V-8HD System Program ( Ver.3.00 )
HOW TO KNOW THE VERSION
Before you start, check the system program version of your V-8HD.
- Press [ MENU ] to invoke the MENU screen.
- Turn the [VALUE] knob to select SYSTEM, then press the [VALUE] knob.
- Turn the [VALUE] knob to select VERSION.
The version information is displayed.
UPDATE HISTORY
[ Ver.3.00 ] NOV 2024
[ Additional Function ]
- Key compositing using the Fill+Key signal from the Windows-only program Graphics Presenter is now supported.
- Functionality has been added that enables the Windows-only program Graphics Presenter to be operated using the USER buttons and footswitches connected to the CTL/EXP jacks.
Connecting the V-8HD via a USB cable to a computer running Graphics Presenter lets you control Graphics Presenter from the V-8HD. - A function has been added that lets you operate the V-8HD using a numeric keyboard connected via USB.
Using the [MENU] button > 19: NUMERIC KEYPAD, you can assign actions to the keys. - A function has been added to record panel operations and generate a macro.
When MODE is set to "MACRO", pressing and holding the MACRO button for the macro number you want to record to lets you record panel operations to a macro. - A DISSOLVE mode has been added to PANEL OPERATION.
This is a mode for assigning video to A/PGM [1] through [8] buttons and switching the video instantly by pressing the respective A/PGM button.
Behavior when the video is switched can be selected using the [CUT] button or the [AUTO] button. - Functionality has been added that allows fine adjustment of color for WIPE BORDER, PinP BORDER, PinP FILL, PinP EDGE, DSK FILL, DSK EDGE, and SPLIT BORDER.
Setting the color to "CUSTOM" lets you adjust the respective RGB values to any number from "0" to "255". - A function has been added that enables use of a test pattern instead of video as video input via the HDMI IN 7-8 connectors.
[ Functionality Improvements ]
- The internal processing for PinP&KEY and DSK chroma key compositing has been improved, and background color can now be passed more accurately.
"VALUE FINE" and "VALUE WIDTH" parameters have been added, enabling fine adjustment of the amount of extraction. - A function "DESPILL" has been added to remove background color near the border in PinP&KEY and DSK chroma key compositing.
Setting DESPILL to "ON" enables you to remove bleeding background color near the border with the transparent portion. - A feature has been added to the audio follow function for linking the audio to the ON/OFF status of the PinP&KEY or DSK.
From the [MENU] button > 10: AUDIO FOLLOW, set PinP&KEY 1 FOLLOW through PinP&KEY 2 FOLLOW or DSK FOLLOW to "ON" to link the ON/OFF state of each effect with the audio output. - The value "PST" to which the preview output video at the current point in time can be switched has been added to the "PGM TAKE" value of the macro function's FUNCTION parameter.
- MEMORY FADE TIME to control the fade time for preset memories and "MEMORY FADE ON/OFF" to toggle fade on or off for each individual effect have been added to the macro function's FUNCTION parameter.
- With the LOAD PARAMETER item for PRESET MEMORY, AUX can now be set on or off irrespective of the on/off status of VIDEO CROSSPOINT.
- The default value for Auto Off has been changed to 20 minutes.
* For information on the Auto Off function, please refer to the [OWNER'S MANUALS]. - Some menu indications were changed.
- Menu design and layout have been adjusted.
- The default values of some parameters have been modified.
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- In chroma key compositing, the leftmost column of the screen sometimes fails to be correctly transparent.
- In PinP and DSK, some colors are transparent even when KEY LEVEL is set to "0".
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.2.05 ] AUG 2022
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- When an PNG images containing transparency information (alpha) is read in, the screen's topmost row of pixels is sometimes not transparent.
[ Ver.2.04 ] JUN 2022
[ Additional Function ]
- Version 1.0.0 of the V-8HD RCS dedicated remote control software for Windows / Mac is now supported.
- A function has been added that enables MULTI-VIEW labels to be displayed regardless of whether the menu screen is displayed or hidden.
Selecting the [MENU] button → "SYSTEM" → "MULTI-VIEW LABEL" and setting " -AUTO HIDE" to OFF causes MULTI-VIEW labels to be displayed even when the menu screen is displayed.
[ Functionality Improvements ]
- Operation has been changed so that when AUX LINKED PGM is enabled, the audio from PHONES OUT follows the status of AUX LINK.
- Operation has been changed so that when STILL IMAGE OUTPUT is enabled, a notification screen is now displayed while the menu is closed.
STILL OUTPUT can be disabled by pressing the [EXIT] button at the notification screen.
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- With LUMINANCE-WHITE KEY, LUMINANCE-BLACK KEY, or CHROMA KEY for PinP, EDGE is not updated even when it has been set.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.2.03 ] MAR 2022
[ Additional Function ]
- A function has been added that enables audio input to be made monaural.
"L ONLY," "R ONLY," and "LR MIX" can be selected as the method of conversion to monaural sound. - FUNCTION "PinP VIEW" and "PinP CROPPING" parameters have been added to the MACRO function.
For PinP, the position and size of the picture in the window and the aspect ratio of the window can now be controlled from the MACRO function.
[ Functionality Improvements ]
- Operation has been changed so that PinP and SPLIT images can be animated independently for each parameter using FUNCTION "PinP WINDOW" and "SPLIT POSITION" in the MACRO function.
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- The video is sometimes momentarily corrupted immediately after video is switched.
- Some camera video output at 1080/24p cannot be input via HDMI.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.2.02 ] NOV 2021
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- When certain equipment is connected to HDMI 1 - 6, video input is not possible.
- When a preset memory is recalled while EFFECTS TRANSITION SYNC is set to ON, items for which LOAD PARAMETER is set to OFF are sometimes loaded.
[ Ver.2.01 ] NOV 2021
[ Additional Function ]
- EFFECTS TRANSITION SYNC has been added as an assignment for the USER buttons.
This makes it possible to switch EFFECTS TRANSITION SYNC between enabled and disabled.
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- The colors in incoming video sometimes change when certain equipment is connected to HDMI 1 - 6.
- When the system frame rate is 24 Hz or 23.98 Hz, the frame indication for AUDIO DELAY becomes strange.
- When the system frame rate is 24 Hz or 23.98 Hz, the EDID values for HDMI 7 and 8 on the VIDEO INPUT menu become blank.
- Even when PinP and DSK are set to OFF in LOAD PARAMETERS, the settings are modified when a preset memory is loaded.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.2.00 ] OCT 2021
[ Additional Functions ]
Please refer to the "V-8HD Reference Manual" for detailed information in the [ Owner's Manuals ].
Please refer to the "V-8HD Reference Manual" for detailed information in the [ Owner's Manuals ].
- Support for version 2.0.0 of the V-8HD Remote dedicated control app for the iPad was added.
(Version 2.00 of the V-8HD system program does not operate correctly in combination with versions of V-8HD Remote earlier than 2.0.0. Use after first updating to the latest version from the App Store.) - A macro function and a sequencer function have been added.
- Importing PNG images containing transparency information (alpha) and DSK compositing using transparency information are now supported.
- DSK compositing by external keying using multiple video inputs is now supported.
- The values of 23.98 Hz, 24 Hz, 25 Hz, 29.97 Hz, and 30 Hz have been added to the system frame rates.
(These are selectable only when the system format is 1080p.) - Functions for saving only PRESET MEMORY content to a USB flash drive and recalling only PRESET MEMORY content from a USB flash drive have been added.
[ Functionality Improvements ]
- Functionality has been changed so that the audio of respective HDMI inputs can be separately output to the audio output AUX buses.
- Functionality has been changed so that the settings for applying effects to audio sent to audio output AUX buses can be made with greater granularity.
This is selectable from DRY, PRE FADER, and POST FADER. - A setting has been added for not recalling the AUX channel selection when recalling settings from a preset memory.
- An option has been added for not saving to internal memory when importing or capturing a still image.
Changing the setting for saving to internal memory to OFF eliminates sound drop-out during saving and enables still images to be imported or captured in shorter times. - A function for batch deletion of still images has been added.
All still images can be deleted by choosing the "ALL" selection for DELETE STILL IMAGE on the STILL IMAGE menu. - Functionality has been changed so that images having the ".jpeg" file extension can be imported.
- Functionality has been changed so that even incompatible USB flash drives can be formatted to a supported file system.
- Functionality has been changed so that USER SW ASSIGN and ASSIGN for CTL/EXP are selectable for each individual category.
- Functionality has been changed so that video transitions during an Effects Transition Sync operation can be performed more seamlessly.
- Functionality has been changed so that TEST PATTERN moves at a uniform speed.
- Functionality has been changed so that sample data for still images and preset memory is loaded when the unit is a factory set or a factory reset.
- The size of the menu display has been adjusted.
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- Slight blurring of the picture occurs when video is resized using scaler input.
- When the system format has been changed by RESTORE ALL SETTINGS, still images are sometimes displayed with corruption.
- When STILL OUTPUT has been assigned using OUTPUT FADE, the output fails to follow when the assignment is switched.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.1.13 ] JUN 2021
[ Ver.1.12 ] NOV 2020
[ Ver.1.11 ] OCT 2020
[ Ver.1.10 ] AUG 2020
[ Ver.1.06 ] JUL 2020
[ Ver.1.05 ] MAY 2020
[ Ver.1.04 ] APR 2020
[ Ver.1.03 ] FEB 2020
[ Functionality Improvements ]
- "YPbPr(4:2:2)" can now be selected as a value for the COLOR SPACE setting in VIDEO OUTPUT.
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- Files on a USB flash drive whose names contain spaces cannot be imported.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.1.12 ] NOV 2020
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- When 1080i video is input to INPUT 3 Connector, the picture is sometimes shaked.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.1.11 ] OCT 2020
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- When a preset memory is loaded, under certain conditions, the PinP settings fail to be updated correctly.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.1.10 ] AUG 2020
[ Additional Functions ]
Please refer to the "V-8HD Reference Manual" for detailed information in the [ Owner's Manuals ].
The following bugs were fixed.
Please refer to the "V-8HD Reference Manual" for detailed information in the [ Owner's Manuals ].
- Support for importing JPEG files has been added.
* Only the ".jpg" file extension is supported. - A function was added to save still images stored in the V-8HD to a USB flash drive.
- A function has been added that enables a fade to be applied to DSK and PGM/PST cuts, in addition to PinP, when loading a preset memory.
- A function for assigning names to preset memories has been added.
- A function has been added that makes the cross-point buttons the buttons for preset memories "9" through "24" when MODE is set to MEMORY.
- An EFFECTS TRANSITION SYNC function has been added that interlinks on and off switching of PinP and DSK to video fader operation as well as to AUTO TAKE and CUT TAKE.
- DELAY has been added to AUX output for audio.
- A function has been added that lets you edit the current file name of an existing file selected at the BACKUP ALL SETTINGS screen when saving the unit's settings to a USB flash memory.
- A function has been added that loads the position of the video fader when loading a preset memory in which the state of the video fader is saved at the intermediate position.
- The number of preset memories that can be saved has been expanded to 24.
- Menu screens are drawn more quickly.
- Support for version 1.1.0 the V-8HD Remote dedicated control app for the iPad was added.
* If you're using V-8HD version 1.10, update V-8HD Remote to version 1.1.0.
The following bugs were fixed.
- Some menu indications were changed.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.1.06 ] JUL 2020
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
The following bugs were fixed.
- At startup or when the frame rate is changed, in rare cases, the picture sometimes becomes corrupted.
- When the PinP FADE TIME value in a preset memory is set to 0.0 sec, the picture-in-picture inset screen is momentarily corrupted when the preset memory is loaded.
- When the settings "SYSTEM FORMAT: 1080i" and "FRAME RATE: 60 Hz" are in effect, the picture-in-picture inset screen fails to be displayed correctly.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.1.05 ] MAY 2020
[ Bug Fix ]
The following bug was fixed.
The following bug was fixed.
- When 1080i video is input, the picture is sometimes shaked.
[ Ver.1.04 ] APR 2020
[ Additional Functions ]
The following bugs were fixed.
- A command to acquire TALLY Information was added to the MIDI commands.
FlexTally from Cerevo is now supported. - The value "60 Hz" was added as a system frame rate.
- A function was added to reduce the size of the text for the label displayed for OUTPUT 3.
- A function was added to enable input scanning for the PinP inset screen.
- "VIDEO CROSSPOINT" was added to the LOAD PARAMETER values for PRESET MEMORY.
It is now possible to select whether or not to load the CROSS-POINT, AUX, T-bar, and AUTO TAKE state. - A function was added to enable settings for HDMI Output Audio to be made independently, without dependence on the VIDEO OUTPUT ASSIGN.
- Shortcuts were added for jumping to the respective DSK, PinP, SPLIT/VFX, and TRANSITION menu items.
It is possible to jump to each respective item by holding down its button and pressing the [MENU] button. - A shortcut was added for switching the OUTPUT 3 assignment.
Holding down the [EXIT] button and pressing the [TRANSITION] buttons switches the selection in the sequence of PROGRAM - PREVIEW - AUX - MULTI-VIEW.
- It is now possible to change PGM, PVW, and AUX labels in MULTI-VIEW LABEL EDIT.
- The TEST TONE frequency can now be set independently for left and right.
- The execution time for CAPTURE IMAGE has been shortened.
- The startup time for the V-8HD has been shortened.
The following bugs were fixed.
- When a PRESET MEMORY is recalled, a fade-in or fade-out takes place for the PinP time even when the settings load no picture-in-picture.
- Other minor bugs.
[ Ver.1.03 ] FEB 2020
[ Additional Functions ]
The following bugs were fixed.
- Support for the "V-8HD Remote" dedicated control app for the iPad was added.
- Support for Canon VSIF was added.
A function was added to display recording status on the MULTI-VIEW screen.
- The types of character that can be used in text editing at the MULTI-VIEW LABEL EDIT screen were added.
- A function was added for switching the character type when editing text at the MULTI-VIEW LABEL EDIT screen or BACKUP ALL SETTINGS screen by holding down the [VALUE] knob while turning it.
- A PinP SWAP SETTINGS function was added.
This makes it possible to swap the setting values for PinP1 and PinP2. - The behavior of BPM SYNC was adjusted to be in line with other models.
- A dialog box is now displayed when a still image is reloaded at the time HDCP is switched on or off or the System Format is changed.
- When the PRESET MEMORY SCAN setting is in effect, automatic saving of LAST MEMORY values now no longer occurs.
The following bugs were fixed.
- The colors of output video sometimes bleed.
- In extremely rare cases, the still-picture area fails to be drawn correctly.
- Audio input via an HDMI connector contains noise in rare instances.
- When interlaced video is input, in rare cases the picture on the MULTI-VIEW screen is shaky.
- When in the PGM/PST mode, if the CUT SW/AUTO SW assignments are different, the LED indication differs from behavior.
- When PANEL LOCK is set for MEMORY SW, the currently selected memory can be loaded.
- The problem was corrected in which setting PANEL LOCK for CUT SW also set PANEL LOCK for AUTO SW.
- When a memory is loaded while in the PGM/PST mode, VFX is sometimes activated for both A and B.
- When BPM TAP has been assigned to a USER button (USER SW), the LED indication and the timing with which the screen is switched using BPM SYNC sometimes fail to match.
- Remote control via USB MIDI.
- Some menu indications were changed.
- Other minor bugs.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO UPDATE
- V-8HD
- USB flash drive
*When using a USB flash drive for the first time, you must format it using the V-8HD.
CAUTION WHEN PERFORMING THE UPDATE
- Never apply this update data to any product other than the V-8HD. This update data may destroy the data or system program of other products.
- Never power-off your V-8HD while the update is in progress!
If a power failure or similar accident occurs during the update process, the V-8HD won't be able to start up in normal operating mode.
This will require servicing, so you will need to contact Roland service center near you if this occurs. - We regret that we are unable to answer questions regarding the update procedure using this system program.
DOWNLOADING AND UNARCHIVING THE COMPRESSED FILE
- Read the software license agreement at the bottom of the screen and select the "I agree" check box.
- Click the "Download" button to download the system program (v8hd_sys_v300.zip).
- Unarchive the downloaded file.
- Windows :Right-click the file and select "Extract All", then click "Extract".
- Mac: Double-click the file to unzip it.
-The "v8hd_sys_v300" folder appears.
- Connect the USB flash drive formatted with V-8HD to your computer.
- Open the "v8hd_sys_v300" folder, then copy "V-8HD.PRG" to the level displayed immediately upon accessing the USB flash drive (the USB flash drive's root directory).
*DO NOT rename the file (V-8HD.PRG) in the folder.
PROCEDURE FOR THE UPDATE
Caution
- You must not rename the extracted files.
- Never turn off the V-8HD's power while the update is in progress.
Update Procedure
- Connect the USB flash drive to the USB MEMORY port.
- Hold down the [ PinP 2 ON ] button, the [ DSK ON ] button, and the [ CAPTURE IMAGE ] button and turn on the power.
-Keep pressing and holding the three buttons until their LEDs light up. - When the display shows "SYSTEM UPDATE PRESS [ENTER]", press the [ VALUE ] knob.
-The update starts.
*The update takes about 3 minutes.
*Never power-off your V-8HD while the update is in progress. - When the display shows "UPDATE COMPLETED. PLEASE RESTART", turn off the power.
- Disconnect the USB flash drive from the USB MEMORY port.
- Turn on the power, and verify that the V-8HD updated to the latest version.
*While the first startup follows an update, update processing for the display executes.
This process might make the brightness dark, but it is not a malfunction.
Wait about 20 seconds until the unit starts up.