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''Solution:''  
''Solution:''  
:Open "Live Devices" from "Settings/Media-Pictures, video and live media"
1. Open "Live Devices" from "Settings/Media-Pictures, video and live media"
:Mark the Checkbox "Open Live Device Settings on Start"  
 
2. Mark the Checkbox "Open Live Device Settings on Start"  


[[File:LiveDevices.png|640px]]
[[File:LiveDevices.png|640px]]


:Change state of your Live device by double-clicking
3. Change state of your Live device by double-clicking
:Set state to known and enter your Capture values
 
4. Set state to known and enter your Capture values


[[File:LiveDevice_state.png|340px]][[File:LiveDevices_state_known.png|340px]]
[[File:LiveDevice_state.png|340px]][[File:LiveDevices_state_known.png|340px]]


:Now a Video dialog should appear with a preview of your live device
Now a Video dialog should appear with a preview of your live device


[[File:Video_LiveDevice_dialog.png|728px]]
[[File:Video_LiveDevice_dialog.png|728px]]


:Start FXServer/StageDesigner
5. Start FXServer/StageDesigner
:Open New Clip in Live Editor
 
:Select LiveMedia in DropDown Menu
6. Open New Clip in Live Editor
 
7. Select LiveMedia in DropDown Menu


[[File:LiveMedia_LiveEditor.png|480px]]
[[File:LiveMedia_LiveEditor.png|480px]]
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'''Using BlackmagicDesign Capture Cards with Windows 7'''
'''Using BlackmagicDesign Capture Cards with Windows 7'''


:Setup your Capture Card in Control Panel "BlackmagicDesign Control Panel"
1. Setup your Capture Card in Control Panel "BlackmagicDesign Control Panel"
 
2. Check in Blackmagic Media Express if there is a signal
 
3. If there is a signal in Black Magic Media Express, write down the exact figures eg. 1920 x 1080 x 50p
 
4. In the Stage Designer live media window, DO NOT use the Blackmagic WDM device, use the Decklink device: '''WDM->unknown''', '''Decklink->known''' with the exact figures you noted before


:Check in Blackmagic Media Express if there is a signal
5. Reduce latency: set Stage Designer / FXServer framerate ''higher'' than capture card latency
:If there is a signal in Black Magic Media Express, write down the exact figures eg. 1920 x 1080 x 50p
:In the Stage Designer live media window, DO NOT use the Blackmagic WDM device, use the Decklink device: '''WDM->unknown''', '''Decklink->known''' with the exact figures you noted before
:Reduce latency: set Stage Designer / FXServer framerate ''higher'' than capture card latency




[[File:BM_System_Settings.PNG|480px]]
[[File:BM_System_Settings.PNG|480px]]

Revision as of 16:19, 27 March 2019

This applies to Mac OS 10.7 and MXWendler version 4.2 and above (Windows see below)

Problem:

You can find your Capture Cards in Live Devices, but there is no video signal.

Solution: 1. Open "Live Devices" from "Settings/Media-Pictures, video and live media"

2. Mark the Checkbox "Open Live Device Settings on Start"

File:LiveDevices.png

3. Change state of your Live device by double-clicking

4. Set state to known and enter your Capture values

Now a Video dialog should appear with a preview of your live device

File:Video LiveDevice dialog.png

5. Start FXServer/StageDesigner

6. Open New Clip in Live Editor

7. Select LiveMedia in DropDown Menu

File:LiveMedia LiveEditor.png

File:LiveMedia LiveEditor captur.png


Using BlackmagicDesign Capture Cards with Windows 7

1. Setup your Capture Card in Control Panel "BlackmagicDesign Control Panel"

2. Check in Blackmagic Media Express if there is a signal

3. If there is a signal in Black Magic Media Express, write down the exact figures eg. 1920 x 1080 x 50p

4. In the Stage Designer live media window, DO NOT use the Blackmagic WDM device, use the Decklink device: WDM->unknown, Decklink->known with the exact figures you noted before

5. Reduce latency: set Stage Designer / FXServer framerate higher than capture card latency


File:BM System Settings.PNG