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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual SmartView & SmartScope Mac OS X ™ Windows ™ April 2013...
- Page 2 8" LCDs with waveform scope functionality, allowing you to monitor your video levels on the fly. SmartView HD provides an amazing 17" LCD in a 6RU rack housing less than an inch thick. All SmartView monitors support SD, HD and even 2K video via 3G-SDI! Video monitoring is designed to work straight out of the box and our free utility software provides the user with an easy and intuitive configuration tool.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Ethernet Network Switch Connection Diagram Installing the Blackmagic SmartView Utility Adjusting Network Settings Updating the Software Network Settings Pane How to Update the SmartView and SmartScope Software Add Device Adjusting Monitor Settings Using Tally Monitor Settings Pane Copy/Paste Display Settings... -
Page 4: Getting Started
SDI source! SmartView Duo has two monitors for simultaneous display of different video signals. One can display a YUV 4:2:2 signal while the other receives RGB 4:4:4. One monitor could be showing NTSC while the other shows SmartView Duo PAL. -
Page 5: Plugging In Video Sources
Daisy-chaining Monitors Each SmartView and SmartScope monitor has its own independent 3G-SDI input as well as a loop-through output. You can connect multiple monitors together to relay the same input signal: Step 1. -
Page 6: Plugging In Your Computer
Blackmagic SmartView Utility software. The Blackmagic SmartView Utility runs on the latest Lion and Mountain Lion versions of Mac OS X. On the Windows platform, the Blackmagic SmartView Utility runs on both 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 with the latest service packs installed. -
Page 7: Updating The Software
Step 2. Connect your SmartView or SmartScope to the computer via USB 2.0. Step 3. If no internal software upate is required, your SmartView is up to date and ready to use and the Blackmagic SmartView Utility will open as normal. -
Page 8: Adjusting Monitor Settings
When launched, the Blackmagic SmartView Utility will immediately search for connected SmartView or SmartScope units. Click on the SmartView or SmartScope unit you have connected via USB and it will become highlighted. You can now adjust its display settings. If you are connected to a network, the SmartView Utility will also search for any SmartView or SmartScope units by using the Bonjour service discovery protocol. -
Page 9: Monitor Settings Pane
Monitor Settings Pane Display When using a SmartView, this menu is permanently set to Video Monitor. If you have a SmartScope connected, this drop down menu allows you to choose from a list of scopes or you can select Video Monitor if you simply want to see the video image. - Page 10 SmartScope Duo via Ethernet or USB. Identify Monitor Check the Identify box to display a white border on a selected monitor. If you have several SmartView and A yellow border will appear around the selected monitor(s) in the SmartScope units on a network, this setting makes it easy to identify the selected monitor. The white border Blackmagic SmartView Utility.
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Page 11: Copy/Paste Display Settings
Copy/Paste Display Settings If you have already set up one SmartView unit with monitor settings that you would like to apply to others, you can copy and paste those settings to other units. You can copy SmartScope settings to a SmartView unit, but only settings applicable to SmartView will be copied. -
Page 12: Using Smartscope Duo
Any adjustments made to the input signal in the Blackmagic SmartView Utility can immediately be seen on SmartScope Duo! Furthermore, each input signal can be sent to either monitor via the SDI loop out, meaning you can use the right hand monitor to display the scope for the signal going into the left hand monitor. -
Page 13: Video Monitor Display
Using SmartScope Duo Video Monitor Display The Video Monitor display is a handy confidence monitor so you can see the video that is being received by SmartScope. If your input signal is SD, you can select between displaying it in either 4:3 pillarbox or 16:9 from the Set drop down menu. -
Page 14: Waveform Display
Using SmartScope Duo Waveform Display The Waveform Display provides a digitally encoded waveform similar to traditional luminance waveform monitors, which is used to monitor and adjust the luma (brightness) levels of your video signal. Traditional luminance waveform monitors only supported composite analog standard definition video. -
Page 15: Vectorscope Display
Using SmartScope Duo Vectorscope Display The Vectorscope Display uses a vector view to show the colors in a video signal. Depending on the standard of color bar test signals used in your facility, select either 100% or 75% from the Set drop down menu. Some people think you can use a vectorscope to check for illegal levels, however this is not correct. -
Page 16: Parade Display
Using SmartScope Duo Parade Display RGB and YUV Parade displays are perfect for color correction, checking for illegal colors and checking levels. When color correcting, select RGB Parade from the Display drop down menu. RGB Parade view displays the full height of the individual red, green and blue color channels. Monitoring the levels of each color channel makes color correction straightforward and it is also easy to view color balance in the blacks, mids and whites of the video signal. -
Page 17: Histogram Display
Using SmartScope Duo Histogram Display Histogram Display is most familiar to graphic designers and camera operators. Histogram Display shows the distribution of white to black information and lets you monitor how close the detail is to being clipped off in the whites or blacks of the video. Histogram Display also lets you see the effects of gamma changes in the video. -
Page 18: Audio Metering Display
Using SmartScope Duo Audio Metering Display The Audio Metering Displays show you the audio levels in the embedded audio of the SDI video signal. Up to 16 channels of embedded audio are de-embedded and then displayed in either dBVU or dBFS format. The VU meter shows average signal levels, is easy to use and very common on older equipment. -
Page 19: Connecting To A Network
Ethernet port on your computer. This is also a fast way to connect SmartView and SmartScope units via Ethernet as you don't need to run any cables back to a network switch. -
Page 20: Direct Ethernet Connection Diagram
Connecting to a Network Direct Ethernet Connection Diagram You can connect the Ethernet port of a computer directly to a unit without needing a network switch. Additional units can be daisy-chained to each other so you don't have to run multiple cables back to a network switch. -
Page 21: Ethernet Network Switch Connection Diagram
Connecting to a Network Ethernet Network Switch Connection Diagram If you want to connect several units to your studio's existing network, you only need to connect one unit to the network switch. The rest can be daisy-chained to each other so you don't have to run multiple cables back to a network switch. -
Page 22: Adjusting Network Settings
Network Settings Pane Device Name It is a good idea to change the default device name so each SmartView or SmartScope unit is easy to identify on a network, e.g., "Field Cameras 1&2", "Multi-View Output", "2K feeds" etc. To change the device name, select the desired SmartView or SmartScope unit from the SmartView Monitors pane and edit its name in the Network Settings pane. -
Page 23: Add Device
Adjusting Network Settings Add Device If you already know the IP address of a SmartView or SmartScope but it hasn't automatically appeared in the SmartView Monitors pane, you can add the unit manually. To do so: Step 1. Go to the... -
Page 24: Using Tally
Using Tally Tally Port Pin Connections It is not necessary to connect the tally port of SmartView or SmartScope and you can skip this section if you do not intend to use the tally feature. Each SmartView Duo and SmartScope Duo screen features independent tally borders in red, green or blue which can be used to indicate the status of a video signal such as on-air, preview or recording. -
Page 25: Optimizing The Viewing Angle
Step 5. Reinstate the screws in the chassis. Your SmartView or SmartScope is now ready to be installed high up in a rack. Once bolted into a rack, SmartView will continue to display the optimum viewing angle even if bumped, as there are no external knobs or adjustments to mishandle or to come loose. -
Page 26: Help
Help There Are Four Steps To Getting Help. Step 1. Check out the Blackmagic Design web site www.blackmagicdesign.com and click on the “Support” page for the latest support information. Step 2. Call your dealer. Your dealer will have the latest technical updates from Blackmagic Design and should be able to give you immediate assistance. -
Page 27: Developer Information
Downloading the Free SmartView Ethernet Protocol The Blackmagic SmartView Ethernet Protocol is free. It is included in this SmartView & SmartScope manual and can be downloaded from http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/ Joining the Blackmagic Design Developer List The Blackmagic Developer mailing list is designed for technical questions regarding technologies used by Blackmagic Design, e.g., QuickTime, Core Media, DirectShow, codecs, APIs, SDKs, etc. -
Page 28: Blackmagic 2K Format
Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Overview Frame Structure ‚ Transmitted at 23.98, 24 or 25 frames per second as a Progressive Segmented Frame. The latest Blackmagic Design products use the new ‚ Active video is 2048 pixels wide by 1556 lines deep. 3G-SDI video, which allows twice the data rate of ‚... - Page 29 Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Vertical Timing Reference This diagram shows the vertical timing details with line numbers and Field, Vertical and Horizontal bits for the Timing Reference Signal codes. FIELD 1 ACTIVE LINE # 1650 … … … FIELD 2 ACTIVE LINE #...
- Page 30 Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Data Stream Format This diagram shows the data stream formats around the optional ancillary data section of the horizontal line. Note that each active pixel takes up three samples. DATA ANC/AUDIO STREAM DATA DATA ANC/AUDIO STREAM DATA...
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Page 31: Blackmagic Smartview Ethernet Protocol V1.3
The Blackmagic SmartView Ethernet Protocol is a text-based status and control protocol, very similar in and so on structure to the Videohub protocol, that is accessed by connecting to TCP port 9992 on a SmartView or … SmartScope device. - Page 32 Developer Information Network Configuration The next block shows the TCP/IP networking configuration: NETWORK:↵ Dynamic IP: true↵ Static address: 192.168.2.2↵ Static netmask: 255.255.255.0↵ Static gateway: 192.168.2.1↵ Current address: 192.168.1.101↵ Current netmask: 255.255.255.0↵ Current gateway: 192.168.1.1↵ ↵ The network settings prefixed with CURRENT show the active TCP/IP settings, and are read-only. The CURRENT settings reflect either the DHCP or Static configuration, depending on the DYNAMIC IP flag.
- Page 33 Developer Information Changing Monitor Settings The display settings for each monitor are specified individually. One or more parameters can be modified at the same time and multiple settings can be supplied in one block. The valid range for numeric values is 0-255. The CONTRAST and SATURATION properties are zero- centered, so the normal value is 127, such that the displayed picture is the same as the original.
- Page 34 Developer Information The IDENTIFY border will temporarily override any other border setting in effect. The BORDER property can be used to programmatically set the soft Tally colored borders to one of the primary colors: RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE or NONE. This setting can be overridden by the electrical Tally signals at the DB-9 input on the device itself.
- Page 35 Developer Information Displaying SD in 16:9 To set Video Monitor mode to display standard definition video in 16:9: MONITOR A:↵ ScopeMode: Picture↵ WidescreenSD: ON↵ Displaying SD in 4:3 To set Video Monitor mode to display standard definition video in 4:3: MONITOR A:↵...
- Page 36 Warranty 12 Month Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
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