Intensity Pro Operation Manual Mac OS X™ Windows XP™ March 2008
Contents Overview Contents Welcome Introducing Intensity Pro 2 3 4 Using for Capture and Playback Installation for Capture and Playback Third Party Applications Blackmagic Design Applications Supported File Formats Troubleshooting 5 8 16 23 24 Connection Diagrams Typical Intensity Pro Setup Intensity Pro Connections Intensity Pro S-Video Connections Intensity Pro NTSC/PAL Connections Connecting to an HDMI HDTV Monitoring using Intensity Pro Setup for Blackmagic On-Air 25 26 27 28 29 30 3
Welcome Thank you for purchasing Intensity Pro. We hope you share our dream of making the video industry truly creative by allowing everyone access to the highest quality video and sound. Intensity Pro includes the same high quality video technology used in all Blackmagic Design video cards, so you won’t be limited creatively. I have always felt that everyone should have the possibility of self-actualization through creative expression.
Introducing Intensity Pro Intensity Pro features the latest HDMI technology for the highest quality capture and playback on PCI Express computers with Mac OS X or Windows XP. Now you can edit using big-screen HDMI televisions and video projectors, or capture uncompressed quality directly from HDV cameras. 4 True HDMI digital connections Intensity Pro features HDMI input for connecting cameras and digital set-top boxes for the highest quality uncompressed capture.
Installation for Capture and Playback Connecting to your PCIe Mac or PC 1. Shut down and remove the power plug from the back of your computer. This is a safety precaution before opening your computer. Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap. 5 2. Remove the side cover of your computer to gain access to the PCI Express slots. 3. Remove your Intensity Pro card from the protective static bag making sure you don’t touch the gold connectors on the base of the card. 4.
Installation for Capture and Playback Installing the software for Windows XP Contents The Intensity software installer will install the following components for you: Blackmagic Intensity drivers. Premiere Pro™ Easy Setups, presets and enablers. Blackmagic Disk Speed Test. Blackmagic Capture Note: Before installing any software or hardware you will need administrator privileges. Make sure that your applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro™ and QuickTime™ are installed before running the Intensity installer.
Installation for Capture and Playback Installing the software for Mac OS X Contents The Intensity software installer will install the following components for you: Blackmagic Intensity drivers. Blackmagic QuickTime™ codecs. Final Cut Pro™ Easy Setups, presets and enablers. Blackmagic Disk Speed Test. Blackmagic On-Air for live production. Note: Before installing any software or hardware you will need administrator privileges.
Third Party Applications Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Adobe Premiere Pro™ is a powerful real-time video and audio non-linear editing application. Full presets for Premiere Pro are included with Intensity Pro and will have been automatically loaded into your system during the installation process. Premiere Pro must be installed on your system before running the Intensity installer. 8 Note: If necessary, reinstall the Intensity software after installing Premiere Pro. Setting up 1. Launch Premiere Pro.
Third Party Applications Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Intensity Pro features support for ASIO audio output drivers. This allows Premiere Pro to use Intensity Pro as an ASIO audio output device. When you first start your Premiere Pro project, make sure you select Blackmagic Audio. This can be configured through Edit > Preferences > Audio Hardware You can also select the mix of the multi-channel audio from the Audio Output Mapping menu.
Third Party Applications Apple Final Cut Pro Apple Final Cut Pro™ is a powerful real-time video and audio non-linear editing application. In conjunction with your new Intensity Pro, Final Cut Pro will allow you to work in every video standard from DV up to uncompressed 4:2:2 high definition video. 10 “Easy Setups” for Final Cut Pro will have been added automatically during the Intensity installation process if Final Cut Pro is previously installed.
Third Party Applications Apple Final Cut Pro Capture from non-controllable devices Video sources including AVCHD cameras, VHS tape players and security cameras do not provide any method of device control and are classified as non-controllable devices. For this reason, after selecting an Intensity Easy Setup, Final Cut Pro will sometimes warn that device control is set to “non-controllable device”. This is as expected. Click OK and then create a project with these settings.
Third Party Applications Apple Final Cut Pro The JVC BR-HD50 deck features RS-422 device control which can be used to control the deck while capturing HDMI video and audio with Intensity. Final Cut Pro can control the deck via RS-422 using a Keyspan USB Twin Serial Adapter (USB to MiniDin8 serial ports) partnered with an Addenda SC-M/9M Mac-to-RS-422 cable. The total cost for these two serial items is under US$100.
Third Party Applications Apple Final Cut Pro Batch Capture Select the clips you wish to capture by drag selecting or shift-click. Choose File > Batch Capture or click on the Batch button in the “Logging” tab of the “Log & Capture“ window. (Control + C) 13 To set handles on the clips, go to and choose File > Batch Capture (Control + C). Enable the “Add Handles” box to capture additional frames (“handles”) before and after the “In” and “Out” points of a clip.
Third Party Applications Adobe After Effects It’s very easy to set up playback and rendering in Adobe After Effects™ for a complete creative and design workstation that supports real time preview while working on your compositions. 14 First, open Adobe After Effects and select the television standard frame size and frame rate you wish to work with.
Third Party Applications Adobe Photoshop Intensity Pro includes Adobe Photoshop™ plug-ins, so you can directly capture and output still frames from within the Photoshop application itself. If you’re working with HD/SD, you can even import and export 16 bit Photoshop images for full quality. Import an image into Photoshop 1. From Photoshop select File > Import > Blackmagic Image Capture 15 Image Capture. 2.
Blackmagic Design Applications Blackmagic On-Air 2.0 for Mac Pro Blackmagic On-Air is an exciting new utility which turns two Intensity cards into a live video mixer so you can easily mix between two HDMI cameras, such as the Sony HDR-HC3 Handycam®. Simply plug two Intensity cards into your Mac OS X Intel based computer and you get all the advantages of live HD video production.
Blackmagic Design Applications Blackmagic On-Air 2.0 for Mac Pro Use two HDV cameras with HDMI output. Connect Camera 1 to Intensity card 1, and Camera 2 to Intensity card 2. Remember, Intensity card 1 is always the higher card in the PCIe slot and the furthest from the CPU. (See diagram on page 27) 1 2 The Blackmagic On-Air interface will preview live video from Camera 1 and Camera 2 combined with real-time program monitoring via the single window interface. To capture live video using Intensity Pro 1.
Blackmagic Design Applications Blackmagic On-Air 2.0 for Mac Pro Your setup is now complete. Experiment with transitioning from Camera 1 to Camera 2, or between cameras and black (BLK), or even add a graphic (G) to your camera feed. For a smooth transition between cameras, set the number of frames for the transition and use the AUTO TRAN button. To cut between cameras 1. Select CUT to quickly switch cameras, or use the t-bar to manually transition between Camera 1 and Camera 2. 2.
Blackmagic Design Applications Blackmagic On-Air 2.0 for Mac Pro How to include a graphic or title If you want to add a logo to your captured video, Blackmagic On-Air will enable you to over-lay a corporate logo or title over your live video. The third “camera” window is actually an image well for dropping in a graphic. If your graphic has an alpha it will automatically blend over live video. 1.
Blackmagic Design Applications Blackmagic On-Air 2.0 for Mac Pro How to create alpha channels for keying 20 1. Open your logo in Photoshop. 2. To make your graphic easier to see, make a new layer, fill it with white and send to the back. 3. Duplicate the logo layer. 4. Select the bottom logo and apply the minimum filter. This will expand the graphic slightly so it keys better. 5.
Blackmagic Design Applications Using Blackmagic Disk Speed Test to check your disk (PC) If you want to check your disk array speed for uncompressed video, Blackmagic Disk Speed Test can be run to check the array speed and provide the results in video frame rates. This makes it much easier to understand how various disk arrays will handle video capture and playback at various video resolutions and frame rates.
Blackmagic Design Applications Using Blackmagic Disk Speed Test to check your disk (Mac) If you want to check your disk array speed, Blackmagic Disk Speed Test can be run to check the array speed, and to provide the results in video frame rates. This makes it much easier to understand how various disk arrays will handle video capture and playback at various video resolutions and frame rates.
Supported File Formats Data Rates for Capture and Playback The data rates for uncompressed video are quite high, and listed below are minimum recommended disk requirements for uncompressed and compressed standard definition and high definition video. Supported standards: HDTV 1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, 720p/59.94, 720p/50, NTSC and PAL. Compressed Video Standard Definition – Mac OS X Frame Size MB per second MB per minute GB per hour 720x486/29.97fps (NTSC) 4.6 275.4 16.1 720x576/25fps (PAL) 4.6 275.
Troubleshooting Using your Intensity Pro as a capture and playback card is exciting, but also complex due to the huge range of different software applications. Video data rates are also very high, so the disk array you use for uncompressed video storage can have a big impact on your system’s performance. Information about a wide range of disk array solutions and compatible application software would be outside the scope of this manual, however there are three ways to get more information. 1.
Typical Intensity Pro Setup Intensity Pro uses HDMI for connecting video cameras, televisions and projectors to your computer for use with popular editing and design applications. Intensity Pro captures video in real-time directly from the HDMI output on HDV cameras, and will playback directly to large screen HDTVs or HD projectors for client-monitoring and editing.
Intensity Pro Connections Intensity Pro features high quality analog component RCA type connectors, and HDMI for use with a massive range of video cameras, televisions and projectors. Intensity Pro captures video in real time directly from the HDMI or analog component outputs of HDV cameras. Real time playback for client-monitoring and editing using large screen HDTVs or HD projectors is easy using the HDMI and analog component outputs.
Intensity Pro S-Video Connections Intensity Pro’s high quality analog component RCA type connectors can be used for S-video capture and playback using a simple S-video to RCA adapter cable, as shown below. 27 S-Video Input Y Input S-Video B-Y Input Set input. S-Video Output R-Y Output S-Video Connection Diagrams B-Y Output Set output.
Intensity Pro NTSC/PAL Connections Intensity Pro’s high quality analog component RCA type connectors can be used for NTSC/PAL capture and playback of composite video. Simply connect consumer RCA cables to Intensity Pro’s break out cable using the following configuration.
Connection to an HDMI HDTV This example shows Intensity Pro connected to a consumer HDTV with HDMI input. Connect the HDMI cable from the video output on your Intensity Pro card into the HDMI video input on your HDTV for high definition monitoring.
Monitoring using Intensity Pro When using a large screen HDTV with an HDMI input, Intensity Pro can be used to client-monitor in either NTSC/PAL (4:3 and 16:9) or High Definition (1080i and 720p) formats.
Setup for Blackmagic On-Air Blackmagic On-Air is a live video mixer that uses two Intensity cards. This application can live-edit between two HDV cameras recording directly to your local disk or external disk array.
12 Month Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
