User Guide Calibrated Software, Inc.
Copyright 2008 Calibrated Software, Inc. All rights reserved. www.calibratedsoftware.com Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying Software License Agreement. Please read the entire User Guide and Software License Agreement before installation, ordering or use. By installing, ordering or using this software you are agreeing to the Software License Agreement.
Contents GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................... 6 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 DEMO MODE Limitation .....................................................................................................................................................
Chroma Sampling .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Important Note about QuickTime Gamma Settings ................................................................................................. 18 Performance Options ........................................................................................................................................................
Getting Started 1 Overview Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode is a multi-threaded QuickTime Codec(Decode Only) that enables you to view QuickTime DVCProHD 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} DVCProHD Decode Options application sets Global Options for use with the Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode codec (see Chapter: Global Options).
Known Issues and Limitations The following known issues and limitations are associated with Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode codec: Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD 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).
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} DVCProHD 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} DVCProHD Decode supports decoding DVCProHD video from the following .MOV files: DVCProHD .MOV files at 1080i30, 1080i25, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p60, 720p50, 720p24, 720p25, 720p30 Avid-encoded DVCProHD .MOV files at 1080i30,1080i25, and 720p60 .
Windows Requirements and Installation Ensure your PC meets the following requirements prior to installing Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD 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.
MAC OSX Requirements and Installation Ensure your Mac meets the following requirements prior to installing Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode: MacIntel Computer Only; recommended at least Intel Core 2 Duo with two cores or two physical processors Mac Intel with OSX 10.6.8(Snow Leopard) or 10.7.5(Lion) or 10.8.5(Mountain Lion) or 10.9.4 (Mavericks) BETA Support ONLY for OS X 10.10 ( Yosemite ) 10.9 (Mavericks) or 10.
Special Note: Media 100 Suite Version 1.6.2 Media 100 Suite Version 1.6 is now integrated with Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode for OSX for playback of DVCProHD Media in Media 100 Suite on systems that do not have Final Cut Pro installed. Please see http://www.media100.com/ for more information. Special Note: Adobe CS Performance Enhancement If you are using the following Adobe CS 5/5.
Global Options 2 Overview This chapter describes the features available in the Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode Options interface. Important Note: You must set options within the Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode Options application before opening an application that supports QuickTime and before attempting to open any MXF and/or QuickTime DVCProHD movie in any application that supports QuickTime.
Version The version box shows the version of Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD 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} DVCProHD 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 five 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.
Enable 8-bit YUV Enable/disable support for 8-bit YUV422 ‘2vuy’ colorspace. This colorspace is the natural colorspace to which the codec will decompress. This option enables the QuickTime Player to perform decoding at its fastest speed and is necessary for the best playback performance in the QuickTime Player. The decompression speed also greatly improves in any other application that is capable of recognizing that the codec can decompress to 8-bit YUV422 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} DVCProHD Decode installed properly? On Mac OSX, please make sure that the CalibratedDVHDCodec.component is in the /Library/QuickTime folder (that’s the Library folder on the Main Harddrive NOT the Library folder in the User directory) On Windows, make sure QuickTime Player 7.6.6 is installed, and that the CalibratedDVHDQ.
3. Are you sure the files are DVCProHD compressed? To check if they are, please open the DVCProHD files in QT Player and open the ‘Movie Inspector’ Window and check what is reported as the ‘Format’ - it should be a type of DVCProHD 4. Did you generate and enter in your Software License? If not, please see the ‘Software License’ chapter in this User Guide on how to generate and enter in your Software License after purchase.
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 - Fixed issue with improperly encoded 720p DVCProHD video. BETA Only Support for 10.9 (Mavericks) - QuickTime Player X and Finder Preview in Mavericks do not work with our software.
Added new QuickSetup, added ability to swap Platform Gamma, added ability to change Chroma Sampling Version 1.8.6 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.
Version 1.6.0 (Windows) License file is now stored in “[SystemDrive]:\Program Data\Calibrated” for Vista and Windows 7 or “[SystemDrive]:\Documents and Settings\All users\Application Data\Calibrated” for Win XP – this does not affect any previous license files. All previous license files are still valid and will work fine. (Mac OSX) License file is now stored in “/Library/Application Support/Calibrated” folder – this will not affect any previous license files.
