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Using Blackmagic UltraScope
What is Blackmagic UltraScope?
Blackmagic UltraScope software provides waveform monitoring of the video output from your Cinema
Camera or Production Camera 4K.
Previously, broadcast quality television and post production scopes were incredibly expensive and
bulky solutions that only let you see one scope at a time on a tiny screen! Some scopes look ugly and
unappealing to your client. With Blackmagic UltraScope, you get 6 wonderful scopes to monitor all
aspects of your video signal, perfect for checking levels on your camera while shooting. Any camera
adjustments are immediately seen using Blackmagic UltraScope!
Blackmagic UltraScope - Full Screen View
Simply connect a Thunderbolt cable from your camera to the Thunderbolt port on your computer, turn
on your camera and launch UltraScope!
Installation Requirements
The Blackmagic UltraScope software interface requires a computer display with a minimum resolution
of 1280 x 800 pixels to view two scopes simultaneously. Blackmagic Design recommends viewing all
6 scopes simultaneously by using a computer display resolution of 1920 x 1200 or 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Please see the support pages at www.blackmagicdesign.com for a comprehensive list of the latest
minimum system requirements for Blackmagic UltraScope.
Understanding Blackmagic UltraScope Views
Blackmagic UltraScope has two different views available depending on your workflow needs and screen
resolution. You have the choice of viewing six displays in "Full Screen" view, or for more compact viewing,
choose any 2 displays in "2-up" view.
The display view can be selected from the
menu.
View
Choose
Full Screen
to enter Full Screen view. If this option is unchecked, 2-up view will be displayed. You
can quickly switch between Full Screen view and 2-up view by using the hot key CMD-F on Mac OS X,
or CTRL F on Windows.
In 2-up view, select the desired left and right scopes by opening the
View
menu or by right-clicking
anywhere in the UltraScope window. Make your selections from the
Left View
and
Right View
menu options.
If you want the scopes to swap sides, select the left or right view and set it to be the same as the
other view. The scopes will swap sides because the 2-up view never displays the same scope in both the
left and right views.