User manual

Phantom Help File104
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Play Speed & Options Selector
The Play Speed selector incorporates the following:
Loop Options
The Loop Options are used to specify how the cine file is to be reviewed. The Loop Options,
include:
Limit to Range
When selected, (checked), the Limit to Range option forces the playback controls to
play only the images between the Mark-In and Mark-Out entry points specified by the
end-user.
Repeat
When selected, (checked), repeat will allow the cine file to be played in an endless
loop. If the Limit to Range command is also selected, (checked), the loop will be limited
to the range specified by the end-user during the edit cine process.
Ping Pong
Ping Pong instructs the software to play the selected cine file forward and then
backward repeatedly when enabled, (checked).
NOTE
The software allows for multiple Loop Options to be selected at the same time.
Play Each Image (Enable Box)
When enable, (check), the Play Each Image command instructs the Phantom Camera
Control application to display every frame, (image), in the cine file, and restrict the playback
rate.
fps (Frames Per Second Playback Speed) Entry/Slider
The fps, (frames per second), slider is used to adjust the speed of the cine playback. This
adjustment only applies when the Standard Play Forward and Standard Play Rewind buttons
have been selected. The fps entry field allows the end-user to specify a playback frame rate
within the minimum/maximum range indicated on the fps slider.
Group Play Option
Sync to Frame # Enable Box
When the Sync to frame # option is enabled, checked, the cine files associated with a
specific sub-group will synchronize their playback. The cine files will be synchronized to
the image number specified in the Jump> # (Image) entry field.
Frame Info Selector
The Frame Info(rmation) selector, when selected, displays information about the image being
displayed. The frame information includes following information about the image being displayed:
Time
This informational field indicates the absolute time and date the image was recorded,
displayed in hh:mm:ss:ms:µs; Day Mon dd yyyy. A tag may be appended at the end of time
displays, as follows:
E - Provided as an event marker.