Instruction manual

Getting Started

Video Levels

The video processing ampliﬁer (Video Proc Amp) is used to adjust analog video and chroma levels and

ideally should always be used in conjunction with a waveform monitor. The option to Calibrate Analog

Video In is only available if the Set Input option in the Settings tab is set to analog video input.

By default, Blackmagic products use SMPTE component analog levels as almost all analog video monitors

and modern video equipment use SMPTE levels. Enable the checkbox "Use Betacam YUV Levels" if working

with Sony Betacam SP decks. If in doubt, try a test capture and you should see a very noticeable brightness

shift if you choose the wrong levels.

Audio Levels

The audio processing ampliﬁer (Audio Proc Amp) is used to raise or lower audio signals. Analog audio

channels can be adjusted independently from each other. AES/EBU audio channels are raised or lowered

together.

Professional analog audio levels and XLR audio connectors are standard on UltraStudio, DeckLink and

Multibridge models. If you need to connect to consumer audio equipment with analog RCA inputs,

enable the option to Use HiFi Audio Levels and use an inexpensive XLR to RCA adapter for each audio

connection. Intensity models always have this option enabled as they exclusively use HiFi audio levels and

RCA connections for analog audio.

Video levels

Audio levels