User Guide Calibrated Software, Inc.
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Contents GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................... 6 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 DEMO MODE Limitation .....................................................................................................................................................
Important Note about FourrCC Output Support ....................................................................................................... 17 Enable 8-bit YUV...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Enable High-Precision YUV ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Enable 16-bit RGB(A) .......
Getting Started 1 Overview Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode is a multi-threaded QuickTime Codec(Decode Only) that enables you to view QuickTime DV50 Movies in QuickTime Player and other 3rd party applications that support QuickTime. Please see the Supported Formats Section in this Chapter for information regarding supported file types and formats. The Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode Options application sets Global Options for use with the Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode codec (see Chapter: Global Options).
Known Issues and Limitations The following known issues and limitations are associated with Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode codec: Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode will crash if run on a computer system that does not support SSE3 instructions which were introduced in Pentium 4 processors circa 2004 (see the Windows Requirements section). Playback of files is dependent on both the speed of your CPU and harddrive, as well as the application that you are using the movie files in.
QuickTime Gamma QuickTime Gamma Correction (by Default ) is TURNED OFF – we have found that this is what the vast MAJORITY of users prefer – however in certain applications this can produce rendered video that is slightly brighter/darker than the source video usually when rendering to another QuickTime codec - to correct please TURN ON QuickTime Gamma Correction. Please see the Gamma Settings in the Global Options Chapter.
Performance Playback of files is dependent on both the speed of your CPU and harddrive, as well as the application that you are using the movie files in. Please note that Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode can be used in a wide-variety of applications; however some applications do not use the QuickTime SDK in an optimized way (i.e. the Software Developer's Kit that applications use to integrate QuickTime) which would cause a notable decrease in playback performance in those applications.
Supported Formats .MOV File Formats * Please note that .MOV files must be using an Apple FourCC tag Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode supports decoding DV50 video from the following .MOV files: DV50 NTSC & PAL .MOV files .MXF File Formats* (For Windows) When Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode is used in conjunction with Calibrated{Q} MXF Import, DV50 MXF Files can be viewed and used in applications such as QuickTime Player and CatDV, see the Calibrated{Q} MXF Import User Guide (PDF) for more details.
Windows Requirements and Installation Ensure your PC meets the following requirements prior to installing Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode: Pentium 4 processor with SSE3 support or greater; recommended at least Intel Core 2 Duo with two cores or two physical processors 32/64-bit Windows 7 or Vista (Business or Ultimate) or Windows 32-bit XP with SP3 BETA Support for 32/64-bit Windows 8 - our software should work fine on Windows 8; however QuickTime Player does not officially support Windows 8 yet.
Special Note: Adobe CS Performance Enhancement If you are using the following Adobe CS 5/5.5/6/CC/CC2014 Applications: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Encore decoding performance of Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs can be greatly enhanced by installing an Adobe XML patch file that we’ve created.
Global Options 2 Overview This chapter describes the features available in the Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode Options interface. Important Note: You must set options within the Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode application before opening an application that supports QuickTime and before attempting to open any MXF and/or QuickTime DV50 movie in any application that supports QuickTime.
Version The version box shows the version of Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode you are running and it display a webpage link of where to download the latest version. License The license box is where you enter in your Software License after purchase. It will display a green LICENSED if you are properly licensed. Please see the ‘Software License’ chapter in this User Guide for more information.
The following decode options are available in the Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode Options application: YUV Matrix and Gamma Settings Quick Setup These are five different quick settings for the Full Range/Gamma OFF, Full Range/Gamma ON(Auto), Full Range/Gamma ON(Swap), SMPTE Range/Gamma OFF and Custom that you might prefer depending on your particular workflow. You should consider the setting information that follows as guidelines only in regards to QuickTime Gamma Correction.
ability to adjust the reported Gamma is a feature in the Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs to help you alleviate the problems associated with QuickTime Gamma. There are six Source Gamma options: Native 2.22 2.20 2.50 1.8 Match Destination QuickTime requires any codec to report the Source Gamma of the video. QuickTime recommends reporting a Gamma of 2.20 for SD YUV and 2.22. for HD YUV and reporting either Apple(1.8) or Window(2.5) Gamma for RGB video, depending on the platform you are using.
This controls how chroma is interpolated when converting from YUV 422 -> RGB 444. ‘Average Neighbors’ will produce smoother colors when converting; ‘Duplicate Values’ was added to essentially ‘turn off’ the averaging for a few customer’s custom workflows.
However, disabling this option can sometimes be useful when using the codec with various compositing applications or trying to export to another codec from QuickTime Player Pro. By disabling this option, the chance of gamma or color conversion from YUV-> problems with QuickTime are reduced, however, the tradeoff is that applications that understand and prefer 2vuy video data will be slower because the codec will only report to them as using RGB data.
Software License 3 Software License Agreement By downloading, installing, ordering, or using the software - you are agreeing to the Software License Agreement. You can download or view the Software License Agreement on our website: http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/SoftwareLicenseAgreement.php After Purchase - Software License Instructions IMPORTANT: This version of software (v2.
Troubleshooting 4 Seeing a white or black screen after installing 1. Is Calibrated{Q} DV50 Decode installed properly? On Windows, make sure QuickTime Player 7.6.6 is installed, and that the CalibratedDV50Q.qtx component is in the [System Drive]/Program Files/QuickTime/QTComponents folder (on Windows 64-bit systems it would be the Program Files (x86) folder) 2. Did you restart your computer after installing? If you haven’t, then please restart 3.
If not, please see the ‘Software License’ chapter in this User Guide on how to generate and enter in your Software License after purchase. If you are properly licensed, then the ‘about’ page of the Calibrated{Q} DV50 Options applications should say LICENSED in green. Misc. 1. The files do not play real time. Please see the ‘Performance’ sub-chapter at the beginning of this User Guide for information on this topic. 2.
Version History 5 Version 2.0.0 New Software Licensing and Software License Agreement Updated User Guide Update GUI IMPORTANT: This version of software (v2.0 or greater) will require a new Software License and an upgrade fee if you had purchased a Software License for a previous version. Version 1.9.6 BETA Support for 32/64-bit Windows 8 - our software should work fine on Windows 8; however QuickTime Player does not officially support Windows 8 yet. Version 1.9.5 No Changes Version 1.9.
No changes Version 1.8.5 Updated Adobe CS XML patch file for CS5.5.0 Added option for multi-threading any YUV->RGB conversions – BETA FEATURE Minor optimizations Version 1.8.4 Internal build only Version 1.8.3 Updated text in Options application Version 1.8.2 Added Adobe CS5.0.3 XML patch file for faster decoding Updated User Guide Version 1.8.1 Updated User Guide Update Options application Version 1.8.
