Blackmagicdesign HyperDeck Shuttle, HyperDeck Studio Pro, HyperDeck Studio Installation And Operation Manual

Installation and Operation Manual

HyperDeck Shuttle HyperDeck Studio HyperDeck Studio Pro

Mac OS X

Windows

December 2012

™

Welcome

Welcome to HyperDeck!

We hope you share our dream for the television industry to become a truly creative industry by allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video.

Our range of HyperDeck disk recorders have made it easier and more affordable than ever to record and play back full 10-bit uncompressed video. HyperDeck records directly to removable 2.5” Solid State Disks (SSDs) that are getting bigger, faster and more affordable every day. It’s incredible that you can now record the most amazing quality SD and HD video onto something so small, and record and play an SSD thousands of times without any degradation in quality!

You can bypass unwanted camera compression and record directly from HDMI or SDI cameras straight to SSD and even connect to any HDMI or SDI monitor for instant playback! With HyperDeck Studio Pro, you can connect analog sources and also play back 4K through HDMI or SDI in real time! SSDs can also be mounted on any computer for immediate editing and fast transfer of your media. With no moving parts, SSDs are unbelievably robust and can handle harsh conditions that would destroy conventional hard drives and videotapes!

If you need longer recording times for each SSD, then HyperDeck also records and plays back Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD ﬁles. These 10-bit quality codecs retain fantastic picture quality and increase the recording length of SSDs by more than 5 times!

This instruction manual contains all the information you need to start using your HyperDeck disk recorder. For uncompressed recording you need to use an SSD that supports the required data speed and we are continually adding details on our website of new SSDs that we have tested.

Please check the support page on our web site at www.blackmagicdesign.com for the latest version of this manual and updates to the HyperDeck software. Keeping your software up to date will always ensure you get all the latest features. When downloading software, please register with your information so we can keep you updated when new software is released. We are constantly working on new features and improvements, so we would love to hear from you!

Grant Petty

CEO Blackmagic Design

Contents

HyperDeck

Getting Started

Introducing HyperDeck 5

About SSDs 6

Choosing a Fast SSD 6

Preparing SSDs for HyperDeck 7

Selecting Your Video Format 9

Recording and Playing Clips 10

Recording Video with HyperDeck Shuttle 10

Recording Video with HyperDeck Studio Models 10

Playing Video 11

Accessing Media on Mac OS X 11

Accessing Media on Windows 11

Externally Controlling Your HyperDeck 12

SDI Start/Stop Recording 12

Timecode Run Recording 12

RS-422 Deck Control 12

Updating the HyperDeck Software

HyperDeck Utility 13

How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Mac OS X 13

How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Windows 13

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

Using HyperDeck 14

Disk Check 14

Recording 14

Playback 17

RS-422 Control 19

Using HyperDeck Shuttle

HyperDeck Shuttle Controls 25

HyperDeck Shuttle Connections 26

Installing the HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate 27

Using HyperDeck Studio

HyperDeck Studio Controls 28

HyperDeck Studio Connections 29

Using HyperDeck Studio Pro

HyperDeck Studio Pro Controls 30

HyperDeck Studio Pro Connections 31

Capturing video via Thunderbolt

Contents

HyperDeck

Using your Favourite Editing Software

Editing with HyperDeck Studio Pro 33

Using Blackmagic System Preferences 33

Avid Media Composer 6.x 34

Apple Final Cut Pro 7 36

Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 37

Adobe Photoshop CS6 38

Using Blackmagic Media Express

Using Blackmagic UltraScope

Using Blackmagic Design Disk Speed Test

63 64

Help

Getting Help 62

Blackmagic Design Online Support Pages 62

Contacting Blackmagic Design Support 62

Checking the Version Currently Installed 62

How to Get the Latest Updates 62

Warnings

Warranty Information

Getting Started

Introducing HyperDeck

HyperDeck disk recorders record uncompressed SD and HD video quality directly to low cost solid state disks. Video playback can be viewed on an SDI or HDMI monitor or you can connect the SSD to a computer and edit directly from the SSD media itself. HyperDeck disk recorders have internal 3 Gb/s SATA ports which are used with standard 2.5" SSDs.

HyperDeck disk recorders have SDI and HDMI connectors making it easy to work with a huge range of professional and consumer video equipment. SDI and HDMI connectors also support embedded audio.

HyperDeck Shuttle

HyperDeck Studio

HyperDeck Studio Pro

HyperDeck Shuttle is compact, affordable and battery powered, so it’s perfect as a ﬁeld recorder. HyperDeck Shuttle bypasses your camera’s compression and records from SDI and HDMI directly into the highest quality uncompressed video. The latest model can even record and play back in the Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD formats if compressed video better suits your workﬂow or if you need to ﬁt more video on an SSD.

HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate can be purchased if you want to secure your HyperDeck Shuttle to a camera rig with your choice of rail mounts, cold shoe mounts, articulated arms and more. You can also use the plate to power your HyperDeck Shuttle from an external battery by attaching a V-Mount or Anton Bauer style battery plate.

HyperDeck Studio is a rack mount broadcast deck style recorder that features dual SSD slots so it can automatically continue recording onto the next SSD when one disk is full. HyperDeck Studio features uncompressed video quality recording and playback, RS-422 deck control, genlock, jog and shuttle, an integrated LCD, and is affordable and easy to use. It can even record and play back in the Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD formats if compressed video better suits your workﬂow or if you need to ﬁt more video on an SSD. HyperDeck Studio is the broadcast deck for the 21st century!

HyperDeck Studio is rack-mountable and is only 1 RU high and less than 4 inches deep. It's the perfect size when space is tight such as in broadcast vans and ﬂy away rack cases.

HyperDeck Studio Pro does everything that HyperDeck Studio does, with the addition of analog video and audio inputs, Thunderbolt

connectivity and 4K ProRes video playback!

Getting Started

About SSDs

Choosing a Fast SSD

When working with uncompressed video it's important to carefully check the SSD you would like to use. This is because some SSDs can have up to 50% lower write speed than the manufacturer’s claimed speed, so even though the disk speciﬁcations claim an SSD is fast enough to handle video, in reality the disk is not fast enough for real time video data recording. Hidden data compression mostly affects recording and often these disks can still be used for real time playback.

In our testing, we have found larger newer models of SSD, and larger capacity SSDs are generally faster. SSDs recommended for use with HyperDeck and uncompressed 10-bit HD video recording include:

 Crucial 256GB C300  Crucial 512GB M4 (ﬁrmware 009)  Kingston 64GB SSDNow V+100  Kingston 128GB SSDNow V+100  Kingston 240GB SSDNow V+200  Kingston HyperX 240GB  OCZ 240GB Vertex 3  OCZ 480GB Vertex 3  Sandisk Extreme 480GB.

Please check the tech notes on the Blackmagic Design web site for the latest information.

If you ﬁnd an SSD which isn’t fast enough for uncompressed HD video, try a faster SSD or use HyperDeck Utility to switch to a compressed recording format such as ProRes or DNxHD. These recording formats have a much lower data rate and are easier for the SSD to handle.

Getting Started

Preparing SSDs for HyperDeck

SSDs used by HyperDeck must be formatted as either HFS+ or exFAT. These disk formats allow long clips to be recorded in a single ﬁle per clip. Simply connect the SSD to your computer with an external dock or cable adapter and format it as you would a regular disk. Make sure you back up anything important from your SSD as you will lose everything on it when you format it.

HFS+ is also known as Mac OS Extended. It is the recommended format for HyperDeck as it supports "journaling". In the event of a hardware or software malfunction, data on a journaled SSD is more quickly recovered and less likely to be corrupted in the ﬁrst place. HFS+ is natively supported by Mac OS X. Windows computers can use HFS+ with the purchase and installation of MediaFour MacDrive software from http://www.mediafour.com.

ExFAT is supported natively by Mac OS X and Windows without needing to purchase any additional software. However exFAT does not support journaling which means data is more prone to corruption, and less likely to be recovered, in the event of a hardware or software malfunction.

Use Disk Utility on Mac OS X to erase your SSD in the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or exFAT format.

Use MacDrive software on Windows to initialize the SSD with a GPT and create an HFS+ volume.

Preparing SSDs on a Mac OS X computer

The Disk Utility application included with Mac OS X can format a drive in the HFS+ or exFAT formats.

Step 1. Connect the SSD to your computer and dismiss any message offering to use your SSD for Time

Machine backups.

Step 2. Go to /Applications/Utilities and launch Disk Utility.

Step 3. Click on the disk icon of your SSD and then click the Erase tab.

Step 4. Set the Format to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" or "exFAT", type a Name for the new volume

and then click Erase. Your SSD will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with HyperDeck.

Preparing SSDs on a Windows computer

MacDrive software can format a drive in the HFS+ format on a Windows PC.

Step 1. Install MediaFour MacDrive and restart your PC.

Step 2. Connect the SSD to your computer.

Step 3. Choose Start>Computer and right-click on your SSD.

Step 4. From the contextual menu, choose MacDrive>Format Mac Disk.

Step 5. Select the SSD in the MacDrive Disk Manager and choose Initialize disk>Initialize as GPT.

Step 6. Choose "Automatically create an HFS+ volume" and click "Initialize Disk".

Step 7. Once the format has been completed, your SSD is ready for use with HyperDeck.

Getting Started

Use the Format dialog box feature in Windows to format your SSD in the exFAT format.

The Format dialog box can format a drive in the exFAT format on a Windows PC.

Step 1. Connect the SSD to your computer.

Step 2. Choose Start>Computer and right-click on your SSD.

Step 3. From the contextual menu, choose Format.

Step 4. Set the ﬁle system to "exFAT" and the allocation unit size to 128 kilobytes.

Step 5. Type a volume label, select "Quick Format" and click "Start".

Step 6. Your SSD will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with HyperDeck.

Getting Started

Selecting Your Video Format

All current HyperDeck models let you select from a choice of uncompressed and compressed video formats. The original HyperDeck Shuttle exclusively records uncompressed video.

HyperDeck can play back 10 bit uncompressed QuickTime ﬁles on a fast SSD, or to a compressed format if you have a slower SSD or want to ﬁt longer high deﬁnition recordings on a single SSD. This means it is possible to have uncompressed QuickTime ﬁles as well as compressed ﬁles on the same disk if you have used the HyperDeck Utility software to change the recording format.

Working with uncompressed video is exciting as there is no better quality than uncompressed. However if compressed video better suits your workﬂow, or if you need to ﬁt more video on an SSD, you can choose a high quality professional compressed video format which is also perfect for editing.

To choose a compressed video format:

Step 1. Connect HyperDeck to your computer via USB.

Step 2. Launch HyperDeck Utility. The HyperDeck model which is connected will be named in the title bar

of the utility.

Step 3. Set the recording format to the desired codec from the pulldown menu and save the setting.

You can now disconnect the USB cable if you wish.

All subsequent clips will be recorded in the compressed format. If you want to switch back to uncompressed video, repeat the procedure and choose Uncompressed 10 Bit from the pulldown menu.

Setting the recording format also sets the playback format so you will only be able to play back clips that match the current recording format. Any other clips will be hidden which helps prevent slow SSDs from being accidentally used to play back high data rate uncompressed clips which they might not be fast enough to play.

Getting Started

HyperDeck Shuttle recording video.

Recording and Playing Clips

HyperDeck ships ready to record and play back with uncompressed SD and HD video quality. You can start recording immediately without having to conﬁgure any settings and all you need is a recommended SSD formatted in the HFS+ or exFAT format.

The Using HyperDeck section in this manual provides information about changing settings for recording and playback as well as more detailed steps for recording, playback and using RS-422 control.

If HyperDeck records from a video source that contains closed caption data, your HyperDeck will record the QuickTime or MXF movie as well as a separate .MCC ﬁle containing the closed caption data. The .MCC ﬁle will have the same name as your recorded movie but with a .MCC extension.

Recording Video with HyperDeck Shuttle

Step 1. Insert a recommended SSD which has been formatted in the HFS+ or exFAT format.

Step 2. Connect your video source to the SDI or HDMI input and the Video status LED should light up.

Step 3. Press the Record button and the SSD light will ﬂash to indicate SSD activity.

Step 4. Press the Stop button to ﬁnish your recording.

Recording Video with HyperDeck Studio Models

Step 1. Insert a recommended SSD, formatted in the HFS+ or exFAT format, into either SSD slot.

HyperDeck Studio recording video.

Step 2. Connect your video source to a HyperDeck Studio input. Press the INPUT button once while the

stop button is illuminated to preview the video source on the LCD before recording. If you don’t see the video you want, press the button again to switch between the HDMI and SDI inputs.

Step 3. Press the record button to start recording to the SSD instantly. The SSD slot light will illuminate

with a looping red light to indicate it is being used for recording.

Step 4. Press the Stop button to ﬁnish your recording.

If the record button ﬂashes, this means the disk is not fast enough and recording cannot keep up. We recommend you change to a compressed recording format such as ProRes or DNxHD, or use a faster recommended SSD for uncompressed recording.

Getting Started

HyperDeck Shuttle playing back video.

HyperDeck Studio playing back video.

Playing Video

Playing back a clip is simple and instantaneous.

If you’re recording with HyperDeck Shuttle, press the Stop button once to stop recording. Press it again to switch to playback. Then simply press Play and you'll see your video on any displays connected to the SDI and HDMI outputs.

If you’re recording with a HyperDeck Studio model, press the play button once for instant playback and you'll see your video on any displays connected to the SDI and HDMI outputs.

The controls of HyperDeck work just like a CD player so pressing next clip will skip to the start of the next clip and continue playing. Press previous clip once to go to the start of the current clip or press twice to skip back to the start of the previous clip.

If the play button ﬂashes, this means the disk is not fast enough and playback cannot keep up. We recommend you change to a compressed recording format such as ProRes or DNxHD, or use a faster recommended SSD for uncompressed recording.

If you play back a video clip which has an associated .MCC ﬁle, the closed caption data will be played out with the video via the SDI output of your HyperDeck.

Accessing Media on Mac OS X

Compressed and uncompressed QuickTime™ movies recorded by HyperDeck can be opened in almost any video software on Mac OS X.

DNxHD MXF ﬁles recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve for Mac.

MCC closed caption data ﬁles recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with MacCaption software for Mac OS X from http://www.cpcweb.com.

Accessing Media on Windows

Compressed and uncompressed QuickTime™ movies recorded by HyperDeck require QuickTime be installed on your PC. Almost any video software on Windows that supports QuickTime can open movies recorded by HyperDeck. QuickTime for Windows can be downloaded free from Apple’s website at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.

DNxHD MXF ﬁles recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve for Windows.

MCC closed caption data ﬁles recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with CaptionMaker software for Windows from http://www.cpcweb.com.

Getting Started

Externally Controlling Your HyperDeck

There are several ways you can remotely control your HyperDeck and more detailed instructions are provided in the "Using HyperDeck" section of this manual.

SDI Start/Stop Recording

Start/stop recording means that when you press the record button on an HD-SDI camera, HyperDeck will start recording without also having to press the record button on your HyperDeck disk recorder. You will need a camera which can trigger the "record" function of HyperDeck via HD-SDI.

Use HyperDeck Utility to set Trigger recording to "When SDI start/stop is detected". On HyperDeck Studio models, the REM button needs to be selected to allow trigger recording.

Timecode Run Recording

Timecode run recording is similar to start/stop recording but is only used if your HD-SDI camera does not support trigger recording via HD-SDI.

Change your camera's timecode settings from "free run timecode" to "record run timecode" and use HyperDeck Utility to set Trigger recording to "When SDI timecode runs". On HyperDeck Studio models, the REM button must also be pressed and illuminated to allow trigger recording.

Now whenever your HyperDeck detects the timecode running via HD-SDI, it will start recording. It will stop recording whenever the timecode stops.

Be careful if your HyperDeck is connected to the SDI output of a video router, as any change to the video source might cause HyperDeck to start recording unexpectedly due to a change in timecode being detected via HD-SDI.

RS-422 Deck Control

You can remotely control HyperDeck Studio models using your favorite NLE software and video capture hardware to remotely capture, batch capture and play back video with your HyperDeck Studio. All you need to do is connect an RS-422 cable between your capture device and HyperDeck Studio and press the REM button to enable remote deck control.

Updating the HyperDeck Software

HyperDeck Utility

Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility is used to change settings and update the internal software in your HyperDeck. In addition to installing HyperDeck Utility, uncompressed 10 bit codecs are installed for Mac and Windows. If you use Avid Media Composer 6.x, you'll also ﬁnd a HyperDeck Studio deck preset is installed to help with RS-422 deck control.

How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Mac OS X

After downloading the HyperDeck Utility software and unzipping the downloaded ﬁle, open the resulting disk image to reveal its contents.

Launch the HyperDeck Installer and follow the onscreen instructions.

After installing the latest Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility on your computer, connect a USB cable between the computer and the HyperDeck. Launch Blackmagic HyperDeck Utility and follow any onscreen prompt to update the internal software in your HyperDeck. If no prompt appears, the internal software is up to date and there is nothing further you need to do. We recommend you also update your HyperDeck to ensure you are able to get any new software.

How to Update Your HyperDeck Software on Windows

After downloading the HyperDeck Utility software and unzipping the downloaded ﬁle, you should see a HyperDeck Utility folder containing this PDF manual and the HyperDeck Utility installer.

Double-click the installer and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation.

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

Using HyperDeck

Disk Check

When you ﬁrst switch on HyperDeck, or any time you insert an SSD, the SSD indicator will light up while checking the SSD and then switch off. If the SSD has not been formatted correctly, or fails to work, the SSD indicator will illuminate solid red until the SSD is removed. Refer to the previous section "Preparing SSDs for HyperDeck" to check if the SSD is formatted correctly and also check that it works with a computer.

Recording

Recording Clips with HyperDeck Shuttle

Before recording, format a recommended SSD in the HFS+ or exFAT format and use HyperDeck Utility to choose your recording format.

Step 1. Insert the formatted SSD into HyperDeck Shuttle. As it reads the disk, the SSD light on the unit will

illuminate. When the light goes off, HyperDeck Shuttle is ready to record.

Step 2. Connect your video source to the HyperDeck Shuttle’s input. It doesn’t matter if you use the

HDMI or SDI input, as HyperDeck Shuttle will automatically detect which one is connected. You can also connect the video output of the HyperDeck Shuttle to your HDMI or SDI monitor. All outputs are active so you can use either one connection or both SDI and HDMI outputs together.

Step 3. If you see the Video status LED light up, it means that HyperDeck Shuttle has detected a valid

video input.

Step 4. If you don’t see your source video on the output, press the Stop button to switch HyperDeck

Shuttle between video input loop through and playback.

Step 5. Press the Record button and HyperDeck Shuttle will start recording instantly. The SSD light will

also ﬂash to indicate the SSD activity. Once you’ve ﬁnished recording, press the Stop button.

If the Stop button starts ﬂashing while recording, there are only 3 minutes of recording time left

on the SSD. Make sure you have another empty SSD ready so you don’t miss the next take.

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

Recording Clips with HyperDeck Studio Models

Before recording, format a recommended SSD in the HFS+ or exFAT format and use HyperDeck Utility to choose your recording format.

Step 1. Insert a recommended and correctly formatted SSD into either SSD slot.

Step 2. Connect your video source to an input on your HyperDeck Studio. Press the INPUT button once,

while the stop button is illuminated, to preview the video source on the LCD before recording. If you don’t see the video you want, press the button again to switch between the HDMI and SDI inputs. You can also connect the video outputs of your HyperDeck Studio to your HDMI and SDI monitors. All outputs are active so you can use one or more outputs together.

Step 3. Press the record button to start recording to the SSD instantly. The SSD slot light will illuminate

with a looping red light to indicate it is being used for recording.

Step 4. Press the Stop button when you've ﬁnished recording.

Start/Stop Recording

HyperDeck Shuttle and HyperDeck Studio models support start/stop recording which means that, when you press the record button on an HD-SDI camera, HyperDeck will start recording without also having to press the record button on your HyperDeck disk recorder.

To set up start/stop recording for supported cameras:

Step 1. You will need a camera which can trigger the "record" function of HyperDeck via HD-SDI.

Cameras which support trigger recording via HD-SDI may include menu options such as "Trigger REC", "HD-SDI Remote I/F" or "SDI Remote Start/Stop Trigger".

Step 2. In HyperDeck Utility, set Trigger recording to "When SDI start/stop is detected". The REM button

must also be pressed and illuminated on HyperDeck Studio to allow trigger recording.

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

Timecode Run Recording

HyperDeck Shuttle and HyperDeck Studio models also support timecode run recording, which is similar to start/stop recording, but is only used if your HD-SDI camera does not support trigger recording via HD-SDI.

To set up timecode run recording:

Step 1. Go into your camera's timecode settings and change them from "free run timecode" to "record

run timecode".

Step 2. In HyperDeck Utility, set Trigger recording to "When SDI timecode runs". The REM button must

also be pressed and illuminated on your HyperDeck Studio to allow trigger recording.

Now whenever your HyperDeck detects the timecode running via HD-SDI, it will start recording. It will stop recording whenever the timecode stops.

If your HyperDeck is connected to the SDI output of a video router, any change to the video source might cause HyperDeck to start recording unexpectedly due to a change in timecode being detected via HD-SDI.

Recording RP 188 Embedded Timecode

When recording from HD-SDI video sources which provide embedded SMPTE RP 188 metadata, switching on the option to "Use SDI video input timecode when recording" will record the embedded timecode from the video source instead of using timecode generated by your HyperDeck. It might be necessary to turn on the RP 188 setting in your camera before HyperDeck will be able to record the timecode.

The LCD on HyperDeck Studio models displays embedded SDI timecode when the option to "Use SDI video input timecode when recording" is switched on.

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

Playback

Playing Back Clips

Playing back a clip is simple and instantaneous.

If you’re recording with HyperDeck Shuttle, press the Stop button once to stop recording. Press it again to switch to playback. Then simply press Play.

If you’re recording with a HyperDeck Studio model, press the play button once for instant playback.

Accessing Your Clips

HyperDeck can play back movies in the QuickTime and MXF ﬁle formats including closed caption data.

QuickTime movies require QuickTime be installed on your computer. QuickTime for Mac is built into Mac OS X http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.

DNxHD MXF ﬁles can be used with Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve on Mac OS X and Windows.

MCC closed caption data ﬁles recorded by HyperDeck can be opened with MacCaption software for Mac OS X and CaptionMaker software for Windows. This software is available from http://www.cpcweb.com.

™

. QuickTime for Windows™ can be downloaded free from Apple’s website at:

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

Playing Back RP 188 Embedded Timecode

If you use HyperDeck Utility to switch on the option to "Play back media timecode track to SDI output" when playing back high deﬁnition video, your HyperDeck will embed SMPTE RP 188 metadata allowing other video equipment to display or record the timecode.

Timecode is also commonly displayed on HD-SDI monitors but you will often need to ﬁnd a menu setting to turn it on. The LCD on HyperDeck Studio models also displays the RP 188 timecode during playback.

Looping Playback

HyperDeck Shuttle - Press the play button when a clip is playing to initiate loop mode. Loop mode will continue until you press stop.

HyperDeck Studio models - Enable loop mode during playback by pressing the play button. The display will show if loop mode is on or off.

Shuttling with HyperDeck Shuttle

If you’re reviewing a long clip and need to quickly shuttle to a particular section, just hold down the Previous

The LCD on HyperDeck Studio models displays embedded SDI timecode during playback when the option to "Play back media timecode track to SDI output" is switched on.

Clip or Next Clip button. This will allow you to reverse or fast forward through the clip at 2x speed. To go faster, press the Previous Clip or Next Clip button again and the speed will increase to 4x and then 8x. Once you’ve found the section you want to review, press Play and playback will resume at normal speed.

Jog and Shuttle with HyperDeck Studio Models

If you’re reviewing a long clip and need to quickly shuttle to a particular section, press the reverse or fast forward button to play through the clip at 2x speed. To go faster, press the reverse or fast forward button again and the speed will increase to 4x and then 8x. Once you’ve found the section you want to review, press play to resume normal playback.

You can also use the Jog/Shuttle Wheel to shuttle to a particular section at variable speeds. The more you turn it forwards or backwards, the faster your HyperDeck Studio will play through your video. Once you’ve found the section you want to review, press play to resume normal playback.

If you want to slowly jog through your video, frame by frame, press the JOG button once to enable jog operation. Turning the jog/shuttle wheel in the desired direction will then jog through your video. Pressing the JOG button again will return the wheel to shuttle operation.

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

Receive

(–)

2 7 8 3 1, 4, 6, 9

RS-422 remote pin connections.

Receive

(+)

Transmit

(–)

Transmit

(+)

Ground

Pins

RS-422 Control

What is RS-422 Control?

The RS-422 standard is commonly supported by NLE hardware and software and allows video players and recorders to be remotely controlled by an external RS-422 controller or capture device.

Using an External RS-422 Controller

™

Both HyperDeck Studio models feature an industry standard, Sony which has the correct pin connections for a direct connection to any remote controller with RS-422.

You can use pre-manufactured 9 pin cables as long as each end of the cable is wired “pin for pin” where the same pin number on each end of the cable are connected together. If you would like to make custom cables, please refer to the accompanying wiring diagram.

You can remotely control your HyperDeck Studio from an RS-422 controller, instead of locally pushing buttons.

Step 1. Connect a video signal to an SDI or HDMI video input of your HyperDeck Studio.

Step 2. Connect an RS-422 cable between your external controller and your HyperDeck Studio.

Step 3. Press the REM button to enable remote deck control.

You can now remotely start and stop recording and playback of your HyperDeck Studio as well as performing other common jog and shuttle functions. The full list of supported RS-422 commands is in the following section named "Supported RS-422 Commands".

Daisy-chaining for Crash Recording

You can simultaneously record the same SDI video signal to multiple HyperDeck Studios. You'll need to press the REM button on each HyperDeck Studio to enable remote deck control. Each HyperDeck Studio can be set to record in a compressed or uncompressed video format using HyperDeck Utility.

compatible, RS-422 deck control port

If you're working with high deﬁnition video, you only need a single channel RS-422 controller connected to the ﬁrst HyperDeck Studio and then loop the HD-SDI signal to the other HyperDeck Studios using the SDI loop output. Use HyperDeck Utility to set "Trigger recording" to "When SDI timecode runs" and all HyperDeck Studios will record the same video signal simultaneously.

If you ever work with standard deﬁnition video, you will need a multiple channel RS-422 controller connected to each HyperDeck Studio via RS-422. Connect a video signal to the SDI video input of one HyperDeck Studio and then loop the SD-SDI signal to the other HyperDeck Studios using the SDI loop output.

You can now use your external RS-422 controller to set multiple HyperDeck Studios to remotely crash record the same video signal.

Using HyperDeck as a Disk Recorder

Supported RS-422 Commands

Command Reply No Remote Notes

0 - System Control

0x00 0x11 DeviceTypeRequest

1 - Slave Response

0x20 0x00 Stop Acknowledge Disabled

0x20 0x01 Play Acknowledge Disabled

0x20 0x02 Record Acknowledge Disabled

0x20 0x10 FastFwd Acknowledge Disabled

0x21 0x11 JogFwd1 Acknowledge Disabled

0x22 0x11 JogFwd2 Acknowledge Disabled

0x21 0x12 VarFwd1 Acknowledge Disabled Uses ShuttleFwd1

0x22 0x12 VarFwd2 Acknowledge Disabled

0x21 0x13 ShuttleFwd1 Acknowledge Disabled

0x22 0x13 ShuttleFwd2 Acknowledge Disabled

0x20 0x20 Rewind Acknowledge Disabled

0x21 0x21 JogRev1 Acknowledge Disabled

0x22 0x21 JogRev2 Acknowledge Disabled

0x21 0x22 VarRev1 Acknowledge Disabled Uses ShuttleRev1

0x22 0x22 VarRev2 Acknowledge Disabled

0x21 0x23 ShuttleRev1 Acknowledge Disabled

0x22 0x23 ShuttleRev2 Acknowledge Disabled

0x20 0x30 Preroll Acknowledge Disabled

0x24 0x31 CueData Acknowledge Disabled

0x20 0x34 SyncPlay Acknowledge Disabled

NTSC: 0xF0E0

PAL: 0xF1E0 24P: 0xF2E0

Enabled

Treated as N=1;

Same as JogFwd1

Treated as N=1;

Same as VarFwd1

Treated as N=1;

Same as ShuttleFwd1

Treated as N=1;

Same as JogRev1

Treated as N=1;

Same as VarRev1

Treated as N=1;

Same as ShuttleRev1

+ 44 hidden pages

Blackmagicdesign HyperDeck Shuttle, HyperDeck Studio Pro, HyperDeck Studio Installation And Operation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual