Blackmagic Design DeckLink Studio 4K Capture & Playback Card - Manual (Page 26)

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Capture from Controllable Devices with UltraStudio, DeckLink and Teranex
If you have a deck that connects via RS-422, you will need to configure the deck settings before performing
a capture with deck control.
Step 1. From your project window, click the Settings tab and double-click on Deck Configuration.
Step 2. In the Deck Configuration dialog box, click Add Channel and then set the Channel Type to Direct
and the Port to RS-422 Deck Control. Click OK and choose "No" when asked, "Do you want to
autoconfigure the channel now?"
Step 3. Click Add Deck and then select your brand and model of deck from the Device menus and also
set the desired preroll. Click OK and then Apply.
Step 4. Under the Settings tab, double-click on Deck Preferences.
Step 5. If you plan to make assemble edits to tape, enable the option to "Allow assemble edit & crash
record for digital cut". If this option is left unchecked, you will only be able to perform insert edits.
Step 6. Enable the option to "Relax coincidence point detection" and set other settings as needed.
Click OK. You have completed setting up the RS-422 connection to your deck.
To test the remote connection ensure an RS-422 serial cable is connected between your Blackmagic video
hardware and the deck. Set the deck to Remote. Open the Capture Tool and use the standard J, K, L
shortcut keys to control the deck. If a deck name appears in italics or "NO DECK" is displayed, click the
menu and select Check Decks until the deck is listed without italics and deck control is re-established.
To capture with deck control on-the-fly:
Step 1. Choose Tools > Capture to open the Capture Tool.
Step 2. The Capture/Log Mode button should show the CAP icon. If this button displays a LOG icon, click
the button to switch to capture mode and the CAP icon should appear.
Step 3. The Toggle Source button should show the icon of a deck. If a red circle-slash symbol is present,
click the button to enable deck control and make the red symbol disappear.
Step 4. Configure video and audio input, video and audio source tracks, target bin, res, target drive and
tape name the same way as in "Capture from non-controllable devices".
Step 5. Use the Deck Controller Window in the Capture Tool to cue the tape and start playing.
Step 6. Click the Capture button. The Capture button will flash red while recording. Click the Capture
button again to end the capture.
Step 6. In the Deck Preferences, enable the option to "Relax
coincidence point detection".
Set the CAP and Toggle Source buttons to use deck control. Use
the Deck Controller Window to cue the tape and start playing.