PUB. DIE-0427-000B 1 C Y P O Instruction Manual Version 1.
Table of Contents 02 3 Introduction 3 About Cinema RAW Development 3 Conventions in the Manual 4 Running Cinema RAW Development 4 Starting Up Cinema RAW Development 4 Exiting Cinema RAW Development 5 Overview of the Main Window 5 Folders Panel 6 6 Clips Panel Selecting clips 7 Playing Back and Developing Clips 7 Displaying the Preview Window 7 8 9 9 10 Playing Back Clips Changing the way video is displayed Adjusting the volume Changing the playback position Repeating playback of a c
Introduction Introduction About Cinema RAW Development Cinema RAW Development allows you to develop, play back and export Canon RAW files (referred to as “RAW clips” in this manual) shot with Canon digital cinema cameras. The following are the main features of Cinema RAW Development. 03 Develop and play back Develop RAW clips stored on your computer and simultaneously play the clips back. Develop and export Develop RAW clips stored on your computer and export the clips as DPX files or OpenEXR files.
Running Cinema RAW Development Running Cinema RAW Development Starting Up Cinema RAW Development Double-click the Cinema RAW Development shortcut icon on the desktop. After a short while, the application’s main window will appear. 04 Double-click NOTES C Y P O • Multiple instances of Cinema RAW Development cannot be opened simultaneously. • If Windows’ display font size is changed from the default 96 dpi, some text and buttons on the main window or dialog boxes may not be displayed correctly.
Overview of the Main Window Overview of the Main Window The main window shows the folders panel and clips panel. 05 Folders Panel Folders Panel Clips Panel C Y P O Shows a list of folders on your computer. Select the folder that contains the desired clips.
Overview of the Main Window Clips Panel After you select a folder in the folders panel, the clips panel will display a list of the clips saved in that folder. The list shows the clip types (RAW, DPX and OpenEXR) and clip names. From the list, you can select which RAW clips* to play back or export. * RAW clips are folders that are comprised of video, audio and management files. 06 Selecting clips To play back or export a clip, you must first select it. When exporting, you can select multiple RAW clips.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Playing Back and Developing Clips Displaying the Preview Window The preview window shows the preview panel and development settings panel. You can develop and play back the RAW clip currently selected in the clips panel. Click View > Preview. • The preview window will appear. 07 Y P O Preview Panel C Development Settings Panel Playing Back Clips This software features basic playback functionality of your clips.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Video display area 08 Total duration of the clip Time code Playback position slider Playback controls IMPORTANT Y P O Your computer’s performance can affect the playback quality. In certain cases, you may notice some of the following anomalies. - Playback is not smooth and frames are dropped. - The displayed time code does not match the actual frame being displayed. - Parts of the screen freeze or take longer to be refreshed.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Display area graphic 09 Fit to Preview Area setting Adjusting the volume Display at 100% setting Y P O Drag the volume slider to adjust the playback volume. You can click the the sound. button to temporarily mute Click to mute the audio C Volume slider Changing the playback position You can change the playback position during playback or in playback pause mode in the following ways.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Repeating playback of a clip When you place a check in the Repeat box, you can have the clip repeat playback. After playing back to the out point, playback starts again from the in point. 10 Place a check in the box to repeatedly play back the clip NOTES • If you select a DPX or OpenEXR clip in the clips panel that was exported with this software, you can display a desired frame.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Developing Clips Adjusting the development settings RAW clips must be developed before they can be played back or exported. You can adjust various development settings using the development settings panel. 1. Select the desired RAW clip from the clips panel. • The clip will be developed and the video display area will show the first frame from the clip. 11 2. In the development settings panel, adjust the desired settings.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Setting 12 Setting options Function Brightness -3.0 to 3.0 (0.00) Allows you to adjust the brightness using the slider or by directly entering a value (in increments of 0.01). You can click K to return the setting to its default value. White Balance Shift -10.0 to 10.0 (0.0) Allows you to adjust the white balance shift using the slider or by directly entering a value (in increments of 0.1). You can click K to return the setting to its default value.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Setting In and Out Points You can set the in and out points (starting and ending points) of a range of frames in a clip. By default, the first frame of the clip will be the in point and the last frame will be the out point. However, you can change these points. The in and out points will be represented by the and icons, respectively. Mouse operation 13 Keyboard shortcut* Action I Sets the current frame as the in point. O Sets the current frame as the out point.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Connecting to an External Monitor Using SDI Output If your computer has an expansion card with SDI output capability, you can use this software to play back clips on an external monitor using your computer’s SDI terminal*. During output, an output area graphic (see the illustration below for an example) will be available to select what portion of the playback picture is displayed but the playback picture itself will not appear in the graphic.
Exporting Clips Exporting Clips Adjusting the Export Settings You can select the type of file exported, the file name and the destination folder. You must perform the settings before adding the desired RAW clip to the export queue. 15 쐃 Export window Y P O 1. Click View > Export. C • The export window will appear. 2. Click the Export settings dialog box button (). • The export settings dialog box will appear. 3. Select how the exported file’s name will be generated ().
Exporting Clips 6. If you selected Only Full-Quality File in step 5, select the file type (). • For the file type, you can select DPX RGB 10-bit, DPX RGB 16-bit or OpenEXR (ACES)*. * If you selected OpenEXR, select Auto Select, Daylight or Tungsten for ACES IDT. If you selected DPX for the file type, the Canon Log gamma setting will be applied; if you selected OpenEXR (ACES), the file will be output as scene-linear data without a gamma setting.
Exporting Clips • You can click the Delete All button to clear the export result list. • You can develop full-quality files using quick development. Proxy files will always use quick development regardless of the Quick Development setting. Export queue 17 쐃 Y P O Export result list Items displayed in the export queue and export result list Item Description Clip name Shows the name of the RAW clips.
Exporting Clips Item Unknown Error Description An error not covered by the other error messages in this list, such as a lack of memory error, has occurred. After restarting your computer, perform the operation again. NOTES 18 The following operations cannot be performed during export. - Playing back a clip - Adjusting development settings - Viewing clip information or frame information Removing clips from the export queue Follow the steps below to remove a RAW clip from the export queue. 1.
Exporting Clips will appear in the destination folder as [CRD_Export_YYYYMMDD].CSV where YYYYMMDD represents the year, month and day. Data recorded in the export log file Item 19 Description Status Shows the result of the export process. Date Shows the date in which the file was exported. Time Shows the time in which the file was exported. Source Shows the file path of the RAW clip. Destination Shows the file path of the exported file. Type Shows the output format of the exported file.
Displaying and Editing Metadata Displaying and Editing Metadata Displaying Clip Information When you display the clip information window, you can display the clip information in the metadata associated with the RAW clip that is selected in the clips panel. Click View > Clip Information. • The clip information window will appear. 20 C Y P O Entering and editing clip information 1. In the clip information window, double-click Clip Title, Creator or Description.
Displaying and Editing Metadata Displaying Frame Information When you display the frame information window, you can display the frame information (information on each frame in the RAW clip) recorded in the metadata of the frame that currently appears in the preview window. During playback, the information will be updated to match the frame being played back. Click View > Frame Information. • The frame information window will appear.
Reference and General Information Reference and General Information Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts Menu bar 22 Menu submenu Keyboard Shortcut Function 0 File Export Configuration Ctrl + D Opens a dialog box where you can adjust export settings. 15 Add to Export Queue Ctrl + F Adds the clip currently selected in the clips panel to the export queue. — Start Export Ctrl + G Starts export. — Stops export.
Reference and General Information Troubleshooting Error Messages Following is a partial list of error messages in alphabetical order. Cannot add clips. Export queue has reached the maximum number of clips. • The export queue already contains RAW clips. You can add other RAW clips after export has finished. 23 Cannot start program due to insufficient memory. • Close other applications and then start this software again. Cinema RAW Development has already been started by other user.
Reference and General Information For support concerning this software, please contact a Canon Service Center. For details see the back cover of your camera’s Instruction Manual. 24 C Y P O The information in this manual is verified as of May 2013. Subject to change without previous notice. PUB. DIE-0427-000B © CANON INC.
