CamXchange Installation & Operation Guide Version 1.
Table of Contents Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notices Trademarks AJA®, KONA®, Ki Pro®, KUMO® and XENA® are registered trademarks of AJA Video, Inc., Ki Pro Mini™, Io Express™, Io HD™, Io™ and “Work. Flow.” are trademarks of AJA Video, Inc. AirPort, Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, FireWire, iPod, iPod Touch, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Final Cut Pro, QuickTime and the QuickTime Logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Chapter 1: Installation & Setup Introduction The AJA CamXchange raw capture application is specifically designed to work with the AJA Ki Pro Quad tapeless video recorder. The AJA Ki Pro Quad, when simultaneously connected to a camera and a host computer via Thunderbolt, can be used with the AJA CamXchange application to capture RAW output from the camera. NOTE: File Formats At this time, only Apple Thunderbolt enabled computers and the Canon C500 camera's RAW output are supported by the application.
Features RAW File Capture: Capture sequential RAW files with the .rmf file extension that are compatible with the Canon Cinema RAW Development software application. This Canon-supplied software application can be used to process and transcode Canon RAW files. WAV File Capture: Capture audio to the WAV file format. Camera Control: The start and stop of captures made by the CamXchange application can be controlled by the start and stop commands issued by the Canon C500 camera.
NOTE: Only one AJA Ki Pro Quad may be connected to an Apple Thunderbolt enabled host computer at a time. “Plug and play” Thunderbolt operation is not supported at this time; if the Thunderbolt cable becomes disconnected, quit the CamXchange application, reconnect the Thunderbolt cable, and restart the CamXchange application. Figure 1. Workflow Components used with AJA CamXchange Application Configuring the Devices Configuring the Canon C500 Camera For Raw Output Figure 2.
Configuring the AJA Ki Pro Quad Settings Figure 3. AJA Ki Pro Quad 1. Depress the CONFIG button on the AJA Ki Pro Quad. 2. Use the SELECT up/down buttons to navigate the menu parameters. Use the ADJUST up/down buttons to make choices within the menu parameters. 3. Select the following: • 1.1 Record Type>Normal. • 1.4 In Convert>None. • 2.1 Video Input>SDI 1 RAW. • 8.0 TC In>SDI RP188. • 13.1 Camera Data>Canon C500. Next, you will review the AJA CamXchange application user interface.
Chapter 2: Operation The AJA CamXchange User Interface The AJA CamXchange user interface is easy-to-use and designed to make capturing Canon RAW files simple. The following illustrations and text describe the user interface controls. Figure 4. AJA CamXchange Application – Previewing AJA CamXchange Application v1.1 8 www.aja.
Viewer The viewer allows you to see the incoming signal. If you do not see the signal from the Canon C500 and AJA Ki Pro Quad, be sure to review the recommended settings found earlier in this manual for each device. NOTE: Status Indicator The viewer does NOT display a realtime image during recording. In these cases, rely on the status and duration indicators to verify recording operation. Below the viewer, you will notice a status indicator.
The Crash Capture record and stop buttons that also appear in the user interface are directly related to the Camera Control selection. If “Canon C500” is selected, the manual Crash Capture record and stop buttons are grayed out since manual control is not offered when the process is being automated by the Camera Control selection.
Video File Type The CamXchange application currently only offers support for RAW capture from the Canon C500 camera when used in combination with the AJA Ki Pro Quad. The CamXchange program can record sequential .rmf Canon RAW files that are compatible with the Canon Cinema RAW Development software application. Audio File Type The CamXchange application currently only offers support for the creation of WAV audio files.
Figure 6. CamXchange Recording Mode AJA CamXchange Application v1.1 12 www.aja.
Canon Cinema RAW Development Application This section discusses using CamXchange RAW recorded files in the Canon Cinema RAW Development software application. The files created by the AJA CamXchange application are compatible with the Canon Cinema RAW Development software application. To locate the files, navigate to the desired folder location using the navigation tools in the Canon Cinema RAW Development application. Figure 7.
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