SpectraCal VirtualForge Software - Manual

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SpectraCal VirtualForge
Software Pattern Generator
(currently available in beta version)
CalMAN Setup Guide
Thank you for purchasing the SpectraCal VirtualForge pattern generator software for Mac OS X or
Windows. The VirtualForge software runs on any Mac or Windows workstation that, in addition to its
standard graphics output adapter, has a video output device (i.e. AJA Kona or Blackmagic DeckLink) to
drive a TV video monitor (e.g. LCD/LED, OLED, plasma, projector, etc.).
The VirtualForge software is controlled by CalMAN to produce bit-accurate test patterns at any required
triplet value, through the video output device to the video monitor, for accurate grayscale, CMS, or 3D
LUT video display calibration. This allows a video monitor that is being driven through a video output
device such as a Kona or DeckLink to be conveniently calibrated with CalMAN.
Mac OSX Requirements:
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Macintosh® OS X 10.8.1 or later
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Intel Core® Duo processor
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2 GB RAM
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2 GB available disk space
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Either PCIe or Thunderbolt™ support
Windows Requirements:
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Windows® Vista™ or later with latest OS updates installed (recommended: Windows 7® or later)
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2 GHz processor (recommended: 2 GHz Dual Core Processor)
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2 GB RAM
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2 GB available disk space
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Either PCIe or Thunderbolt™ support
VirtualForge Certified Video Output Devices: (see Appendix B below for device details)
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AJA KONA Io 4K Thunderbolt™ 2 6G-SDI and HDMI I/O device
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AJA KONA Io XT Thunderbolt™ SDI, HDMI and analog I/O device
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AJA T-TAP Thunderbolt™ SDI and HDMI output device
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AJA KONA 4 PCIe 2.0 6G-SDI and HDMI I/O device
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AJA KONA 3G PCIe SDI and HDMI I/O device
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AJA KONA LHi PCIe SDI and HDMI I/O device
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AJA KONA LHe Plus PCIe SDI I/O device
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AJA KONA cards above in a Sonnet Thunderbolt™ expansion chassis
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* Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K Thunderbolt™ 2 Dual Link 6G-SDI, HDMI and analog I/O device
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* Blackmagic UltraStudio Express Thunderbolt™ 3G-SDI and HDMI I/O device