User manual

The Onboard Keyer

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.

This provides studios and live broadcast environments the ability to brand transmissions, perform logo insertions and output

Symmetry will be supporting TGA sequential playback which also can be used to playback sequences for internal keying.

Note; you can not capture when onboard keyer is enabled.

How to use the onboard keyer

1. Connect the output of the Bluefish444 card to a valid SDI monitor

2. Connect the HD card Genlock input to a sync reference via the SDI cable. ( use the deck reference)

3. Launch the Bluefish444 feature application tool and enable the onboard keyer in the Misc functions section of the

feature application.

4. If the image is positioned incorrectly, adjust the horizontal and vertical timing adjust by adding a value and pressing

“SET”

5. Launch your supported digital content creation tool, for example Adobe After Effects. Set the composition resolution

and frame rate to the input of the source you wish to overlay.

6. You should see the input source outputted to the SDI monitor.

7. Create some content like text, the text will be overlaid in real time.

8. You can also create an animation loop by loading the animation to RAM player and looping the playback.

9. Ensure to turn the Onboard keyer feature off if you intend to use it with other applications that require input

functionality such as Symmetry and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Key image generated

from application

SD|Greed key’s frame

buffer image over input

stream