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Page 1: Sd|Greed
SD|Greed User Manual... -
Page 2: Limited Warranty
Bluefish444 parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing the product. -
Page 3: Support Contact Details
Support Contact Details. If you have any questions please contact support at support@bluefish444.com. Email Support is free for the life of the warranty. For phone support you must register your product at http://www.bluefish444.com/support/techsupport. In order to speed the resolution of your problem please ensure that you provide the following information when contacting support. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Pixel Formats............................10 File Formats ............................10 Hardware Features ..........................10 Software............................... 11 Windows ..............................11 Bluefish444 Symmetry ........................11 Bluefish444 Feature Application......................12 Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1........................12 Adobe After Effects ..........................13 Photoshop CS............................13 Apple Mac OS ............................13 Supported Retail Applications......................... - Page 5 Installation Steps............................34 Step 1 - Update your system....................... 34 Step 2 - Install Bluefish444 supported 3rd party applications. Step 3 - Install QuickTime version 6.5.2 or above............................34 Step 4 - Install 3rd party application plug-ins and updates..............34 Step 5 - Installing the Bluefish444 hardware..................
- Page 6 Appendices ..............................60 Appendix A – Manual Bluefish Driver and DLL Removal ..............60 New Installations......................... 60 Installing From Previous Installations ..................60 Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers ..............60 Appendix B – The Onboard Keyer...................... 60...
- Page 7 3) Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers................. 63 Step 1 - Uninstall Bluefish4444 Installers................... 63 Step 2 - Remove Bluefish444 Drivers and System files..............63 Step 3 - Delete Plug-in’s........................64 Step 4 - Uninstall Drivers via Device Manager................... 64 Step 5 - Installing version 5.X installer.
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Page 8: Overview
SD|Greed supports 12 bit digital SDI I/O, capable of supporting the complete range of SDI connection standards up to 12 bit Dual link (4:4:4) I/O including Dual link Video + Key (4:2:2:4). SD|Greed also supports selectable Single link SDI I/O (4:2:2) - Page 9 SD|Greed also includes RS 422 deck control and Bi level sync genlock input SD|Greed is a single 32 bit PCI card supporting 32 bit/64 bit PCI /PCI-X slots at 66/33 MHz bus speeds. SD|Greed comes with 5 connection ports for the 7 cables, providing flexible and customizable options that can be tailored to your specific requirements and cater to what ever source and monitoring equipment you have.
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Page 10: Features
Features SD|Greed provides a professional set of hardware and software features that compliments a large range of off the shelf retail and OEM solutions Hardware Video Modes • PAL 720 x 576 (4:3) & PAL 720 x 576 (Widescreen 16:9) •... -
Page 11: Software
Bluefish444 Symmetry Symmetry, Bluefish444’s capture and playback software utility for Windows is integrated and included with all Bluefish444 video cards that support I/O and 10 bit RGB modes. Symmetry can be used as a digital intermediary or as a capture and playback solution for digital content creators, compositors and editors that work in either 10 bit RGB, 8 bit RGB, 10 bit YUV and 8 bit YUV color space. -
Page 12: Bluefish444 Feature Application
• Controls signal format mode switching, analog or digital I/O, letter box, sync input etc. • Monitors current input and output mode. • Monitors current pixel or memory format the Bluefish444 card is in. Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1 (Application Software not included) SD and HD real time effects •... -
Page 13: Adobe After Effects
• SD DV AVI file format is 1/10th the size of SD 10 bit YUV uncompressed files, reducing storage capacity and can be used for SD and HD uncompressed offline editing • SD DV offline AVI is an industry standard file format, providing DV editors with a migration option to uncompressed SDI I/O. -
Page 14: Supported Retail Applications
Supported Retail Applications SD|Greed supports a range of retail and OEM solutions that are readily available from various resellers or directly from the manufacture. SD|Greed provides professional editors, compositors and artists with a choice of solutions on various platforms. The support is continually growing, they include;... - Page 15 NLE, Conform Digitizing, monitoring, editing and conforming digital content for export to decks or other distributed mediums. • Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1 • Apple Final Cut Pro • Nucoda Data Conform Video Servers, Clip Servers, Encoders, Ingest. • Pixel Post Studios Oxygen •...
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Page 16: What's In The Box
What’s in the Box When you open the Bluefish444 SD|Greed Box you will find the following items; • Bluefish444 SD|Greed 32 bit PCI Card. • CDROM Software and documentation including Symmetry application, Feature Application control panel, Adobe Premiere Pro plug ins, After Effects plug ins, Adobe Photoshop plug ins, QuickTime Codec. -
Page 17: System Requirements
System Requirements SD|Greed supports a range of software solutions that requires different system configurations and requirements. It is recommended that you contact the software manufacture for the correct system configuration. For further information on supported software please refer to http://www.bluefish444.com/support/compatibility/hardware/. -
Page 18: Premiere Pro 1.5.1
Premiere Pro 1.5.1 Bluefish444 has introduced real-time effects and multi file format playback with in the Adobe Premiere Pro editing solution. RT Effects playback are scalable and based on the performance of the CPU and disk storage ability to access multiple streams of compressed or uncompressed video and audio clips simultaneously. -
Page 19: Adobe After Effects 6.5
Adobe After Effects 6.5 Minimum Recommended P4 3.0 Ghz Intel Dual Xenon 2.4 Ghz, AMD Opteron 242+ Operating System Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP2, QuickTime 6.5.2 QuickTime 6.5.2, Direct X Direct X 9.0C 9.0C Chipset 925X 7505/7525 or AMD Graphics AGP /PCI express AGP /PCI express... -
Page 20: Storage Requirements
Multiple Streams (4+) The ability of the storage solution and the RAID type used, will determine how many streams of uncompressed SD streams your application will be able to playback in real time. NOTE “SCSI to SATA” refers to a JBOD SCSI interface with SATA hard drives in... -
Page 21: Real Time Playback In Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1
Certified Storage for Real Time Solutions Bluefish444 continually test and certify storage and controller solutions as they become available. Look for the RT certified solution logos for SD and HD workstations and storage solutions that are “RT” ready with your Bluefish444 hardware. -
Page 22: Storage Capacity Guide
Storage Capacity Guide W X H X Rate RGB(10) RGBA(8) RGB (8) V210 BV10 E.G. PAL v210 = (40/10) (40/10) (40/13) (40/15) (40/16) (720 X 576 X 40/15) MB/sec MB/sec MB/sec MB/sec MB/sec MB/sec Standard Definition 720 X 576I @ 50 41.57 41.57 31.10... -
Page 23: Cable Connection
SD|Greed is shipped with 7 breakout cables ; External Connections Digital Video & Genlock • 5 SDI, 2 input and 2 output with an ancillary SDI output • Genlock reference input • 16 Channels of embedded audio via SDI Analog Video •... -
Page 24: Internal Connections
Internal Connections SD|Greed supports the following internal connection options. Cables are available for OEM solutions only and are not shipped with the retail product. Deck Control • 3 additional RS-422 Connectors. GP I/O • 2 X general purpose input connectors and two general purpose output interfaces... -
Page 25: Sd|Greed Cable Connection Guide
SD|Greed Cable Connection Guide... -
Page 26: Sd|Greed Cable Connection Guide
SD|Greed Cable Connection Guide RS 422 Deck Control Analog Audio (1) Analog Audio (2) Analog Video RCA 2 Ch XLR 2 Ch Digital Audio (1) Digital Audio (2) 8 Ch S/P DIF (BNC) 6 Ch AES/EBU (XLR) Digital Video & Genlock... -
Page 27: Digital Video I/O & Genlock
The Digital video cable can be customized to support a range of SDI dual link and single link modes. The auxiliary SDI can be either used as a 3rd output which can be configured to monitor dual link modes as a single link 4:2:2 connection. -
Page 28: Analog Video I/O
Combined with the SDI I/O cables the SD|Greed provides effective Broadcast quality conversion between digital to analog and analog to digital. SD|Greed’s analog video allows you to mix output combinations with SDI, Component, S Video, or, SDI, Component, S Video and composite, etc. -
Page 29: Digital Audio Option 1 - S/P Dif Bnc 8 Channels I/O, Unbalanced
DIG AUDIO OUT 5/6 DIG AUDIO OUT 7/8 SD|Greed provides 8 BNC connectors. Each BNC connector supports a pair of pair channels. There are 4 pairs for input and 4 pairs for output. Note: These BNC connections produce digital signals and can not be used with analog speakers. -
Page 30: Digital Audio Option 2 - Aes/Ebu Xlr 6 Channels I/O, Balanced
DIG AUDIO IN 1/2 DIG AUDIO IN 3/4 DIG AUDIO IN 5/6 SD|Greed provides 6 XLR connectors, supporting AES/EBU balanced digital audio. 3 female XLR pairs provides 6 channels of input and 3 male XLR pairs provides 6 channels of output. -
Page 31: Analog Audio Option 1 - Rca Dual Channel, Unbalanced
AN AUDIO IN RIGHT AN AUDIO OUT LEFT AN AUDIO OUT RIGHT SD|Greed provides 2 RCA, unbalanced analog input and 2 RCA unbalanced analog output connectors, one for each channel. The connectors are RCA-style (“phono”) jacks which allow you to connect into a range of analog monitoring devices such as phono jack speakers and headphones for in expensive monitoring of audio. -
Page 32: Analog Audio Option 2 - Xlr Dual Channel, Balanced
AN AUDIO OUT RIGHT AN AUDIO IN LEFT AN AUDIO IN RIGHT SD|Greed provides 2 balanced analog input and 2 balanced analog output connectors, one for each channel. The connectors are XLR male for input and female for output. Allows you to plug... -
Page 33: Deck Control
A Male DB8 connector provides connection between the SD|Greed card and decks, DDRS, cameras and other supported devices using RS422 SMPTE (Sony) protocol. The SD|Greed also supports a further 3 internal connectors for RS - 422 control that are available for OEM configurations only. -
Page 34: Windows Xp Installation
Windows XP Installation Installation Check List. Make sure you have the following installed prior to installing the SD|Greed card. Requirements. • Administrator rights to your system and logged on as the user that had previously performed the installation of the bluefish444 hardware and software, •... -
Page 35: Step 1 - Update Your System
Bauhaus Mirage or Drastic Quick Clip Pro for example, you can install them at anytime as Bluefish444 support is built into the vendor’s application. For a list of supported applications and their requirements see the Bluefish444 compatibility section at http://www.bluefish444.com/support/compatibility/software/ If you have not already done so, install the Bluefish supported 3rd party software you intend to use with the SD|Greed card. -
Page 36: Step 3 - Install Quicktime Version 6.5.2 Or Above
3. Remove your systems protective case. 4. Make sure you are earthed and discharge any static build up before handling the Bluefish444. With your hand, touch the metal frame of the PC case to discharge any static electricity you may have built up. - Page 37 For systems with an onboard SCSI controller such as the HP 8200/9300, the 100 MHz bus is shared with the onboard SCSI, so it is wise to place the SD|Greed in the PCI - X 133 MHz slot, so as to not affect the performance of the SCSI or FC controller card.
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Page 38: Installing Your Sd|Greed Card
PCI shield (see handling region diagram below). 4. Insert the SD|Greed into the correctly chosen slot by firmly pressing down on the metal PCI shield and the edge of the PCB. 5. Secure the card with a screw or PCI clip, depending on the chassis and computer system you are using. -
Page 39: Step 7 - Connecting To The Outside World
Step 7 - Connecting to the outside world The Bluefish SD|Greed is and extremely versatile Video/Audio I/O card that can connect to a range of devices simultaneously. There will be a range of connection workflows that can not be covered by this manual instead we will focus on two typical connection work flows commonly used in the professional broadcast industry. -
Page 40: Typical Connection Workflow 1
Typical Connection Workflow 1 The following example is a typical workflow you might use if your source is SDI but you have analog monitoring for video and audio and two channels of audio are required. • SDI video I/O • Digital XLR audio I/O 2 Channels of Audio •... -
Page 41: Typical Connection Workflow 2
Your source and master is Digital SDI for video and Digital Audio via AES/EBU XLR . Your monitoring is Analog component video and analog audio If your deck supports embedded audio you could I/O the audio via the SDI and monitor the 4 channels via XLR or S/P DIF. Cable Connection Guide (DVID 1) SDI ‘A’... -
Page 42: Step 8 Driver Installation
Linux operating systems. This manual will cover the installation procedures for the Windows operating system only. APPLE Mac OS Installation For installation of the SD|Greed on the Apple MAX OS platform please refer to the SD|Greed MAX OS installation manual. SDK Installation Bluefish provides a software developers kit for the windows and linux platforms. -
Page 43: New Installations
New Installations If this is the first time a Bluefish444 card has been installed in your system, 1. Turn on your system with an installed supported Bluefish444 video card. 2. When Windows loads, you may be presented with “New Hardware Found“... -
Page 44: Installing From Previous Installations
Uninstall Installed Bluefish444 Installers. Make sure you have closed all applications, 1. In the Windows Control panel, go to Add or Remove Programs, 2. Uninstall all Bluefish444 installers in the Add remove programs dialog box, e.g.; a. Bluefish444 Adobe Installer, b. -
Page 45: Install The Buefish444 Installer
Bluefish444 installer 5.XX 3. Restart your system NOTE; The Bluefish Windows retail and SDK installer supports a range of Bluefish444 video cards, insure the installer you are using has support for the SD|Greed. Contact the application manufacture or your reseller for further information. -
Page 46: Controlling The Sd|Greed
For example the SD|Greed SDI/analog video I/O card supports both dual link SDI I/O as well as Analog I/O. When the feature application is launched you will be presented with two section tabs, the main feature... -
Page 47: Card Type
Depending on the application used will determine what memory format the SD|Greed is currently in at the time the feature app was loaded. You can update the information by clicking refresh. Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere PRO for example use the v210, a 10 bit YUV memory format, some applications can also use multiple memory formats. -
Page 48: Key Channel
Allows you to switch the output of our single link cards between KEY and VIDEO KEY is the alpha channel output of a Video or Frame. The Bluefish444 dual link cards have the ability to extract the alpha channel and output to a specific BNC. -
Page 49: Set
SD|Greed video card. With Symmetry you can load a range of sequences with the play list feature and output animations and frames over your incoming video. -
Page 50: Time Code (Currently Not Supported)
• User Bits • Output Time code Offset Letter Box. This section controls the letter box feature that Bluefish444 hardware supports. Letterbox blanks the top and bottom of the screen. This su used to create a 16.94:3 monitor Letter box lines Controls the amount of horizontal blanking lines at the top and bottom of the screen. -
Page 51: Video
Video The video features can be broken down into 4 sections; • Analog Output Signal Type • Input Signal Type • Analog Video Output Properties • Analog Video Input Properties... -
Page 52: Analog Output Signal Type
The SD|Greed’s analog I/O cables have 6 connectors that can be configured between Composite, S Video, Component YUV, Component RGB input and output. For a guide of the possible configurations supported by the SD|Greed please refer to the section “Analog Configuration Guide” on page 54... -
Page 53: Video Input Signal Type
• SDI B Currently the SD|Greed supports either a Digital or analog input. In the next free driver release the SD|Greed will be able to have a combination of Digital and analog inputs and outputs as independent and simultaneous streams. -
Page 54: Analog Configuration Guide
For a detailed Color Guide please refer to the SD Greed Cable guide included in your SD Greed box or refer to this manual “SD|Greed Cable Connection Guide”. -
Page 55: Analog Video Output Signal Properties
Analog Video Output Signal Properties. The feature application allows you to manually adjust the analog output signal properties. By using the vertical slider bars on this tab you can adjust various signal properties for the output and save them as the default load up values. The output signal fields that can be adjusted are;... -
Page 56: Analog Video Input Signal Properties
Analog Video Input Signal Properties Analog input only. The input signal properties tab is similar to output except for the sharpness option has been removed. • Luma Gain • Chroma Gain • Hue • Black level Unity. This button centers each slider bar to the default values of 0.0 Enable PED. -
Page 57: Save As Default
Save as Default. Save the current settings as the default power up values. Refresh. Returns the value to the current defaults. Close. Close the Bluefish444 feature Application utility. -
Page 58: Audio I/O Settings
Audio I/O Settings The SD|Greed supports a diverse range of audio connectivity options than any other video I/O card in its class. The SD Greed currently supports the following audio inputs and output options Type Connection Connect Type Channels Digital Audio... -
Page 59: Digital Audio To Analog Audio Monitor Routing
Digital Audio to Analog Audio Monitor Routing With the SD|Greed you can monitor the 8 digital audio channels with the analog audio outputs. For example of you wish to listen to digital outputs 1 & 2 and wish to route them to the analog pairs for monitoring you simple select channels 1 and 2 to... -
Page 60: Appendices
Appendices Appendix A – Manual Bluefish Driver and DLL Removal 1. New Installations. 2. Installing From Previous Installations 3. Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers Appendix B – The Onboard Keyer... -
Page 61: Appendix A - Bluefish444 Driver Installation
3) Manual Removal of Bluefish444 files and Drivers 1) New Installations. If this is the first time a Bluefish444 card has been installed in your system; 1. Turn on your system with the SD|Greed video card installed int eh correct slot. -
Page 62: Installing From Previous Installations
2. Uninstall all previous Bluefish4444 Installers. 3. In the Windows Control panel, go to Add or Remove Programs, 4. Uninstall all Bluefish444 installers in the Add remove programs dialog box e.g.; Bluefish444 installer 5.1.9. 5. Follow all on bard prompts. -
Page 63: Manual Removal Of Bluefish444 Files And Drivers
1. Make sure you have closed all applications, 2. In the Windows Control panel, go to Add or Remove Programs, 3. Uninstall all Bluefish444 installers in the Add remove programs dialog box Step 2 - Remove Bluefish444 Drivers and System files. -
Page 64: Step 3 - Delete Plug-In's
23. Follow onboard prompts. 24. Restart your system. Step 5 - Installing version 5.X installer. 25. Turn on your system with the SD|Greed video card installed int eh correct slot. 26. When Windows loads, you may be presented with “New Hardware Found“... - Page 65 36. In the “found new hardware Wizard” dialog box select “install the software automatically” option. 37. Select next. 38. Select “Continue Anyway 39. Select finish 40. Launch Symmetry and the Bluefish444 feature application to test your configuration. Finish...
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Page 66: Appendix B - The Onboard Keyer
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. - Page 67 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.
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