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title: "Set up a Bluefish444 card"
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For supported cards, see [Recommended capture cards](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537316/Recommended+SDI+video+hardware#recommendedCaptureCards).

1. Install the card following the instructions in the manual.
2. Note that Shogun Live requires version 6.3.3.1 or later of the drivers.   
Download the Bluefish444 driver installer from the [Bluefish444 website](https://bluefish444.com/support/downloads/details/1/bluefish444-windows-installer.html).
3. Run the installer in administrator mode, ensuring that utilities and drivers are selected.
4. To configure card for inputs, press the Windows key and enter `BlueFirmwareUpdater`. Follow the instructions to configure the card for inputs (eg, 3 inputs for the Epoch 4K Neutron or 8 inputs for the Kronos K8).
  :warning: **Note:** Ensure that you completely power down the computer after a firmware update. It is not sufficient to just reboot.
5. Power down the computer.
6. Start Shogun Live.
7. Check that the card has been detected on start-up. If it is detected, a message similar to this is displayed in the log:
  If a warning like the following appears in the log instead, it probably means that the driver is not properly installed:> Macro (inline-media-image)
  In the the **System** panel, go to the **Video Cameras** section of and check that a separate entry is displayed for each camera:> Macro (inline-media-image)

### Configure for quad-link

If you want to use quad-link mode on the Kronos K8:

1. Connect four 1.5G or four 3G signals to inputs A, B, C and D, or inputs E, F, G, and H.
2. Confirm that you can see four separate video streams in the Shogun Live workspace. Note that each one is receiving a 1.5 G or 3 G standard.
3. In the **System **panel in Shogun Live, in the properties pane, click **Show Advanced** to display the advanced parameters.
4. Change input A or E from **SingleLink** to **QuadLink** mode. (Inputs B,C, D, and F, G, H will not have this option.)
  After you have changed the relevant input to QuadLink, inputs B, C and D; or F, G, and H disappear, and input A or E now reports receiving a 2160p stream.

#### About quad-link mode

**Quad link Mode** provides these options:

- In **Square Division Quad Split** mode, the image is divided into quarters and each is transmitted on a single 3G link.
- In **Two Sample Interleave** mode, alternate pixels are divided between image, so each stream has a full image effectively subsampled.

Both modes enable the full original image to be reconstructed without loss of data.

Shogun Live cannot determine which type of quad-link mode is in use, so you must select the correct mode.

![image](media://9fd3c94c-e69d-46fc-b034-32a0497d09a8)

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

The selected option takes effect immediately. If you choose the wrong option, the video will appear obviously wrong:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Original image | ![image](media://6c44ff8b-794e-4b48-a714-8bb3abf7df58) |
| When **Two Sample Interleave** is incorrectly treated as** Square Division Quad Split**, it will appear as four copies of the video tiled together. | ![image](media://ef2f82e3-62c4-4adf-90c2-9c8f5c0f03b0) |
| When **Square Division Quad Split** is incorrectly treated as **Two Sample Interleave**, all four quarters of the video appear to have been superimposed on top of each other. | ![image](media://3171bfdb-e3b9-44ad-8871-647e8ea98f4d) |

> ℹ️ **Note**   
> ℹ️ In **Two Sample Interleave** mode, Luminance8, BGRA, RGBA, and U10Y10V10Y10 pixel formats are not supported. We recommend using U8Y8V8Y8 mode instead.

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

### Use External LTC extension

If you have an LTC extension board, you can make available the timecode that this provides by setting the **Timecode Source** to **External LTC**.

![image](media://ee7c4042-b9df-4f0f-b7aa-58e128ba655c)

### Known Limitations

- 3G Level-B Dual link mode is not supported on either card.
- 4:4:4 RGB mode is not supported on either card.
- Both **Quad Division** and **Two Sample Interleave** mode are supported, but in **Two Sample Interleave** mode, not all pixel formats are supported.