Instruction manual

Getting Started
10
Installation Requirements for Mac OS X
The Blackmagic UltraScope products include the Blackmagic UltraScope hardware card, the Pocket
UltraScope, and a software package which consists of the Blackmagic UltraScope utility and driver. It
does not matter in which order the hardware and software are installed.
Blackmagic Pocket UltraScope connects to your Mac via USB 3.0. The Blackmagic UltraScope hardware is
a x1 lane PCI Express card and should work in any PCI Express slot in a Mac Pro. Both hardware products
are supplied with the UltraScope software utility and driver.
A x16 lane PCI Express 2.0 slot is required for the graphics card in your computer. The latest list of
compatible graphics cards can be found in the support pages at www.blackmagicdesign.com. Full
frame-rate HD monitoring of all 6 scopes requires an EVGA GeForce GTX 285 or faster graphics card.
This card can be purchased for around US$450. More expensive graphics cards are no guarantee of
compatibility. It is essential to check the list of compatible graphics cards before buying a graphics card
for use with Blackmagic UltraScope. The standard graphics card included with a Mac Pro will need to
be replaced with a known compatible card to support all 6 scopes.
The Blackmagic UltraScope software interface requires a computer display with a minimum resolution
of 1280 x 800 pixels to view two scopes simultaneously. Blackmagic Design recommends viewing all 6
scopes simultaneously by using a computer display resolution of 1920 x 1200 or 1920 x 1080 pixels. Refer
to page 13 to see how to change your display resolution. If your Mac cannot display 1920x1200 pixels,
UltraScope can be displayed using “2-up” view.
Please visit the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support for a
comprehensive list of the latest minimum system requirements for Mac OS X and Windows.