Blackmagicdesign Video Recorder Operation Manual

Operation Manual

Video Recorder

Mac OS X

™

January 2009

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2 Contents

Welcome 3

Contents of Package 4

Video Recorder at a Glance 5

Software Installation 6

Hardware Installation 7

Testing the Installation 8

Connections 9

Record 13

Playback 18

Help 19

Support 27

Warranty 28

Video Recorder Operation Manual

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3 Welcome

Thank you for purchasing Video Recorder. We hope you have a lot of fun taking your old
videos and turning them into modern digital video and audio. Then share your movies
with anyone via iPod

™

, iPhone™, YouTube™, AppleTV™ or even watch full resolution

video on your computer!

Video Recorder can convert your old NTSC, PAL or SECAM videos in to modern digital
video using high quality H.264 encoding. Previously H.264 encoding was either a very
slow software process or required fast, expensive computer hardware. Video Recorder
does all the encoding work in real time so you don’t need an expensive computer to
convert your precious video archives in to H.264 digital video.

Video Recorder produces stunning quality digital video from the highest quality
component analog video as well as regular composite analog video. It can even work
with S-Video via a third party S-Video breakout cable (not included).

We think it should take you approximately 5 minutes to complete the
installation. Before you install Video Recorder, please check our website at
www.blackmagic-design.com/videorecorder and click the support page to download
the latest updates to this manual and Video Recorder software. Lastly, please register
your Video Recorder when downloading software updates. We would love to keep you
updated on new software updates and new features for your Video Recorder. We are
constantly working on new features and improvements, so we would love to hear your
suggestions for improvements to the software!

Grant Petty

CEO Blackmagic Design

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4 Contents of Package

1. Video Recorder 2. USB Extension Cable 3. CD Software

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5 Video Recorder at a Glance

USB 2.0 Connection to Computer

Audio Right

Audio Left

Analog Video

Analog Video

Analog Video

(Red)

(White)

(Red)

(Green)

(Blue)

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6 Software

Installation

Please install the Video Recorder software before using your Video Recorder. We always
recommend that you visit the support page on our website and download the latest
Video Recorder software from www.blackmagic-design.com/videorecorder/support.
If you don’t have Internet access, you can use the Software CD, which is included in the
box, but do check for the latest version on the Internet when you can.

To install the software, open the
Software CD or the downloaded
disk image.

Drag the Blackmagic Video Recorder icon … ... to your Applications folder.

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7 Hardware

Installation

To install the hardware, simply connect Video Recorder to the included USB extension
cable and then connect the cable to a USB 2.0 port on your computer. While you can
connect the Video Recorder directly to a USB port on your computer, it is safer and
more convenient to use the short USB extension cable. This minimizes the possibility
of damaging the Video Recorder, or the computer, should the Video Recorder be
accidentally bumped.

Video Recorder may not work reliably when connected to a USB hub, especially a hub
which is sharing a single USB connection with several USB devices. We recommend
the Video Recorder be connected to a dedicated USB 2.0 port on your computer,
preferably using the included USB extension cable.

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8 Testing the

Installation

It’s a good idea to test that your Video Recorder is working when you’ve finished
installing the software and hardware. To do so, open the Applications folder and launch
the Blackmagic Video Recorder software. If the software and hardware are both installed
and working, the Record button should be a bright red color. If the Video Recorder
is not connected or not working, the Record button will be a gray color. Try unplugging
and reinserting the Video Recorder USB connector and see if the Record button becomes
red. If not, try another USB port or test the Video Recorder on another computer. Once
the Record button shows red, you’re ready to start recording. Congratulations!

The gray Record button indicates that

Video Recorder is not working

The red Record button indicates that

Video Recorder is successfully working

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9 Connections

Video Device Compatibility

You can connect many different kinds of video devices to your Video Recorder including
Hi8, Betamax, VHS, S-VHS and MiniDV video cameras as well as VHS tape players,
DVD players and digital set top boxes.

If you have been given a DVD of a special event, such as a wedding or birthday, you
can use Video Recorder to capture the movie off DVD for playback on your iPod
or to share on the Internet via your own website or even on YouTube. Make sure
you have permission to make copies of the DVD. Copy-protected, commercial DVD’s
should never be copied and most DVD players will prevent you from doing this.

It is also possible to record the analog output of some digital set top boxes. Some
channels might be free to copy and others might be copy-protected. You can use
Video Recorder to capture the free to copy channels but do ensure you don’t copy
Copyright material.

No matter from which kind of video device you want to record, the procedure will be
the same so it’s always easy. There are three kinds of analog video supported by Video
Recorder: Composite, S-Video and Component.

In the Video Recorder software, click on the icon for Component, Composite or S-Video
to match your video source. Connect the video and audio cables, as shown in the
following pages of this manual, and you will be ready to record.

Most video devices include the video and audio cables you will need. They can also be
purchased at electronic stores or supermarkets, as well as video and audio resellers.

Video Device

Compatibility

Video camera

Video Tape

Player

DVD Player

Set Top Box

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