Blackmagicdesign Intensity Pro Operation Manual page 9

Third Party Applications
Device Control
Device control is provided by Premiere Pro and is independent of Intensity. No support is provided
by Blackmagic Design for device control problems in conjunction with Intensity cards. Questions
relating to device control should be referred to Premiere Pro support and the relevant camera and
deck vendors.
Premiere Pro includes DV/HDV Device Control which may be used to control some cameras and
decks with a Firewire connection. FireWire is also known as IEEE 1394 and i.LINK. Logging clips,
batch capture and export to tape are only possible if some form of device control is available, e.g.
FireWire or third party serial device control. Device control is only useful with video tape devices
such as HDV cameras or decks.
Player Settings
The default player should be switched from Adobe Player to Blackmagic Design Playback. The
choice of player settings can be configured through
Playback
As a quick test to make sure everything is connected correctly, use the Premiere Pro test media
(bars and tone). Copy to your disk array, a test clip which matches the format of your project e.g.
HD1080i MotionJPEG. Take your media from within the Premiere Pro project and drop it on to
the timeline. You should now see the image on both your computer desktop and the output
of your Intensity card. If you can't see any video on your HDMI or analog outputs, check the
connections again and ensure you have the correct output settings configured in the Blackmagic
Control Panel. HDMI and analog outputs are always active.
Note: Your HDMI display needs to be powered on before starting your PC. If necessary, restart
your PC to ensure Intensity Pro detects the display during startup.
Capture
To capture choose:
File > Capture
To immediately capture, click the red record button [G].
Note: If you can't see video in the capture video, switch off your video source (e.g. camera or
deck) then switch it back on to ensure it detects the Intensity card.
Using for Capture and Playback
Edit > Preferences > Player Settings
[F5]
Device Control.
.
Capture.
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