Today I had some downtime so I thought I'd have a look at using Ultrascopes with my Cinema Camera.
I have a late 2011 17" MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt. Connected the camera and booted up the machine.
When I try launch Ultrascopes I get the following error:
Startup Failed
UltraScopes could not configure the capture hardware
If I check the System Profile I can see the camera listed under Thunderbolt:
When I launch Blackmagic Media Express it sees the camera and can capture straight to disc in the same HD 1080p formats the camera supports (23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30).
So I know the Thunderbolt link is ok.
I tried un-installing Ultrascopes and re-installed it from a fresh download from the site and I get the same issue.
I then launched Resolve 9.1. When I set the preferences to capture from the "Blackmagic Cinema Camera" and restart Resolve I get the following alert:
Failed to initialize DeckLink card - Please instal DeckLink card/drivers and restart Resolve.
If I reset the Capter preferences to "None" and restart that error no longer appears.
Is my MacBook Pro not supported? Is this a bug? Am I doing something wrong?
Spec as follows:
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,3
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
Memory: 8 GB
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6770M - 1024 MB
I have a late 2011 17" MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt. Connected the camera and booted up the machine.
When I try launch Ultrascopes I get the following error:
Startup Failed
UltraScopes could not configure the capture hardware
If I check the System Profile I can see the camera listed under Thunderbolt:
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Vendor Name: Blackmagic Design
Device Name: Cinema Camera
Vendor ID: 0x4
Device ID: 0xA125
Device Revision: 0x1
UID: 0x00040000000E26C0
Route String: 1
Firmware Version: 7.1
Port:
Status: Connected
Link Status: 2
Port Micro Firmware Version: 0.2.5
Cable Firmware Version: 0.1.18
When I launch Blackmagic Media Express it sees the camera and can capture straight to disc in the same HD 1080p formats the camera supports (23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30).
So I know the Thunderbolt link is ok.
I tried un-installing Ultrascopes and re-installed it from a fresh download from the site and I get the same issue.
I then launched Resolve 9.1. When I set the preferences to capture from the "Blackmagic Cinema Camera" and restart Resolve I get the following alert:
Failed to initialize DeckLink card - Please instal DeckLink card/drivers and restart Resolve.
If I reset the Capter preferences to "None" and restart that error no longer appears.
Is my MacBook Pro not supported? Is this a bug? Am I doing something wrong?
Spec as follows:
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,3
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
Memory: 8 GB
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6770M - 1024 MB
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