AJA Ki Pro - Manual (Page 9)

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9 Ki Pro Quick Start Guide— An overview of the MEDIA menu parameters
An overview of the MEDIA menu parameters
14.1 Encode Type This parameter defines the Apple ProRes encoding method; you may choose between Apple
ProRes 422 or Apple ProRes 422 (HQ).
15.2 Loop Play This parameter turns the looped playback of a clip on and off.
16.1 Format Media This parameter is used to format the currently selected storage device. You may wish to set the
Reel Name parameter to the desired value before performing this operation.
16.2 Delete Clips This parameter can be used to delete all of the clips on the media. Alternately, you can delete
one clip at a time using the dedicated "DELETE CLIP" button on the UI.
17.0 Reel Name This parameter determines the reel name associated with all clips generated while using this
setting. The reel name is a number between 1 and 999. It is historically linked to the naming
conventions used for tape-based media. The REEL NAME is an incrementing three digit value
that works with EDLs. For this reason, the parameter does not have a “NONE” selection—all clips
will be associated with a REEL NAME. The REEL NAME parameter is also the name of the media
as it will appear when the storage module is mounted on a Mac OSX desktop. This is why,
before formatting Ki Pro media, you may want to make sure that this value is what you want.
17.2 Clip Name This parameter determines the clip name associated with all clips generated while using this
setting. The clip name is either “Clip” or “SC”. "SC" can be particularly helpful if you are working
with a lined script or a shot list broken down by scene numbers.
17.3 Clip Number This parameter determines the clip number, from 1 to 999, that follows the CLIP NAME, and is
associated with all clips generated while using this setting. In other words, if you set the value to
1 and you record several takes, they will all be associated with this value until you change it.
17.4 Clip Append This parameter is used with parameter 17.5 ALPHA APPEND to append a text value after the
CLIP NUMBER or have no text appended.
17.6 Take This parameter determines the TAKE number, from 1 to 999, that follows the CLIP NAME and
CLIP NUMBER, followed by any ALPHA APPEND (if selected), generated for all clips while using
this setting. The take number is an auto-incremeting parameter. This means that if you make
selections for the other parameters and those do not change, you will simply produce a greater
take value with each recording. Example, "SC1BTK1", "SC1BTK2", "SC1BTK3", etc.
To better explain the operation of the naming conventions for clips, let's look at what the
following settings would produce:
REEL NAME 002
CLIP NAME SC
CLIP NUMBER 12
CLIP APPEND ALPHA
ALPHA APPEND B
TAKE 1
The resulting clip would have the following naming convention: “SC12BTK1”. The media would
be named “002” if the media was formatted with this reel number and would appear with this
volume name when mounted on the Mac OS X desktop.
Remember that you will be entering the MEDIA menu more often than the CONFIG menu in
most cases to name the clips you will be recording.
To exit the MEDIA menu, simply hit the MEDIA button again, or hit the STOP button.
Now that you've learned about how to name clips and configure MEDIA settings, let's use the
STATUS menu to determine if everything is configured correctly.