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QOD+ User Guide 1.0

Table of Contents

QOD+ USER GUIDE ..................................................................................... 0

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 2

HOW IT WORKS .................................................................................. 2

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 2

HARDWARE .............................................................................................. 3

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................... 3

FEATURES ........................................................................................... 5

QOD HDR OUTPUT ............................................................................. 5

BOX CONTENTS .................................................................................. 5

QOD+ INSTALLATION ............................................................................. 6

GENERAL INSTALLATION .................................................................. 6

MAC PRO .............................................................................................. 6

QOD+ STATUS ..................................................................................... 6

FIRMWARE UPDATE ........................................................................... 6

OPERATION .............................................................................................. 7

GENERAL OPERATION ....................................................................... 7

DISPLAY MENU ................................................................................... 7

PULLDOWN REMOVAL ...................................................................... 7

QTAKE USB CONTROL ....................................................................... 7

SERIAL NUMBER ........................................................................... 8

QOD RESOLUTION ......................................................................... 8

TEMP ................................................................................................ 8

QOD AUDIO ..................................................................................... 8

FIRMWARE ...................................................................................... 8

RESET .............................................................................................. 8

GPU OUT SETTINGS ............................................................................... 9

4K OUTPUT ...................................................................................... 10

QOD+ DIP SWITCH CONTROL ....................................................... 11

STANDALONE OPERATION ................................................................. 12

QOD PREFERENCES ........................................................................... 13

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................... 14

SUPPORT .......................................................................................... 14

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............................................. 14

DISPOSAL INFORMATION .................................................................. 14

COMPLIANCE ........................................................................................ 15

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INTRODUCTION

QTAKE is the most advanced software application designed and developed for video assist

professionals. It logs, captures, playbacks, edits, and processes video output of Digital Cinema

Cameras as well as traditional ﬁlm cameras with a video tap.

The QTAKE Output Device - QOD+ is the ultimate hardware device developed by IN2CORE to provide

a superior solution for GPU-driven low-latency video output. It supports up to four independent 3G

SDI outputs or a single UHD output. QOD+ is a fanless version of the previous QOD model, thus

providing entirely silent operation.

HOW IT WORKS

QOD+ converts the DisplayPort output of your Mac to four independent SDI outputs supporting all

standard HD-SDI and 3G-SDI frame rates. When you connect QOD+ to your Mac, it is detected as

an external monitor.

The QOD+ can operate in two modes:

•STANDALONE, where settings are adjusted by the DIP switches on the side of the device,

•USB CONNECTED, where the QOD+ is controlled by QTAKE via USB connection (only QTAKE

version 1.2 or later supports “connected” mode).

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The following are minimum hardware and software system requirements:

•Apple Mac computer with DisplayPort or Thunderbolt output running OS X 10.10.5 or later,

•QTAKE version 1.2 or later

QTAKE GUI DESCRIPTION IN THIS USER GUIDE DOES NOT APPLY TO OLDER VERSIONS OF QTAKE!

If you are running QOD+ with an older version of QTAKE (version number below 1.2), you have to use

DIP switches to control the QOD+ unit.

Please refer to STANDALONE OPERATION for more details.

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HARDWARE

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

VIDEO INPUT:

DisplayPort with embedded audio

REFERENCE INPUT:

HD Tri-level sync input

INPUT FORMATS:

HDx2 3840 x 1080

HDx3 1920 x 3240

HDx4 3840 x 2160

VIDEO OUTPUT:

4x 3G-SDI with embedded audio

DisplayPort with embedded audio

AUDIO INPUT:

DisplayPort embedded audio, up to 8 channels

3.5mm stereo analog audio (mini-jack)

COMMUNICATION INTERFACE:

USB 2.0 interface with Mini-B jack input

DIMENSIONS:

117mm x 168mm x 43mm (4.6” x 6.6” x 1.7”)

Weight 780g

POWER:

Input power range 5-18V

Universal Power Supply (included)

100-240V,

50/60Hz AC input 12V,

24W max DC output

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FEATURES

•Four independent SDI outputs*

•Low latency of just 1 frame**

•SDI embedded audio

•SDI embedded timecode

•Thunderbolt compatible DisplayPort input

•Analog audio input

•Genlock input

•Support for HD-SDI and 3G-SDI formats (currently only 1080 full HD)

•Interlaced, Progressive or PsF output

•UHD output support up to 60fps

•USB control directly from QTAKE software

•DIP switch control for standalone operation

•Single, compact, DC powered unit

•Future-proof design upgradable by ﬁrmware

•Fanless design for entirely silent operation

* also available with QTAKE HDx2

** output latency is 2 frames when using pulldown removal

QOD HDR OUTPUT

Starting with QTAKE Pro v2.1, QOD supports High Dynamic Range output. SDI Monitors with HDR

payload detection will correctly set the colorspace and other HDR metadata when connected to

QOD.

BOX CONTENTS

QOD+ package includes:

•QTAKE Output Device (QOD+)

•Power supply

•MiniDisplayPort-to-DisplayPort cable

•MiniUSB-to-USB cable

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QOD+ INSTALLATION

GENERAL INSTALLATION

QOD+ Installation requires a few simple steps:

1. Connect the DisplayPort cable to the DP IN port on the QOD+ and connect the other end

(mini DisplayPort) to a DisplayPort/Thunderbolt port on your Mac.

2. Connect the USB cable to the port labeled USB on the QOD+ and the other end to an

available USB port on your Mac.

3. Connect the Power supply to the QOD+.

4. Start up the Mac.

MAC PRO

New Mac Pro computers have three Thunderbolt buses on the back. To avoid the QOD+ showing up

as your primary monitor, connect it to Thunderbolt bus 0 (bottom two Thunderbolt connectors)

and your GUI screen to bus 1 or 2. That also means you should not connect your primary monitor

(GUI) to the HDMI output of your Mac Pro. See this Apple knowledge base article for more details.

QOD+ STATUS

The RGB LED next to the power jack indicates the operational state of the QOD+. When the device

is booting, the LED will ﬂash white. Red indicates that the QOD+ is waiting for the input signal, and

Green indicates that the signal is acquired. When the device is in standalone mode, the LED will

light yellow-green.

FIRMWARE UPDATE

The QOD+ contains a programmable chip that you can upgrade to apply bug ﬁxes or additional

functionality. Use QTAKE to perform ﬁrmware updates. It is bundled with the latest ﬁrmware binary.

Do not attempt to downgrade the QOD+ by updating the ﬁrmware from an older version of QTAKE.

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OPERATION

GENERAL OPERATION

When the QOD+ is plugged into the DisplayPort/Thunderbolt port of your Mac, the operating

system will detect it as a new monitor. You can verify that macOS has detected your QOD+ in

System Preferences - Displays or use the Display Menu application (see DISPLAY MENU below).

WARNING

When handling with QOD+, ensure to power oﬀ the device by disconnecting the power cord.

This step is vital to prevent internal shortages when connecting or disconnecting SDI output

cables.

DISPLAY MENU

If you need to change the input resolution of the QOD+ without QTAKE, use the DISPLAY MENU

application. You can download the Display Menu app from the App Store for free. QOD+ supports

following resolutions:

1920 X 1080 - Single HD output, all SDI outputs will output the same image

3840 X 1080 - Dual HD output, SDI output 3 and 4 will mirror outputs 1 and 2.

1920 X 3240 - Triple HD output, SDI output 4 will mirror output 1.

3840 X 2160 - Quad HD output, each SDI output is independent.

PULLDOWN REMOVAL

To ensure smooth QOD+ output, the device removes duplicated frames from the DisplayPort input

signal. This results in an output format that perfectly matches the source. QTAKE enables this

feature automatically upon startup if there is a USB connection to the QOD+. To enable pulldown

removal in a standalone operation, please refer to the STANDALONE OPERATION chapter.

QTAKE GPU output always runs at 50Hz or 60Hz frequency. It means that 24fps video playback

repeats the original frames in a 3-2-3-2 cadence to ﬁll out 60Hz DisplayPort output. It’s called

(3:2) pulldown. During the signal conversion from DisplayPort to SDI, QOD+ identiﬁes original

frames and discards repeated ones. This pulldown removal is an essential mechanism to produce

smooth 24fps or 25fps SDI output. However, there is an additional frame of latency because it

requires buﬀering - waiting to receive the next frame. To output an SDI signal with the lowest

possible latency, set QOD+ to output 1080p60 or 1080i30 video mode (or 1080p50/i25 in case of

50Hz GPU output). This output mode will turn oﬀ buﬀering because it doesn’t perform pulldown

removal.

QTAKE USB CONTROL

QTAKE controls the QOD+ operation via a USB connection. You can change settings in the QOD

toolbar in the FILE room. The QOD toolbar displays the following information:

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SERIAL NUMBER

Serial number of the QOD+.

QOD RESOLUTION

QOD+ Current input resolution.

TEMP

QOD+ internal temperature. QTAKE will notify you with a message in the status bar if the QOD+

temperature exceeds 76 Celsius. The QOD+ will shut down if the internal temperature reaches 85

Celsius to prevent internal components damage.

QOD AUDIO

This button controls the QOD+ audio input and embedded audio output. Your options are:

NONE - No embedded audio in the output.

AUDIO IN - Embedded analog line audio input in all SDI outputs.

DISPLAYPORT2/8 - Each SDI output uses 2 out of 8 audio channels available from the DisplayPort

input. It allows each view to have independent embedded audio but is limited to stereo.

DISPLAYPORT 8/8 - All four SDI outputs utilize all eight available audio channels from the

DisplayPort input.

FIRMWARE

Use this button to update the QOD+ ﬁrmware. After updating the ﬁrmware, you need to quit QTAKE

and power-cycle QOD+. Once the macOS detects the QOD+, you can start the QTAKE application.

RESET

This button performs QOD+ soft reset.

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GPU OUT SETTINGS

The GPU OUT window controls QOD+ output channels.

QOD FORMAT can be set to either 1080p, 1080i or 1080psf.

QOD FPS can be set from 23.98 to 60, Clip or Input.

Setting QOD+ FPS to CLIP means that QOD+ will output a signal at the same frequency as the clip

in the corresponding VIEW.

Setting QOD+ FPS to INPUT means that QOD+ will output a signal at the same frequency as the

LIVE input in the corresponding VIEW.

The QOD AUDIO setting is the same as in the QOD toolbar and applies to all outputs.

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