Operation Manual Desktop Video Mac OS X™ Windows™ Linux™ October 2011
Welcome Welcome to Desktop Video! We hope you share our dream for the television industry to become a truly creative industry by allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video. Previously high end television and post production required investment in millions of dollars of hardware, however with Blackmagic video hardware, even 10 bit uncompressed is now easily affordable.
Contents Desktop Video 04 19 Blackmagic Media Express Introducing Desktop Video 04 What is Media Express? 32 Your Computer's System Requirements 04 Capturing Video and Audio files 34 How to Install your Blackmagic Video Hardware 05 Playing back Video and Audio files 40 Installing a Blackmagic PCIe card 05 Browsing Media 41 Before connecting USB 3.0 hardware to your computer 06 Editing Video and Audio files to Tape 45 Connecting to your Windows USB 3.
Getting Started Introducing Desktop Video Blackmagic Design's Desktop Video software includes drivers, plug-ins and applications for your UltraStudio, DeckLink, Multibridge or Intensity. You can use Desktop Video software by itself or else work directly within video software from companies including Adobe, Apple and Avid.
Getting Started How to Install your Blackmagic video hardware This section guides you through how to install your Blackmagic video hardware in to your computer. Installing a card with a fiber optic module can be a little fiddly so we also include some tips on how to do it easily. If your Blackmagic video hardware connects via USB 3.0, then skip past the "Installing a Blackmagic PCIe card" instructions and go straight to the USB 3.0 section. Blackmagic's USB 3.
Getting Started Step 9. If you have installed an HDMI bracket, loop the included HDMI cables around any other installed cards and plug them into the rear of the DeckLink card. Step 10. If you have a DeckLink Optical Fiber card, reinsert the fiber optic module into the card. Step 11. Replace the cover of your computer and connect the breakout cable if one is supplied with your model of Blackmagic card. Step 12. Reconnect the power and start up the computer. Before connecting Blackmagic Design USB 3.
Getting Started Install the Blackmagic Design Software After installing your hardware, the next step is to install the Blackmagic Design Desktop Video software. Please jump to the installation instructions for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux in this section. Installing Blackmagic Desktop Video Drivers on Mac OS X Before installing any software you will need administrator privileges. Step 1. Ensure you have the very latest driver. Visit www.blackmagic-design.com/support Step 2.
Getting Started Installing Blackmagic Desktop Video Drivers on Windows 7 Step 1. Ensure you have the very latest driver. Visit www.blackmagic-design.com/support Step 2. Open the “Desktop Video” folder and launch the “Desktop Video” installer. Step 3. The drivers will now be installed on your system. An alert will appear: “Do you want to allow the following program to install software on this computer?” Click Yes to continue. Step 4.
Getting Started Installing Blackmagic Desktop Video Drivers on Linux Step 1. Download the latest Desktop Video software for Linux from www.blackmagic-design.com/ support Step 2. Open the “Desktop Video” folder and locate and open the “Desktop Video” package for your Linux distribution. Refer to the ReadMe file for the latest list of Linux distributions for which can be installed from a graphical user interface. Step 3. Click the "Install" button and wait for the progress bar to complete.
Getting Started Updates After your computer has restarted, the drivers will check the Blackmagic video hardware to see what internal software the hardware contains. If the internal software version does not match the driver version, Desktop Video will prompt you to update.
Getting Started Using Blackmagic System Preferences Blackmagic system preferences provide a central location so you don't need to configure the same settings in each video application that you use, for example down conversion. On Mac OS X, open the System Preferences and look in the “Other” category to locate the Blackmagic Design icon. Click the Blackmagic Design icon to gain access to the settings.
Getting Started Video and Audio Output connections All of the video and audio outputs of Blackmagic video hardware are active all of the time. On some models you can choose between component analog video, S-Video or composite analog video. The SDI, Optical Fiber SDI, HDMI and component analog video outputs support HD and SD video. S-Video and composite analog video do not support high definition video. S-video may require the use of an inexpensive S-video adapter cable.
Getting Started NTSC setup The NTSC composite video used in the USA, and some other countries, uses 7.5 IRE setup. If you’re working in Japan and countries that don’t use this setup, leave this set to 0 IRE setup. PAL and high definition standards do not use this setup. Output 4:4:4 color mode NTSC Setup. While most users work with 4:2:2 video, you will need to Select 4:4:4 on video output if you wish to play out 4:4:4 video, otherwise the video will show weird pink and green colors.
Getting Started Remove Field Jitter When interlaced video is paused on old CRT monitors, eliminate field flicker by only displaying a single field. We do not recommend using this option with modern flat screens. Frame output switch Video Output Behavior. If you have switched out of a video application and video is no longer being played, this setting determines whether your Blackmagic video hardware will output black or the last played frame of video or an extended desktop.
Getting Started Up/Down/Cross Conversion The Desktop Video drivers can be used to downconvert high definition to NTSC or PAL video in real time during capture or playback. They also provide upconversion on capture. Select the desired option from the output or input processing menus. Some Blackmagic video hardware models support simultaneous down conversion on output such as HD & SD or 2K & SD. Simultaneous down conversion introduces a 2 frame delay on the SD-SDI output.
Getting Started Preserving Blanking Data or VANC This feature lets you use up to 3 video lines at the top of a captured 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 during capture. These lines are then inserted back into the video blanking when the file is played back. VANC preferences.
Getting Started Video Levels The video processing amplifier (Video Proc Amp) is used to adjust analog video and chroma levels and ideally should always be used in conjunction with a waveform monitor. The option to Calibrate Analog Video In is only available if the Set Input option in the Settings tab is set to analog video input. By default, Blackmagic products use SMPTE component analog levels as almost all analog video monitors and modern video equipment use SMPTE levels.
Capturing and Playing back Video Camera Outputs It's a good idea to run a quick test to ensure you can capture and play back video before you need to use your Blackmagic video hardware for anything important: • Connect a video monitor or TV to the video output of your Blackmagic video hardware. An HDMI TV is very convenient for this test as both video and audio can be monitored without needing external audio connections.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Adobe After Effects CS5 and CS5.5 How to use Blackmagic as a preview output frame buffer Launching After Effects To allow your Adobe After Effects composition to be displayed in real-time through your Blackmagic video hardware, go to Preferences > Video Preview. Select Blackmagic Video Output and the appropriate Output Mode. This lets you view your Adobe After Effects compositions in the correct video colorspace on your broadcast monitor as you work.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS5.5 How to grab and output video frames Import an image into Photoshop Step 1. From Photoshop select File > Import > Blackmagic Image Capture Step 2. Select the “Video Input Format” and the “Image Bit Depth” and then click Capture Image Launching Adobe Photoshop Export an image from Photoshop Step 1. Select File > Export > Blackmagic Image Export Step 2.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and CS5.5 Setting up a Blackmagic Design project Step 1. Launch Premiere Pro. Step 2. Create a New Project and click on the Scratch Disks tab. Adobe Premiere Pro Step 3. Set the desired Location and Name for your project at the bottom of this window. Step 4. Set the locations for your captured video, captured audio, video previews and audio previews. Step 5. Click on the General tab and review the Video Rendering and Playback settings.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Device Control UltraStudio, DeckLink and Multibridge include RS-422 device control for controlling decks. Blackmagic Device Control is automatically chosen when a new project is created and the capture format is set to Blackmagic Capture. The choice of device control can also be configured through Preferences > Device Control. The Options button is disabled as the settings are automatically detected and configured when you choose Blackmagic Device Control.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Batch Capture If you wish to batch capture using RS-422 deck control, select the clips you wish to capture by drag-selecting or shift-clicking each clip. Then choose: File > Batch Capture [F6]. To set handles on the clips, enable the option to Capture with handles and type the number of additional frames you require at the start and end of each clip.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Apple Final Cut Pro 7 “Easy Setups” for Final Cut Pro 7 are automatically installed if Final Cut Pro is installed before the Desktop Video software. Blackmagic video hardware is fully compatible with Apple’s RT Extreme™ real time effects. Setting up Step 1. Launch Final Cut Pro 7 and the Easy Setup window will appear. Step 2. Click on the popup menu and select the desired Blackmagic Easy Setup.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Capture from controllable devices with UltraStudio, DeckLink and Multibridge To capture with RS-422 deck control, choose File > Log & Capture. (Command + 8) Your video deck will respond in the same way as a clip in the timeline, via the “”, “j”, “k” and “l” keys. To immediately capture, click the Capture Now button.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Apple Final Cut Pro X If you want to use Final Cut Pro X to play back video on an external video monitor or TV, you can use the Extended Desktop feature of Desktop Video as your second display. Setting up Step 1. Final Cut Pro X supports a maximum of 2 monitors so make sure your Mac is only using one monitor. Final Cut Pro Step 2. Open the System Preferences and click on Blackmagic Design.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Playback Step 1. Import some clips in to your new project. Step 2. You can now use the Final Cut Pro X timeline on your computer monitor and view the video preview on the monitor or TV connected to the output of your Blackmagic Design video hardware. Capturing Video and Audio You can use Blackmagic Media Express to capture video and audio with your Blackmagic Design video hardware.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Avid Media Composer 6 Avid Media Composer 6 captures and plays back standard definition and high definition video and audio with Blackmagic video hardware, and also supports RS-422 deck control. Blackmagic plug-ins for Media Composer are automatically installed if Media Composer is installed before the Desktop Video software.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Capture from Non-Controllable devices Many video sources including all kinds of modern cameras and disk recorders, as well as old cameras and VHS tape players, do not have any device control. To capture video without deck control: Step 1. Choose Tools > Capture to open the Capture Tool. Step 2. Click the Toggle Source button so that the button's icon of a deck shows a red circle-slash symbol. This symbol indicates that deck control has been disabled. Step 3.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Capture from Controllable devices with UltraStudio, DeckLink and Multibridge If you have a deck which connects via RS-422, you will need to configure the deck settings before performing a capture with deck control: Step 1. From your project window, click the Settings tab and double-click on Deck Configuration. Step 2. In the Deck Configuration dialog box, click Add Channel and then set the Channel Type to Direct and the Port to RS-422 Deck Control.
Using your Favourite Editing Software Batch Capture with UltraStudio, DeckLink and Multibridge To log clips for batch capture: Step 1. Choose Tools > Capture to open the Capture Tool. Step 2. Click on the Capture/Log Mode button so it displays the LOG icon. Step 3. Configure video and audio input, video and audio source tracks, target bin, res, target drive and tape name the same way as in "Capture from non-controllable devices". Step 4.
Blackmagic Media Express What is Media Express? Blackmagic Media Express software is included with every UltraStudio, DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity. Depending on your hardware model and platform, Media Express 3 lets you batch capture and play back 2D and dual stream stereoscopic 3D in DPX, ProRes, uncompressed YUV and RGB, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD and MJPEG files.
Blackmagic Media Express Log and Capture Click on the red Log and Capture tab. The video preview pane shows the source video from your camera or deck. Here you can enter metadata for the clips you will capture including name, description, reel number, favorite and more. You can capture with or without device control, log clips with in and out points, and batch capture. Double-clicking a captured clip in the media list will automatically switch Media Express to Playback view.
Blackmagic Media Express Capturing Video and Audio files Setting up a Project Before capturing any clips in Media Express, you will need to select the settings for your project. Go to Media Express>Preferences on Mac OS X or Edit>Preferences on Windows or Linux. The project formats listed will vary depending upon whether your Blackmagic video hardware supports features including 1080p and 2K video or even stereoscopic 3D video.
Blackmagic Media Express Media List Project name, video format and frame rate Timecode List, Thumbnail and Favorites view Clip Bins Mark In / Mark Out Search Field Grab Still Frame Logging Information VTR / deck timecode Capture options Transport Controls Audio channel enable/disable Video Preview Audio Meters Remote indicator
Blackmagic Media Express Capture Capturing video is easy and all you need to do is connect a video source, set the Media Express preferences and press the Capture button. Start by connecting your video source to an input of your Blackmagic video hardware and check that the Blackmagic system preferences are set to the same video input, e.g. SDI, HDMI or analog. Open Media Express and set its preferences to the desired project video format and capture file format.
Blackmagic Media Express Batch Capture After logging a clip, you can click the Clip button if you just want to capture a single clip. If you want to capture multiple clips, continue logging all the clips that you wish to batch capture. When logging is completed, select the logged clips in the Media List and: • click the Batch button, or • right-click on the selection and select ‘Batch Capture’, or • go to the File menu and choose Batch Capture.
Blackmagic Media Express 3D Capture When Media Express is used with a Blackmagic video hardware model which supports dual-stream 3D, you can create left and right eye 3D video clips by capturing 2 streams of HD-SDI video simultaneously. • Create a 3D project which matches the frame rate of your dual stream 3D video source. • Ensure you have 2 discrete HD-SDI video inputs to the Blackmagic video hardware.
Blackmagic Media Express Media List Project name, video format and frame rate Timecode List, Thumbnail and Favorites view Clip Bins Mark In / Mark Out Search Field Clip Information Grab Still Frame VTR / deck timecode Favorites Selection Transport Controls Audio channel enable/disable Video Preview Audio Meters Remote indicator
Blackmagic Media Express Playing back Video and Audio Files Importing clips You can play back your video and audio files after importing media in to Media Express in any of the following ways: • Double-click an empty area of the Media List. • Right-click an empty area of the Media List and select Import Clip from the contextual menu. • Go to the File menu, select Import and then Media Files. Then select the clip(s) you wish to import from the Open Video Clip dialog box.
Blackmagic Media Express Browsing Media In the Media List, you can view your clips in Thumbnail view or Timecode List view by clicking on the desired view button at the top-right of the Media List. In the Media List, choose to view your clips in Timecode List view or Thumbnail view. Thumbnail view Thumbnails are the most intuitive way to display your clips.
Blackmagic Media Express Once you have marked clips as favorites, click on the gray, Favorites, star button at the top of the Media list and it will turn yellow. All clips in your Media List will be hidden except for those marked as favorites. This is similar to creating a playlist and makes it easy to only play back your favorite clips and even master them to tape.
Blackmagic Media Express The Media List presents a highly visible indication that the imported clip is a 3D clip. The left and right eye clips will be displayed side by side in the Video Preview window to indicate you are working with a 3D video project.
Blackmagic Media Express Mark In / Mark Out Record Modes Master to Tape Audio channel enable/disable
Blackmagic Media Express Editing Video and Audio Files to Tape Mastering your clips to a deck is easy. While we usually talk about mastering or editing to "tape", it doesn't matter if your deck uses tapes or disks. To master your clips: • Select the clips you want to send to tape. • Click the blue Edit to Tape tab. • Set the In point and type of edit. • Master to tape.
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test What is Blackmagic Design Disk Speed Test? Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is a beautiful and fun to use application that measures the read and write performance of storage media in video frame sizes. The use of video frame sizes provides accurate measurement of how the disk storage will perform with video related applications. If you have ever wondered whether your hard drive is suitable for playback (“read”) of a particular video format, you can use Disk Speed Test to find out.
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Settings Click this button to access the settings before running a disk speed test START Click this button once to start the disk speed test.
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test Start Once you have chosen the desired settings, click the Start button to commence the disk speed test. Disk Speed Test will write a temporary file to the selected target drive. When the file has finished writing, or when 8 seconds has elapsed, Disk Speed Test will stop writing and start reading back the temporary file from the drive. Disk Speed Test will continue writing and reading the nominated size of stress file until you stop the test by clicking the Start button again.
Help Getting Help The fastest way to obtain help is to go to the Blackmagic Design online support pages and check the latest support material available for your Blackmagic Design video hardware. Blackmagic Design online support pages The latest manual, software and support notes can be found at the Blackmagic Support Center at www.blackmagic-design.com/support.
Developer Information Developing custom software using Blackmagic Design hardware The DeckLink SDK is available to developers who wish to programmatically control Blackmagic video hardware with their own custom software. The DeckLink SDK supports the UltraStudio, DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity families of products. The DeckLink SDK provides both low-level control of hardware and high-level interfaces to allow developers to easily perform common tasks.
Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Overview The latest Blackmagic Design products use the new 3 Gb/s SDI video, which allows twice the data rate of traditional HD-SDI video. We thought it would be a really nice idea to add 2K film support, via this new 3 Gb/s SDI technology, so we could simplify feature film workflows. With the popularity of Blackmagic Design editing systems worldwide, now thousands of people can benefit from a feature film workflow revolution.
Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Vertical Timing Reference FIELD 1 ACTIVE F 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 LINE # 1650 1 2 … 14 15 16 … 792 793 … 825 FIELD 2 ACTIVE F 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 V 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 LINE # 825 826 827 … 839 840 841 … 1617 1618 … 1650
1872 1873 1874 1875 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 1798 1799 1800 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 25 PsF 1797 WORD# 1871 23.
Connection Reference Guide DeckLink Duo HD/SD-SDI Output DeckLink SDI 2 HD/SD-SDI Input HD/SD-SDI Output DeckLink SDI 1 HD/SD-SDI Input Reference In
Connection Reference Guide DeckLink HD Extreme 3D+ All SDI inputs and outputs support 3 Gb/s SDI and 2K. 2. Deck Control 3. R-Y In 4. Y In 5. B-Y In 5 6. Ref In 6 7. R-Y Out 8. Y Out 9. B-Y Out 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Breakout Cable 7 7 8 8 9 9 SD/HD-SDI Out Ch A SD/HD-SDI Out Ch B Downconverted HD, external key out 10 10 SD/HD-SDI In Ch A 11. AES/EBU In 11 11 HD-SDI In Ch B 12. Audio Out Left 12 12 13. Audio Out Right 13 13 14.
Connection Reference Guide DeckLink Optical Fiber Optical Fiber HD/SD-SDI In & Out Deck Control RS-422 HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) HD/SD-SDI Input (from deck) Reference In
Connection Reference Guide DeckLink Quad DeckLink Quad uses DIN 1.0/2.3 rather than larger BNC type connectors.
Connection Reference Guide DeckLink SDI Deck Control RS-422 HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) HD/SD-SDI Input (from deck) Ref In
Connection Reference Guide DeckLink Studio 2 2. RS-422 Deck Control 02 3. R-Y Out 03 4. Y Out 04 5. B-Y Out 05 6. Ref In 06 7. R-Y In 07 8. Y In 08 9. B-Y In 09 DeckLink Studio Breakout Cable 10. AES / EBU Out CH1&2 10 HD/SD-SDI Output 11. AES / EBU In CH1&2 11 HD/SD-SDI Input 12. Analog Audio Out 1 12 13. Analog Audio Out 2 13 14. Analog Audio In 1 14 15. Analog Audio In 2 15 16. Analog Audio In 3 16 17. Analog Audio In 4 17 18.
Connection Reference Guide Intensity Pro Analog video output Analog video input Digital audio output 3. R-Y Out 3 4. Y Out 4 5. B-Y Out 5 7. R-Y In 7 8. Y In 8 9. B-Y In 9 10. AES/SPDIF Out Intensity Pro Breakout Cable 10 HDMI 4:2:2 Output Analog audio output Analog audio input 12. Audio Out Left 12 13. Audio Out Right 13 14. Audio In Left 14 15.
Connection Reference Guide Intensity Shuttle HDMI Component analog video S-Video Composite analog video Left & Right analog audio USB 3.
Connection Reference Guide Multibridge Eclipse Analog Audio IN CH 3 Analog Audio IN CH 4 Analog Audio OUT CH 3 Analog Audio OUT CH 4 Analog Audio IN CH 1 Analog Audio IN CH 2 Analog Audio OUT CH 1 Analog Audio OUT CH 2 Digital Audio IN CH 1/2 Digital Audio IN CH 3/4 Digital Audio IN CH 5/6 Digital Audio IN CH 7/8 Digital Digital Audio Audio IN IN CH 9/10 CH 11/12 Analog Analog Analog Analog Video Video Video Video NTSC/PAL Y B-Y R-Y OUT OUT OUT OUT Monitor Audio Left OUT Analog Analog Ana
Connection Reference Guide Multibridge Pro DB-25 pin outs also compatible with Yamaha™, Mackie™, Sony™ and Apogee™ connectors.
Connection Reference Guide UltraStudio 3D 2. Deck Control 3. R-Y In 4. Y In 5. B-Y In 5 6. Ref In 6 7. R-Y Out 8. Y Out 9. B-Y Out 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10. AES/EBU Out 10 11. AES/EBU In 11 11 12. Audio Out Left 12 12 13. Audio Out Right 13 13 14. Audio In Left 14 14 15.
Connection Reference Guide UltraStudio Pro 2. RS-422 Deck Control 2 3. R-Y Out 3 4. Y Out 4 5. B-Y Out 5 6. Ref In 6 7. R-Y In 7 8. Y In 8 9. B-Y In 9 10. AES / EBU Out CH1&2 10 11. AES / EBU In CH1&2 11 12. Analog Audio Out 1 12 13. Analog Audio Out 2 13 14. Analog Audio In 1 14 15. Analog Audio In 2 15 16. Analog Audio In 3 16 17. Analog Audio In 4 17 18. Analog Audio Out 3 or AES/EBU CH3&4 Out 18 19. Analog Audio Out 4 or AES/EBU CH5&6 Out 19 20.
Connection Reference Guide UltraStudio SDI Ref In HD/SD-SDI Input and Output HDMI Output Deck Control RS-422 USB 3.
Warranty Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that UltraStudio, DeckLink and Multibridge family products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 36 months from the date of purchase excluding connectors, cables, cooling fans, fiber optic modules, fuses, keyboards and batteries which will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.
