CMB - Grad Suite Audio and Video Playback Setup Using BMD – Thunderbolt Shuttle

This WIKI will troubleshoot getting the Video and Audio Interface to display image on the monitor

and audio through the speakers

First Quit all applications and

Shut down the computer

Disconnect the Thunderbolt cable that is going into the cable run under the desk. This connects to our Blackmagic Designs Input and Output box. We are power cycling the box by unplugging the cable.

Plug the cable back into the thunderbolt connection on the MacPro

Turn on the Mac Pro with the Power button

Next go to >Apple>System Prefs

Go to Blackmagic Design Desktop Video pref and double click it to open

Should see Ultra Studio 4K

Click on the Preference Icon shown here

Click on the Audio Tab








Audio Input
Make sure RCA is chosen







Click on Save

Quit the Blackmagic Utility

Turn On TV

Open AVID or other NLE

There is a button on the timeline that sometimes gets turned off make sure the Hardware Active Button is on

One note about Premiere - You have to set the preferenced

Choose "Premiere Pro CC > Preferences > Playback..."

Choose Blackmagic Playback

Click OK

Don't forget to pan

channel 1 LEFT

&

channel 2 RIGHT

and don't use any other tracks

USE ONLY TRACK MIXER

not CLIP MIXER

Audio Monitoring make sure all the buttons shown here are pressed.








Volume is adjusted but turning up the AUX Input







Also turn up volume using the big main knob