Data Video PPT-100 User manual
2006/5/15
Warningsand
Precautions
1. IfyouhavepurchasedPPT100
softwarewithanoptional
BlackmagicDesignVideoCard
pleaseobservetheprecautions
suppliedwheninstallingit.
2. Itisalsoadvisabletoreadany
precautionarynotessupplied
withyourPCwheninstalling
newhardwareandsoftware.
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TableofContents
What’sinthebox?..................................................................... 2
Introduction................................................................................ 2
Features...................................................................................... 3
SystemRequirement ................................................................. 3
Installation.................................................................................. 4
BlackmagicDeckLinkCardInstallation
PPT100softwareInstallation .................................................. 8
ThePerformanceofScreenCapture ........................................ 7
PPT100Interface....................................................................... 7
Setup........................................................................................ 7
PCScreenCropping ................................................................ 7
TVVidedoMargins................................................................... 8
SelectZoominKey .................................................................. 9
FlickerFree ............................................................................ 10
CursorDisplaying................................................................... 10
ConversionButtons ................................................................ 10
StartConversion .................................................................... 10
ZoomIn.................................................................................. 10
AudioSynchronization............................................................ 10
Howtousethisprogram......................................................... 10
Accessories ............................................................................. 11
SampleConnectionDiagrams ................................................ 12
ProductRegistration ............................................................... 13
TechSupport ........................................................................... 14
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What’sinthebox?
1. PPT100softwareCD
2. UserManual
3. BNCtoBNC2mcablex1
4. IEEE13944pinto6pin1.8mcablex1
5. IEEE13946pinto6pin1.8mcablex1
6. DeckLinkcard(Optional)
Introduction
ThankyouforusingthePPT100software.Thissoftwareistheworldfirstsoftwarethatcandirecttransfera
PC’sscreentohighqualityDVorSDIsignal.PPT100isidealforshootingspeeches,seminarsor
presentations;itallowsvideodirectorstodoonthespotswitchingbetweenlivescenesandPCscreens.You
willbeamazedbywhatyoucandowiththisadvancedpieceoftechnology.Inordertobringoutthemaximum
performanceofthissoftware,werecommendthatyouspendsometimereadingthismanualcarefully.
ProductOverview
Inmanyconferencesandseminars,lecturersneedtopresentvideosandadditionalPCinformationtothe
audience.WhentheyswitchsourcesbetweenPCandothermediaontheprojectoritcausesthetransient
blackpictureandinterruptstheflowofthemeeting.ThesolutionisahighendVGAtovideoconverter,which
convertsVGAtohighresolutionvideo,enablingthePCoutputtobeselectedviaavideoswitcher.
ThankstoBlackmagicDesignandDatavideothesolutionisathand.BlackmagicDesignhasintroducedalow
costrangeofSDIsolutions,whicharecalledthe“DecklinkSeries”,andDatavideohavedevelopedthefirst
softwarefordeliveringultrahighqualityvideodirectlyoutthrutheseDecklinkSDIcards.TheDatavideoPPT
100takesfulladvantageoftheDecklinkcardandIntel915chipsettechnology.UserscaneasilyconvertPC
images(VGA)toDVorSDI,changeimagepositionandsize,andselectdifferentcolorsforthepointer;and
then,displayonprojectororlargeTVwall.Withavisionmixer/switchersuchastheSE800,youcanalso
combineDVDplayer,DVcamera,VCR,VHSandCDplayerforaperfectpresentation.
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Features
RealtimeVGAtoDVIEEE1394orSDI
NTSCandPALStandards
Morethan8frames/seccapturerate(PerformanceisonlyachievedwithIntelGraphicsMedia
Accelerator900chipatresolution1024x768pixels)
DirecttransferofVGAvideotoDVorSDIhighqualityvideooutputforlongdistancetransmissionand
losslessvideoquality.
FullScreenCaptureandApplicationWindowScreenCaptureenabled
Forlivepresentationviaadigitalvideoswitcher.
ShowingCursorsonTV
Marginsadjustable
Flickerfreefunction.
Zoom2X,4X
BestperformancewithIntelGraphicsMediaAccelerator900chip
SystemRequirement
MinimumRequirementforDVsolution:
1. CPU:Pentium42.4GHz
2. MBoard:Intel915G(GM)chipset
3. Graphiccard:IntelGraphicMediaAccelerator900(1024*768,32bitscolor)
4. SystemMemory:256MB
Networkcard:10/100BaseTEthernetcard
OperatingSystem:WindowsXP(WithServicePack2andDirectX9.0c)
7. IEEE1394
MinimumRequirementforSDIorYUVsolution:
1. CPU:Pentium42.4GHz
2. Graphiccard:16MB(1024*768,32bitscolor)
3. SystemMemory:512MB
4. Networkcard:10/100BaseTEthernetcard
5. OperatingSystem:WindowsXP(WithServicePack2andDirectX9.0c)
6. Decklinkcardseries(Decklink,DecklinkPro,…)
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Installation
Blackmagic DeckLink Card Installation (For SDI or YUV solution only)
PPT-100 software Installation
1. DoubleclickonPPT100software.(InWindowsXP)
2. Clickon“Next”
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3. ReadthrutheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickon“Yes”
4. Theprogramwilllistrecommendsystemconfiguration. Pleaseconfirmifyoursystemhasfulfilledthe
requirement.Then,clickon“Next”.
5. Pleaseentertheserialnumber(foundontherearoftheCDbox).Then,clickon“Next”.Ifyoudon’thave
theserialnumber,thedefaultsettingis
“DEMO”.Then,itwillinstallthissoftwareas
ademoversion.Itwillshow“DATAVIDEO
PPT100”logoonscreen.
6. SelectTypical(recommendforgeneralusers).Then,clickon“Next”.
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7. PPT100shouldbesuccessfullyinstalledintothecomputer.Theprogramwillaskyoutorestartthe
computernoworrestartitlater,makeyourchoice,andthenclickon“Finish”.
8. NowyoucanusethePPT100software.
Note1:Therewillbeasemitransparent“DataVideoCGandPPT100”logoontheTVscreenifyoudidnot
activateandregisterthesoftware.Thislogowillalwaysbeonifademoversionisbeingused.Thelogo
willnotbepresentwhenyouhaveactivatedthesoftware.
ThePerformanceofScreenCapture
TheperformanceissueiscriticalbecausePPT100consumesalotofCPUresourcewhileexecutingscreen
conversion.PPT100willnotrunwellwithotherheavyloadingsoftwareatthesametime.
Aftertestingdifferentkindsofgraphiccards,theIntelGraphicsMediaAccelerator900chipisoutstandingat
providingthebestperformanceforPPT100.
However,3Danimationgames,videoencoding/decodingsoftwareandanysoftwarethatneedstoprocess
complicatedanimationsormovingpictureswillcertainlydragdowntheperformanceofPPT100.
CaptureRate
Userscaninspectthecapturerateonthedialog.PleaseseetheaveragerateusingIntel915Gchipset
motherboardforyourreference.
ResolutionFrameperSecond
800x600 12 framespersec.
1024x768 6.5 framespersec.
1280x1024 5 framespersec.
Note:“FullScreenCapturing”isfasterthan“PartialScreenCapturing”.
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PPT100Interface
Theseareallthebasicfunctiondescriptions.Formoredetailedinformationandapplication,pleaseread
throughtherestofthisPPT100usermanual.
Set Up
Click[Setup]inthePPT100maindialogbox,thefollowingdialogboxwillbelaunched.
Theparametersin[PPT100Setup]dialogboxareasbelow:
PCScreen Select[Default]toadoptthePCscreenresolution.
Select[1024x768]totemporarilychangetheresolutiontobe1024x768;theresolutionwillbe
changedbackwhenPPT100isclosed.
Resolution 1024x768
Screen color 32 bits
Restar t PPT100 to
confirm the setting of
changing NTSC / PAL
TocropPC
screen’s
edges
Videomarginsfor
preventing
bleedingeffect
Capturerate
Cursorsonthevideo
Convertingbuttons
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TVSystem SelecteitherNTSCorPALStandards
Output Beforeselecting[DV],pleasemakesurethePCcontainsanIEEE1394interface,andaDV
OutputDevice,suchasaDACorDVDeckhastobeactivatedwhenexecutingtheoutput
functionofPPT100.
Beforeselecting[SDI(DeckLink)],aDeckLinkcardhastobeinstalledinthePC.
Zoomin/2X/4X
PPT100canzoomineither2Xor4X.Click[F11]keyonthekeyboardtozoomin2X;click
[F12]tozoomin4X.Click[F10]tosetbackthedefaultsize.Incasethese[F10],[F11]or[F12]
havedifferentusageontheapplicationyouwanttoconvert,youcanselectotherhotkeysto
performthezoominfunction,
AutoRun Select[AutoRun],thenexttimeyourunPPT100,youdon’thavetoclickthe[Run]button,
PPT100willcapturethePCscreenandconvertittovideoSDI/DVsignal.Alsothewindowof
PPT100willbeautomaticallyhiddenasanicononthedesktoolbar.
Ifyouchangethesettingofthefirst3itemslikePCScreen/TVSystem/Output,whenclickingthe[OK]
button,PPT100willbeclosed.Youhavetorestarttheprogramtoseetheresultofyoursetting.
PC Screen Cropping
FullPCScreenCapture
Click[DefaultPCFullScreen]todofullscreencapture.
Youcanseethevaluesof“Top/Left/Right/Bottom”areallzeroswhichmeantherewon’tbeanycroppingofthe
PCscreen.
ResizingScreenCaptureArea
Youcanalsosetyour desiredvaluesof“Top/Left/Right/Bottom”
fields.Thevaluesrepresent thepixelstobecropped.Becarefulthe
valuesof“Top/Left’mustbe positive.Andthevaluesof“Right/Bottom”
mustbenegative.
Youcanusedifferentways tosetthevaluesofcropping.
1.Tousethespinbuttons, clickthebuttonsto+1or1ofthevalue.
2.Placethecursoronany fieldsofTop/Left/Right/Bottom,holdand
movetheleftbutton horizontally,andthenthevaluecanbe
adjusted.
Beforeyousetthevaluesforscreencropping,clickthe[Test]buttontopreviewtheresultofyoursettingonTV.
TocaptureanApplicationWindow
Youcanselecttocaptureonlyaspecificapplicationwindow.
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Click[SelectApplicationWindow]buttontopopupthefollowingwindow:
Youcanseetheavailableapplicationslistedon
theabovewindow.Clickmouseleftbuttonto
selectawindow.Click[OK]buttontofinishthe
setting.
Theabovepictureshows“MicrosoftPowerPoint–
[PPT100.ppt]”ishighlightedandselected The
[FullApplicationWindow]buttononthebottom
leftsideisdepressed.Thismeansthewhole
“MicrosoftPowerPoint–[PPT100.ppt]”isfilling
thecroppingarea.Ifyouclick[ClientArea],the
framewindowandthemenubarswillbeexcludedfromthecroppingarea.
TV Video Margins
Typicaltelevisionsandmanymonitorslosenearly20%ofthepictureby"cropping"theimage.Thislostportion
featureiscommonlyreferredtoasoverscan.Theoverscaningfeaturemaycauseaproblemwhenconverting
fromPCscreentoTV.Forexample,menubars,criticalforoperatingthecomputer,maybelostabovethe
visibleareaofthescreen.Tosolvethisproblem,ThePCscreenmustbeshrunkbothhorizontallyand
vertically.PPT100allowsyoutosetTVvideomargins.TosetMarginsissimilartosettingPCScreen
Cropping.
Clickthe[FullTVScreen]buttontosetFullTVscreenoutput.
Clickthespinbuttonsto+1or1ofthevalue.
OrplacethecursoronanyfieldsofTop/Left/Right/Bottom,holdandmovetheleftbuttonhorizontally,andthen
thevaluecanbeadjusted.(Note:Top/Leftvaluesmustbepositive,Right/Bottomvaluesmustbenegative.)
BeforeyousetthemarginsforyourPCscreen,clickthe[Test]buttontopreviewtheresultofyoursettingon
TV.
Select Zoom in Key
PPT100providesthreehotkeystozoomtheareaaroundthecursorinto1X,2Xor4X.Bydefaultthe
Functionkeys[F10]/[F11]/[F12]willbesetaszoom1X,2X,and4X.Incasethese[F10],[F11]or[F12]have
adifferentusageontheapplicationyouwanttoconvert,youcanselectotherhotkeystoperformthezoomin
function,theresultwillbeshowninthemaindialogbox:
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