Monitor Cascade Feature; Setting An Auto Composite Using The File Clear Button - Blackmagicdesign Ultimatte 12 Operation Manual

Monitor Cascade Feature

The powerful monitor cascade feature lets you view the monitor output from up to 8 Ultimatte 12
units via one single unit.
8 Ultimatte 12 units can be daisy chained via their monitor inputs and outputs, with the last unit
plugged into a monitor. Then when you select any of the 8 units on your smart remote to control,
the monitor output for that particular unit can be viewed from the monitor output on the last unit.
TIP To enable the monitor cascade feature on the touchscreen control panel, tap on
the 'info' icon in the files and information section, and check the 'monitor cascade'
checkbox in the 'options' tab.
Below is an example showing how 2 Ultimatte 12 units are daisy chained for cascade monitoring.
AC IN USB REF GPIO
ETHERNET OUT
IN
AC IN USB REF GPIO
ETHERNET OUT
IN
CLEAN UP
LEVEL
0%
0% 100%
O N L I N E / O N A I R
1 2 3 4
UNITS
5 6 7 8
SHADOW
LEVEL
FILE
ALT 100%
CLEAR 100% 200%
1 2 3 4 1
5 6 7 8
ACTIVE FILE: Ultimatte
1 2 3 4 5
SHADOW
THRESHOLD
100%
0% 100%
Q U I C K L O A D
Q U I C K S A V E
S M A
With cascade monitoring, you can monitor the output of the currently
active unit being controlled by your Smart Remote 4
For more information on cascade monitoring, refer to the 'configure settings/monitor
cascade' section.

Setting an Auto Composite using the File Clear Button

With all your inputs and outputs connected, Ultimatte 12 will perform an automatic composite.
This is a starting composite that is set by default based on all your connected sources.
This starting composite can be reset at any time by pressing the 'file clear' button.
NOTE The file clear button will set an automatic composite with green selected as the
backing color by default. If you are using a different backing color, for example red or
blue, then you will need to set your Ultimatte to use that color. Refer to the 'quick guide
to building a composite' section for more information.
If your lighting is optimized and your green screen environment has been carefully set up, the
automatic composite generated by Ultimatte can be all you need to achieve the desired effects.
You can now refine the background, foreground, and layer settings if you need to, and
generally finesse your composite to make the illusion of combining the virtual and live action
even more convincing!
Please keep reading this manual for more information on how to use all the settings and
features on your Ultimatte 12.
BG BG MATTE G MATTE FG H MATTE LAYER LAYER MATTE PGM FILL MATTE TALENT MONITOR
LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP 1 1 1 1 OUT
IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN 2 2 2 2 IN
BG BG MATTE G MATTE FG H MATTE LAYER LAYER MATTE PGM FILL MATTE TALENT MONITOR
LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP LOOP 1 1 1 1 OUT
IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN 2 2 2 2 IN
MATTE FOREGROUND BACKGROUND LAYER MATTE IN CONFIGURE
MATTE DENSITY
MAIN MENUS
0%
-100% 300%
MATTE MENU
GROUPS
MATTE
CLEAN UP
PROCESS BLACK GLOSS
SCREEN
FILTER FILTER 0%
SAMPLE 0% 100%
CUSTOM CUSTOM MONITOR
MON OUT MENUS OUT
FUNCTIONS
BLUE DENSITY
MATTE CURSOR POS AUTO SCREEN
MATTE
RESET LAST SAMPLE
100%
0% 100%
REF SOURCE - FG IN
BACKING COLOR
RED DENSITY
MONITOR OUT
PGM FG BG COMBINED INTERNAL FILL
100%
OUT IN IN MATTE MATTE OUT 0% 100%
R T R E M O T E 4
INPUT DISP H/V BLUE ZOOM PEAK 3D 3D H V
DELAY ONLY LUT 1 LUT 2 MARK MARK
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