Bluefish444 SD Fodelity User Manual

SD User Manual Windows SD| Greed SD| Single Link Pro SD| Fidelity SD| Focus SD| Prime March 30, 2007

10 SD| Fidelity & SD| Focus SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus is the latest Single link PCI Express 1 lane video card dedicated to SD digital

11 SD| Prime SD| Prime is the latest PCI express1 lane card, dedicated to SD SDI digital and audio I/O. SD| Prime brings the highest quali

12 Feature Comparison SD| Fidelity SD| Focus SD| Prime SD| Single Link Pro SD| Greed Video Modes PAL 720 x 576 (4:3 and 1

13 SD| Fidelity SD| Focus SD| Prime SD| Single Link Pro SD| Greed Hardware Features 2 x General Purpose I/O ports  LTC

14 Software Windows Bluefish444 supports a range of software solutions and applications supported with the Bluefish444 retail installe

15 Bluefish444 Symmetry Symmetry is Bluefish444’s proprietary integrated DI acquisition, review and playout software for Windows and is inc

16 File Formats Video • 10 bit RGB Cineon Sequential file format • 10 bit RGB DPX Sequential file format • 10 bit YUV QuickTime v210 • 8

17 System Requirements The following system requirements are for the SD product range running Symmetry Uncompressed SD Minimum SD Recomme

18 Bluefish444 Feature Application The Feature Application or “Feature App “is the Bluefish444 control interface that runs independently to

19 Adobe Production Studio Bluefish444 continues to support one of the world’s most popular editing packages. Bluefish4444 have develop plug in

2 Contents Contents...

20 SD and real time effects preview. Support for preview of the native Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 effects & transitions software engine. Note,

21 Adobe After Effects 7.0 (Application Software not included) Animate your ideas. Adobe® After Effects® 7.0 software helps you create compell

22 Photoshop CS/CS2 (Application Software not included) Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 software, the professional image-editing standard and leader of

23 Combustion 4 (Application Software not included) Bring your imagination to life and get your work done faster with the easy-to-use Combustio

24 previews. Fusion supports both 8 and 10 bit frame buffer modes providing an incredible output through the Bluefish444 hardware. Fusion all

25 What’s in the Box SD| Greed SD| Fidelity SD| Focus 32 bit PCI Card. PCI e 1 lane Card. PCI e 1 lane Card. • CDROM Software and docu

26 SD| Prime PCI e 1 lane card Digital Audio S/P DIF I/O 1 x HD 15 pin with 8 BNC consisting of 4 pairs Labeled ‘DIG AUDIO IN’, DIG AUD

27 SD| Single Link Pro Digital Audio S/P DIF I/O 1 x HD 15 pin with 8 BNC consisting of 4 pairs Labeled ‘DIG AUDIO IN’, DIG AUDIO OUT’, ‘1/2

28 System Requirements Motherboard Below are the system requirements the SD product range. Please note the requirements are general and perfo

29 Slot Configuration For the Bluefish4444 SD product rage the most import feature you must be aware of is the Clock speed and what slot you in

3 SD| Prime...

30 Supermicro X7DAE Shared BusPCI X Host Controller PCI-X 133 MHz PCI-X 100 MHz PCI-X 133 MHz PCI 32 MHZ PCI-X HOST CONTROLLER PCI Exp

31 Dual stream vs Single stream. The SD greed has a range of powerful features that a designed to work with a range of specialized OEM applicat

32 Cable Connection cxxcx

33 SD| Greed SD| Fidelity SD| Focus Digital VideoPCI e Analog Video Digital Audio (1) 8 Ch S/P DIF (BNC) Digital Audio (2) 6 Ch

34 SD| Single Link Pro Digital Audio (1) 8 Ch S/P DIF (BNC) Digital Audio (2) 6 Ch AES/E

35 SD| Prime Digital Audio (1) 8 Ch S/P DIF (BNC) Digital Audio (2) 6 Ch AES/EBUSDI A OUT SDI A IN Genlock RS 422 Deck Control

36 Cable Types Digital Video I/O & Genlock SD| Greed Supports two SD SDI inputs and two SDI outputs. SD| Greed suppor

37 Analog Video I/O The analog video cable can support a range of input and output combinations. Combined with the SDI I/O

38 Digital Audio Option 1 - S/P DIF BNC 8 Channels I/O, Unbalanced SD| Greed, Focus and Fidelity provide 8 BNC connectors. Each BNC connector s

39 Digital Audio Option 2 - AES/EBU XLR 6 Channels I/O, Balanced The SD product range provides 6 XLR connectors, supporting AES

4 Miscellaneous Functions...

40 Analog Audio Option 1 - RCA Dual channel, Unbalanced SD|Greed and Fidelity provide 2 RCA, unbalanced analog input and 2 RCA unbalanced analo

41 Analog Audio Option 2 - XLR Dual channel, Balanced SD| Greed and SD| Fidelity provides 2 balanced analog input and 2 balanced analog output

42 Deck Control A Male DB8 connector provides connection between the SD| Greed and the SD| Prime card and decks, DDRS, camera

43 Windows XP Installation Installation Check List. Make sure you have the following installed prior to installing your SD| Greed, SD| Fideli

44 Prepare your system. Ensure you have installed the latest OS versions, driver and BIOS updates for your system. Please refer to the certifie

45 CoAreas to apply force On edge of PCB and PCI shield Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware Bluefish444 provides detailed information on tested

46 Connecting to the outside world The Bluefish SD product range are an extremely versatile Video/Audio I/O card that can connect to a range of

47 Typical Connection Workflow 1 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if your source is SDI but you have analog monitoring

48 Typical Connection Workflow 2 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if you wish to edit and monitor with 6 channels of a

49 Typical Connection Workflow 3 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if you wish to ingest Analog Audio and Video and mas

5 Setting up Adobe Audition 2.0. ...

50 Typical Connection Workflow 4 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if you wish to ingest Digital Audio and Video • S

51 Driver Installation The SD Product range is a multiplatform video card supporting the Windows, Apple Mac OS and Linux operating systems. Th

52 New Installations The following steps are for new installations of your Bluefish444 1. With the Bluefish44card installed, turn on your sy

53 You may under certain circumstances see another “new hardware found” dialog box appear after you restart your computer system because the fir

54 Uninstall Previous Bluefish444 Installers. 1. Make sure you have closed all applications, 2. In the Windows Control panel, go to Add or Re

55 Installing From Previous Installations 1. Close all applications. 2. Uninstall all previous Bluefish4444 Installers. 3. In the Windows C

56 Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers Step 1 - Uninstall Bluefish4444 Installers. 1. Make sure you have closed all applications,

57 • Bluefish444IO.aex • bluefishemp.aex • bluefishio.aex For Adobe Premiere Pro 1.0/1.5/2.0 • bluefish444asio.dll • cm-Bluefish-Compiler.prm

58 Feature Application About the Bluefish444 Feature Application. The Bluefish444 feature application allows you to control and monitor your

59 Pixel Format. Indicates what pixel format, the card is set to. Pixel formats are also referred to as the frame buffer mode, engine or memory

6 Limited Warranty Bluefish444 warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three 2 years

60 Genlock/Timing Adjust. Reference Video Mode; Displays the input type that the SD| Greed is detecting on the reference input. Reference Vi

61 Enable Onboard Keyer; The onboard keyer feature provides you with the ability to apply graphics and animation content over the incoming str

62 Video The video features can be broken down into 4 sections; • Analog Output Signal Type • Input Signal Type • Analog Video Output P

63 Analog Output Signal Type. The SD| Greed supports a range of output configurations consisting of a mixture of digital and analog I/O op

64 Video Input Signal Type SD| Greed and SD| Fidelity supports both digital and analog input signal types such as; • Analog • Composite • S-Vi

65 Analog Configuration Guide The SD| Greed supports an array of configurations that can be selected by using the “Analog output signal type”

66 Analog Video Output Signal Properties. The feature application allows you to manually adjust the analog output signal properties. By using t

67 Analog Video Input Signal Properties Analog input only. The input signal properties tab is similar to output except for the sharpness opti

68 Refresh. Returns the value to the current defaults. Close. Close the Bluefish444 feature Application utility.

69 Audio I/O Settings Depending on the type of Bluefish444 card installed, a range of audio options can be achieved. The SD| Greed, Fidelity a

7 Support Contact Details. If you have any questions please contact support at [email protected]. Email Support is free for the life of t

70 Digital Audio to Analog Audio Monitor Routing With the SD|Greed you can monitor the 8 digital audio channels with the analog audio outputs.

71 3rd Party Software Setup Adobe Production Studio Bluefish444 continues to support Adobe solutions with direct support for Adobe Premiere Pr

72 Playback performance is scalable, so as Premiere Pro 2.0 and system performance increases, so does the ability to add more streams of video,

73 Advanced Playback Options. Bluefish444 has added two professional features to Premiere Pro 1.5 accessed in the Playback settings in the Gene

74 Real Time Playback Monitor Supported Broadcast modes. Supported Video Modes High Definition. • 1080i 25fps, 1080i 29.97

75 Setting up Premiere Pro 2.0 with Bluefish444 Scratch Disks. The first thing you are required to do is set up your scratch disk. This should

76 and you may experience audio delays and in consistencies in audio playback. Surround Sound Monitoring and Routing. Bluefish444 supports Ado

77 Each track on the timeline is mapped to a specific audio section in the Audio mixer interface. For example Audio1 on the timeline corresponds

78 Multiple Audio Channel Output. Alternatively you can assign one track to output to all audio channels of the Bluefish444 card. This is done

79 Capturing with Premiere Pro 2.0 Bluefish444 have developed two capture module plug ins that are selectable in Project settings, Capture op

8 Introduction Throughout this manual, reference the SD| Greed card will be made to encompassed the Bluefish444 SD product range supported in t

80 Exporting a Movie to Bluefish444 10 bit YUV v210 QuickTime. In some cases you may wish to export your sequence to other media such as Window

81 Exporting a Movie to MPEG 2 with Adobe Media encoder and RAGE N|Code If you have installed the RAGE N|Code accelerator card, you can take a

82 Adobe After Effects 7.0 (Application Software not included) Animate your ideas. Adobe® After Effects® 7.0 software helps you create compell

83 Setting up Adobe After Effects 7.0. Adobe After Effects requires no settings to enable video monitoring support. This feature will automatic

84 To change project modes ( Bit Depths) Via project Settings. 1. Go to the menu bar and select File -> Project Settings 2. Select the color

85 Exporting to QuickTime with After Effects. If you wish to export your projects into Premiere Pro 2.0 for real time playback you can use the

86 9. Select the scan type as either Interlaced or Progressive 10. Select the RGB/YUV matrix you wish to use. 11. Select the X to close the d

87 Adobe Audition 2.0 With support for ASIO audio interface now supported by Audition 2.0, Adobe and Bluefish444 customers have the ability to

88 3. Under the following tabs; Edit View, Mulitrack View and Surround Encoder, change the Audio Device to Bluefish444 ASIO.

89 Photoshop CS2 Bluefish444 Photoshop Exporter adds an important plug in for broadcast graphic designers by allowing you to quickly see your

9 SD| Single Link Pro SD| Single Link Pro is the latest PCI 32 bit, dedicated SD SDI digital and audio card from Bluefish444. SD| Single Lin

90 Fusion 5.X Bluefish444 provides SD and HD frame buffer support for Eyeon Fusion 5.x. Fusion supports real time playback via the Bluefish44

91 Path settings 1. In Preferences, expand the “Globals and new comp defaults” 2. Select Path Map option. 3. Change the following Path Maps

92 Node monitoring 1. Generate a new composition flow and add a loader node and attach a CC node. 2. Ensure the Output settings equals the co

93 Combustion 4.0 Bluefish444 provides SD and HD frame buffer support for Autodesk compositing application. Frame buffer support is 8 bit RGBA

94 The Onboard Keyer The onboard keyer feature provide the use the ability to overlay over the input signal in real tim

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