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- Page 1 MOTU HDX ™ User’s Guide for Mac OS X 1280 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 Business voice: (617) 576-2760 Business fax: (617) 576-3609 Web site: www.motu.com Tech support: www.motu.com/support...
- Page 2 The MOTU HDX-SDI is equipped with a three-conductor cord and grounding type plug which has a grounding prong, approved by Underwriters' Laboratories and the Canadian Standards Association. This plug requires a mating three-conductor grounded type outlet as shown in Figure A below. If the outlet you are planning to use for the MOTU HDX-SDI is of the two prong type, DO NOT REMOVE OR ALTER THE GROUNDING PRONG IN ANY MANNER.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Quick Reference: HDX-SDI Front Panel Quick Reference: HDX-SDI Rear Panel Quick Reference: MOTU Video Setup About the HDX-SDI Packing List and Mac System Requirements Installing the HDX-SDI Hardware Installing the HDX-SDI Mac OS X Software HDX-SDI Basics MOTU Video Setup... - Page 4 Authorization Number on the outside of the box below the shipping address. That license agreement is a contract, and clicking “Accept” binds you and MOTU to This warranty does not apply if the equipment has been damaged by accident, all its terms and conditions.
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Page 7: Quick Reference: Motu Video Setup
Quick Reference: MOTU Video Setup CHAPTER Choose the video format that you The status area tells you what mode When capturing video, choose the wish to capture or play back. the HDX-SDI hardware is in. It also input source here. Also deter- provides helpful troubleshooting info. -
Page 9: About The Hdx-Sdi
About the HDX-SDI CHAPTER OVERVIEW The HDX-SDI provides advanced synchronization The HDX-SDI is a PCI Express video interface for and machine control features, including support Mac that provides broadcast-quality video capture for time code, 9-pin machine control, and video and monitoring for Apple Final Cut Pro. reference. - Page 10 VIDEO I/O Captures and plays uncompressed HD and SD ■ The HDX-SDI provides comprehensive video — 10-bit 4:2:2 color depth and 1920 x 1080 resolution, all standard HD and SD formats up to input and output connectivity. The SDI section and including 1080p30 (720p, 1080i, 1080p and supplies two mirrored outputs so that you can connect both a deck and a monitor simultaneously.
- Page 11 Supported Final Cut Pro HD formats — 2 x RCA analog input on the front panel for SD ■ ■ Uncompressed HD (8-bit and 10-bit), Apple Composite/S-Video capture ProRes or DVCProHD 720p at all eight frame rates 2 x AES/EBU digital in and out on BNC ■...
- Page 12 Direct Digital Synthesis — DSP-driven phase ■ lock engine provides ultra-low jitter. POWER International auto-switching internal power ■ supply A B O U T T H E H D X - S D I...
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Page 13: Packing List And Mac System Requirements
HDX-SDI box when you first open it, please Visit www.motu.com/registration to register ■ immediately contact your dealer or MOTU. online One HDX-SDI with removable rack ears ■ One HDMI cable ■... - Page 14 P A C K I N G L I S T A N D M A C S Y S T E M R E Q U I R E M E N T S...
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Page 15: Installing The Hdx-Sdi Hardware
Installing the HDX-SDI Hardware CHAPTER OVERVIEW Before you begin, turn off the computer and ■ Here’s an overview for installing the HDX-SDI: unplug it from any power source. Do the same for any connected components (hard drives, etc.) Precautions before you begin ..... . . 15 When handling the HDX-SDI PCI card adapter, ■... -
Page 16: Installing The Expresscard Adapter
INSTALLING THE EXPRESSCARD ADAPTER 6 Remove the HDX-SDI PCI card from its anti- If you have a laptop ExpressCard adapter for the static bag. HDX-SDI, you can install it as follows, with your 7 Gently but firmly insert the card into any laptop computer turned on or off: available PCI slot. -
Page 17: Connect The Hdx-Sdi To Your Computer
Removing the ExpressCard 2 Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the To safely removing the ExpressCard adapter, first HDX-SDI I/O “PCIe CARD” jack as shown below disconnect the HDMI cable, and then push the in Figure 3-2. adapter inwards until you hear and feel it click. -
Page 18: Connect Video Inputs And Outputs
CONNECT VIDEO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS S-video (Y/C) output Connect a monitor or other S-video output device The HDX-SDI provides a wealth of video input to the BNC Y/C connectors on the rear panel. Be and output connectivity, from consumer analog sure to make the necessary settings in the software formats such as S-video and composite to to change the output of these connectors from... - Page 19 Composite + S-video ■ resolution. The input is ideal for capturing video This setting is made in the MOTU Video Setup from HDMI-equipped cameras, many of which software. For the component inputs, see “Input send the video signal to their HDMI output before Source”...
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Page 20: Example Hdx-Sdi Video Connections
See “HDMI format” on page 37. that you can connect to the HDX-SDI. You can mix and match HD and SD sources and destinations, connect them all, and then choose the desired source from the MOTU Video Setup software. HD camera HD camera DVD Player... -
Page 21: Connect Audio Inputs And Outputs
CONNECT AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The quarter-inch outputs are calibrated to produce The HDX-SDI provides the following audio input a +4 dBu line level output signal. and output: Quarter-inch analog input trims Input Output The quarter-inch inputs are calibrated to Audio format channels channels... - Page 22 The stereo BNC AES/EBU input in the HDX-SDI is sample-rate converted, so you do not need to worry about digital audio clocking issues when using BNC AES/EBU input. Simply set the HDX-SDI clock source as desired (see “Capture Clock Source” on page 35), and any AES/EBU digital audio transfers will be clean and trouble- free.
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Page 23: Example Hdx-Sdi Audio Connections
EXAMPLE HDX-SDI AUDIO CONNECTIONS and digital sources and destinations, connect them Figure 3-7 shows an example of the types of audio all. The 8-channel banks of AES/EBU digital I/O connections you can make between other devices are ideal for connection to a digital mixer. and the HDX-SDI. -
Page 24: Video Sync Connections
VIDEO SYNC CONNECTIONS RS-422 MACHINE CONTROL Connect a video sync source, such as blackburst, to If you have a VTR or other device equipped with the VIDEO REF IN jack (Figure 3-8). This input Sony 9-pin compatible machine control, and you accepts either a Bi-level (SD) sync source or a would like to control it using Final Cut Pro’s Tri-level (HD) sync source. -
Page 25: Syncing Digital Audio Devices
SYNCING DIGITAL AUDIO DEVICES Master Master The HDX-SDI’s stereo BNC AES/EBU input is equipped with sample rate converters (SRC). This allows the digital audio data to be transferred cleanly, with no dropped samples, clicks, or pops , Slave Slave Slave even when the two devices are not resolved to one another. - Page 26 Resolving a third device to the HDX-SDI IN. In this scenario, the genlock source serves as a If you need to make digital audio transfers between master clock to which both the HDX-SDI and the the HDX-SDI and third device (that is not the other device are resolved (Figure 3-11).
- Page 27 Camera Video out Video in HDX-SDI clock source setting: Input Source AES/EBU BNC in AES/EBU out Digital mixer running under its own digital audio clock Figure 3-14: Capturing digital audio from a device that is not resolved with the HDX-SDI. In this case, sample rate conversion is used. A caution about using rate conversion Rate conversion can be a life saver in situations where resolving digital audio clocks is difficult or...
- Page 28 I N S T A L L I N G T H E H D X - S D I H A R D W A R E...
- Page 29 The installer checks the computer to make sure it satisfies the minimum system requirements for your MOTU PCI video interface. If so, the installer proceeds with the OS X installation. Drivers are installed, along with Final Cut Pro Easy Setups and several support applications, summarized in the table below.
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Page 30: Installing The Hdx-Sdi Mac Os X Software
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Page 31: Hdx-Sdi Basics
In capture mode, only one software application has The HDX-SDI provides two basic modes of access to the HDX-SDI at a time. For example, you operation: might use the MOTU Video Setup Preview tab to confirm that you have a good input signal, but Capture ■... - Page 32 All Frames or Single Frames is selected Choosing the current video source The MOTU Video Setup software lets you choose in the External Video sub-menu or when using the current video source (input). For details, see Print to Video. When not playing or capturing, the “Input Source”...
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Page 33: Motu Video Setup
Video format ......... 34 MOTU Video Setup (Figure 6-1) is installed in your Mac’s Applications folder and provides... - Page 34 VIDEO FORMAT INPUT SOURCE The Video Format setting (Figure 6-1 on page 33) The Input Source menu (Figure 6-1) is important shows the format in which the HDX-SDI is because this is where you choose the video input capturing or playing back video, and allows you to from which the HDX-SDI will capture.
- Page 35 SETUP TAB Capture Clock Source The Capture Clock Source setting (Figure 6-4) lets The Setup tab (Figure 6-4) provides several general you specify the timing reference for the HDX-SDI settings for HDX-SDI operation. when it is in Capture mode. Three choices are Default Mode provided in the menu, as shown below in The HDX-SDI has two modes of operation:...
- Page 36 Master (Internal) Input Source Choose Master (Internal) (Figure 6-5) to make the Choose Input Source (Figure 6-6) when you wish to HDX-SDI resolve to its own internal clock when resolve the HDX-SDI to the video signal being capturing from a device (such as a deck) that is received on the currently chosen input in the Input Source menu (Figure 6-3) during playback.
- Page 37 HDMI format chosen SDI stream. This setting also determines The HDMI Format menu (Figure 6-4) lets you the time code format to be transmitted from the choose the output format for the HDMI output on HDX-SDI’s LTC output jack on the rear panel. the rear panel of the HDX-SDI.
- Page 38 Fields (1 or 2) when Final Cut Pro parks on a frame. the Playback 29.97 fps Timecode menu (Figure 6-8) Clicking on these buttons will not bring the MOTU so that the HDX-SDI matches Final Cut Pro’s frame Video Setup application to the front, so you can format.
- Page 39 Color lookup table (CLUT) monochrome image. Values greater than 1.0 In the Color Lookup Table (CLUT) section increases saturation. The maximum legal value is (Figure 6-8), there are ten parameters which define 10.0, which produces extreme results. a color transfer function, as defined by the The Slope, Offset, and Power parameters for each American Society of Cinematographers Color component define a transfer function for that...
- Page 40 The Preview tab and Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro takes over the HDX-SDI hardware when it is the front-most (active) application. Therefore, the preview window only works when MOTU Video Setup is active. In this case, Final Cut Composite and S-Video image...
- Page 41 AUDIO TAB You can alternately make the sample rate setting in The Audio tab (Figure 6-11) provides access to the Final Cut Pro. HDX-SDI’s audio features. The HDX-SDI provides Downmix to Output 1-2 on Capture 16 channels (two 8-channel banks) of If Downmix to Output 1-2 on Capture is selected simultaneous audio input and output.
- Page 42 These two banks operate exclusively. For example, Bank A (1-8) if you choose Analog (TRS) for Bank A, the AES/EBU (BNC) + Analog (RCA) bank will be grayed out in the menu for Bank B, since they cannot both be enabled at the same time. Grayed out input menu items Bank B (9-16) If an item is grayed out in the Bank A or Bank B...
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Page 43: Final Cut Pro
Apple Final Cut Pro. “Installing the HDX-SDI Hardware” (page 15). Operation is straightforward and follows the Switch on the HDX-SDI and run MOTU Video ■ general workflow prescribed by Final Cut Pro. In Setup to make sure that installation has been addition to standard log and capture procedures successful. -
Page 44: Easy Setups
Capture preset ■ sequence presets. The HDX-SDI presets are Device Control Preset ■ identified by either HDX-SDI or MOTU in their name. If you don’t see a preset for the capture or Video Playback ■ playback scenario you need, this doesn’t Audio Playback ■... -
Page 45: Choosing A Workflow
Final Cut Pro’s Easy Setup and Audio/Video Settings windows (Figure 7-1 Apple ProRes 422 and Figure 7-2), open the MOTU Video Setup The HDX-SDI supports Apple ProRes 422 capture application (Figure 6-1 on page 33) to view the and playback. -
Page 46: Log And Capture
Pro project and specified the video input you wish ProRes requires approximately one Intel CPU core to capture in MOTU Video Setup, you are ready to to perform this task, depending on the ProRes log and capture video from the HDX-SDI: quality mode (standard or HQ), the speed of the processors, and other related factors. -
Page 47: Playback And Monitoring
PLAYBACK AND MONITORING two Intel core processors; four cores or more are To play back your Final Cut Pro project and view it recommended. ProRes 422 HQ quality requires a on any monitor or other device connected to the computer with four Intel cores or more. HDX-SDI’s video outputs: When you play back a Final Cut Pro timeline with 1 Choose View menu>... -
Page 48: Hdx-Sdi Audio Settings
HDX-SDI AUDIO SETTINGS AUDIO CAPTURE To access basic HDX-SDI audio settings: To specify the audio inputs on the HDX-SDI that you wish to capture from: 1 Choose Final Cut Pro menu> Audio/Video Settings. 1 Configure the HDX-SDI’s audio banks as explained in the previous section. -
Page 49: Audio Playback
Setup tab (Figure 6-4 on track to the desired HDX-SDI audio output, or page 35) in MOTU Video Setup and choose the right-click on the Toggle Auto Select icon next to desired destination from Timecode Destination each audio track in the track Time Line window. - Page 50 2 Make sure the video deck is configured properly for remote operation via RS-422 machine control. 3 In MOTU Video Setup, choose Sony 9-Pin from the Timecode Source menu (Figure 6-4 on page 35), which is found in the Setup tab, or choose LTC if your deck is feeding timecode to the computer via the LTC input (instead of via 9-pin).
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Page 51: Troubleshooting
The breakout HDX-SDI does not output any video. interface must remain connected and powered on Make sure the Final Cut Pro MOTU RT Enabler is while the computer is running. The HDX-SDI’s properly installed in Library\Application Auto On mode lets you leave the power switch on, Support\Final Cut Pro System Support\Plugins. - Page 52 To activate the meters, run your video host The pages in the manual which refer to the parts ■ application or MOTU Video Setup and enable its of the HDX-SDI with which you are having audio capture features. trouble.
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Page 53: Video Formats
Video Formats APPENDIX 1080 HD The HDX-SDI supports these video formats: 1080i 25 10-bit (1920 x 1080) 1080i 25 8-bit (1920 x 1080) 480i 29.97 10-bit (720 x 480) 1080i 29.97 10-bit (1920 x 1080) 480i 29.97 8-bit (720 x 480) 1080i 29.97 8-bit (1920 x 1080) 486i 29.97 10-bit (720 x 486) 1080i 30 10-bit (1920 x 1080) - Page 54 A P P E N D I X B : V I D E O F O R M A T S...
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Page 55: Hdx-Sdi Specifications
HDX-SDI Specifications APPENDIX VIDEO I/O AUDIO I/O 1 x HD/SD-SDI in and out (4:2:2 10-bit) on BNC 16 channels of simultaneous audio input and ■ ■ connectors output 1 x extra HD/SD-SDI output BNC connector Supports all standard audio sample rates from ■... - Page 56 POWER International auto-switching internal power ■ supply INCLUDED SOFTWARE AND COMPATIBILITY MOTU Video Setup software — provides ■ complete control of all programmable features and settings. Supports Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 or later ■ A P P E N D I X C : H D X - S D I S P E C I F I C A T I O N S...
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Page 57: Db25 To Xlr Pin Outs
DB25 to XLR Pin Outs APPENDIX DB25 TO 4 FEMALE (IN) / 4 MALE (OUT) XLR DB25 TO 4 FEMALE (IN) / 4 MALE (OUT) XLR For bi-directional HDX-SDI AES/EBU digital I/O For bi-directional HDX-SDI AES/EBU digital I/O Panasonic/Tascam standard Panasonic/Tascam standard Signal Channel 7/8 Out (+) - Page 58 A P P E N D I X D : D B 2 5 T O X L R P I N O U T S...
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Page 59: Index
Color Lookup Table audio connectors removal Component connectors analog format options 5, 42 input meters connectors input trims FCP MOTU RT Enabler.txt Levels video connectors Field 1/2 options output color mode settings Analog inputs/outputs 43-50 Final Cut Pro Analog Output Mode audio... - Page 60 Final Cut Pro ProRes 422 HDX-SDI Monitors basic operation connecting capture clock source MOTU Easy Setups capture mode REF in (Capture Clock Source option) installing installing REF in (Playback Clock Source option) MOTU Video Setup 33-42...
- Page 61 composite Synchronization 25, 26 monitor digital audio VHS deck supported formats phase lock connecting 22, 25 uncompressed sample rate conversion Video 6, 24 video deck video capture mode VITC timecode dest option System requirements clock VITC timecode source option minimum 18, 20 connections recommended computer...
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