User Manual

Camera Video Output
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Waveform Monitoring using Thunderbolt
When connected to a Mac OS X or Windows computer with Thunderbolt technology, your Cinema
Camera or Production Camera 4K can be used as a powerful solution for waveform monitoring. Blackmagic
Cinema Camera's Thunderbolt port always outputs uncompressed 10-bit 1080p HD video. Production
Camera 4K matches the SDI output in either 10-bit 1080p HD or compressed Ultra HD 4K. For waveform
monitoring using Production Camera 4K set the recording format to HD.
The Blackmagic Camera Utility installs Blackmagic UltraScope software for waveform monitoring of
your camera during recording and playback. Blackmagic UltraScope allows you to monitor almost every
aspect of the video you record with your Cinema Camera or Production Camera 4K.
Connect to your computer via the Thunderbolt port of your
Cinema Camera or Production Camera 4K.
Blackmagic UltraScope software gives you accurate waveform monitoring via Thunderbolt.