Bluefish444 Mac OSX SD User manual

SD User Manual
Mac OSX
SD| Greed
SD| Fidelity
SD| Focus
SD| Prime
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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Contents
Contents.........................................................................................................................................................................2
Limited Warranty............................................................................................................................................................4
Support Contact Details.................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................6
SD| Greed..................................................................................................................................................................6
SD| Fidelity & SD| Focus...........................................................................................................................................7
SD| Prime ..................................................................................................................................................................8
Feature Comparison..................................................................................................................................................9
Hardware...............................................................................................................................................................9
Embedded Audio Support...................................................................................................................................10
Software ..................................................................................................................................................................11
Feature Control...................................................................................................................................................11
Final Cut Pro Studio 2.........................................................................................................................................12
Final Cut Pro 6 ....................................................................................................................................................12
Features:.........................................................................................................................................................12
Final Cut Studio support.................................................................................................................................12
Motion 3...............................................................................................................................................................13
Soundtrack Pro 2 ................................................................................................................................................13
Adobe After Effects 8.0.......................................................................................................................................14
Photoshop CS3...................................................................................................................................................15
Combustion 4......................................................................................................................................................15
What‟s in the Box.........................................................................................................................................................16
SD| Greed ...........................................................................................................................................................16
SD| Fidelity..........................................................................................................................................................16
SD| Focus............................................................................................................................................................16
SD| Prime............................................................................................................................................................17
System Requirements.........................................................................................................................................18
System Configuration..............................................................................................................................................18
Minimum requirements........................................................................................................................................18
Slot Installation Requirements............................................................................................................................19
PCI 32 bit Slots ...................................................................................................................................................19
G5........................................................................................................................................................................19
PCI e ...................................................................................................................................................................19
Mac Pro Quad.....................................................................................................................................................19
Storage Requirements ............................................................................................................................................20
Storage Capacity Guide......................................................................................................................................20
Cable Connection ........................................................................................................................................................21
SD| Greed ...........................................................................................................................................................22
SD| Fidelity..........................................................................................................................................................22
SD| Focus............................................................................................................................................................22
SD| Prime............................................................................................................................................................23
Cable Types ............................................................................................................................................................24
Digital Video I/O & Genlock.................................................................................................................................24
Analog Video I/O.................................................................................................................................................25
Digital Audio Option 1 - S/P DIF BNC 8 Channels I/O, Unbalanced ..................................................................26
Digital Audio Option 2 - AES/EBU XLR 6 Channels I/O, Balanced....................................................................27
Analog Audio Option 1 - RCA Dual channel, Unbalanced..................................................................................28
Analog Audio Option 2 - XLR Dual channel, Balanced.......................................................................................29
Deck Control .......................................................................................................................................................30

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Installation....................................................................................................................................................................31
Installation Check List..............................................................................................................................................31
Requirements......................................................................................................................................................31
Installation Steps.................................................................................................................................................31
Prepare your system...........................................................................................................................................31
Install 3rd party applications. ..............................................................................................................................31
Install QuickTime version 7.2 or above...............................................................................................................31
Installing the Bluefish444 Hardware........................................................................................................................31
Card Installation..................................................................................................................................................32
Connecting to the outside world..............................................................................................................................33
Typical Connection Workflow 1...........................................................................................................................34
Typical Connection Workflow 2...........................................................................................................................35
Typical Connection Workflow 3...........................................................................................................................36
Typical Connection Workflow 4...........................................................................................................................37
Driver Installation.........................................................................................................................................................38
New Installations.................................................................................................................................................38
Updating Previous Installations...........................................................................................................................38
Feature Application......................................................................................................................................................39
About the Feature Application.............................................................................................................................39
Main Control Interface.............................................................................................................................................39
Letter Box............................................................................................................................................................40
Video Output Timing ...........................................................................................................................................40
Video Input..........................................................................................................................................................40
Video Output.......................................................................................................................................................41
Desktop Video Standard.....................................................................................................................................41
Analog Features......................................................................................................................................................42
Output Analog Properties....................................................................................................................................43
Input Analog Properties.......................................................................................................................................44
Signal Routing.....................................................................................................................................................45
Analog Configuration Guide................................................................................................................................48
Audio .......................................................................................................................................................................49
Signal Routing to Analog Audio..........................................................................................................................50
3rd Party Software.......................................................................................................................................................51
Final Cut Pro............................................................................................................................................................51
Setting up Final Cut Pro with your Bluefish444 hardware ..................................................................................51
Creating your own presets in Final Cut Pro........................................................................................................53
Final Cut Pro settings..........................................................................................................................................53
Adobe After Effects..................................................................................................................................................55
Setting up After Effects with your Bluefish444 hardware....................................................................................55
Combustion 4 ..........................................................................................................................................................57
Setting up Combustion with your Bluefish444 hardware....................................................................................57
Motion 3...................................................................................................................................................................58
Setting up Motion 3 with your Bluefish444 hardware..........................................................................................58
Soundtrack Pro 2.....................................................................................................................................................59
Setting up Soundtrack Pro with your Bluefish444 hardware...............................................................................59
Support....................................................................................................................................................................60
Contact....................................................................................................................................................................61

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Limited Warranty
Bluefish444 warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three 3 years
from the date of purchase. This warranty is provided only to customers who register the Bluefish444 serial number at the
place nominated on the Bluefish444 homepage. If a product proves to be defective during this three year warranty period,
Bluefish444, at its option, will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a
replacement in exchange for the defective product.
In order to obtain service under this warranty, the customer must notify Bluefish444 of the defect before the expiration of the
warranty period. The customer shall be responsible for packing and shipping the defective product to a designated service
centre nominated by Bluefish444 withshipping charges prepaid. Bluefish444 shall pay for the return of the product to the
customer.
This warranty shall not applyto anydefect, failure or damage caused byimproper use or improper or inadequate
maintenance and care. Bluefish444 shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage
resulting from attempts by personnel other than Bluefish444 authorized resellers to install, repair or service the product, b) to
repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment,c) to repair any damage resulting or
malfunction caused by the use of non Bluefish444 parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has been modified or
integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time or difficulty of servicing
the product.
This warranty specifically shall notapply to Bluefish444 products purchased second hand.
This warranty is given by Bluefish444 in lieu of any other warranties, expressed or implied. Bluefish444‟s responsibility to
repair or replace defective products is the whole and exclusive remedyprovided to the customer for any indirect, special,
incidental or consequential damages.

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Support Contact Details.
If you have any questions please contact support at [e-mail].
Email Support is free for the life of the warranty.
For phone support you must register your product at
http://www.bluefish444.com/support/techsupport.
In order to speed the resolution of your problem, please ensure that you provide the following information when contacting
support.
System profile report (Apple menu -> about this Mac -> More Info ->File Menu -> SaveAs...)
SCSI or RAID controller card type.
Storage array configuration,
Bluefish444 Serial number and product type.
For phonesupport and access to othersupport resources, hardware configurations etc please register your card at the
following website link;
http://www.bluefish444.com/products/warranty/register.asp
If an issuestill exists please contact your integrator or reseller or contact
Bluefish444 technical support;
World [e-mail]
North America [e-mail]
Europe [e-mail]
Australasia / APAC
9am to 5pm
(GMT+10 hours)
ph [phone]
[e-mail]
North America
9am to 5pm
(GMT -5 hours)
ph 1-866-314-7785 - Select option 2
[e-mail]
Europe
9am to 5pm
ph [phone]
[e-mail]

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Introduction
SD| Greed
SD| Greed is the latest PCI 32 bit, dedicated SD digital and analog video and audio card from Bluefish444. SD| Greed
brings the highest quality SD video and audio to Windows, Apple and Linux platforms. SD| Greed is a combination of all our
SD products and the needs of the professional studios all rolled in to one PCI card.
SD| Greed supports 12 bit digital SDI I/O, capable of supporting the complete range of SDI connection standards up to 12
bit Dual link (4:4:4) I/O includingDual link Video + Key(4:2:2:4). SD| Greed also supports selectable Single link SDII/O
(4:2:2) connections and simultaneous independent SDI I/O, allowing a range of operating modes such as simultaneous
capture and playback, multiple independent captures and playback via the 3 customizable SDI outputs and two SDI input
BNC cables.
SD| Greed supports analog video I/O using 12 bit and A/D and D/A converters which provide accurate conversion with
extremely low noise. Analog sources acquired from Betacam SP are preserved at the highest quality.
SD| Greed supports a range of memory formats such as 10 and 8 bit RGB/YUVuncompressed video and Apple QuickTime
v210. Support for DV, DVCPRO and DVCPRO50 codecs is also supported all within your Apple Mac.
SD| Greed provides the most comprehensive audio I/O support of any card currently available today. SD| Greed supports
balanced digital AES/ EBU, embedded I/O, unbalanced S/P DIF, balanced XLR and unbalanced RCAanalog audio I/O. SD|
Greed supports 24 bit processing at 48Hz and includes hardware sample rate converters removing synchronization issues.
The sample rate converters are genuine, high order poly-phase interpolation filters rather than the minimalist algorithms
found in some competing systems
SD| Greedalso includes RS 422 deck control and bi level sync Genlock input
SD| Greed is a single 32 bit PCI card supporting 32 bit/64 bit PCI /PCI-X slots at 66/33 MHz bus speeds. SD| Greed comes
with 5 connection ports for the 7 cables, providing flexible and customizable options that can be tailored to your specific
requirements and cater to whatever source and monitoring equipment you have.

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SD| Fidelity & SD| Focus
SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus is the latest Single link PCI Express 1 lane video card dedicated to SD digital and analog video
and audio from Bluefish444.
SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus brings the highest quality SD video and audio to the Window platforms.
The SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus supports 12 bit digital SDI I/O, capable of supporting the complete range of SDI connection
standards up to 12 bit singlelink YUV(4:2:2).
Both cards support analog video interfaces use 12 bit and A/D and D/A converters which provide accurate conversion with
extremely low noise. Analog sources acquired from Betacam|SP are preserved at the highest quality.
SD| Focus supports analog video output monitoring only.
SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus supports a range of memory formats such as 10 and 8 bitRGB/YUVuncompressed video and
Apple QuickTime v210. Support for DV, DVCPRO and DVCPRO50 codecs is also supported all within your Apple Mac.
SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus provides the most comprehensive audio I/O support than any other card currently available
today. both support balanced digital AES/ EBU, embedded I/O, unbalance S/P DIF I/O. Both cards supportbalanced XLR
and unbalanced RCA analog audio output. The SD| Fidelity additionally supports analog audio inputs.
SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus support 24 bit processing at48Hz and including hardware sample rate converters removing
synchronization issues.
The sample rate converters are genuine, high order poly-phase interpolation filters rather than the minimalist algorithms
found in some competing systems
SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus also includes RS 422 deck control and bi level sync genlock input
SD| Fidelity and SD| Focus comes with 5 connection ports for the 7 cables, providing flexible and customizable options that
can be tailored to your specific requirements and cater to whatever source and monitoring equipment you have.

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SD| Prime
SD| Prime is the latest PCI express1 lane card, dedicated to SD SDI digital and audio I/O.
SD| Prime brings the highest quality SD video and audio to Windows, Apple and Linux platforms.
SD| Single Link Pro supportsa range of memory formats such as 10 and 8 bitRGB/YUV uncompressed video and Apple
QuickTime v210. Support for DV, DVCPRO and DVCPRO50 codecs is also supported all within your Apple Mac.
SD| Prime supportsanalog video I/O using 12 bit and A/D and D/Aconverters which provide accurateconversion with
extremely low noise. Analog sources acquired from Betacam SP are preserved at the highest quality.
SD| Prime provides digital audio I/O support, SD| Prime supports balanced digital AES/ EBU, embedded I/O. SD| Prime
supports 24 bit processing at 48Hz and includes hardware sample rateconverters removing synchronization issues.
The sample rate converters are genuine, high order poly-phase interpolation filters rather than the minimalist algorithms
found in some competing systems
SD| Prime also includes RS 422 deck control and bi level sync Genlock input
SD| Prime is a single 32 bit PCI card supporting 32 bit/64 bit PCI /PCI-X slots at 66/33 MHz bus speeds. SD| Prime comes
with 5 connection ports for the 7 cables, providing flexible and customizable options that can be tailoredto your specific
requirements and cater to whatever source and monitoring equipment you have.

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Feature Comparison
Hardware
SD| Fidelity
SD| Focus
SD| Prime
SD| Greed
Video Modes
PAL 720 x 576 (4:3 and 16:9)
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NTSC 720 x 486 (4:3 and 16:9)
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Digital Video I/O Signal Formats
8/10 bit SD SDI I/O
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Dual link 4:4:4, 4:4:4:4 (RGB) I/O
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Dual link 4:4:4, 4:4:4:4 (YUV) I/O
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4:2:2:4 Video and Key (YUV) I/O
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Single link 4:2:2 (YUV) Input
1
1
1
2
Single link 4:2:2 (YUV) Output
3
3
1
3
2 x Independent Video streams
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Routable Video channels
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Analog Video Input Signal Format
12 bit Component YUV
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12 bit Composite
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12 bit S-Video
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Analog Video Output Signal Format
12 bit Component RGB
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12 bit Component YUV
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12 bit Composite
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12 bit S-Video
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Digital Audio I/O Signal Format
6 channels of AES/EBU (Balanced, XLR)
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8 Channels of AES-3id (Unbalanced, BNC)
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16 Channels of embedded audio per SDI
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Analog Audio Input Signal Format
2 channels (Balanced, XLR)
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2 channels (Unbalanced, RCA)
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Analog Audio Output Signal Format
2 channels (Balanced, XLR)
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2 channels (Unbalanced, RCA)
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File Formats.
QuickTime, Cineon, DPX, AVI, Targa, TIFF
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SD| Fidelity
SD| Focus
SD| Prime
SD| Greed

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Hardware Features
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2 x General Purpose I/O ports
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LTC I/O ports
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Internal RS 422 Serial Ports
1 port
1 port
1 port
4 ports
External RS 422 Serial Ports
1 port
1 port
1 port
1 port
Audio sample rate converters
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Real-time hardware color space conversion
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Real time hardware overlay for internal keying
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Built-in safe area, safe title and letterbox
generator
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Genlock
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Onboard Memory.
Memory
32MB
32MB
32MB
64MB
PCI Interface
PCI 32 bit 66 MHz or PCI 32 bit 33 MHz
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Compatible with all PCI and PCI-X 64/32 bit
Slots.
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PCI Express 1 - lane (4 - lane compatible)
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Embedded Audio Support
Embedded Audio is not supported in thisrelease for the Mac OS X. It will be supported in subsequent releases.

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Software
Feature Control
The Bluefish Feature Control provides ancillary features and low levelcontrol of the Bluefish444 products. Depending on the
type of card you have installed will determine the functions available in theutility.
This Tab panel applies to all Bluefish444 Products installed on the AppleMac OS X
The Feature Control is thecontrol interface that runs independently to the applications using the Video card.
It provides access the lower level functions of the Bluefish444 hardwarethat are not directly controlled by supported 3rd
party applications.
The Feature Control controls signal format mode switching, scaling, analog or digital I/O selection, audio channel signal
selection, letter box and sync input to name a few.
The Feature Control controls will be different for each card installed or selected. The feature app alsomonitors current input
and output modes and monitorscurrent pixel or memory format the Bluefish444 card is in.
The Feature Control, depending on the installed Bluefish444 hardware will have different feature and tabs made available.
For example the SD Greed card will have an extra analog feature button as compared to video cards that do not support
analog I/O.
The Feature Control is covered in more detail later in this manual.
Bluefish444 Feature Control
Ability to save/open settings as a profile
Ability to adjust settings while other applications are using the card
Input preview panel
Improved AppleScript support to allow automated configuration of card settings
Undo/Redo
Notes panel to document your current settings using fully formatted and internationalized text and images
Displays driver and card firmware version

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Final Cut Pro Studio 2 Bluefish444 provides support for the Apple Final Cut Studio 2 consisting of;
Final Cut Pro6
Motion 3
Sound Track Pro 2
Final Cut Pro 6
Features:
Support for NTSC and PAL
Support for 8 and 10 bit video I/O
Support for Apple Uncompressed 4:2:2 8 and 10 bit QuickTime formats
Support for Apple DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50 and 8 bit ARGB formats
Support for 8 channel playback of AES/EBU digital audio (8 channel cable required)
Support for 2 channel playback/monitoring of analog audio
RealTime playback within Apple Movie Player
Support for multiple cards
Support for the built-in RS-422
Final Cut Studio support
Support for Final Cut Pro's RTExtreme software real-time effects in Apple Uncompressed 4:2:2 sequences
Support for Offline mode - capture and playback of Photo JPEG clips, capture to Apple's OfflineRT format
User presets for Final Cut Studio (6.0.1)
Mirroring on desktop for Final Cut Studio (6.0.1)
Non-real-time preview during capture
Hardware Requirements:
ATTO UL3D SCSI card with 1.6.6 firmware, version 3.2.1 drivers.
For deck control, Key span USB Twin Serial Adapter, version 2.3 drivers.
Refer to the web site at www.bluefish444.com for further details.

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Motion 3
Motion offers true film-quality output, GPU accelerated performance, and an astounding toolset. Nowyou can create
advanced motion graphics with drag-and-drop ease, startling clarity, and unprecedented color fidelity —all in real time.
Soundtrack Pro 2
Apple‟s revolutionary audio editing and sound design application lets you express your sonic vision quickly and
economically. With an innovative Action-based waveform editor, multi track editing, as well as repair and restoration
capabilities, you can design and edit audio with total creative flexibility.

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Adobe After Effects 8.0
(Application Software not included)
Animate your ideas. Adobe® After Effects®8.0 software helps you create compelling motion graphics
and blockbuster visual effects with efficiency, precision, and infinite variety. Take advantage of
unmatched integration with other Adobe software, flexible 2D and 3D compositing, and hundreds of
effects and Animation Presets to bring anew dimension to your film, video, DVD, and Macromedia®
Flash® productions.
SD Broadcast real time monitoring
Real-time playback via RAM player
8 and 10 bit frame buffer support
8 and 10 bit project mode support

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Photoshop CS3
(Application Software not included)
Adobe® Photoshop®CS3 software, the professional image-editing standard and leader of the
Photoshop digital imaging line, delivers more of what you crave. Groundbreaking creative tools help you
achieve extraordinary results. Unprecedented adaptability lets you custom-fit Photoshop to the way you
work. And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down.
SD broadcast monitoring.
Action driven output, fully customizable via actions interface.
Photoshop import from SD /Analog video source.
Combustion 4
Bring your imagination to life and get your work done faster with the easy-to-useCombustion®
interface, its efficient workflow, and extensive toolset. Autodesk® Combustion® 4 software is an all-in-
one professional compositing application designed to meet the needs of the world‟s most demanding
artists.
SD Broadcast real time monitoring
Real-time playback via RAM player feature

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What’s in the Box
SD| Greed
SD| Fidelity
SD| Focus
32 bit PCI Card.
PCI e 1 lane Card.
PCI e 1 lane Card.
CDROM Software and documentation including, Feature Application control panel, Adobe Production studio plug-ins, After Effects,
Photoshop and Apple Final Cut Pro Support.
Warrantyand Reference cardcable connectionguide.
7 cables consisting of the following;
Digital Video I/O
1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 6 BNC Labeled
„DVID SDI‟, „A/B/X‟, „IN/OUT‟, „Genlock‟
Analog Video I/O
1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 6 BNC consisting of 2 sets of 3 Labeled; AVID
„Y/G/CVBS‟, „U/B/Y‟, „V/R/C‟
*SD| Focus does not support Analog Video input.
Digital Audio S/P DIF I/O
1 x HD 15 pin with 8 BNC consisting of 4 pairs
Labeled „DIG AUDIO IN‟, DIG AUDIO OUT‟, „1/2‟, „3/4‟, „5/6‟, „7/8‟.
Digital Audio AES/EBU I/O
1 x HD Sub 15 pin with 3 male & 3 female paired XLR Labeled „DIG AUDIO IN‟, „DIG
AUDIO OUT‟, „1/2‟, „3/4‟, „5/6
Analog Audio XLR I/O
1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 2 channels XLR Labeled „AN AUDIO IN‟, AN AUDIO
OUT‟, „Left‟, „Right‟
*SD| Focus does not support Analog Audio input
Analog Audio RCA I/O
1 x Mini Din 9 pin cable with 2 channels RCA Labeled „AN AUDIO IN, AN AUDIO
OUT‟, „Left‟, „Right‟
*SD| Focus does not support Analog Audio input
Deck Control
Mini Din 8 pinRS 422 to 232 deck control cable for SD| Greed RS 422 ports.

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SD| Prime
PCI e 1 lane card
Digital Audio S/P DIF I/O
1 x HD 15 pin with 8 BNC consisting of 4 pairs
Labeled „DIG AUDIO IN‟, DIG AUDIO OUT‟, „1/2‟, „3/4‟, „5/6‟, „7/8‟
Digital Audio AES/EBU I/O
1 x HD Sub 15 pin with 3 male & 3 female paired XLR Labeled „DIG AUDIO IN‟,
„DIG AUDIO OUT‟, „1/2‟, „3/4‟, „5/6
Deck Control
Mini Din 8 pin RS 422 to 232 deck control cable for SD| Greed RS 422 ports.

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System Requirements
System Configuration
Minimum requirements
Card
SD| Greed
SD| Focus
SD| Fidelity
SD| Prime
Slot Type
32 bit PCI Card.
PCI e 1 lane Card.
Item
Minimum
Macintosh Operating System
Apple Mac OSX 10.4.10
QuickTime
QuickTime 7.2
Editing/Production Software
Suite
Final Cut Pro 6.0.1
Adobe Photoshop CS 3 Import/Export plug-in‟s
System
Mac Pro Quad 2.66GHz (2GB RAM), Dual 2.0 Ghz, G5/2G RAM
Disk Storage
4 SCSI Hard Drives External RAID

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Slot Installation Requirements
PCI 32 bit Slots
G5
PCI e
Mac Pro Quad
ATTO SCSI card
SD| Greed
SD| Single Link Pro
PCI e 1 lane Slot 2
ATTO UL5D SCSI

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Storage Requirements
The SD product range is primarily an uncompressed capture and playback card providing an unprecedented level of quality
on the Windows, Linux and Apple Mac OSX systems. Bluefish444 recommends that your storage system be able to
provide and sustain a data rate up to 45 MB per sec for single stream applications and at least up to 90 MBfor dualstream
and above for multiple stream solutions.
Storage Capacity Guide
CertifiedStorage for RealTime Solutions
Bluefish444 continually test and certify storage and controller solutions as they become available. Look for the RT certified
solution logos for SD and HD workstations and storage solutions that are “RT” ready with your Bluefish444 hardware.
For a list of storage solution vendors go to the Bluefish444 web site at;
http://www.bluefish444.com/support/compatibility/hardware/mediaarray.asp
FORMAT
Transfer Rate
MB/sec
Storage
Requirement in
GB/Hour
Hours of Storage
Per Terabyte of
Disk
10 bit YUV Uncompressed
30
101
9.9
8 bit Uncompressed Standard Definition
21
76
13.1
DVCPRO50 Standard Definition
6.3
23
43.4
DV/DVCPRO Standard Definition
3.1
11
90.0
ProRes 4:2:2 (HQ)
7.9
28.2
35.5
ProRes 4:2:2
5.3
19.2
52.1