Instruction manual

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Blackmagic Software
Blackmagic Software
Using Blackmagic FrameLink
Blackmagic FrameLink
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provides seamless DPX support using uncompressed AVI movies.
The key to understanding FrameLink, is when you mount a movie file with FrameLink it appears as
a virtual drive full of DPX frames from the movie. This virtual drive acts as a container for the DPX
sequence. Any frames modified will be automatically written back into the movie when the frame
is saved.
FrameLink totally eliminates the time wasted using simple movie to image-sequence conversion
utilities. FrameLink is great for using software that only supports still frames, or simply open individual
media file frames in Photoshop
™
for dirt and scratch removal, then save the frames back into the
movie file for instant playback. If an audio track is included with the media that you are converting to
a DPX sequence, the length of the sequence cannot be modified. To add and remove DPX frames
from a sequence, the audio tracks should be removed and restore later in your NLE.
Supported File Formats
Windows AVI and Blackmagic
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uncompressed QuickTime
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files can be used with FrameLink,
including 8-bit & 10-bit YUV HD and SD, as well as 10-bit RGB 4:4:4 HD.
Mounting a FrameLink Volume
1. Right click on an AVI file and select Mount with Blackmagic FrameLink
The newly mounted drive will appear as next available drive letter. This volume will contain all the
frames of the AVI movie in DPX format.
Creating a New Movie from DPX Files
1. Right click on the work area and select New > Blackmagic FrameLink Movie and format.
(Matching the format of your existing DPX sequence.)
Note: New movie will appear both as a new network drive and as a file.
2. Copy the DPX file sequence to the appropriate drive letter.
Note: You can save your DPX files from any application to the FrameLink volume, or simply drag
and drop the files into the FrameLink volume.
Unmounting a FrameLink Volume
1. Deselect network drive.
2. Right click drive letter and select Unmount from Blackmagic FrameLink
Mounting FrameLink volume.
New FrameLink movie.
Unmounting FrameLink volume.