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Operation Manual

Intensity

Mac OS X

Windows

April 2011

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Intensity Operation Manual

How to Install

How to Install on a Windows PC 9

Installation Requirements for Windows 9 Installing Intensity Pro in your PCIe computer 9 Before Connecting Intensity Shuttle via USB 3.0 10 Connecting Intensity Shuttle to your USB 3.0 computer 11 Installing Desktop Video software for Windows 12

How to Install on a Mac Pro 13

Installation Requirements for Mac OS X 13 Installing Intensity Pro in your Mac Pro 13 Installing Desktop Video software for Mac OS X 14

Software

Blackmagic Software 16

Setting Blackmagic Preferences 16 Blackmagic Media Express 2 20 Blackmagic Speed Disk (PC) 28 Uncompressed Disk Arrays (PC) 28 Blackmagic Speed Disk (Mac) 29 Disk Arrays (Mac) 29

Third Party Applications / Windows 30

Adobe Premiere Pro 30 Adobe After Effects 33 Adobe Photoshop 34 Sony Vegas Pro 9 35

Third Party Applications / Mac 36

Adobe Premiere Pro 36 Adobe After Effects 39 Adobe Photoshop 40 Adobe Final Cut Pro 41

Helpful Information

Support 46 Which connections should I use for best quality video? 46

USB 3.0 Frequently Asked Questions 48 Uncompressed data rates for capture and playback 50 Compressed data rates for capture and playback 51 Troubleshooting 52

Connection Diagrams

Intensity Shuttle: Component Analog Video Connections 54 Intensity Shuttle: S-Video Analog Connections 55 Intensity Shuttle: Composite Analog Video Connections 56 Intensity Shuttle: Connecting to an HDMI HDTV 57 Intensity Shuttle: Video Workﬂow 58 Intensity Pro: Component Analog Video Connections 59 Intensity Pro: S-Video Analog Connections 60 Intensity Pro: Composite Analog Video Connections 61 Intensity Pro: Connecting to an HDMI HDTV 62 Intensity Pro: Video Workﬂow 63

Warranty

Warranty Terms and Conditions 65

Welcome

Welcome to Intensity!

We hope you share our dream of making the video industry truly creative by allowing everyone access to the highest quality video and sound. Intensity includes the same high quality video technology used in all Blackmagic Design video products, so you won’t be limited creatively.

I have always felt that everyone should have the possibility of self-actualization through creative expression. When you think about it, creativity, design and the arts are the true essence of humanity and is what makes us unique as a species. Television is a wonderful creative medium because it overloads the senses with exciting vision and sound, while being easy for viewers to experience.

Until now, the high quality video required for feature ﬁlms, music videos, television commercials and episodic television production required massive equipment costs. Unfortunately this turned the television industry into an exclusive club. I think one of the most exciting things we have done at Blackmagic Design is make the highest quality video available to all of us - so now your creative abilities can make you the world’s best.

We are really excited about what you’ll do with your new Intensity!

The instruction manual you’re reading now contains all the information you’ll need for installing your Intensity, plus extra instructions on using it as a powerful HDMI based editing, design and effects solution. Please take the time to check it out as there are lots of tips and tricks to help you.

Before you install Intensity, please visit our support page at www.blackmagic-design.com to download the latest updates to this instruction manual and Intensity driver software. We have more helpful tech notes on our support page, and you might ﬁnd a newer version of the software and manual than was included on the CD with your Intensity package.

Lastly, please register your Intensity serial number with us, when you download the latest Intensity driver software, so we can keep you updated when new software is released.

Perhaps you can even send us your latest “show reel” of work completed on your Intensity and any ideas for changes to the Intensity software. We are constantly working on new features and improvements, so we would really love to hear from you!

Grant Petty

CEO Blackmagic Design

Welcome

Intensity Shuttle

HDMI

Component analog video

S-Video

Composite analog video

Left & Right

analog audio

USB 3.0

Welcome

Intensity Pro

Analog video output

Analog video input

Digital audio output

Analog audio output

Analog audio input

3. R-Y Out

4. Y Out

5. B-Y Out

7. R-Y In

8. Y In

9. B-Y In

10. AES/SPDIF Out

12. Audio Out Left

13. Audio Out Right

14. Audio In Left

15. Audio In Right

Intensity Pro

Breakout Cable

HDMI 4:2:2 Output

HDMI 4:2:2 Input

Welcome

Intensity Shuttle

Introducing Intensity

Intensity features the latest HDMI and analog technology for the highest quality capture and playback on Mac OS X or Windows computers. Now you can edit using big-screen HDMI televisions and video projectors, or capture uncompressed quality directly from AVCHD and HDV cameras.

True HDMI digital connections

Intensity features HDMI input for connecting cameras and digital set-top boxes for the highest quality uncompressed capture. Get the highest quality capture possible from AVCHD and HDV cameras by capturing from the camera’s image sensor and bypassing the compression chip. Because edit software cannot play back to AVCHD and HDV cameras for monitoring, Intensity is ideal for monitoring uncompressed HD, or AVCHD, HDV and even DV edits on big screen televisions and video projectors.

Analog connections

Intensity includes analog video and audio connections for capture and playback from analog equipment. Capture from VHS or DVD players via the composite input, or use analog Y,Cr,Cb for capture in high quality component video in SD or HD. Featuring analog audio, Intensity can connect to VHS and S-Video decks, DVD players, set top boxes, AVCHD cameras and many more. Now you can play back to televisions and monitors in composite, S-Video, component analog or HDMI.

Intensity Pro PCI Express card

Intensity Pro breakout cable

Go beyond HDV video quality

HDV video compression suffers from not being full 1920 HD resolution, with the extra processing required making editing difﬁcult. Now you can capture and play back full resolution HDTV uncompressed video for true broadcast and feature ﬁlm quality editing, totally eliminating HDV & DV compression quality problems.

Professional video standards

Intensity Pro will instantly switch between HD and SD video standards including HDTV 1080i/50, 1080i/59.94, 1080p/23.98, 1080p/24, 720p/50, 720p/59.94, NTSC and PAL. Intensity Shuttle also instantly switches between HD and SD video standards and has extra formats including HDTV 1080i/50, 1080i/59.94, 1080i/60, 1080p/23.98, 1080p/24, 1080p/25, 1080p/29.97, 1080p/30, 720p/50, 720p/59.94, 720p/60, NTSC and PAL. Intensity allows capture in professional ﬁle formats which are fully compatible with Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink, Multibridge and UltraStudio capture products.

Welcome

Compatible with all video software

Compatible with QuickTime video capture and playback in either standard deﬁnition or high deﬁnition 4:2:2. Use Blackmagic Media Express to capture and play back your clips without having to buy anything more. Use Final Cut Studio or Adobe Premiere Pro editing and then combine Adobe After Effects ﬁnish your job by using DVD authoring software to give your clients a DVD.

Copy protected video

HDMI video sources may output copy protected video. By law Intensity is not allowed to capture from copy protected HDMI sources, such as HDCP encrypted video and DVD players.

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and DirectShow™, Intensity can use a wide range of video software for

on Mac OS X™, or Premiere Pro® and Sony Vegas Pro 9 on Windows™ for

and Photoshop® for broadcast design and paint. Then

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How to Install

How to install Intensity Pro on a Windows PC

Installation Requirements for Windows

Your new Intensity includes video capture hardware and a software package containing the Blackmagic driver, Blackmagic codecs, Blackmagic Media Express application and presets and plug-ins for popular video applications. It does not matter in which order the hardware and software are installed.

Intensity Pro hardware is a x1 lane PCI Express card and should work in any x1, x4, x8 or x16 lane PCI Express slot, whereas Intensity Shuttle hardware connects via USB 3.0. Older computers only have USB

2.0 ports and it is essential that Intensity Shuttle directly connects to a dedicated USB 3.0 port.

Please see the support pages at www.blackmagic-design.com/support for a comprehensive list of the latest, minimum system requirements for Windows.

Installing Intensity Pro in your PCIe computer

1. Shut down and remove the power plug from the back of your computer. This is a safety precaution before opening your computer. Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap.

2. Remove the side cover of your computer to gain access to the PCI Express slots.

3. Remove your Intensity Pro card from the protective static bag making sure you don’t touch the gold connectors on the base of the card.

4. Find a spare PCI Express slot within the computer, any slot will do. Intensity Pro is a PCI Express 1 lane card and is compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCIe slots. Remove the metal port access cover and it’s screw from the back of your computer.

5. Insert your Intensity Pro PCI Express card and ensure it clicks ﬁrmly into place.

6. Secure the card with a screw and replace the side cover of your computer.

Intensity Pro PCI Express card

7. Connect the breakout cable to Intensity Pro.

8. Connect HDMI devices, such as an AVCHD camera to Intensity Pro’s HDMI input.

9. Connect HDMI compatible large screen televisions or projectors to the HDMI output.

Note: This is also a great time to install disk arrays and extra memory into your computer.

How to install Intensity Shuttle on a Windows PC

Before Connecting Intensity Shuttle to your USB 3.0 computer

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

USB 3.0 hardware requires the latest versions of USB 3.0 software drivers and ﬁrmware to enable the high speed performance required for high deﬁnition video capture and playback.

While most new motherboards and computers are now shipping with suitable versions of USB 3.0 software drivers and ﬁrmware, it is very important to ensure you have installed the latest versions before installing your Blackmagic Design USB 3.0 product. Please download the latest USB 3.0 drivers and ﬁrmware, for your USB 3.0 motherboard or computer, from the vendor’s website.

How to install Intensity Shuttle on a Windows PC

Connecting Intensity Shuttle to your USB 3.0 computer

Use the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 cable to connect Intensity Shuttle directly to a dedicated USB 3.0 port on your compatible computer.

If Intensity Shuttle software has previously been installed and offers to update the ﬁrmware,

Update to run the update. When the ﬁrmware update is ﬁnished, follow the onscreen prompt to

click restart the computer.

Intensity Shuttle is now ready for use. The connection diagrams toward the end of this manual show how to connect Intensity Shuttle to video equipment.

Connect the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 cable to Intensity Shuttle and to your computer.

Installation

Desktop Video Setup Wizard

Click “Yes”.

Installing Desktop Video software for Windows

Contents

The Desktop Video software installer will install the following components:

 Blackmagic Desktop Video drivers  Blackmagic Design Control Panel  Blackmagic Media Express application

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 Blackmagic AVI and QuickTime  Blackmagic Disk Speed Test

 Adobe

Desktop Video software

1. The CD supplied with the Intensity hardware contains the Desktop Video software. Before you install, ensure you have the very latest driver. Visit www.blackmagic-design.com/support

2. Open the “Desktop Video” folder and launch the “Desktop Video” application.

3. The drivers will now be installed on your system. An alert will appear: “Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?” Click

4. You will see a dialog bubble saying “found new hardware” and the hardware wizard will appear. Select “install automatically” and the system will ﬁnd the required Desktop Video drivers. You will then receive another dialog bubble saying “your new hardware is ready for use.”

5. Now restart your machine to enable the new software drivers.

presets and plug-ins

Yes to continue.

codecs

Restart your PC!

Automatic ﬁrmware updating

After your computer has restarted, the software will check the Intensity hardware to see what ﬁrmware the card contains. If the ﬁrmware version does not match the software version, Desktop Video will offer to update the ﬁrmware. This is automatic and all you need to do is click ﬁrmware has updated, restart your computer to complete the process.

Programmable ﬁrmware can provide new features, compatibility with new hardware and support for new formats.

OK to start the update. After the

How to install Intensity Pro on a Mac Pro

Installation Requirements for Mac OS X

Your new Intensity Pro includes video capture hardware and a software package containing the Blackmagic driver, Blackmagic codecs, Blackmagic Media Express application and presets and plugins for popular video applications. It does not matter in which order the hardware and software are installed.

Intensity Pro hardware is a x1 lane PCI Express card and should work in any PCI Express slot in a Mac Pro.

Please see the support pages at www.blackmagic-design.com for a comprehensive list of the latest, minimum system requirements for Mac OS X.

Installing Intensity Pro in your Mac Pro

1. Shut down and remove the power plug from the back of your Mac Pro. This is a safety precaution before opening your computer. Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap.

2. Remove the side cover of your Mac Pro to gain access to the PCI Express slots.

3. Unscrew the captive screws in the PCI bracket and remove the bracket.

4. Remove your Intensity Pro card from the protective static bag making sure you don’t touch the gold connectors on the base of the card.

5. Find a spare PCI Express slot within the Mac Pro, any slot will do. Intensity Pro is a PCI Express 1 lane card and is compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCIe slots. Remove the port access cover from the slot in which you plan to install the card.

6. Insert your Intensity Pro PCI Express card and ensure it clicks ﬁrmly into place.

Intensity Pro PCI Express card

7. Replace the PCI bracket and tighten the captive screws to secure the card.

8. Replace the side cover of your Mac Pro.

9. Connect the breakout cable to Intensity Pro.

10. Connect HDMI devices, such as AVCHD cameras to Intensity Pro’s HDMI input.

11. Connect HDMI compatible large screen televisions or projectors to the HDMI output.

Note: This is also a great time to install disk arrays and extra memory into your computer.

Installation

Installing Desktop Video software for Mac OS X

Contents

The Desktop Video software installer will install the following components:

 Blackmagic Desktop Video drivers  Blackmagic Design system preference  Blackmagic Media Express application

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 Blackmagic QuickTime  Blackmagic Disk Speed Test

 Adobe  Apple Final Cut Pro

Note: Before installing any software or hardware you will need administrator privileges.

Desktop Video software

1. The CD supplied with the DeckLink card contains the Desktop Video software. Before you install, ensure you have the very latest driver. Visit www.blackmagic-design.com/support

2. Open the “Desktop Video Installer” folder and launch the “Desktop Video Installer” application.

3. Click

4. Now restart your machine to enable the new software drivers.

presets and plug-ins

Continue, Agree and Install buttons and the drivers will be installed on your system.

codecs

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Easy Setups, presets and enablers

Follow install prompts.

Select Destination.

Automatic ﬁrmware updating

After your Mac has restarted, the software will check the DeckLink hardware to see what ﬁrmware the card contains. If the ﬁrmware version does not match the software version, Desktop Video will offer to update the ﬁrmware. This is automatic and all you need to do is click OK to start the update. After the ﬁrmware has updated, restart your Mac to complete the process.

Programmable ﬁrmware can provide new features, compatibility with new hardware and support for new formats.

Software

Blackmagic Software

Blackmagic Design Control Panel on Windows 7

Setting Blackmagic Preferences

Blackmagic preferences control how video and audio is managed on the inputs and outputs of your Intensity. Blackmagic preferences are almost identical on Windows and Mac OS X.

On Windows 7, open the Control Panel and click on “Hardware and Sound” to reveal the Blackmagic Design Control Panel. Open the Blackmagic Design Control Panel to gain access to the Intensity settings.

On Mac OS X, open the System Preferences and look in the “Other” category to locate the Blackmagic Design system preferences. Click the Blackmagic icon to gain access to the Intensity settings.

Blackmagic Design system preferences on Mac OS X 10.6

Blackmagic Software

Setting Blackmagic Preferences

Intensity video and audio output connections

All of the video and audio outputs of Intensity are active all of the time. This means that when you play video through Intensity, it will be play out through all video and audio outputs simultaneously.

Intensity Pro uses shared connectors for analog video output and so one must choose between component analog video, S-Video or composite NTSC/PAL analog video output. Intensity Pro also includes an AES/ SPDIF connector, which outputs 2 channel digital audio at 48 kHz, in addition to the analog audio output connectors.

The HDMI and component analog video outputs support HD and SD video. S-Video and composite analog video do not support high deﬁnition video and so you will not see video on these outputs when working with HD video unless you switch on down conversion.

S-video is supported on both Intensity Shuttle and Intensity Pro but Intensity Pro requires the use of an inexpensive S-video adapter cable. See the connection diagrams for S-video towards the end of this manual.

Intensity settings in Windows

Intensity video and audio input connections

Intensity supports the following combinations of video and audio on its inputs:

Intensity settings in Mac OS X

 HDMI Video & HDMI Audio  HDMI Video & Analog RCA Audio  Component Video & Analog RCA Audio.  Composite (Y In) & Analog RCA Audio.  S-Video & Analog RCA Audio

It is essential to select the correct inputs for your video and audio, otherwise you may see a blank screen and hear no audio.

NTSC setup

The NTSC composite video used in the USA, and some other countries uses 7.5% setup. Setup is only used in composite video and never in HDMI, component or S-Video. Your Intensity will handle adding and removing setup from NTSC video automatically for you. The USA and countries that use 7.5% setup should enable this setting; if you’re working in Japan and countries that don’t use this setup, leave this set to 0 IRE setup. The PAL and high deﬁnition standards do not use this setup.

Blackmagic Software

Setting Blackmagic Preferences

Remove Filter Jitter

“Remove ﬁeld jitter when video is paused” allows Intensity to display only a single ﬁeld when paused, while turning this mode off will display a complete frame in pause. Single ﬁeld eliminates ﬁeld ﬂicker from paused images and most people would choose to enable this setting.

If you’re doing work without interlaced video, such as animation, then you can turn this mode off so you can see both ﬁelds in full resolution for best quality. Regardless of this setting, you always get the correct full frame dual ﬁeld output when in playback mode, as this setting only effects paused video.

HDTV Up/Down/Cross Conversion

The software drivers included with Intensity can be used to downconvert high deﬁnition video to NTSC or PAL video in real time during capture or playback.

Cross conversion from HD 720p to HD 1080i can be enabled during playback.

Up conversion from SD to HD can be performed during capture. If your project is in the HD 1080i format, your SD video will upconvert to HD 1080i. If your project is in the HD 720p format, your SD video will upconvert to HD 720p when an upconversion option is chosen.

Select Output Processing

Select Input Processing

Output Processing during playback

 HD to SD Letterbox  HD to SD Anamorphic  HD 720p to HD 1080i

Input Processing during capture

 1080i HD to SD Letterbox 16:9  1080i HD to SD Anamorphic 16:9  720p HD to SD Letterbox 16:9  720p HD to SD Anamorphic 16:9

 SD Letterbox 16:9 to HD  SD Anamorphic 16:9 to HD

Blackmagic Software

Video levels

Setting Blackmagic Preferences

Video Levels

A video processing ampliﬁer (Video Proc Amp) is provided for use with analog video and chroma levels and ideally should always be used in conjunction with a waveform monitor. By contrast to digital video, analog video can suffer from inconsistencies even between identical analog devices such as two analog tape decks. The video level controls can be used to correct inconsistencies in analog video input and output. The option to

Settings are set to an analog video option. If a digital input is being used, such as SDI or HDMI, or if

the your Blackmagic capture device does not include analog input, the option to

will remain grayed out and unavailable. The Reset Gain button resets the video levels back to their

original settings.

By default, Blackmagic products use SMPTE component analog levels as almost all analog video monitors and modern video equipment use SMPTE levels. Sony Betacam SP decks can use Betacam levels and you may need to enable the checkbox monitors support Betacam and SMPTE levels to allow direct monitoring from a Betacam SP deck. These monitors include a switch so you can choose between Betacam and SMPTE and you also need to choose the corresponding SMPTE/Betacam setting in the Blackmagic Video Levels. If in doubt, try a test capture and you should see a very noticeable brightness shift if you choose the wrong levels.

Calibrate Analog Video In will only be available if the Set Input option in

Calibrate Analog Video

Use Betacam Y,B-Y,R-Y Levels with these analog decks. Sony CRT

Audio levels

Audio Levels

An audio processing ampliﬁer (Audio Proc Amp) is provided for use with analog audio. It can be used to raise or lower an audio signal. By contrast to digital audio, analog audio can suffer from inconsistencies between audio channels and so analog audio channels can be adjusted independently from each other. AES/EBU audio is digital and does not suffer from level inconsistencies between audio channels. Accordingly all AES/ EBU audio channels are raised or lowered together. The to their original settings.

The option to This option may be changed with some other Blackmagic Design capture products which connect to professional, balanced analog audio hardware.

Use HiFi Audio Levels is always enabled when using analog audio with Intensity.

Reset Gain button resets the audio levels back

Welcome

Blackmagic Media Express

Welcome to Media Express 2

Blackmagic Media Express 2 is a sophisticated software application which enables UltraStudio, DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity users to capture, play back and preview video and audio via Blackmagic capture hardware.

Media Express 2 replaces all previous versions of Blackmagic Deck Control and Blackmagic Media Express. We hope you love the new interface and features.

Media Express has an intuitive interface and requires a 1920 x 1200, or 1280 x 800, pixel computer display to compliment its uncluttered appearance. The capture, playback and master views are color-coded so you will know at a glance which mode is being used.

Media Express uses many of the same keyboard shortcuts which are standard in the video industry so there is little to learn. Use j, k, l to shuttle backwards, pause and shuttle forwards.

Media Express can directly capture to, and play back from, DPX ﬁles or movie ﬁles.

Use the Grab Frame feature to capture still images during capture or playback. Frame grabs are saved in the targa (.tga) graphic ﬁle format.

Blackmagic Media Express 2 is not NLE software and does not have a timeline. It is a great tool when you don’t need the complexity of NLE software but simply want to capture and play back, especially when working with video compositing software.

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