the remote button is enabled and illuminated then the deck will accept remote control from the start stop SDI command as well as other sources such as the RS 422 serial port and the timecode running if selected eoo HyperDeck Studio Pro Set recording format to Uncompressed 10 Bit QuickTime v Playback media timecode track to output Trigger recording Never When SDI start stop is detected When timecode runs Save Use the HyperDeck Utility to enable timecode run recording ES Record Trigger None Record Trigger SDI Start Stop a Timecode Run LS LS L La lel s ga 2 S Ld Lal S H The Timecode run recording feature lets you trigger your HyperDeck to record
101. 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 2015 Blackmagic Design All rights reserved Blackmagic Design DeckLink HDLink Workgroup Videohub Multibridge Pro Multibridge Extreme Intensity and Leading the creative video revolution are registered trademarks in the US and other countries All other company and product names may be trade marks of their respective co
102. ressed video choose 1 1 for 8 bit video capture or 1 1 10b for 10 Bit video capture Select the disk storage for your captured video and audio Use the Single Dual Drive Mode button to determine if video and audio will be stored together on a single drive or video on one drive and audio on another drive Select the target drive s for your captured media from the Target Drives menu s Click the Tape Name button at the bottom of the window to open the Select Tape dialog box Select the desired tape or add a new one and then click OK Ensure your video and audio source is ready or playing and then click the Capture button or press the F4 key The Capture button will flash red while recording Click the Capture button again or press the Escape button on your keyboard to end the capture If you can t see an image in your video capture window Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Quit Media Composer Launch Blackmagic UltraScope Note the output video standard that is displayed on the left side of Ultrascope s Picture Display Quit UltraScope Launch Media Composer and set the project preferences to match the standard reported by UltraScope Final Cut Pro 7 Introduction Read Me e License Select Destination Installation Type Install 9 Finish Up 7 Final Cut Pro Licensed To About Multibridge Software This software includes everything you need to setup your Multibridg for any task in your facil
103. ring will appear To change the capture format click on the settings tab and then the edit button Ensure the capture format is set to Blackmagic capture click on the settings button and then change the Blackmagic capture settings as desired Capture Locations If you can t see an image in your video capture window Step 1 Quit Premiere Pro Step 2 Launch Blackmagic UltraScope Note the output video standard that is displayed on the Capture 280 8 GB Available left side of Ultrascope s picture display Quit UltraScope Step 3 Launch Premiere Pro and set the project preferences to match the output video standard reported by UltraScope Adobe Photoshop CC How to grab video frames Step 1 From Photoshop select File Import Blackmagic Image Import Step 2 Select the video input format and the image bit depth and then click import image Once you have set the options in the import window each subsequent import will not display the window so you can grab frames much faster However if you would like to change your import format hold the option key when selecting import Photoshop CC 2014 Blackmagic Image Import Image Import Settings Video Input Format YUV 4 2 2 HD 1080i 59 94 Image Bit Depth Photoshop RGB 16 Bits Channel m Cancel Import Image Image Capture Device v HyperDeck Studio Pro Intensity Extreme F Select your HyperDeck Stud
104. rofile if you have previously created one Step 3 Select the folder in which you want to create the project Private Shared or External Step 4 Click the New Project button Step 5 Type a project name and set the project options including Format and Color Space Click OK Once the project has been created the frame rate and raster cannot be changed The color space setting can be changed later in the Format tab of the project Step 6 Double click the project name in the Select Project dialog box The Media Composer interface will appear along with the project window for your new project You have completed setting up your project Step 2 Setup the Capture Tool to capture video by clicking the Toggle Source button S Using Third Party Editing Software Capturing live via Thunderbolt To capture video live via Thunderbolt from HyperDeck Studio Pro Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Choose Tools Capture to open the Capture Tool Set up the Capture Tool to capture video by clicking the Toggle Source button Set the Video and Audio input menus to Blackmagic Select the video source track V and the audio source tracks A1 A2 you wish to capture Use the Bin menu to select a Target Bin from the list of open bins From the Res resolution menu choose which compressed or uncompressed codec you wish to use for your captured clips For maximum quality uncomp
105. rom your deck wa Using Blackmagic Media Express Playing back Video and Audio Files Media List Timecode List Thumbnail and Favorites view Search Field VTR deck timecode Video Preview Media Express 00 00 07 07 L E 1060p 23 ProRes 2cl ZOIC 2006 Craftama ZOIC 2008 Sea Work ZOIC 2008 Sprite 10 ZOIC 2008 TV 1080p ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 12 Clips E at 4 OS L ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2011 1080p23F ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 1080p 23 ProRes 2c ZOIC 2011 1080p23F ZOIC 2008 Sprite 10t 14 Clips gt a ZOIC pe j s s E 7 A w a ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2006 Craftsmai i ms z T x Playback ZOIC 2008 Sea Work ZOIC 2008 TV 1060p ZOIC 2010 1090p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1060p23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 In Out Duration 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Name v Description ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 ZOIC 2010 1080p 23 Reel Scene Take Angle 3 4 5 617 8 9 10 11 14 13 14 15 16 Project name video format Clip Bins Mark In Mark Clip Grab Still Favorites Transport Audio channel Audio Meters Remote and frame rate Out Information Frame Selection Controls enable disable indicator Using Blackmagic Media Express Browsing Media Thumbnail view n EM Thumbnails are
106. single files You can easily format your SSDs using HyperDeck Studio models or via a computer with an SSD dock or SATA to USB adaptor HFS is also known as Mac OS Extended and is the recommended format for HyperDeck as it supports journaling Data on a journaled SSD is more quickly recovered in the rare event your SSD becomes corrupted and less likely to be corrupted in the first place HFS is natively supported by Mac OS X ExFAT is supported natively by Mac OS X and Windows without needing to purchase any additional software However exFAT does not support journaling While navigating through the format feature on the LCD menu you ll have plenty of opportunities to cancel the format and return to the previous menu by selecting the return arrow on the bottom right of the LCD then pressing the set button on the control panel Always press the set button to confirm settings and enter setting menus To format an SSD using your HyperDeck Step 1 Insert an SSD you want to format into either of the SSD slots Step 2 Press the disp or menu button on your HyperDeck s control panel Step 3 Turn the jog shuttle wheel clockwise to select format SSD on the LCD menu and press the set button to enter the menu Step 4 Select the SSD you want to format on the LCD using the jog shuttle wheel Remember to press the set button to confirm your selection Step 5 Now set your desired format from the HFS or exFAT options Step 6
107. skip back to the start of the previous clip If the play button flashes this means the disk is not fast enough and playback cannot keep up We recommend you change to a compressed recording format such as ProRes or DNxHD or use a faster recommended SSD for uncompressed or Ultra HD recording If you play back a video clip that has an associated MCC file the closed caption data will be played out with the video via the SDI output of your HyperDeck Playback Press and hold the previous clip or next clip button on HyperDeck Shuttle to rewind or fast forward at 2x speed CJ LO GJ LS CJ The fast forward button on the front of HyperDeck Studio models lights up when fast forwarding through clips Ultra HD Playback on HyperDeck Studio Pro HyperDeck Studio Pro can play back Ultra HD video via single link 6G SDI dual link 3G SDI and quad link HD SDI To select your desired Ultra HD playback output Step 1 Press the disp button to open the control panel LCD menu Step 2 Using the jog shuttle wheel and set button select video then 2160p SDI out Step 3 Select your desired output type and press set to confirm Press the disp button to close the menu Shuttling with HyperDeck Shuttle During playback press and hold the previous clip or next clip button to rewind or fast forward at 2x speed Press the previous clip or next clip button again and the speed will incre
108. te a New Project and click on the Scratch Disks tab Set the desired Location and Name for your project at the bottom of this window Set the locations for your captured video captured audio video previews and audio previews If your graphics card is supported by Premiere Pro CC s Mercury Playback Engine the Renderer option will be available and you should switch it to Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration Set the Capture Format to Blackmagic Capture and click on the Settings button to reveal the Blackmagic Capture Settings for your project Set your desired Video Standard and Video Format Select File New Sequence to open the New Sequence window To preserve maximum video quality you can create a full resolution uncompressed sequence To do so click the discovery triangle next to Blackmagic Design select a preset to match the video standard and choose from uncompressed 8 bit YUV 10 bit YUV or 10 bit RGB If you don t have the storage space or disk speed for uncompressed video choose a sequence preset that your computer system will be able to handle When you have selected the desired sequence preset give the sequence a name and click OK Using Third Party Editing Software Capturing live via Thunderbolt To capture video live via Thunderbolt from HyperDeck Studio Pro Step 1 Choose File Capture Step 2 Press play on HyperDeck Studio Pro and then click the red record button A preview of the video you are captu
109. ted correctly or fails to work the SSD slot will illuminate solid red until the SSD is removed Check if the SSD is formatted correctly and also check that it works with a computer LCD HyperDeck Studio models feature an LCD that not only shows your video but also displays status information such as video format and frame rate record playback and jog modes the active SSD slot as well as timecode and audio levels IK About SSDs e Intel 335 Series 240GB SSD SanDisk Extreme 480GB SSD Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD Choosing a Fast SSD When working with high data rate video it s important to carefully check the SSD you would like to use This is because some SSDs can have up to 50 lower write speed than the manufacturer s claimed speed so even though the disk specifications claim an SSD is fast enough to handle video in reality the disk is not fast enough for real time video recording Hidden data compression mostly affects recording and often these disks can still be used for real time playback In our testing we have found larger newer models of SSD and larger capacity SSDs are generally faster SSDs recommended for use with HyperDeck for uncompressed 10 Bit HD and ProRes Ultra HD video recording include Brand SSD Name Model Number Storage Supported Formats 10 Bit uncompressed HD ProRes HD and Ultra HD and DNxHD pones E ADATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3 256GM C
110. the control panel is illuminated your HyperDeck is ready to record 01 23 47 08 EE esl 36 9 a ML Recording LES E EJ EHE i B A SOS VIDEO The record button lights up red when HyperDeck Shuttle is recording video Ts Ts 01 42 56 12 SSD slots on HyperDeck Studio models have rotating LEDs to show the unit is recording video Recording Ultra HD and HD video with HyperDeck HyperDeck models that support Ultra HD video record compressed Ultra HD using Apple ProRes codecs All HyperDeck models excluding the original HyperDeck Shuttle can record HD video using ProRes and DNxHD codecs or uncompressed HD video for high definition at the highest quality The original HyperDeck Shuttle exclusively records uncompressed HD video Recording Video with HyperDeck Shuttle Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Insert your formatted SSD As HyperDeck Shuttle reads the disk the SSD light will illuminate When the light stops HyperDeck Shuttle is ready to record HyperDeck Shuttle automatically detects whether SDI or HDMI is connected The video status LED lights up when a valid video signal is detected HyperDeck Shuttle will default to recording from whichever input was connected first We recommend connecting only SDI or HDMI at a time as HyperDeck Shuttle will switch inputs if one is disconnected and re
111. top left The library window displays all your linked media folders from where you ll drag your clips and drop them into the media pool If your clip folder doesn t appear in the library you ll need to add it This is easily done by clicking on preferences in the DaVinci Resolve title bar and clicking on the plus icon Using DaVinci Resolve Create New Timeline Create New Timeline Folder To start editing your clips you ll need to create a new timeline The timeline is the stage upon which all your editing will take place D NB P E iL Ma ah i nail A T m ai aa P e ans hg F The edit page You can trim your clips change their order move them around and add transitions between them using the timeline editor Trim your clips by dragging their start and end points left or right The snapping feature can be turned off when making fine adjustments Step 3 in the media storage tab browse to and select a drive or folder path click save restart DaVinci Resolve and reopen untitled project to refresh the media storage settings In the library window click on your newly added clip folder Now simply drag your clips from your storage folder and drop them into the media pool If the untitled project settings are different to your clip settings you ll be prompted to either change the project settings to match your clips or leave the settings as they are To get started quickly click ch
112. udio Models HyperDeck Status Indicators About SSDs Choosing a Fast SSD Preparing SSDs HyperDeck Utility Using HyperDeck Utility How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Mac OS X How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Windows Selecting Your Video Format O O1 01 01 SO CO 10 10 11 11 13 15 17 17 17 18 19 22 28 29 Blackmagic Control Panel Menu Using the Display Menu on HyperDeck Studio Models Selecting Timecode Source SDI Start Stop Recording Timecode Run Recording RS 422 Control What is RS 422 Control Using an External RS 422 Controller Supported RS 422 Commands RS 422 Developer Information Thunderbolt Capturing video via Thunderbolt Capturing from SSD Simultaneous Capture and Recording SSD Workflow Accessing Your Clips Mac OS X Windows Using Blackmagic MultiDock with HyperDeck Connecting to a Computer Plugging in Drives Identifying Drives Formatting Drives Setting up a RAID for High Speed Performance and Data Security 19 19 19 21 22 22 23 2 28 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 31 31 31 39 Contents HyperDeck Disk Recorders 35 4 Configuring a RAID using Mac OS X and Windows Unplugging your Drives Using DaVinci Resolve Introducing DaVinci Resolve Importing your Clips Editing your Clips Trimming Clips Mapping Keyboard Shortcuts Adding Transitions Adding Titles Adding Audio Tracks Color Correcting your Clips Using Scopes
113. ug in external analog audio and timecode via the rear panel XLR connectors You can even plug in analog audio from audio equipment such as iPods and HiFi systems via the RCA inputs Getting Started with Blackmagic HyperDeck Getting started with your HyperDeck disk recorder is as easy as connecting power plugging in your video sources and destination equipment to your HyperDeck s inputs and outputs and inserting your SSDs Plugging in Power For HyperDeck Studio models simply plug a standard IEC cable to your HyperDeck s power input on the rear panel For HyperDeck Shuttle connecting power will also charge the internal battery You can disconnect the external power once the battery is charged so your HyperDeck Shuttle is completely portable to record video anywhere Press the power button to switch it on Plugging in Video and Audio All HyperDeck models have SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs Plug your source video to the inputs and your destination equipment to the outputs HyperDeck Studio 12G has 12G SDI connectors so you can input or output Ultra HD up to 2160p60 using a single BNC cable HyperDeck Studio Pro provides additional inputs and outputs for connecting video equipment that supports single link dual link or quad link Ultra HD Plugging in Analog Audio and Timecode on HyperDeck Studio Pro If you want to connect analog audio sources to HyperDeck Studio Pro plug into the XLR or RCA connectors To select your desire
114. w Step 1 Make sure you connect your video source to an input on HyperDeck Studiio Pro and check that HyperDeck Studio Pro is set to the input you have connected your source to e g SDI HDMI or analog Step 2 Select the capture file format to DPX 10 Bit RGB You will need a fast disk array to cope with the uncompressed 10 Bit RGB format Step 3 Clickthe capture button to start recording To end capture click the cature button again to automatically save the clip to the media list When the capture has been completed a single thumbnail will appear in the media list representing the entire frame sequence The sequence of DPX frames will be stored in its own folder in your disk storage Audio will be stored in a wav file in the same folder By default DPX captures are assumed to be from YUV sources If you are capturing from an RGB source select capture from an RGB source If you want the DPX frame numbers to be based on the timecode of the captured video rather than just starting from zero enable the option to use absolute frame numbering when capturing DPX If you aren t performing long DPX captures you may wish to reduce the number of zeroes in the frame numbers by changing the option when capturing DPX files use 2 8 digit numbers in the frame count Using Blackmagic Media Express You can use the transport controls to play stop jump to the next or previous clip and loop playback Media Expr
115. whenever running timecode is detected via the HD SDI connection Recording will stop when the timecode stops Control Panel Display Menu Timecode Run Recording HyperDeck also supports timecode run recording which is similar to start stop recording but is only used if your HD SDI camera does not support trigger recording via HD SDI To set up Timecode Run recording using HyperDeck Utility Step 1 Go into your camera s timecode settings and change them from free run timecode to record run timecode Step 2 In HyperDeck Utility set trigger recording to when SDI timecode runs Step 3 On HyperDecks with a control panel press the rem button after setting timecode run recording in HyperDeck Utility The rem button must be illuminated on the unit to allow trigger recording To set up Timecode Run recording on HyperDeck Studio models using the display menu Step 1 Press the disp or menu button to display the main menu Step 2 Scroll to the record menu and press set Step 3 Scroll to the record trigger menu and press set Step 4 Select timecode run and press set to confirm your selection Press disp or menu to exit Step 5 Press the rem button The rem button must be illuminated on the unit to allow trigger recording Now whenever your HyperDeck detects the timecode running via HD SDI it will start recording Recording will stop whenever the timecode stops Be careful if your HyperDeck
116. will make the clip a favorite if it is selected in the media list Click the star icon again to deselect it as a favorite Log and Capture Clips marked as favorites will show a yellow star in their icon in timecode list view and thumbnail view In Out Duration m 00 99 90 0091 00 00 00 00 ES 90 00 00 90 Once you have marked clips as favorites click on the show only favorites button at the top of the Name Quick capture 1 001 daybreak 01 0 media list The star icon will turn yellow All clips will be hidden except for those marked as favorites Description Quick cap ET Linking an audio clip to a video clip ZUM To link an audio clip to a video clip in the media list Capture Select a video clip which contains no audio channels Right click on the video clip and select link audio file from the contextual menu In the log and capture tab click the star icon next to the name field if you want to log the clip as a favorite You can now play back the combined clip or master it to tape Click the Favorites button at the top of the Media List to only show your favorite clips Type in the Search field to find clips gea Using Blackmagic Media Express Deleting clips and bins To delete clips select the unwanted clips and press the forward delete button on your keyboard This will only delete the clips from the media list and they will safely remain on your disk storage To delete bins ri
117. will play at normal 100 speed An alternate speed may be specified in percentage between 1600 and 1600 play speed normal speed By default the deck will stop playing when it reaches to the end of the timeline The loop parameter may be used to override this behaviour play loop true false By default the deck will start playing from the current position on the timeline The start parameter may be specified to override the start point for playback play start timecode A Developer Information If loop mode is set the playback loop will be between the start position and the end of timeline for play forward the start position and the start of timeline for play backward By default the deck will continue playing until the end of the timeline The end parameter may be used to halt playback at the frame before the specified timecode play end timecode If loop mode is set the playback loop will be between the start of timeline and the end position for play forward the end of timeline and the end position for play backward Note that the end position must be beyond the current or start position on timeline for play forward before the current or start position on timeline for play backward The duration parameter may be used instead of the end parameter to halt playback after a duration specified in timecode format play duration timecode These three parameters are not com
118. xFAT These disk formats allow large file sizes and long video clips captured as single files HFS This format is also known as Mac OS Extended and is natively supported by Mac OS X HFS supports journaling which means data is more likely to be recovered in the rare event an SSD or HDD is corrupted ExFAT This format is supported natively by Mac OS X and Windows ExFAT does not support journaling which means data is less likely to be recovered in the rare event an SSD or HDD is corrupted Drives can be formatted at any time even if they already have data written on them However formatting a drive deletes all its data so anything important on a drive needs to be backed up before it is formatted ERI SSD Workflow eoo C300 CTF DDAC128MAG Media 00 o9 DJ Ji EE Verity Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image First Aid Partition RAID Restore ES 500 11 GB SAMSUNG H 3 Mac Lion F 1128 04 GB C300 CTF D Ej Hyper To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select volume in the list on the left and click Erase free Space Format Mac OS Extended Qournaled Name Untitled Security Options Erase Fa Disk Descripti
119. y corrections to specific parts of your image However if you need to adjust specific parts of your image say for example you wanted to improve the color in the grass in a scene or you wanted to deepen the blue in a sky then you can use secondary corrections Secondary color corrections are where you select a part of the image and then adjust just that part With nodes you can stack multiple secondary corrections so you can keep working parts of your image until everything is just right You can even use windows and tracking to allow the selections to follow movement in your images Qualifying a Color Often you ll find a specific color in your clip can be enhanced for example grass by the side of a road or the blue in a sky or you may need to adjust color on a specific object to focus the audience s attention on it You can easily do this by using the HSL qualifier tool To qualify a color Step 1 Open the qualifier window and make sure the color range sample eyedropper tool is selected Step 2 Click on the color in your clip you want to affect Usually you ll need to make some adjustments to soften the edges of your selection and limit the region to only the desired color Click on the highlight button to see your selection Step 3 Adjust the width control in the hue window to broaden or narrow your selection Experiment with the high low and softness controls to see how to refine your selection Now you can

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