Monitoring and recording – Atomos Ronin User Manual
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SmartControl
SmartControl is a versatile set of functions used to control the starting
and stopping of recording by automatic or external means. This section
outlines the different methods to start and stop recording. More
advanced external control using the Ronin serial port (marked LANC)
allows control from other devices such as serial control ports, using
computer applications, or API code-generating products. Atomos has a
document guide in its KnowledgeBase on how to use industry-adopted
protocols and the serial port for external control.
Ronin Start and Stop record control can be triggered by the
following methods:
1. Home Page Touch Screen
2. Monitor Page
3. HD-SDI Rolling Timecode trigger
4. HD-SDI Camera trigger
5. Via LANC for Sony and Canon Cameras
6. Via LANC serial port
1. Home page Touch Screen
By pressing
Rec
(Record)
2. From the Monitor Page
By pressing
Rec
(Record)
3. HD-SDI Rolling Time Code Trigger record
OFF
DISABLED ENABLED
If HD-SDI timecode is selected and the camera is in Record run mode,
the user has the choice to start and stop recording remotely from the
moving HD-SDI timecode. To enable this simply arm the TC icon (see
above). When enabled the camera and the Ronin will start and stop
record simultaneously.
NOTE: Rolling timecode trigger is for use when the camera is in REC
RUN timecode mode only. Auto SDI flag triggers should be used for
Free Run timecode. Please be that aware not all cameras have Start/
Stop flags for triggering record, especially older cameras. In such cases
rolling trigger in REC RUN will need to be used to trigger recording
automatically at the same time as the camera starts recording.
4. HD-SDI Camera trigger record
The HD-SDI Camera trigger is manufacturer-specific, you will need to
select the appropriate manufacturer for your camera. There is a flag
within the SDI signal that lets the Ronin know the start/stop record has
been pressed on the camera; in turn this will trigger the Ronin to start/
stop recording at the same time as the camera.
You can use this mode with either Free-Run or Record-Run timecode
To enable this set Timecode to HD-SDI then set the camera manufacture
in the timecode menu
If both the Camera Trigger and Rolling Timecode Trigger are enabled this
can create multiple files, please ensure only one HD-SDI trigger is used.
5. via LANC for Sony and Canon Cameras
6. via the LANC serial port
Controlled by a third party computer or controller. For system and OEM
integration, contact
Once you are recording you will see:
• The Rec button has now changed to Stop on the main screen
• Play button has been disabled
• The Record icon has changed to a stop icon on the monitor screen
• REC is in the top right corner of the monitor screen
Your files will be recorded to your drive with the
unitname, scene
and
shot
you have setup.
To stop, press the
stop
button on the Ronin monitor or Trigger.
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