Medialooks

For compatibility with Medialooks for Bluefish444 video I/O cards, please see the below table. For more information about Bluefish compatibility with Medialooks, visit the MediaLooks website.

Bluefish recommend to use MFormatsSDK or MPlatformSDK v2.5.0.12344

Main features implemented:

  • Input SDI signals
  • Output SDI/HDMI signals
  • Closed captioning (CEA-608, EIA-708, Line21)
  • Internal and external keying
  • Fill-only and Key-only outputs
  • Bypass relays (check devices that support the feature)
  • VANC data processing
  • Timecode support
  • FRAMESTORE and FIFO output modes
  • Lowest I/O latency with Medialooks SDK
  • Lowest CPU Usage with Medialooks SDK

Here is a list of Bluefish devices that have been tested. The latest recommended drivers by Bluefish are V6.4.1.7 which can be downloaded in the Windows SDK here

For setup information with Medialooks and Bluefish video cards, please refer to the Bluefish444 devices properties page on the Medialooks website here.

Medialooks SDK V2.4.0 & V2.5.0 | Bluefish444 SDK V6.4.1.7

Device SD I/O HD I/O 4K UHD 60p CC Keying
Epoch | Neutron YES YES
(up to 30p I/O)
NO YES YES
Epoch | 4K Neutron YES YES
(up to 60p I/O)
NO YES YES
Epoch | Supernova CG YES YES
(up to 30p I/O)
NO YES YES
Epoch | 4K Supernova S+ YES YES
(up to 60p I/O)
NO YES YES
KRONOS K8 YES YES
(up to 60p I/O) 
YES YES YES 

Medialooks SDK V1.7.17 | Bluefish444 SDK V5.11.0.35

Device Inputs Outputs Supported formats Supported Features

Epoch | Neutron

Video:

2 x 12/10/8-bit SDI

Audio:

16 embedded channels per SDI, 8 channels of AES ID3

Video:

2 x 12/10/8-bit SDI, 1 x HDMI

Audio:

16 embedded channels per SDI, 8 channels of AES ID3, 2 channels -10DBU

SD formats:

NTSC 720 x 486i @ 29.97 fps
PAL 720 x 576i @ 25 fps

HD formats:

1280 x 720p @ 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 fps
1920 x 1080i @ 25, 29.97, 30 fps
1920 x 1080P/PsF @ 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 59.94, 60 fps

2K formats:

2048 x 1080p/PsF @ 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 59.94, 60 fps

Metadata:

Closed captioning
3 Line VITC
Custom Packets

Epoch | 4K Supernova S+

Video:

4 x 12/10/8-bit SDI

Audio:

16 embedded channels per SDI, 8 channels of AES ID3

Video: 

4 x 12/10/8-bit SDI

Audio:

16 embedded channels per SDI, 8 channels of AES ID3, 2 channels analogue

SD formats:

NTSC 720 x 486i (29.97)
PAL 720 x 576i (25)

HD formats:

1280 x 720p @ 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 fps
1920 x 1080i @ 25, 29.97, 30 fps
1920 x 1080P/PsF @ 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 59.94, 60 fps

2K formats:

2048 x 1080p @ 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 47.96, 48,50, 59.94, 60 fps
2048 x 1080i @ 47.96, 48, 50, 59.94, 60 fps
2048 x 1556PsF @ 14.98, 15, 18.98, 19 fps

4K formats:

Digital Cinema 4096 x 2160 4:2:2 YUV 8/10 bit HD-SDI / 4:4:4 RGB 8/10 bit Dual Link HD-SDI
4K QFHD 3840 x 2160 4:2:2 YUV 8/10 bit HD-SDI / 4:4:4 RGB 8/10 bit HD-SD

Metadata:

Closed captioning
3 Line VITC
Custom Packets

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