User's Guide
Aaton
Video
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4.4 Metadata insert  
Metadata insertion can be moved anywhere in the picture with the «up» 
«down» «left» and «right» keys.  
• AatonCode  
• Battery voltage 
• VITC line & parity 
• Lens Data 
• Film status 
• Software/hardware 
• AatonCode  
Time, Date, Camera ID.   The positionning  of these three ‘words’ currently 
is directly accessible from the VHR Menu (Main Menu). 
• Battery voltage 
The higher of the two batteries voltage is displayed.   When the low battery 
alert level has been reached, the battery voltage characters start blinking.  
• VITC line & parity
PAL VITC lines can be inserted from 10 to 23 (line 19 is common practice).  
For NTSC, 13 to 19.  
Ask your editing staff the line # they prefer to work with. 
ODD or EVEN parity interleave: ODD is common practice.  
• Lens Data  
As transmitted from the Cooke i/lens system. 
 TECHNICAL MENU
Time code            : ON
Batt voltage          : OFF
VITC position        : 23
Parity                   : ODD
Software              : V1.25
 TECHNICAL MENU
Time code            : ON
Batt voltage          : ON
VITC position        : 23
Parity                   : ODD
Software              : V1.25










