Bluefish444 SDK

The Bluefish444 SDK can be used with Visual Studio, .Net, Delphi, GCC, MinGW, Xcode, and offers/supports the following APIs:

• Pure C API (BlueVelvetC), Windows/Linux/macOS
• C++ class (BlueVelvet), Windows/Linux
• COM (BlueVelvetCom), Windows
• DirectShow, Windows
• AMD DirectGMA access, Windows
• NVIDIA GPUDirect access, Windows
• V4L2, Linux
• Bluefish444, IPConnect API

The Bluefish444 SDK supports the following features:

• 4:2:2, 4:2:2:4, 4:4:4 and 4:4:4:4 Sampled formats
• 2VUY, YUVS, V210, V216, Y210, Y216, YCA8, CYA8, VUYA444, YUV_ALPHA
• CINEON, CINEON_LITTLE_ENDIAN
• RGB, BGR, RGB48, BGR48, RGBA, BGRA, ARGB, RGBA48, BGRA48
• 4 x 4 x 33-bit Colour Space Conversion
• 3G/HD/SD Level A and Level B SDI configuration
• Single Link and Dual Link 4:2:2:4 and 4:4:4:4 SDI I/O
• 4K/UHD/2K/HD/SD video rasters
• 23.98 fps to 60 fps video frequencies
• SMPTE 2022 software de-encapsulation of SDI video (IP Connect API)
• Independent control over each Memory Channel
• Fully independent SDI I/O capability
• Full control over MR² routing
• Framestore Mode
• FIFO Mode
• Frame Mode
• Field Mode
• Full control over DMA
  • Selective DMA
  • Full-duplex DMA
• HANC I/O
• VBI/VANC HD/SD Ancillary Data I/O
• RP 188 VITC/LTC
• Control over input reference source
  • SDI
  • Tri-Level/Bi-Level (No Burst)
• GPIO
• Watchdog timer and bypass relays

An extensive set of sample applications and interfaces are provided making integration of Bluefish444 hardware into applications and systems extremely efficient.

Sample applications include:

• Capture video and ancillary data (HANC/VANC)
• Playback video and ancillary data (HANC/VANC)
• How to use AMD DirectGMA
• How to use NVIDIA GPUDirect
• How to develop with OpenGL
• How to utilise the Bluefish444 DirectShow filters