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1. Signal Routing Bluefish444 analog cards supports flexible signal routing of the SDI or analog signals to a range of SDI and Analog component composite S Video and RGB outputs Input is selectable between SDI or Analog AA ei FeatureControlSettings vfc Signal Routing Input Output L Output Source 1 Output Source 2 Input Source Composite ST OSDIA 4 eg TERI SVideo _ Component gt SDI B C Component e Composite G 5Video Cable Label Cable Label VG VB5 QUT AVID 1 YGCVES 0 AVID 4 U B Y OUT AVID 2 U B Y O AVID 5 VH OUT AVID 3 V R GC VO AVID 6 Select arrows to alter analog signal routing Output can be a combination of SDI and multiple analog outputs A few common configuration combination examples are below There are many other combinations that are not shown Configuration Examples Input Component Output SDI Component Standard SDI Features Analog Features Notes Signal Routing Input Output _Gutpet Sour 1 Cutput Source Z baput Source Composite SG O5DIA 4 LAME O spies Video Ce Component wea Component A Composite Y C SVideo Cable Label YAGIT VBS VO DNA Va 0 Select arrows to alter analog signal routing 44 bLuefisH444 Input Composite Output SDI Composite S Video Standard SOI Features Analog Features Notes Signal Routing Input Output Tanez Sara 1 Dupi Some 7 eg are Composite OSDI A Orcs G T Pani2. e SD broadcast monitoring e Action driven output fully customizable via actions interface e Photoshop import from SD Analog video source Combustion 4 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 e SD Broadcast real time monitoring e Real time playback via RAM player feature combustion bLuefisH444 What s in the Box SD Greed 32 bit PCI Card Digital Video UO 1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 6 BNC Labeled DVID SDI A B X IN OUT Genlock OQ Analog Video I O 1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 6 BNC consisting of 2 sets of 3 Labeled AVID Y GICVBS ULB V RIC O SD Focus does not support Analog Video input Digital Audio S P DIF I O 1x 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 P Y N rata il a Digital Audio AES EBU UO 1 x HD Sub 15 pin with 3 male amp 3 female paired XLR Labeled DIG AUDIO IN DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 OUT Left Right SD Focus does not support Analog Audio input Analog Audio RCA I O 1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 2 channels RCA Labeled AN
3. 100MHz siot EE e L 1004Hz slot ee 1 KC AGP slot LIS Zem SD Greed SD Single Link Pro bLuefisH444 Storage Requirements The SD product range is primarily an uncompressed capture and playback card providing an unprecedented level of quality on the Windows Linux and Apple Mac OSX systems Bluefish444 recommends that your storage system be able to provide and sustain a data rate up to 45 MB per sec for single stream applications and at least up to 90 MB for dual stream and above for multiple stream solutions Storage Capacity Guide FORMAT Transfer Rate Storage Hours of Storage MB sec Requirement in Per Terabyte of GB Hour Disk 10 bit YUV Uncompressed 90 3 3 9 1401 3g 99O O 8 bit Uncompressed Standard Definition DV50 Standard Definition DV25 Standard Definition Bt 980 Photo JPEG 2 5 ENEE HD Certified Storage for Real Time Solutions Bluefish444 continually test and certify storage and controller solutions as they become available Look for the RT certified solution logos for SD and HD workstations and storage solutions that are RT ready with your Bluefish444 hardware For a list of storage solution vendors go to the Bluefish444 web site at http Awww bluefish444 com support compatibility nardware mediaarray asp CERTIFIED CERTIFIED bLuefisH444 Cable Connection 20 bLuefish444 SD Greed QQ EU
4. SD User Manual Mac OSX SD Greed SD Single Link Pro March 23 2007 bLuefisH444 Contents SY EN 2 E WVU eza 4 ef elea Ol DEA TET 5 O TOU TTT 6 SIBIKA 6 TRET iei CAKE PIO AA 7 FS A ln Tel RA 8 wiele 8 lee je ee Audio E else T 9 ONG ee 10 Se PA 10 leche Oia U AA 11 FM FO E 11 Refer to the web site at www bluefish444 com for further details Motion 2 11 MOON ZA AGA NADAANAN AA AA AA 12 SETI NS PRO WE 12 Adobe Alter Effects NAA NANA MAA ATA AA AA AA NGA ATA AA AA AA 13 Sealer 14 OTIS RE 14 U STR UE NG BO eege 15 SIB KE E 15 MGS ELA 16 System Requirements eee ee a 17 System Configuration s ssssisiseirnsssskassinsnissneannsddnneandaani inkai nananana SEE ATEA A ENAERE EENAA EEANN EEEREN 17 Minimum reourements 0111 EEES EEEE aneren mrenmen 17 Slot Installation HReoauirementa AA AA 18 So ee eA a e e EA E AA AA ee E T 19 Tal eee y E e E 19 Cable CONNEC iON sssaaa a a AA EEEE 20 SDA EU E AA AA 21 Dr a E le BEE 22 lee 23 Digital Video laf Elle a NAAALAALA AA 23 Analog VCS O saa AA AA AARON 24 Digital Audio Option 1 S P DIF BNC 8 Channels I O Unbalanced sss sese sees eee 25 Digital Audio Option 2 AES EBU XLR 6 Channels I O Balanced sse 26 Analog Audio Option 1 RCA Dual channel Unbalanced a 27 Analog Audio Option 2 XLR Dual channel Balance 28 DECK CON Glam NN AA AA eee eee ee ee eee ee ee 29 JET le KA ee eee cence een ee 30 iaee AON Ee 30 EHET NANA ANAN ANA ANA ANA AA AA NANA 30 INE
5. 56 E ge H ZZ J JET a Po iz 4 a U is sl S FA a Kain Asa Pa Be e X J d E E E Combustion 4 Bluefish444 supports Autodesk Combustion for video preview output for both Windows and Mac OSX The difference between the two versions is that Mac OSX version supports the QuickTime component API where the Windows uses the Combustion API Setting up Combustion with your Bluefish444 hardware 1 Ensure the Bluefish444 MAC OSX driver and your Bluefish444 hardware is correctly installed 2 Launch Autodesk Combustion 3 Inthe Combustion menu bar select Preferences r File Edit Operators Movie Window Help 4 Thu 9 03 33 AM About Combustion Services p Hide Combustion 25H Hide Others X H Show Al Quit Combustion Q 4 Select Fame buffer under the Host Menu 5 select the available Bluefish444 options Preferences Host General Framebuffer Ts Bluefish444 NTSC RGB Monitors Mesh Capture Animation Use with RAM Fla Scene Update Dynamical Behavior Colo Grids amp Guides Transparency Footage General Library Paint General Particles General OpenGL General Schematic General Reset Default UK Cancel b7 bLuefisH444 Motion 2 http Avww apple com finalcutstudio motion Bluefish444 supports SD video preview output for Motion and Motion 2 Setting up Motion 2 with your Bluefish444 hardware 1 With Motion launched select Motion in the menu Tab 2 Sele
6. RS 422 Deck Control L O Po d 0 1588 Analog Audio 1 Analog Audio 2 Ft RCA 2 Ch XLR 2 Ch t Digital Audio 1 Digital Audio 2 8 Ch S P DIF BNC 6 Ch AES EBU XLR g S O O pa C Ll SS R L 00000000 21 bLuefisH444 SD Single Link Pro Analog Video T 188 OOO OOO SDI A OUT SDI A IN Digital Audio 1 Digital Audio 2 8 Ch S P DIF UNG 6 Ch AES EBU XLR 22 bLuefisH444 Cable Types Digital Video I O amp Genlock ae Du CN DVID 1 SDI A OUT BIT E DVID 2 SDI B OUT x BIT DVID 3 SDI A IN ER I CN DVID 4 SDI B IN BIT i DVID 5 SDI OUT CLI GENLOCK SD Greed Supports two SD SDI inputs and two SDI outputs SD Greed supports independent inputs and outputs allowing for a combination of two simultaneous capture and playback streams The digital video cable can be customized to support a range of SDI dual link and single link modes The auxiliary SDI can be either used as a 3rd output which can be con
7. 48 kHz Use this preset lu capture PAL material in Apule s Unumpressod 8 bit 4 2 2 formal wih kHz audio Device Control Preset keyspan USB PAL B Use this preset when controlling your cevice through a Keyspa1 USB serial adapter Video Playback Bluefish444 PAL 2vuy 720 x 576 Audio Playback Bluefish444 KZ Create Easy Setup Cancel OK 53 bluefish4 44 Bluefish444 NTSC 4 2 2 10 Bit Uncompressed Audio Video Settings bLuefisH444 Adobe After Effects Bluefish444 supports Adobe After Effects on Windows and the Mac OSX Bluefish444 supports real time video output of After Effects composite window Real time playback of layers and effects can be achieved via the RAM preview playback Setting up After Effects with your Bluefish444 hardware 1 Launch After Effects 2 Select the After Effects menu item 3 Select Video Preferences Preferences Video Preview Computer Monitor Only a DVCPRO HD Output Device FATE TUT Cancel Digital Cinema Desktop E Output Mode FireWire Previous Frame Size 720x486 T Next Output Quality Faster B Output During Previews _ Mirror on computer monitor __ Interactions Renders Video Monitor Aspect Ratio Standard 4 3 Scale and letterbox output to fit video monitor Note To show the current frame on the output device press the forward slash on the numeric
8. AMON CA AA AA AA AA 30 Prepare e NA AA AA AA AA causes 30 Pastel 3rd Dai Elle e RA 30 install QuickTime version 7 125 OF QDOV EE 30 Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware 2111071 1 31 AN SNA OW TTT 31 bLuefisH444 GONNECTING tothe outside WONG E 32 Typical Connection Work HOw BEE 33 Typical Connection Workflow 2 eee nnen 34 Typical Connection Workflow 3 35 Typical Connection Workflow A 36 Bleid AA AA 37 New Installations e eee ee eee a 37 Updating Previous Installatons 37 Feature Application eee 38 About the Feature Application n000nnnen0ennneeennnnosnnnnnnsrnrnrnnsrnrrenrnrrrrrnrrreosrnrrrosrnrtreosnntrrennnsntrenrnnerennnnrrenn nne 38 Main Control Interface e 38 Bend BOX AA AA AA AA A 39 Mao OUT TIMING E 39 NAGO APOL EN 39 EO AA AA PE 40 RT ale tele REH Te E 40 AR ele Bie LG AA AA PAA AA AA APA 41 UT le E eH FOSS AA PAA AA AA PE 42 PORTE AG POSS EE 43 RCM beiee NB 44 Analog Configuration Guide cccccccccccecccceeccseeeseeeeeecceaesseeeeeeessaeeesseceeeeeesaeeaseseeeeesessasseeeeeessessaaaseeeeeesessuaasaess 47 siLa AN 48 Signal Routing to Analog Audio E 49 BIG PASONG AAO AE AA AA AA AA E AA AA 50 FM Veo a TTT 50 Setting up Final Cut Pro with your Bluefish444 barchware a 50 Creating your own presets in Final Cut Pro EE 53 AGO AN EE 55 Setting up After Effects with your Bluefish444 hardware a 55 OOS die ie E EE 57 Setting up Combustion with your Blu
9. AUDIO IN AN AUDIO OUT Left Right Analog Audio XLR I O 1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 2 channels XLR Labeled AN AUDIO IN AN AUDIO On SD Focus does not support Analog Audio input Deck Control The onboard Rs 422 port is currently not supported Key span USB serial adapter is recommended bLuefisH444 SD Single Link Pro 32 bit PCI Card Digital Audio S P DIF I O Analog Video I O Digital Audio AES EBU I O Deck Control 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 1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 6 BNC consisting of 2 sets of 3 Labeled AVID Y G CVBS U B Y V R C SD Focus does not support Analog Video input 1 x HD Sub 15 pin with 3 male amp 3 female paired XLR Labeled DIG AUDIO IN DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Key span USB serial adapter is recommended bLuefisH444 System Requirements System Configuration Minimum requirements SD Greed Wem Minimum Editing Production Software Final Cut Pro 5 1 4 Suite After Effects 7 0 1 Adobe Photoshop CS 2 Import Export plug in s System Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz G5 machines Internal Storage SATA 1 internal HD RAID Interface Fiber Channel or SCSI Disk Storage 4 SCSI Hard Drives External RAID bLuefisH444 Slot Installation Requirements ATTO SCSI card 1 MAF aert LF
10. Analog left and right e Analog Video output set to Component 33 bLuefisH444 Typical Connection Workflow 2 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if you wish to edit and monitor with 6 channels of audio for surround sound 5 1 editing and ingest Digital Video via SDI and Audio via AES XLR e SDI video I O e Digital XLR audio I O 6 Channels of Audio e Analog video monitoring component e Genlock Your source and master is Digital SDI for video and Digital Audio via AES EBU XLR Your monitoring is Analog component video and analog audio If your deck supports embedded audio you could I O the audio via the SDI and monitor the 4 channels via XLR or S P DIF MILO DVID 1 SDI A OUT Cable Connection Guide IIIe DVID 3 SDI A IN SDI deck 6 Channels audio GENLOCK iim AVID 4 Y G CVBS I O LA DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 l DIG AUDIO OUT 3 4 DIG AUDIO OUT 5 6 DIG AUDIO IN 1 2 DIG AUDIO IN 3 4 DIG AUDIO IN 5 6 Digital 5 1 Surround Sound Feature application Settings Audio Input set to AES Audio Monitoring set to AES Video input set to SDI Video Analog output set to Component 34 bLuefisH444 Typical Connection Workflow 3 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if you wish to ingest Analog Audio and Video and master the SDI video and audio without the use of external 3 party converters SDI video Output with 8 channels of
11. Edit View Mark Modify Sequence Effects Tools Window Help dii Mon 1 22 43 PM Q e 6b 6 a CS Untitled Project 2 Effects Video Stereo ala2 Filters Motion NTSC v210 29 DF NTSC v210 DF Name Y Duration CST 00 00 10 00 soen SO CET CT 00 00 00 00 EB 00 00 00 00 soen ORT CER EF 01 00 02 24 Chroma Tes Easy Setup NTSC DF NTSC N Setup For Bluefish444 NTSC 4 2 2 10 Bit Uncompressed Show All F5 NTSC v21 Bluefish444 NTSC 4 2 2 8 Bit Uncompressed E3 NTSC v21 Bluefish444 NTSC ARGB 8 Bit SC E NTSC v21 Bluefish444 NTSC DV DVCPRO PAL Bluefish444 NTSC DVCPRO50 Bluefish444 NTSC Offline Photo JPEG Bluefish444 NTSC OfflineRT Capture only Bluefish444 PAL 4 2 2 10 Bit Uncompressed Bluefish444 PAL 4 2 2 8 Bit Uncompressed Bluefish444 PAL ARGB 8 Bit Bluefish444 PAL DV Bluefish444 PAL DVCPRO Bluefish444 PAL DVCPROSO Bluefish444 PAL Offline Photo JPEG Bluefish444 PAL OfflineRT Capture only DV NTSC DV PAL KATA DVCPRO HD 1050150 aaae aaa DVCPRO HD 1080160 01 00 02 24 Ce giz e z Croas ri 01 00 12 00_ _01 00 16 0001 00 20 00 DVCPRO HD 720p30 DVCPRO HD 720p60 La HDV 1080150 HDV 1080160 u m a HDV 1080p24 a HDV 1080p25 R Lat LAT GC HDV 720p24 HDV 720p25 Ofc 9 1 5 HDV 720p30 e Gala a OfflineRT NTSC OfflineRT PAL a 3 e SE L PEPPEEE Custom Setup Av Laaf p aa Ca 51 bLuefisH444 6 Select Setup Final Cut P
12. NTSC v210 DF Motion User Preferences Bi 00 00 10 00 52 TO 137 E3 00 00 00 00 Bi 00 00 00 00 52 TY Dei CH 01 00 02 24 System Settings Easy Setup Audio Video Settings Provide Feedback Services Hide Final Cut Pro Hide Others Quit Final Cut Pro Hah 01 00 04 00 01 00 08 00 01 00 12 00 01 00 16 00 01 00 20 00 E JE Y IG i FEFPEE 4 In the Easy Setup menu dialog box select the drop down menu for a list of available presets Alternatively if you have an older Digital Voodoo I O card or if you wish to use Digital Voodoo codec s you can select the Show All option 50 bLuefisH444 Setup For Bluefish444 NTSC 4 2 2 10 Bit Uncompressed Show All Use this Easy Setup when working with Apple 10 Bit Uncompressed NTSC material and a Bluefish444 card Sequence Preset Uncompressed 10 bit NTSC 46 kHz Capture Preset Bluefish444 Uncompressed 4 2 2 10 bit NTSC 48 kHz Device Control Preset Keyspan USB NTSC Playback Output Video Bluefish444 NTSC w210 720 x486 Playback Output Audio Bluefish444 Edit to Tape PTY Output Video Same as Playback Edit to Tape PTY Output Audio Same as Playback Note Settings for existing sequences will not change New sequences willuse the settings from the selected Easy Setup preset 5 After you have selected the drop down list you will be presented with a range of options to select from Final Cut Pro File
13. Operating System Apple Mac OSX 10 4 8 Editing Production Software Final Cut Pro 5 1 4 Suite After Effects 7 0 1 Adobe Photoshop CS 2 System Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz G5 machines Disk Storage 4 SCSI Hard Drives External RAID Installation Steps Prepare your system Install 3rd party applications Install QuickTime version 7 1 5 or above Installing the Bluefish444 hardware Connecting to the outside world Driver Installation 3 Party Software Setup o Final Cut Pro 5 o After Effects Prepare your system Ensure you have installed the latest OS versions driver updates for your system Please refer to the certified hardware guide section or the readme document for more information http Wwww bluefish444 com support compatibility hardware Install 3rd party applications It is recommended to pre install supported applications before running the Bluefish444 installer IF you install 3 party applications after running the Bluefish444 Max OS installer You will be required to re install This will install plug ins and presets for the ci party applications Install QuickTime version 7 1 5 or above Download and install the latest QuickTime installer available at the following site http Avww apple com quicktime 30 bLuefisH444 Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware Bluefish444 provides detailed information on tested and certified hardware configurations for a range of common motherboards and computer systems
14. Please refer to this free informative section available on our web site at the following Link http Awww bluefish444 com support compatibility nardware e 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 e Ensure your hands are clean and free of dirt and fluid e Remove your systems protective case e 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 e Remove the power cable from your system e Identify a free PCI slot as outlined in the hardware configuration for your Bluefish444 certified motherboard or sysiem e Remove the PCI slot aperture for the corresponding slot the SD Greed card will be inserted into For more detailed information on correct slots for your motherboard or system type please refer to the Bluefish systems and hardware support section at htto Avww bluefish444 com support compatibility nardware NOTE Certain slots on motherboards share the same bus Motherboards supporting PCI X 133 MHz slots usually are on a separate bus and will not be affected by inserting the SD Greed card For a Gb or Intel AMD motherboards you should always have the controller card and the SD Greed on a separate bus F
15. Soundtrack Po SO TIME 00 z 00 00 00 BEATS 3 Select Video Out Preference 4 In Video Output Device select the video mode you wish to monitor x Soundtrack Pro File Edit Multitrack Clip Mark Process View Window S Help di Fri 11 18 36 AM GN BE DOG United E 59
16. control and monitor your Bluefish444 Video NO 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 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 I O 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 and an extra Analog BNC property tab Bluefish444 Feature App section FeatureControlSettings vic Standard SDI Features Analog Features Audio Features Notes Letterbox Output Off Video Video F JOn U _ Invert Key Preview Internal Keyer Video Output Timing Desktop Video Standard Vertical lines O S NTSC e Device Horizontal pixels 0 0 SDiGreed 3 Driver v7 6 Firmware v556 0 Video Input _ Play through Preview Safe Area Safe Title 38 bLuefisH444 Letter Box This section controls the letter box feature that Bluefish444 hardware supports Letter box blanks the top and the bottom of y
17. restoration capabilities you can design and edit audio with total creative flexibility SH Ge CA yes OCH Puna 12 KE DI tech umga J Fie Fb Competes Layer Dijet kman View Wide Heb 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 NE Aber Aba ks t F dl Hi ile MA a KEENE WW A A H 08A SD Broadcast real time monitoring Real time playback via RAM player 8 and 10 bit frame buffer support 8 and 10 bit project mode support 13 bLuefisH444 Photoshop CS CS2 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 Adobe Photoshop
18. v7 6 Firmware 4556 0 Bluefish444 Device Provides crucial information on current driver and firmware currently used by your Bluefish444 hardware Safe Area Enables and disables safe area region on the video output Safe Title Enables and disables safe title region on the video output Safe Area Safe Title 40 bLuefisH444 Analog Features The Analog Features tab panel will only be present when you have Analog SDI capable cards such as the SD Flex SD Greed and SD Single link Pro card installed Saving Presets You can save your properties and configurations by selecting Save As from the file menu This provides you the ability to save custom presets for different projects saving time re adjusting and provides the ability to share presets Sections related to analog features are e Output Analog Properties e Input Analog Properties e Signal Routing 41 bLuefisH444 Output Analog Properties E FeatureContralSettings vic Signal Routing Input Output L Dama Gain U Gain VGain Hue Back Level Sharpness 5 70B 5 70B ZO 223 107 mW d dp a ode 4 ode A 0 HA odb CE oda e 3 d SI imf dB inf d 22 5 5A mv 4 dE 0 0000 gt 0 0000 0 0000 4 0 000 2 0 0007 0 000 Apply NTSC Pedestal W Lock U and V Gain The Bluefish444 SDI Analog cards feature the highest quality 12 bit processing allowing adjustment of the outpu
19. Audio 8 Channels Digital Audio 6 Channels ll In most cases conditions applications will automatically select the audio input source however you may wish to manually select it To do so just select the audio input type from the drop down list 48 bLuefisH444 Signal Routing to Analog Audio With the SD Greed you can monitor and range of audio channels with the analog audio outputs For example of you wish to monitor to digital outputs 1 amp 2 and wish to route them to the analog pairs for monitoring you simple select AES channels 1 and 2 to route to analog left and right pairs ei FeatureControlSettings vfc Signal Routing Analog L Analog R e Analog 1 e Analog 2 AES 1 AES 2 AES 3 CAES 4 AER 5 AER 6 C AES 7 AES 8 Select Montoring Source In this example above Analog L is monitoring Analog channel 1 and Analog Right is monitoring Analog channel 2 49 bLuefisH444 3rd Party Software Final Cut Pro Bluefish444 video I O cards supports the latest version of Final Cut Pro The best approach to setup your Bluefish444 video I O card with Final Cut Pro is to select the Easy setup presets available Setting up Final Cut Pro with your Bluefish444 hardware 1 Launch Final Cut Pro 2 Inthe Final Cut Pro menu bar 3 Select Easy Setup S Pi Jeena File Edit View Mark Modify Sequence Effects Tools Window Help dii Mon 1 23 37 PM a e About Final Cut Pro NTSC v210 29 DF
20. For phone support and access to other support resources hardware configurations etc please register your card at the following website link http Wwww bluefish444 com products warranty register asp If an issue still exists please contact your integrator or reseller or contact Bluefish444 technical support World support bluefish444 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 1 866 314 7785 Select option 2 support usa bluefish444 com Europe 9am to 5pm ph 44 0120 8868 2575 support bluefish444europe com bLuefisH444 Introduction SD Greed SD Greed is the latest PCI 32 bit dedicated SD digital and analog video and audio card from Bluefish444 SD Greed brings the highest quality SD video and audio to Windows Apple and Linux platforms SD Greed is a combination of all our SD products and the needs of the professional studios all rolled in to one PCI card SD Greed supports 12 bit digital SDI I O capable of supporting the complete range of SDI connection standards up to 12 bit Dual link 4 4 4 I O including Dual link Video Key 4 2 2 4 SD Greed also supports selectable Single link SDI I O 4 2 2 connections and simultaneous independent SDI I O allowing a range of operating modes such as simultaneous capture and playback mult
21. I O provides a powerful analog to digital converter in one PCI card This removes the need for 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 SDI Analog a SS piuefisH kK Digital 5 1 Surround Sound SDI Analog Monitors SD Greed Consumer Television Digital 7 1 Surround Sound Analog headphones amp consumer Audio devices 32 bLuefisH444 Typical Connection Workflow 1 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if your source is SDI but you have analog monitoring for video and audio and two channels of audio are required e SDI video I O e Digital XLR audio I O 4 Channels of Audio e Analog video and audio monitoring Your source and master is Digital SDI for video and Digital Audio by AES EBU XLR Your monitoring is Analog component and analog audio If your deck supports embedded audio you could I O the audio via the SDI and monitor the 4 channels via XLR or S P DIF Cable Connection Guide DVID 1 SDI A OUT Input of Deck Genlock AVID 1 Y G CVBS Outout DIG AUDIO IN 1 2 DIG AUDIO IN 3 4 DIG AUDIO OUT1 2 CT DIG AUDIO OUT 3 4 lami eme ANG AUDIO OUT LEFT a l KR g Z ANG AUDIO OUT RIGHT Analog Audio Monitoring Feature application Settings e Digital audio routing channels 1 amp 2 to
22. IGHT cf AN AUDIO IN LEFT C AN AUDIO IN RIGHT SD Greed provides 2 balanced analog input and 2 balanced analog output connectors one for each channel The connectors are XLR male for input and female for output Allows you to plug into a range of professional analog monitoring recording processing and transmission equipment that support the standard XLR connections Type Analog balanced Card SD Greed SD Single link Pro Supported Mode Label XLR AN Audio IN OUT LEFT RIGHT Supported Cables Analog Audio NO Not Supported 28 bLuefisH444 Deck Control NOTE The SD Greed Deck conirol port is not supported by the current MAC OS installer You must use the USB Key Span adapter A Male DB8 connector provides connection between the SD Greed card and decks DDRS cameras and other supported devices using RS422 SMPTE Sony protocol The SD Greed also supports a further 3 internal connectors for RS 422 control that are available for OEM configurations only The DB8 connector is wired to the Apple standard All four serial ports may be either master or slave connection under software control For Deck con Card Supported Cables SD Greed Supported 29 bLuefisH444 Installation Installation Check List Make sure you have the following installed prior to installing your SD Greed SD Fidelity and SD Focus card Requirements
23. II O DIG AUDIO OUT 3 4 C Il Ei DIG AUDIO OUT 5 6 C II DIG AUDIO IN 1 2 C II DIG AUDIO IN 3 4 C II DIG AUDIO IN 5 6 The SD product range provides 6 XLR connectors supporting AES EBU balanced digital audio 3 female XLR pairs provides 6 channels of input and 3 male XLR pairs provides 6 channels of output Note These XLR connections produce digital signals and can not be used with analog speakers Type Supported Mode Label 6 Channels XLR Balanced AES EBU DIG AUDIO IN OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Digital Audio option 2 is supported by all cards 26 bLuefisH444 Analog Audio Option 1 RCA Dual channel Unbalanced RIT I T AN AUDIO IN LEFT N lw T AN AUDIO IN RIGHT SITE A EH AN AUDIO OUT LEFT RIT I T AN AUDIO OUT RIGHT SD Greed provides 2 RCA unbalanced analog input and 2 RCA unbalanced analog output connectors one for each channel The connectors are RCA style phono jacks which allow you to connect into a range of analog monitoring devices such as phono jack speakers and headphones for in expensive monitoring of audio The Inputs may be connected to domestic Hi Fi components such as CD Players etc Type Supported Mode Label Analog unbalanced RCA AN Audio IN OUT LEFT RIGHT Card Supported Cables SD Greed Analog Audio NO SD Single link Pro Not Supported 2 bLuefisH444 Analog Audio Option 2 XLR Dual channel Balanced C 6 AN AUDIO OUT LEFT C Gi AN AUDIO OUT R
24. SDI E SVideo Component Component Composite C S ideo Cable Label Cable Label YAG YBS OUT YG VESO US KO Na A0 Select arrows to alter analog signal routing Input S Video Output SDI Composite S Video Standard SDI Features Analog Features Notes Signal Routing Inout Output Oupa Source 1 _Ontput Source Z L KA L Composite A O SDI A Geen Ospie Video lt component Componert Composite Cable Label Saded rows to alter anag signal routing 45 bLuefisH444 Input SDI Output SDI Composite S Video Component r R _ Standard SDI Features Analog Features Notes SETS E EENS eee Signal Roui g inaut Output Dupa Source 1 Output Source ingat source Composite ASDA sal ada O RGB Gesin z P O 50i 8 Video Component Componert Mm J Composite _ SVideo Cable Labe Cable Label YAGICVBS OUT WBO Select arrows to alter analog signal routing 46 bLuefisH444 Analog Configuration Guide The SD Greed supports an array of configurations that can be selected by using the Analog output signal type selector and the Input signal type selector Numerous combinations are available In general any of the analog video connectors that are not used as inputs can be used as outputs Therefore the table below is arranged to show which output signal types will be available given the output signal type that will be u
25. comes two 10 bit SDI I O connection ports and one BNC analog I O video cable and two AES Digital audio cables for XLR or BNC audio ICH bLuefisH444 Feature Comparison Hardware 8 Single Link Pro SD Greed Video Mode o T Digital Video HO Signal Formats il 8 10 bit SD SDIVO TT Dual link 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 RGB VO LL F Dual link 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 YUV VO T 4 2 2 4 Video and Key YUV I O Single link 4 2 2 YUV Input Single link 4 2 2 YUV Output 2 x Independent Video streams Routable Video channels Analog Video Input Signal Format 12 bit Component YUV 12 bit S Video S NS ec SS 7 7 7 Analog Audio Input Signal Format 2 channels OdBu Balanced XLR 2 channels 10dBu Unbalanced RCA Analog Audio Output Signal Format 2 channels OdBu Balanced XLR 2 channels 10dBu Unbalanced RCA File Formats QuickTime Cineon DPX AVI Targa TIFF bLuefisH444 Hardware Features 2 x General Purpose I O ports LTC I O ports Internal RS 422 Serial Ports External RS 422 Serial Ports Audio sample rate converters Real time hardware color space conversion Real time hardware overlay for internal keying Built in safe area safe title and letterbox generator Genlock Onboard Memory Memor PCI Interface PCI 32 bit 66 MHz or PCI 32 bit 33 MHz Compatible with all PCI and PCI X 64 32 bit Slots PCI Express 1 lane 4 lane compatible Embedded Audio Support Embedded Audio is not support
26. ct Preferences r POTN File Edit Mark Object Favorites View Window Help R adi Thu9 43 04AM About Motion Pad QI E T O o 3 B 2 B Preferences View Create Mask Add Behavior Add Filter Make Particles Replicate Dashboard File Browser Provide Motion Feedback Register Motion Services Hide Motion Hide Others Show All Quit Motion 3 Select Output preferences 4 Inthe Video Output select the Bluefish444 video output you require x P Motion File Edit Mark Object Favorites View Window Help WW 4 Thu 9 48 44 AM Q b cal fo E EIS B a 5 B General Appearance Project Canvas Output Presets Gestures Mask mak ee ne External Video Video Output Bluefish444 Video Output Bluefish444 NTSC 2vuy S Options v Update during playback v Update dynamically on parameter change 58 bLuefisH444 Soundtrack Pro Bluefish444 hardware can also utilize the Video and Audio outputs to monitor Video and Audio tracks from Sound track pro This is simply selected by selecting the Video mode you are working with Setting up Soundtrack Pro with your Bluefish444 hardware 1 With Soundtrack Pro launched select SoundTrack Pro on the menu bar 2 Select Preferences S SIENNA File Edit Multitrack Clip Mark Process View Window Help dii Fri 11 17 50 AM Q Ca QO aaa O00 EH Leaf sz About Soundtrack Pro paos wo Preferences e Hide Soundtrack Pro 38H Hide Others XH Show All Quit
27. ed in this release for the Mac OSX It will be supported in subsequent releases bLuefisH444 Software Feature Control The Bluefish Feature Control provides ancillary features and low level control of the Bluefish444 products Depending on the type of card you have installed will determine the functions available in the utility This Tab panel applies to all Bluefish444 Products installed on the Apple MacOS AAR el My SD Flex settings vfc 1 Standard SDI Features Analog Features Notes gt Letterbox Output Off Video Video ra O On Size 0 Invert Key Preview Internal Kever Video Output Timing Video Standard NTSC d Lo d Vertical lines 0 Voodoo Device a Horizontal pixels 0 0 SD L le A Ka Driver v3 4 Firmware v59 Video Input Play through _ Preview Safe Area _ Safe Title The Feature Control is the 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 Control 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 Control controls will be different for each card installed or selected The feature app also monitors current input and output m
28. efish444 hardware sss eee eee a 57 Me eL AA AA AA 58 Setting up Motion 2 with your Bluefish444 bharchware sss sese 58 ROWE IE AA AA 59 Setting up Soundtrack Pro with your Bluefish444 hardware sss sese eee eee 59 bLuefisH444 Limited Warranty Bluefish444 warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three 2 years from the date of purchase This warranty is provided only to customers who register the Bluefish444 serial number at the place nominated on the Bluefish444 homepage If a product proves to be defective during this three year 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 Bluefish444 shall pay for the return of the product to the customer 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 authori
29. embedded audio Analog Audio XLR input two channels Analog video Input Component Genlock Your source is an analog deck providing video and Digital Audio via XLR Your master is a Digital SDI deck Cable Connection Guide Video and Audio SDI Master Monitor AVID 4 Y G CVBS VO Analog Video and Audio source C ANG AUDIO OUT LEFT IBB ed CU ANG AUDIO OUT RIGHT Analog Audio Monitoring 35 bLuefisH444 Typical Connection Workflow 4 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if you wish to ingest Digital Audio and Video e SDI video Input and Output with 8 channels of embedded audio e Genlock Cable Connection Guide SDI Source and Master Video and Audio an UN DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 C LA DIG AUDIO OUT 3 4 C LJ DIG AUDIO OUT 5 6 C II DIG AUDIO IN 1 2 EI DIG AUDIO IN 3 4 amg HS DIG AUDIO IN 5 6 Digital 5 1 Surround Sound 36 bLuefisH444 Driver Installation Driver installation is very much straight forward At this point you should have a Bluefish444 card installed in the relevant slot in a system that meets the requirements as outline in the previous sections You should also have QuickTime and relevant 3 party application pre installed Installations can be categorized in the following e New Installations e Updating Previous Installations New Installations Insert the Bluefish444 Installer CD ROM into you
30. figured to monitor dual link modes as a single link 4 2 2 connection SDI inputs and outputs support a total of 16 channels of embedded audio 8 channels per SDI Reference input is bi Level via supported by 1 x BNC bi level Sync All card outputs are unconditionally stable SDI outputs always meets SMPTE jitter specifications with or without Genlock Mini Din male 9 pin SD Fidelity and SD Focus Supports the SDI A NI OUT and Genlock connectors only Type Supported Mode Label Cable Color 2 X SDI Inputs BNC Dual Link 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Video Key 4 2 2 4 Dual DVID 3 SDI A In GREEN independent 2 X 4 2 2 DVID 4 SDI B In BLUE 2 X SDI Outputs BNC Dual Link 4 4 4 Video Key Dual independent DVID 1 SDI A Out RED DVID 2 SDI B Out YELLOW Genlock BNC Genlock Genlock WHITE Card Supported Cables SD Greed All points and modes 23 bLuefisH444 Analog Video I O bm UI e AVID 1 Y G CVBS Output Wit Chi J e AVID 2 U B Y Output bm CI e AVID 3 V R C Output N Sr CI e AVID 4 YIG CVBS I O Mini Din male 9 pin V 0 Hino AVID 5 UB UO Mpe E AVID 6 VIRIC VO The analog video cable can support a range of input and output combinations Combined with the SDI I O cables the SD Greed provides effective broadcast quality conversion between digital to analog and analog to digital SD Greed s analog video allows you to mix output combinations with SDI Component S Video or SDI Compo
31. iple independent captures and playback via the 3 customizable SDI outputs and two SDI input BNC cables SD Greed supports analog video I O using 12 bit and A D and D A converters which provide accurate conversion with extremely low noise Analog sources acquired from Betacam SP are preserved at the highest quality SD Greed supports a range of memory formats such as 10 and 8 bit RGB YUV uncompressed video and Apple QuickTime v210 Support for DV25 and DV50 codecs is also supported all within your Apple Power Mac or Windows systems SD Greed provides the most comprehensive audio I O support of any card currently available today SD Greed supports balanced digital AES EBU embedded I O unbalanced S P DIF balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analog audio I O GD Greed supports 24 bit processing at 48Hz and includes hardware sample rate converters removing synchronization issues The sample rate converters are genuine high order poly phase interpolation filters rather than the minimalist algorithms found in some competing systems SD Greed also includes RS 422 deck control and bi level sync Genlock input SD Greed is a single 32 bit PCI card supporting 32 bit 64 bit PCI PCI X slots at 66 33 MHz bus speeds SD Greed comes with 5 connection ports for the 7 cables providing flexible and customizable options that can be tailored to your specific requirements and cater to what ever source and monitoring equipment you have bLuefisH444 SD Si
32. keypad 4 Select Video Preview 5 Select Bluefish444 Video Output Preferences Video Preview _ Computer Monitor Only DVCPRO HD a Output Device RA ain CCST Ee Man L Cancel Digital Cinema Desktop ppm Output Mode rireWire Previous Frame Size 720X486 CNet Output Quality Faster Output During Previews _ Mirror on computer monitor _ Interactions Renders Video Monitor Aspect Ratio Standard 4 3 L __ Scale and letterbox output to fit video monitor Note To show the current frame on the output device press the forward slash on the numeric keypad 55 bLuefisH444 6 You will be presented with a range of 8 and 10 bit output options that are selectable select the desired RGB output for your project Preferences Video Preview Bluefish444 NTSC 8 Bit oS Bluefish444 PAL 8 Bit Output Device Bluefish444 NTSC v210 Cancel Bluefish444 PAL v210 Output Mode Bluefish444 NTSC RGB Previous Bluefish444 PAL RGB Bluefish444 NTSC 2vuy Next Output Quality Bluefish444 PAL 2vuy Bluefish444 PAL 2vuy Reverse fields Bluefish444 PAL RGB Reverse fields CA Zy Interactions __ Renders Video Monitor Aspect Ratio Standard 4 3 E Scale and letterbox output to fit video monitor Output During Note To show the current frame on the output device press the forward slash on the numeric keypad
33. nent S Video and composite etc Digital to analog and analog to digital conversion is done at 12 bits maintaining the highest quality signal accuracy and during the conversion process tabel Cable Color Color Analog Video Connection Options Component Composite Component Component Composite 4 ee YUV SVIDEO eg Pc KEE AVID 1 Pp Y Kon AVID 2 wa EE _ EEE E AVID 3 een R v te oo AVID 4 CVBS Y B AVID5 Tore B U J Y J TI U Y AVID6 wie R Vf O Wo C RGB YUV Component YC Composite CVBS S Video Card Supported Cables SD Greed Analog I O SD Single link Pro Analog I O 24 bLuefisH444 Digital Audio Option 1 S P DIF BNC 8 Channels I O Unbalanced CH IT DIG AUDIO IN 1 2 W T hT DIG AUDIO IN 3 4 CO DIG AUDIO IN 5 6 Ri III DIG AUDIO IN 7 8 R THE DIG AUDIO OUT 1 2 CI T DIG AUDIO OUT 3 4 R T DIG AUDIO OUT 5 6 R CN DIG AUDIO OUT 7 8 SD Greed and Single Link Pro supports 8 BNC connectors Each BNC connector supports a pair of pair channels There are 4 pairs for input and 4 pairs for output Note These BNC connections produce digital signals and can not be used with analog speakers Type Supported Mode Label 8 Channels BNC S P DIF Unbalanced DIG AUDIO IN OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Digital Audio option 1 is supported by all cards 20 bLuefisH444 Digital Audio Option 2 AES EBU XLR 6 Channels I O Balanced C II O DG AUDIO OUT 1 2 C
34. ngle Link Pro SD Single Link Pro is the latest PCI 32 bit dedicated SD SDI digital and audio card from Bluefish444 SD Single Link Pro brings the highest quality SD video and audio to Windows Apple and Linux platforms SD Single Link Pro is a combination of all our SD products and the needs of the professional studios all rolled in to one PCI card SD Single Link Pro supports a range of memory formats such as 10 and 8 bit RGB YUV uncompressed video and Apple QuickTime v210 Support for DV25 and DV50 codecs is also supported all within your Apple Power Mac or Windows systems Application dependent SD Single Link Pro supports analog video I O using 12 bit and A D and D A converters which provide accurate conversion with extremely low noise Analog sources acquired from Betacam SP are preserved at the highest quality SD Single Link Pro provides digital audio I O support SD Single Link Pro supports balanced digital AES EBU embedded I O SD Single Link Pro supports 24 bit processing at 48Hz and includes hardware sample rate converters removing synchronization issues The sample rate converters are genuine high order poly phase interpolation filters rather than the minimalist algorithms found in some competing systems SD Single Link Pro also includes RS 422 deck control and bi level sync Genlock input SD Single Link Pro is a single 32 bit PCI card supporting 32 bit 64 bit PCI PCI X slots at 66 33 MHz bus speeds SD Single Link Pro
35. odes and monitors current pixel or memory format the Bluefish444 card is in The Feature Control depending on the installed Bluefish444 hardware will have different feature and tabs made available For example the SD Greed card will have an extra analog feature button as compared to video cards that do not support analog I O The Feature Control is covered in more detail later in this manual Bluefish444 Feature Control e Ability to save open settings as a profile Ability to adjust settings while other applications are using the card Input preview panel Improved AppleScript support to allow automated configuration of card settings Undo Redo Notes panel to document your current settings using fully formatted and internationalized text and images Displays driver and card firmware version bLuefisH444 Final Cut Pro Studio Bluefish444 provides support for the Apple Final Cut Studio consisting of e Final Cut Pro 5 0 e Motion2 e Sound Track Pro Final Cut Pro 5 Supported Features Support for NTSC and PAL Final Cut Pro 5 Support for 8 bit video Support for 10 bit video Support for video and audio capture 8 bit and 10 bit NTSC and PAL Support for Apple Uncompressed 4 2 2 8 and 10 bit QuickTime formats Support for Apple DV DVCPRO DVCPRO50 and 8 bit ARGB formats Support for 6 channel playback of AES EBU digital audio 6 channel cable required 64 bit RGB support for Adobe After Effects QuickTime video output su
36. or 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 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 Insert the card into the correctly chosen slot by firmly pressing down on the metal 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 pasa Handling region Areas to apply force On edge of PCB and Si No handling region PCI shield SY 31 bLuefisH444 Connecting to the outside world The Bluefish SD product range is an extremely versatile Video Audio I O card that can connect to a range of devices The 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
37. our viewing area is much like what you see with widescreen 16 9 movies displayed on your 4 3 monitor Letterbox Le Off on Size o C Preview Video Output Timing This section allows you to introduce timing delays relative to the Genlock signal received by the Bluefish444 cards Video Output Timing a Vertical lines 0 Cr fa Horizontal pixels 0 0 e Horizontal Adjusts the horizontal timing delay Vertical Adjusts the vertical timing delay Video Input Video Input l Play through _ Preview Play Through The video is passed through the video card for monitoring of SDI and analog output This is very useful when altering analog properties without having to load a 3 party application NOTE Make sure you switch play through off before using any video capture applications Preview Opens up a small preview windows to the right for desktop monitoring of the input signal 39 bLuefisH444 Output This section controls the output of the SDI BNC connectors for cards that have multiple Outputs such as the SD Greed Output Video Video at Invert Key Internal Kever e Video Video e Video Key The Single Link pro supports Video output only Invert Key Inverts the key output when in Video and Key mode Desktop Video Standard This allows you to select the video mode of the second desktop Desktop Video Standard Device SD Greed e Driver
38. pport for Adobe After Effects User presets for Final Cut Studio Mirroring on desktop for Final Cut Studio Bluefish444 feature control application for safe picture safe title letterbox on supported cards Driver support for key channel available on supported hardware Adobe After Effects RAM Real Time RAM preview Real Time playback within Apple Movie Player Support for G5 machines Non real time preview during capture Internal Keyer Support for Final Cut Pro s RT Extreme software real time effects in Apple Uncompressed 4 2 2 sequence G5 only e Support for Offline mode capture and playback of Photo JPEG clips capture to Apple s Offline RT format Hardware Requirements e ATTO ULSD SCSI card with 1 6 6 firmware version 3 2 1 drivers e For deck control Key span USB Twin Serial Adapter version 2 3 drivers Refer to the web site at www bluefish444 com for further details bLuefisH444 Motion 2 Motion offers true film quality output GPU accelerated performance and an astounding toolset Now you can create advanced motion graphics with drag and drop ease startling clarity and unprecedented color fidelity all in real time j 1 0 A Cen KH EDITORS Soundtrack Pro Apple s revolutionary audio editing and sound design application lets you express your sonic vision quickly and economically With an innovative Action based waveform editor multi track editing as well as repair and
39. r Macintosh Navigate to the drivers folder and Mac OSX section Open the DMG file to mount the installer disk image Run the installer application from the disk image ee It s recommended that you refer to the downloads section on the Bluefish444 website for more recent updates and drivers http www bluefish444 com support downloads default asp 5 Ensure you download the correct driver installer for your card type NOTE If you are using Final Cut Pro or Adobe After Effects you need to run this installer after you have installed these applications on your system It is advisable to have only a single copy of Final Cut Pro on your system 6 Select Standard Install Installer Edit Installer Pa Read Me 35 X With desktop support w Standard Install Install without desktop support Uninstall This will install the Bluefish444 drivers update the firmware for the video card and add the Bluefish Feature Control application for operating the cards ancillary features such as analog signal routing analog signal levels key modes letter box generator and genlock etc Updating Previous Installations The latest Bluefish444 MAX OSX installer will detect any older Digital voodoo or Bluefish444 installers and provide and option to uninstall them 37 bLuefisH444 Feature Application About the Feature Application The Bluefish444 feature application allows you to
40. ro will load the relevant settings and place the Bluefish444 card in the mode you have selected 7 You can configure your 3rd party device control settings in the Audio Video settings menu item of the Final Cut Pro HD menu 8 Final Cut Pro is now Bluefish444 ready 9 For further information on capture and editing in side FCP please refer to the manuals and documentation supplied by Apple 52 bLuefisH444 Creating your own presets in Final Cut Pro If you wish to create your own presets or if you are in a NON English speaking locale the audio video settings or each of the presets are configured as follows Final Cut Pro settings Should you need to configure Final Cut Pro s Audio Video settings manually the recommended settings from Final Cut Pro 5 are displayed below On some non English language systems the Final Cut Pro Easy Setup files installed may not work correctly In these cases you will need to configure the Audio Video Settings manually according to the diagrams below You can then create your own Easy Setup by choosing the Create Easy Setup button There are dozen of examples we display a couple as a guide Bluefish444 PAL 4 2 2 8 Bit Uncompressed Audio Video Settings Sequence Preset Uncompressed 68 bit PAL 46 kHz Use this sreset when editing with Uncomoretsed amp bit PAL material with audio set to 4AKHz Capture Preset Bluetish444 Uncompressed 4 2 2 8 bit PAL
41. sed For a detailed Color Guide please refer to the SD Greed Cable guide included in your SD Greed box or refer to this manual SD Greed Cable Connection Guide SD Greed Analog and Digital UO Configurations and Labeling Guide Input Type Output Configurations Digital Analog Set 1 Analog Set 2 SDI SDI Video Key Component RGB Composite AVID 4 DVID 3 or DVID 4 SDI Video Video AVID 1 2 3 S Video AVID 5 6 Component SDI Video Key Component RGB AVID 1 2 3 Input SDI Video Video Component AVID 4 5 6 Or Composite amp AVID 1 S Video AVID 2 3 S Video SDI Video Key Component RGB AVID 1 2 3 Input SDI Video Video S Video AVID 5 6 Or Composite AVID 1 amp S Video AVID 2 3 Composite SDI Video Key Component RGB AVID 1 2 3 Input SDI Video Video Composite amp AVID 4 Or Composite AVID 1 amp S Video AVID 2 3 47 bLuefisH444 Audio Depending on the type of Bluefish444 card installed a range of audio options can be achieved The SD Greed support both digital AES SDI and analog audio where the SD Single link pro supports only Digital Audio AES SDl support analog audio output only The tables outlines the connectively for the audio The SD Greed Connect Type Channels Digital Audio 8 Channels Digital Audio 6 Channels Aa aa ME DEE aaa Analog Audio 2 Channels Analog Audio 2 Channels SD Single Link Pro Connect Type Channels S Digital
42. t signal By using the vertical slider bars on this tab you can adjust various parameters for the output and save them as the default load up values The output signal fields that can be adjusted are Luma Gain U Gain V Gain Hue Black level Sharpness NOTE the output setting are preserved independently for each analog signal type e g component composite S Video and RGB Unity This button centers each slider bar to the default values of 0 0 gain Zero This buttons returns the values to zero value Lock U and V Gain Checking this box will lock the U and V levels together Apply NTSC Pedestal Enable pedestal setup feature for NTSC analog decks This is used to control the black levels for output 42 bLuefisH444 Input Analog Properties This section allows you to adjust the Analog input properties NOTE the Input setting are preserved independently for each analog signal type e g component composite and S Video C CH le FeatureControlSettings vfc Standard SDI Features Analog Features Audio Features Notes Luma Gain Chroma Gain Hue Black Level EdB Edb og 129 mW O dB S P D db LAidk inf dB BO A 0 0000 3 0 0000 0 000 0 000 Unity Unity Zero l Zero Remove NTSC Pedestal Remove NTSC Pedestal Removes pedestal setup feature for NTSC analog decks This is used to control the black levels for output 43 bLuefisH444
43. zed 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 modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product This warranty 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 bLuefisH444 Support Contact Details 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 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
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