PUB. DIE-0428-000A 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 5 5 Clips Panel Selecting clips 6 Playing Back and Developing Clips 6 Displaying the Preview Window 6 7 8 8 9 Playing Back Clips Changing the way video is displayed Adjusting the volume Changing the playback position Repeating playback of a cl
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.
Running Cinema RAW Development Running Cinema RAW Development Starting Up Cinema RAW Development Click on the Cinema RAW Development icon on the dock. After a short while, the application’s main window will appear. 04 Click NOTES • Multiple instances of Cinema RAW Development cannot be opened simultaneously. • If your computer is running resident software that periodically accesses the hard disk, such as an antivirus application, computer performance when playing back and exporting clips may decrease.
Overview of the Main Window Overview of the Main Window The main window shows the folders panel and clips panel. Folders Panel Clips Panel 05 Folders Panel Shows a list of folders on your computer. Select the folder that contains the desired clips. Clips Panel C Y P O 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.
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. 06 Y P O Preview Panel C Playing Back Clips Development Settings Panel This software features basic playback functionality of your clips.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Video display area 07 Total duration of the clip Playback position slider Time code 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 08 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. 09 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. 10 2. In the development settings panel, adjust the desired settings.
Playing Back and Developing Clips Setting 11 Setting options Function 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. Sharpness 0 to 10 (0) Allows you to adjust the sharpness using the slider or by directly entering a value (in increments of 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 12 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. 14 쐃 Export window Y P O 1. Click View > Export. C Export settings dialog box • The export window will appear. 2. Click the button (). • The export settings dialog box will appear. 3. Select how the exported file’s name will be generated ().
Exporting Clips 3 This consecutive number is added when multiple clips are added to the export queue at once. • For proxy files, “Proxy_” will be added to the beginning of the file name. 4. Under Export Destination, click Browse and then select the export destination folder (). 5. Under Export File, select the development process (). The RAW clip that is output is developed normally so that the generated file will have image quality as close as possible to the original RAW clip.
Exporting Clips Developing and Exporting RAW Clips You can develop a RAW clip and export it as a standard file type. 1. In the clips panel, select the RAW clip to be exported. 2. Adjust the development settings as necessary (0 10). 3. In the main window, click the Add to Export Queue button (). 16 • If a dialog box appears prompting you to change the file name, enter a file name and click OK. • The selected RAW clip will be added to the bottom of the export queue.
Exporting Clips Item 17 Description Copy Determines whether the file is copied. Export results The (blue) icon indicates that the file was successfully exported while the (red) icon indicates an error. Status Shows details of the export results (explains the reason an error occurred). Messages displayed in the status column Item Description Successful Clip export was completed successfully. Development Error The RAW clip is corrupted. Use backup data. Destination drive does not exist.
Exporting Clips Adding a RAW clip in the export result list to the export queue again You may find it convenient to add a RAW clip in the export result list to the export queue again in cases such as when an error has occurred. 1. Select a RAW clip in the export result list. • You can select multiple clips at once. 2. In the export window, click Re-add to Queue. 18 • The selected RAW clips will be added to the export queue with their previous settings.
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. 19 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 21 Menu submenu Keyboard Shortcut Function 0 Cinema RAW Development About Cinema RAW Development Preferences Services Hide Cinema RAW Development Hide Others Show All Quit Cinema RAW Development — 2+, Add to Export Queue Start Export Cancel Export Edit — Opens the Preferences dialog box. 13 — Standard option for Mac OS. — 2+H Standard option for Mac OS.
Reference and General Information Menu submenu Keyboard Shortcut Function 0 — Bring All to Front — Standard option for Mac OS. Cinema RAW Development — Brings Cinema RAW Development to the front. — Open’s Cinema RAW Development’s instruction manual (this PDF file).
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-0428-000A © CANON INC.
