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Cine RAW Packed

The packed cine files are smaller and faster to save. Packed files can be converted in unpacked

RAW cine files or in DNG format (packed or unpacked).

NOTE

You can save a packed RAW cine file can only be saved from a Phantom CineMag by

checking the Packed option in the Save Cine dialog box.

AVI (*.avi)

Advantage:

The Audio Video Interleaved (AVI) format uses the AVI CODECS to save the file in a universal

format used by several video playback packages. This universal format makes it easy to pass

along to the end user for viewing since almost every PC has a viewer built into the operating

system. The timing and setting information (“metadata”) is stored in a separate file known as the

cine header file (.chd) or in a XML file. The AVI file can be played back within the Phantom

application with the information intact.

Disadvantage:

Files saved in the AVI format are converted to 8-bit.

Multipage TIFF (*.tif)

Advantage:

Some branches of the military use primarily the multipage TIFF format, and there are third party

software packages that use this format for image analysis. The timing and setting information is

stored in a cine header file (.chd) or in a XML file and the TIFF file can be played back within the

Phantom application with the information intact. The file size is the same as the Phantom Cine

format.

Disadvantage:

The Multipage TIFF format has a 2 gigabyte file size limit, so on large memory cameras the

customer will need to save the large cine files in segments. Files saved in the multipage TIFF

format are converted to 8 bits.