User manual
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SD| Prime........................................................................................................................................................... 35
Cable Types ........................................................................................................................................................... 36
Digital Video I/O & Genlock................................................................................................................................ 36
Analog Video I/O................................................................................................................................................ 37
Digital Audio Option 1 - S/P DIF BNC 8 Channels I/O, Unbalanced .................................................................38
Digital Audio Option 2 - AES/EBU XLR 6 Channels I/O, Balanced...................................................................39
Analog Audio Option 1 - RCA Dual channel, Unbalanced................................................................................. 40
Analog Audio Option 2 - XLR Dual channel, Balanced...................................................................................... 41
Deck Control ...................................................................................................................................................... 42
Windows XP Installation ............................................................................................................................................. 43
Installation Check List............................................................................................................................................. 43
Requirements..................................................................................................................................................... 43
Installation Steps................................................................................................................................................ 43
Prepare your system.......................................................................................................................................... 44
Install 3rd party applications. ............................................................................................................................. 44
Install QuickTime version 7.1.5 or above........................................................................................................... 44
MPEG 2 Support for Symmetry and Premiere Pro 2.0...................................................................................... 44
Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware....................................................................................................................... 45
Card Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 45
Connecting to the outside world............................................................................................................................. 46
Typical Connection Workflow 1.......................................................................................................................... 47
Typical Connection Workflow 2.......................................................................................................................... 48
Typical Connection Workflow 3.......................................................................................................................... 49
Typical Connection Workflow 4.......................................................................................................................... 50
Driver Installation ........................................................................................................................................................ 51
Apple Mac OS Installation.................................................................................................................................. 51
SDK Installation.................................................................................................................................................. 51
Windows Installation............................................................................................................................................... 51
New Installations................................................................................................................................................ 52
Rage N|Code Installations ................................................................................................................................. 53
Uninstall Previous Bluefish444 Installers........................................................................................................... 54
Installing From Previous Installations ................................................................................................................ 55
Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers ............................................................................................. 56
Step 1 - Uninstall Bluefish4444 Installers. ......................................................................................................... 56
Step 2 - Remove Bluefish444 Drivers and System files. ................................................................................... 56
Step 3 - Delete Plug-in’s. ................................................................................................................................... 56
Step 4 - Uninstall Drivers via Device Manager. ................................................................................................. 57
Step 5 – Installation............................................................................................................................................ 57
Feature Application..................................................................................................................................................... 58
About the Bluefish444 Feature Application........................................................................................................ 58
Feature App Main Control Interface. ...................................................................................................................... 58
Card Type .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Pixel Format....................................................................................................................................................... 59
Input Signal Type. .............................................................................................................................................. 59
Output Video Mode. ........................................................................................................................................... 59
Key Channel....................................................................................................................................................... 59
Video + Video, Video + Key; .............................................................................................................................. 59
Video or Key;...................................................................................................................................................... 59
Genlock/Timing Adjust. ...................................................................................................................................... 60
Reference Video Mode; ..................................................................................................................................... 60
Reference Video Source;................................................................................................................................... 60
Horizontal; .......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Vertical; .............................................................................................................................................................. 60
Set;..................................................................................................................................................................... 60