ARRI Ramp Preview Controller - Manual (Page 24)

RPC Operations Guide, Page 24
Camera Menu
This menu allows you to set the camera you will be using, which will determine:
• maximum and minimum fps,
• maximum fps per second (fps/s) limit,
• electronic shutter present or not,
• internal ramps possible or not.
Choose the last item in the “Camera” menu to get help and a list of the limits imposed by the different
cameras. Please note:
• The maximum shutter angle change per second is set by the "Compensation" menu.
• How fast a ramp can be is based on the setting in this menu and on the setting in the
"Compensation" menu.
• When switching to a different camera in this menu, the ramp will be automatically adjusted to match
the properties of the new camera. This can be reversed by immediately choosing "Undo" from the
"Edit" menu.
• The 4 and 3 perf versions of the same camera model have identical ramping properties.
• The “None” setting carries no limits, thus ramps can be created and previewed that cannot be
executed by a film camera, but that can be created in post production.
Compensation Menu
This menu allows you to set the type of exposure compensation you will be using, which will
determine:
• maximum fps range that can be compensated for,
• maximum shutter angle change/s,
• maximum fps/s.
Choose the last item in the “Compensation” menu to get help and a list of the limits imposed by the
different compensation methods. Please note:
• Other camera properties are set by the "Camera" menu.
• How fast a ramp can be is based on the setting in this menu and on the setting in the "Camera"
menu.
• When switching to a different compensation method in this menu, the ramp will be automatically
adjusted to match the limits of the new method. This can be reversed by immediately choosing
"Undo" from the "Edit" menu.
• A complete list of camera properties can be found in the Camera Menu's Help window.
• When using Ramps on a 535A or 435ES, shutter values are always sent along with fps values.
Make sure the shutter values correspond to your desired effect, i.e. when not using the Electronic
Shutter compensation method, you must manually set the first and last shutter to the same value!
Send to Camera Button
Only enabled when ramp mode is internal. Click this button to send the currently visible internal ramp
to the camera. The ramp will be stored in the camera’s memory.
Add & Delete Buttons
Only enabled when ramp mode is external. Click the “Add” button to add another ramp segment, click
the “Delete” button to delete a selected ramp segment.