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1. gt Video Output Control m Timing Adjust T C vider Yided C Migden tker Unknown SR Reference Video Mode nknown Ce video key E E Reference Source Genbock BNC lt Letter Box Horizontal Ser dl Set Letter box Lines D vertical Cropping Presets Di ees me Misc Functions 1 safePicture I SafeTitle T Enable On Board kever Advanced Blanking control Set Save as Default OK Cancel Video Output Modes 3lueFish444 Feature App Video Processing video Output Modes SDI 4 amp SDI B Video Mode 10801 50 SDI X Video Mode 10801 50 Main Output Window Position SDI B x Vertical Position in units of Lines 1920x1080 vi 1920 Window Size Source Window Width Manual Offset Source Window Height Horizontal Pixel Offset Vertical Line Offset 10801 50 vi SDI Connector Scaler Profile met mm The Video Output Modes box provides a quick indication of the current Video modes SDI A and B and SDI X are currently set to Video Output Modes SDI amp SDI B Video Mode 10801 50 SDI X Video Mode 1080150 SD I A and B will output the main video mode set by the application SDI X will then process this video mode via the hardware video processor 51 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual
2. LTC Out LTC In J TF TF RS 422 nort C B e RS 422 nort D NU Bes innit Link B SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 Video l Key C NC Genlock Note e For Single 4 2 2 input the SDI cable must be placed on the Input link B e For Dual link 4 4 4 input output you require two cables in both link A and Link B ports e The 2K lust SDI inputs for 4 4 4 modes need to be switched Link A from deck to Link B Lust Link B from deck to link A from Lust e For Dual link 4 4 4 4 Video and Key Video is Link A Key is Link B e For internal Kever the input must be on link B e Onboard LTC and RS 422 ports are not used with certain applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro unless stated e 2K Lust does not support SDI Audio 33 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 9 2 HD Fury Digital Audio UC AES EBU SPDIF Output Ch HD AES EBU SPDIF Outout Ch ALD AES EBU SPDIF Outout Ch UU DI AFS FRU SPDIF Qutnut Ch HD AFS EBU SPDIF Inout Ch 180 AFS EBU SPDIE Innut Ch 22 4 H AFS FRU SPDIF Inout Ch 5 amp 8 H AFS EBU SPDIF Inout Ch 786 1 Ancillary Interfaces SDI Video UC NI ks Din Link SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 I Viden AR
3. Integration of Bluefish444 into Fusion is developed by Eyeon using Bluefish444 s SDK Fusion artists have incredible performance and efficiency of system resources providing very fast and quick responses to changes to your flow and previews 26 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Fusion supports both 8 and 10bit frame buffer modes providing an incredible output through the Bluefish444 hardware Fusion allows artists the flexibility to monitor any node in any flow by a simple press of a key Fusion also has the ability to generate a preview of you flow and play it a rendered flow branch in real time Taking advantage of your frame store storage system and not restricting you to the amount of RAM available on your system Fusion can also take advantage of Symmetry Bluefish444 s deck control capture and play out software free with all Bluefish444 products Artists can also render to these file formats and play out with symmetry for preview and export providing an effective high quality RGB YUV workflow preserving crucial file header and scaling information and eliminates costly file conversions and the risk of image degradation www eyeonline com SD and HD Broadcast real time monitoring Real time playback via Preview and 10 bit frame buffer support Versions Supported 5 1 5 2 5 3 32 bit Support only 64 bit support of fusion coming soon 6 11 Supported 3rd Party Retail Applications The 2K Lust HD Fury and 2K Iridium XP pro
4. The video processor for the SDI X output accepts the same frame as the SDI A and B outputs but can only process a 2k x 1080 Preview window within this frame For HSDL 2K x 1556 the video processor will only accept 2K x 1080 frames at HSDL frame rates 12 3 2 Main Output Window Position SDI A B and X The Main output Windows position allows you to set the vertical position of the Preview window This option is available when video mode resolution is greater than the Video Processor Window video This will only occur in 2K video modes Main Output Window Position C SDI A B X Vertical Position in units of Lines Symmetry automatically detects the differences and automatically centers the Video Preview Window position to center The following example demonstrates when you wish to change the vertical position of the Video preview windows if it is not automatically centered by a supported application Main Output Window Position Video Output Window Size Video mode Default vertical position with Vertical position changed to Window centered a desired value Vertical position in units of lines 238 Vertical position in units of lines 0 Manual Control You can also use the Up and Down arrow controls for manual position Shifts the Main Output Window UP in one line increments Centers the Main Video Window UP Shifts the Main Output Window DOWN in one line increments 12 3 3 SDIX The following section controls the
5. bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual For more detailed information on correct slots for your motherboard or system type please refer to the Bluefish systems and hardware support section at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware For systems with an onboard SCSI controller such as the HP 8200 9300 the 100 MHz bus is shared with the onboard SCSI so it is wise to place the SD Greed in the PCI X 133 MHz slot Slot 4 on the G5 so as to not affect the performance of the SCSI or FC controller card 10 4 1 Card Installation Remove the Bluefish card from the antistatic bag Hold the card by the PCI shield top and at the top of the PCB at the opposite end of the PCI shield This will reduce any chance of any damage of the bluefish444 card circuitry Do not touch the components on the PCB do not touch the PCI slot mating edge See handling region diagram below CH Handling region Areas to apply force Insert the card into the correctly chosen On edge of PCB and SI Ne handling region slot by firmly pressing down on the metal PCI shield PCI shield and the edge of the PCB Secure the card with a screw or PCI clip depending on the chassis and computer system you are using Replace the system chassis cover and connect the power to your system 38 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 10 5 Connecting to the outside world The Bluefish 2K HD product range are an extremely versatile Video Audio I O card that c
6. 2K x 1080 frame 10 bit RGB Log wr nr mm nr nr zl Mg Mm me Window Size is set to 2K x1080 Window Position is default centered l as the Window size and the main video is equal JI A1920 x 1080 59 94 profile is selected for SDI X output preview 1920 x 1080 59 94 Letterbox 55 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 12 3 5 SDI X Workflow 2K to HD Crop amp Scaled to NTSC In the following example Symmetry is playing back 2K x 1080 23 98 FPS with 10 bit RGB DPX log in 4 4 4 Dual Link mode SD NTSC 29 97 is the desired SDI X output in YUV A 2K x 1080 video mode is the main video mode SDI A and B are in Dual link 4 4 4 and outputting 4 4 4 10 bit RGB in log at 2K x 1080 23 97 fps The Video processor is provided a 1920 x 1080 frame providing a crop of the 2K 1080 frame The position is centered and a NTSC scale profile is selected A 1D LUT is provided to convert 10 bit LOG to 10 bit Linear YUV 2K to HD Crop amp Scaled to NTSC Visual Flow 2K frame at 23 97 Psf is DMA to the 2K lust via memory or via SDI 4 4 4 or HSDL d 1920 K A window is selected for 1920 x 1080 frame size The 2K 1080 frame is cropped The HD 1920 1080 window is centered automatically by application The result is outputted via the SDI X scaled to NTSC Q 29 97 letterbox via hardware 3 2 pull down 56 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 2K to HD Crop amp Scaled to NTSC Block Diagram 2K x 1080
7. amp SDI B Video Mode 10801 50 Pixel Format RGB Output video Mode 10801 50 SDI X Video Mode 10801 50 Video Output Control d Timing Adjust Main Output Window Position SDI 4 B E Wideri HuHiirdern i her apes as Reference Video Mode Unon CS video T Key i l Vertical Position in units of Lines E Reference Source Gentoek BNC C Key key Letter Box scht AE mr d 1920x1080 6 Window Size x v Letter box Lines 0 Vertical R i Set Source Window Width 1920 Ge Manual Offset r s Cropping Presets S 7 Source Window Height Li ee Misc Functions Advanced Blanking control J l saer I Ssfende Horizontal Pixel Offset Enable On Board Keyer vertical Line Offset SDI Connector Scaler Profile 10801 50 D Save as Default Settings Refresh Cancel Appli ae F r 47 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 12 2 Feature App Main Control Interface The Bluefish444 feature application interface supports all of the Bluefish444 product range Depending on the card type you have installed the Bluefish444 feature app will make available certain features For example the SD Greed SDI analog video UO card supports both dual link SDI I O as well as Analog I O When the feature application is launched you will be presented with two section tabs the main feature app section Audio and an extra Analog BNC property tab Bluefish444 Feature App section BlueFish444 F
8. In some circumstances if an older SDK version was used the new retail driver SDK version is backwards compatible This is not guaranteed 11 1 3 Windows Installation Key points to remember when to run the Bluefish444 installer You must have Administrator privileges You must install the Bluefish444 installer for each user of the same workstation Always uninstall any previous installer before running the installation program Always shut down your system after installing the drivers do not do a soft restart Always run the installer if you change cards even if it is the same model as there maybe different firmware versions that are not compatible with the installer version you intend to use e Always read the latest release notes 42 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 11 2 New Installations The following steps are for new installations of your Bluefish444 1 With the Bluefish44card installed turn on your system 2 When Windows loads you may be presented with New Hardware Found Dialog box foie bo ihe Lail a Rei ee 16 B Ret rk DE nn D Close the Dialog box 4 Run the Bluefish444 installer vXXX Select next and say yes to the license agreement to continue Ensure you read the license agreement before agreeing to it If you do not agree to the license agreement installation will not continue 6 During installation a Hardware Installation window will pop up this is sometimes behind opened windows 7 Select Conti
9. L Reference Video Mode Displays the input type that Bluefish444 card is detecting on the reference input Reference Video Source This allows you to select the reference source as either e Genlock BNC e SDI link A e SDI link B 49 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Horizontal Adjusts the relative horizontal timing between the Genlock signal and the cards output signals Vertical Adjusts the relative vertical timing between the Genlock signal and the cards output signals Set Commits any changes made to the new default power up values 12 2 4 Miscellaneous Functions Safe Picture Enable and disables the safe picture overlay on the SDI output Safe Title Enable and disables the safe title overlay on the SDI output Misc Functions Safe Picture SafeTitle Enable On Board Kever 12 2 5 Enable Onboard Keyer The onboard keyer feature provides you with the ability to apply graphics and animation content over the incoming stream and out put the result in real time Perfect for real time overlay and logo branding for off the shelf applications Applications that can be used are Adobe After Effects Discreet Combustion VDS Twister Photoshop CS 7 0 Eyeon Digital Fusion Symmetry 2 2 and many more that support the following frame buffer mode 8ARGB or 8BGRA Symmetry supports TARGA 32 bit sequences playback and capture and can effectively be used to playback clips that can be keyed with the Bluefish444 video ca
10. Support 48000Khz monitoring channels of AES EBU Balanced XLR or Channels of AES 3id Unbalanced BNC or 2 channels OdBu Balanced XLR or 2 channels 10dBu Unbalanced RCA EI Barrie Mi ta a wer dein Luts q Fa E Ce ves Fer Re en RG vet 4 d a Es a 25 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 6 9 Combustion 4 Application Software not included Bring your imagination to life and get your work done faster with the easy to use Combustion interface its efficient workflow and extensive toolset Autodesk Combustion 4 software is an all in one professional compositing application designed to meet the needs of the world s most demanding artists SD and HD Broadcast real time monitoring Real time playback via RAM player bit frame buffer support 6 10 Fusion 5 X Application Software not included Fusion 5 is a full featured node based compositing system with built in backend tools via a powerful scripting engine with ODBC support A perfect balance between a backroom power tool and a front room client station Fusion 5 has it all Not only does Fusion 5 have a real 3D environment with camera lights support for leading 3D packages it is also one of the most powerful and intuitive 3D particle systems on the market With hardware accelerated 3D capabilities you can now migrate from pre vis to finals within the same application Eyeon s Fusion is a true synergy of 2D and 3D tools for ultimate compositing
11. 33 Select install the software automatically option 45 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 34 Select next 35 Select Continue Anyway 36 Select finish 37 Launch Symmetry or Bluefish444 feature application to test your configuration 46 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 12 Feature Application 12 1 About the Bluefish444 Feature Application The Bluefish444 feature application allows you to control and monitor your Bluefish444 Video INO card It can be used as a diagnostic tool and provides an interface to enable or disable extended features independently of your current software application The Bluefish444 feature app provides at a glance a range of information about what video mode and pixel format your card is currently operating in 12 1 1 Video Processing With the latest release of the 2K Lust and the HD Fury has introduced a range of new preview features via the SDI X SDI output They include Scaling Up conversion Down conversion Hardware 3 2 Pull down Preview SDI X Cropping Panning Control of these features are performed via the Bluefish444 feature App The following section will provide a description and guide on the Video processing features of the SDI X output BlueFish444 Feature App video Processing BlueFish444 Feature App video Processing gt Card Information 4 video Output Modes Card Type j ID Fury Input Signal Type 1080PSF 2500 SDI
12. 01 00 5 the burnt in time code value of the time line footage is 00 00 00 03 the 3 frame offset is the Delay movie start value 87 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual va Capture Paused TCR OL O1 10 05 JOG STILL R 62 Manual edit timing value Delav movie start value TCG 00 00 00 03 a 4 aa Dr A ito gt 2 By fe og Export the footage again with the same IN point value of 01 01 00 00 You should have accurate insert point of 00 01 01 00 with matching footage time code at 00 00 00 00 See sample below at Capture Faused TCR DI UI UU UU JOG STILL R 61 TCG 00 00 00 00 2 4 ar Pe lle A d Em GE a e EN 88 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual bLuefisH444
13. 4 4 4 2K x 1080 frame DPX Log 10 bit RGB Log 2K x 1080 frame 10 bit RGB Log Window Size set to 1920 x1080 Window Position is centered as the Window size and the main viden is A NTSC 29 97 profile is selected for SDI X output preview NTSC 29 97 Letterbox 5 7 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 13 Audio The Bluefish444 2K HD product range Supports 8 Channels of SP Dif BNC unbalanced External Audio 24 bit at 48 KHz Digital Audio I O AES EBU SPDIF Output Ch 182 AES EBU SPDIF Output Ch 384 H AES EBU SPDIF Outout Ch 586 tia AES EBU SPDIF Output Ch 7 amp 8 H 7 II e WW STT ege AES EBU SPDIF Input Ch 1 amp 2 AES EBU SPDIF Input Ch 3 amp 4 AES EBU SPDIF Input Ch 5 amp 6 0000 J AES EBU SPDIF Input Ch 788 58 DLUEGfFISHA4 44 2K HD Manual 14 3rd Party Software Setup 14 1 Adobe Production Studio Bluefish444 continues to support Adobe solutions with direct support for Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 Adobe After Effects 7 0 Adobe Audition 2 0 and Adobe Photoshop CS2 Adobe Production Studio Certified plug ins 14 2 Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 amp 2 0 Bluefish444 continues to support Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 2 0
14. 48 KHz wav file Frame rate The frame rate here should always match the composite settings and the broadcast mode you are using Scan Mode e Interlaced e Progressive Conversion Matrix CGR Color space conversion between Standard Definition YUV and Full Scaled RGB 8 bit 0 255 10 bit 0 CT with CGR enable you maintain the full color levels Video safe colors are ignored SMPTE Color space conversion between YUV and SMPTE Scaled RGB 8bit 16 235 10bit 64 940 When rendering with SMPTE enabled video safe colors are supplied Rendering with Bluefish444 QuickTime Export plug in In the After Effects menu bar Select Composition gt Make Movie Go to the Current Render Details section of the Render Queue Dialog Box In the Output Module section select the Lossless option text and it will open the Output module Select Bluefish444 QuickTime in the Format drop down list A Dialog box called Bluefish v210 Encoder will open In the Video output sections select Format options button Enter your frame rate equal to that of the composition you are exporting SS St e oe EE SN Select the scan type as either Interlaced or Progressive Select the RGB YUV matrix you wish to use k O Select the X to close the dialog box NO In the Output To section select the MOV option text and enter a file name and path to render you QuickTime movie to LA Sele
15. Bluefish44 HD card and a PCI X controller card the on the same BUS all devices will be equal to the maximum speed of the SLOWEST card Therefore the PCI X 133 card will perform at 66 MHZ equal to the HD card clock speed For PCI e slots this does not occur For PCI 64 bit slot cards the Clock speed of the PCI bus varies with each slot type Installed Slot 32 bit slot Not Supported by Symmetry and supported retail applications 64 bit slot 66 MHz 29 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 8 1 2 Slot Installation In most cases you will be using a SCSI or Fiber channel Host controller card supporting a PCI X 133 slot Care must be taken when installing the Bluefish4444 HD 64bit PCI card with such devices It is a requirement that the Host controller card is to be installed on a BUSS not shared with the Bluefish444 PCI 64 card or it will affect performance of any devices shared in the PCI X 133 controller card Refer to your motherboard system manual or IT hardware specialist regarding the buss configuration and what slots are is shared 8 1 3 ZCR Slots In some motherboards the Zero Channel RAID slot is available It is not recommend installing the Bluefish444 card in this Slot due to varying and inconsistent performance issues Below are some common Slot Device installation examples 8 1 4 Shared Buss Configuration Example The following example shows two possible configurations with a PCI X and PCI e host controller PCI Exp HOST CONTR
16. RO Output Link SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 Video w Format converter HD or SD NIT Innit I ink QDI 4 44 Viden NI e Genlock Inout 34 bLuefisH444 9 3 2KlIridium XP 2K HD Manual RT Output Link A KIT Output Link B TD Output Link x NI Genlock Input SDI Video I O SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 Video SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 Key Video SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 Video Format converter HD or SD 35 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 10 Installation 10 1 system Requirements Uncompressed 2K HD and SD For a list of certified systems and configurations please go to the following link http www bluefish444 com support compatibility nardware Editing Production Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 CS3 Software Suite After Effects 7 0 2 CS3 Adobe Photoshop CS2 CS3 Other Supported 3rd party software System HP XW 8200 8400 9300 Dell T5400 Intel or AMD Motherboard based system 2 GB RAM or more for compositing application See hardware guide for the latest tested and certified hardware at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware Graphics DirectX 9 hardware capable card with 128 MB RAM of more ATI catalyst version 7 2 ATI Fire GL version 8 323 1 NVIDIA version QuadroFX amp Geforce 91 36 Disk Storage Please refer to the certified Storage solutions section on the Bluefish444 website at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware storage html Note Performance of systems may vary with
17. SD conversion The following example is a typical workflow when digitizing from a HD YUV deck for I O and monitoring the process in YUV color space on an SD monitor or mastering the deck SDI B ve occ EE R Pm HD YUV Deck SD YUV Deck SD YUV Monitor 41 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 11 Driver Installation The HD Product range is a multiplatform video card supporting the Windows and Linux operating systems This manual will cover the installation procedures for the Windows operating system only 11 1 1 Linux Support Linux drivers and SDK is available for registered OEM developers Please register as an OEM developer on the bluefish444 website http www bluefish444 com support oem default asp 11 1 2 SDK Installation Bluefish provides a software developers kit for the Windows and Linux platforms Information on obtaining the SDK is available online at the Bluefish website at http www bluefish444 com support OEM Linux support and drivers is via OEM solutions only and is available via application Do not use the SDK installer for retail installations or for public distribution You must use the Bluefish retail installer If your solution provider recommends using the Bluefish444 retail installer ensure that you know what the SDK driver version the supported application was developed with In each bluefish444 retail installer we list the SDK Driver version this needs to match
18. all instances of them For After Effects e BlueFish4441O aex e BlueFishEMP aex For Adobe Premiere Pro 1 0 1 5 bluefish444asio dll cm Bluefish Compiler prm im Bluefish Import prm pm Bluefish Playback prm rm Bluefish Record prm For Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 CS3 BFComplie dll BFPlayback dll BFRecordDV dll BFRecord dll BFImport dil Bluefish444 Editing Mode XML 11 3 4 Step 4 Uninstall Drivers via Device Manager 20 Open Device Manager for the Windows operation system 21 In Sound Video and Game Controllers right click the Bluefish444 X device and select Uninstall X Denotes Bluefish444 product type 22 Follow onboard prompts 23 Restart your system 11 3 5 Step 5 Installation 24 Turn on your system with the Bluefish444 video card installed in t he correct slot 25 When Windows loads you may be presented with New Hardware Found Dialog box 26 Close the Dialog box 27 Run the Bluefish444 installer v5 X X 28 Say yes to all prompts to continue 29 Select yes to shut down the system if required If your system does not shut down automatically 30 Go to Start menu button and select Turn off Computer 31 Select Turn Off to shut down your system 32 Restart your system You may under certain circumstances see another new hardware found dialog box appear after you restart your computer If the found new hardware Wizard dialog box appears
19. mode 59 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Note Bluefish444 Premiere Pro 2 0 plugin s are not compatible with earlier versions of Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 also supports serial VTR deck control Serial VTR control is support via the COM port not the Bluefish444 VTR ports You can use the same VTR cable supported by Symmetry shipped with the Bluefish444 hardware 14 2 1 Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 Features HD and SD 10 bit YUV uncompressed editing with the multiplatform QuickTime v210 file format Real time capture and playback in High Definition and Standard Definition in 10 bit uncompressed YUV QuickTime v210 file format Supports real time playback of imported QuickTime v210 files generated from 3rd party QuickTime supported applications with our 10 bit YUV QuickTime v210 codec Preview in capture playback and monitor windows Multiple audio channel output support and management features for 5 1 Surround sound monitoring Support for CGR and Non CGR editing modes Extended support for optional P and Psf output option Full support for SD and HD color matrix conversion Premiere Pro and After Effects dual mode support Accelerated MPEG 2 encoding with Adobe Media encoder with RAGE N Code HD and film offline editing with EDL export to Symmetry for 10 bit RGB conforming and DI 14 2 2 Advanced Playback Options Bluefish444 has added two professional features to Premiere Pro 1 5 accessed in the Playback settings in t
20. product range Please note the requirements are general and performance may be different for each motherboard For a certified list of motherboards and recommendation please refer to the hardware certification guide at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware Note not all motherboards that support PCI X or PCI 64 bit Slots may have adequate bandwidth It is recommended to use certified and tested hardware from Bluefish444 2KjLust HD Fury 2K lridiumXP ge Slot Type 64 bit 66 MHz PCI Card NOTE Installation should be on a separate PCI bus to that of the Storage Host controller Bluefish444 does not support motherboards with the PCI X tunnel chipsets From NEC HP XW9300 HP XW 8200 HP XW 8400 Dual Core BOXX APEX Dell T5400 For a list of certified systems please go to http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware systems asp OS Windows XP SP2 server 2003 Windows XP 64 Supported for certified applications Symmetry and Aspex hardware option CPU e Uncompressed IC o 3 0 GHz single core Or 2 0 GHz dual core and above 8 1 1 Slot Configuration For the Bluefish4444 2K HD product rage the most import feature you must be aware of the motherboard BUS configuration and what slots are shared with the same Clock speed and what slot you install you Bluefish444 card into In PCI architecture where slots share the same buss each slot will be as fast as the slowest device installed If you install a
21. s most popular editing packages Bluefish4444 have develop plug ins for the following Software application supported in the Adobe Production Studio Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 Cs3 After Effects 7 0 CS3 Adobe Audition 2 CS3 Adobe Photo shop CS2 CS3 6 5 Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 AOE pe EMIERE PAG C3 Application Software not included SD and HD 10 bit YUV uncompressed editor with software preview rendering 10 bit YUV uncompressed editing Bluefish444 provides native 10 bit YUV capture and editing of QuickTime v210 pixel format Depending on the system performance you can play back uncompressed and compressed clips and sequential file formats that are supported by Adobe Premiere Pro 2 and are previewed and broadcast monitored in real time Supports playback of Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 CS3 supported file formats such as AVI DV TGA JPEG TIFF MPEG etc 22 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 6 5 1 Bluefish444 amp Adobe Premiere Pro Features SD HD and real time effects preview Support for preview of the native Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 effects amp transitions software engine Note performance of RT playback of effects will be dependent on how many layers are processed and the number of effects applied When exporting all effects will be rendered to 10 bit YUV V210 pixel format before exporting to tape Multiple file format real time playback Uncompressed and compressed clip and sequential file formats that are impo
22. the best way to bring true film quality to the desktop With SD down conversion and 8 channels of digital audio 2K Lust is the perfect choice for the demanding DI market 2K Iridium XP Designed for digital artists colorists and professional solutions requiring 2K HD SD output only for the highest quality in broadcast monitoring and Digital Cinema HD Fury The Single Link HD Fury is the card of choice for HD SD editing with 2K frame format support and 8 channels of digital audio the HD Fury provides video output preview for Adobe After Effects Eyeon Digital Fusion and Autodesk Combustion bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 4 1 2K Lust A High Definition and true 2K resolution capture and playback card the Dual Link 2K Lust is the best way to bring true film quality to the desktop With SD down conversion and 8 channels of digital audio 2K Lust is the perfect choice for the demanding DI market Features Digital Intermediate Dual Link I O DCC Color Correction amp Compositing Conform Grading Review amp Preview DC Video Servers Character Generators Logo Insertion Titling amp Virtual Set 2K HD SD SDI I O 10 8 bit RGB YUV DPX Cineon Targa RGBA AVI amp QuickTime V210 support AVI QuickTime not supported in 2K modes Dual link 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 I O Single link 4 2 2 I O Real time hardware color space conversion Hardware overlay for internal keying 8 channels of S P DIF au
23. x Frame rate 10242 MB sec High Definition 1280 X 720P 60 1 001 1280 X 720P 60 1920 A 1080 24 1 001 1920 A 1080 24 1920 X 1080 50 25 1920 X 1080 60 1 001 30 1920 X 1080 amp 60 30 1920 X 1080 amp 25 1920 X 1080 amp 30 1 001 1920 X 1080 30 2048 X 1080P 24P 2048 X 1556 24P HSDL RGB 10 40 10 MB sec frame size 202 5 8 43 291 7 12 15 218 8 12 15 RGBA 8 40 10 MB sec frame size RGB 8 40 13 MB sec frame size oO 000 0 0 0O 02 69 69 69 G9 09 9 V210 40 15 MB sec frame size BV10 40 16 MB sec frame size 32 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 9 Cable Connection 9 1 HD Lust Digital Audio UC AFS EBU SPDIF Outout Ch AES EBU SPDIF Outout Ch J AFS FRU SPDIF Outnut Ch AES EBU SPDIF Outout Ch AFS EBU SPDIF Inout Ch 1 amp 4 AFS FBU SPDIF Inout Ch TIO L AFS FBU SPDIF Inout Ch TIO AES EBU SPDIF Inout Ch 73 6 Ancillary Interfaces SDI Video UC SDI 4 22 4 44 Midden SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 Key Video SDI 4 2 2 4 4 4 Video Preview amp Conversion Output SDI 4 4 4 Le Fo oo CO oa nan
24. 0 01 08 El SEN fit 000 014 LG 14 4 3 Changing Bit depths After Effects can now take advantage of 10 bit RGB frame buffer video preview modes when in 16 bit project modes When in 16 bit project mode After Effects will provide a 10 bit RGB frame and output to10 bit 4 2 2 or 10 bit 4 4 4 To change project modes Bit Depths Via the interface Hold down the Left ALT key on your keyboard and at the same time select the 8 bpc text in the After Effects project Bin Each click will switch between 8 and 16 bit project modes To change project modes Bit Depths Via project Settings Go to the menu bar and select File gt Project Settings 69 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Select the color depth of your choice in the color depth drop down box gi Untitled Project ae f To AEG S 210codec 2OP5994 1280 x 720 AU 00 50 00 59 94 fps Millions of Colors aj Tyre C Quick Movie EZ composition 14 4 4 Real Time Playback You can achieve real time playback of your timeline using After Effects RAM player feature Adobe After Effects utilizes how much ram you have on your system So the golden rule of thumb for compositing especially in HD is more the better Make sure you select the frame rate that corresponds to the frame of your composite settings Depending on the resolutions size of your Desktop preview window in After Effects can affect playback performances as a larger frame has to be written to the de
25. 10 5 Connecting to the outside world 39 Ttt Driver AEE LE Ge EEE SE RE RE NEni 42 EE EE EEE 43 11 3 Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and divers 44 EZE gs TE eie es e EE EEE EE EEE EN 47 12 1 About the Bluefish444 Feature Application esse eee eee 47 12 2 Feature App Main Control Interface 48 129 ele Meier EEE EE EE EEE EE NE 51 Wo PUNO ERE EEE EE NE E E 58 14 3rd Party Software Setup esse eee eee 59 141 Adobe fee Me 10 gs Ge EEE EEE EE ENE ENER 59 14 2 Adobe Premiere Pro CGG3a20 n aay 0y Aaga dR ARA ARAR NRV 59 145 Sem Premiere Pro GS 2 EE 62 144 Adobe Aller Effects CS3 7 0 E 68 25 MONNA 73 146 Photoshop OE EEE NE EE EN 75 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 7 Fusion 5 X EE ee ele tee EE 78 14 9 The Onboard Kever sss sese 79 ie EEE EEE NE EEE EE EE EEE NN 81 15 1 Technical Support Section EE 81 15 2 Support EE ee 81 15 3 Hardware Compatibility Guide sss eee 82 15 4 Software Compatibility Guide ccccccccccccssseeeccseseeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeceeeseeeeeeesaaueeeesseaeeseessaaeeessaeess 82 a Term UDO E 82 O vr 83 17 Appendix A Adobe Premiere Pro Serial Deck Control Calibration sss eee 84 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 2 Limited Warranty Bluefish444 warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three 3 years for category A products and two 2 years for category B products from the date of purchase This warranty is provided only to customers
26. 1080Psf 24 Anamorphic 1920 x 10801 60 Anamorphic 2K x 1080Psf 24 2K x mit 23 97 NTSC Anamorphic 1920 x 1080Psf 23 97 Anamorphic 1920 x 1080P 59 94 Anamorphic le x 1080Psf 24 Anamorphic le x 1080Psf 24 Anamorphic 5 1 1 SDI X Video Preview Resolution Limitations The Video processing hardware on the 2K HD products is limited to a specific bandwidth and resolution of 2K by 1080 Although the 2K HD can support 2K by 1556 the scalar can only window a resolutions of 2K 1080 for retail time playback bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 5 2 Pixel Aspect Ratio Processing The Bluefish hardware can apply pixel aspect ratio processing to a range of desired video outputs such as Letter box or Anaphoric wide screen preview Depending on your monitoring device capabilities you can switch the output to 4 3 or 16 9 5 2 1 NTSC wide to HD 1920 x 1080 Up scaling 1920 Aspect Ratio yo o JE f 1080 Conversion jH SP X d b x d Anamorphic RE ECR e 1920 x 1080i 59 94 Anamorphic Frame AR 1 777 16 9 Pixel AR 10 Pixel AR 1 2 dM 720 gt NTSC Widescreen Frame AR 1 333 4 3 Pixel AR 12 Aspect Ratio Conversion Anamorphic 1920 x 1080i 59 94 Anamorphic Frame AR 1 333 4 3 Frame AR 1 777 16 9 Pixel AR 1 0 Pixel AR 0 9 NTSC Frame AR 1 333 4 3 Pixel AR 0 9 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 5 2 3 HD to NTSC Downscaling Anamorphic NG 181 0
27. 2K HD User Manual Windows 2K Lust 2K Iridium XP HD Fury Wednesday June 25 2008 Manual revision 1 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 1 Contents cc 1 EE 2 2 Limited Warranty varer 4 3 WUDDORE Contact LC E 5 4 gig ole en eg WE 6 4 1 GE EEE EE ENE EE EE 7 4 2 S Ge Tue E EEE EEE EE EE N 8 4 3 EH EI E A E A 9 4 4 FEN 10 5 Uis ee OI ad oss EE EE 11 5 1 Se EE TA EE NE EN E 11 5 2 EP Eee LO ae E 13 5 3 Hardware Format ConversiOn E 15 5 4 Cropping Scaling and SC ll DEE 16 GE ECE ENE EEE 17 6 1 NI seede 17 6 2 Bluefish444 Symmetry EE 18 6 3 Bluefish444 Feature Applicaton WEE 21 6 4 Adobe Production Studio Creative Gute 22 6 5 Adobe Premiere de RT AE 22 6 6 Adobe After Effects 7 0 C83 EE 24 6 7 do CSO EE 25 6 8 1018 ie l eiea EEE EE EEE A EEE 25 6 9 ET 26 EFN NN 26 6 11 Supported 3rd Party Retail Applications ccccccceecccecseeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeesaeeeeeeeaaeseeesaaaeeeeeseaeeeessaneeeeeeens 27 TSN 28 B System Requirements eee ee eee eee 29 8 1 HA 29 8 2 Storage Requirements ccccecesencenccceseccccceeecescceeceesecseeeeeecasencenscseneecencersenseceecessecseeeseccecsereesescereenens 32 VENN 33 9 1 EIT a E A E E A T E 33 9 2 DEN 34 9 3 Ua Tun EE 35 ear UE EE EE EE EEE NE EE NE EEE EE E ER 36 10 1 System Heouements eee ee ee eee eee 36 10 2 instalation Steps EE 37 10 3 Prepare EE EET lenenlsuuneseannvavancuevedetadeudendaisaceua 37 10 4 Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware 37
28. 2K Video modes are not supported by the Bluefish444 hardware and Premiere Pro 2 0 and CS3 High Definition 1080i 25fps 1080i 29 97fps 1080i 30fps 1080p 23 98fps 1080p 24fps 1080p 25fps 1080p 29 97fps 1080p 30fps 1080psf 23 98fps 1080psf 24fps 720p 59 97fps 60fps Standard Definition e NTSC 720h 486 29 97fps e PAL 720h 576 25fps 6 61 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 3 Setting up Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 Premiere Pro 2 0 screen shots are used in this manual 14 3 1 Scratch Disks The first thing you are required to do is set up your scratch disk This should be your fastest drive configured to support the video and file format you intend to capture and playback with When mixing formats such as clip formats and sequential formats performance drops caused from fragmentation will need to be taken into account with your storage solution For further information on storage solutions see Appendix C Storage Arrays and Configurations Alternatively refer the hardware Ensure that the preferences settings are correctly setup for you scratch disks and the paths are directed ata valid Media Disk array that can sustain the data rate for real time playback for HD or SD modes You can do this via selecting Edit gt Preferences gt Scratch disks Ensure all paths point to your Media array Path E movies 23 2 GB Available Path E movies 23 2 GB Available Device Control Device Current Device Pre
29. 90 Aspect Ratio d NTSC Anamorphic HD 29 97 Frame AR 1 333 4 3 Pixel AR 1 2 Frame AR 1 778 16 6 Pixel AR 1 0 HD 29 97 Frame AR 1 778 16 6 Pixel AR 1 0 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 5 3 Hardware Format Conversion The hardware Format Conversion 3 2 pull down is a simple as playing back a clip and selecting the desired output format via SDI X 5 3 1 HD 23 97 Psf to HD 59 94 Conversion 1080 Conversion Y d U x d HD 59 94 HD 23 97 Psf Frame AR 1 777 16 9 Pixel AR 1 0 Frame AR 1 778 16 9 Pixel AR 1 0 HD 23 97 Psf Frame AR 1 777 16 6 Pixel AR 1 0 5 3 2 HD 23 97 Psf to NTSC 29 97 Conversion 1920 av Frame rate e 1080 Conversion SDI X 3 2 X fe NTSC Anamorphic Frame AR 1 333 4 3 Pixel AR 1 2 HD 23 97 psf Frame AR 1 778 1A 9 Pixel AR 10 HD 23 97 psf Frame AR 1 778 16 9 Pixel AR 1 0 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 5 4 Cropping Scaling and Panning The 2K lust supports the ability to perform a range of post processing up to frames of 2K by 1556 resolution The 2K Lust now supports hardware cropping and scaling on preview via the SDI X output This allows you to load a clip and crop a desired section You can also apply a scale on the cropped region In the following example a Film resolution frame at 2K 1080 23 97 fps will be cropped to a HD 1920 x 1080 window then app
30. LuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 3 4 Multiple Audio Channel Output Alternatively you can assign one track to output to all audio channels of the Bluefish444 card This is done by simply centering Audio 1 section which is linked to the Audio 1 track on the timeline By centering the control point in the center you are effectively telling Premiere to route the audio on track 1 in the timeline to all available Bluefish444 audio channels fk Ede Frost Che Sequence Marker Tike Window Feb brsbtrgeei OG DE SB Ee Pre hi D Haana DN T Sees Gt D vers L FT mers H E ku eg f rir amp For further more detailed information on the Audio features and controls for Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 CS3 please refer to the manual 14 3 5 Deck Control Premiere Pro Ships with built in VTR control Ensure that you use a RS 232 to RS 422 converter for accurate Deck control and layoff Select Serial VTR under Device control For more information please refer to the Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 CS2 manual for deck control settings For Deck Calibration please refer to the Appendix A Adobe Premiere Pro Serial Deck Control Collaboration Capture Device Offline v Eegen Capture Locations Path C Documents and Settings paullMy 12 0 Options 80 3 GB Available VTR and Port Control ee Mudio Same asProeet 7 Poet Sonyrs4 r Path C Documents and Setting
31. OLLER PCI e GPU PCI Exp 16 L PCI 32 MHZ gt reg PCI Exp 4 L PCI Exp Host Controller POLX 133 MHz op 0 PCI X 100 MHz p Shared Bus ran 183 Mie op Td 30 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual PCI X HOST CONTROLLER PCI Exo 4 PCI Exp 16 DL PCI32MHZ gt sd PCI Exp 4 3 TG PCI X 133 MHz gt Shared Bus PCI X 100 MHz gt A PCI X 183 MHz gt oO PCI X Host Controller 31 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 8 2 Storage Requirements The 2K and HD product range is primarily an uncompressed capture and playback solution support sequential file format digitizing and playback providing an unprecedented level of quality on the Windows Linux and Apple Mac OS systems For a list of certified and tested storage solutions please refer to the Bluefish444 Tested hardware Guide at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware 8 2 1 Onboard SATA Controllers Modern motherboards come with more than one SATA controller that can apply hardware RAID across multiple SATA drives We do not recommend using SATA based controller device for any form of HD sequential file digitizing or playback unless the device is a Bluefish44 certified solution 8 2 2 Onboard SAS Controllers Modern motherboards come with 8 port SAS controller that can apply hardware RAID across multiple SAS drives Bluefish444 at the time of this 8 2 3 Storage Capacity Guide W x H x Pixel Byte Size
32. SDI X preview output The Video Processor is provides a Main preview window normally equal to the Video Mode for example 2K x 1080 24 fps The 2K x 1080 frame is then sent to the Hardware Video Processor where the Source Windows Size and a Scalar Profile is selected for the final SDI X preview output 52 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual SDI gt Window Size 1920x1080 Source Window Width 1920 Manual Offset Source Window Height p Horizontal Pixel Offset Vertical Line Offset SDI X Connector Scaler Profile 10801 50 From here you can Select a window size Scale the window size up up conversion Scale the window size Down down conversion Select a pre defined Scalar profile Manually select the Source window of the scalar via Width and Height Manually change the Source window Preview Window Size Window size determines the size of the window the scalar is to process The drop down list is populated with a valid mode that supported by the Main video window given to the Video Processor Source Window Width Sets the width of the source windows in pixels Source Window Height Sets the height of the source windows in lines Horizontal Pixel Offset Sets the horizontal position of the source window in Pixels Vertical Line Offset Sets the vertical position of the source window in Pixels SDI X Connector Scalar Profile Allows you to select a list of pre defined output modes based
33. Sequence 02 Tracks video video 3 tracks Audio Master Mono Stereo SE 6 You will be presented with a range of information in the Output Channel Mappings This allow you to map the 5 1 sound channel outputs Left front and rear right front and rear and centre to the physical audio outputs of the Bluefish444 hardware 7 Open up the audio mixer interface 8 On the Menu bar go to Window gt Audio Mixer to load the Audio mixer interface 9 You will be presented with a window similar to the following Cereal Paba Hw 366 leg h n d Dee Debt ASIO K Tupu Channel Maes Riihi AE SJ RU Cha 1 Bimi t AES BU Qu 2 Ikt dd ALSJT U Out 2 Hebat di AF SERU Out haste dd APS ER Qui amp J Dhak AL SEL Uu K Phan AF R K 9U Cha 7 D fshddd AES NU Out B Laera Sai Ke ASII Satara Each track on the timeline is mapped to a specific audio section in the Audio mixer interface For example Audio1 on the timeline corresponds to Audio1 in the audio mixer For the example in the diagram below the audio file in track one of the timeline will be mapped to the left 5 1 audio channel which is mapped to the Bluefish444 AES EBU out 1 channel If you lay another audio track in Audio2 in the timeline that will be mapped to the right 5 1 audio channel which is mapped to the Bluefish444 AES EBU Out 2 63 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual EZE ITET BEES 64 b
34. aca FEU 15 9791 vek steil lera GY Oo EG Pd BT oe d s l r Biel lost Starum pke vg D mera Label Maca d Tiere D Hoen WiC rere E L ca Tl Oo Teper et pars g Hon D Cem M mew L Kaare XE L E 56 ON DE Lesser reste Cepia WipiFkei Che 01 32 ewe 5 This example the time code reads 01 01 10 4 4 frames it should read 01 01 10 00 so the deck needs to be offset by 4 frames 6 If the first frame of your captured clip is the same as the In point then you require no offsets 7 Add these values in the Capture gt Settings gt Device Control gt Time code Offset For our example it will be 4 frames See Following Diagram 85 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Capture Format BlueFish 444 Record Step 4 Export Calibration To have accurate tape exporting you need to adjust the play timing and the edit timing this requires a bit adjusting until it is accurate oS ot et OO Adjusting play timing removes the repeated frames you may experience Adjusting the manual edit timing will offset the deck when it starts to record and the video signal from the Bluefish444 card Firstly import the footage from Step 2 into the timeline Make sure that the tape you are using is formatted with the correct time code equal to the video mode and frame rate you are using see Step 1 above Rewind the tape to 01 01 00 00 Select the test footage on the timeline Select export to
35. an connect to a range of devices simultaneously There will be a range of connection workflows that can not be covered by this manual instead we will focus on two typical connection work flows commonly used in the professional broadcast industry Taking advantage of video cards with Analog video and audio I O provides a powerful analog to digital converter in one PCI card this removes the need of expensive external devices for video and or audio conversion Dual Link 4 4 4 Beta cam SP SD I O Consumer recorders amp playback devices VCR DVD A pluefisHi i Digital 5 1 Surround Sound SDI Analog Monitors SDI to DVI TE r Converter Consumer Digital 7 1 Surround Sound Television DVI HDMI Monitors 39 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 10 5 1 2K HSDL HD 4 4 4 I O The guide is for the 2K Lust for all 4 4 4 I O connections Note that SDI A source needs to be linked to SDI B or the BF card for input r re ebe A WITT TT d CERN L if i e Ra Dual Link 4 4 4 Deck 10 bit LOG 2K Lust Card 10 5 2 HD 4 4 4 to 4 2 2 Conversion The following example is a typical workflow when digitizing from a dual link source for 10 bit RGB UO and monitoring the process in YUV color space on an HD monitor or HD YUV deck Log to Linear 1D Lut conversion 10 bit YUV linear KE ieee eeeeg it RR n vn pm E HD YUV Deck KEES 40 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 10 5 3 HD 4 2 2 to
36. ct Render to begin the render process 71 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Output Module Settings Based on Lossless Format Video For Windows ke 1 Animated SIF Safe EMF Sequence Sire Reder ear Bluefishadd QuickTime Cineon Sequence ElectricIimage IMAGE Iw Video Output ge Filmstrip IFF Sequence Format Options JPEG Sequence omp Frame Number MPS DCH Sequence PICT Sequence PNG Sequence Photoshop Sequence ed Fixar Sequence CuickTime Movie L stretch RealMedia Width Heigh SGI Sequence Rendering at 720 x 456 TIFF Sequence Targa Sequence Stretch ta ba x N Video For Windows Stretch D Windows Media ren No Compression pe J Lock Aspect Ratio to 40 27 Bluefish v210 Encoder Frame Rate 23 976 25 000 G 530 000 ZS 60 000 24 000 Z 29 970 59 940 N Scan Mode Z Interlaced Z Progressive Segmented Conversion Matrix Car Z SMPTE 72 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 5 Sound booth Application Software not included ADE Koum Diiw com Record mix edit and master digital audio files with powerful tools that bring flexibility and control to your desktop studio Easily create music produce radio spots and restore imperfect recordings Bring audio and video together using smart integration with Adobe video applications Get professional results in real time with Adobe Sound booth software Monitoring of uncompressed audio channels equal to the Audio sele
37. cted output Support 48000Khz monitoring channels of AES EBU Balanced XLR or Channels of AES 3id Unbalanced BNC or 2 channels 0dBu Balanced XLR or 2 channels 10dBu Unbalanced RCA Ei partie kin Lakes sa deda i DES Fa ft Ce vs nt Iren doms egen vet p H d gt D With support for ASIO audio interface now supported by Audition 2 0 Adobe and Bluefish444 customers have the ability to monitor audio output on the same system with up to 8 channels of audio perfect for 5 1 and 7 1 surround sound audio editing 14 5 1 Setting up Adobe Sound Booth 1 Select Edit in the menu TAB 2 Select Audio hardware Setup 73 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual udition Theme ses Read Only Adobe Audition Clip View Insert Effects Options Window Help Can t Unda Ctrl Z Tools K Cut Chr Copy Chrl c Paste CtrlHv Delete Delete Delete Selected Track Select All CtrlH Select All Clips in Track 17 Bounce to New Track K Insert Delete Time Shift Delete Group Waveform Normalize Snapping K Check For Hidden Clips Audio Hardware Setup MIDI and Re wire Setup Keyboard Shortcuts and MIDI Triggers AE Preferences F4 Under the following tabs Edit View Mulitrack View and Surround Encoder change the Audio Device to Bluefish444 ASIO Audio Hardware Setup Edit view multitrack view Surround Encoder Audio Driver Bluefisht44 4510 Ke Driver Properties Sample Ra
38. d Animation Presets to bring a new dimension to your film video DVD and Macromedia Flash productions 2K HD and SD Broadcast real time monitoring Real time playback via RAM player and 10 bit RGB frame buffer support and 10 bit project mode support Dedicated QuickTime v210 exporter F oe ee ee ee ee ee we 24 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 6 7 Photoshop CS CS2 BE PRTC FET Application Software not included Adobe Photoshop CS2 software the professional image editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line delivers more of what you crave Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results Unprecedented adaptability lets you custom fit Photoshop to the way you work And with more efficient editing processing and file handling there s no slowing you down HD and SD broadcast monitoring Action driven output fully customizable via actions interface 6 8 Sound booth ADOBE tour KIK s via eT Application Software not included Record mix edit and master digital audio files with powerful tools that bring flexibility and control to your desktop studio Easily create music produce radio spots and restore imperfect recordings Bring audio and video together using smart integration with Adobe video applications Get professional results in real time with Adobe Sound booth software Monitoring of uncompressed audio channels equal to the Audio selected output
39. different computer system components storage configurations and work environments Results and requirements found in this guide will be subject to change without notice NOTE It s recommended to use tested and certified hardware solutions and components In most cases we cannot provide any support for non certified solutions Bluefish444 cannot guarantee the performance when using non certified components and using such components are done so at your own risk See hardware guide for the latest tested and certified hardware at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware 36 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 10 2 Installation Steps e Prepare your system e Install 3rd party applications e Install QuickTime version 7 1 5 or above Installing the Bluefish444 hardware e Card Installation e Connecting to the outside world e Driver Installation 3rd Party Software Setup Adobe Premiere Pro After Effects Audition Combustion 10 3 Prepare your system Ensure you have installed the latest OS versions driver and BIOS updates for your system Please refer to the certified hardware guide section or the readme document for more information http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware 10 3 1 Install 3rd party applications It s recommended to pre install supported applications before running the Bluefish444 installer If you install 3rd party applications after running the Bluefish444
40. dio I O Real time hardware Broadcast quality up down cross conversion 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 preview Genlock Symmetry software included 2048 X 1556 resolution at HSDL frame rate for telecine and film scanners 2048 X 1080 resolution at 24p psf frame rate for digital cinema Additional monitoring BNC connector for simultaneous real time scaling up and down conversion cropping windowing aspect ratio correction and 3 2 pull down of the 2K output signal including HSDL amp Panavision as HD SDI or SD SDI including widescreen 3 X 1D dedicated LUT s for viewing LOG images as Linear and for color calibration on an HD SD broadcast monitor VANC digitized 3 line VITC support for time code and key code within the SDI signal An intuitive feature control application to set the hardware scaling panning amp windowing parameters and the loading of antilog files All features available via the Bluefish444 SDK 5 5 X and above 3 year warranty bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 4 2 2K lridium XP Designed for digital artists colorists and professional solutions requiring HD SD or 2K output only for the highest quality in broadcast monitoring and Digital Cinema Features DCC Color Correction amp Compositing Conform amp Preview Video Servers Character Generators Titling amp Virtual Sets 2K HD SD SDI Output 10 8 bit RGB YUV DPX Cineon Targa RGBA AVI amp QuickTime V210 support AVI QuickTime not supported
41. ducts supports a range of retail and OEM solutions that are readily available from various resellers or directly from the manufacture SD Greed provides professional editors compositors and artists with a choice of solutions on various platforms The support is continually growing The following applications require a particular driver SDK version Please refer to the manufactures website or the blueffish444 website for driver compatibility support for you applications For example the current retail installer 5 2 115 supports an SDK Driver version 5 2 6 11 You will need to ensure your 3rd party application supports that Driver For further information http www bluefish444 com support compatibility software 2 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 7 What s in the Box 2K Lust 2K Iridium XP HD Fury Digital Audio S P DIF UO 1 x HD 15 pin with 8 BNC consisting of 4 pairs Labeled DIG AUDIO IN DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Deck Control Mini Din 8 pin RS 422 to 232 deck control cable for 2K Lust RS 232 ports Symmetry and Premiere Pro do not support the Deck control port on the 2K Lust RS 232 ports You must use the COM port and the RS 422 to RS 232 cable provided DB 9 pin RS 422to RS 232 Serial VTR cable Supports Symmetry and Premiere Pro Serial VTR controller 28 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 8 System Requirements 8 1 Hardware Below are the system requirements the 2K HD
42. eature App viden Processing Card Information Card Type HD Fury Input Signal Type 1080P5F_2500 er RGB Output video Mode 1080 50 Video Output Control Timing Adjust C deot yide E WideowKe inknown Ge i Reference Video Mode nknown f Video L Key ef USECH Reference Source nl ock BN Letter Box Horizontal E Set s Letter box Lines 0 1 vertical fo Set Cropping Presets Ke k Misc Functions R RS a T Safe Picture I SafeTitle Right Top Enable On Board Kever ed Baton Save as Default fresh Settings Refres OK Cancel Apply Help 12 2 1 Card information Card Type This tells you what card you have installed and is currently active for the Feature Application If you have more than one Bluefish444 card installed the feature application will ask you which card you wish to attach to each time the Feature App is launched Pixel Format Indicates what pixel format the card is set to Pixel formats also referred as the frame buffer mode engine or memory format the hardware is currently operating in Some of the pixel formats supported by the SD Greed are Pixel Format Bit Depth ARGB ARGB PC BV8 BV10 CINEON DPX V210 2VUY YUVA Depending on the application used will determine what memory format the SD Greed is currently in at the time the feature app was loaded You can update the information by clicking refresh Final Cut Pro and Adobe 48 blu
43. ed by the Bluefush444 video card and the support SDIX converted output modes Video Mode Converted output NTSC 29 97 NTSC 1280 x 720P 59 94 Anamorphic Pillar Box 1920 x 1080i 59 94 Anamorphic Pillar Box gt 13 1280 x 720P 50 Anamorphic Pillar Box 5 f 50 Anamorphic Pillar Box 1280 x 59 94 NTSC Anamorphic NTSC Pillar Box 1280 x 720P 59 94 1920 x 10801 59 94 1280 x Gu 1280 x 720P 59 94 1920 x 1080i 59 94 1280 x banning PAL Anamorphic PAL Pillar Box 1280 x 720P 50 1920 x 10801 50 1920 x 1080Psf 23 97 NTSC Anamorphic NTSC Letter Box 1280 x 720P 59 94 1920 x 1080Psf 23 97 1920 x 10801 59 94 1280 x 720P 59 94 Anamorphic Pillar Box 2K x 1080Psf Anamorphic 1920 x 1080Psf 24 1280 x 720P 60 2K x 1080Psf 24 Anamorphic 1920 x 1080Psf 23 97 NTSC Anamorphic NTSC Letter Box 1920 x 1080P 23 97 1920 x 1080Psf 23 97 1920 x 1080P 24 1920 x 1080P 24 1920 x 1080Psf 24 1920 x 1080 50 PAL Anamorphic Letter Box 1920 x 10801 50 1280 x 720P 50 1920 x 1080 59 94 NTSC Anamorphic Letter Box 1280 x 720P 59 94 Anamorphic Pillar Box 1920 x 10801 59 94 Anamorphic Pillar Box 1920 x 10801 1920 x 10801 60 ve o JE 1880 x 1080P 25 1920 x 1080i 59 94 Anamorphic 1920 x 1080i 60 Anamorphic banda x 1080Psf 23 97 NTSC 1280 x 720P 59 94 Anamorphic 1920 x 1080Psf 23 97 Anamorphic 1920 x 10801 59 94 Anamorphic bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 1 2K x 1080 P sf 23 97 a x 1080Psf gt x 720P 60 Anamorphic 1920 x
44. eee SE 7 HD 1920x1080 60i 59 94i 50i 24psF 24p 23 98psF Y Y Y 23 98p Y Y 7 Y Signal Formats mass A pv Sreiz WW v o v gt Dual link 4 4 4 4 4 RGB input Hu Linh Video Zi a 4 2 2 4 YUV input mg SE lee Dual fi link 4 4 4 7 4 4 RGB EM VP eee Y Dual ink Video and Key 4224 tee v pv 2ndHDsDsDI MWWoupi pv v SCY 3rd HD SD SDI von er MIN Y Digital Audio VO Signal Format gt FileFormats 0 pp 08 br D gg gt Y Quicktime V210 not supporiedin2Kvideomodes v v y Eech Programmable color space converter Programmable color space converter i ss space converter Se for color calibration on an HD SD broadcast monitor 2 Y Y Y Y rar eme Independent Monitoring Features WE eee Real time 2K HD SD up down cross conversion NEE Real time resolution Real time resolution scaling cropping windowing Real time resolution scaling cropping windowing windowing Aspect ratio correction and 3 2 pull down to HD SDI or SD SDI mm widescreen Onboard Memory mn PCI Interface PCI 64 bit 66 MHz Compatible with all PCI and PCI X 64 bit Slots SEE EE ODE EE bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 5 Video Processing 5 1 Conversion Matrix 2K Lust 2K Iridium XP and the HD Fury can perform a range of conversion outputs via the dedicated SDI output X The following table provides a list of possible conversion outputs bases on the mode resolution and frame rate provid
45. eet Pinner Australasia APAC Middlesex HA5 2PD Bluefish444 Head Office United Kingdom 9am to 50m GMT 10 hours T 61 3 9682 9136 T 44 0 20 8429 8345 Email support bluefish444 com F 44 0 20 8866 8207 Email support bluefish444europe com North America USA Tech Support T 1 866 314 7785 Select option 2 support usa bluefish444 com In order to resolve your issues quickly please ensure that you provide the following information when contacting support System configuration and manufacture Mother board type and Devices installed SCSI or RAID controller card type Storage array configuration OS version Applications installed Bluefish444 Serial number and product type Installer version Contact number Company name We recommend using MSINFO322 for a detailed list of system information Start Menu gt Run gt msinfo32 gt press enter gt select Export 15 1 Technical Support Section This section is for registered users Provides Information on e latest support issues e Legacy Driver Downloads e Workflows e Online ordering and purchases 15 2 Support Resources A list of frequently ask questions listed by application type Link http www Bluefish444 com support FAQ 81 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 15 3 Hardware Compatibility Guide This site has detailed information on tested and certified hardware categorized by motherboards systems and integrators Link http www Bluefis
46. efiskkkk 2K HD Manual Premiere PRO for example use the v210 a 10 bit YUV memory format some applications can also use multiple memory formats Input Signal Type Indicates the current signal the card is receiving on the SD Input source from the deck or other signal source Output Video Mode Indicates the current video mode the SD Greed is in The video mode can not be change in the feature application it is controlled by the Application e g Adobe Premiere Pro or Combustion etc 12 2 2 Video Output Control Video Output Control CA GG e Video L Key e This section gives you direct control of the output signal format from your Bluefish444 product Altering these settings will override what the current application has set the card to In most cases you will not need to use these features as the application will enable or disable them Video Video Video Key Dual link cards allow you to switch the Link B BNC between KEY or VIDEO Video or Key Allows you to switch the output of our single link cards between KEY and VIDEO KEY is the alpha channel output of a Video or Frame The Bluefish444 dual link cards have the ability to extract the alpha channel and output to a specific BNC Video and KEY is normally used in live broadcast environments such as virtual sets 12 2 3 Timing Adjust m Timing Adjust Reference Video Mode V20F 99 94 Reference Source Genlock BNC Horizontal ES e z Vertical A E Set
47. fied 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 specifically shall not apply to Bluefish444 products purchased second hand This warranty is given by Bluefish444 in lieu of any other warranties expressed or implied Bluefish444 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 Category A 2K Lust HD Fury 2K Vengance 2K lridium 2K Iridium XP SD Greed SD Dual Link Pro SD Lite Pro Iridium AV Pro SD Single Link Pro SD Ingest Pro Category B SD Fidelity SD Prime SD Focus bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 3 Support Contact Details Before contacting Bluefish444 Support please contact your system integrator reseller If you have any questions please contact support at support bluefish444 com Email Support is free for the life of the warranty For phone support you must register your product at http www bluefish444 com support techsupport In order to speed the resolution of your problem please ensure that you provide the following information when contacting support Bluefish444 Product and serial number System configuration and manufacture Mother board type and Devices installed SCSI or RAID controller card type Storage array configuration OS version Applications instal
48. frame buffer support 8 and 10 bit project mode support Dedicated QuickTime v210 exporter Real time SD and HD color space conversion l Let 7 Fie Edt Copotan Laver Effect Anmation View mie Help L t Bhs toe he he es Ube he bee G ile lt anion owi ek a D 5 a BE wie t key gs PE vu TSR Be EE 68 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 4 1 Setting up Adobe After Effects CS3 7 0 Adobe After Effects requires no settings to enable video monitoring support This feature will automatically be enabled once a supported composition setting is selected Supported Broadcast Output modes Video Mode AE 7 preset Supported Video Mode and frame rate HD 1080 HDTV 1920 x 1080 1080i 25fps 1080i 29 97fps 10801 30fps 1080p 23 98fps 1080p 24fps 1080p 25fps 1080p 29 97fps 1080p 30fps 1080psf 23 98fps 1080psf 24fps 1080psf 25fps HD 720 HDTV 1280 x 720 720p 60fps 59 97fps SD PAL PAL D1 DV 720 x 576 PAL 720h 576 25fps SD NTSC NTSC D1 720 x 576 NTSC 720h 486 29 97fps 14 4 2 Enabling Video monitoring output 1 Create a new project 2 Inthe Menu bar select Composition 3 Inthe Basic tab select a supported AE 7 preset d IN the composite windows set the composite resolutions settings to full If you wish to utilize more memory for animation and motion effects then you can reduce the composite resolution to half or a quarter This will disable the Bluefish444 preview with in After Effects Comp I 00 0
49. g and playback of Targa DPX and Cineon files Most storage solutions are certified with HD 4 4 4 but this is with clip formats such as QuickTime or AVI Sequential file formats are far more intensive than clip formats due to the need for the Disk array to read and write files at a rapid rate With Sequential files fragmentation is a common side effect and most apparent cause of performance regardless of free space available Please ensure your storage solution is certified to support sequential file HD and 2K resolutions http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware 20 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 6 3 Bluefish444 Feature Application The Feature Application or Feature App is the Bluefish444 control interface that runs independently to the applications using the Video card It provides access the lower level functions of the Bluefish444 hardware that are not directly controlled by supported 3rd party applications The Feature App controls signal format mode switching scaling analog or digital I O selection audio channel signal selection letter box and sync input to name a few The feature app also monitors current input and output modes and monitors current pixel or memory format the Bluefish444 card is in This is a great feature when you need to monitor a valid input signal The Feature App depending on the installed Bluefish444 hardware will have different feature and tabs made available For example
50. h settings 1 2 In Preferences expand the Globals and new comp defaults Select Path Map option 76 wf eg ps PF HR OLUeFISH444 2K HD Manual 3 Change the following Path Maps options to your certified array for RT SD and HD payback a DiskCache b Previews PS Preferences CH Globals and new comp defaults Appearance Cluster Defaults Flow Frame Format General ScriptPluains F Defaults Settings Stamps ewe Temp Plugins Fusion Plugins AEPlugins Bins Brushes Filters Bluefish QuickTime CI Import EDL C Composition Cluster Frame Format General Memory 14 7 3 Node monitoring Generate a new composition flow and add a loader node and attach a CC node Ensure the Output settings equals the composition resolution in the preference settings Right click the CC node and select the option arrow for View On and select the Bluefish Select Play Fusion will render and cache to RAM until all the available RAM is used Real time preview will occur after the first render pass kB Digital Cinema 14 7 4 Preview Fusion will default to creating a pre view in the preview paths folders that is set in the preferences section This path along with all other paths should be pointing to the fasted array for your projects 11 efisHk hk 2K HD Manual 1 Right Selecting the CC Node Select the option arrow for Create Play Preview on Select Bluefish444 option The render setting dialog w
51. h444 com support compatability 15 4 Software Compatibility Guide Current list of released retail software that is compatible with the Bluefish444 product range Refer to this site often as new supported products a frequently released Link http www Bluefish444 com support compatability For phone support you must register your product online at the Bluefish444 web site 15 5 Tech Support If you have any questions please contact support at support bluefish444 com Email Support is free for the life of the warranty For phone support you must register your product at http www bluefish444 com support techsupport 82 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 16 Contact Australia China BlueFish444 Head Office UBS Consulting 17b Market Street 601 Block 4 Wanda Square South Melbourne 93 Jianguo Road Victoria 3205 100022 Australia Beijing P R Telephone 61 3 9682 9477 China Facsimile 61 3 9682 9466 Telephone 86 10 5820 6929 86 1350 1287 Email info bluefish444 com 726 Facsimile 86 10 5820 6930 Europe Email services ubschina com Bluefish444 Europe Ltd Web http www ubschina com bluefish Joel Street Farm Joel Street Pinner Middlesex HA5 2PD United Kingdom Telephone 44 0 20 8429 8345 Facsimile 44 0 20 8866 8207 Email GDavis bluefish444europe com Web http www bluefish444europe com North America Channel Wolves 236 Huntington Avenue Suite 216 Boston MA 02115 USA Teleph
52. hat can render out to the Bluefish444 v210 QuickTime codec Alternatively you can download the calibration kit as pre rendered video or as a Premiere Pro CS3 project to be rendered out Duration only needs to be 1 minute long so keep it small Download at http www bluefish444 com support downloads utilities html Step 3 Capture Offset Calibration Capture offset calibration needs to performed before Export to tap calibration This is because we require accurate capture to calibrate export to tape Ensure the deck is set to overlay Time code on the SDI monitor Most decks come with a monitor output which will show the time code from the deck on the SDI display an overlay to the video We now need to offset the deck to match the IN point and the first frame of the calibration footage First we do a capture of the SDI source with Time code 1 In Premiere Pro Capture window select your project as either NTSC or PAL or whatever your desired video resolution and frame fame you wish to work with set your IN point to capture to a whole number that is easy to read for example IN 01 01 10 00 OUT 01 01 40 00 Select Capture IN Out in the PPRO capture window Premiere should digitize to the bin a clip 30 seconds long Load the clip into the time line Go to the first frame of the new captured clip and note the difference of the captured Time code 84 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Kian med Clip Ol 52 Z pa M
53. he General Preferences of the Project Settings 14 2 3 CGR and SMPTE matrix color range This feature enables Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 to work in CGR and SMPTE color range during playback If your source data contains super white or super black i e the full RGB color range of 0 to 1024 you may wish to maintain these values through out the editing process this can be achieved by using the CGR Matrix Range If your source does not contain super whites and super blacks i e color range of 64 to 960 then you may wish to use the SMPTE Matrix Range CGR Matrix Range maintains super blacks and whites 0 to 1024 SMPTE Matrix Range maintains SMPTE color range 0 to 960 Project Settings SI General Capture P e Video Rendering Editing Mode i Default Sequence Timebase 23 976 frames second Playback Settings Video Frame Size 120 horizontal pa vertical BlueFish444 Settings VYUVIRGE Matrix Range EEE a Se Matrix Range pips mode Cancel pst Op ing to sequence 14 2 4 P Psf mode When editing in HD modes Bluefish444 enables Premiere PRO CS3 2 0 to capture and playback 1080P Progressive scan modes 1080p 23 976 24 25 and 30 frame per second progressive footage cannot be monitored on broadcast monitors because the vertical refresh rate would be too low To get around this problem and allow progressive material to view on a standard broadcast monitor psf was dev
54. her media such as Windows media 9 or MPEG 2 or you may wish to export your movie to another Bluefish444 and Adobe Premier Pro solutions If you wish to export to Bluefish444 QuickTime v210 you will need to select the File type to Bluefish444 Select File gt Export gt Export to Movie Here you will have an option to name a file and choose a location Select the settings button In the file type drop down box select Bluefish as the file type Click on OK to start the process Alliteratively you have the option to export your movie to a variety of file formats D Export Movie Settings General Video Kepframe and Rendering File Type Bluefish v Compile Settings Audio Range Embedding Options Microsoft Av Microsoft Dy Sv Windows Waveform Bluetish 67 8 ae bah eh p Zet Be vetiskkL A 2K HD Manual CS ET Lori TTF 14 4 Adobe After Effects CS3 7 0 Application Software not included Animate your ideas Adobe After Effects 7 0 software helps you create compelling motion graphics and blockbuster visual effects with efficiency precision and infinite variety Take advantage of unmatched integration with other Adobe software flexible 2D and 3D compositing and hundreds of effects and Animation Presets to bring a new dimension to your film video DVD and Macromedia Flash productions HD and SD Broadcast real time monitoring Real time playback via RAM player 8 and 10 bit RGB
55. ill pop up 2 3 4 Select your desirable options 5 Select Start Render 6 Fusion will render to the Array to the Preview folder F Render Settings Settings Start Render 14 8 Combustion 4 0 Bluefish444 provides SD and HD frame buffer support for Autodesk compositing application Frame buffer support is 8 bit RGBA with option to pre multiply the alpha in HD and SD video modes 14 8 1 Setting up Combustion 4 0 1 Launch Combustion 4 Under preferences select frame buffer Under frame buffer type select Bluefish444 Pj f rensr To change the video monitoring output to match your composition select options Select the available Resolutions supported via the bluefish444 card To use with RAM player select the option to enable RAM player preview will be real time after the first render PASS to RAM 78 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 14 9 The Onboard Keyer The onboard keyer feature provide the use the ability to overlay over the input signal in real time with any frame buffered image or frame generated from applications that support RGBA This provides studios and live broadcast environments the ability to brand transmissions perform logo insertions and output copyright signals to tapes etc Symmetry will be supporting TGA sequential playback which also can be used to playback sequences for internal keying Note you can not capture when onboard keyer is enabled Key image generated from applicatio
56. in 2K modes Dual link 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 Output Single link 4 2 2 Output Real time hardware color space conversion Video and Key Output Real time hardware Broadcast quality up down cross conversion 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 preview Look Up Table LUT support Aspect ratio correction amp 3 2 pull down support Genlock 3 year warranty bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 4 3 HD Fury The HD Fury is the card of choice for HD SD editing with 2K frame format support and 8 channels of digital audio the HD Fury provides video output preview for Adobe After Effects Eyeon Digital Fusion and Autodesk Combustion Digital Intermediate DCC Color Correction amp Compositing Conform amp NLE Video Servers Character Generators Logo insertion Titling amp Virtual Set Features e 2Kx1080 HD SD SDI I O e 10 8 bit RGB YUV e DPX Cineon Targa RGBA AVI amp QuickTime V210 support AVI QuickTime not supported in 2K modes Single link 4 2 2 I O Real time hardware color space conversion Hardware overlay for internal keying Surround Sound 7 1 5 1audio monitoring 8 channels of S P DIF audio I O Real time hardware Broadcast quality up down cross conversion 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 preview Look Up Table LUT support Aspect ratio correction amp 3 2 pull down support Genlock Symmetry software included 3 year warranty bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 4 4 Feature Comparison 2K Lust HD Fury 2K lridiumXP E
57. installer You will be required to re install This will install plug ins and presets for the 3rd party applications 10 3 2 Install QuickTime version 7 4 5 or above Download and install the latest QuickTime installer available at the following site http www apple com quicktime 10 4 Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware Bluefish444 provides detailed information on tested and certified hardware configurations for a range of common motherboards and computer systems Please refer to this free informative section available on our web site at the following Link http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware SD Greed PCI 32 bit card is used in this example Place your system in an easily accessible place that has sufficient lighting It is not recommend to insert the card in an awkward position that will increase the chances of a poorly contacted or incorrectly inserted card Ensure your hands are clean and free of dirt and fluid Remove your systems protective case Make sure you are earthed and discharge any static build up before handling the Bluefish444 With your hand touch the metal frame of the PC case to discharge any static electricity you may have built up Remove the power cable from your system Identify a free PCI slot as outlined in the hardware configuration for your Bluefish444 certified motherboard or system Remove the PCI slot aperture for the corresponding slot the SD Greed card will be inserted into 37
58. ised This sends the progressive frames down the cable odd lines first then even lines i e like two pseudo fields as if it were 60 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual an interlaced signal The material is progressive i e all lines in the frame were captured at the same instance in time Therefore to avoid possible confusion the progressive fields are referred to as segments Consequently we use the abbreviation psf for Progressive Segmented Frame 720p 59 94 and 60 video modes do not need a psf option because the vertical refresh rate is already fast enough to display on a standard broadcast monitor Bluefish444 provides two presets both defaults to psf mode when opened Bluefish444 HD 1080 23 967 Bluefish444 HD 1080 24 If you wish to change the video mode on the cable to P progressive you can do so by opening up the project settings selecting general and then the playback options tab next to the time base drop down list 14 2 5 Real Time Playback Monitor NON Real Time Indicator Age ker ke Gees Men RED Effects are not processed in real time Green Preview has not dropped frames Green Effects processed in real time 14 2 6 Supported Broadcast Modes amp Adobe Premiere Pro R EA Original NFS For BlueFish prproj File Edit Project Clip Sequence Marker Title Window Help WII ID el WR ez Das Ae K LS T GE EI EI EE EI E E E E TE 14 2 7 Supported Video Modes 2K e
59. led Symmetry o Symmetry logs please refer the Symmetry manual on how to obtain logs For phone support and access to other support resources hardware configurations etc please register your card at the following website link http www bluefish444 com products warranty register asp Bluefish444 technical support World support Qbluefish444 com North America support usa bluefish444 com Europe support bluefish444europe com Australasia APAC 9am to 5pm GMT 10 hours ph 61 3 9682 9136 support bluefish444 com North America 9am to 5pm GMT 5 hours ph 775 727 6950 support usa bluefish444 com Europe 9am to 5pm ph 44 0 20 8868 2575 support bluefish444europe com bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 4 Introduction Used in over 100 Hollywood features including several of this years academy award winners Bluefish444 I O solutions deliver the highest standard in capture playback and broadcast every time The perfectionist s choice in RGB and DI Bluefish444 delivers superior results for significantly less on all digital post and broadcast demands Renowned for their robust stability and seamless workflow Bluefish444 are the card of choice under the bonnet of many of the industries leading OEM DI solutions Supporting the widest range of industry standard formats of any I O solution from 8bit YUV and 10bit RGB 2K Lust A High Definition and true 2K resolution capture and playback card the dual link 2K Lust is
60. lied a 3 2 pull down to convert the frame rate to 29 97 2048 2K frame at 23 97 Psf is DMA to the 2K lust via memory or via SDI 4 4 4 or HSDL 1080 A 1920 gt A crop window is selected for 1920 1080 frame size The windows is positioned to the desired region via the horizontal and centered The final result output via the SDI X outputting to HD 1920 1080 29 97 via hardware 3 2 pulldown 16 bluefiskkkk 2K HD Manual 6 Software 6 1 Windows Bluefish444 supports a range of software solutions and applications supported with the Bluefish444 retail installer that is shipped with your product box or downloadable on the Bluefish444 web site in the downloads section Symmetry is Bluefish444 s proprietary integrated DI acquisition review and play out software for Windows and is included with all Bluefish444 video I O cards and the free retail installer Symmetry was designed as a Digital Intermediary or as a capture and playback solution for digital content creators compositors and editors that work in either 10 bit RGB or 10 bit YUV color space Its flexibility and intuitive interface means that it easily integrates into any video or film postproduction environment Bluefish444 continually updates Symmetry s feature set allowing customers to constantly upgrade to new features at no charge Symmetry is a FREE integrated software solution for the Bluefish444 I O video card product range The Bluefish444
61. n SD Greed key s frame buffer image over input stream 14 9 1 How to use the onboard Kever 1 Connect the output of the Bluefish444 card to a valid SDI monitor Connect the HD card Genlock input to a sync reference via the SDI cable use the deck reference 3 Launch the Bluefish444 feature application tool and enable the onboard keyer in the Misc functions section of the feature application 4 Ifthe image is positioned incorrectly adjust the horizontal and vertical timing adjust by adding a value and pressing SET 5 Launch your supported digital content creation tool for example Adobe After Effects Set the composition resolution and frame rate to the input of the source you wish to overlay You should see the input source outputted to the SDI monitor 7 Create some content like text the text will be overlaid in real time You can also create an animation loop by loading the animation to RAM player and looping the playback Ensure to turn the Onboard keyer feature off if you intend to use it with other applications that require input functionality such as Symmetry and Adobe Premiere Pro 79 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual bLuefisH4 44 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 15 Support Bluefish444 provide unlimited email and phone support to all registered customers for the life of the products warranty World Wide Support Europe support bluefish444 com Bluefish 444 Europe Ltd Joel Street Farm Joel Str
62. nue Anyway cine jaa Ka Eba t Pape 8 Restart your system he Fa FP You may under certain circumstances see another new hardware found dialog box appear after you restart your computer 9 If the found new hardware Wizard dialog box appears 10 Select install the software automatically option teg weg cer 11 Select next 12 Select Continue Anyway Besch Le EECH 13 Select finish A ee user Lenz Mw Li KAP FE PTE Le S 14 Launch Symmetry or Bluefish444 feature application to SE SES test your configuration 43 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 11 3 11 3 1 11 3 2 Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and drivers Step 1 Uninstall Bluefisn4444 Installers 1 Make sure you have closed all applications 2 Inthe Windows Control panel go to Add or Remove Programs 3 Select all Bluefish444 installers in the Add remove programs dialog box If you have more than one Bluefish444 Installer installed you will need to repeat this process Step 2 Remove Bluefish444 Drivers and System files Note you will be deleting files that are in system folders ensure you do not delete incorrect files as this may affect the operation of your computer system You will also need to turn on show system files and folders in Tools gt Folder Options gt View 4 In Windows Explorer select tolls and folder option in the menu bar 5 Select the View tab 6 In advance settings scroll
63. on the current main video mode and the windows Size Manual offset Manual offset allows you the position the source window vertically by 1 line Manual Orfset increments and horizontally by 1 pixel increments via LMB Clicking the directional a arrows lt gt The center button will center the Source Window based on the Video mode and the Main Video Window sizes 12 3 4 SDI X Workflow 2K to HD 53 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual In the following example Symmetry is playing back 2K x 1080 23 98 FPS with 10 bit RGB DPX log in 4 4 4 Dual Link mode HD 1920 x 1080 59 97 is the desired SDI X output in YUV A 2K x 1080 video mode is the main video mode SDI A and B are in Dual link 4 4 4 and outputting 4 4 4 10 bit RGB in log at 2K x 1080 23 97 fps The Video processor is provided a 2K 1080 frame The position is fixed as the main video mode and the Source Window is equal A 1D LUT is provided to convert 10 bit LOG to 10 bit Linear YUV Workflow 2K to HD Visual Flow 2K frame at 23 97 Psf is DMA to the 2K lust via memory or via SDI 4 4 4 or HSDL A window is selected for 2048 x 1080 frame size Full Frame The windows is automatically centered The final result output via the SDI X scaled to HD 1920 x 1080 29 97 letterbox via hardware 3 2 pull down 54 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Workflow 2K to HD Block Diagram 2K x 1080 E 4 4 4 2K x 1080 frame e ER DPX Log 10 bit RGB Log fee
64. one 1 866 314 7785 Facsimile 1 617 249 1733 Email contact channelwolves com Web http www channelwolves com 83 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 17 Appendix A Adobe Premiere Pro Serial Deck Control Calibration The following steps can be used to accurately calibrate the serial deck control plug in for capture and export to tape with Premier Pro Please note the settings and offset values used in this example may vary with different decks Ensure you follow the steps below to determine the values for your particular configuration Ensure that you have a RSs 232 to RS 422 converter when using Premier Pro Serial VTR control Step 1 Striping a tape with time code Step 2 Prepare test footage with embedded time code Step 3 Capture Offset Calibration Step 4 Export to tape calibration Step 5 Adjust export to tape settings Step 1 Format a tape with time code 1 Recommend using a blank tape insert into the deck 2 Remove any input SDI signal to the deck and change the input signal as internal and black 3 Reset the time code to 00 59 00 00 4 Begin recording usually pressing PLAY REC does the trick Refer to your deck user manual to start a force record 5 Stop recording after 5 minutes this should take you to 01 04 00 00 6 Make sure you reconnect the SDI input to the deck and change the input to SDI Step 2 Generate a reference video clip with burnt in time code This can be achieve by using any application t
65. rce scaling option for APPLE SHAKE Rendered files Capture clip and master clip Assemble and Insert to tape Single frame grab to supported file formats Batch capture and capture clip Deck control interface with shuttle jog frame advance and reverse Desktop preview in playback and capture 4 3 and 16 9 preview for SD widescreen footage Single and dual link support Loop playback Go o deck time code Status Bar Import export and batch lists generated from AVID DS Nitris Optimize capture option for fragmentation reduction on disk arrays 1D LUT conversion and Preview 1D LUT loading and Custom controls bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 6 2 3 Symmetry System Requirements The following system requirements are for the 2K HD product range running Symmetry Uncompressed HD 2K For further information and an updated list of tested storage solutions go to the Bluefish444 website at http www bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware storage html HD 2K CPU Intel Dual Xenon 2 4 Ghz Intel Duo Core 2 AMD Opteron 242 Operating System Windows XP 32 bit SP2 QuickTime 7 01 Direct X 9 0C RAM 2GB or more for compositing applications Chipset 7505 7525 5000X 5400 or AMD Graphics PCI express System Drive SATA PATA SCSI Video Storage Controller Device SAS SCSI U320 Video Storage Type SCSI to SCSI SATA SAS FC to SATA RAID 0 6 2 4 Sequential File Format Support Certain solutions may vary in performance when digitizin
66. rds supporting Internal Keyer With the feature and Symmetry you can load a range of sequences with the play list feature and output animations and frames over your incoming video 12 2 6 Letter Box This section controls the letterbox feature that Bluefish444 hardware supports Letterbox blanks the top and bottom of the screen This is used to create a 16 94 3 monitor Letter Box Set Letter box Lines 10 s Cropping Presets k Letter box lines Controls the amount of horizontal blanking lines at the top and bottom of the screen Set Commits the changes to the Bluefish444 card 50 12 3 12 3 1 bLuefisH444 Cropping presets 2K HD Manual Contains a range of cropping presets such as 16 9 4 3 2 35 1 and custom Custom Activates the Advance Blanking control section Video Processing With the latest release of the 2K Lust and the HD Fury has introduced a range of new preview features via the SDI X SDI output They include Scaling Up conversion Down conversion Hardware 3 2 Pull down Preview SDI X Cropping Panning Control of these features is performed via the Bluefish444 feature App The following section will provide a description and guide on the Video processing features of the SDI X output BlueFish444 Feature App viden Processing Card Information Card Type HO Fury Input Signal Type 080P5F 2500 ARGE A Output Video Mode fi0801 50 Pixel Format
67. retail installer ships with the following software features and application support Note Bluefish444 provide free the Symmetry DI application And plug ins for 3rd party application support 3rd party applications are not included ROME tr SOn Ta cam ADOBE PRLMITRE par rr L ADORE AFTER ter co DORE PHOTOSHOP Co Pao CSA PEDFESIOMAL SC DIGITAL FUSION Pe combustion Ailte Phetmheg Production Studio Premium Adobe Creative Suite 2K Lust Iridium XP Support Third party applications that traditionally supported the HD lust may not automatically support the 2K lust features Please contact the Product manufacture for the 2K feature and SDK version supported 2K HD Manual 6 2 Bluefish444 Symmetry JE HEY NEY SI I PLAY MEGET Symmetry is Bluefish444 s proprietary integrated DI acquisition review and playout software for Windows and is included with all Bluefish444 video I O cards Symmetry was designed as a Digital Intermediary or as a capture and playback solution for digital content creators lis main goal is to take EDL s and digitize to a range of resolutions as industry standard formats of the highest quality Its simple and intuitive interface means that it easily integrates into any video or film post production environment Bluefish444 continually updates Symmetry s feature set allowing customers to constantly upgrade to new features at no charge Symmetry is a FREE integrated software solu
68. roll Time seconds Timecode Offset 0 frames Abort capture on dropped frames 14 3 2 Audio Bluefish444 provides support for 48 KHz uncompressed multi channel audio support via the audio interface of the Bluefish444 HD and SD product range All audio playback is output via the Bluefish444 hardware Bluefish444 provides full support of Multi channel and surround sound 5 1 audio monitoring Provides full audio routing support providing support for channel to track routing Enabling the Audio driver In the Adobe Premiere Pro menu bar select EDIT gt PREFERENCES gt AUDIO HARDWARE In Audio Hardware section select the input output drop down list and select Bluefish444 ASIO Select OK Using other sound card devices Monitoring through other 3rd party sound cards or devices is not recommended video and audio sync is not 62 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual guaranteed and you may experience audio delays and in consistencies in audio playback 14 3 3 Surround Sound Monitoring and Routing Bluefish444 supports Adobe Premiere s 5 1 surround sound output You can assign certain tracks on the timeline and route them to specific channels via the Bluefish444 hardware Start a new sequence 2 Inthe Audio master drop down list set master to 5 1 3 Select OK 4 Goto Edit then Preferences and select Audio Hardware 5 For Input output device select Bluefish444 ASIO option New Sequence Sequence Name
69. rted into the Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 timeline are previewed and monitored in real time via SDI SD DV offline Within Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 CS3 you can capture to SD DV AVI file format via SD SDI SD DV AVI file format is 1 10th the size of SD 10 bit YUV uncompressed files reducing storage capacity Using SD DV is a great feature for offline editing and generating an edit decision list for SD and HD uncompressed offline editing SD DV offline AVI is an industry standard file format providing DV editors with a migration option to uncompressed SDI I O Hardware Conversion 2K Lust and HD Fury now support the added ability to upscale from SD resolutions to HD even 2K Edit in NTSC and PAL and experience broadcast quality HD 1920 1080 and 1280 720 real time output on the SDI X monitor output Capture HD 1920 1080 23 97 and preview to to HD 1920 1080 29 97 or NTSC 29 97 simultaneously and in real time Performance may vary on different Systems controllers and RAID configurations 6 5 2 System Requirements CPU Intel Dual Xenon 2 4 Ghz AMD Opteron 242 Operating System Windows XP SP2 QuickTime 7 1 5 or greater Direct X 9 0C RAM 2GB Chipset 5400 X38 7505 7525 or AMD Chipset Graphics AGP PCI express System Drive SATA PATA Controller Device SCSI FC SATA SAS Video Storage External SCSI to SCSI SATA FC to SATA For a list of certified systems and storage solutions go to the Bluefish444 website at http www bluefish444 com suppor
70. s Pallet Select an Action say TFT Bluefish444 NTSC Export select the options arrow button This will option the dialog side bar as before This time select the Action Options The action dialog box will open In the function key drop down list assign a function Key of your choice Click on OK Now open up a project in NTSC then select F5 and you will see the project window output to the Bluefish444 SDI Analog output on your broadcast monitor 75 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 7 Fusion 5 X Eyeon provides SD and HD frame buffer support for Fusion 5 X and Bluefish444 Fusion supports real time playback via the Bluefish444 video output cards vai RAM player cache and real time preview Fusion supports 8 bit and 10 bit RGB modes The plug ins shipped with the Digital Fusion software and will automatically be a listed option in the NO preferences tree if a supported Bluefish444 card is installed 14 7 1 Setting up Digital Fusion DA Frame buffer monitoring Global 1 2 3 4 gi Load Fusion and close the composition flow that loaded as default In preferences expand the Global and new comp defaults Under I O select the Bluefish444 option Select the Video standard you wish to output the card installed will depended on the listed modes you can use For 10 bit support select the 10 bit option For 8 bit support deselect the 10 bit option To switch between RGB and YUV mode toggle YUV option 14 7 2 Pat
71. s paul My 42 0 Pott aD 80 3 GB Available d C Use VTRs intemal Cue Erna Use 19 2K Baud for AS 232 Device Serial Device Control Time Control ee Current Device TimeSouce LTC Prerol Time od ee Timecode Offset 0 frames 23 976 fps 25 f Abort capture on dropped frames i 50 fps 59 94 60 fps 65 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 3 6 Capturing with Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 Bluefish444 have developed two capture module plug ins that are selectable in Project settings Capture options are Bluefish444 recorder QuickTime 10 bit YUV uncompressed Bluefish444 DV record DV AVI Compressed Each module is selectable in any edit mode supported by Adobe Premiere Pro as long as the captured resolution and frame rate is the same For example when you are in PAL DV mode you can capture to DV format via the Bluefish444 capture card for video and audio by selecting the Bluefish444 Record DV capture module If you desire to capture QuickTime 10 bit YUV v210 select Blueffish444 record Project Settings Adobe HD SDI Capture DY Capture H Y Capture BlueFish 444 Record BlueFish 444 Record DV When selecting a preset Premiere Pro 2 0 will default to Bluefish444 record which will digitize to QuickTime 10 bit YUV uncompressed file format 66 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 3 7 Exporting a Movie to Bluefish444 10 bit YUV v210 QuickTime In some cases you may wish to export your sequence to ot
72. sktop Time Controls iN al FIr ei OS l RAM Preview Options Frame Rate Skip Resolution sn zi 4 From Current Time D Full Screen 14 4 5 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 Bluefish444 QuickTime Exporter plug in 70 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual NOTE Premiere Pro and Symmetry will not support QuickTime files rendered from After Effects with the After Effect QuickTime Movie exporter via the Bluefish444 v210 codec You must use the Bluefish444 QuickTime Exporter This is due to After Effects not guaranteeing QuickTime moves on a specific byte boundary that is required for RT playback in Pro 2 0 This is more apparent in HD resolutions than SD resolution QuickTime files Alternatively if you do not intend to use Premiere Pro render to the Cineon format and then import fro file sequence into Symmetry for exporting to tape 14 4 6 The Bluefish444 QuickTime export plug in This plug in allows you to export to the QuickTime v210 file format that supports Premiere Pro 2 0 Quick Clip Pro and Symmetry for real time playback Using the traditional QuickTime Movie format export via the Bluefish444 codec is not support fro playback in Premiere Pro 2 The Bluefish444 exporter will not support embedding of audio the exporter is for video only Simply export audio only as a separate pass from your same composition to a 16 bit
73. t compatibility nardware 6 5 3 Real Time Playback in Adobe Premiere Pro 2 0 Bluefish444 has introduced software real time preview for effects and multi file format playback within the Adobe Premiere Pro editing solution Performance of RT Effects playback in Adobe Premiere Pro is scalable and increases as the system performance increases The amount of data streams is based on the performance of the Premiere Pro playback engine system CPU and the disk storage ability to access multiple streams of video and audio clips simultaneously to sustain real time playback Factors slowing the performance of RT 23 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Not using Bluefish444 v210 QuickTime files Compressed files that is traditionally complex to decode and taxes the CPU Multiple sequential files that are on a heavily fragmented disk array Using an unsupported storage solution or configuration Too many streams called for playback The type of effect used Bluefish444 uses the QuickTime 10 bit YUV v210 pixel format in our Adobe Premiere Pro editing mode 6 6 Adobe After Effects 7 0 CS3 Application Software not included ol i SU sr Animate your ideas Adobe After Effects 7 0 software helps you create compelling motion bh POPES graphics and blockbuster visual effects with efficiency precision and infinite variety Take advantage of unmatched integration with other Adobe software flexible 2D and 3D compositing and hundreds of effects an
74. tape File gt Export gt Export to tape Select Assemble Enter a value 01 01 00 00 as an IN Point Duration should take into account the clip length you have select 1 Minute OUTPOINT therefore should be set to 01 01 01 00 86 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual Export fo Tape X Options BIER mmm EL RW AU 10 Select V A1 and A2 11 Select Options 12 Ensure the correct Hard record frame control is set to the proper frame mode for you set up a Drop frame b Non drop Frame 13 For pre roll use 5 seconds 14 Sync record on 15 Manual edit timing 0 We will adjust these values later 16 Delay movie start 0 We will adjust these values later 17 Select OK 18 Select Auto EDIT to start the export to tape process Step 5 Now we need to review the exported footage and count how many frames are repeated from the IN Point until the actual test footage starts appearing and begins to increment i e not repeat the first frame 1 Inthe capture window type in the IN point time code as 01 01 00 00 2 Step through frame by frame until you do not see repeated frames and or when the exported footage first appears with incrementing time code i e the time code increases from 01 01 00 01 from frame 1 01 01 00 02 from frame 2 and so on In the example below the exported footage began to show at the Deck time code 01 01 00 5 5 frames from the IN POINT This is the Manual Edit Timing offset value At time code 01
75. te 48000 Hz Clock Source Internal Buffer Size 4096 samples Release ASIO Driver in Background Control Panel Edit View Ports OK Default Input None Apply Default Output 015 Bluefish444 AES EBU Out 1 w Cancel Help 74 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 14 6 Photoshop CS2 7 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Cta Bluefish444 Photoshop Exporter adds an important plug in for broadcast graphic designers by allowing you to quickly see your Photoshop images through any Bluefish444 video card This is important for checking color positioning line width and other graphic issues that can change when moving images from a VGA to a broadcast monitor Support for NTSC PAL HD720p and HD1080i Pre built actions for hotkey updates Plug in outputs both the image and the alpha channel on dual link cards Support for 8 bit and 16 bit images Automatic YUV conversion Support for ALL Bluefish444 cards 14 6 1 Using Actions with the Bluefish444 exporter Bluefish444 exporter plug ins includes an Action preset file called Bluefish444 atn which is loaded to the Photoshop actions folder in the installed folder Actions can be can be linked to the Bluefish444 export plug ins by assigning keyboard Shortcuts To load and assign shortcuts the Bluefish444 actions oo SS oe ZE Se Open up the Actions dialog box and select the Options arrow button Select the Bluefish444 option this will load the Bluefish444 pre defined actions to the Action
76. the 2K lust will have a Video Processing Tab where the SD greed or cards supporting analog will have an analog tab The feature app is covered in more detail later in this manual BlueFish444 Feature App Video Processing BlueFish444 Feature App viden Processing Card Information video Output Modes Card Type HD Fury Input Signal Type 1080P5F 2500 SDI A amp SDI B Video Mode 10801 50 Pixel Format HGP Cutput viden Mode 10801 50 SDI x Video Mode 10801 50 video Output Control Timing Adjust 3 Main Output Window Position SDI A B x C moenie C videeiker Unknown De Reference Video Made Unknown video i Key Vertical Position in units of Lines Reference Source enLock BNC E key ke A S Letter Box Horizontal fo E SDI gt S Sr Window Size x D Letter box Lines Vertical 0 Set Source Window Width 1920 4 Manual Offset 7 ES EE S Source Window Height p Misc Functions Advanced Blanking control PES WEE Horizontal Pixel Offset T Enable On Board Kever Vertical Line Offset Set Save ae Default SDI Connector Scaler Profile 10801 50 v Setti Refresh ettings amet 0 ee 21 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 6 4 Adobe Production Studio Creative Suite 3 Bluefish444 continues to support one of the world
77. tion for the Bluefish444 I O video card product range 6 2 1 Supported Video Modes Film 2K X 1556 24p psf Cropped at 2K X 1080 via SDI X SDI A B and X supports up to 2K 1080 24 fps Film 2K X 1556 HSDL 14 99 15 fps SD X supports up to 2K X 1080 cropped Film 2K X 1080 4 4 4 4 2 2 24 p psf 23 98 p psf HD 1920 X 1080i 60 59 94 50 HD 1920 X 1080p 30 29 97 25 24 23 97 HD 1920 X 1080psf 24 23 97 HD 1280 X720p 59 94 50 PAL amp NTSC 4 3 and Widescreen bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 6 2 2 File Formats Video 10 bit RGB Cineon Sequential file format LIN LOG 10 bit RGB DPX Sequential file format LIN LOG 10 bit YUV QuickTime v210 8 bit RGBA TARGA 8 bit YUV AVI Audio e Uncompressed wav 16 bit 48kHz PCM format Features Play list and clip assembly for preview and exporting to tape Trim clip mode Right Click Context menus Keyboard short cuts Offline file and Missing media import or capture Save and load projects in XML format for versatile 3rd party application support and project archiving channels of capture and playback or more depending on hardware Audio and Video linking and unlink ability to create Sym files Audio level monitoring Frame accurate RS 422 deck control Drop frame and non drop frame time code support Drop frame error reporting on capture and playback reporting Built in system bench marking and logging SMPTE and CGR scaling for 10 bit RGB file formats Fo
78. to Hidden files and folders 7 Select Show hidden files and folders 8 Goto the C Windows inf folder and open it 9 Select the Search Utility and select the Files or Folders option 10 In the What do you want to search for option box select A word or phrase in the file 11 Type in Bluefish 12 A file name beginning with OEMX inf will be presented X donates a numeric value e g OEM11 inf 13 Delete the file 14 Type in and search for the following files and delete all instances of them 15 In C Program Files delete the Bluefish444 folder and all the contents 16 In CAWINDOWSIsystem32 folder delete the following files BlueSetupApi all BlueVelvet3 dll BlueVelvet3_d dll Blue Velvet dil BlueVelvet d dl Blue VelvetCom odll Puffer dll BXQTPremiere dll FilelnterChangeDIl3 dll BFFileAdapters dll Note not all these files may or may not be present due to uninstall process in step 1 In C Program Files BlueFish444 Driver delete the following files if present e BlueDriver sys BlueSD sys BlueGM sys BlueHD sys BlueBAG_X rbf files X denotes a numeric value e g BlueBAG_147 rbf 44 bLuefisH444 2K HD Manual 11 3 3 Step 3 Delete Plug in s 17 Inthe Start menu select the Search Utility and select the Files or Folders option 18 In the What do you want to search for option box select All Files and Folders 19 Type in and search for the following files and delete
79. who register the Bluefish444 serial number at the place nominated on the Bluefish444 homepage If a product proves to be defective during the warranty period Bluefish444 at its option will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product In order to obtain service under this warranty the customer must notify Bluefish444 of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period The customer shall be responsible for packing and shipping the defective product to a designated service centre nominated by Bluefish444 with shipping charges prepaid The customer will be responsible for shipping charges and duties payable on return of the repaired or replaced product to the customer s address The customer must provide Bluefish444 with details of its nominated international courier company This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Bluefish444 shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Bluefish444 authorized resellers 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 resulting or malfunction caused by the use of non Bluefish444 parts or supplies or d to service a product that has been modi
80. with real time playback preview of effects and supported 3rd party file formats with adjustable quality supported in Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 Effects and transitions are rendered only on export to maintain true 10 bit YUV uncompressed quality to your workflow The range off effects previewed in real time is system dependant Bluefish444 has also added the ability to playback any supported file format either uncompressed or compressed dependant on system performance that can be imported by Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 such as AVI TGA Jpeg Tiff and QuickTime etc Once again rendering the timeline during editing and playback is no longer required only for intensive effects and during exporting to tape Playback performance is scalable so as Premiere Pro CS3 2 0 and system performance increases so does the ability to add more streams of video audio stills effects and transitions E ddobe Premiere Pro Ci Voc mesis and Settines VA dmini Fis Ce Project Gap kemane Maer Tite Window heb aal eh rier see Bluefish444 have also added an offline capture module providing the ability to digitize to DV AVI compressed file format via SD SDI or SD analog sources At approximately 1 10th the file size of uncompressed SD 10 bit YUV v210 QuickTime files makes it a perfect solution for SD or HD offline editing in conjunction with the project trimmer feature Not only is the quality incredible but it is also compatible with Premiere Pro DV editing

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