SD User Manual Windows SD| Greed SD| Single Link Pro SD| Fidelity SD| Focus SD| Prime March 30, 2007
Contents Contents.........................................................................................................................................................................2 Limited Warranty............................................................................................................................................................6 Support Contact Details...............................................................................................................................
SD| Prime ........................................................................................................................................................... 35 Cable Types ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 Digital Video I/O & Genlock................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous Functions.................................................................................................................................... 60 Signal format converter; (HD product range only); ............................................................................................ 60 Safe Picture;....................................................................................................................................................... 60 Safe Title; ...........................
Setting up Adobe Audition 2.0. .......................................................................................................................... 87 Photoshop CS2 ...................................................................................................................................................... 89 Features .............................................................................................................................................................
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.
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. pFor 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.
Introduction Throughout this manual, reference the SD| Greed card will be made to encompassed the Bluefish444 SD product range supported in the manual. 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| Single 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.
SD| Fidelity & SD| Focus SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus is the latest Single link PCI Express 1 lane video card dedicated to SD digital and analog video and audio from Bluefish444. SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus brings the highest quality SD video and audio to the Window platforms. The SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus supports 12 bit digital SDI I/O, capable of supporting the complete range of SDI connection standards up to 12 bit single link YUV (4:2:2).
SD| Prime SD| Prime is the latest PCI express1 lane card, dedicated to SD SDI digital and audio I/O. SD| Prime brings the highest quality SD video and audio to Windows, Apple and Linux platforms. 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 dependant).
Feature Comparison SD| Fidelity SD| Focus SD| Prime SD| Single Link Pro SD| Greed Video Modes PAL 720 x 576 (4:3 and 16:9) NTSC 720 x 486 (4:3 and 16:9) Digital Video I/O Signal Formats 8/10 bit SD SDI I/O Dual link 4:4:4, 4:4:4:4 (RGB) I/O Dual link 4:4:4, 4:4:4:4 (YUV) I/O 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 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 Analog Video Input Signal Format 12 bit Component YUV 12 b
SD| Fidelity 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.
Software Windows Bluefish444 supports a range of software solutions and applications supported with the Bluefish444 retail installer that is shipped with your product box or downloadable on the Bluefish444 web site in the downloads section. Symmetry is Bluefish444’s proprietary integrated DI acquisition, review and play out software for Windows and is included with all Bluefish444 video I/O cards.
Bluefish444 Symmetry Symmetry is Bluefish444’s proprietary integrated DI acquisition, review and playout software for Windows and is included with all Bluefish444 video I/O cards. Symmetry was designed as a Digital Intermediary or as a capture and playback solution for digital content creators, compositors and editors that work in either 10 bit RGB or 10 bit YUV color space. Its flexibility and intuitive interface means that it easily integrates into any video or film post production environment.
File Formats Video • • • • • • 10 bit RGB Cineon Sequential file format 10 bit RGB DPX Sequential file format 10 bit YUV QuickTime v210 8 bit RGBA TARGA 8 bit YUV AVI MPEG 2 Audio • Uncompressed wav 16 bit 48kHz PCM format. • Compressed MPEG 4 ( Via MPEG ) Features • Play list and clip assembly for preview and exporting to tape. • Trim clip mode. • Right Click Context menus. • Keyboard short cuts. • Offline file and Missing media import or capture.
System Requirements The following system requirements are for the SD product range running Symmetry Uncompressed SD CPU Minimum SD Recommended (MPEG 2) P4 3.4 GHz Intel Dual Xenon 2.4 Ghz, Intel Duo Core 2 AMD Opteron 242+ Operating System Windows XP SP2, QuickTime 6.5.2, Direct X 9.0C Windows XP SP2, QuickTime 6.5.2 Direct X 9.
Bluefish444 Feature Application The Feature Application or “Feature App “is the Bluefish444 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 app 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.
Adobe Production Studio Bluefish444 continues to support one of the world’s most popular editing packages. Bluefish4444 have develop plug ins for the following Software application supported in the Adobe Production Studio • • • • Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 After Effects 7.0 Adobe Audition 2 Adobe Photo shop CS2 Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 (Application Software not included) SD and HD 10 bit YUV uncompressed editor with software preview rendering 10 bit YUV uncompressed editing.
SD and real time effects preview. Support for preview of the native Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 effects & transitions software engine. Note, performance of RT playback of effects will be dependant on how many layers are processed and the number of effects applied. When exporting all effects will be rendered to 10 bit YUV V210 pixel format before exporting to tape. Multiple file format real time playback. Uncompressed and compressed clip and sequential file formats that are imported into the Adobe Premiere Pro 2.
Adobe After Effects 7.0 (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.
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.
Combustion 4 (Application Software not included) 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-inone professional compositing application designed to meet the needs of the world’s most demanding artists. • • • SD Broadcast real time monitoring Real-time playback via RAM player 8 bit frame buffer support Fusion 5.
previews. Fusion supports both 8 and 10 bit frame buffer modes providing an incredible output through the Bluefish444 hardware. Fusion allows artists the flexibility to monitor any node in any flow by a simple press of a key. Fusion also has the ability to generate a preview of you flow and play it a rendered flow branch in real time. Taking advantage of your frame store/storage system and not restricting you to the amount of RAM available on your system.
What’s in the Box SD| Greed SD| Fidelity SD| Focus 32 bit PCI Card. PCI e 1 lane Card. PCI e 1 lane Card. • CDROM Software and documentation including Symmetry application, Feature Application control panel, Adobe Production studio plugins for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and Audition, QuickTime 10 bit YUV V210 Codec. • Warranty and Reference card cable connection guide.
SD| Prime PCI e 1 lane card Digital Audio S/P DIF I/O 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’ Digital Audio AES/EBU I/O 1 x HD Sub 15 pin with 3 male & 3 female paired XLR Labeled ‘DIG AUDIO IN’, ‘DIG AUDIO OUT’, ‘1/2’, ‘3/4’, ‘5/6 Deck Control Mini Din 8 pin RS 422 to 232 deck control cable for SD| Greed RS 422 ports. Symmetry and Premiere Pro do not support the Deck control port on the SD Greed, Focus and Fidelity video cards.
SD| Single Link Pro Digital Audio S/P DIF I/O 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’ Analog Video I/O 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.
System Requirements Motherboard Below are the system requirements the SD product range. Please note the requirements are general and performance may be different for each motherboard. For a certified list of motherboards and recommendation please refer to the hardware certification guide at http://www.bluefish444.com/support/compatibility/hardware/ Card SD| Greed SD| Focus SD Single Link Pro SD| Fidelity SD| Prime Slot Type Slot requirements Chipset Memory Direct X QuickTime OS CPU 32 bit PCI Card.
Slot Configuration For the Bluefish4444 SD product rage the most import feature you must be aware of is the Clock speed and what slot you install you Bluefish444 card into. In PCI architecture where slots share the same buss, each slot will be as fast or clock down to the slowest device installed.
Supermicro X7DAE PCI-X HOST CONTROLLER PCI Exp 16 PCI 32 MHZ PCI-X 133 MHz Shared Bus PCI-X 100 MHz PCI-X 133 MHz PCI X Host Controller PCI-Exp HOST CONTROLLER PCI e GPU PCI Exp 16 PCI 32 MHZ PCI Exp Host Controller PCI Exp 4 PCI-X 133 MHz Shared Bus PCI-X 100 MHz PCI-X 133 MHz 30
Dual stream vs Single stream. The SD greed has a range of powerful features that a designed to work with a range of specialized OEM applications. One ability is the dual independent stream feature of the SD| Greed card which in affect allows a single card to act as multiple cards for each physical input and output channel. This is referred to dual Independent streaming where you can have simultaneous inputs and outputs and assign these channels as separate sessions.
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SD| Greed SD| Fidelity SD| Focus RS 422 Deck Control Analog Audio (1) RCA 2 Ch Analog Audio (2) XLR 2 Ch Digital Audio (1) 8 Ch S/P DIF (BNC) Digital Audio (2) 6 Ch AES/EBU (XLR) Analog Video Digital VideoPCI e 33
SD| Single Link Pro Analog Video SDI A OUT SDI A IN Digital Audio (1) 8 Ch S/P DIF (BNC) Digital Audio (2) 6 Ch AES/EBU (XLR) Genlock 34
SD| Prime RS 422 Deck Control SDI A OUT SDI A IN Digital Audio (1) 8 Ch S/P DIF (BNC) Digital Audio (2) 6 Ch AES/EBU Genlock 35
Cable Types Digital Video I/O & Genlock (DVID 1) SDI ‘A’ OUT (DVID 2) SDI ’B’ OUT (DVID 3) SDI ‘A’ IN (DVID 4) SDI ‘B’ IN Mini Din male 9 pin (DVID 5) SDI ‘X’ OUT 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.
Analog Video I/O (AVID 1) Y/G/CVBS Output (AVID 2) U/B/Y Output (AVID 3) V/R/C Output (AVID 4) Y/G/CVBS I/O Mini Din male 9 pin (AVID 5) U/B/Y I/O (AVID 6) V/R/C I/O 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.
Digital Audio Option 1 - S/P DIF BNC 8 Channels I/O, Unbalanced DIG AUDIO IN 1/2 DIG AUDIO IN 3/4 DIG AUDIO IN 5/6 DIG AUDIO IN 7/8 DIG AUDIO OUT 1/2 DIG AUDIO OUT 3/4 DIG AUDIO OUT 5/6 DIG AUDIO OUT 7/8 SD| Greed, Focus and Fidelity provide 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.
Digital Audio Option 2 - AES/EBU XLR 6 Channels I/O, Balanced DIG AUDIO OUT 1/2 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 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.
Analog Audio Option 1 - RCA Dual channel, Unbalanced AN AUDIO IN LEFT AN AUDIO IN RIGHT AN AUDIO OUT LEFT AN AUDIO OUT RIGHT SD|Greed and Fidelity provide 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.
Analog Audio Option 2 - XLR Dual channel, Balanced AN AUDIO OUT LEFT AN AUDIO OUT RIGHT AN AUDIO IN LEFT AN AUDIO IN RIGHT SD| Greed and SD| Fidelity 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.
Deck Control A Male DB8 connector provides connection between the SD| Greed and the SD| Prime 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.
Windows XP Installation Installation Check List. Make sure you have the following installed prior to installing your SD| Greed, SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus card. Requirements. Item Minimum Operating System Windows XP sp2 with Updates QuickTime QuickTime 7.1.5 Directx DirectX 9c Editing/Production Software Suite Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 ( With latest updates March 21st) After Effects 7.0.
Prepare your system. Ensure you have installed the latest OS versions, driver and BIOS updates for your system. Please refer to the certified hardware guide section or the readme document for more information. http://www.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 3rd party applications after running the Bluefish444 Max OS installer.
Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware Bluefish444 provides detailed information on tested and certified hardware configurations for a range of common motherboards and computer systems. Please refer to this free informative section available on our web site at the following Link; http://www.bluefish444.com/support/compatibility/hardware/ SD| Greed PCI 32 bit card was used in this example • • • • • • • Place your system in an easily accessible place that has sufficient lighting.
Connecting to the outside world The Bluefish SD product range are an extremely versatile Video/Audio I/O card that can connect to a range of devices simultaneously. There will be a 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.
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. • • • SDI video I/O Digital XLR audio I/O 4 Channels of Audio 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.
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 and Audio via SDI • • • • SDI video I/O with 8 channels of embedded audio Digital XLR audio I/O 6 Channels of Audio Analog video monitoring - component Genlock Your source and master is Digital SDI for video and Digital Audio via AES/EBU XLR .
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 3rd party converters. • • • • SDI video Output with 8 channels of 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.
Typical Connection Workflow 4 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if you wish to ingest Digital Audio and Video • • SDI video Input and Output with 8 channels of embedded audio Genlock Cable Connection Guide SDI Monitor SDI Source and Master Video and Audio 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.
Driver Installation The SD Product range is a multiplatform video card supporting the Windows, Apple Mac OS and Linux operating systems. This manual will cover the installation procedures for the Windows operating system only. For Linux Support please register as an OEM developer on the bluefish444 website. http://www.bluefish444.com/support/oem/default.asp Apple Mac OS Installation For installation on the Apple MAX OS platform please refer to the SD MacOS installation manual.
New Installations The following steps are for new installations of your Bluefish444 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. With the Bluefish44card installed, turn on your system. When Windows loads, you may be presented with “New Hardware Found“ Dialog box. Close the Dialog box. Run the Bluefish444 installer vXXX Select next and say yes to all prompts to continue.
You may under certain circumstances see another “new hardware found” dialog box appear after you restart your computer system because the firmware introduces a new Rev ID, and so to the operating system it is a new device. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the “found new hardware Wizard” dialog box select “install the software automatically” option. Select next. Select “Continue Anyway Select finish Launch Symmetry and the Bluefish444 feature application to test your configuration.
Uninstall Previous Bluefish444 Installers. 1. Make sure you have closed all applications, 2. In the Windows Control panel, go to Add or Remove Programs, 3. Select the Installed Bluefish444 installer and select Change/Remove 4. Uninstall all Bluefish444 installers in the Add remove programs dialog box, e.g.; a. Bluefish444 Adobe Installer, b. Bluefish444 installer 2, c. Bluefish444 installer 3.1, d. Bluefish444 installer 4.1.2, e. Bluefish444 installer 5.XX f.
Installing From Previous Installations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Close all applications. Uninstall all previous Bluefish4444 Installers. In the Windows Control panel, go to Add or Remove Programs, Uninstall all Bluefish444 installers in the Add remove programs dialog box e.g.; Bluefish444 installer 5.1.9. Follow all on bard prompts. Restart your system. Run the Bluefish444 installer v5.X.X Say yes to all prompts to continue.
Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers Step 1 - Uninstall Bluefish4444 Installers. 1. Make sure you have closed all applications, 2. In the Windows Control panel, go to Add or Remove Programs, 3. Uninstall all Bluefish444 installers in the Add remove programs dialog box Step 2 - Remove Bluefish444 Drivers and System files. Note, you will be deleting files that are in system folders, ensure you do not delete incorrect files as this may affect the operation of your system.
• • • Bluefish444IO.aex bluefishemp.aex bluefishio.aex For Adobe Premiere Pro 1.0/1.5/2.0 • • • • • bluefish444asio.dll cm-Bluefish-Compiler.prm im-Bluefish-Import.prm pm-Bluefish-Playback.prm rm-Bluefish-Record.prm Step 4 - Uninstall Drivers via Device Manager. 1. In the “Device Manager” (Device Manager can be opened by right clicking the “My Computer” Icon in the desktop and select “manage”. This will open the Computer management window. Select the “Device Manager”.) 2.
Feature Application About the Bluefish444 Feature Application. The Bluefish444 feature application allows you to control and monitor your Bluefish444 Video I\O 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. Feature App Main Control Interface.
Pixel Format. Indicates what pixel format, the card is set to. Pixel formats are also referred to as the frame buffer mode, engine or memory format the hardware is currently operating in.
Genlock/Timing Adjust. Reference Video Mode; Displays the input type that the SD| Greed is detecting on the reference input.
Enable Onboard Keyer; The onboard keyer feature provides you with the ability to apply graphics and animation content over the incoming stream and out put the result in real time. Perfect for real time overlay and logo branding for off the shelf applications. Applications that can be used are Adobe After Effects, Discreet Combustion, VDS Twister, Photoshop CS/7.0, Eyeon Digital Fusion, Symmetry 2.2 and many more that support the following frame buffer mode, 8ARGB or 8BGRA Symmetry version 2.
Video The video features can be broken down into 4 sections; • Analog Output Signal Type • Input Signal Type • Analog Video Output Properties • Analog Video Input Properties 62
Analog Output Signal Type. The SD| Greed supports a range of output configurations consisting of a mixture of digital and analog I/O options. The SD| Greed’s analog I/O cables have 6 connectors that can be configured between Composite, S Video, Component YUV, Component RGB input and output. For a guide of the possible configurations supported by the SD|Greed please refer to the section “Analog Configuration Guide” .
Video Input Signal Type SD| Greed and SD| Fidelity supports both digital and analog input signal types such as; • • • • Analog Composite S-Video Component YUV Digital • SDI A • SDI B ( SDI B input is not supported in the SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus Currently the SD| Greed supports either a Digital or analog input. In the next free driver release the SD| Greed will be able to have a combination of Digital and analog inputs and outputs as independent and simultaneous streams.
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 used.
Analog Video Output Signal Properties. The feature application allows you to manually adjust the analog output signal properties. By using the vertical slider bars on this tab you can adjust various signal properties for the output and save them as the default load up values. The output signal fields that can be adjusted are; • Luma Gain • Chroma Gain • Hue • Black level • Sharpness Unity This button centers each slider bar to the default values of 0.0 Enable PED This adds the 7.
Analog Video Input Signal Properties Analog input only. The input signal properties tab is similar to output except for the sharpness option has been removed. Luma Gain Chroma Gain Hue Black level Unity. This button centers each slider bar to the default values of 0.0 Enable PED. Removes the 7.5 IRE “pedestal” from analog NTSC signals. If you know your input has a pedestal information you will need to check the “Enable Pedestal” box. Load Default values. Loads the default values. Save as Default.
Refresh. Returns the value to the current defaults. Close. Close the Bluefish444 feature Application utility.
Audio I/O Settings Depending on the type of Bluefish444 card installed, a range of audio options can be achieved. The SD| Greed, Fidelity and Focus support both digital and analog audio, focus support analog audio output only. The tables outlines the connectively for audio.
Digital Audio to Analog Audio Monitor Routing With the SD|Greed you can monitor the 8 digital audio channels with the analog audio outputs. For example of you wish to listen to digital outputs 1 & 2 and wish to route them to the analog pairs for monitoring you simple select channels 1 and 2 to route to analog left and right pairs.
3rd Party Software Setup Adobe Production Studio Bluefish444 continues to support Adobe solutions with direct support for Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, Adobe After Effects 7.0, Adobe Audition 2.0 and Adobe Photoshop CS2. Adobe Production Studio Certified plug ins Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Bluefish444 continues to support Adobe Premier Pro 2.0 with real-time playback preview of effects and supported 3rd party file formats with adjustable quality supported in Premiere Pro 2.0.
Playback performance is scalable, so as Premiere Pro 2.0 and system performance increases, so does the ability to add more streams of video, audio, stills, effects and transitions. Bluefish444 have also added an offline capture module providing the ability to digitize to DV-AVI compressed file format via SD SDI or SD analog sources.
Advanced Playback Options. Bluefish444 has added two professional features to Premiere Pro 1.5 accessed in the Playback settings in the General Preferences of the Project Settings. CGR and SMPTE matrix color range. This feature enables Premiere Pro 1.5 to work in CGR and SMPTE color range during playback. If your source data contains super white or super black i.e. the full RGB color range of 0 to 1024 you may wish to maintain these values through out the editing process.
Real Time Playback Monitor Preview Playback Drop Frame RED = Preview has dropped frames Green = Preview has not dropped frames NON Real Time Indicator RED = Effects are not processed in real time Green = Effects processed in real time Supported Broadcast modes. Supported Video Modes High Definition. • • • • 1080i 25fps, 1080i 29.97fps, 1080i 30fps. 1080p 23.98fps, 1080p 24fps, 1080p 25fps, 1080p 29.97fps, 1080p 30fps. 1080psf 23.98fps, 1080psf 24fps 720p 59.97fps, 60fps. Standard Definition.
Setting up Premiere Pro 2.0 with Bluefish444 Scratch Disks. The first thing you are required to do is set up your scratch disk. This should be your fastest drive configured to support the video and file format you intend to capture and playback your footage from. For further information on storage solutions see Appendix C Storage Arrays and Configurations.
and you may experience audio delays and in consistencies in audio playback. Surround Sound Monitoring and Routing. Bluefish444 supports Adobe Premiere’s 5.1 surround sound output. You can assign certain tracks on the timeline and route them to specific channels via the Bluefish444 hardware. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Start a new sequence. In the Audio master drop down list set master to 5.1. Select OK. Go to Edit then Preferences and select Audio Hardware. For Input/output device select Bluefish444 ASIO option.
Each track on the timeline is mapped to a specific audio section in the Audio mixer interface. For example Audio1 on the timeline corresponds to Audio1 in the audio mixer. For the example in the diagram below, the audio file in track one of the timeline will be mapped to the left 5.1 audio channel which is mapped to the Bluefish444 AES/EBU out 1 channel. If you lay another audio track in Audio2 in the timeline that will be mapped to the right 5.
Multiple Audio Channel Output. Alternatively you can assign one track to output to all audio channels of the Bluefish444 card. This is done by simply centering Audio 1 section which is linked to the Audio 1 track on the timeline. By centering the control point in the center you are effectively telling Premiere to route the audio on track 1 in the timeline to all available Bluefish444 audio channels For further more detailed information on the Audio features and controls for Adobe Premiere Pro 1.
Capturing with Premiere Pro 2.0 Bluefish444 have developed two capture module plug ins that are selectable in Project settings, Capture options are; Bluefish444 recorder = Bluefish444 DV record = QuickTime 10 bit YUV uncompressed DV AVI Compressed Each module is selectable in any edit mode supported by Adobe Premiere Pro as long as the captured resolution and frame rate is the same.
Exporting a Movie to Bluefish444 10 bit YUV v210 QuickTime. In some cases you may wish to export your sequence to other media such as Windows media 9 or MPEG 2. or you may wish to export your movie to another Bluefish444 and Adobe Premier Pro solutions If you wish to export to Bluefish444 QuickTime v210 you will need to select the File type to Bluefish444. 1. Select File -> Export -> Export to Movie. Here you will have an option to name a file and choose a location. 2. Select the settings button. 3.
Exporting a Movie to MPEG 2 with Adobe Media encoder and RAGE N|Code If you have installed the RAGE N|Code accelerator card, you can take advantage of accelerated to real time rendering to MPEG 2 file format via adobe media encoder. Acceleration is Automatic when you have the RAGE N|Code card installed. When the MPEG 2 encoding request begins the RAGE N|Code Accelera card will take the intensive processed away form the CPU and process then in hardware.
Adobe After Effects 7.0 (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.
Setting up Adobe After Effects 7.0. Adobe After Effects requires no settings to enable video monitoring support. This feature will automatically be enabled once a supported composition setting is selected. Supported Broadcast Output modes Video Mode AE 7 preset Supported Video Mode and frame rate HD 1080 HDTV 1920 x 1080 HD 720 HDTV, 1280 x 720 1080i 25fps, 1080i 29.97fps, 1080i 30fps.1080p 23.98fps, 1080p 24fps, 1080p 25fps, 1080p 29.97fps, 1080p 30fps.1080psf 23.98fps, 1080psf 24fps, 1080psf 25fps.
To change project modes ( Bit Depths) Via project Settings. 1. Go to the menu bar and select File -> Project Settings 2. Select the color depth of your choice in the color depth drop down box. Real Time Playback You can achieve real time playback of your timeline using After Effects RAM player feature. Adobe After Effects utilizes how much ram you have on your system. So the golden rule of thumb for compositing especially in HD is more the better.
Exporting to QuickTime with After Effects. If you wish to export your projects into Premiere Pro 2.0 for real time playback you can use the Bluefish444 QuickTime Exporter plug in NOTE, Premiere Pro and Symmetry will not support QuickTime files rendered from After Effects with the After Effect QuickTime Movie exporter via the Bluefish444 v210 codec. You must use the Bluefish444 QuickTime Exporter.
9. 10. 11. 12. Select the scan type as either Interlaced or Progressive Select the RGB/YUV matrix you wish to use. Select the X to close the dialog box. In the Output To section select the *.MOV option text and enter a file name and path to render you QuickTime movie to. 13. Select Render to begin the render process.
Adobe Audition 2.0 With support for ASIO audio interface now supported by Audition 2.0, Adobe and Bluefish444 customers have the ability to monitor audio output on the same system with up to 8 channels of audio, perfect for 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound audio editing. Setting up Adobe Audition 2.0. 1. Select Edit in the menu TAB 2.
3. Under the following tabs; Edit View, Mulitrack View and Surround Encoder, change the Audio Device to Bluefish444 ASIO.
Photoshop CS2 Bluefish444 Photoshop Exporter adds an important plug in for broadcast graphic designers by allowing you to quickly see your Photoshop images through any Bluefish444 video card. This is important for checking color, positioning, line width, and other graphic issues that can change when moving images from a VGA to a broadcast monitor. Features • • • • • • Support for NTSC, PAL, HD720p, and HD1080i. Pre built actions for hotkey updates.
Fusion 5.X Bluefish444 provides SD and HD frame buffer support for Eyeon Fusion 5.x. Fusion supports real time playback via the Bluefish444 video output cards vai RAM player cache and real-time preview Fusion supports 8 bit and 10 bit RGB modes The plug ins shipped with the Digital Fusion software and will automatically be a listed option in the I\O preferences tree if a supported bluefish444 card is installed. Setting up Digital Fusion 5.X Frame buffer monitoring globals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Path settings 1. In Preferences, expand the “Globals and new comp defaults” 2. Select Path Map option. 3. Change the following Path Maps options to your certified array for RT SD and HD payback; a. DiskCache b.
Node monitoring 1. 2. 3. 4. Generate a new composition flow and add a loader node and attach a CC node. Ensure the Output settings equals the composition resolution in the preference settings Right click the CC node and select the option arrow for View On and select the Bluefish. Select Play. Fusion will render and cache to RAM until all the available RAM is used. Real time preview will occur after the first render pass.
Combustion 4.0 Bluefish444 provides SD and HD frame buffer support for Autodesk compositing application. Frame buffer support is 8 bit RGBA with option to pre multiply the alpha in HD and SD video modes. Setting up Combustion 4.0 1. Launch Combustion 4 2. Under preferences, select frame buffer 3. Under frame buffer type, select Bluefish444 4. To change the video monitoring output to match your composition, select options 5. Select the available Resolutions supported via the bluefish444 card 6.
The Onboard Keyer Key image generated from application SD|Greed key’s frame buffer image over input stream The onboard keyer feature provide the use the ability to overlay over the input signal in real time with any frame buffered image or frame generated from applications that support RGBA.
