Intergraph StudioZ SDI Card User Manual

StudioZ SDI Video Card Driver Installation and Configuration

The StudioZBurst driver controls the Intergraph Computer Systems StudioZ SDI video card, which lets
you capture, edit, and play back real-time video and animation on your workstation. This document
provides information you need to install and configure the StudioZBurst driver on your workstation.

Getting the Latest Driver

You can get the latest StudioZBurst driver from the diskette delivered with your workstation, from the
Intergraph Computer Systems Support pages on the Web (http://www.intergraph.com/ics), or from
the Intergraph Bulletin Board Service (IBBS) File Libraries (1-256-730-8786).

To get the latest StudioZBurst driver:

1. Using your Web browser, go to the Support pages on Intergraph Computer Systems World Wide

Web site (http://www.intergraph.com/ics), or to the IBBS File Libraries page
(http://archive.intergraph.com/bbs/ibbsfile.htm).

2. On the Support pages, search for graphics drivers for all systems. On the IBBS File Libraries
page, look for and select

DIGSWH to open the Digital Media StudioZ Driver page.

3. Select

4. In WinZip, click Extract and place all files in a directory on your machine (for example, C:\

NOTE See the WinZip Help file for detailed information on extracting files.

STUDIO~1.ZIP (the StudioZBurst driver). The files are downloaded to a temporary folder on

your workstation. When the transfer is complete, WinZip displays the contents of the

Stopping the Currently Installed Driver

If you want to install a new version of the driver, you must first stop the currently installed driver.

To stop the currently installed StudioZBurst driver:

1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel/Devices.

2. From the Device list, select the Intergraph StudioZBurst driver.

3. Click Stop, and then click Close.

Installing and Starting a New Driver

If you are installing the driver from the SOFTIMAGE|DS Multi-Stream Drivers CD delivered with

your workstation, insert the CD into the system’s CD-ROM drive. In My Computer or Explorer, select
the CD-ROM drive, and find and double-click
displays, skip to step 2 of the following instructions.

SETUP.EXE. When the InstallShield Setup wizard

ZIP file.

TEMP).

To install and start a new StudioZBurst driver:

1. In My Computer or Explorer, move to the directory where you extracted the StudioZBurst driver
files and double-click

SETUP.EXE. The InstallShield Setup wizard displays.

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2. Follow the prompts to install the driver. See the README.TXT file delivered with the driver if you
need more information.

3. When you are notified that installation is complete, go back to Control Panel/Devices.

4. In the Device list, select Intergraph StudioZBurst Driver and verify that it has started. If it has not,
click Start; then click Close.

Configuring the Driver

Once the StudioZBurst driver is installed and started, you can change its configuration to meet your
specific needs.

To configure the StudioZBurst driver:

1. Close any applications that rely on the StudioZBurst driver.

NOTE Adjustments you make to the StudioZBurst driver configuration, particularly the Genlock Phase Adjust

parameter, will not take effect when the driver is under an application’s control. When you restart the
application, changes you made to the StudioZBurst driver configuration will take effect.

1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel/Multimedia/Devices.

2. In the Devices tab, double-click Video Compression Codecs in the list of devices.

3. Double-click Intergraph StudioZBurst Driver in the list of video compression codecs.

4. In the Intergraph StudioZBurst Driver Properties tab, click Settings to display the StudioZBurst
Driver Configuration parameters.

5. Change the parameters as necessary to configure the driver for use in your environment. See the
following table for a description of each setting.

6. Click Continue to accept the new settings and dismiss the dialog, and then click Close.

The changes take effect the next time you run the StudioZ SDI utilities.