DeckLink User Manual for Windows XP™
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1. Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors 1 After completing the software and hardware installation connect your DeckLink card to an external device such as a broadcast monitor tape deck or Blackmagic HDLink Connection diagrams for the DeckLink family of cards can be found towards the end of this manual from page 21 onwards Display 2 Defaut Montor on Blackmagic DeckLink Display Less J More Highest 32 bil 720 by 486 pixels a at _ Use this device as the primary monitor V Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor 2 Goto Control Panels gt Displays and click on the Settings tab Select the DeckLink display which is shown as Display 2 in the accompanying screenshot of the Display Properties In this diagram the Screen Resolution is set to 720 x 486 which is the setting for NTSC If you need to switch to PAL or a HDTV resolution click on the Advanced button Identity Troubleshoot Advanced ok _ _ Cancer _ 3 When the new window opens click on the Adapter tab and it should list Blackmagic DeckLink Display for the Adapter Type Click the List a All Modes button shown in the Default Monitor screenshot ay Blackmagic DeckLink Display Properties 4 The List All Modes window will show you all of the modes supported by your model of DeckLink card The standard definition DeckLink cards will list t2. R210 10 bit uncompressed 4 4 4 RGB AVI Targa Sequential Sequences Bitmap Sequential Sequences Dz Adobe After Effects 7 0 700219 os pate e talle Preferences 290 Plug i 1992 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated All Rights Reserved e the patent and legal notice in the about box Patent amp Legal Notices Video Preview X C Output Device Blackmagic Video Output Cancel Output Mode Blackmagic PAL RGB Previous Piscine Next Show Output During lv RAM Previews V Interactions V Renders V Mirror previews on computer monitor Note To show the current frame on the output device press the forward slash on the numeric keypad BS Untitled Project aep Render Queue aA All Renders Message Rendering I of 1 RAM 3 used of 2046M Renders Started Fri 9 Ju 11 33 AM Total Time Elapsed 4 Seconds Log File Current Rendering Comp 1 Elapsed 3 Seconds Est Remain 0 00 00 00 1 0 00 06 00 151 0 00 09 28 250 D Current Render Details Render Comp Name Status Started Render Time z E i Rendering Fri 9 Jd 11 38 AM V Render Settings Based on Current Settings Log mo Quality Current Settinas Frame Blending Current Settings Time Span Resolution Current Settings Field ees otr Start Size 720 x ran wa mala nd Proxy Use Current Settings ion Blu ir ent Settings Duration Effects Current Settings saat ny Angle oe om Comp Frame Rate 25 00 come Sto
3. Note SDI and analog outputs are always active Capture To capture choose file gt capture Short cut F5 To immediately capture click the red record button G If you wish to log the clip enter the desired in and out points using either the in and out buttons or manually by typing in the timecode and clicking log The empty clip will now appear in the bin window Repeat this until you have logged all of the clips you wish to capture in a batch Batch Capture Select the clios you wish to capture by marque or shift click Choose File gt Batch capture lo set handles on the clips go to the batch capture window menu and type the number of additional frames you require at the top and tail of each clip Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 4 9 v2 0 y Windows XP Multi Processor detected Seat 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated All Rights Reserved Adobe the Adobe ane Adobe Premiers ara ek ther registerer Tadema zort tradera of Adobe aay tem con ho ie Und Se andjor oth s Protected by U S Pate ripen 5 7 9 5 781 785 5 819 301 5 870 031 59294 866 5 943 063 5 335 086 oes 173 ryt 6 02 8 583 6 049 339 6 073 148 6 289 364 6 411 730 6 563 502 6 563 509 6 587 592 6 606 166 6 754 382 6 803 923 6 825 852 6 865 301 Patents ending U S Patent Design 318 290 327 902 327 903 337 sid ea tad ake peo 454 582 Contains an imp erp ol hs ve eru algorithm lice 4 558 302 MPEG Layer 3 audio n technology
4. Leading the creative video revolution Blackmagic DeckLink Software EE File Edt Movie Help Untitled mov Deck The Blackmagic Design software installer supports standard and high definition video formats and all Blackmagic Design DeckLink PCI cards The Blackmagic DeckLink software installer will install the following components 1 Blackmagic DeckLink drivers 2 Blackmagic Deck Control application for QuickTime Dek onze once pace eer Cam CR Cre ee 00000500 stin Croa ren stee septi Erna 3 Blackmagic DeckLink control panel D erx i asat Lae Windows XP 4 Blackmagic QuickTime codecs 5 Adobe Premiere Pro plug ins and presets 6 DirectShow filter for capture playback and conversion Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Joe Select Disk Volume to Run Test On ser JBOD M xj 7 Blackmagic Disk Speed Test RAR te oa Data Read Rate in MB s 0 0 Data Write Rate in MB s 0 0 8 Bit YUY 4 2 2 Frame AE ee 10 BR RGB 4 4 4 bane ve Note Before installing any software or hardware you will need administrator AREER a ce ne privileges in as ae oe 10 Bit YUY 4 2 2 sis ne 12 BE RGB 4 4 4 jee a HDTV 1080 fps 0 0 HOTY 1080 fps 0 0 HDTV 720 fps 0 0 HOTY 720 fps o 0 Q ATA NTSC fps 0 0 NTSC fps 0 0 PAL fps 0 0 PAL fps 0 0 DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink Pre installation checks SCSI Devices Some SCSI cards onbo
5. the clip You can also scrub the clip just like the QuickTime player Note Make sure the files you wish to play back are TV formatted QuickTime files If they re not QuickTime files you ll not see your clip on the DeckLink output Deck Control will not playback AVI files but this is planned for a future update Blackmagic Deck Control iow File Edt Movie Help Untitled mov Deck N CI setcio Puci Cert Lao Hay re In 00 00 00 00 Setin Ctocal Rew step 1 Stepi Frid Out 00 00 00 00 Set Out Rec Inh Preferences Easy Setups Blackmagic NTSC 8 Bit v Serial Port R5422 Deck Control v Get Offset Frame Rate 29 97 v Drop Frame Put Offset Video Input Blackmagic NTSC PAL v Audio Input lt p Digtal Audo Source Blackmagic NTSCIPAL 8B Source SD Digtal Audo Standard NTSC Advanced Advanced M Matt_cert P a Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Deck Control features v Alackmapic Deck ntro Fie Edt Movie Help Bars PAL 10 Br Loop playback Loop back and forth Grab frame to Photoshop file Copy and paste just like QuickTime player Cip Time Deck o1 28 51 04 nado Dl 1 Open the clip that you require to print to tape o E a 2 Enter the timecode of the desired in point 3 Click Put clip Inserting to Tape Capturing Clips There are two ways to captur
6. 4 2 2 Input from deck Ca When you don t have genlock you can output stable black so DeckLink HD Pro locks the deck This output is always stable and allows the deck to be set to input reference or auto reference Be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Windows XP DeckLink Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Pro HD SD SDI 4 4 4 4 2 2 video audio capture and playback card with analog monitoring Single Link Mode 4 2 2 v Cl I d C I out CY ID ouput CI I ouput CI Cutout I Tes ef T Deck Control ai RS 422 DeckLink HD Pro Break out Cable HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Mode HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Monitoring Output HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Output to deck BNC for Dual Link only HD SD SDI 4 4 4 Tql Input from deck Ca When you don t have genlock you can output stable black so DeckLink HD Pro locks the deck This output is always stable and allows the deck to be set to input reference or auto reference Be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Windows XP DeckLink Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Pro Single Link card
7. DeckLink software 1 When the Windows XP desktop loads the Windows hardware wizard will automatically appear Click on cancel 2 The CD supplied with the DeckLink card contains the Blackmagic installer In order to ensure that you have the very latest driver please visit www blackmagic design com and click on the support page Note Should the installer on the website be a newer version than the one on your installer CD download and save the zip file for future installations Windows XP 3 Go to the location of the downloaded installer and double click the self extracting zip file 4 Now double click on the DeckLink Installer All DeckLink cards use the same installer 5 The drivers will now be installed on your system A warning will appear that this software has not passed logo certification to run on Windows XP Click continue and ignore this warning 7 You will see a dialog bubble saying found new hardware and the hardware wizard will appear Select install automatically and the system will find the required DeckLink drivers You will then receive another dialog bubble saying your new hardware is ready for use 6 Now restart your machine to enable the new software drivers Note Keep the installer handy as it has the added feature of being able to repair or remove the driver if required DeckLink P Blackmagic DeckLink Sok Select Installation Folde
8. HD SD SDI 4 2 2 video audio capture and playback card with analog monitoring Gara C IE d C out CY ID cutout CI I ouput CI 1 Cutout e I Tes M I Deck Control ai RS 422 DeckLink HD Pro Break out Cable HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Only HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Tq Output to deck 2 HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Tql Input from deck Ca When you don t have genlock you can output stable black so DeckLink HD Pro locks the deck This output is always stable and allows the deck to be set to input reference or auto reference Be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Pro cable DeckLink HD Prc Connection Wordclock AES S PDIF AES S PDIF REF B Y B Y Q R Y R Deck Control Output Output Input Input Output Output Output DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Blackmagic Design 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 I
9. and is connected via the Sony RS 422 serial protocol DeckLink does not support older RS 232 serial devices If using a Panasonic deck you may need to use the deck s USER Menu to change the ID SEL to other to make it compatible with the Sony RS 422 deck control protocol ID SEL is usually USER Menu item number 202 Q Can I monitor audio from my PC speakers A Yes you can however we do not recommend it This is because the PC system clock and the DeckLink s clock are different If you monitor audio through your PC speakers audio sync for monitoring cannot be guaranteed We recommend using the SPDIF output connectors from the DeckLink PCI card Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink If things go wrong There are three steps to getting help Step 1 Check out the Blackmagic Design web site www blackmagic design com and click on the support page for the latest support information Step 2 Call your dealer Your dealer will have the latest technical updates from Blackmagic Design and should be able to give you immediate assistance We also recommend you check out the support options your dealer offers as they can arrange various support plans based on your workflow requirements Step 4 The next option is to email us at pcsupport blackmagic design com with your questions Note Please provide us with as much information as possible regarding your technical problem a
10. lice saad by Frau prec nd THOMSON multimedia if y Black Magic Design AY Black Magic Design Adobe Patent and Legal Notices New Project J loj xj Load Preset Custom Settings Available Presets O Adobe HD SDI O Adobe HDY IO Adobe SD SDI a HD1080 O H0720 a O NTSC O PaL O ov 24P z O DV NTSC O DY PAL Description Delete Preset l Location C Documents and Settings 4ndrew My Documents Adobe Premiere Pro 1 5 Browse Name OK Cancel New Project Load Preset Custom Settings General Video Rendering Editing Made DeckLink Playback v Default Sequence Timebase 29 97 frames second Y Playback Settings Video Frame Size 720 horizontal 486 vertical 4 3 Pixel Aspect Ratio D1 D NTSC 0 9 Ir Fields Lower Field First Y Display Format 30 fps Drop Frame Timecode Title Sate Area 20 horizontal 20 vertical Action Safe Area 10 horizontal 10 vertical Audio Sample Rate 48000 Hz v Display Format Audio Samples X Save Preset Location C Documents and Settings Andrew My Documents Adobe Premiere Pro 1 5 v j Browse Name Gc Cancel Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Adobe Premiere Pro i Audio in Premiere Pro Current Protocol Panasonic RS 422 __ Options DeckLink cards now
11. support ASIO This means in Premiere Pro that the card is Biers Pilea Neier Nac aed seen as an audio device When you first start your Premiere Pro project make sure you select the audio device you wish to use either DeckLink audio or a selected Assemble insert v A1 a2 Clas a4 sound card This can be done through Edit gt Preferences gt Audio Hardware You can also select the mix of the multi channel audio from this menu Export to tape To export to tape select the sequence you require File gt Export gt Export to Tape Preview Insert editing requires an unbroken timecode over the full length of the program you re laying to tape This is referred to as blacking the tape In assemble mode the tape needs only to be blacked until a point just beyond the start time of the program As assemble editing erases the tape ahead of the record heads it should not be used where other programs already exist on referenc xl the tape after the out point of your edit a ER EE aa Preroll 2 seconds Premiere Pro does not work like a deck When editing to tape the software ce Conto Timecode Offset 0 waits at the first frame of your program for the deck to drop into record at the nai x predetermined timecode At that exact moment the program begins to play and a T re the edit is completed Should you find that either the first frame of your program Port coma is repeated or lost during the edit to
12. tape procedure you will need to adjust the Eure VTR inenalcue playback offset to bring the deck and your computer into sync You should only Zooo need to do this once with any combination of deck and computer and the stone GE setting will stay correct thereafter oo m x OK a Cancel Now simply enter the desired in point and offsets if required and click OK Device Control Selection of the Serial Device Control is configured via Edit gt Preferences gt Device Control gt Options Protocol Refer to your decks manual for information on what protocols it supports Port The DeckLink com port will appear in the list of available communication ports Time Source It is recommended that the VITC and LTC timecode option is selected Timebase This setting should be modified only when you are changing formats e g PAL Is 25 fos change to NTSC 29 976 fps DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink Trouble Shooting Q There is no output from my card when in desktop mode A Right click the desktop gt properties gt settings tab Then left click the DeckLink monitor within the Display Properties menu and select extend my windows desktop to this monitor Click apply then OK You should now see your extended desktop on your broadcast monitor Q I can t get machine control of my tape deck A Make sure that the deck you are using supports
13. 720x576 25fps 26 1582 93 High Definition Frame Size MB per second MB per minute GB per hour 1280x720p 60fps 141 8 438 494 1920x1080 24PsF 127 7 594 445 1920x1080 50i 132 7 910 463 1920x1080 60i 158 9 482 556 Uncompressed 10 bit RGB 4 4 4 High Definition 000 0 00 000 00 0 Frame Size MB per second MB per minute GB per hour 1280x720p 60fps 211 12 656 742 a 1920x1080 24PsF 190 11 391 667 1920x1080 50i 198 11 865 695 1920x1080 60i 237 14 238 834 O O Due to disk seeks when calculating the data rates required for your disk system it is a good idea to add a safety margin due to fluctuations in disk speed The degree of margin can be reduced by adding more disks Serial ATA SATA disks can reduce to half their speed as they become full so in a 2 disk SATA array you should aim for a 100 safety margin In an 8 disk SATA array a 30 safety margin should be adequate SCSI disk arrays seem to display less fluctuation and so a 20 safety margin should be adequate for an 8 disk SCSI array Generally the more disks in the array the better Note Although other vendors and third parties may provide different data rates for uncompressed video the above recommendations are tested for use with Decklink cards DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink Standard Definition on Windows Minimum system requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Pro wit
14. DeckLink User Manual for Windows XP Fifth Edition January 2006 Blackmagic Leading the creative video revolution Windows XP Welcome Contents Thank you for purchasing a DeckLink broadcast Welcome 2 video card We hope you share our dream for Storage and data rates for the television industry to become a truly creative uncompressed video 3 industry by allowing anyone to have access to the Standard Definition Windows highest quality video Sem PINS 4 High Definition Windows TOVUS high end OEV RION and post production EE E eta 7 required investment in millions of dollars of Blackmagic DeckLink software 7 hardware however with DeckLink cards even 10 Pre installation checks 5 bit uncompressed is now easily affordable We hope you get years of use from Installing Blackmagic DeckLink software 9 your new DeckLink card and have fun working with some of the world s hottest Getting connected 11 television and design software Processor Amplifier 13 VANC 13 This instruction manual should contain all the information you ll need on Genlock 13 installing your DeckLink capture card although it s always a good idea to ask Blackmagic Deck Control 15 a technical assistant for help if you have not installed hardware cards into Blackmagic LiveKey 17 computers before As DeckLink uses uncompressed video and the data rates Hardware Down Conversion with are quite high you ll need fast storage and a high performance host co
15. ITNESS 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 WETHER 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 2004 Blackmagic Design All rights reserved Blackmagic Design DeckLink HDLink DeclLink Multibridge Workgroup Videohub 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 companies with which they are associated DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution
16. ack the files DeckLink Extreme Setting g Video 3 2 Puldown VANC Proc Amp Component Video Analog Input Settings Video Gair Choma Gan C Separate chroma controls OK J Cancel Video 3 2 Pulldown VANC Proc Amp 1 A Frame reference on tape is at timecode F Video File Line 1 is used for VANC Data Line 118 ClOn Hide Line Video File Line 2 is used for VANC Data Line 19 0n Hide Line Video File Line 3 is used for VANC Data Line 20 Fl On O Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink Because these lines can be passed to the application a developer could write software to read the VANC data and use it for various purposes e g 3 line timecode and audio chasing or other uses This feature has unlimited uses You can use this feature with software such as Deck Emulator software to create a disk recorder that captures and preserves on playback 3 line timecode in telecine suites etc How the VANC Feature Works This feature allows you to preserve lines of VANC in the vertical blanking and store them into lines 1 to 3 of the video file These lines are then inserted back into the video blanking when the file is played back You can select to hide these lines from the application so they don t look ugly or to let them be passed to the application if you are running software that interprets this data An example of VANC data is 3 line timecod
17. ard controllers have their own utilities Adaptec SCSI cards have a utility that can be accessed before the BIOS starts up when powering on your PC Use control A to access SCSI utilities If you intend to run your disk array as a software stripe you will need to make sure that host RAID is disabled Use the Disk Management tool in Computer Management within Windows XP to set up your software RAID or refer to third party instructions when using pre configured hardware RAIDs Onboard SCSI controllers can also be used QuickTime Make sure the latest version of QuickTime is installed on your PC QuickTime can be found at www apple com quicktime Software Applications DeckLink cards work with applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe After Effects and Discreet Combustion The DeckLink installler will install components into some of these applications If you install or update these applications after installing your DeckLink card you should reinstall the DeckLink drivers to ensure these applications will work with your DeckLink card Having software applications pre installed will simplify the installation of your DeckLink card E Pie Action view Window Help la xi e Am e DE 3 1368 OMB o N_ 85 6768 8357GB 97 N 973 Troi i MOR o oy i gt Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Installing Blackmagic
18. captured QuickTime Mac amp Windows or AVI Windows only movie file to store any 3 lines from vertical blanking This allows 3 line timecode VITC vertical interval test signals subtitle info or any other VANC data to be preserved between capture and playback Software applications can also access these lines if required This uses standard QuickTime and AVI files so applications such as After Effects and Premiere Pro will be compatible This works on all standard or high definition DeckLink cards You can select if you want 1 2 or 3 lines to be used Although an extra metadata track to the QuickTime TM AVI file would be desirable it would not be compatible with some video applications We also thought about making the movie file 3 lines larger in the vertical resolution So for example 1080 would become 1083 However these files would be incompatible with normal files so it is not a good solution So we thought that most people don t miss a line or two from the top of the image and it would be beneficial to include this feature and use a line or 2 or 3 for that blanking data storage The great advantage is we don t need to know about the data structure of the VANC data as we just capture the lines So if there is some special data that you want to use that s no problem as we just capture the lines intact put them in the top lines of the movie file We then put the lines back into the vertical blanking when playing b
19. e which uses lines 18 19 and 20 in NTSC or lines 19 20 and 21 in PAL 3 line timecode as used in AATON equipped telecine suites feature audio timecode and keycode information along with the normal timecode numbers Genlock Genlock also known as black burst or house sync is used to lock different pieces of equipment to the same timing throughout a facility When two or more video devices are connected to the same sync signal their video signals can be switched without jumping or rolling This is critical when more than two devices are connected at the same time DeckLink and DeckLink HD cards are designed for direct connection to video decks and as such do not have genlock connections When using these or any other Decklink cards directly with a deck the deck can be synced to the video signal coming from the Decklink card The Blackmagic Decklink System Preferences can set to provide a stable black signal to the deck during capture operations as found in Control Panels in Windows All other SD DeckLink cards can be connected to standard bi level sync for genlock This standard composite video signal needs to be stable which is why we recommend a specific signal generator like a blackburst generator All other HD DeckLink cards need to be connected to tri level sync when in HD mode to correctly lock If these cards are running in SD mode then a standard bi level sync can be used Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video
20. e clips 1 Capture now captures video and audio instantly Short cut Control K 2 Get clip captures frame accurate timecode video audio to in and out points set by the user Timecode will only be available if RS 422 is connected DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink Blackmagic LiveKey Standard Definition Only Video and Key output support is included with the DeckLink Pro capture card You can output the key and fill channel using DeckLink Pro with a down stream keyer mixer for use in live events and broadcast graphics DeckLink i and ii DeckLink Pro DeckLink SP and DeckLink Extreme cards also feature internal keyers This means you can key inside the card and dub video through the card with keyed graphics over the top Blackmagic LiveKey also features fade up and down of the graphic automatically Blackmagic LiveKey lets you enable these modes and when you quit this application the card will return to a normal video operation Because you can dub from your broadcast deck to VHS via the DeckLink Pro DeckLink SP and DeckLink Extreme cards you can finish a master and then using Blackmagic LiveKey add a company logo or bug to your show reel dubs As Blackmagic LiveKey is used in environments where the keyed picture is broadcast to air or for live events once launched Blackmagic LiveKey will dominate the output of the Decklink card This mea
21. elevision standard frame size and frame rate you wish to work with How to use your DeckLink Card as a Frame Buffer To allow your Adobe After Effects composition to be displayed in real time from your DeckLink card go to edit gt preferences gt video preview Select Blackmagic RGB and the appropriate video standard Now you can view your Adobe After Effects compositions in YUV colorspace on your broadcast monitor as well as your desktop No more nasty surprises when you go to air or tape what you see is what you get Rendering When you have completed your composition you will need to render to a pixel format supported by Blackmagic DeckLink Below is a list of supported codecs Blackmagic QuickTime R210 10 bit uncompressed 4 4 4 RGB Blackmagic QuickTime V210 10 bit uncompressed Blackmagic QuickTime 8 bit uncompressed Blackmagic QuickTime PhotoJPEG compressed Video for Windows 8 bit uncompressed AVI Video for Windows 10 bit uncompressed AVI Video for Windows R210 10 bit uncompressed 4 4 4 RGB AVI For all HD standards select upper field first For NTSC 720 x 486 select lower field first For PAL 720 x 576 select upper field first Supported file formats in Premiere Pro RGBA RGB Alpha Video for Windows None Blackmagic QuickTime 8 bit and 10 bit uncompressed Blackmagic 8 bit and 10 bit uncompressed AVI Blackmagic QuickTime R210 10 bit uncompressed 4 4 4 RGB Video for Windows
22. h service pack 1 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 and Server 2003 are not supported Hardware Processor e Intel Dual Xeon 2 8GHz or higher for Intel 7505 7525 chipset based systems e Intel Pentium 4 3 0 GHz or higher for Intel 875p chipset with 800MHz FSB Motherboard e Intel 7505 7525 875p chipsets These include motherboards such as Supermicro XODAE XSDA8 X6DA8 G2 and P4SCT l PCI slots e 64 bit PCI 33 66 MHz or PCI X slots 100 133MHz Memory e 2 GB ECC 2100 RAM or DDR 400 3833 266 SDRAM for 875p chipsets Graphics card e AGP x 8 Graphics card Not Matrox e PCI E x 16 Nvidia FX1300 Disk Arrays e SCSI Ultra 160 or Ultra 320 SCSI card either PCI or onboard with at least 2 x U160 or U320 SCSI disks 10 000 rom software striped as RAID 0 OR e SATA SATA RAID card either PCI or onboard with at least 2 x SATA disks 10 000 rom software striped as RAID 0 Note If using Intel 875p chipsets make sure that the motherboard has 64 bit PCI slots 32 bit PCI slots are not recommended or supported Standard Definition Monitoring For monitoring Standard Definition and High Definition video check out Blackmagic Design s low cost HDLink HDLink converts your SD and HD SDI output to DVI D perfect for use with LCD displays such as the Apple HD Cinema 23 display HDLink features 2 x resize of NTSC and PAL on 1920x1200 pixel displays and also provides analog RCA audio output For more information on HDLink
23. irus software while performing any video or audio work Most antivirus programs show an icon in the Windows Taskbar and clicking or right clicking on this icon will usually reveal an option to disable automatic virus protection Disable the automatic protection memory resident protection while working on video or audio If you are also going to use your PC for purposes other than video or audio work it would be wise to re enable the automatic virus protection whenever you have finished your video and audio work Computer Management Ss Fie Action View Window Help e ODESSA 2a4 mepes Jag E Computer Management Local a PC_SUPPORT H System Tools Ei Evert Viewer fJ Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts AA Device Manager 5 Sy Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management a Services and Applications Computer See Disk drives Display adapters Blackmagic 3 NVIDIA Quadro 380 XGL 4 DVD CD ROM drives S Floppy disk controllers JB Floppy disk drives yg Human Interface Devices Gy IDE ATAJATAPI controllers gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices H W Monitors E Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT Processors SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers Audio Codecs Blackmagic Decktink Legacy Audio Drivers Legacy Video Capture Devices Medis Co
24. k HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Input from deck This DeckLink HD model does not have genlock so you need to connect your deck to the Deck SDI Output which has stable output to sync the deck Set the deck to input or auto reference Be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Plus HD SD SDI 4 2 2 video audio capture and playback card When you don t have genlock you can output stable black so DeckLink HD Plus locks the deck This output is always stable and allows the deck to be set to input reference or auto reference Be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Windows XP DeckLink Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Pro HD SD SDI 4 4 4 4 2 2 video audio capture and playback card with analog monitoring Dual Link Mode 4 4 4 os C IE d C out CY ID cutout CI I ouput CI 1 Cutout e I Tes M I Deck Control ai RS 422 DeckLink HD Pro Break out Cable Dual Link HD SDI 4 4 4 HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Monitoring Output HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Output to deck HD SDI Input 4 4 4 Ch 2 HD SD SDI
25. mputer DeckLink HD Pro 18 Switching to 4 4 4 mode with We think it should take you approximately 15 minutes to complete installation A E Please check our web site at www blackmagic design com and click the havea aeneae o 20 support page to download the latest updates to this manual and DeckLink Trouble Shooting 09 driver software If things go wrong 23 Connection diagrams Lastly please email us register blackmagic design com with your DeckLink DeckLink J serial number so we can keep you updated when new software is released DeckLink Pro 25 Perhaps you can even send us your latest show reel of work completed on DeckLink SP 26 your DeckLink DeckLink Extreme 27 DeckLink Extreme cables 28 We are constantly working on new features and improvements so we would DeckLink HD 29 love to hear from you DeckLink HD 30 DeckLink HD Pro 4 4 4 mode 31 Grant Petty DeckLink HD Pro 4 2 2 mode 32 CEO Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Pro Single Link 33 DeckLink HD Pro cables 34 Blackmagic Design Warranty 35 DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Storage and data rates for uncompressed video The data rates for uncompressed video are quite high and listed below are minimum recommended disk requirements for uncompressed standard definition and high definition video Uncompressed 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 Standard Definition Frame Size MB per second MB per minute GB per hour 720x486 29 97fos 27 1 600 94
26. n Control Panels You can adjust your analog settings in the video tab of the DeckLink control panel Note When using the DeckLink HD Pro video output in RGB 4 4 4 Dual Link mode the signal from the analog component outputs will be RGB so switch your broadcast monitor to RGB You can still playback 8 and 10 bit YUV files as this setting only effects the video output setting DeckLink HD Pro will translate these files to RGB on playback in real time Default Monitor and Blackmagic Deck ink Display Pr General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Adapter Type Monitor Settings p Your desktop has been reconfigured Do you want to keep 2 these settings Reverting in 15 seconds SETER me Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink Analog Video Input Processor Amplifier We now include a Proc Amp tab in the DeckLink control panel Proc Amp can be used to adjust gain level controls for any cards with analog input i e the DeckLink SP and DeckLink Extreme We have decided to add this control due to variations in video output from analog tape decks This is also a reason why SDI is preferable to analog video as it does not suffer from the potential gain variance issues which can be seen with analog components Preserving Blanking Data or VANC To preserve VANC data when capturing this can be enabled in the DeckLink control panel Now you can use up to 3 video lines at the top of a
27. n order to obtain service under this warranty you the Customer must notify Blackmagic Design of the defect before the expiration of the war ranty 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 respon sible for paying all shipping changes insurance duties taxes and any other charges for products returned to us for any reason This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Black magic Design shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personal other than Blackmagic Design representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Blackmagic Design parts or supplies or d to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY BLACKMAGIC DESIGN IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BLACKMAGIC DESIGN AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR F
28. nd system specifications so that we may try to reproduce your problem quickly Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink SD SDI 4 2 2 video and audio capture and playback card Windows XP Deck Control viaf RS 422 AES S PDIF Output SD SDI 4 2 2 i Monitoring Output SD SDI 4 2 2 Output to deck SD SDI 4 2 2 Input from deck This DeckLink model does not have genlock so you need to connect your deck to the Deck SDI Output which has stable output to sync the deck Set the deck to input or auto reference Be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink Pro SD SDI 4 2 2 video and audio capture and playback card with analog monitoring AES S PDIF Output lt q Ojo monitoring A AES S PDIF Output STM monitoring B AES S PDIF Output lt q Oj monitoring C AES S PDIF Output lt q Om monitoring D R Y Output Si monitoring B Y Output Ss monitoring o monitoring M Deon 20 f wow BU SD SDI Input Si DeckLink Pro from deck 7ft Breakout Cable Genlock Input RH S es Deck Control RS 422 Jio q ix When you don t have genlock you can output stable black so DeckLink Pro locks
29. ns that even if Blackmagic LiveKey is in the background and another application is in use the video output will be stable and reliable NOTE When Blackmagic LiveKey is in use you won t be able to open any other software application that needs to control the Decklink card such as your NLE or compositing software Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink Hardware Down Conversion with DeckLink HD Pro Simply go to control panels gt decklink and choose the down conversion you require It can be switched between 4 3 letterbox or 16 9 anamorphic Link A output will be the SD and Link B output will always be HD The outputs are simultaneous and the downconversion is broadcast quality Note For desktop down conversion make sure that the desktop is set to either 29 hertz or 25 hertz Down conversion is not currently available for 23 98 or 24PsF Note Down conversion is not available if in Dual Link 4 4 4 mode Switching to 4 4 4 mode with DeckLink HD Pro Go to control panels gt decklink select the dual link RGB 4 4 4 checkbox Your card is now in 4 4 4 mode and can be used with programs such as Premiere Pro and After Effects for full 10 bit HD 4 4 4 editing and effects work Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Windows XP DeckLink Adobe After Effects Minimal configuration is required for Adobe After Effects Simply open the application and select the t
30. ntrol Devices Realtek AC 97 Audio video Codecs System devices ke Universal Serial Bus controllers gt _ gt i5 Add or Remove Programs aax il Currently installed programs Change or A Adobe After Effects 6 0 Remove Programs WH Adobe Premiere Pro 1 5 Ly Adobe Reader 6 0 5 Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP Add New Blach klink Programs iy per Cick here for support information y To change this program or remove it from your computer cick Change or Remove Add Remove Windows 7 Blackmagic HDLink 4 Creative DVD Audo Plugin for Audigy Series JB Directs 9 Hotfix KB839643 Wi tlecard MPEG Player 2 1 Compon ents Set Program Access and 5 ffdshow remove only B GSpot Codec Information Appliance GD Intel Application Accelerator JB InteXR PRO Network Adapters and Drivers InterAcbual Player amp Internet Explorer Q831167 Intertiden WinhWh A ae QuickTime Settings Sound In 5i Choose a source for recording ates Sort by Name Size Size Size Size Used frequently Last Used On 7 07 2004 Change Remove Size Size v 202 008 372 00MB 43 52MB 3 30MB 2 27MB 0 10MB 3 71MB 2 00MB 0 40MB 2 55M6 3 69MB 1 81MB DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Getting Connected Display Settings x pag Themes Desktop Screen Saves Appearance Seltings
31. r Y eo Sys The instales vall install Blackmagic DeckLink to the following folder To instal in this folder cick Next To install to a different folder enter it below or cick Browse Folder jC Program Files Blackmagic Design Blackmagic DeckLink Browse Disk Cost Install Blackmagic DeckLink for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone C Just me Software Installation dd The software you ate installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify Rs compatiblity with Windows XP Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Installing Blackmagic DeckLink EA ai Blackmagic DeckLink is being installed Please wail Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Windows XP 8 Now restart your machine to enable the new software drivers 9 To check the installation has been successful right click on my computer gt manage gt device manager gt display adaptors There should be two display adaptors One will be your AGP card such as NVIDIA or ATI and the other will be your DeckLink card ir 10 When updating to the la
32. rage Overflow On Skip Existing Files Off 7 sepa t Module Based on Lossless Output To Comp Lavi tt rt Comp 1 avi Format Video for Windows Movie Channels RGS Ow atput tn afo No Compression Depth Milions of Colors Embeddina Off Final Size 720 x 576 Output Audio Off Post Render Action Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Windows XP DeckLink Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is powerful real time video and audio non linear editing application The Blackmagic DeckLink installer will add easy set ups for Premiere Pro Setting Up Launch Premiere Pro 1 Open a New Project 2 Select the appropriate Blackmagic preset for your project e g NTSC or PAL 3 Type the name of your project 4 Select your disk array as the location for your media and click OK Playback As a quick test to make sure everything is connected correctly use the Blackmagic test media bars and tone which can be found on the installer CD Copy a test clio which matches the format of your project to your disk array e g NTSC 8 bit Import this clip into your Premiere Pro project and drop it into the timeline You should now see the image on both your computer desktop and your DeckLink output If you can t see any video on your DeckLink output check the connections again and ensure you have the correct output settings configured in both the DeckLink and Displays control panels
33. revolution DeckLink Blackmagic Deck Control Blackmagic Deck Control is a basic utlity used for capture from and recording to your tape deck It is controlled via RS 422 and uses the Sony RS 422 protocol It is designed to be used in conjunction with applications such as Adobe After Effects and Discreet Combustion which do not include their own deck control capabilities Pixel formats supported by Blackmagic Deck Control are Blackmagic QuickTime R210 10 bit uncompressed 4 4 4 RGB Blackmagic QuickTime v210 10 bit uncompressed Blackmagic QuickTime 8 bit uncompressed Blackmagic QuickTime PhotoJPEG compressed This utility can capture or playback one video clip at a time The application windows of which there are two are used for viewing clips and deck control The left window is the clip playback window and the right is the capture deck window NOTE Deck Control does not currently support AVI files so you should not use it for capture when working with applications such as Adobe Premere Pro Setting Up 1 Double click the Deck Control icon on your desktop to open the application 2 Open edit gt preferences Select one of the Easy Setups from the drop down menu 3 Select your disk array as the capture location 4 Click OK 5 Select File gt open and choose the video file you wish to playback The file will appear in the playback window Click the play triangle below
34. test Blackmagic drivers uninstall the current version you are using You can do this from control panels gt add or remove software gt Blackmagic DeckLink gt remove hen run the latest installer 11 Select where sound is routed when playing and capturing QuickTime movies Open the QuickTime control panel pop up the Sound Out menu and choose SDI Digital Audio Switch the pop up menu to Sound In and choose SDI Digital Audio The settings should be 48 kHz Stereo and 16 bits SDI Digital Audio should be chosen even when using analog audio with cards such as DeckLink SP and DeckLink Extreme Analog convertors on the analog DeckLink cards ensure the audio is converted to and from analog or digital as required Important Note Viruses are an ever increasing problem on computers Computers will often slow down if they become infected This can cause various problems in video especially dropped frames and stuttering audio For this reason we recommend you dedicate your PC to video work and avoid using it for other tasks which may introduce viruses e g email web browsing and sharing of ejectable disks such as USB disks and non commercial CD s amp DVD s It is good practice to run antivirus software and keep it up to date However the memory resident component of many antivirus products Is likely to cause your video to drop frames Accordingly we recommend disabling the memory resident component of your antiv
35. the deck This output is always stable and allows the deck to be set to input reference or auto reference Be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink SP Analog video and audio capture and playback card with SD SDI 4 2 2 monitoring Audio pein e R balanced analog R O RA E JH T To a a E eee a T a Output c AT SD SDI O oa z a R Y Input BE B Y Input BE gt l Y Input RH o DeckLink SP Tft Breakout Cable R Y Output BE B Y Output BE gt Y Output IN f composite monitoring Ma When you don t have genlock you can output Senodki stable black so DeckLink SP locks the deck This ener wpe B gt output is always stable and allows the deck to be set to input reference or auto reference Be sure to be set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture Deck Control RS 422 Wm option to On Analog Outputs in the DeckLink i control panel when using this feature DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink Extreme SD SDI 4 2 2 and analog video audio capture and playback card voce Scat EEL ol ae ee te na EEL AES S PDIF Output ef ITT monitoring R Y Input uia B Y Input RO l Y Input
36. ui R Y Output RO a B Y Output Ro DeckLink Extreme 7ft Breakout Cable Y Output i Composite monitoring p N A _ _ _ When you don t have genlock you can output SD SDI Input RHO stable black so DeckLink Extreme locks the deck This output is always stable and allows the deck to SD SDI Output Ro be set to input reference or auto reference If you are using a digital deck be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck in Capture option to On Oe pu BL Digital SDI Outputs in the DeckLink control panel when using this feature If you are using an analog deck be sure to set the Black Video Output to Deck Control RS 422 an Deck in Capture option to On Analog Outputs q fall DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink Extreme cable 10 bit SDI Output 10 bit SDI Input AES S PIDF MP j Genlock In Output Deck Control B Y Out R Y Out Y Out Y BIn R Yin Yin Audio Audio Audio Audio RS422 Left Right Left Right Output Output Input Input DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD HD SD SDI 4 2 2 video audio capture and playback card Windows XP Deck Control vif RS 422 AES S PDIF ome et Output HD SD SDI 4 2 2 _ ql fo Monitoring Output HD SD SDI 4 2 2 Output to dec
37. vides analog RCA audio output For more information on HDLink visit www blackmagic design com 5 DeckLink HO Ere CAS z DeckLink HD DeckLink HD Pro Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLinl ra Hardware installation 1 Remove the power plug from the back of your PC This is a safety precaution before opening your computer Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap Remove the side cover of your PC to gain access to the PCI slots Remove your DeckLink card from the protective static bag making sure you don t touch the gold connectors on the base of the card These precautions should be taken when handling any PCI card Find a spare PCI or PCI X slot DeckLink HD series cards require a PCI X slot Remove the metal port access cover and screw from the back of your PC Insert your DeckLink card and ensure that it clicks into place Secure the card by the screw or clamping device The procedure for installing a RAID controller card is similar to the above The RAID controller card should be installed into a 100MHz PCI X slot Now replace the side cover of your PC Reconnect the power and start up the computer Note If installing DeckLink HD or DeckLink HD Pro make sure you use the 133MHz PCI X slot M i amp a s an 7 hk he ITEL ia HD CE PCI X 133MHz SD PCI X 100MHz PCI X 100MHz Blackmagic Design
38. visit www blackmagic design com DeckLink DeckLink Pro DeckLink SP DeckLink Extreme Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink High Definition on Windows Minimum system requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Pro with service pack 1 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 and Server 2003 are not supported Hardware Processor e Intel Dual Xeon 2 8GHz or higher Motherboard e Intel 7505 7525 chipset This includes motherboards such as Supermicro XSDAE X5DA8 and X6DA8 G2 PCI slots e 64 bit PCI X slots 100MHz and 133MHz Memory e 2 GB ECC 2100 RAM Graphics card e AGP x 8 Graphics card Not Matrox e PCI E x 16 Nvidia FX1300 Disk Arrays e SCSI Ultra 320 SCSI card either PCI or onboard with at least 8 x U320 SCSI disks 10 000 rom software striped as RAID 0 OR e 2GB fibre Channel e SCSI card recommendation Adaptec 39320 series Note Check the Blackmagic Design website for updates on hardware compatibility at www blackmagic design com and click on the support page High Definition and Standard Definition Monitoring For monitoring high definition and standard definition video check out Blackmagic Design s low cost HDLink HDLink converts your HD and SD SDI output to DVI D perfect for use with LCD displays such as the Apple HD Cinema 23 display HDLink features 2 x resize of NTSC and PAL on 1920x1200 pixel displays and also pro
39. wo modes NTSC 720 x 486 29 Hz and PAL 720 x 576 25 Hz as shown in the screenshot The high definition DeckLink cards will list many more modes Chip Type DAC Type Memory Size 0 mB Adapter String DeckLink Bios Information Select the desired mode and then click OK In the Default Monitor window click Apply Note DeckLink HD cards can display only 720x486 or 720x576 in desktop mode 720 by 576 True Color 32 bk 25 Hertz Interlaced DeckLink Blackmagic Design Leading the creative video revolution DeckLink 5 A message will appear requesting that you confirm this change to the resolution If your broadcast monitor appears to show the correct resolution click the Yes button Then click the OK button in both the Default Monitor window and finally in the Display Properties window Note There is an easier method for switching between HDTV resolutions Just use the Screen Resolution slider in the Display Properties windows to move between resolutions Unfortunately the Screen Resolution slider cannot be used to switch to NTSC or PAL as Windows XP hides resolutions below a certain size That is why the List All Modes window must be used to switch to standard definition resolutions 6 The SDI and analog outputs are always active on DeckLink cards If you need to switch the analog connections between composite and component use the DeckLink control panel located i
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