User guide

Tap
back
to return
to the RECORD screen.
Tap
back
to exit the playback le manager
and return to the PLAYBACK screen.
When you enter the PLAYBACK screen the most recent take recorded is cued for review.
Display of current take’s resolution, colorspace, framerate, and
codec, including bitrates. In playback mode these options are
not congurable.
Display of current project and lename, in the format: scene_takenumber.ext
Tap to congure project or scene names or to load an alternate take
into PLAYBACK.
Image analysis, focus, and composition tools used in the RECORD screen
are available while playing back takes, allowing the review of safe
frames, grids, 100% zoom, edge detection, waveform, scope, histogram
and clipping. Fullscreen is available in combination with these features
at playback, allowing detailed inspection of takes during the shoot. See
RECORD screen on page 6 for details of use.
Tap
open
to load an alternate take into PLAYBACK.
in/out
on (orange) brings up in and out points on the timeline,
allowing selection of a portion of the take for review and playback.
Slide the two vertical lines to the desired range.
Tap to toggle play mode to ping pong, playing the take forward
and backwards. Can be used in combination with in/out points.
Tap to toggle play mode to looping,
playing the take repeatedly. Can be
used in combination with in/out points.
restart
reinitializes the Cinedeck EXTREME software. This option
is provided to clear memory during extremely long recording
sessions. To preserve current project timecode during the restart,
ensure that
save tc
(left) is enabled.
Displays the build number of your Cinedeck
EXTREME software. This number will be an
important reference for any support issues.
Tap
main
to display main preferences page (shown here).
Tap
grid
to display grid customization preferences page. This allows user control of shade
and opacity of the grid and safe frame overlays on the RECORD and PLAYBACK screens.
Tap
clip
to display clipping customization preferences page. This allows user setting of
the luma value that activates the red warning areas when clipping is enabled on the
RECORD and PLAYBACK screens. Higher values show only pixels that approach clipping.
Tap to exit to OS for access to functionality not directly supported via the Cinedeck
EXTREME user interface.
Fan control defaults to off. Fan control reduces fan speed during active recording in order
to reduce noise when needed for quiet takes. Tap
fan ctrl
to turn fan control on, and select
a fan speed to step down to during takes. Fan control reduces noise at the expense of
allowing the system to heat up. At 90 degrees C, the fan will return to full speed regardless
of this setting.
Display of current
take’s timecode.
Tap
back
to exit the PLAYBACK screen and
return to the RECORD screen.
Playback transport controls. From left to right: jump to beginning of
take, rewind, play/pause, fast forward, and jump to end of take.
Transport controls can be activated in conjunction with image
composition, analysis, and focus tools.
loss stop
on (orange) indicates that the unit will stop
recording when loss of signal is detected. Default is on.
gps
on (orange) enables writing GPS data from Garmin
USB GPS devices to le metadata. Currently the Garmin
18x GPS antenna is the only tested device.
save TC
on (orange) sets the unit to record the current time-
code after each take so that it can be restored if the software
is restarted, allowing consistent project timecode between
recording sessions. Framerate settings must be consistent to
ensure consistent timecode between sessions.
drop stop
on (orange) indicates that the unit will stop
recording when dropped frames are detected. Default is
on, except in cases where input signal is known to be
unreliable but it is desirable to continue recording regardless.
thumbs
on (orange) indicates that le manager in
PLAYBACK mode will display thumbnails for each take.
Default is on, making navigation and selection easier.
FILE MANAGEMENT IN RECORD
FILE MANAGEMENT IN PLAyBACK
TIMECODE
Displays project name. Tap once to switch to a different project. Tap again to access a touchscreen keyboard to
edit the project name. Tap
X
and slide the conrmation bar to the right in order to delete the project and all scenes
and takes contained within it.
Displays the next take number to be recorded.
Take numbers auto-increment.
Tap
back
to exit the SETUP screen and
les
tab and return to the RECORD
screen.
Displays takes within the current project
and scene, displaying thumbnail images
if preferences are set to display them.
Tap on a take to cue it on the PLAYBACK
screen for review.
Displays project name. Tap once to switch to a different project. Tap again to access a touchscreen
keyboard to edit the project name. Tap
X
and slide the conrmation bar to the right in order to delete the project
and all scenes and takes contained within it.
Displays scene name. Tap once to switch to a different scene. Tap again to access a touchscreen keyboard to
edit the scene name. Tap
X
and slide the conrmation bar to the right in order to delete the scene and all takes
contained within it.
Displays scene name. Tap once to switch to a different scene. Tap again to access a touchscreen keyboard to edit the scene
name. Tap
X
and slide the conrmation bar to the right in order to delete the scene and all takes contained within it.
Tap
new project
to create a new project.
Tap
new scene
to create a new scene.
New projects and scenes appear in the
browser above with a numerical name
generated by auto-incrementing. Tap them,
as above, to rename.
source
indicates the timecode source. When
gen
is active (orange) the Cinedeck
unit generates timecode internally. When
SDI
is active (orange) the unit is set to
receive timecode over the SDI input. Be sure your camera or other device is capable
of generating timecode and is congured to do so in
SDI
mode.
mode
indicates timecode mode when gen is active. There are three options.
record
run
starts timecode when recording is active and pauses it between takes.
The timecode for each new take begins where the previous take left off.
per take
starts timecode when recording is active, but resets the timecode to
00:00:00:00 for each new take.
free run
keeps timecode running continuously
at all times, regardless or recording or take activity.
auto rec
may be used to automate recording on the Cinedeck EXTREME when the
source for timecode is set to
SDI
and the timecode being received is in record run
mode. When the timecode being received by the Cinedeck EXTREME changes value,
recording begins. Tap
generic
to enable.
Projects and scenes other than the currently selected ones are displayed in blue. Tap to select them as current.
Tap
new project
to create a new project. Tap
new scene
to create a new scene. New projects and scenes appear in
the browser above with a numerical name generated by auto-incrementing. Tap them, as above, to rename.
Tap
X
to enter delete mode, which allows
you to delete individual takes. In delete mode,
each take has an
X
on it. Tap on an
X
and
slide to conrm to delete an individual take.
Tap
start
under the
deltas
heading to set an arbitrary time as the start point for
internally generated timecode. This can be used to differentiate between media
units (SSDs) as was traditionally done with tapes.
Tap
show UTC
to change the timecode display on RECORD and PLAYBACK
screens to show universal time (GMT) in place of timecode. This data as well
as normal SMPTE timecode is written to take metadata.
Tap
show
loc to change the timecode display on RECORD and PLAYBACK
screens to show local time in place of timecode. This data as well as normal
SMPTE timecode is written to take metadata.
PLAyBACK TOOLS (PLAyBACK SCREEN)
PREFERENCES
video at www.cinedeck.coM/files
video at www.cinedeck.coM/files
video at www.cinedeck.coM/tiMecode
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