Cinedeck RX3G - ZX 20, 40, 45 - MX USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
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Table of Contents - Cinedeck User Guide Contacting Cinedeck.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents - Cinedeck User Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 About This Manual.. . . . . . . . 1.2 Copyright and Trademarks. . 1.3 Safety Information. . . . . . . . . 1.4 FCC and CE Information. . . . 1.5 Cinedeck Product Overview.. 2.0 What’s in the Box.. 2.1 Cinedeck RX3G. .
3.3 Recording destinations. 3.4 RX3G front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21- RS-422 out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22- Gb lan / USB2 ports. . 23- Analog in.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 24- LTC in/loop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25- Reference In .. 51 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47- led indicators. . 48- ch 1 | on air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 49- ch 2 | lock UI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 50- ch 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 51- ch 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3- Gb Ethernet. . 74- USB3 ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 75- AES in & out 1-16. 76- Analog line in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 77- Optional network .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99- RS-422 ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100- Master timecode in & out.. 101- Redundant power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 102- Power supply alarm ignore. 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 104- USB2 ports .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 105- Gb ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.5.4 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6 Settings - exporting / importing. . 5.7 Multi view screen description. . . 5.8 Multi view screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111- Single view toggle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135- M button. 5.9 Single channel view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 136- multi view toggle. . 137- lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 138- tcp remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140- start. .
162- M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163- remote. 164- sync. 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 165- signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.11.1 Normal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.11.2 Pause. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.11.3 Pause & Seek in File. . . 5.11.
183- file audio overview. . 5.11.6 Insert Audio Matrix. 5.11.7 .. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
203- drop & loss stop. 5.18 Project manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 204- page tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 205- project list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 207- project metadata button. . . . . . . . . . . .
228- primary path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229- global wildcards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230- all encoders use same templates. 126 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 232- proxy.
5.18.6 Scenes list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253- page tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254- current project display. 255- scenes list. 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 258- channel assignments. 259- cancel button. . . .
277- audio delay. 278- sync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 279- signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280- auto detect. . 5.20 Master tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
302- save and close. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 303- generate xml .. 5.21 Proxy tab. . 304- page tabs. . 305- codec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . .
328- source to destination selector. 329- delay .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 330- presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331- copy settings. 332- undo all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
354- preroll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355- master clock mode. 169 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 356- gen tc mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 357- gen tc source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 358- Special timecode modes. . 171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
380- in tc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381- edl events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 5.24.3 Sample EDL. 5.24.4 -. 5.25 Prefs tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
398- master & proxy - space / time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 399- start & elapsed time. . 400- record button. 401- gang button. 402- frame buffer indicator. . 195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 404- stop button. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421- play head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 422- file info. 423- open. . 424- transport controls. 425- back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 7.2 Playback, single channel view. .
445- sort controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446- scroll columns. 447- play selected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 448- play all in folder .. 449- find media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
471- editor view. . 472- preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 473- clip - position timecode.. 474- clip name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 475- clip thumbnail. . 222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 477- clip thumbnail scroll.. . . . .
8.0 Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 Device Manager. . . . . . . . . 8.2 RS-422 - COM port setup. . 8.3 RS-422 Cables & pin-outs. 8.4 Avid Digital Cut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.17 Restore factory image. . . . 9.18 Update a USB restore key. 9.19 Create USB restore key. . . 9.20 Create system image. . . . . 10.0 FAQ & Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 . . . . . . .
1.0 Introduction Note: This manual primarily reflects the state of Cinedeck hardware and software as of the date and version number noted on the cover and in the page footers however, because of the many customer specific customizations and minor updates, some sections will vary slightly from your system and the stated version. This manual will be updated as new features are implemented and will not necessarily reflect legacy information.
1.2 Copyright and Trademarks Introduction All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All other tradenames referenced are service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 1.3 Safety Information WARNING: Copyright and Trademarks Cinedeck is a trademark of Cine Design Group LLC ProRes is a trademark of Apple Computer Corporation Avid Media Composer is a trademark of Avid Technology, Inc. DNxHD is a trademark of Avid Technology, Inc.
1.4 FCC and CE Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. CC and CE Compliance Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive on the approximation of the law of the member states related to electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC) according to EN 55022 Class B.
1.5 Cinedeck Product Overview CODECS First and foremost, Cinedecks provide native support for a broad selection of codecs and file wrappers and the list is continuously being adding to. Of course where appropriate you can optionally select from multiple file wrappers such as; true native Avid OPAtom MXF, MOV, MXF OP-1A and others.
Cinedeck Product Overview / cont... Before going further with the many other storage options it is important to understand Cinedecks redundant record capability. Cinedecks offer the ability to connect and record to multiple destinations. See “3.3 Recording destinations” on page 41. By leveraging this redundant capability you can, for example, have a safe copy in the machine and a network copy, instantly available for editing or a customer take away copy as soon as “Stop” is pressed.
Cinedeck Product Overview / cont... Cinedecks provide dual 1Gb LAN connections which can be “teamed” if your network supports that. Some Cinedeck models also have an available PCIe slot for installing a 10Gb Ethernet card, 8 or 16Gb Fiber Channel card or direct attached storage adapter, to support high bitrate sessions.
What’s in the Box 2.0 What’s in the Box 2.1 Cinedeck RX3G Cinedeck RX3G is the solution for productions where space and weight are at a premium. Taking its cue from fully loaded MX, the rugged, milled-aluminum case is built to withstand environments that are on-the-move like OB vans or flight packs. Weighing around 12lbs (5.5kg) and measuring 4RU at half-rack width, RX3G brings tons of functionality in a small footprint.
What’s in the Box 2.2 Cinedeck MX Cinedeck MX MX is the flagship four-channel recorder.
What’s in the Box 2.3 Cinedeck ZX ZX is a modular design based on MX. Primarily for rack-mount installations, Cinedeck ZX lets you choose from a broad selection of software toolsets and hardware configurations, to build a cost effective system that meets your specific ingest, playback and transcoding needs. As a result, not all ZX systems have the same features but you always have the ability to add extra capabilities if your workflow changes.
2.4 Features 2.4.2 Software For a complete overview of the many features available in your Cinedeck, please refer to: “10.0 FAQ & Features” on page 282 Cinedeck hope your experience with our decks is positive and appreciate any comments you may have so please feel free to contact us. See “Contacting Cinedeck” on page 2 Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 Page - 36 of 297 Hardware The user interface is what really makes a Cinedeck unique.
3.0 Installation Installation 3.1 Important Storage: Cinedecks are primarily SOLID STATE recorders; recording should always be to Solid State Drives (SSDs) mounted in the internal removable drive bays. Currently Cinedeck support the Samsung 840pro, 850pro and EVO SSD drives. USB and eSATA are available for media offload but due to the vast number of variables involved in different mechanical hard drives and external enclosures, Cinedeck do not recommend recording to these external drives.
3.2 Connecting your deck Assure there is a stable and clean power source. Because Cinedeck recorders use auto switching redundant power, it is preferred to have power coming from two independent sources. The use of a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) is also highly recommended to help prevent data loss. Cinedecks use standard professional video and IT interconnects. Make any appropriate video, audio, reference, network and control connections, assuring that the cables are in good operational condition.
3.2.1 Audio connections Most common is recording “embedded“ audio which is coming into the deck on a SDI BNC connection. In this situation the system can accept up to 16 audio channels with each video. Installation Your Cinedeck can utilize several different audio sources. AES is also commonly utilized and each channel pair can accept up to 8 AES channels, also on BNC connections. There are also a number of ways to connect balanced audio sources.
3.2.2 AES - BNC to XLR Installation Connecting your deck Cinedecks utilize BNC coaxial connections for AES in and out while some of your other equipment may use XLR connectors. It is very simple to make up basic interconnect or adapter cables to go from XLR to BNC. Coaxial cable should be used in place of twisted pair for these cables - The theory is that, although unbalanced, the high density coaxial shield acts as a Faraday cage, protecting the signals. The pin connections are shown below.
3.3 Recording destinations Some Cinedeck recorders have an available PCIe slot for 8Gb / 16Gb fiber or 10Gb Ethernet cards as well as direct attached storage such as the drive arrays from Dulce Systems. Recording destinations For recording and playback, all Cinedecks can also utilize external USB* and / or eSATA* and / or network storage including NAS (network attached storage) and SAN (storage area network) systems requiring client software.
3.3.1 SSDs The Cinedeck development team can absolutely confirm that not all SSDs are created equal and SSD specifications as advertised by manufacturers can be extremely misleading. Real-time video recording, especially multi-stream writing, is unlike any other use-case and in general, most SSD drives are not optimized for best performance in this very specific case. Also, some drives have appalling failure rates.
3.3.2 USB & eSATA • “Traditional” spinning disks are extremely poor at recording video, especially more than one stream at a time, and “disk speed tests” like those from Black Magic and AJA are largely meaningless since they only test raw throughput to one file for a relatively short period. A good example is XDCAM HD OpAtom and a JFIF proxy, each with 8ch of audio, with a total data rate of about 60Mbps. Two inputs with 20 files per input equals 40 files being written to the same drive.
Recording destinations / USB & eSATA cont... Lastly, the Windows system can contribute to drive performance or lack thereof. In earlier years, both USB3 and eSATA were plagued by issues in firmware, drivers and controller hardware. Most of those early issues have been resolved however, in general, USB3 is still not as responsive as eSATA. Throughput is about the same but latency and multi-write capability is still better on eSATA. However, eSATA can be more easily disturbed by connector and cable issues.
3.3.3 Network Storage Installation Recording to a SAN or other network-based solution requires adequate infrastructure and staff with the IT knowledge and experience with each system to configure and maintain it properly. Your Cinedeck supports 1Gb networking and some Cinedecks can be configured with a Fibre Channel or 10Gb Ethernet host adapter for use with higher-speed networks.
3.3.4 DAS Storage The list too will grow however one manufacturer with DAS products known to be used with Cinedecks is Dulce Systems. Recording destinations DAS utilizes a custom PCIe adapter card which connects directly to an external drive system. Because the card is tied directly to the PCIe bus, the bandwidth can be very high. DAS generally utilizes a RAID array, leveraging the high bus bandwidth to deliver high I/O performance accompanied by excellent file security.
3.4 RX3G front panel Installation rackmount positions 8- LCD Display - (p.48) 7- Drive lock & ejector - (p.48) Can be Key or Twist lock RX3G front panel lcd screen can be tilted down for high 6- Drive tray - (p.48) Drive ejector 5- future use - (p.48) 2- eSATA port - (p.48) 3- USB port - (p.48) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 - 1- Headphone - (p.48) 4- Power button - (p.
RX3G front panel / - cont... Location Description 1- Headphone 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.47) 1/8” mini jack for use with standard stereo headphones. 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.47) 3- USB port 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.47) 4- Power button 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.47) 5- 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.47) future use 6- Drive tray 7- Drive lock & ejector 8- LCD Display 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.47) 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.47) 3.4 RX3G front panel - (p.
3.5 RX3G back panel 9- AUX 1/2 out - (p.50) Installation 10- DC power - (p.50) 11- eSATA ports - (p.50) eSATA 1 = active RX3G back panel 12- USB3 ports - (p.50) 13- HDMI for GUI (p.50) 14- RS-232 ports - (p.50) 15- RS-422 ports - (p.50) 16- Monitor Out - (p.50) 22- Gb lan / USB2 ports - (p.51) 17- DVI for GUI - (p.50) 23- Analog in - (p.51) 19- AES In & Out - (p.50) 20- Timecode option - (p.51) 21- RS-422 out - (p.51) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
RX3G back panel / - cont... Location 10- DC power 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 11- eSATA ports 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 12- USB3 ports 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 13- HDMI for GUI 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 14- RS-232 ports 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 15- RS-422 ports 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 16- Monitor Out 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 17- DVI for GUI 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 18- VGA for GUI 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 19- AES In & Out 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.
RX3G back panel / - cont... Location Description The RX3G timecode option provides three additional features. • • 20- Timecode option 22- Gb lan / USB2 ports • 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 24- LTC in/loop 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 25- Reference In 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 26- Video Out 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) 27- Video In 3.5 RX3G back panel - (p.49) Two standard Gb Ethernet ports.
3.6 MX front panel Installation 28- LCD control panel - (p.53) Not shown MX front panel 29- LCD display (p.53) lcd screen can be tilted down for high rackmount positions 30- Card readers (p.53) 31- eSATA port - (p.53) 37- Power button - (p.53) 32- USB3 ports - (p.53) 36- Drive tray - (p.53) - 33- Control panel - (p.53) 35- Drive lock and ejector - (p.53) 34- Headphone - (p.53) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
MX front panel / - cont... 28- LCD control panel Location 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 30- Card readers 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 31- eSATA port 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 32- USB3 ports 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 33- Control panel 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 34- Headphone 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 35- Drive lock and ejector 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) 37- Power button 3.6 MX front panel - (p.52) Standard USB3 port.
3.6.1 MX control panel 50- ch 3 - (p.56) 49- ch 2 | lock UI - (p.56) Installation MX is a recording and playback appliance which provides the familiarity of a traditional tape machine by including a full tactile jog-shuttle control panel and marries that with all of the unique Cinedeck capabilities.
MX front panel / MX control panel cont... Location Description set in “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 When playing a clip or playlist and when working in the clip editor, in-points can be directly set using “set-In”. 41- prev clip “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 When viewing a playlist or multiple clips are loaded for playback, pressing “prev clip” moves the playhead to the previous clip. 42- frame 38- jog shuttle knob 39- select 40- | open +1 | load clip “3.6.
MX front panel / MX control panel cont... Location Description ch 1 | on air “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 49- ch 2 | lock UI “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 50- ch 3 “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 51- ch 4 “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 Pressing “ch 4” assigns that channel to the control panel. Once assigned, recording can be triggered and all transport controls are active for this channel. 52- full/mini | full scrn loop pong | ping “3.6.
MX front panel / MX control panel cont... Location 56- forward fast “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 57- play “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 58- frame Installation Name Description Fast forwards the loaded file at 20x. Plays the current file forward at 1x speed. next clip “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 60- set out “3.6.1 MX control panel” on page 54 When playing a clip or playlist and when working in the clip editor, out-points can be directly set using “set-out”. load pl “3.
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3.7 MX Back panel 61- Video in 3&4 - (p.60) Installation 62- Video out 3&4 - (p.60) 63- Super out 3&4 - (p.60) 64- Aux out 3/4 - (p.60) 65- Reference in 3 & 4 - (p.60) 66- Video I/O 1 & 2 (p.60) 67- RS-422 ports (p.60) MX Back panel 68- Monitor out (p.60) 69- Redundant power - (p.60) 70- Power supply alarm ignore (p.60) 71- Master timecode in & out - (p.61) 72- USB2 ports - (p.61) 73- Gb Ethernet - (p.61) 78- AES in & out 17-32 - (p.61) 79- LTC 1 & 2 in/loop - (p.61) 80- LTC 3 & 4 in/loop - (p.
MX Back panel / - cont... Location 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 62- Video out 3&4 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 63- Super out 3&4 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 64- Aux out 3/4 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 65- Reference in 3 &4 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 66- Video I/O 1 &2 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 67- RS-422 ports 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 68- Monitor out 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 69- Redundant power 70- Power supply alarm ignore 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.
MX Back panel / - cont... Location Description The master timecode input provides four functions: • • 71- Master timecode in & out 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) • Standard USB2 ports. It is recommended to use a USB2 port when restoring a system from the USB system key. Two standard Gb Ethernet ports. Ports can be teamed in networks which support teamed connections. Standard USB3 data ports. It is recommended to use USB2 ports when restoring a system from the USB restore key.
MX Back panel / - cont... 80- LTC 3 & 4 in/ loop Location 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 81- DVI/HDMI for GUI 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) 82- eSATA ports 3.7 MX Back panel - (p.59) Description LTC (linear time code) input to channels 3 and 4 for use with a house supplied timecode signal. Signals which are input are passed to the out connector. The MX user interface can simultaneously be displayed on most DVI or HDMI monitors.
3.8 ZX Front panel Installation ZX Front panel 84- Door lock - (p.64) 83- Power and drive access door - (p.64) 85- Drive trays - (p.64) behind door - 86- Power button - (p.64) behind door 87- USB port - (p.64) behind door Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
ZX Front panel / - cont... 83- Power and drive access door Location 3.8 ZX Front panel - (p.63) 3.8 ZX Front panel - (p.63) 85- Drive trays 3.8 ZX Front panel - (p.63) 86- Power button 3.8 ZX Front panel - (p.63) 87- USB port 3.8 ZX Front panel - (p.63) The right hand door covers the power rocker switch and provides access to the drive trays and a USB port. Key lockable latch. Turn to the right to open. ZX can hold four removable drive trays.
3.9 ZX Back panel Installation ZX has three base models and is a modular system so the back 88- Video in 3&4 - (p.66) panel on your ZX may differ from the ZX40 shown however 89V ideo out 3&4 - (p.66) much of the connectivity is the same. If there are 90A ux out 3/4 - (p.66) questions, please contact Cinedeck directly. 91- LTC 3&4 in/loop - (p.66) See “Contacting Cinedeck” on page 2 92- Video in 1&2 - (p.66) 93- Video out 1&2 - (p.66) 94- Aux out 1/2 - (p.66) 95- LTC 1&2 in/loop - (p.
ZX Back panel / - cont... Location 88- Video in 3&4 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 89- Video out 3&4 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 90- Aux out 3/4 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 91- LTC 3&4 in/ loop 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 93- Video out 1&2 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 94- Aux out 1/2 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 95- LTC 1&2 in/ loop 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 97- Reference in 3&4 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 98- 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.
ZX Back panel / - cont... Location Description The master timecode input provides four functions: • • 100- Master timecode in & out 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) • 101- Redundant power 102- Power supply alarm ignore 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 104- USB2 ports 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 105- Gb ethernet 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 106- USB3 ports 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 107- Analog line in 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 108- DVI/HDMIfor GUI 3.
ZX Back panel / - cont... 109- optional network 110- eSATA ports Location 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) 3.9 ZX Back panel - (p.65) Description PCIe slot for installation of a 10Gb Ethernet card, 8 or 16Gb Fiber Channel card or direct attached storage adapter. ZX can have a total of six, rear mounted eSATA ports. Installation Name ZX Back panel - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
3.10 Inserting & ejecting drives To eject drives when the Cinedeck application is running: Press “play” on the main multi or single screen view of the user interface to access “clip manager”. In “clip from the “manage disk” menu. To eject drives from the Windows desktop: in the System Tray and select the drive you want to eject. After a few moments, a Click the HotSwap! icon message will appear indicating “Safe to Hotswap” which means the drive can be removed. (For additional details, see “5.5.
Inserting & ejecting drives / - cont... • • • If your system has key locks, insert the key with the small pin locater pointing to the right, press the key in and gently, turn to the left until the key is vertical. Gently press the drive ejector until a click is heard. Release the drive ejector, allowing it to extend out fully. Press the drive ejector firmly but slowly in to eject the drive from the deck.
4.0 Accessories Accessories 4.1 Drive docks For use in “sneaker-net” and other mobile applications, all Cinedecks make use of hot-swappable drive carriers. Each carrier can hold two SSD drives. The #15001 carriers are available separately and there are several receiving docs which connect to computer workstations via SATA; • • Drive docks • 15000 Internal dock - Designed to fit a standard 3.5” drive bay in a typical PC workstation has two SATA connections and a power connection.
4.2 Rack mount kits Accessories RX3G, MX and ZX can all be mounted in standard 19” equipment racks. For RX, there are two rack kits available, a single machine kit with blank panel (shown) and a dual, side by side kit. Rack mount kits The MX and ZX rack kits come with rack ears and side rack rails. - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
4.3 Control panels Accessories Cinedecks can be controlled by an array of remote panels connected by USB and RS-422. Additionally, ZX can be optionally equipped with a surface mount version of the MX tactile control panel. Third party controllers include; X-Keys Jog-Shuttle XK-12 controller by PI Engineering (www.xkeys.com) Control panels Shuttle Xpress and ShuttlePro V2 by Contour Designs (www.contourdesigns.com) Logitech R800 remote (www.logitech.
5.0 User Interface The Cinedeck user interface is uniquely designed to provide ease of access and operation for professional and novice alike.
5.2 UI explained • • • single channel view setup clip manager Playlist manager Playlist editor The main / multi view screen which, depending on the Cinedeck model and mode, can be one, two or 4 quadrants. A single channel view. Multiple setup pages, primarily accessed by tabs across the top of the setup screen. A clip manager screen. The playlist manager and associated playlist editor. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
UI explained / - cont... The most notable long press action is to stop a recording. When a system is recording and setup with the default “prefs” configuration, simply clicking stop will have no effect. A long press of about 2 seconds is required to stop the recording. This eliminates accidental stops, particularly with touch screen systems. There are other long press functions which will be noted throughout the manual. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
5.3 Keyboard shortcuts As can be seen from this screen, the available shortcuts are different based on the operating mode and visible screen but some general shortcuts such as “Enter” to save and return to the previous screen and “Escape” to cancel changes and return to the previous screen remain available across most screens. User Interface The Cinedeck user interface can be driven to a great extent using shortcut key presses on an attached USB keyboard.
Keyboard shortcuts / - cont... Description Control+K most screens Toggle the display of the keyboard shortcuts overview screen Toggles between using the on-screen keyboard or direct field typing, for data entry areas such as creating file names Toggles showing or hiding the mouse cursor Toggles the user interface window mode.
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5.4 Powering on All Cinedeck desktops look similar and from here, many of the standard Windows programs such as Windows Explorer are available. - If you need to setup network connections, it is best to do so before starting the Cinedeck application. To start the Cinedeck from the desktop, locate and double click the Cinedeck short cut. If this is your first experience with a Cinedeck, please review the next section first before starting the Cinedeck application. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
5.5 Desktop details Your system may have additional options but all systems include several useful links on the desktop. First, if you have a touch screen system and are stuck at the Windows login without a USB keyboard on hand, User Interface 5.5.1 On-screen keyboard Click the “Ease of Access” icon found at the lower left of the Windows log-in screen. Desktop details From the Ease of access menu, touch “Type without keyboard” and select “OK”. The keyboard will open.
5.5.2 Touchscreen setup User Interface The touchscreen shortcut opens the properties and adjustment application for calibrating the built-in user interface touch display available on RX3G and MX systems. See “9.2 Touchscreen calibration” on page 241 5.5.3 HotSwap! SATA HotSwap allows easy disconnect and removal of SATA drives connected to the Cinedeck system from the Windows desktop. (Drives can also be ejected from within the Cinedeck user interface.
5.6 Settings - exporting / importing Most often, you will have access to the various save functions via a menu located at the lower left of the screen. As an example, these are the functions available from “manage projects”. All options will not be available on every menu but they are all similar.
Settings - exporting / importing / - cont... When opening LUT files, it is recommended to first copy the required LUT files onto a drive which will always be available to the system. The easiest is to use the default location, c:\cinedeck\LUT. This is the LUT folder in the main c:\cinedeck install folder and is the location which will first open when you look for LUT files. The main file extensions used within the Cinedeck system are: • • • • • • • • • *.
5.7 Multi view screen description User Interface To start the Cinedeck from the desktop, locate and double click the Cinedeck short cut. This will open the main, multi view screen with the channels in standby. Surrounding each channel video preview, are multiple data areas for immediate access to the most important details and buttons for accessing the most important functions. Note the yellow border around the right channel which indicates it is the selected channel, the channel with the focus.
5.8 Multi view screen User Interface 121- redundant (p.90) proxy space/time 116- proxy space/ time - (p.89) 120- start & elapsed time (p.90) 115- signal indicator - (p.89) 119- redundant 114- master space/ time - (p.89) master space/time - (p.90) 113- sync indicator - (p.89) 112- remote - (p.89) indicator 118- timecode - (p.89) source 117- timecode - (p.89) 122- record - (p.90) button 123- gang - (p.90) button 135- M button - (p.92) 124- RS-422 - (p.
Multi view screen / - cont... 111- Single view toggle 112- remote indicator sync indicator 114- master space/ time 115- signal indicator 116- proxy space/ time 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) timecode 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 118- timecodesource 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.
Multi view screen / - cont... 119- redundant master space/time 120- start & elapsed time redundant proxy space/time 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 122- record button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 123- gang button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 124- RS-422button button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) In standby mode, redundant master space/time displays the available space on the designated secondary destination drive.
Multi view screen / - cont... Location 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 127- setup button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 128- stop button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 129- encode overview 130- play button 131- error log 132- audio meters 133- background (bg) button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.
Multi view screen / - cont... Location 134- P button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) 135- M button 5.8 Multi view screen - (p.88) Description The P button toggles the on screen overlay of the proxy encode audio channels. When this overlay is active it is possible to select a different channel pair for monitoring. A long press opens the headphone monitor control screen (see “5.10 Headphone Monitor Controls” on page 98). The M button toggles the on screen overlay of the master encode audio channels.
5.9 Single channel view User Interface 142- timecode (p.94) 141- file TC - (p.94) source 140- start (p.94) 145- 422 mode (p.94) 139- elapsed time - (p.94) 144- record mode - (p.94) 138- tcp remote (p.94) 143- end (p.94) 137- lock (p.94) 136- multi view toggle - (p.94) 147- gang (p.95) 165- signal - (p.97) 164- sync - (p.97) 163- remote - (p.97) Single view screen 148- LUT (p.95) 149- char out (p.95) 162- M - (p.97) master meters 150- overlays (p.95) 161- P - (p.
Single channel view / - cont... 136- Location multi view toggle 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) lock 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 138- tcp remote 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 139- elapsed time 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 140- start 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 141- file 142- timecode 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 143- end 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 144- TC source record mode 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 5.
Single channel view / - cont... 147- gang Location 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 149- char out 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 150- overlays 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 151- analysis 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 153- full screen 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 154- setup 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Single channel view / - cont... stop 156- encode overview 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 158- error log 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 159- audio meters 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 160- bg 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) Pressing stop ends a current recording. Note that by default, stopping a recording requires a long press of about 3 seconds which helps prevent accidental stops.
Single channel view / - cont... 161- P 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 162- M 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 163- remote 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 164- sync 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) 165- signal 5.9 Single channel view - (p.93) Description The P button toggles the on screen overlay of the proxy encode audio channels. When this overlay is active it is possible to select a different channel pair for monitoring. A long press opens the headphone monitor control screen (see “5.
5.10 Headphone Monitor Controls reset all faders to unity channel identifier adjustable channel faders next Headphone Monitor Controls close button User Interface The headphone monitor control panel is used to select the channel pair being monitored and adjust left and right audio levels. <> previous channel selector - channel pair selector buttons Selected channel is highlighted Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
5.11 Record Modes User Interface Record mode selects between the different recording capabilities such as pause and insert, which should not be confused with “UI mode” which selects between formats and different basic I/O settings such as HD and 4K. For additional information on UI mode, see “5.25.1 UI mode” on page 185 • “normal” - Used for standard recording • “pause” mode - Ingest stops but the file is not closed.
Record Modes / Pause cont... pause record active and paused for two channels User Interface It is also important to understand that when “pause” is active, it is active for all channels associated to the selected project. Also, “pause” can be used in conjunction with gang mode so you can control multiple channels in pause mode simultaneously. Record Modes Pause Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Record Modes / Pause & Seek in File cont... Record Modes Pause & Seek in File is similar to “pause” mode but pause & seek in file also mimics the “assemble edit mode” commonly used on a tape machine. In “pause & seek”, when pause is pressed, ingest is halted and the file remains open like in standard “pause” mode. Then the recently recorded portion of the file is loaded into the special play mode window with active transport controls.
Record Modes / Pause & Seek in File cont... User Interface Once loaded in play mode, it is possible to play and scrub the file to select an in-point within the recorded content. After the in-point is selected, “resume” can be pressed to continue recording from that in-point. This pause and seek process can be repeated many times. Only when the final recording is complete is stop pressed to close the file.
Record Modes / Insert Baseband cont... Insert Baseband mode allows the replacement of content in any selected region of many closed file types. The user can open a file on the Cinedeck, set an in and out point, along with the appropriate video and or audio channels which need replacing and trigger insert recording to fill in the selected area, with whatever is coming into the SDI input. Inserts can be video, audio, or audio with video. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Record Modes / Insert Baseband cont... User Interface Insert editing can be done between two channels on the Cinedeck (one Cinedeck source channel and one Cinedeck record/target channel) or by connecting the Cinedeck to an external source player such as a tape machine or edit system (one remote player/ source channel and one Cinedeck recorder/ target channel). In both of these situations, the target, the file which will receive the insert, is opened on the Cinedeck.
5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master Record Modes See “5.9 Single channel view” on page 93 for other descriptions) . edit operation is the same in multi-channel view but because of the reduced screen space, there is less detail. only the unique controls seen in single channel view during insert mode will be described here. 166- device - (p.106) control 167- record - (p.
Record Modes / Insert Baseband Master cont... 166- 167- device control record mode 169- edit point display 170- edit point controls “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 edit mode “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 172- preview ee/pb “5.11.
Record Modes / Insert Baseband Master cont... Location 174- edit start tc “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 175- file tc display “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 176- create blank 173- tape “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 “5.11.5 Insert Baseband Master” on page 105 Description Select preview edit to disable file write mode and view a simulation of the proposed edit.
5.11.6 Insert Audio Matrix source selector matrix User Interface The Insert edit source to file mapping screen is used to route incoming channels to file channels as well as to activate or deactivate file channels, controlling whether they are available to be inserted into.
5.12 Create Black File User Interface When you create a “blacked file”, you pre-stripe it with format, codec, timecode, audio tracks, etc. • Working from left to right, select resolution, frame rate, etc. • Select “channel count” to add audio channels. • You must use the TC calculator to set the timecode parameters for your blacked file. • Select a “file location” and give your new file a name.
5.13 Character Out Customization User Interface Access for customizing the character overlay output can be found via the SDI character/character out buttons on the multi and single channel view. Character output can be customized for each channel independently. From here you can add or remove metadata and system information from the overlay. Data display blocks can be dragged with a mouse to any area on the screen.
5.14 Overlay Customization User Interface TBA Overlay Customization - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
5.15 Video Analysis Tools waveform - y, r, g, b or parade (as shown) histogram User Interface Access to the video analysis tools is only available from the single channel view but the tools are available during record and playback.
5.16 Setup tabs explained An example; you have already selected 1080i 59.94 10bit as the input and you want to select XDCAM HD as the master codec but you find that the quality settings are not available. This is because XDCAM HD is an 8bit only codec. Had 8bit been selected as the color depth of the input, the quality settings would be available. Additional tabs not necessarily directly related to a specific project but which certainly effect deck operation are the “prefs” tab (See “5.
5.17 Overview tab Click the current project name to access project and scene management. 187- current - (p.115) 188- current subscene - (p.115) scene 189- tape/reel ID - (p.115) User Interface The overview page plays two important roles, it provides a full overview of the setup for the selected channel (there is a channel selector at the top right) and it provides access to project management for adjusting folder and file naming and scene / sub-scene management. 184- channel - (p.
Overview tab / - cont... 184- Location channel 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) toggle 185- page tabs 186- current 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 187- current scene 188- current sub- scene tape/reel ID 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 Page - 115 of 297 - 189- 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) The channel toggle (next ch prev) is available on all main setup pages.
Overview tab / - cont... Location 190- input settings 191- master encoder settings 192- master file destinations proxy encoder settings 194- proxy file destinations 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) name 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 196- label 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 197- preview 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 198- preview 199- burn 200- copy to other channels LUT LUT 5.17 Overview tab - (p.
Overview tab / - cont... Location 201- save and close 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 202- segment mode 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) 203- drop stop & loss 5.17 Overview tab - (p.114) Description Pressing save and close, confirms any changes, closes the setup screens and returns to the previous multi or single channel view. Segment mode indicates if one of the file segment modes is active for that channel and encode and if increment mode is selected, displays the preset segment duration.
5.18 Project manager In other words, if all four channels of a deck are associated to the same project and you change the codec on one channel, the codec for the other three channels is simultaneously changed. To change settings for just a single channel, that channel would need to be associated to its own project. User Interface Cinedecks are project-centric meaning that settings are auto saved to a project which is associated to one or more channels.
Project manager / - cont... Location 204- page tabs 5.18 Project manager (p.118) 205- project list 5.18 Project manager (p.118) Description The selector tabs are always visible in the project manager setup area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each setup section. The project list displays all of the currently available projects. The selected project is colored and bordered orange.
Project manager / - cont... 210- Location project <> 211- cancel button 212- save & close button 213- apply button 214- project list scroll This critical section which is visible on all project management related screens is where you can see which channels are associated to the currently selected project and assign one or more channels to a selected project. 5.18 Project manager (p.118) 5.18 Project manager (p.118) To associate channels to projects; 1.
5.18.1 Path & file names explained User Interface Project manager Folder and file names are made up from a broad selection of wildcards such as “project” (%P), as well as user entered text. Some wildcards are maintained and updated by the system such as “take number” %t. Others contain project/settings based data such as “input”. There are also user and global wildcards which contain more general user created info such as a show ID.
Project manager / Path & file names explained cont... User Interface at some point interact with your content in the future. Using underscore (_) and hyphen (-) can help make your names more readable. By default, the Cinedeck system will allow spaces however it is recommended to turn that behavior off on the “prefs” setup page. Turning “allow spaces in file/folder names” off will force underscore characters into any names where you type a space. (See “5.
5.18.2 Path & file name templates 230- all encoders use same templates 231- master (p.126) User Interface The path and file naming templates page is where you manage folder and file naming for your project. It is important to note that the various lists; scenes, sub-scenes and user lists 1, 2 & 3, are project based wildcard elements that can be included in your names. They can then be toggled through during your recording session to quickly and accurately name specific content.
Project manager / Path & file name templates cont... 215- page tabs 216- current project display start take# 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) Description The page selector tabs are always visible in the main setup area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each setup section. The current project display indicates the selected project for which you would be changing folder and file naming.
Project manager / Path & file name templates cont... Location Description The channel assignment display shows which channels are associated to the currently selected project. 219- channel assignments cancel button 221- save & close button 222- edit user wildcards show wildcards 224- reset to defaults 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.
Project manager / Path & file name templates cont... Location 225- tape/reel id 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) 226- file name 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) 227- redundant path primary path 229- global wildcards 230- all encoders 231- 232- master proxy 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.123) 5.18.2 Path & file name templates (p.
5.18.3 Path editor User Interface You use the path editor to create the folder structure where your files will be written. The interface for naming folders and files uses the same basic procedure, the difference being that some variables or wildcards may not be available. The upper “template” field is where you enter the wildcards and text which forms the name.
Project manager / Path editor cont... 233- Location current project 5.18.3 Path editor - (p.127) template 5.18.3 Path editor - (p.127) 235- expansion 5.18.3 Path editor - (p.127) 236- wildcard shortcuts 237- on screen keyboard 238- cancel button 239- save button & close 5.18.3 Path editor - (p.127) 5.18.3 Path editor - (p.127) 5.18.3 Path editor - (p.127) 5.18.3 Path editor - (p.127) Displays the project name you are currently editing.
5.18.4 File name editor User Interface The file name editor is where you create the structure to determine your file names. All naming of folders, files, etc. uses the same basic procedure, the difference being that some variables or wildcards may not be available. The upper “template” field is where you enter the wildcards and text which forms the name.
Project manager / File name editor cont... 240- Location current project 5.18.4 File name editor - (p.129) template 5.18.4 File name editor - (p.129) 242- expansion 5.18.4 File name editor - (p.129) 243- wildcard shortcuts 244- on screen keyboard 245- cancel button 246- save & close 5.18.4 File name editor - (p.129) 5.18.4 File name editor - (p.129) 5.18.4 File name editor - (p.129) This is an editable field which displays the text template used to form the name you are creating.
5.18.5 Edit user & global wildcards User Interface The Cinedeck system has many wildcards which can insert real-time data into your folder and file names. User wildcards answer the need for project specific data which is repeatedly required while the similar global wildcards contain data which would be used across many projects. Any text can be added to a these wildcards such as a show ID, program number, directors name, facility or department name or ID, etc.
Project manager / Edit user & global wildcards cont... Location title 5.18.5 Edit user & global wildcards (p.131) 248- expansion 5.18.5 Edit user & global wildcards (p.131) 249- variable 5.18.5 Edit user & global wildcards (p.131) 250- on screen keyboard cancel button 252- save button & close 5.18.5 Edit user & global wildcards (p.131) 5.18.5 Edit user & global wildcards (p.131) The on-screen keyboard can be used with a mouse or by presses when a touch screen is available.
5.18.6 Scenes list User Interface The scenes list page is used for creating, editing, importing and exporting scenes which are name elements which can optionally be used in folder and file names. They are particularly useful in that multiple scene names can be created in advance and then, during a production, the current scene can be quickly selected by toggling through the list using keyboard shortcut keys. Projects can effectively have an unlimited number of scenes and sub‑scenes. See “5.18.
Project manager / Scenes list cont... 253- page tabs 254- current project display 255- scenes list Location 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) Description Manage scenes provides access to; 256- manage scenes button scene metadata 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) The scene metadata button opens a small pop-up window for selecting/changing preset scene related metadata such as slate number, day, night, etc.
Project manager / Scenes list cont... Location Description The channel assignment display shows which channels are associated to the currently selected project. 258- channel assignments cancel button 260- save & close button 261scroll scene list 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) 5.18.6 Scenes list (p.133) (Orange indicates the channel is associated to the selected project.
5.18.7 Sub-scenes & User Lists user lists 253- page tabs (p.134) Project manager 254- current project display - (p.134) 255- scenes - (p.134) list 256- manage scenes button - (p.134) 257- scene metadata (p.134) 258- channel - (p.135) assignments 259- cancel - (p.135) button 260- save & close button - (p.135) 257- scene metadata - (p.134) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 Page - 136 of 297 Sub-scenes & User Lists 261- scene list - (p.
5.19 Input tab 263- res- 264- fps- 265- resolution frame rate format - (p.138) - (p.138) (p.138) 266transport - (p.138) 267(p.138) source 268(p.138) audio 269(p.139) preview 271- frame 270- signal loss behavior User Interface The input page is the first real setup screen in the left to right setup sequence and the settings you change here are for all channels associated to the current project. If you have all channels associated to the current project, you will just do this once.
Input tab / - cont... 262- page tabs 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 263- res-resolution 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 264- fps-frame rate 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 265- format 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 266- transport 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 267- source 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 268- audio 5.19 Input tab (p.137) Description The page selector tabs are always visible in the main setup area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each setup section.
Input tab / - cont... 269- signal loss behavior 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 5.19 Input tab (p.137) Description The preview setting drives two distinctly different functions. 1) It forces the Cinedeck user interface video preview to format the displayed image with a particular aspect ratio. 2) When recording, it sets a flag in the recorded file to tell systems such as editors that the content is actually that aspect ratio.
Input tab / - cont... 271- frame drop behavior channel toggle 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 5.19 Input tab (p.137) sync 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 274- save and close 5.19 Input tab (p.137) On a system that is running properly in a good environment it should not happen but it is possible that during a session a frame of video will be lost. Although not common with a clean system, dropped frames can be caused by many factors.
Input tab / - cont... Location Description ”copy settings from” provides a quick process for duplicating the settings from one channel to the currently selected channel. User Interface Name This method is essentially the reverse of the more flexible “copy settings to other channels”, the description of which follows. 275- copy settings 5.19 Input tab (p.137) copy to other 5.19 Input tab (p.137) from Input tab 276- channels Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Input tab / - cont... Location audio delay 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 278- sync 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 279- signal 5.19 Input tab (p.137) 280- auto detect 5.19 Input tab (p.137) It is not uncommon to route the source video through one or more processing systems before directing it to the recording. Each step along the way can significantly delay the arrival of the video at the recorder. In contrast, the audio may not be processed at all.
5.19.1 Audio delay channel display User Interface Each incoming audio channel can be independent delayed by up to 999 milliseconds (about one second). Clicking on the delay display below each channel opens the audio delay interface. Click the arrows to increment or type the required delay in the ms field. audio inputs Input tab channel delay display increment ms delay field arrows 1000 divided by your frame rate determines the per-frame millisecond delay. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
5.20 Master tab 282- 283- (p.146) (p.146) codec quality 284wrapper (p.147) - 286- 285(p.147) timecode audio (p.148) 287- segment (p.148) - 288(p.149) write 289(p.149) primary 290secondary - 291- channel toggle (p.149) (p.149) 281- page tabs (p.146) ! Windows assigns drive letters at startup. Confirm destination drives before each session. not all systems have all master codecs and wrappers closed caption capture is only available for 295- endian - (p.
Master tab / - cont... ! User Interface The upper portion of the master page contains the key settings for your master encode while the lower half adds several modifiers and utility functions. See previous page for additional controls. Master tab 303- generate xml - (p.151) 296- encoder - (p.150) 302- save and - (p.151) enable close - 297- use mxf clip folders (p.150) 298encoder name - (p.150) 299- use record TC offset (p.150) 300- record mode (p.150) 301- copy to other channels - (p.
Master tab / - cont... 281- codec 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 5.20 Master tab (p.144) Description The page selector tabs are always visible in the main setup area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each setup section. A great Cinedeck feature is native codec recording and workflow flexibility but selecting the right codec for the workflow is critical. There are no defaults and every codec has its advantages and disadvantages.
Master tab / - cont... 284- wrapper Location 5.20 Master tab (p.144) Description This matrix view displays the number of audio channels selected for recording and indicates the source and destination audio channels. If the matrix is gray, the audio source selection on the input page is off. Master tab Last of the basic encode selections is the wrapper and again, Cinedecks support those most commonly used in production workflows.
Master tab / - cont... 286- timecode Location 5.20 Master tab (p.144) Description There are several possible timecode options for your recording. • Select “SDI” if you want to use the timecode coming into the recorder embedded in the video. • Select “LTC” 1-2 (linear time code) to use a house time code source connected to the LTC 1-2 input BNC connector. On 4 channel machines channels 3 and 4 would use the LTC 3-4 input BNC connector.
Master tab / - cont... Location write 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 289- primary 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 290- secondary 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 291- channel toggle video burn 293- closed captions 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 5.20 Master tab (p.144) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 Page - 149 of 297 - 292- 5.20 Master tab (p.
Master tab / - cont... Location 294- vbr enable 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 295- endian type 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 296- encoder 297- use mxf clip folders 298- encoder name 299- use record TC 300- record mode 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 5.20 Master tab (p.144) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 Page - 150 of 297 - offset 5.20 Master tab (p.
Master tab / - cont... 301- copy to other channels Location User Interface Name Description 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 5.20 Master tab (p.144) 303- generate xml 5.20 Master tab (p.144) • MSG xml generates an xml format for use by MSG • NASA is a format for use at for NASA’s Orion launch system. • AS-11 sidecar generates a AS-11 compatible xml • Cinedeck xml generates a full generic xml with all data Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
5.21 Proxy tab 305(p.153) codec 306(p.153) quality 307wrapper (p.154) - 308(p.154) audio 309timecode 310- segment (p.154) (p.154) - 311(p.155) write 312(p.155) primary 313secondary - User Interface The proxy page is where you set all of the proxy file encode parameters such as codec and wrapper. Note although visible, some of the encode settings made for the master such as timecode, control the proxy encode so cannot be changed on this page. 314- channel toggle (p.155) (p.
Proxy tab / - cont... Location 304- 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) codec 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) The page selector tabs are always visible in the main setup area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each setup section. An advantage of Cinedeck is native codec recording and workflow flexibility but selecting the right codec for the proposed workflow is critical. There are no defaults and every codec has its advantages and disadvantages.
Proxy tab / - cont... 307- wrapper Location Description 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) Last of the encode selections is the wrapper and again, Cinedecks support those most commonly used in production workflows. Again it is better to confirm the requirements with whomever will be editing but some generalizations can be made; If you are working in an Avid post environment, you would normally select “Avid MXF” as these files are wrapped in Avid’s OpAtom MXF.
Proxy tab / - cont... Location write 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 312- primary 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 313- secondary 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 314- channel toggle video burn 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 Page - 155 of 297 - 315- 5.21 Proxy tab (p.
Proxy tab / - cont... 316- lut 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 317- save and close 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 318- copy to other Description LUT is an on/off toggle to record files with or without LUT based color correction. Press setup to navigate to the drive / folder to select your saved LUT file. See “5.
Proxy tab / - cont... Location Description Each recording session can be accompanied by clip specific *.xml files. The completed *.xml files contain clip specific metadata which can be imported into asset managements systems and the like. After selecting an xml type, xml path override can be selected to designate a specific destination folder for the xml files. 319- use record tc offset 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) encoder name 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 322- vbr enable 5.
Proxy tab / - cont... Location 323- endian type 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 324- use mxf clip folders 325enable encoder 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) 5.21 Proxy tab (p.152) Description Endian type refers to the byte order of multi-byte PCM audio samples. Big means the data is stored big-end first, little (the more common of the two) means the data is stored little-end first. Unless you know big endian is needed, leave this set to little.
5.22 Audio routing 326- source and encode display (p.160) 336- switch to - (p.162) User Interface Audio routing works the same for master and proxy files. The only differences are the number of available audio source channels can change with the audio source and some file wrappers support fewer audio channels than others. The upper meters indicate the sources and the row below the meters is used to select source channels to be assigned to a record channel 335- channel - (p.
Audio routing / - cont... 326- source and encode display input meters 328- source to destination selector 329- delay 5.22 Audio routing - (p.159) 5.22 Audio routing - (p.159) 5.22 Audio routing - (p.159) 5.22 Audio routing - (p.159) Description This text display indicates three things; The audio source type; SDI, AES, Analog The channel source, ie input 1, input, 2, etc. The currently selected encode receiving routing adjustments.
Audio routing / - cont... Location Description Audio channel routing can be selected and set independently for each channel and for each encode. To simplify setting audio for multiple channels, its is possible to copy setting to or from selected channels. Audio routing Use “copy to” to copy the audio settings from this page to other channels. 331- copy settings User Interface Name 5.22 Audio routing - (p.159) Use “copy from” to copy audio settings from another channel to the current channel.
Audio routing / - cont... 334- Location additional channels toggle 335- channel toggle switch to 5.22 Audio routing - (p.159) This control switches between the first 16 channels and the second 16 channels of audio which can be encoded. While SDI only supports 16 channels, some files can support up to 32 audio tracks, hence the router gives you direct access for managing all 32 tracks. The channel toggle (next ch prev) is available on all main setup pages.
5.23 Video Burn Settings Remember, a burn-in is a permanent part of the video and can not be removed! User Interface It is possible to apply several different character burn-ins to files during recording. The burns can be timecode, system time, file name, etc. To apply a character burn, enable burns on the encoder page. Press setup to access this screen for customizing the selection, size, color and position of the burn elements. Video Burn Settings 337- input id tab (p.164) 338- video burn (p.
Video Burn Settings / - cont... 337- Location input id tab Displays the relevant channel and encoder names to identify which recording the burn-in is setup is associated to. The video burn selection panel is a button grid, 6 across and 4 down. In all cases, orange indicates a control is active and selected, aqua-blue indicates settings that are active and dim aqua-blue indicates settings that are off. The first column contains on/off toggles for the selected burn data.
Video Burn Settings / - cont... 343- 344- block encoder burn 345- user text 346- properties panel area 5.23 Video Burn Settings - (p.163) 5.23 Video Burn Settings - (p.163) 5.23 Video Burn Settings - (p.163) 5.23 Video Burn Settings - (p.163) 347- cancel 5.23 Video Burn Settings - (p.163) 348- save and close 5.23 Video Burn Settings - (p.163) Description The background color of a burn can be adjusted by clicking the respective “block“ button.
5.24 TC & Automation tab 355- master clock mode - (p.169) 349- page tabs (p.167) 350- record - (p.167) control 356- gen tc - (p.169) mode 357- gen tc - (p.170) source 358- Special timecode modes - (p.171) 359- channel toggle (p.171) 360- tc offsets - (p.172) 351- external device via SDI - (p.167) 352- EDL (p.168) TC & Automation tab 354- preroll (p.
TC & Automation tab / - cont... Location 349- page tabs 350- record control external device via SDI The page selector tabs are always visible in the main setup area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each setup section. 5.24 TC & Automation tab (p.166) In manual mode, record control is from the front panel. Record control has several additional modes which are often linked to “rec TC trigger. Each is described below. 5.24 TC & Automation tab (p.
TC & Automation tab / - cont... Location Description When set to EDL, the deck can record and stop based on the events in the selected EDL. The selected “trigger TC source” is the timecode used to trigger the EDL events. 5.24 TC & Automation tab (p.166) In addition, when in RS-422 mode, EDL mode can drive a connected tape machine, essentially operating as master in an auto‑conform session. For additional EDL information, see “5.24.
TC & Automation tab / - cont... 354- preroll Location 5.24 TC & Automation tab (p.166) Description The global preroll setting used in edit modes when the session is controlled by the Cinedeck. This an optional section for systems with a multi-function master timecode input in addition to the standard LTC input. master clock mode 5.24 TC & Automation tab (p.
TC & Automation tab / - cont... gen tc source Description As noted, “gen TC mode” and “genTC source” are related • In “free run” mode, select “local system time” to have a free running timecode source based on the internal system clock. • In “free run” mode, select “UTC system time” to have a free running timecode source based on the internal system clock set to UTC or GMT. • In “free run” mode, select “preset” to set the internal generator manually.
TC & Automation tab / - cont... Location Description Cinedeck has created some system specific timecode modes for control by Spirit Telecine systems, DVS Clipster workstations and Avid Media Composer. User Interface Name The functions are the same as record run mode however an offset is included to allow fine tuning timecode modes the relation between the Cinedeck and these systems. This background timecode prerecord countdown can be adjusted to prevent false starts. 5.24 TC & Automation tab (p.
TC & Automation tab / - cont... Location User Interface Name Description 360- tc offsets The “timecode offsets” column shows any active offsets for the current channel. 5.24 TC & Automation tab (p.166) To adjust the offsets, click “edit offsets”. For details, see “5.24.1 TC offsets” on page 173 361- df / ndf Drop frame or non-drop-frame can be selected for any internally generated timecode.
5.24.1 TC offsets User Interface With “TC offsets”, (timecode offsets) it is possible to fine tune each timecode source connected to each channel of the Cinedeck to compensate for frame based timing errors such as an incoming video signal which is first being passed through a frame synchronizer where the desired timecode is not or where multiple related sources are receiving different amounts of processing, taking them out of sync with each other.
5.24.2 EDL editor User Interface The EDL (edit decision list) editor is used to edit or create EDLs. It is made up of two sections, the events list (left) and the event editor (right). When you select an event in the list, its time data is automatically loaded into the event editor. To change that events details, make the changes and press “enter”. If you want to insert an event into the list; first select an event above or below where the new event should go.
TC & Automation tab / EDL editor cont... Location 364- file name “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 365- proxy name “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 366- in tc “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 367- out tc “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 368- duration “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 369- keypad “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 370- df 371- cancel | ndf | enter “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
TC & Automation tab / EDL editor cont... 372- undo | cancel \ save and close Location “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 User Interface Name Description Use “save as” to save the loaded EDL with a new name Use “save” to save the loaded EDL (note a ‘*’ next to the file name at the top left indicates a file which has not been saved) 373- file “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 TC & Automation tab “Undo” has a multi-level memory to remove changes and additions to EDLs one at a time.
TC & Automation tab / EDL editor cont... Location 376- insert after “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 377- append “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 378- events list “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 379- out tc “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 380- in tc “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 381- edl events “5.24.2 EDL editor” on page 174 New events can be added in several ways; “insert after” will insert a new event after the selected (highlighted) event using the data in the event editor.
5.24.3 Sample EDL User Interface Cinedeck EDLs are basic ASCII comma delineated files. Each line in a EDL file represents a single event Each event element is separated from its neighbor by a comma. No leading or trailing commas or spaces should be used and no commas should be used within any text. Additionally, the file must end with a blank line. Each event line has a start timecode, an end timecode and optionally can have a master file name and a proxy file name.
5.25 Prefs tab User Interface Basic system configuration settings are on the preferences page. Perhaps most important is “UI mode” selection which sets the the I/O operational mode. The modes available can differ depending on the hardware and software installed however all systems have two or four channel YUV which is the standard mode for multi‑channel SD/HD recording and playback. If your system is busy recording or playing, most settings on the “prefs” page will not be available.
Prefs tab / - cont... 382- page tabs Location “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 Description The page selector tabs are always visible in the main setup area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each setup section. The “recording” column adjust aspects of how a recorder starts and stops recording. User Interface Name • When staggered record is off, all ganged channels will be triggered simultaneously.
Prefs tab / - cont... Location User Interface Name Description Optional serial remote control can be enabled or disabled for each channel. • Use the COM controls to enable/disable and adjust the active port for the current channel. 384- remote control “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 Prefs tab • Click the bottom option to change the deck emulation mode which is how the Cinedeck presents itself to connected devices.
Prefs tab / - cont... Location Description • To set the project to the default ‘1’ and clear many settings, press “reset all settings to default” 386- ui mode “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 • To prevent users from easily or accidentally deleting data in “clip manager”, turn on “disable file delete and disk erase”. • Cinedecks maintain a sql database of all content known to the system.
Prefs tab / - cont... Location Description The miscellaneous section contains several interface functions; Note; orange indicates an active item. • Press “mouse” to toggle mouse cursor visibility on and off. This can also be done using the “Ctrl+Enter” keyboard shortcut. User Interface Name • To place the Cinedeck UI into a Windows frame which can be moved and minimized, use “window”. Window mode can also be toggeled using “Alt+Enter”. misc “5.
Prefs tab / - cont... 392- system 393- use old drive mapping Location “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 save and close “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 395- ip address “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 396- support info “5.25 Prefs tab” on page 179 It is recommended to properly close the Cinedeck application before restarting or shutting down your system.
5.25.1 UI mode Important: When changing modes, you will be prompted to allow the Cinedeck application to automatically restart and reconfigure the associated hardware. Press “No” to cancel the mode change. Prefs tab YUV input mode is the standard operational mode for a Cinedeck. It allows master and proxy encoding for each 1.5 or 3G input. For operational details see “5.0 User Interface” on page 74. not all systems support full 60p recording on all 3G inputs simultaneously. See “11.
5.26 4K / UHD mode 4K / UHD mode 4K and UHD YUV are really just big video images, four times the size of HD to be sort of exact. There are in fact actually four separate 2K or HD signals coming from the source which are “stitched” together as part of the recording process to form the full 4K image. And because this is standard video, postproduction can be quite straight forward. Four channel Cinedeck systems can optionally record full 4K and UHDTV-1 images simply by changing the operation mode.
4K / UHD mode / - cont... User Interface When in standby and record mode, the 4K and single channel views only have three differences. Because there is only one channel, there is no multi view toggle. The frame buffer indicator has four lines, one each to display the 4K, HD, Proxy and H.264 file writes. The encode overview at the bottom changes from master and proxy to a quad listing with information, again about the 4K, HD, Proxy and H.264 files being written.
4K / UHD mode / - cont... User Interface When in playback mode, the 4K and single channel views only have one difference. Because there is only one channel, there is no multi view toggle. For full details of single channel playback view, see: “7.2 Playback, single channel view” on page 207 For all of the common features available in single channel view see: “5.9 Single channel view” on page 93 4K / UHD mode 426- multi view - (p.208) toggle - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
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5.27 V1 Signal Generator tab User Interface Cinedecks with the “signal generator” are able to output various test patters and audio signals for testing downstream connections. Click “enable” to turn on signal generator output for the selected channel and then set the required output settings.
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6.0 Recording Recording With setup complete, you can begin recording by pressing record at the upper right of the appropriate channel. If gang mode is active, you can press record on any of the ganged channels to start recording on all ganged channels. The RX3G below is redundant recording master and proxy on two channels. The red border indicates recording is in progress and note that the red border will flash when a channel is in pre-roll before a record.
6.1 Recording, multi view As in standby mode, the selected channel (the channel which has the focus) in indicated by a yellow border around the video preview the yellow timecode. Recording Below is one of the multi view quadrants. The key information items while recording are; drive space & time, start & elapsed time and the frame buffer indicator. 398- master & proxy - space / time - (p.194) 400- record - (p.194) button 401- gang - (p.
Recording, multi view / - cont... Location Description 397- “6.1 Recording, multi view” on page 193 The single view toggle which switches the user interface between multi view and single remains active during recording. single view toggle master & proxy - space / time “6.1 Recording, multi view” on page 193 399- start “6.
Recording, multi view / - cont... Location 401- “6.1 Recording, multi view” on page 193 frame buffer indicator 403- encode overview stop button “6.1 Recording, multi view” on page 193 “6.1 Recording, multi view” on page 193 The numbers to the left of the “/” indicate frame buffer usage for encoding and will be different for different codecs. In this case the counter for the master is zero. Low numbers like “0” or “1” are common for “I” frame (intra frame) encoding.
6.2 Recording, single channel view Recording 406- lock (p.197) 408- start (p.197) 409- end (p.197) 410- record button (p.198) 405- multi view - (p.197) toggle 411- gang button - (p.198) Recording, single channel view 407- elapsed (p.197) - 412- frame buffer indicator - (p.199) 413- encode overview - (p.199) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 414- stop button (p.
Recording, single channel view / - cont... 405- multi view toggle Location Description “6.2 Recording, single channel view” on page 196 The multi view toggle which switches the user interface between multi view and single remains active during recording. lock elapsed “6.2 Recording, single channel view” on page 196 408- During recording, “start” indicates the timecode the recording started. start “6.2 Recording, single channel view” on page 196 409- “6.
Recording, single channel view / - cont... Location Description In normal mode, once recording starts, the record button disappears however, if one of the special record modes is active, the record button will be replaced by other record related buttons. When “break” segment mode is active, the operator can press this button to close the current recording segment. 410- record button “6.
Recording, single channel view / - cont... Location Description The frame buffer indicator provides very useful real-time details on recording and drive performance. The top row indicates the master encode. The second row indicates the proxy encode. frame buffer indicator 413- encode overview 414- stop button “6.2 Recording, single channel view” on page 196 “6.2 Recording, single channel view” on page 196 “6.
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7.0 Playback Playback Because the Cinedeck playback engine automatically detects the specifications of a file, playing a file requires no special setup meaning content can be played without regard to the settings of the selected channel. If recording has just completed and “play” at the lower left of that channel on the multi or single channel view is pressed, the last recording will be loaded into that channel and playback transport controls are displayed below the video preview.
7.1 Playback, multi view Playback Cinedecks are full duplex I/O systems meaning each channel can perform activities independently from other channels. In the multi view image above, channel 1 is in play mode while channel 2 is in standby and could record when needed. Below, only channel 1 of the multi view is shown. 416- start | end - (p.203) 417- elapsed - (p.203) 418- in | out - (p.203) time 419- touch - (p.203) transport Playback, multi view 415- multi view - (p.203) toggle 420- file (p.
Playback, multi view / - cont... 415- Location multi view toggle start | end 417- elapsed time 418- in 419- touch “7.1 Playback, multi view” on page 202 “7.1 Playback, multi view” on page 202 Description The multi view toggle which switches the user interface between multi view and single remains active during recording and playback. The start and end timecodes of the clip loaded for playback are displayed.
Playback, multi view / - cont... Location Playback Name Description Playback in multi view includes a full array of transport controls. transport controls “7.1 Playback, multi view” on page 202 Rewind Pressing here will move the playhead to the start of the loaded clip. (* See note below) By default, rewind is 4x. Press again to pause. A long press displays additional slow and fast options. Play-Pause Press to play. Press again to pause Forward Fast By default, fast forward is 4x.
7.1.1 Playback, touch transport Tap or click this top area of the screen move frame by frame to move forward in reverse. frame by frame. Tap or click to toggle “touch transport” mode on and off. Tap, click or drag Tap, click or drag in this middle area in this middle area to use variable speed forward play. Tap, click or press Tap, click or press in this lower area this lower area to to reverse shuttle. forward shuttle. Release to pause. Release to pause.
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7.2 Playback, single channel view 428- start (p.208) 429- elapsed - (p.208) time 430- end (p.208) 431- rem (p.208) 426- multi view - (p.208) toggle 432- file (p.208) “439- p not psf” on page 210 433- play head - (p.208) 437- back (p.210) 434- open - (p.208) clip 435- transport - (p.209) controls Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.5 13126 – June 15, 2015 - 19:21 436- edit points - (p.210) Page - 207 of 297 - 438- file info (p.210) Playback, single channel view 427- dur (p.
Playback, single channel view / - cont... 426- multi view toggle Location Description 7.2 Playback, single channel view - (p.207) The multi view toggle which switches the user interface between multi view and single remains active during recording and playback. dur 7.2 Playback, single channel view - (p.207) The duration of the clip loaded for playback is displayed. If multiple clips or a playlist are loaded, the total duration of all clips is displayed. 428- start 7.
Playback, single channel view / - cont... Location Description Playback in single channel view includes an extended array of transport controls. transport controls By default, fast forward is 4x. Press again to pause. A long press displays additional slow and fast options. Tap or click “step” to activate buttons for moving frame by frame in forward and reverse. Pressing here will move the playhead to the end of the loaded clip.
Playback, single channel view / - cont... Location edit points 7.2 Playback, single channel view - (p.207) 437- back 7.2 Playback, single channel view - (p.207) 438- file info 7.2 Playback, single channel view - (p.207) 439- p not psf 7.2 Playback, single channel view - (p.207) Loaded clips and playlists can be restricted by edit points set directly in the play interface. (these edit points are not saved with the clip) First press the command and then the type of point i.e.
7.3 Clip manager Playback Clip manager provides access to clips for playback and file management. The view is filtered left to right. First select a drive at the left, then select folders in the middle and then files can be viewed selected. 441- disk list (p.212) 442(p.212) folder 445- sort 444- clip list (p.212) 443(p.212) folder controls 446- scroll columns (p.212) - (p.212) 440- page tabs (p.212) Clip manager 457- list view toggle - (p.217) 447- play selected - (p.213) 456- back (p.
Clip manager / - cont... Location page tabs 7.3 Clip manager (p.211) 441- disk list 7.3 Clip manager (p.211) 442- folder 7.3 Clip manager (p.211) 443- folder 7.3 Clip manager (p.211) 444- clip list 7.3 Clip manager (p.211) The page selector tabs are always visible in the clip manager area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each section. The disk listing displays all of the media drives available to the Cinedeck.
Clip manager / - cont... 447- play selected 448- play all in folder Location 7.3 Clip manager (p.211) 7.3 Clip manager (p.211) Description Press “play selected” to load the selected clip or clips into the channel player and go back to the previous multi or single channel playback view. Select “play all in folder” to load all of the clips in the current folder for playback and return to the previous multi or single channel playback view. Cinedecks maintain a sql database of media content.
Clip manager / - cont... Location Description Use “manage disk” to perform tasks such as drive formatting. Destructive functions will be grayed out and unavailable if “disable file delete and disk erase” is enabled on the prefs page. See “386- prefs” on page 182 Playback Name Use “format NTFS” to format the selected drive using the recommended NTFS file system format. Formatting drives is recommended when setting up for a new recording session.
Clip manager / - cont... Location Description Use “manage folder” to perform tasks such as manually creating new folders. Destructive functions will be grayed out and unavailable if “disable file delete and disk erase” is enabled on the prefs page. See “386- prefs” on page 182 Playback Name Use “delete” to delete the selected folder. Folders which contain content cannot be deleted unless the content is first removed. Use “new: to create a new folder (sub-folder) under the selected folder.
Clip manager / - cont... Location Description Use “manage clips” to perform tasks such as deleting or copying clips. Destructive functions will be grayed out and unavailable if “disable file delete and disk erase” is enabled on the prefs page. See “386- prefs” on page 182 Playback Name Use “delete selected” to delete selected clips. Use “delete all in folder” to delete all of the clips in the current folder. Clip manager “rewrap” selected is an upcoming feature. 452- manage clips 7.
Clip manager / - cont... Location Description Cinedecks have a simple, non-linear editing interface (playlist manager), for compiling clips and sub-clips into a single (virtual) container for playout. Press here to add selected clips to a new or existing playlist. Note that all clips must be the same frame rate and color bit depth to be included in the same playlist. See “7.4 Playlist manager” on page 218 add to playlist 7.3 Clip manager (p.
7.4 Playlist manager 459- disk list (p.219) 460- 461- (p.219) playlists list folders - (p.219) 462- sort (p.219) controls Playback A playlist is a virtual clip which contains multiple clips and sub-clips. In fact, a playlist is nothing more than an XML file which points to clips and portions of clips to allow various sequential playback and export functions and the playlist manager provides access to opening and managing playlists.. 463- select buttons (p.219) 458- page tabs (p.
Playlist manager / - cont... Location 459- disk list 7.4 Playlist manager (p.218) 460- folders 7.4 Playlist manager (p.218) 461- playlists list 7.4 Playlist manager (p.218) 458- Description The page selector tabs are always visible in the clip manager area. These can be clicked to provide direct access to each section. The disk listing displays all of the media drives available to the Cinedeck.
Playlist manager / - cont... Location Description Select “manage playlists” to perform tasks such as deleting Destructive functions will be grayed out and unavailable if “disable file delete and disk erase” is enabled on the prefs page. See “386- prefs” on page 182 Playback Name If the expected playlist is not shown, select “scan for playlists” to rescan the current folder for playlists and add them to the media database. To delete the selected playlist, press “delete”. manage playlists 7.
7.4.1 Playlist editor Playback The playlist editor is a basic non-linear editing interface, designed primarily to create simple compilations of clips and sub-clips for playout. Additionally, the playlist editor is used for performing insert edits into existing media files. 472- 473- clip - (p.222) position timecode preview 474- clip name (p.222) - (p.222) 475- clip thumbnail - (p.222) 476- clip (p.222) timecode 471- editor view - (p.222) (p.
Playlist manager / Playlist editor cont... Location 471- editor view 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) 472- preview 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) 473- clip - position timecode 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) Description The edit view selector button displays the name of the playlist currently loaded into the playlist editor and acts as a toggle button in conjunction with the “preview” button to switch between editing and playback preview screens.
Playlist manager / Playlist editor cont... Location Description Use “manage assets to perform tasks such as deleting a clip from the loaded playlist. Destructive functions will be grayed out and unavailable if “disable file delete and disk erase” is enabled on the prefs page. See “386- prefs” on page 182 Playback Name Choose “delete all” to remove all clips from the loaded playlist. 479- manage assets 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.
Playlist manager / Playlist editor cont... Location Description To show playlist position timecode in the “clip timecode” display with each clip thumbnail at the top of the screen, select “timeline”. 484- timecode display 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) export 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) 486- cancel 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) 487- save and close 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) 488- output 23.98 as 59i 489- playlist settings overview 7.4.1 Playlist editor - (p.221) 7.4.
7.4.2 Playlist settings 491- playlist timecode settings - (p.226) Playback Use “playlist settings” to adjust the properties of your playlist such as timeline time code and the use of drop or non-drop timecode. future functions playlist name display Playlist manager Playlist resolution display 492frame rate - (p.226) 493- p/psf - (p.226) Playlist color depth display 495- save and - (p.226) - (p.226) close 494(p.226) cancel Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Playlist manager / Playlist settings cont... 490- playlist timecode type 491- playlist timecode settings frame rate 7.4.2 Playlist settings - (p.225) 7.4.2 Playlist settings - (p.225) 7.4.2 Playlist settings - (p.225) 493- p/psf 7.4.2 Playlist settings - (p.225) 494- cancel 7.4.2 Playlist settings - (p.225) 495- save and close 7.4.2 Playlist settings - (p.225) Description Select drop or non-drop timecode.
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8.0 Remote control RS-422 is supported in slave and master mode. • When in master mode, the Cinedeck can take full control of other devices using Sony BVW/SRW commands such as tape machines and the user interface provides a full set of status indicators. • In Slave mode, the Cinedeck accepts standard commands and specifically the Cinedeck responds as a Sony SRW 5500 or BVW 75. See the next pages for COM port setup and “384- remote control” on page 181.
8.1 Device Manager It is recommended to connect a USB keyboard and mouse to make navigation within the Windows environment easier. Exit from the Cinedeck user interface, “prefs” menu “exit application” See “388- application” on page 182. Remote control To assure proper RS-422 connectivity and performance, the COM port settings should be confirmed. The procedure for all decks is the same however the settings are a bit different for each deck.
8.2 RS-422 - COM port setup RS-422 - COM port setup Each deck has several USB COM ports. The settings for each port can be accessed by right clicking and selecting “properties” from the context menu. The standard RS-422 COM ports for RX3G are: • • Remote control Once Computer Manager is open (See “8.1 Device Manager” on page 229), from the list at the left, select “Device Manager” and from the list which opens in the middle, locate Ports (COM & LPT) and click the “+” to open the list of devices.
RS-422 - COM port setup / - cont... Remote control Open the properties for the first COM port. There are four tabs across the top. Note the location on this first page. RS-422 - COM port setup The COM port for the first deck input should be on “Serial Converter A”. The COM port for the second deck input should be on “Serial Converter B” and so on. The COM port number is not important at this point as it can be changed in the next steps.
RS-422 - COM port setup / - cont... Remote control Click on “Advanced” to open the Advanced Settings for the selected COM port and confirm that the settings match the screen on the right and those itemized below. RS-422 - COM port setup Referring to the Serial Converter letter from the previous step, set the appropriate COM port number.
8.3 RS-422 Cables & pin-outs If there is a need to occasionally switch between slave and master modes, it is recommended to use a male>female crossover adapter cable. This will provide slave mode by directly connecting the standard male RS-422 cable to the deck while placing the adapter between the standard cable and the deck will change the connection to master mode.
8.4 Avid Digital Cut 8.4.1 Cinedeck settings Set “record trigger” to “RS-422” Set “TC source” to “gen” (internally generated) For additional detail, see “5.24 TC & Automation tab” on page 166 Remote control Cinedecks can be utilized as a Digital Cut destination with Avid Media Composer / Nitrus systems however the settings are quite specific.
8.4.2 Media Composer settings Set output mode to “realtime” Avid Digital Cut Set “Digital Cut Safe Mode” to “on” Set timecode option to “sequence time” Set edit mode to “assemble edit” Media Composer settings Use auto-configure to find the appropriate deck settings, keeping the cinedeck deck emulation settings in mind (“384- remote control” on page 181) Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
8.4.3 AMP protocol Telnet to port 3811 on the Cinedeck. • Set up a connection to channel 1 by sending the following: CRAT0007204Vtr1 (Replace the trailing 1 with 2, 3 or 4 to open connection to other channels.) • You should see an ACK response from the Cinedeck, which is simply: 1001 • Send the record command (20.02): CMDS00042002 • The Cinedeck will ACK on response: 1001 and start to record • Send the stop command (20.
8.4.4 Using VNC applications Avid Digital Cut Of course Teamviewer is not the only VNC application available. Some other options are Tight VNC, Ultra VNC and RealVNC. Remote control All Cinedecks can be controlled using standard VNC (Virtual Network Computing) remote access software. Applications such as Teamviewer provide the full user interface at a remote workstation in the next room or miles away.
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9.1 Best practices Not surprisingly, modern recorders like the Cinedecks do not require much in the way of maintenance or particular care in handling compared to the needs of a tape machine with daily head cleaning, transport alignment and regular replacement of parts which wear out like the capstan but there are still things you can do to help assure good operation and successful recordings.
Best practices / - cont... • Secure Erase: While SSDs are not technically effected by data fragmentation like spinning drives and you should absolutely not use a defragmentation utility on a SSD drive, SSDs do have their own peculiar issues which can develop over time, issues which can be enhanced when SSDs are moved between machines and especially when they are moved between operating systems.
9.2 Touchscreen calibration If the calibration is far out of adjustment, you may need a mouse to reach the desktop icon and gain access to the calibration tools. Select the “Tools” tab from the dialog which opens and select “Linearization” to start the 9 points calibration. This only takes about two minute so is well worth the benefits over the basic “4 points calibration”.
9.3 Important drive information Note: Disks should be freshly formatted before recording, especially if used with another system such as a Mac or if improperly removed. In both cases, the file system index can be corrupted which can cause various I/O errors and write failure during record. * EXFAT should only be used if the drives need to be mounted on a Mac OS machine for offload however the better solution is to install NTFS read and possibly write capability.
9.4 Installing SSDs Service & Trouble Local SSDs are installed in removable sleds or carriers. Each carrier can hold two drives Installing SSDs To install the SSDs, open the carrier and remove the screws. Before mounting in the carriers, note the serial numbers on the underside of the drives for later use. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
9.5 Initializing new drives Initializing new drives Open Windows Computer Management: Press “Start” Right-click “Computer” Select “Manage” from the context menu. For more info on opening Computer Management, see “8.1 Device Manager” on page 229 Service & Trouble Partitioning of SSDs must be done on a Windows 7 or newer system for proper partition alignment. Install the new disk in a carrier: “9.4 Installing SSDs” on page 243 Install the drive carrier in the Cinedeck: “3.
Initializing new drives / - cont... When initializing a disk for use with a Cinedeck, the default MBR partition type should be used. Service & Trouble The first time a new drive is detected, Windows may request that the disk be initialized. Some drives will not require this step and this dialog will not display. If this is the case, proceed from the next figure. Press OK Initializing new drives Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Initializing new drives / - cont... Service & Trouble After initializing, the disk will be listed as “Basic” and “Unallocated”. Right-click the drive to open the “new volume” context menu and select “New Simple Volume...” to start the “New Simple Volume Wizard. Initializing new drives - Press “Next Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Initializing new drives / - cont... Service & Trouble After initializing, the disk will be listed as “Basic” and “Unallocated”. Right-click the drive to open the “new volume” context menu and select “New Simple Volume...” to start the “New Simple Volume Wizard. Leave the volume settings as defaults and select “Next”. Initializing new drives Cinedeck drives should only contain one volume or partition.
Initializing new drives / - cont... Service & Trouble Press “Finish” at the “Completing” dialog. Initializing new drives Formatting a SSD will only take a short time. When formatting is complete, the drive should look something like this. - Note: After this new drive initialization and formatting procedure, you can if needed, format drives from Windows Explorer using the procedure on the next pages however, it is much easier to format your drives from within the Cinedeck application.
9.6 Reinitializing SSDs First you need to determine the disk number for the drive you want to reinitialize. One way to discover this information is via “Disk Management”. See “9.5 Initializing new drives” on page 244 to open Disk Management”. In Disk Management, locate the drives needing maintenance in the list at the right and note their respective drive numbers. Disk 2 which is mounted as D:\ will be used in this example. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Reinitializing SSDs / - cont... DiskPart is a Windows command line program which can be run from within Windows. Service & Trouble After locating the disk numbers, DiskPart.exe can be used to remove the existing partition from a disk. Type diskpart.exe into the search field at the bottom of the Windows Start Menu and the program will appear in the file list above. Reinitializing SSDs Press “Enter” to start the program. At the command line, type “list disk” (without the quotes) and press “Enter”.
Reinitializing SSDs / - cont... Find the drive needing maintenance in the list and type “select disk n” where n is the number of the disk you want to clean and press “Enter”. Just for safety, type “list disk” again and press enter to confirm that the selected disk is the disk you want to clean. An asterisk “*” is used to indicate which disk is selected. Reinitializing SSDs A message should be displayed indicating the currently selected disk.
9.7 Formating drives Service & Trouble The easiest and usually fastest route for clearing a drive is to format it from “clip manager”. See “450- manage disk” on page 214 SSDs can also be formatted from Windows using “Quick Format” however, if you are formatting because you feel the SSD is not performing properly, use the manufacturers “secure erase” procedure (See “9.11 Secure erase” on page 259) and then repartition the drive. (See “9.
9.8 Disk caching settings Disk caching settings Right click any disk and select “Properties” from the context menu. Service & Trouble For proper performance on most SSDs, Windows Disk Caching should be “on”. A notable exception are the previously supported Vertex drives from OCZ. For those, Disk Caching should be set to “off”. To check or set Disk Caching, access the properties for the disk in question.
Disk caching settings / - cont... Service & Trouble For the cache settings, click the “Policies” tab at the top of the dialog. For Samsung drives, assure “Enable write caching on the device” is checked. For OCZ drives, assure “Enable write caching on the device” is NOT checked. Select OK, to confirm your settings and close the dialog. ocz cache settings Disk caching settings samsung cache settings - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
9.9 Changing drive letters Right click the drive for which a drive letter should be assigned and select “Change Drive letter and path...”. Service & Trouble For environments with control over drives, it can sometimes be helpful to predetermine the drive letters assigned by Windows. Again there are several ways to access the dialog for assigning drive letters, one way is to open “Disk Management” in “Computer Management” (See “8.
Changing drive letters / - cont... Only letters which are currently unassigned will be available in the list. Changing drive letters From the drop down list, select an available letter. Service & Trouble From the first dialog, select “Change” to change the drive letter. Select “OK” - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
9.10 Error Checking If formatting or secure erase are not options because the disk contains data, run Windows error checking. Windows may automatically start the error checking dialog if it detects a disk which was not properly removed. (If Windows activated Check Disk automatically, skip to step 5 below) Error Checking Before using the drive, it is strongly recommended to format or secure erase the drive to ensure file system integrity.
Error Checking / - cont... Service & Trouble 3. Select the “Tools” tab from the Properties dialog. 4. Select “Check Now” to open the Check Disk dialog. 5. Whether automatically or manually started, at the Check Disk dialog, assure “Automatically fix file system errors” is checked and Error Checking assure “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors” is not checked. (This settings is for non-SSD disks) 6. When complete, a dialog similar to this will appear, indicating if errors were found and fixed.
9.11 Secure erase The manufacturers secure erase application will also provide a way to update the drive firmware. This generally should be done prior to secure erasing a disk. For Samsung drives, go to www.samsung.com/samsungssd to download and install the latest Samsung Magician Software. This is a Windows application which includes a utility for creating a bootable version onto a USB drive or CD.
Secure erase / - cont... Service & Trouble Secure erase After the firmware is updated, select “Secure Erase” from the left. The right screen again contains disk details including whether they are frozen. To create the bootable secure erase drive, insert either; a USB drive which can be erased, a blank CD or a blank DVD. Based on the drive inserted, create either a bootable USB or bootable CD/DVD and follow the prompts.
Secure erase / - cont... will be visible in the system tray at the lower right of the screen. Also, on touch at startup. If so, this icon screen systems, Samsung Magician may display this error at startup: Generally the program will run and this resolution error can be ignored. Service & Trouble When you restart your Cinedeck after installing Samsung Magician, you may find that it has been setup to run Running Samsung Magician at startup is not necessary and if desired, you can change this behavior.
9.12 Updates Service & Trouble Updating the Cinedeck is very easy and takes about two minutes. Download the update installer file which will be about 250MB in size to a convenient location such as the Desktop. Contact Cinedeck for the current file location. (See “Contacting Cinedeck” on page 2) It is always wise to save a copy of the file on your computer or server as well as in an “updates” folder located on the USB restore key which came with your Cinedeck.
Create a restore point / - cont... Service & Trouble Create a restore point In the properties dialog, select “System Protection” to open the System Protection tab in the “System Properties” dialog. - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Create a restore point / - cont... 1. Select Configure Service & Trouble Highlight “Local Disk C: System” from the Protection Settings drive list. Create a restore point 2. Under “Restore Settings” select the radio button “Restore system settings and previous versions of files” 3. Below, under “Disk Space Usage”, slide the “Max Usage” indicator to allow a minimum of between 2 and 3GB. - 4. Select “OK” 5. Select “Create” Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Create a restore point / - cont... Service & Trouble Create a restore point 6. At the following dialog, you can give this new restore point a user friendly name, select “Create”. Note that when you open restore mode, the date and time are automatically included with the information displayed. 7. Follow the prompts as the restore is created and close all of the windows when the process finishes. - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
9.14 Cinedeck Update installation Remember that operators hate surprises. If you are in the middle of a production and everything is working, apply the logic of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Wait until AFTER the show wraps to play with new things. 1. Connect a USB mouse and keyboard 2. Power on the Cinedeck and allow to load fully. Exit the Cinedeck application if it starts automatically; • To exit, press “setup”>”prefs”>“exit application” (See “388- application” on page 182) 3.
Cinedeck Update installation / - cont... Service & Trouble 5. Once in the Cinedeck folder, locate HotSwap!.exe 7. Press the “Delete” key to delete all of the selected files. 8. Updates can be run from any local drive. Insert the USB thumb drive into one of the USB ports or otherwise locate the update file in Explorer. Make note of any instructions which came with the update as there are occasionally additional steps which need to be taken during the install process.
Cinedeck Update installation / - cont... Service & Trouble Cinedeck Update installation 10. Windows may pop up a warning message stating that “The publisher could not be verified”. Press “run” to continue setup. 11. You must agree to the terms and conditions to continue the installation. Select “I agree” to continue and follow the prompts. - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Cinedeck Update installation / - cont... Service & Trouble 12. The install will start. Cinedeck Update installation 13. Depending on the nature of the update and the system you are updating, dialog boxes for other driver installations such as this may appear. Unless otherwise stated in the release notes, follow the prompts to install everything. - 14. When the installation has completed, it is mandatory to reboot the deck. 15. On first restart, additional update notifications may appear.
9.15 Using a Restore Point Service & Trouble 1. Connect a USB mouse and keyboard 2. Power on the Cinedeck • On RX, exit the Cinedeck, “setup”>”prefs”>“exit application” (See “388- application” on page 182) 3. From the desktop, select “Start” 4. Right click “computer” and select “properties” from the context menu. Using a Restore Point 5. In the properties dialog, select “System Protection” to open the System Protection tab in the “System Properties” dialog. - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Using a Restore Point / - cont... Service & Trouble 6. Select the “System Restore” button. Using a Restore Point 7. Depending on the circumstances, you may see this screen with two options, a “Recommended restore” or “Choose a different restore”. Select “Choose a different restore” to view all of the available restore points. - Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
Using a Restore Point / - cont... Service & Trouble 8. Select the restore point you want to use and press “Next”. Using a Restore Point 9. This last dialog is simply a confirmation before the process begins. Press “Finish” to restore the system. 10. The restore process will run. - When the restore is complete, the system will be automatically restarted. Cinedeck USER GUIDE - Cinedeck Version 4.
9.16 Bluefish update Service & Trouble All current Cinedeck systems utilize Bluefish cards for the primary video and AES inputs and outputs. The firmware for these systems requires a separate installation. 1. Connect a USB mouse and keyboard 2. Power on the Cinedeck and allow to load fully. Exit the Cinedeck application if it starts automatically; • To exit, press “setup”>”prefs”>“exit application” (See “388- application” on page 182) 4. Open Windows Explorer.
Bluefish update / - cont... Service & Trouble ! Do not power off the system during firmware updates! 6. The “New Firmware” drop-down list should indicate a Supernova card. Bluefish update Note that if your system has four channels, you will repeat this procedure twice, once for each card, selecting the second card from the drop-down for the second run. 7. Click “Update” at the right of the screen to start the install and note that the “Exit” button becomes gray and unavailable during the update process.
9.17 Restore factory image Regular restores are recommended for facilities to clean out machines which are rented out or are otherwise often not under their direct control. Restoring is also recommended for troubleshooting. If a machine has an issue which can not be quickly diagnosed, it is usually faster to restore than to search. Generally, if the problem still persists after the restore, it is more serious and support should be contacted.
9.18 Update a USB restore key Ideally the following will be done on a Windows PC or directly on the Cinedeck. For the FTP location of the current restore disk updates for your system, contact Cinedeck. See “Contacting Cinedeck” on page 2 MX and ZX use the same source files; • Download the “MXRestore.zip” to the local computer, preferably using an FTP application such as Filezilla. • Extract the contents of the zip file to a convenient location such as the desktop.
9.19 Create USB restore key Before starting, you need a USB disk of at least 8GB. Note; some USB memory sticks will not be recognized at boot time at all so while not guaranteeing compatibility, you should first test the USB disk with a Cinedeck. 1. Shut the deck down and remove / disconnect any media drives. 2. Insert the new flash drive into a rear USB2 port and connect a keyboard to the rear USB ports. 3. Power on the Cinedeck and; • For RX3G, keep tapping the F7 key until you enter the startup menu.
Create USB restore key / - cont... Service & Trouble Create USB restore key • If you have separate zip files for the “xpe-full” folder and the “restore usb files”, copy the “restore usb files” folders and files to the USB key. • Create a “home“ folder on the USB key and inside the “home” folder, create a “partimag” folder. • Navigate to home\partimag\ on the USB stick and copy the “xpe-full” folder to there. • When finished, you should have a structure similar to the image at the left.
Create USB restore key / - cont... Service & Trouble • If you have separate zip files for the “MXRestore” folder and the clonezilla “boot files”, copy the “boot files” folders and files to the USB key. • Copy the “MXRestore” folder to the USB. • When finished, you should have a structure similar to the image at the left.
Create USB restore key / - cont... Type: CD UTILS\WIN32 and press Enter (this changes the current folder) • Type: MAKEBOOT.BAT and press Enter (this runs some commands to make the USB bootable) Service & Trouble • Create USB restore key Press any key and follow the instructions to make the USB bootable. - Once the procedure is done, close the command prompt window and safely eject the USB from the system. Continue to “9.
9.20 Create system image The procedure is essentially the same as restoring the system from the USB however the active Clonezilla automation script needs to be changed. Service & Trouble The Cinedeck USB key can also be used to create an image of your system as you have set it up and save it to the USB. This can be quite useful if you have, for example, installed SAN software or made other permanent changes to the system which you would like restored if a system restore is required.
10.0 FAQ & Features Questions are often asked about what certain functions are or do so included as part of the FAQ is an index and description of each feature available on Cinedeck systems. What is a codec: 253 10.20. Edit While Record: 258 10.38. MOV Flexibility:1 10.3. What is a wrapper: 254 10.21. EDL Auto-record: 258 10.39. Non Cinedeck Clips: 261 10.57. Storage Options: 265 10.4. What is bitrate/quality: 254 10.22. Embedded Audio: 258 10.40. Pause Record: 261 10.58.
FAQ > Features / - cont... 10.3. What is a wrapper: 10.4. What is bitrate/quality: Bit-rate is the rate at which data is being used to capture content and can be expressed in several ways; Mbit/s, megabits per second and MB/s, megabytes per second are the most common1. Generally a higher bit-rate will mean higher quality but because of compression, it is absolutely possible to achieve the same visual quality at different data rates.
FAQ > Features / - cont... o FAQ & Features o (note: In some instances, internal recording of RAW or full 4K and UHD may require setting SSDs into a RAID configuration. Additional information will be available with the 4K releases. 1 - Optional on all systems. Support on ZX20 and RX3G is for 4K / UHD playback only up to 30P 2 - ZX40 and ZX45, ZX20 supports playback only of a single channel of 4K / UHD up to 30P 3 - Final development and release of raw recording is on hold 10.6.
FAQ > Features / - cont... FAQ & Features o o o o 1:1 pixel picture zoom Adjustable video peak detect Focus assist User selectable aspect ratio, safe area and grid overlays. 10.9. Audio Delay: Version 4.3 includes audio delay in milliseconds which can be added {per channel} to SDI, AES and Analog audio sources. Each channel can be delayed up to 999 milliseconds. 10.10.Audio Mapping: 10.11.
FAQ > Features / - cont... Channel overlays can be independently setup with different character styles, sizes, positions and colors. MX1 has dual outputs for each SD/HD channel allowing simultaneous clean and character overlay output. 1 - Secondary outputs are optional on ZX 10.15.Closed Captioning:1 Cinedecks support recording and playback of CC Closed Caption data with any codec wrapped as MOV. A later release will include Closed Caption support with additional file wrappers.
FAQ > Features / - cont... See “Growing Files:1” on page 288 10.21.EDL Auto-record:1 Each Cinedeck channel (RX and newer) supports auto-record through the use of a simple ASCII text EDL to control the starting and stopping of recording events based on an incoming timecode. Version 4.3 enhanced EDL record with deck control providing tape transport control during auto-record from a VTR. Included in the Cinedeck interface is an EDL editor for creating and modifying EDLs for each channel.
FAQ > Features / - cont... 720p - 50, 59.94, 60 NTSC - 23.98, 59.94 PAL – 25, 50 o MX and ZX support recording 4K YUV (4096x2160) and UHDTV-1 YUV (3840x2160), for example from a Sony F55 camera. o RX3G (and newer) recorders will soon support ARRI and Canon 4K RAW formats.
FAQ > Features / - cont... Cinedeck (RX and newer) decks support I-Frame recording as Uncompressed, DNxHD, ProRes and more as well as Cinedecks support Long GOP recording with XDCamHD and h.264 at various bit rates. 10.31.Insert Editing: Simple, partial video and or audio replacement of content in an existing file, similar to a traditional tape-to-tape insert edit.
FAQ > Features / - cont... o o o Cameras that output a RAW or S-Log signal are delivering images with reduced pre-processing to realize the highest quality images possible and allow much greater flexibility in post-production but the native camera output looks flat and lifeless. A LUT is a filter, generally created in a color grading application, which is loaded and applied to an image to alter and refine its appearance in terms of color, contrast, etc.
FAQ > Features / - cont... Cinedeck (RX and newer) decks can play an entire folder of clips with a single click and provide an easy way to select one or more clips to play sequentially, in a loop or repeating from start, to finish and back to start (Ping-Pong). 10.42.Playback: The I/O channels of Cinedeck RXB and newer are full duplex, allowing independent control and activities on each channel.
FAQ > Features / - cont... For practical purposes, record time on Cinedeck recorders is only limited by the size of the destination drive so for example, when recording to a SAN or NAS, record time could be calculated as days or weeks instead of minutes or hours. All Cinedecks also support ‘roll-over’ recording, utilizing two drives for a single recording. 10.48.Redundant Files: FAQ & Features 10.47.
FAQ > Features / - cont... All Cinedecks can have an external data display, USB mouse and keyboard attached so a common setup is to connect the decks into a KVM switcher for central control of multiple machines. (note: The KVM system must provide DDM (Dynamic Device Mapping) which maintains the connection to all connected devices, regardless of the active device.) 10.51.
FAQ > Features / - cont... All Cinedecks write video and audio recordings as files to low cost and commonly available non-proprietary 2.5” SSD SATA drives. o o o o o (*note: All external and network recording devices and plans should be extremely well tested before utilizing in a production environment.
FAQ > Features / - cont... Many Cinedecks come standard with a 7” LCD touch display for viewing video and manipulating the user interface. All Cinedecks can have an external display attached for viewing video and manipulating the system. RX and newer recorders can be configured to use an HID compatible external touch display. 10.62.Transcoding: FAQ & Features 10.61.
FAQ > Features / - cont... Some codecs such as H.264 and ProRes support both CBR (constant bitrate) and VBR (variable bitrate) encoding. The Cinedeck interface allows selection of CBR or VBR on a per encode basis. CBR can be especially important in the Cinedeck environment as the Cinedeck insert editing function requires using CBR encoded source and destination content. 10.67.Warranty: FAQ & Features 10.66.
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11.0 Specifications Cinedecks have similar specifications and a broad, virtually identical feature set but there are some differences in capability and feature availability. This is particularly true for the modular ZX which can be purchased with a customized feature selection. So although a feature may be noted as supported, your specific system may not have that capability. (Feature descriptions can be found in “10.
ZX 45 ZX 40 ZX 20 Avid Meridien JFIF Y Y Y - Optional Y - Optional Y - Optional VC-5 {CineForm} (Filmscan 1, Filmscan2, Keying High, Medium, Low) Y Y Y - Optional Y - Optional Y - Optional Uncompressed 422 (8 and 10bit) Y Y Y - Optional Y - Optional Y - Optional Uncompressed 444 Y Y Y - Optional Y - Optional Y - Optional AVC-Intra 100/50 Y Y Y - Optional Y - Optional Y - Optional DVCPRO-HD Y Y Y - Optional Y - Optional Y - Optional XDCAM HD 50 / XDCAM EX 35 Y Y Y -
AUDIO I/O ZX 45 ZX 40 ZX 20 AUX outputs 1 2 2 2 1 Secondary 1.
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ZX 45 ZX 40 ZX 20 Maximum Hotswappable SSDs 4 8 8 8 8 Network Recording support Y Y Y Y Y HBA support N Y Y Y Y eSATA drives Y Y Y Y Y USB Drives Y Y Y Y Y via external device Built in readers: SxS (2x), P2 (2x), CF (2x) Optionally built in or via external device Optionally built in or via external device Optionally built in or via external device VGA 1 N N N N DVI 1 1 1 1 1 HDMI 1 1 1 1 1 Display port 1.
Basic specifications / cont... ZX 45 ZX 40 ZX 20 Playback only optional Optional Optional Optional Playback only optional 2K Y Y Y Y Y HD - 1080i, 1080p, 1080PsF, 720p Y Y Y Y Y SD - PAL/NTSC, 480p Y Y Y Y Y Realtime Upconvert HD > UHDTV-1 2K > 4K N Optional Optional Optional N Redundant File Record Y Y Y Y Y Segment Record Y Y Y Y Y Burn-in for Proxy & H.
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11.2 Codecs & wrappers If there is a specific question, feel free to contact us for clarification.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MP4 iPod Y Y N iPad Y Y N PIX Y Y N N DAX Y Y Y N N DAX_2800 Y Y H.264 Y N N Full HD Y Y 1080i 50 H.264 Y N N 350kbs Y Y 1080i 50 H.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... * = optional Codec * = optional 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 Y Y Fixed DNxHD Y Y N 45 Y Y Y 1080i 59.94 DNxHD Y N N 145 Y Y Y 1080i 59.94 DNxHD Y Y N 220 Y Y Y 1080i 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y Proxy Y 1080i 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y LT Y 1080i 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y Normal Y 1080i 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y HQ Y 1080i 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y 4444 Y 1080i 59.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom Y mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI * = optional * = optional 1080i 59.94 DVCProHD Y Y N 100 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Low Y Y 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Medium Y Y 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y 1080i 59.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 * = optional 1080P 23.98 DNxHD Y Y N 36 Y Y Y 1080P 23.98 DNxHD Y N N 115 Y Y Y 1080P 23.98 DNxHD Y Y N 175 Y Y Y 1080P 23.98 DNx444 N N Y Y Y Y 1080P 23.98 ProRes Y Y Y Proxy Y 1080P 23.98 ProRes Y Y Y LT Y 1080P 23.98 ProRes Y Y Y Normal Y 1080P 23.98 ProRes Y Y Y HQ Y 1080P 23.98 ProRes Y Y Y 4444 Y 1080P 23.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MP4 DAX Y Y N DAX_2800 Y Y N N Full HD Y Y Y N N 350kbs Y Y H.264 Y N N Main Proxy Y Y 1080P 23.98 DPX Y Y Y Fixed 1080P 23.98 AVC-I Y Y N 50 Y Y 1080P 23.98 AVC-I Y Y N 100 Y Y 1080P 23.98 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Low Y Y 1080P 23.98 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Medium Y Y 1080P 23.98 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y 1080P 23.
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Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 1080P 29.97 ProRes Y Y Y Proxy Y 1080P 29.97 ProRes Y Y Y LT Y 1080P 29.97 ProRes Y Y Y Normal Y 1080P 29.97 ProRes Y Y Y HQ Y 1080P 29.97 ProRes Y Y Y 4444 Y 1080P 29.97 XDcam HD Y N N EX 1440 Y Y Y Y 1080P 29.97 XDcam HD Y N N EX Y Y Y Y 1080P 29.97 XDcam HD Y N N 50 Y Y Y 1080P 29.97 H.264 Y N N iPod Y Y 1080P 29.97 H.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 Y Y AVI * = optional * = optional 1080P 29.97 H.264 Y N N Main Proxy 1080P 29.97 DPX Y Y Y Fixed 1080P 29.97 AVC-I Y Y N 50 Y Y 1080P 29.97 AVC-I Y Y N 100 Y Y 1080P 29.97 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Low Y Y 1080P 29.97 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Medium Y Y 1080P 29.97 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y 1080P 29.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI 1080P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Low Y Y 1080P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Medium Y Y 1080P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y 1080P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y 1080P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y 1080P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Keying Y Y 1080P 50 JPEG 2000* 1080P 59.94 Uncompressed Y Y Y Fixed Y Y 1080P 59.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI * = optional 1080P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y 1080P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y 1080P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y 1080P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Keying Y Y 1080P 59.
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Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI UHDTV-1 25* ProRes Y Y Y 4444 Y UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Low Y Y UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Medium Y Y UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Keying Y Y UHDTV-1 29.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI * = optional UHDTV-1 29.97* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y UHDTV-1 29.97* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y UHDTV-1 29.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes Y Y Proxy Y UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes Y Y LT Y UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes Y Y Normal Y UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes Y Y HQ Y UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes Y Y 4444 Y UHDTV-1 59.94* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Low Y Y UHDTV-1 59.94* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Medium Y Y UHDTV-1 59.94* VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y High Y Y UHDTV-1 59.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI * = optional * = optional 720P 50 ProRes Y Y Y 4444 720P 50 XDcam HD Y N N EX Y Y Y 720P 50 XDcam HD Y N N 50 Y Y Y 720P 50 H.264 Y N N iPod Y Y 720P 50 H.264 Y N N iPad Y Y 720P 50 H.264 Y N N PIX Y Y 720P 50 H.264 Y N N DAX Y Y 720P 50 H.264 Y N N DAX_2800 Y Y 720P 50 H.264 Y N N Full HD Y Y 720P 50 H.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 * = optional * = optional 720P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Keying 720P 50 JPEG 2000* Y Y ? VL 220Mbit 720P 59.94 Uncompressed Y Y Y Fixed 720P 59.94 DNxHD Y N N 145 Y Y Y 720P 59.94 DNxHD Y Y N 220 Y Y Y 720P 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y Proxy Y 720P 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y LT Y 720P 59.94 ProRes Y Y Y Normal Y 720P 59.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a Y MOV MP4 AVI * = optional * = optional 720P 59.94 AVC-I Y Y N 100 Y 720P 59.94 DVCProHD Y Y N 100 Y 720P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Low Y Y 720P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Medium Y Y 720P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y 720P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y 720P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y 720P 59.
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Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MP4 iPad Y Y N 350-FCP Y Y N N DAX Y Y Y N N DAX_2800 Y Y H.264 Y N N Full SD Y Y PAL (SD) 25P H.264 Y N N Anamorphic Full SD Y Y PAL (SD) 25P H.264 Y N N Full SD 3500 Y Y PAL (SD) 25P H.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 NTSC (SD) 23.98P ProRes Y Y Y Proxy Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P ProRes Y Y Y LT Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P ProRes Y Y Y Normal Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P ProRes Y Y Y HQ Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P ProRes Y Y Y 4444 Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P H.264 Y N N iPod Y Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P H.264 Y N N iPad Y Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P H.264 Y N N 350-FCP Y Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P H.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI NTSC (SD) 23.98P VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Medium Y Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y NTSC (SD) 23.98P VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Keying Y Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i Uncompressed Y Y Y Fixed Y Y NTSC (SD) 59.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MP4 DAX_2800 Y Y N Full SD Y Y N N Anamorphic Full SD Y Y Y N N Full SD 3500 Y Y H.264 Y N N Anamorphic Full SD 3500 Y Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i JFIF Y N N 10:1m Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i JFIF Y N N 15:1s Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i JFIF Y N N 2:1 Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i JFIF Y N N 20:1 Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i JFIF Y N N 10:1 Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i IMX Y 30 Y Y Y NTSC (SD) 59.
Codecs & wrappers / cont... Codec 8bit 10bit 444 RGB Quality / Bit Rate Avid mxf OpAtom mxf Op1a MOV MP4 AVI * = optional NTSC (SD) 59.9i VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y High Y Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 1 Y Y NTSC (SD) 59.9i VC-5 {Cineform}* Y Y Y Filmscan 2 Y Y NTSC (SD) 59.
11.3 Data rates Specifications Primarily based on the bit rate, different encodes require significantly different amounts of storage and the same codec can use different amounts of storage space depending on the image format, frame rate and whether it uses a variable or constant bit rate. In general, codecs such as DNx or XDCAMHD specifically note their data rate as Mbit/s (megabits per second) like DNx 220 or XDCAMHD 50 though in conversation, MB/s (megabytes per second) has become fairly common.
Data rates / cont... * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080i 59.94 Uncompressed Fixed 1080i 59.94 1080i 59.94 Format * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps -------- 1080i 59.94 H.264 PIX 2.8 DNxHD 45 45 1080i 59.94 H.264 DAX 0.7 DNxHD 145 145 1080i 59.94 H.264 DAX_2800 2.8 H.264 Full HD 3 Format * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Low -------- 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Medium 115 1080i 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* High 154 1080i 59.
Data rates / cont... Codec Rate Mbps * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080i 60 VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 1 192 1080P 23.98 XDcam HD EX 35 1080P 23.98 XDcam HD 50 50 1080i 60 VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 2 230 1080P 23.98 H.264 iPod 0.35 1080i 60 VC-5 {Cineform}* Keying 442 1080P 23.98 H.264 iPad 0.9 -------- -------- -------- 1080P 23.98 H.264 PIX 2.8 1080P 23.98 Uncompressed Fixed 1037 1080P 23.98 H.264 DAX 0.7 1080P 23.98 DNxHD 36 36 1080P 23.98 H.
Data rates / cont... * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080P 24 H.264 iPad 0.9 Format * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080P 25 Uncompressed Fixed 1037 1080P 25 DNxHD 36 36 1080P 25 DNxHD 120 121 1080P 25 DNxHD 185 184 Format * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080P 25 VC-5 {Cineform}* Medium 96 1080P 25 VC-5 {Cineform}* High 128 1080P 25 VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 1 160 1080P 25 VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 2 192 1080P 25 VC-5 {Cineform}* Keying 369 Format H.
Data rates / cont... * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080P 29.97 ProRes Normal 1080P 29.97 ProRes HQ Format * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 147 1080P 29.97 AVC-I 100 100 220 1080P 29.97 VC-5 {Cineform}* Low -------- ProRes 4444 330 1080P 29.97 XDcam HD EX 1440 35 1080P 29.97 XDcam HD EX 35 1080P 29.97 XDcam HD 50 50 1080P 29.97 H.264 iPod 0.35 1080P 29.97 H.264 iPad 0.9 1080P 29.97 H.264 PIX 2.8 1080P 29.97 H.264 DAX 1080P 29.97 H.
Data rates / cont... Codec Rate Mbps * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 1080P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* Medium 230 1080P 60 VC-5 {Cineform}* High 308 UHDTV-1 24* VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 1 640 1080P 59.94 VC-5 {Cineform}* High 308 1080P 60 VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 1 384 UHDTV-1 24* VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 2 768 1080P 59.
Data rates / cont... * = optional Codec Rate Mbps Codec Rate Mbps * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 2 768 UHDTV-1 29.97* VC-5 {Cineform}* Keying 1768 UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes Proxy 360 UHDTV-1 25* VC-5 {Cineform}* Keying -------- -------- -------- UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes LT 816 1476 UHDTV-1 50* ProRes Proxy 304 UHDTV-1 59.94* ProRes Normal 1176 -------- -------- -------- UHDTV-1 29.97* ProRes LT 680 1760 180 UHDTV-1 59.
Data rates / cont... * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 720P 50 ProRes Proxy 19 Format * = optional Codec Rate Mbps * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 720P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* High -------- 720P 59.94 H.264 DAX_2800 2.8 720P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 1 720P 59.94 H.264 Full HD 3 -------- 720P 59.94 H.264 350kbs 0.35 720P 59.94 H.264 Main Proxy 0.35 720P 50 VC-5 {Cineform}* Filmscan 2 -------- 720P 59.94 JFIF 10:1m -------- 720P 59.
Data rates / cont... * = optional Codec Rate Mbps 720P 59.94 JPEG 2000* VL 220Mbit 220 -------- -------- 720P 60 Format * = optional * = optional Codec Rate Mbps PAL (SD) ProRes Proxy -------- Format ProRes LT -------- -------- PAL (SD) ProRes Normal -------- Uncompressed Fixed -------- PAL (SD) ProRes HQ -------- 720P 60 DNxHD 145 145 PAL (SD) ProRes 4444 -------- 720P 60 DNxHD 220 220 PAL (SD) H.264 iPod 0.35 720P 60 ProRes Proxy 23 PAL (SD) H.264 iPad 0.
Data rates / cont... Codec Rate Mbps PAL (SD) 25P H.264 350-FCP 0.35 PAL (SD) 25P H.264 DAX PAL (SD) 25P H.264 DAX_2800 2.8 PAL (SD) 25P H.264 Full SD 0.7 PAL (SD) 25P H.264 Anamorphic Full SD PAL (SD) 25P PAL (SD) 25P * = optional Codec Rate Mbps -------- NTSC (SD) 23.98P H.264 Anamorphic Full SD 3500 3.5 ProRes Proxy 12 NTSC (SD) 23.98P VC-5 {Cineform}* Low -------- NTSC (SD) 23.98P ProRes LT 29 NTSC (SD) 23.98P -------- NTSC (SD) 23.
Data rates / cont... * = optional Codec Rate Mbps Codec Rate Mbps NTSC (SD) 59.9i H.264 iPod 0.35 NTSC (SD) 59.9i IMX 40 40 NTSC (SD) 59.9i H.264 iPad 0.9 NTSC (SD) 59.9i IMX 50 50 NTSC (SD) 59.9i H.264 350-FCP 0.35 NTSC (SD) 59.9i VC-5 {Cineform}* Low -------- NTSC (SD) 59.9i H.264 DAX 0.7 H.264 DAX_2800 2.8 VC-5 {Cineform}* Medium -------- NTSC (SD) 59.9i NTSC (SD) 59.9i NTSC (SD) 59.9i H.264 Full SD 0.7 NTSC (SD) 59.9i VC-5 {Cineform}* High -------- NTSC (SD) 59.
11.4 Storage calculator Note that when you close this PDF, you may be asked if you want to save changes. This is not necessary unless you want to keep the last calculation in the display. Megabits per second Mbps Target Data Rate Hours Audio channels 1 @ Storage calculator To use the calculator, refer to the data rate chart for your specific data rate: “11.3 Data rates” on page 332. Type the rate in the top “Mbps” field.
12.0 Index Bluefish update .......................................... 273 C Symbols 4K / UHD ...................................................... 186 A Bitrate/quality ............................................. Data rates ............................................ Master .................................................. Proxy ..................................................... Storage calculator ............................ Blacked File ..................................................
G Growing files. See Edit while record; See also FAQ & Features H.264 .............................................................. 305 Headphone ................................................... 98 Histogram ...................................................... 95 HotSwap! ........................................................ 84 O I J JFIF proxy ..................................................... 305 JPEG 2000 (J2K) ......................................... 305 K Keyboard shortcuts ..........
Update .......................................................... Bluefish ................................................ Create a restore point .................... Create new USB key ........................ Installation .......................................... Update USB key ................................ 262 273 262 277 266 276 Index V V1 Signal Generator ................................. 190 VC-5 {Cineform} ......................................... 305 Vectorscope .............................
