User Guide Calibrated Software, Inc.
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Contents GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................... 6 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 DEMO MODE Limitation .....................................................................................................................................................
Chroma Sampling .................................................................................................................................................... 18 Important Note about QuickTime Gamma Settings ................................................................................................. 19 Performance Options ........................................................................................................................................................
Getting Started 1 Overview Calibrated{Q} XD Decode is a multi-threaded QuickTime Codec(Decode Only) that enables you to view QuickTime XDCAM HD/EX and HDV .MOV 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} XD Decode Options application sets Global Options for use with the Calibrated{Q} XD Decode codec (see Chapter: Global Options).
Known Issues and Limitations The following known issues and limitations are associated with Calibrated{Q} XD Decode codec: Calibrated{Q} XD 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). Due to the long GOP nature of HDV and XDCAM, the Calibrated{Q} XD Decode codec stores two uncompressed frames per clip.
playback. You can download QuickTime Player 7 from Apple here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL923 and it will install into the /Applications/Utilities folder and can co-exist fine with QT Player X on the same computer. Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8). QuickTime Player X may show the DEMO MODE watermarks over the video if you are licensed due to the license file being ‘sandboxed’ by OSX 10.8. This issue is being investigated – the workaround is to install QuickTime Player 7 and use that for playback.
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} XD 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} XD Decode supports the Apple XDCAM HD/EX and HDV .
Windows Requirements and Installation Ensure your PC meets the following requirements prior to installing Calibrated{Q} XD 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} XD 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: Avid Applications Avid Media Composer v5.0.3.1, Avid NewsCutter v9.0.3.1 and Avid Symphony v5.0.3.1 now supports Exporting LongGOP QuickTime Reference Movies through their Export process. If you want to play the exported movie in QuickTime, Avid recommends Calibrated{Q} XD Decode. Please see http://cdn.avid.com/Patches/MediaComposer/ReadMe_v5.0.3.1and_v9.0.3.1.pdf for more information.
Global Options 2 Overview This chapter describes the features available in the Calibrated{Q} XD Decode Options interface. Important Note: You must set options within the Calibrated{Q} XD Decode Options application before opening an application that supports QuickTime and before attempting to open any MXF and/or QuickTime XDCAM movie in any application that supports QuickTime.
Version The version box shows the version of Calibrated{Q} XD 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} XD 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.
Report Source Gamma As Gamma is perhaps one of the most confusing and frustrating features for many users of QuickTime movies in their workflow. In fact, there are many articles about how differently QuickTime Gamma is treated in various applications. The 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.
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 (enabled by default) Enable High-Precision YUV Enable 16-bit RGB(A) 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.
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} XD Decode installed properly? On Mac OSX, please make sure that the CalibratedXDCodec.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 CalibratedXDQ.
3. Are you sure the files are XDCAM compressed? To check if they are, please open the XDCAM files in QT Player and open the ‘Movie Inspector’ Window and check what is reported as the ‘Format’ - it should be a type of XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX or HDV. 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 Only Support for 10.9 (Mavericks) - QuickTime Player X and Finder Preview in Mavericks do not work with our software.
Avid AMA Patch is now enabled as default. Version 1.8.7 Added new QuickSetup, added ability to swap Platform Gamma, added ability to change Chroma Sampling Version 1.8.
Added XDCAM F800/F355 Overcranked/Undercranked codec support (Mac OSX) Tiger version has been discontinued Version 1.6.7 Updated Manual Added support for 1920x540 XDCAM HD 422 ‘slow-mo’ files (BETA). Version 1.6.5 Updated Calibrated{Q} XD Options application interface Version 1.6.
