AJA Ki Pro - Manual (Page 62)

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Example: The RED Epic sends ancillary data from which the reel name, clip name, take
and timecode value are obtained and passed to the Ki Pro recording.
• Reel: A230
• Clip Name: A230_C001_0714SW
• Take: _001
• Timecode Value: 20:11:05:12
Within the Ki Pro, the Reel Name that is written to the file is “A230” instead of using the
17.0 Reel Name that is set to “001” within the menu parameter.”
The full file name is “A230_C001_0714SW_001instead of using the standard clip naming
convention produced by the MEDIA menu parameters 17.0, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, and 17.5
which would have produced a file named “SC1ATK1”. The timecode value of 20:11:05:12
is produced instead of using the CONFIG menu parameters of 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2 which
might have produced a timecode value of 01:00:00:00 in the recorded file.
Additionally, if a start/stop flag is present in the ancillary data, then instead of the value
selected in CONFIG menu parameter 8.3 Arm Recording, the starting and stopping is
produced by the start/stop flag of the camera (the Rec Key is always a viable selection
even when the Camera Data parameter is selected).
To avoid confusion, the various CONFIG or MEDIA menu parameters do not change; the
changes only affect the file written to the media. If a piece of metadata is missing, such as
Reel Name, the Ki Pro will write all other parameters and use the standard setting for a
value for which no ancillary metadata was found. This means in some cases that a file
could have a clip name associated to the camera recording, but the reel number
associated with the clip created by the camera and the Ki Pro could differ.
To make camera integration as straightforward as possible, only one selection, 13.1
Camera Data, in the CONFIG menu parameters needs to be set as opposed to settings
throughout various menu parameters in CONFIG and MEDIA menu parameters.
Important Notes About
The Various Cameras
Supported by 13.1
RED Epic: With the RED Epic, AJA recommends sending the camera an appropriate
genlock/reference signal so that the Ki Pro recordings will be timecode accurate
when compared to the RED Epic recordings. RED Epic firmware version 1.6.24 (or
later) is required for proper operation.
RED One 24: This setting is actually designed to extract the 23.98 frame per second from
within the RED One 720p 59.94 output. Note that "24" is used as opposed to 23.98 in
order to accommodate the user interface constraints. For the RED One, timecode
should be sent to the camera via a timecode generator in order to produce
corresponding timecode recordings on the Ki Pro; note that even with this
configuration, the timecode value produced has an accuracy of +/- 1 frame. RED One
firmware version 31.6.16 (or later) is required for proper operation.
RED One 25: For the RED One, timecode should be sent to the camera via a timecode
generator in order to produce corresponding timecode recordings on the Ki Pro;
note that even with this configuration, the timecode value produced has an
accuracy of +/- 1 frame. RED One firmware version 31.6.16 (or later) is required for
proper operation.
Canon XF: Because the Camera Data parameter requires the use of SDI, only XF series
cameras with SDI outputs can be used with this feature. These cameras provide
ancillary data that produces start/stop commands and timecode values but not clip
naming.