MALLINCAM SDI User Manual
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1. Back of Mallincam SDI Included Mallincam Included Mallincam 12V See 3 on Connection Power Cable DC Power Adapter diagram SDI User Manual Page 8 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Connecting the MALLINCAM SDI to your Computer for Video Composite Video Requirements Computer with video display software such as AMCAP USB Video capture adapter such as Mallincam MCV Mallincam dual power video cable MALLINCAM SDI AC fo DC power adapter MALLINCAM SDI camera VVVV V Software Requirements You will need any software package that can display an image from your video capture device Some suggestions are e AMCAP e SharoCap e Splitcam e ManyCam e WebCamMax Each software has its pros and cons depending upon what you require the software do Using SplitCam ManyCam or WebCamMax will make it easier to broadcast your images on Night Skies Network see section Connecting the Night Skies Network NSN if that will be a direction you are thinking of taking Hardware Requirements gt A USB Video Capture Device such as MallinCam s MCV This device will allow the output from the MALLINCAM SDI composite to be captured and displayed by the software see Installing the MCV in Appendix SDI User Manual Page 9 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Now you attach the Malincam SDI 10m composite cable RCA adapter attached to the USB Video Capture Device MCV that you are using for video2. Version 1 0 Michael Burns Rock Mallin IMALLINCAM SDI User Manual This document will introduce you to the wonders of the MallinCam SDI Camera It will include instructions on how to connect the Mallincam SDI fo your computer along with explanations of the camera s various settings Imaging techniques with the various hardware and software options will be covered along with how to broadcast the output of the Mallincam SDI camera on the Internet The standard Composite Video output will be discussed along with hints and suggestions on how to resolve any problems that you encounter with this camera Enjoy the adventure with Rock Mallin s Mallincam SDI Video camera which will introduce you to the amazing field of Real Time Mallincam SDI video imaging and broadcasting SDI User Manual Page I Revision Sheet Version Revision Description 1 0 Template Creation for MALLINCAM SDI Camera SDI User Manual Page ii Table of Contents Revision HEE E renee 1 Table 0r COMMS INS nr RES 0 1 Introduction cccccccccccscsccccscsccccsccccccscccccosscccccsscsccosscsccosscses S The Contents of the MALLINCAM SDI Packagge cere creen eere eerte eerte eene 4 MallmCam SDI Deluxe Package sui p dan 4 The Camera JUSE ING Facts oii eiit hern Doni ee omis 5 The Camera iS ANaQtOMmy isssicntainnii RESE 6 2 Making ConnectionS s
3. This controls sets the White Balance to the current conditions value and keeps it there Select this setting and your will see the image adjust colours at it determine the colour temperature Press the Enter Button to set the image to this color lt you change locations or brightness in the image you may have to PRESET it again MANUAL You can use the MANUAL setting to fine tune your colours First set the White MANUAL R GA IM Balance by using the AUTO or AUTOext B GAIN setting Then choose MANUAL and activate it You then have control of three RETURN adjustments e KELVIN MIIDLE HIGH LOW e R GAIN W B for Red 0 to 20 e B GAIN W B for Blue 0 to 20 The larger the number the more intense of that color will appear in the image The R GAIN of 20 would produce a Red image The Defaults are at 10 SDI User Manual Page 28 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual DNR Digital Noise Reduction is a control on the SDI that improves the image quality by filtering out the noise which is generated under low light conditions This control provides 4 possible settings e OFF e LOW e MIDDLE e HIGH usually leave this on MIDDLE when imaging planets IMAGE This control allows you to optimize the image quality by allowing you to adjust certain parameters You will be provided with a sub menu that provides the following adjustment capabilities e SHARPNESS e GAMMA e COLOR GAIN e MIRROR e F
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5. the Digital Zoom allows you to digitally zoom into the image You have the ability to linearly zoom from 1 0x the original image size to 8 0x the image size is steps of 0 1 ACE This control the Adaptive Contrast Enhancer gives you the ability to enhance the contrast of the image on the screen You have 4 levels to choose from OFF LOW MIDDLE and HIGH I find OFF the best choice for astronomical applications DEFOG During seeing conditions with Fog rain or even intense luminous conditions have a lower than normal Dynamic Range This control allow the SDI to make adjustment for the lower DR level When E MIDDLE this control is activated set to ON you will be presented with a sub menu where you can select the MODE AUTO or MANUAL and when set to MANUAL the LEVEL of adjustments you need the SDI to provide LOW MIDDLE or HIGH SDI User Manual Page 31 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual SHADING This control helps reduce the brightness difference between the centre of the image and the edges of the image When activated set to ON you will be presented with a sub menu in which you can adjust the range of the WEIGHT applied by the SDI to the image from 0 to 100 PRIVACY This control has no astronomical applications When activated set to ON you will be presented with a sub menu that allows you to black out up to 16 0 thru 15 masking regions on your image You can set the size location bright
6. to 100 ZONENUM 07015 EA so size owo v ve 0to20 SS river 0to20 EE UA SENSITIVITY E ea E WENN RN TONE pTHeOs owo f orVeo owa Der size owe Der VSIZE owa mor S CAMID 010255 m BAUDRATE 2400 4800 9600 57600 115200 FULL COMP 720P CROP 720P 1080P NTSC PAL ENG CHN CHNISI KOR JPN DEU FRA NLD ESP ITA T SDI User Manual Page 16 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 4 Understanding the OSD On Screen Display OSD Menu The following are a more detailed explanation on what function each control in the MALLINCAM SDI Camera performs Remember use the suggested values as a guide as your seeing conditions will dictate how the settings need to be set Note You will have to use the EXIT command to save the setting adjustments you have made MENU MAIN MENU This is the main menu for the Mallincam SDI It is from here that you select which 2 LENS ELC4 EXPOSURE 4 BACKLIGHT HLC4 DAYSNIGHT 4 WHITE BAL AUTO 3 DNR MIDDLE IMAGE d Menu selections include FOCUS J MOTION ONJ SYSTEMING 4 ADJUSTMENT LENS EXPOSURE J EXIT BACKLIGHT DAY amp NIGHT WHITE BALANCE DNR IMAGE MOTION SYSTEMING FOCUS ADJ setting you would like to adjust This function will help you to make focus MENU easier After fixing the camera on an 3 LENS ELC EXPOSURE J object then when you adjust the focu
7. WHITE BAN AUTO DNIR MIDDLE IMAGE MOTTON OFF 8 SUE el J EMILI 1 d Now press the Centre Button on the back EXPOSURE of the Mallincam SDI and you will be O NESSUN NR presented with the EXPOSURE Sub Menu a x The BRIGHTNESS selection will be 50 highlighted Using the Left or Right Button on the back of the camera experiment with adjusting the brightness of the image NGC RETURN Press the Down Button to now select the EXPOSURE SHUTTER selection it should say AUTO BRIGHTNESS pd Press on the Right Button until the choice e changes to MANUAL Now press on the Centre Button to enter into the Manual Shutter Sub Menu SDI User Manual Page 12 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual With the Shutter Sub Menu displayed press the Left or Right Button to change the shutter time Notice how the time effects the image In the image to the right I have set my Shutter to 1 120 Now press the Down Button to highlight the RETURN selection and Press the Centre Button to return to the previous Exposure Menu On the Exposure Menu press the Down Button enough times to highlight the RETURN selection and then press the Centre Button You should now be at the Main Menu By pressing the Down Button highlight the November 11 2014 SHUTTER RETURN MENU FOCUS ADJ OFF 2 LENS Ell C Ss c DA Een ORE DAYS NEG HiT DWHIERESBAIETAUITO DNR MEDDEE IMAGE MOT TON ORR S SMEN EXIT selection t
8. by increasing the brightness so that the Mei object which appears dark against a apaa V SIZE RETURN bright background can be displayed in more detail Selecting the control presents a sub menu which allows you to change the location and dimensions of an area of interest You will see the rectangle box change as you adjust the following e H POS e Y POS e H SIZE e V SIZE SDI User Manual Page 23 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual HLC This High Light Compensation control helps control or mask a bright light source The bright source will be masked with black when HLC is operating You are presented with a sub menu that allows you to make finer adjustments to this control You can adjust the LEVEL at which the compensation takes place from 0 to 20 The lower the number the quicker the HLC will start making the black mask over the bright spots on the image And you can tell the SDI to make these adjustments all the time or only at Night DAY amp NIGHT This control allows you to display the images in Colour or Black and White This control also has settings to help the camera adjust to low light conditions SDI User Manual November 11 2014 V POS H SIZE V SIZE RETURN MENU FOCUS ADJ OFF 2 LENS ELC4 EXPOSURE 4 BACKLIGHT OFF WHITE BAL AUTO DNR MIDDLE IMAGE MOTION OFF SYSTEM EXIT Page 24 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Once you activate this c
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10. resolution that is used on the SDI Video port on the Mallincam SDI Camera Set this value to match the SDI input device that you are using The available choices are e 1080P e 720P e 720P CROP SDI User Manual Page 35 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 You will notice that if you select 720P CROP then the CVBS signal will also be adjusted with the outer edges cropped and the inner image zoomed to fill the image window MONITOR Not used for astronomical applications leave at 1 FRAME RATE This sets the frame rate of the video output Leave at 30 fps our capture standard in Canada Other setting is 25 fps CVSB This control sets the Video Output Standard In North America we use NTSC but the SDI camera can be set to PAL for our European friends LANGUAGE This control sets the Language that the OSD uses to display information Choose the language of your preference SDI User Manual Page 36 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 COLORBAR This Control turns ON or OFF the Colour Bar With the COLORBAR set to ON you can determine if the SDI is outputting a signal through the video port without imaging anything RESET This control will reset the Mallincam SDI back to factory default settings Press the RESET Button until the SDI displays PUSHING The setting are then set to factory defaults SDI User Manual Page 37 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual Novembe
11. what the Mallincam SDI can do and what you can adjust Do not be afraid to visit Night Skies Network or the Mallincam Group on Yahoo and ask questions SDI User Manual Page 13 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 The MALLINCAM SDI Camera OSD Settings The following table will guide you in locating a specific OSD or On Screen Display image control Once you get the hang of locating the settings it will be worth your time to peruse the Chapter Understanding the OSD to get a deeper comprehension how the adjustments will affect your image Always remember the suggested settings are a recommendation as your viewing condition will affect the image so don t be afraid to experiment SDI User Manual Page 14 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 NORMAL DEBLUR INDOOR OUTDOOR DEBLUR AUTO MANUAL 1 60000 1 30000 1 16000 1 8000 1 4000 1 2000 1 1000 1 500 1 240 1 120 1 60 1 30 FLICKER OFF X2 X3 XA X5 X6 X7 X8 0 TO 20 moop fA HPOS 0TO2 gt gt HS 0TO20 8 0 0 00 COLOR amp EXTERN AUTO 0 o TO 20 0 TO 20 0 TO 20 O MIDDLE m KELVIN MIDDLE R GAIN 0TO20 B GAIN 0TO 20 0 TO 10 0 45 0 50 0 55 0 60 0 65 0 TO 20 ON OFF ON OFF SDI User Manual Page 15 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 1 0x TO 8 0x in steps of 0 1 LOW MIDDLE AUTO CE LEVEL HE ON WEIGHT 0
12. 5 de de HIS Live Streaming v2 75 Broadcast Developed by VideoWhisper com Print Embed Channel lt ob HTML Code CLICK on the Settings choice and you will be presented with the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window Adobe Flash Player Settings Privacy i Allow www nightskiesnetwork com to acoess your camera and microphone Allow O Deny L Remember m gt CLICK on the Camera Icon and you will be presented with a pull down menu to select your camera NA HEX c Adobe Flash Player Settings Camera a ManyCam Virtual Webcam m mug Qo CLICK on CLOSE to Continue NSN will remember what camera you chose from the last visit So usually you only have to go through this process whenever you want to change what camera device you would like the NSN flash driver to use Choose your Camera Settings We will now select the settings for our camera We have the option of changing The Bandwidth Picture Resolution Framerate and even the microphone rate when you SDI User Manual Page 45 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 are ready The changes will not be activated until you CL CK on the Green OK symbol in the window LEFT CLICK inside the NSN video Window to bring up the Camera Settings Window 6 Manylam Virtual Webcam Bandwidth n LL Resolution Framerate Microphone Realtek High Definition OK gt Use the sliders for Band Wi
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14. LIP e D ZOOM e ACE e DEFOG e SHADING e PRIVACY SDI User Manual November 11 2014 MENU FOCUS ADJ OFF 2 LENS ELC EXPOSURE J BACKLIGHT OFF DAYSNIGHT 4 WHITE BAL MANUAL A IMAGE MOTION SYSTEM EXIT MENU FOCUS ADJ OFF 2 LENS EXPOSURE 4 BACKLIGHT OFF DAYB amp NIGHT 4 WHITE BAL AUTO DNR MIDDLE 3 MOTION OFF SYSTEM D EXIT IMAGE GAMMA COLOR GAIN sep MIRROR FLIP D Z00M ACE DEFOG SHADING PRIVACY RETURN Page 29 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 SHARPNESS This control affect the image sharpness You have a range from 0 to10 with 10 being the most aggressive Too high a value may introduce noise in the image GAMMA This control changes the Gamma Curve of the SDI You can select GAMMA of 0 45 0 5 0 55 0 6 and 0 65 The small the number the brighter the image Setting GAMMA to 0 6 is a great place to start COLOR GAIN This changes the Color Gain of the SDI You can select a value from 0 to 20 Using a value of 10 is a great place to start MIRROR This control gives you the ability to mirror flip the image horizontally on your screen Settings are OFF for no flip and ON for flip FLIP This control gives you the ability to mirror flip the image vertically on your screen Settings are OFF for no flip and ON for flip SDI User Manual Page 30 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 D ZOOM This control
15. SDI Camera its Menu will revert back to the last time you saved the settings That is when you last used the EXIT command on the On Screen Menu If you have connected everything correctly you should be seeing an image either on your monitor or in the image window of your computer s display software Use the focus of the telescope to bring the image to focus MENU MIS El POSS d NCKISEGHISOEE VENG HE on the back of the MALLINCAM SDI You should see the camera s On gt TE Em Screen Menu pop up on top of your TN image with FOCUS ADJ Highlighted MOTTON OFF a SYSUEN Press and release the Centre Button i ME R E A SDI User Manual Page 11 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Note There are two ways of fine tuning the brightness contrast of the image The first is using the SDI Camera Menu settings and the second is using the brightness and contrast controls on your monitor or software controls in your video capture software the camera We want to adjust the Brightness and the Exposure of the Mallincam SDI to improve the image on the screen With some experience with your software or monitor you will use a combination of MallinCam SDI controls and Software controls to produce the best possible image MENU Press on the Down Button and the OSD FOCUS ADJ OFF Menu should highlight the LENS selection DEDOS a Press the down button once more to rm highlight the EXPOSURE selection
16. SN things started happening too fast for me to keep track of everything at once So pre planning was the most the most crucial step for me I found that by doing test runs in the comfort of my house allowed me to develop my techniques that work for the equipment and software that I use Below are the results and steps that use to broadcast on NSN feel free to follow them and or made modification as you deem as necessary Computer real estate will be your nemesis So depending upon the size of the monitor laptop then number of screens that you are using then number of software programs that using are simultaneously are using will dictate how you will manage your windows I will describe how have organized my windows under a variety of situations 1 computer 1 computer with 2 monitors which software packages am I using and what am I trying to do this session Remember it s all about having fun and time and patience are your best friends not to mention all the guys and gals and the Yahoo MallinCam site http tech groups vahoo com group mallincam messages One of the most important decisions you will need to make with broadcasting the image of the MALLINCAM SDI is what Video capture software are you going to use Some simple suggestions You can have NSN grab the image directly off your Video Capture Device MCV but I find it more convenient to either use a Video Capture Software such as AMCAP or SMARTCAP to displ
17. ay my image and then capture my screen by using Splitcam Manycam or WebCamMax Even better Splitcam Manycam or WebCamMax can both display and pass along the image to NSN without the need of a Video Capture Software All three have about the same features some of these have versions that will cost you but all have a version that is free reduced functions advertisements etc My current program of choice is Splitcam I can live with the Advertisements but it has some amazing extras such as the ability to change Video Input from Svideo to composite a must if you use MallinCam s MCV device with a variety of cameras Plug in the MALLINCAM SDI camera into a USB Port MCV on your computer i Always use the same port for your connected devices even mark on my laptop which USB port is for which device even use a specific USB port for my Video input devices MCV MALLINCAM SDI Dazzle and a specific port for by 55232 RS485 devices For example if you only have 2 ports then 1 port is for video input MCV and the other port is for RS485 control SDI User Manual Page 41 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Step 2 o Step 3 gt uu Start Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax Size the Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax window so that you will have room for your Browser to open If you have a dual monitor system you can slide Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax window to the second
18. d the camera attempts to reduce any image me femi flicker SDI User Manual Page 21 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 SENS UP EXPOSURE BRIGHTNESS O O E SHUTTER MANUAL SENS UP acts as a Digital Slow Shutter AGC E It will enhance the available like by RETURN increase the exposure by a range of factors The available Ranges are OFF X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 X8 Note SENS UP only works when the SHUTTER is in AUTO or FLICKER Mode AGC This is the Automatic Gain Control for the EXPOSURE SDI which amplifies the video signal BRIGHTNESS p SHUTTER AUTO whenever it falls below the set value As SENS UP the AGC level increases the overall RETURN screen images gets brighter including the noise Works best if you have SHUTTER set to MANUAL SDI User Manual Page 22 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 BACKLIGHT When there is a strong light behind the object the setting BACKLIGHT to ON will PEN help provide a clear image of both the a background and the object No real ini DAYANIGHT 4 application for this control in the field of WHITE BAL AUTO DHR MIDDLE astronomy E IMAGE MOTION OFF SYSTEM EXIT The Mallincam SDI provide you set types of Backlight compensation functions e BLC Back Light Compensation e HLC High Light Compensation BLC This Back Light Compensation control helps counter balance the screen image
19. dth and Picture values usually have both of my sliders way on the right Over time you will find the sweet spot for your system Select your Resolution from the Pull Down Menu Start at 800x600 and move up from there Play with these to see what settings the NSN viewers say is the best Select your Frame Rate From its Pull Down Menu usually leave it at 15 fps but I have used 30 fps at times Again trial and error for your system CLICK on the green OK symbol to accept these settings That s it you are done If everything is working well and the Window s gods are in a good mood you should be broadcasting whatever object the MALLINCAM SDI is capturing You should now enter another Message and SEND it out to indicate what system you are using and what object you are viewing There is a time delay on what you say if you have you microphone activated and do on your computer as compared to what others see and hear on the NSN broadcast SDI User Manual Page 46 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 You will freeze and don t mean like what Chris does when he broadcasts in winter till 3am I mean from time to time your NSN connection will freeze for no apparent reason It happens to us all When this happens you can simply terminate the Web browser program Ctrl Alt Del Then restart your browser and Log back into NSN This usual is a very quick process But sometime we all have to resta
20. hat connection or composite adapter on your Video Capture Device MCV 1 if you are using a computer To connect just align the two little openings on the BNC cable male with the two notches on the adapter s BNC female connector push and twist so the notches slide into place This locks the connector to the Mallincam cable SDI User Manual Page 7 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 SDI Video The SDI Signal is obtained by connecting the included 10m MallinCam Video Cable or dedicated SDI cable from the SDI Out adapter of the camera see 2 in the connection diagram to the SDI Video In Adapter on your SDI monitor since SDI input standard is the BNC there is no need to use the included BNC fo RCA adapter or SDI adapter on your Video Capture Device BlackMagic SDI Ultra Studio Magewell SDI if you are using a computer To connect just align the two little openings on the BNC cable male with the two notches on the adapter s BNC female connector push and twist so the notches slide into place This locks the connector to the cable SAY MEO y Pu Y Power The Mallincam SDI camera requires 12V lamp power either from an AC to DC converter or 12V DC power supply Just connect the two power connect cables into the matching two Power Input plugs on the back of the Mallincam SDI The other end plugs into the Power In connecter on the end of the 10m cable on the included Mallincam dual power video coble
21. he screen for Night Skies network Click on the Login selection on the upper right hand side of the screen Broadcasting Live Now ke Give NSN a 1 if you like us Site Rules Site Instructi ja NIGHT SKIES NETWORK T OBSERVING WITH TELESCOPES LIKE NEVER BEFORE WELCOME TO THE CHANNEL LINE UP OF NSN NIGHT SKIES NETWORK SPONSORED BY MALLINCAM Click an image below to view the broadcast You can also click on the channel s with red names below You will be presented with the screen for NSN Again enter your Username and Password and click on Publish Channel button CHANNEL LAUNCH SIGN IN NIGHT SKIES NETWORK SPONSORED BY MALLINCAM Please verify your login to broadcast Channel Name Username miburns Password Publish Channel Step 7 The window will pop up on your screen asking you for permission to use your camera and your microphone Select Allow Waterloo Observatory STOP Aroa Sound EFFects 4 Waterloo Observatory Channel Chat Viewers 1 Welcome 2 S Waterloo Observato NetConnection Connect Success You are broadcasting on channel Waterloo Observatory Welcome NetConnection Call Failed Adobe Flash Player Settings E Camera and Microphone Acoess LO ww nightskiesnetwork com is requesting acoess to your camera and microphone If you click Allow you may be recorded m ie Allow a Deny SDI User Manual Page 43 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 ste
22. he Solar System The Mallincam SDI is a professional video camera that can provide broadcast quality live images in the HD SDI format along with standard quality video for non broadcast needs The Mallincam SDI camera uses a true HD sensor and SDI Digital output for unsurpassed image quality At 2 1 MP sensor the all Ceramic Panasonic Sensor use the latest in Technology offered by Panasonic using the new 1 3 Inch 2 1 MP High Speed Maicovicon MOS sensor making it ideal for planetary Lunar and Solar Imaging under live condition on a monitor or through the SDI uncompressed Digital format for image recording This document will guide you in the connection options of the Mallincam SDI to your computer along with recommendations on configuring the camera for specific Solar System objects This manual is the work of the MallinCam Mallincam SDI users before me have borrowed their ideas and even some of their documents and have placed them in the manual so that we have everything is in one place Special thanks to Jack Huerkamp for all the preliminary work he has done with this camera So thank you for your purchase and let the adventure begin SDI User Manual Page 3 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 The Contents of the MALLINCAM SDI Package Depending upon the MALLINCAM SDI Model purchased the contents May vary but all MALLINCAM SDI Deluxe cameras include the following standard equipment MallinCam SDI Deluxe Package Mall
23. he bottom choice Now press the Centre Button The OSD Menu will shut off and the camera will save the current settings internally You should now recognize how easy it is to move through the Menu system of the Mallincam SDI Now is a good time to review the detailed explanations of the on screen selections Don t be afraid to experiment to see how a specific control affect your image The more comfortable you become at manipulating the controls in the day time the easier it will be when you are under the night sky The MallinCam SDI is an imaging camera whose capabilities are in the hands of the user As you will discover when you become more confident with the camera that your images will be the result of the combination both artistic prowess and scientific skill Both of these attributes will become enhanced as your journey progresses and suggestions and advice from fellow explorers sharpen your skills and enrich your adventure One of the first pieces of advice we can offer you is that every user environment is different the variety of outside obstacles and sky brightness combined with the ever changing weather and seeing conditions makes it impossible to determine the precise setting for the SDI Camera What we can do is provide suggestions that will get you started in the right direction We recommend that you experiment and tweak the settings That we offer to see what works best for you Patience will be your best friend as you learn
24. her adapters can have multiple video input connections For example the MCV 1 has both composite and S video The cause of this symptom is that MallinCam is looking at one of those input ports while the camera is sending the image through the other Your Video Display software then just gives a Blue screen to say that see nothing at the MCV 1 source Cure Set the video to use the Composite Source on the x2828 MCV video driver and SDI User Manual Page 52 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Appendix F Settings Template BRIGHTNESS 10 This gives wiggle room SHUTTER Manual at 1 2000 Starting point depends on object SENSE UP OFF Not used in Manual Shutter AGC 5 This gives wiggle room Middle Personal Preference SHARPNESS 15 This gives wiggle room GAMMA 0 5 Depends on Monitor COLOR GAIN 10 This gives wiggle room ACE OFF Personal Preference AUTO Choose this AUTOext MANUAL OUTPUT MODE 1080p Full Screen for both SDI and Composite SDI User Manual Page 53 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 BRIGHTNESS SHUTTER SENSE UP AGC MIT A ER SHARPNESS GAMMA COLOR GAIN ACE AUTO AUTOext MANUAL Appendix G Notes SDI User Manual Page 54 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11
25. incam SDI camera body BNC to RCA adapter 1 25 eyepiece adapter SVBS 10 meter cable 120 volts AC to 12 volts DC Regulated power supply VV VV ON These attachments will provide you with the ability to connect the Mallincam SDI Video camera to your telescope power it using to a 120V AC power source and displaying your image on any device that accepts analog or SDI video See the Appendix for a list of other accessories available tor the Mallincam SDI Camera SDI User Manual Page 4 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 The Camera Just the Facts The MallinCam SDI Camera is a video camera that provides near Real Time images of brighter Deep Sky Objects Planetary Lunar and Solar This instrument contains the following specifications Panasonic 1 3 Inch 2 1 MP High Speed Maicovicon MOS sensor CCD Pixels 2010 H X 1108 V Total Pixels 2 75um x 2 75um V Pixel size 1944 H X 1092 V Active Pixels 1 3 5 59mm H x 4 68mm V Fix Shutter 1 60000 1 30000 1 16000 1 8000 1 4000 1 2000 1 1000 1 500 seconds 1 240 1 120 1 60 1 30 Extended Shutter OFF X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 X8 Gamma Selection 0 45 0 50 0 55 0 60 0 65 Manual Communication Pelco Fel NI Operating 25C to 50C 139F to 122 F Power Supply 12 1V DC at 1A 4 inches L x 2 5 inches W x 2 5 inches H Weigh SDI User Manual Page 5 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 The Camera its Anatomy The Mall
26. incam SDI camera is a rectangular based camera with a rear connection ports for power video and communications and a front c mount opening It is 4 long by 2 5 tall and 2 5 wide The camera weighs in at about 11 ounces 290 grams SDI User Manual Page MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 2 Making Connections The MALLINCAM SDI Camera Connection Diagram Composite Video Out BNC SDI Video Out BNC 12V Power in 12V RS485 Communication Connecting the Mallincam SDI to Monitor 3 4 The Mallincam SDI provides two video outputs Composite and SDI both of which utilize a BNC connector Since composite and SDI signals are different formats with HD SDI packing a lot of data different types of video cable are recommended Rock provides the composite cable with the Deluxe Package which you can use for both composite and SDI but if you require a long length of cable for SDI output you can Google SDI cables to locate a supplier of dedicated SDI cable for you to use This dedicated SDI cable will provide the best image possible with the Mallincam SDI Composite Video The Composite Signal is obtained by connecting the included 10m MallinCam Video Cable from the Video Out adapter of the camera see 4 in the connection diagram to the Composite Video In Adapter on your monitor since in most monitors the Composite Video In connector is a RCA style MallinCam provides a BNC to RCA adapter to facilitated t
27. inish with the Yes I want to restart my computer now option selected e The computer will restart Login in as you normally would e You don t need to install any of the other files from the HD AV Grabber installer SDI User Manual Page 39 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Sten 3 Checking out the MCV 1 or MCV 1e It is always a good idea to check out the MCV 1e to see if it is running correctly after you have done a first time installation e Start the Image software that you will using to display your MALLINCAM SDI Video image such as AmpCap SharpCap VirtualDub e Inthe Video Device menu you should see a Video Source called USB 2828x Device This is the driver for either the MCV 1 or MCV 1e device This is the one we want Select it e Power up your Signature and you should be able to see the camera s images on the video window of your software Oh No the video is not working correctly strange stuff is happening and it is not my camera After you have checked all of the obvious Power to the MALLINCAM SDI Software AMCAP is pointing to the correct input device on the MCV remember it has 2 connection types RCA and SVIDEO e Down load the updated MCV 1 or MCV 1e driver from the Mallincam Software Links Site SDI User Manual Page 40 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Appendix B Connecting to Night Skies Network Introduction found that when I first started connecting to N
28. input and attach the other end of the 10m cable to the CVBS connecter BNC on the MALLINCAM SDI Camera to allow for capture of the video signal USB Port Now all we need to do is start the video display software of your choice to display the image Remember what ever software choice you made to display the image from the Mallincam SDI Camera it will have an option that allows you to choose the Video Capture Adapter s driver x2828 for MCV Once you chosen the driver you should now see an image of what the Mallincam SDI Camera is capturing in the video window of your software A v i ar s i t a T b 5 h KE as o Y i a gt ES C Li LONGE I 1 AS TY M R S E _ xd FI di s SDI User Manual Page 10 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 3 Operating the MALLINCAM SDI Now is the time to do a quick check of the MALLINCAM SDI Camera to see if you can obtain a video signal This walk through assumes you have a monitor with a Composite input capabilities or a Laptop with a Video Capture Device attached and configured along with Video Display Software Place your MALLINCAM SDI Camera on your telescope and point the telescope at a recognizable object Power up your MALLINCAM SDI Camera and monitor start your Video Display Software if you are using a Computer It is best to check out your MALLINCAM SDI Camera in the daytime so you can more easily check out the connections Upon Powering up the
29. l Page 49 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Appendix D Displaying SDI on your Computer SDI is a professional bandwidth video output protocol and as such requires special hardware to get the signal into the computer There are two devices most commonly used with SDI e BlackMagic Ultrastudio SDI e Magewell SDI Dongle Both products recommend using USB3 but only the Magewell product can be connected to and use a USB2 port it will automatically maximize the thru put for the USB2 connection Magewell SDI Dongle XI100DUSB SDI This product is plug and play so all you need to do is plug in the dongle it will install what it need automatically like every USB device Then you can use the product Simply connect a SDI cable from the SDI port on the Mallincam to the SDI input on the Magewell Start your favourite piece of Video display software like AMCAP Have AMCAP point to XI100DUSB SDI Video That s it If your Video Display software has a Filter Output or Filter PIN then you can adjust the Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation Vides Proc Ano Camera Contr Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation PowerLine Frequency Anti Flicker Default OK Cancel SDI User Manual Page 50 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 BlackMagic UltraStudio SDI Visit the BlackMagic Web site for compatible computer system as there are very strict requirements with
30. l instructed e Take the instruction booklet and the mini CD and place them on the table If your computer cannot handle a mini CD you cannot physically lock the CD into the centre hole of the CD drive then you can down load the software by following the next step e Goto the Mallincam website www Mallincam net and download the latest drivers for the MCV device in the Support Software Downloads heading SDI User Manual Page 38 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Step 2 Insert the MCV 1 or MCV 1e Remember the USB port you choose for the MCV you will always use this USB port for the MCV e The Windows will find new hardware and will attempt to load drivers It will most likely fail on one driver Don t worry that is why you have the driver installation software e Either insert the CD or run the program autorun exe in the folder of the file you downloaded e When you see the green USB 2 0 HD HV Grabber screen CLICK on the option Install Drivers USB2 0 HD AV Grabber with Audio Install Drivers Install DVR2 5 Install DirectX 9 0C gt User Guide gt Browse Cl O Exit e You may receive a Windows warning asking you if you want to allow the installation to run Click Yes e Follow the instructions on the Installation of USB Video Audio Device Driver Wizard that is displayed on the desktop e The installation takes under a minute Once complete you will be presented with a notification windows click F
31. lue then the darker the image is required to be before the switch takes place AGC MARGIN Defines the difference between the Day to Night or Night to Day switch based upon the AGC THRES Higher values increase this distance thus preventing a continuous Switching DELAY You can choose MIDDLE HIGH and LOW to set the Delay time for the switching SDI User Manual Page 26 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 WHITE BAL MENU The White Balance Control allows the qp 3 LENS ELC SDI to adjust the colour temperature EXPOSURE 4 BACKLIGHT OFF how vivid the colours are The SDI DAYANIGHT 4 needs to determine a reference colour DNR MIDDLE w IMAGE temperature colour of light source so wr ore EXIT that it can determine the other colours on the screen The Control gives you re the following settings e AUTO e AUTOext e PRESET e MANUAL AUTO This setting allows the SDI to work within its temperature colour range IT determines what White Balance output to use by reading the colour information from the whole image lt then adjusts the colour based on the colour temperature radiating from a black portion of the image AUTOext In this Auto Tracking White Balance control the White Balance of the image is automatically adjusted while the temperature colour is changing ie during cloudy days SDI User Manual Page 27 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 PRESET
32. monitor Have Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax Choose your Video Driver as the Source Once connected you should have the image of what the MALLINCAM SDI is looking at inside the Window of the software If you are using a third party Video Display Software then have Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax choose Desktop Capture as the source to find out why MyFreeCams is the BEST webcam site for models and studios SplitCaim ES O PiP mode Adjust the Resolution and frames second fps value on Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax This will be trial and error it all depends upon resolution bandwidth and what over members on NSN experience from your broadcasted image You will end up adjusting both on the Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax side as well and on the NSN side to get the best image For me start at 800x600 and NSN at 800x600 Start your Web Browser of Choice You may have to play with a number of Browsers to see which one works well with your particular computer setup have had success with 3 browsers Chrome Internet Explorer and Maxthon My current favourite browser to use for NSN broadcast is Chrome SDI User Manual Page 42 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Step 6 Have your Web Brower go to the location http www nightskiesnetwork com Locate and click on the BROADCASTERS AND MEMBERS SIGN IN button The next Login screen will ask you to enter your username and password You will next be presented with t
33. ness and the amount of Red or Blue colour to apply to the privacy mask MOTION This control is used to detect the amount of moving object is the field of view Once activated set to ON you will be presented with a sub menu that will allow you to control how the SDI responds to the detected motion SDI User Manual November 11 2014 SHADING RETURN PREVA Gy ZONE DISP H ROS V POS H SIZE V SIZE Y LEVEL CR LEVEL CB LEVEL RETURN MENU FOCUS ADJ OFF 3 LENS RU EXPOSURE 4 BACKLIGHT OFF DAYAMIGHT 4 WHITE BAL AUTO DNR MIDDLE amp IMAGE SYSTEMING 4 EXIT Page 32 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 SENSITIVITY MOTION WINDOW TONE 8 DET H POS Set the range from 0 to 20 of eti guae DET H SIZE 60 sensitivity the smaller the number the DET V SIZE 34 MOTION OSD more sensitive the SDI ALARM RETURN WINDOW TONE This sets up the size of the detection zone borders You can choose from 0 to 6 as the TONE size DET H_POS Sets the horizontal location of the Detection Zone box from 0 to 60 if you use this control would leave at 0 DET V POS Sets the vertical location of the Detection Zone box from 0 to 40 if you use this control would leave at 0 DET H SIZE Sets the horizontal size of the Detection Zone box from O to 60 if you use this control would leave at 60 DET V SIZE Sets the horizontal size of the Detection Zone box f
34. ontrol you will be presented with a sub menu that allows you to adjust the following settings DAYSNIGHT e MODE e IRLED IR LED OFF ANTI SAT pese EXTERN S W LOW e ANTI SAT AGC THRES poda 11 AGC MARGIN pese e EXTERN S W crams en e AGC THRES e AGC MARGIN e DELAY MODE The MODE control allows you to set the SDI to COLOR or B amp W Black and White The Mallincam SDI also has an AUTO setting which will switch between the COLOR and B amp W Mode according to light conditions There is also an EXTERN setting which is not active in this camera Note COLOR will most likely be the setting you will leave the camera in when imaging objects but if you do change the control to B amp W you will hear an audible click as the camera internally makes the switch click will also be heard when switching back to color You it takes a couple of seconds for the SDI to settle down when performing a COLOR to B amp W shift SDI User Manual Page 25 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 IR LED Not available on the Mallincam SDI ANTI SAT This control runs in conjunction with the IR Led but since this Mallincam SDI doesn t have IR LED s then this control does affect the image unless looking at an IR source EXTERN S W Not available on the Mallincam SDI AGC THRES The DAY amp NIGHT switch depends upon the AGC level that is used to increase the brightness of the image The higher the va
35. our NSN Window and NSN will shut down your channel and you can power down your system and call it an evening It won t force the NSN viewers off the channel and some viewers will continue chatting long after you have gone to bed TOP SDI User Manual Page 47 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Appendix C Connecting Serial to Mallincam SDI If you are like me you do not like pushing the buttons on the back of the Camera If that is the case then you need to create a connection path between your computer and the RS485 port on the Mallincam SDI Once that path is create you can then control the camera thru software I create a simple piece of software to do this See below What you Need Either a USB to RS485 Adapter or USB to RS232 Cable A cable of suitable length with 3 wires SDI User Manual Page 48 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 What to Do All you need to do is connect three wires from the RS485 end of the adapter to the RS485 plugs on the back of the Mallicam SDI e Connect a wire from the Rx of the adapter to the Rx of the SDI e Connect a wire from the Rx of the adapter to the Rx of the SDI e Connect a wire from the Gnd of the adapter to the Gnd of the SDI All you need now is a suitable piece of software to control the Mallincam SDI If you visit the Mallincam Site Rock will be providing a link to the free piece of software mm PC Com Port SDI User Manua
36. ps Turn off your Microphone Until you have your microphone figured out it is best to initially turn it off If you do not the viewers on NSN may hear a loud buzzing feedback noise Later on we will look at using the microphone but until then recommend CLICKING on the little microphone symbol on the upper right corner of the NSN video display window to disable the microphone T4 Ulaterion Observatory Step 9 Set a message for the NSN observers It is a good idea to display a message above the NSN display window so that the other NSN views understand what you are doing When initially setting up which usually takes longer when you are learning usually type the message Setting Up the Camera then CLICK on the SEND button to have it displayed When you are us and running and everything is working as it should you will change the message to indicate what telescope mount and camera you are using For that is the most frequently asked question from the NSN viewers Step gt gt Select the Camera i Now is the time to activate the camera or in our case have NSN driver point to your Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax output or the Video Adapter Driver if you are not using Manycam Splitcam WebcamMax RIGHT CLICK inside the NSN Video window to bring up a Settings Window SDI User Manual Page 44 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 RIGHT CLICK TOGET THE FLASH PLAYER SETTINGS MAS UU LL
37. ps prevent blurred movement of objects on the screen No used with astronomical applications RETURN SDI User Manual Page 19 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 EXPOSURE This command allows you to control all NES aspects of the Exposure From here you eee aad Gee a LENS ELC4 can adjust the EXPOSURE 4 BACKLIGHT HLC4 DAYSNIGHT 4 WHITE BAL AUTO e BRIGHTNESS 2 pi MIDDLE 2 SHUTTER amp SYSTEMING ri D EXIT e SENS UP e AGC EXPOSURE SHUTTER AUTO SENS UP OFF AGC RETURN EXPOSURE BRIGHTNESS RIGHTNESS pa SHUTTER AUTO SENS UP OFF AGC 6 This control allow you to adjust the RETURN Brightness of the image The values range of 0 to 20 SHUTTER The SHUTTER control has 3 settings e AUTO e MANUAL e FLICKER SDI User Manual Page 20 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 AUTO The AUTO setting allows the Mallincam SDI to automatically make adjustments to the shutter speed to provide what it believes is the best setting MANUAL The MANUAL mode in the SHUTTER setting allows you to adjust the speed SHUTTER RETURN thus giving you more control You can set the Shutter Speed in seconds to 1 60000 1 30000 1 16000 1 8000 1 4000 1 2000 1 1000 1 500 1 240 1 120 1 60 1 30 Use this mode to adjust you image to suit your needs FLICKER EXPOSURE BRIGHTNESS O O E SENS UP OFF When the FLICKER mode is selecte
38. r 11 2014 5 Appendix Appendix A Installing the MCV The MCV 1 and the MCV 1e both come nicely packed in its own see through packaging The installation procedures will be the same for either package The following are the techniques I have used on 4 different computers 3 laptops and 1 desktop Some are 32 bit and others are 64 bit all run windows 7 have not encountered any problems installing this way Do some pre planning to minimize frustration that may occur when Windows gets a bit temperamental use both the MallinCam MALLINCAM SDI and the MallinCam Signature exclusively with computer control so needed to assign one USB port for my video input MCV and another USB port for my serial cable Belkin USB Serial cable even label which port is which on my lap top just in case forget will always use the same port for each device so that will not have multiple versions of the drivers for multiple USB ports you are just teasing the windows gods if you mix and match and they will get even The MCV 1 and MCV 1e are heavy and depending upon your computer s manufacturer the MCV may put some strain on the USB port Therefore use a small 6 USB cable extender and plug the extender into the USB port for and plug the MCV into the other end of the extender Step 1 Open the Package When you open the package you will find gt 1 mini CD gt 1User s Manual gt MCV 1 1e Do not inset this into USB port unti
39. rom 0 to 40 if you use this control would leave at 40 SDI User Manual Page 33 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 MOTION OSD Determine if the SDI should display red rectangular boxes around parts of the image that are moving Choices are ON or OFF ALARM This control is not activated on the SDI The SYSTEMING control is where so set MENU the parameters for using the Mallincam FOCUS ADJ OFF 2 LENS ELC SDI You can modify the following SNT ack tti A DAYANIGHT 4 settings WHITE BAL AUTO DNR MIDDLE w IMAGE MOTION OFF e COM EXIT e IMAGE RANGE e OUTPUT MODE e MONITOR SYSTEN e FRAME RATE IMAGE RANGE USER OUTPUT MODE 1088P e CVBS MONITOR 1 FRAME RATE 30 FPS CVBS NTSC e LANGUAGE LANGUAGE ENG COLORBAR OFF e COLORBAR esT o RETURN e RESET SDI User Manual Page 34 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 COM The COM control allows to designate a camera number 0 to 255 for the SDI BAUDRATE 9600 along with the communication Baud rate RETURN Leave these as e COM 1 e BAUDRATE 9600 IMAGE RANGE This Control sets the range of the contrast values that the SDI uses You FSE are the option of choosing the FULL un contrast range or a reduced contrast range using COMP or you can select a 20 levels of contract reduction by using the USER option and selecting a OFFSET value the sub menu that appears OUTPUT MODE This control set the SDI Video Output
40. rt our computer this takes longer for we need to power down hardware and software and reactivate everything before login back in Don t worry the NSN viewers sense what is happening and will keep the conversations going while waiting for you to come back on Don t be afraid to ask for advice by typing in on the Video chat window as we are all learning and are willing to assist whenever we can When ready try activating the microphone click on the microphone symbol Other will let you know if they can hear you or if there is noise Remember there are settings for the microphone in the camera settings window have become hooked on Splitcam With my dual monitor system have Splitcam grab my Video device USB 2828x Device directly Splitcam can adjust brightness contrast etc can also call up the USB 2828x Device control panel located in File Video settings which gives you some more control of the MCV s image output or by using the Options Tab thus allowing you to change the brightness contrast sharpness over and above what the MALLINCAM SDI camera does Since I place Splitcam on its own monitor the second monitor I can make it full screen to see all the detail while my fist monitor has the NSN connection screen with its preview and chat window When you are finished with your session you simply say your good nights to the crowd of NSN viewers to let them know that your session is ending CLICK on the red STOP button on y
41. s IE Wie DAYANIGHT 4 on the telescope an orange bar means 6 WHITE BAL AUTO DHR MIDDLE camera is not focused A green bar a IMAGE MOTION ONG means the camera is in focus The SYSTEMING 4 J EXIT smaller green bar is the better focus Not activated for astronomy usage SDI User Manual Page 17 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual LENS This setting allows you to set the LENS to one of two adjustments for controlling the electronic exposure e ELC Electronic Light Control e ALC Auto Level Control We recommend using ELC at NORMAL ELC This causes the camera to modify the bias voltage on the CCD chip resulting in a variable light sensitivity Provides two settings NORMAL Set as the default for astronomy applications RETURN DEBLUR DEBLUR helps prevent blurred movement of objects on the screen No used with astronomical applications RETURN November 11 2014 MENU FOCUS ADJ OFF EXPOSURE 4 BACKLIGHT HLC4 DAYANIGHT 4 WHITE BAL AUTO DNR MIDDLE w IMAGE l 3 MOTION ON SYSTEMING 4 Y EXIT SDI User Manual Page 18 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 ALC Since the SDI is used with a fixed lens the telescope the ALC command will not affect the image The ALC command provides you with 3 Options INDOOR Not used astronomy applications RETURN OUTDOOR Not used astronomy applications RETURN DEBLUR DEBLUR hel
42. sessesssessesssessoessescoesssesoesssesseesoeeseese Y The MALLINCAM SDI Camera Connection Diagram ooooooocoooonoccoononcccoononccconconocconnoss 7 Composite Videoarte etilo oleo loo 7 A EEN re ere 8 lo iot M 8 Connecting the MALLINCAM SDI to your Computer for Video 9 COHDOSHe Vide Otra 9 SO Ware Requirements id A tics 9 Hardware Reqgulretie rts siii ici 9 Attaching the Video Cable to MALLINCAM SDI Camera oooooccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononannonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnos 10 3 Operating the MALLINCAM SDI Eee B The MALLINCAM SDI Camera OSD Settings ccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseees 14 4 Understanding the OSD aO 9 RT d On Screen Display OSD MeTU uioso eerta so Een petra norena e ENES ENA SARA SEERNES ES eee rente rnit 17 MENU MAIN a ccc E 17 FOCUS 6 03 eet 17 A E 18 A adm tdm Mcd dubia tace Ate EIN mE SERENE 18 NORMA proc 18 DEBLUR cec 18 RAR 19 A ae eee aa art ewe DON M CLONE tree tr aca NA SELER en 19 OUTDOOR Occ 19 DEBEUR ee 19 EXPOSURE AAA o O O A o cern rr ere Tremere rere 20 BRIGHINESS cea etc 20 SEE IN E Ur AP A E E 20 AUTO O 21 MANUA La a E 21 FLICKER 2 51 ee dade USE 21 SENS UDP usada dd 22 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 BACKLIGIEPE velato redes Heu bible aio disco 23 DEG o 7 due IU IL E UU CILE M IM SEE SEES SEER 23 HEC A H
43. this device You will need to install the product by following the instructions provided with the BlackMagic Ultrastudio Note you will need to ensure that the frame rate and resolution match in the Mallincam SDI BlackMagic Control Panel and Video software for the image to be seen Connect the USB3 Cable from the Ultrastudio to a USB2 Port on the Computer Connect the SDI cable from the back of the Mallincam to the SDI IN on the Ultrastudio Start the Video Software of your choice such as AMCAP Look for the BLACKMAGIC WDM driver or the Decklink driver on the Video Source list you may have to try both drivers to see which one works with your video software VN VV It takes a bit of trial and error to match everything with the Blackmagic Ultrastudio but once done you are good to go SDI User Manual Page 51 MALLINCAM SDI User Manual November 11 2014 Appendix E First Aid for the Mallincam SDI The Image from the MALLINCAM SDI is jumping all over the place Diagnosis The camera is not getting a proper video signal Cure Check to make sure that the correct type of video cable is snuggly connected from the Mallincam SDI to the Computer Are you using the SDI output on a composite camera Is the SDI output resolution 1080p vs 720p matching the expected input resolution including fps When I have my Video Software connect to my Mallincam through my MCV 1 adapter I only see a Blue screen Diagnosis The MCV 1 or ot
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