Raptor User Manual
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1. Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Notes Option Play Loop plays between In amp Out Option lt Locates back one second Option gt Locates forward one second Option lt s Locates to first frame of video on deck future feature Option P Locates to last frame of video on deck future feature Option lt a Asks to confirm then deletes all video from the hard disk must hold for about 1 second Option Pause In Live names next clip Otherwise renames current clip see notes Pause In Displays internal temperature Pause Out Displays system information Versions Network Name and IP Address Pause Next Asks to confirm then shuts down Raptor Pause Prev Asks to confirm then toggles network master Option Record Prev Cycles through available VGA screen resolutions at least 1024x768 Reverse Play Use the decrease next playback speed command After you select the fastest variable playback speed the display will show a series of speeds Clip Naming The Raptor does not currently support renaming existing clips from the front panel To name the next recording the deck must be in Live This is when the deck is stopped and the REC button s LED 1s lit not flashing Press Option and Pause Follow the on screen menu to delete select and change characters Use the lt lt and gt gt keys to select characters and the lt and gt keys to modify the current character Next insert2. Keystrokes Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Notes Record If in Live starts recording If not in Live goes to Live Press twice to start recording from Play or Pause Play If paused starts playing If playing pauses Play lt lt Scans backward at 4x Play S Scans backward at 2x Play gt Scans forward at 2x Play gt gt Scans forward at 4x Pause If in playback pauses the DDR If in Record stops recording Pause a Decrease next playback speed used for setting variable speed playback see notes Pause ae Increase next playback speed used for setting variable speed playback see notes Pause lt gt Asks to confirm then deletes current clip future feature In Out If in Play or Pause locates to In point or Out point If in Record saves current frame as In point or Out point Next If in Play or Pause locates to Bookmarks Next or Prev Prev If in Record Next places a bookmark at the current frame Option In Save current frame In Out and Bookmark Next Out Option Prev deletes a bookmark if one has been set at Next the current frame Prev lt Frame steps backward gt Frame steps forward lt lt Locates to In point or head of current clip or cues previous clip If in Live locates to most recently recorded clip gt gt Locates to head of next clip Jog Pause deck 1f in Play or Record Toggles between clip or shuttle scene mode push Raptor User Manual 42
3. multiplexed or switched between the desired analog video format you need to record and playback The BNC s are marked Y in Y out R Y in R Y out B Y in and B Y out To record and playback composite NTSC PAL use the Y in amp Y out connectors This requires setting the analog video output to Composite see page 24 Two channels of balanced audio in out are also in the breakout cable The following table describes each connector Connector Type Function Notes 9 pin D SUB F 2 Deck Control RS 422 Unused BNC M 3 R Y In R Y of Y R Y B Y input BNC M 4 Y In Composite or Y of Y R Y B Y or Y of Y C input see page 24 BNC M 5 B Y In B Y of Y R Y B Y input C of Y C input BNC M 6 Ref In Unused BNC M 7 R Y Out R Y of Y R Y B Y output Y of Y C output BNC M 8 Y Out Composite or Y of Y R Y B Y output see page 24 BNC M 9 B Y Out B Y of Y R Y B Y output C of Y C output BNC M 10 AES EBU Out Unused BNC M 11 AES EBU In Unused XLR M 12 Audio Out Left Always available as output including when XLR M 13 Audio Out Right aoe ae gt selected with HD SDI or XLR F 14 Audio In Left Available if analog audio input is selected see XLR F 15 Audio In Right Audio Input page 24 Raptor User Manual 45 Appendix E Further Support Warranty Playback Technologies Inc warrants that each Raptor will be free from defects in materials and workmanship covering
4. 2011 8 096 05 1920x1080p 50 02 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 04 1920x1080p 50 03 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 12 1920x1080p 50A 01 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 08 1920x1080p 50A 02 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 06 1920x1080p e 50A 03 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 04 1920x1080p 0 03 00 0 11 21 504 04 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 02 1920x1080p Deck status 1920 x 1080 23 976 51 x51B 01 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 05 1920x1080p Playing 00 03 00 x51B 02 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 05 1920x1080p 401 34 x51B 03 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 20 1920x1080p x51B 04 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 08 1920x1080p jst x51C 01 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 04 1920x1080p In Ana stop iy slv Qut x51C 02 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 12a 02 1920x1080p x51C 03 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 12 05 1920x1080p Recording about 100 03 37 available 101 101 28 A 24 Yesterday 9 11a 4 03 1920x1080 Enable abot Abo 4 ETE We B 24 Yesterday 10 52a 01 1920x1080 Record TCTE 03 El 24 Yesterday 10 52a 02 1920x1080 lin TCTE 04 B 24 Yesterday 10 52a 03 1920x1080 Record mix TCTE 05 El 24 Yesterday 10 59a 06 1920x1080 Cip altbutes TCTE 06 B 24 Yesterday 10 59a 04 1920x1080 TCTE 07 B 24 Yesterday 10 59a 01 1920x1080 Scene 101 Tae 31 JE Pickup El Reh TCTE 08 B 24 Yesterday 11 00a 02 1920x1080 Notes TCTE 09 B 24 Yesterday 11 01a 14 1920x1080 Speed 24 vw 24 JPGO 190 Print E OA A Ody 9 120 d menasi mA seems a ae mmm Today 9 19a Y Network master A CameralD Filters 4
5. Use the radio buttons at the bottom right to change how many inputs and outputs are displayed in the panel First choose an output from the top row Its assigned input will be highlighted and may be changed by left clicking the new one Every output s assigned input is printed immediately below it between the rows of outputs and inputs File Edit Options Tools Help S16 04 Cip stre so Alidates Mme lt Network statue CONNECTED IP 197 159 1 527 mame FIHD1273 Rere contol our PERELE T 19 12 13h va 15 x6 17 16 15 20 2 a a 5 25 27 29 25 20 21 22 24 27 5 2 Quiet 1234789091121112421338877111111111115100m re PEELE TATE TTA Show 32 Show 40 Show 16 how Raptor User Manual 34 Networked Operation Equipment and Wiring It is recommended to use a single Gigabit 10 100 1000 router such as the Linksys RVS4000 and one 1 Cat5 cable for each deck connected It is not recommended to connect the router to the Internet or to connect Raptor decks to an existing router that is used by other computers and to access the Internet Setup l Ze Connect all the cables to the router Choose one deck to be the central point of control for all decks recording and playback and set 1ts Camera ID see page 20 to A this 1s just a convention not a requirement On the remaining decks set the Camera IDs to all different letters B C D etc Verify that a
6. contacting support Raptor User Manual 30 Quick Mix The Quick Mix panel allows you to mix streams in real time in various ways The Raptor supports video mixing and green and blue keying from either a live background or a pre recorded background plate present on the deck Select None on the Quick Mix panel to disable all mixing and return to the live feed Mixes may be viewed live via a dedicated HDMI output and they may be recorded onto the deck Quick Mix can also be set to output a side by side 3D muxed image for display on a 3D monitor Inputs The standard left eye input is the foreground plate The background plate comes either from the right eye input for a live background or from a video file stored on the D drive If you are using a stored video file for the background plate it must be located in the RX Video folder on the D drive which is labeled Plates You may use a USB drive or the network to transfer the file to the deck see Network access to video files page 37 and Launch Windows Explorer page 28 3D mux With Quick Mix in 3D mux mode the two input feeds will be shown side by side Quick Mix provides HIT Horizontal Image Translation correction and VRC Vertical Rig Correction to adjust the eyes horizontally and vertically Simply increase or decrease the value in each box Also each input may be flipped horizontally and or vertically independently of the other check the appropriate box
7. from 50dB on the far left to 3dB on the far right Monitor Video Window The video window shows the video corresponding to the current state of the deck In Live and Record 1t shows a passthrough of the input In any of the playback states 1t shows the video accordingly play pause scrubbing Double click anywhere on the video window to change to an enhanced view in which the video window takes up the majority of the screen Double click again to return to normal view Pabet Tocimeloges ho Raptor 30 version 111 He Eat mar Toss Hep Dn D1 e 1500x 10a 24908 LA arg ua Puse verra lrag 10012 vaan Live h ny m Dua BDO OOOO o o O Oca ees x sre p 10 9 112431 n 1 EEEKEENEET Las ss 9 aant anis va wy RA NBECEGEOD DEERE CRo hose ca eee buon ul e NN ae kra Tee E Show T LUR kand inh w 40 o Normal video window Enhanced video window Raptor User Manual 16 Timeline The timeline shows information about the clip currently cued 1t 1s blank in Live Monitor Head End Time from In point Time from Out point In point Current Position Bookmarks Out point Deck Status block The title of the Deck Status block contains information about the current video format see Deck Status screenshot above This includes the interface e g Dual SDI resolution e g 1920x1080 frame rate e g 23 98 and audio input e g
8. menu 3 Select Backup deck The following window will appear Backup clips Source Status Internal storage Backup deck Copy clips Dates Destination On the left side of this window 4 In Source select Internal storage 5 In Destination select your external drive by its drive letter probably F If it is not listed close this window and return to step 1 6 Choose the Backup deck tab to copy everything or choose the Copy clips tab to copy individual clips hold CTRL and left click clips to select multiple clips at a time If it is uncertain how much time is available to perform the backup operation consider checking the box to skip very large files larger than 5GB which is located on the right side of the window Generally the backup can be interrupted with the Stop copy button however once the deck starts backing up a large file 1t cannot be interrupted Finally click the Start copy button Status Aug 17 2011 12 12p file copy started S0_01_AL avi copied OK S0_01_AR avi copied OK 50_02_AL avi copied OK 50_02_AR avi copied OK 50_03_AL avi copied OK Copying S0_03_AR avi 6 1 33 30 MB sec Copying S0_03_AR avi 6 1 33 30 MB sec 30 0 MB Delete Clips Stop copy Raptor User Manual 9 The status will be shown in the large pane on the right side of the window If the copy must be stopped simply click the Stop copy button which is enabled when a cop
9. not specified then the first frame and continue playback Raptor User Manual 20 Camera ID This feature 1s useful for multi camera operation with a deck capturing the output of each camera The decks can be connected together in networked and synchronized operation or operated independently The Camera ID is saved in the file name of the clip so it is very easy to identify them later even if the clips are all consolidated into the same location for review or editing Network Status In the lower right corner of the application window the network status 1s displayed It consists of the following components Network status AECE IP 192 168 1 148 name RHD1057 Comnection Status IP Address Deck name on network Connection Status will read CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED IP Address shows the current IP address if connected or 127 0 0 1 af disconnected Network Name is RHD followed by a 4 digit serial number This entire status line is shown in boldface when the deck is part of a networked setup see page 34 File Menu Raptor User Manual 21 The File menu contains operations that apply to the deck and the clips on it Backup deck amp Copy clips Eject DVD Export Clip List Generate batch ALE Re read clips on local deck Re read clips on remote decks Delete all clips from this deck Restart deck Shutdown deck Edit Options Tools Help Backup deck Copy cli
10. set the system date and time Launch disk speed test This utility tests the data transfer rate of the internal disk s Launch Decklink control panel This utility allows configuration of the video card Launch Remote Desktop This starts the Windows Remote Desktop client which can be used to directly control other decks on the network Launch Disk Defragmenter This is not normally needed Launch video disks error check Provides basic drive diagnostics This check closes quick the application After the check is complete the deck will restart After selecting this menu item there is a warning and confirmation to proceed Launch detailed hard drive testing This is a thorough disk check not repair It closes tool slow the application performs the testing then restarts the deck After selecting this menu item there is a warning and confirmation to proceed Launch Windows Explorer on local Opens My Computer in the video folder disk E RX Video Raptor User Manual 29 Help Menu Keyboard shortcuts Version Raptor HD 3 3 1 8 O S Windows 7 Service Pack 1 embedded Quicktime v7 6 9 Filter statuses gt Mixer output Not active gt Video card DL342 driver w7 9 4 0 b The first item Keyboard Shortcuts provides the identical resource as is available in Appendix A page 39 The remainder of the Help Menu displays information concerning the version of the application and system This information may be requested when
11. that are used to store clip attributes 3 6 Locate the video file that represents the clip you wish to rename The naming convention 1s Scene Take Camera avi Click the file name once to edit it and follow the same naming convention The filename may not contain spaces and you must use the underscore character to separate scene take and camera ID The take should be a number The camera ID should be a capital letter matching the camera ID of the deck L and R appear after the camera ID on clips that were recorded simultaneously in Dual SDI mode Also do not remove the avi at the end of the file name Close Windows Explorer red X button in upper right corner Notify the application of the new name by Re reading clips instructions below page 12 Raptor User Manual 12 Re Read Clips on Local Deck It is necessary for the deck to re read clips if they are copied directly to the video folder or moved renamed or deleted Edit Options Tools Help 1 Open the File menu Backup deck 2 Select Re read clips on local deck Copy clips This can take some time up to a couple minutes Eject DVD and the main status block will show a rough count e of how many clips have been processed during the Export clip list re read process Generate batch ALE Re read clips on local deck Re read clips on remote decks Delete all clips frorn this deck Restart deck Shutdown deck Raptor User Man
12. window Combine matching clips in Screen resolution Preferences Y C Tools Help Video input Audio input QuickMix output format Analog video output Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Combine matching clip Screen resolution Preferences SDI amp Dual SDI Tools Help ist for sync playbac Component ist for sync playbac in list for syne playback Ctrl W Ctrl W U U U gt gt Y lt Yv v Yv v Ctrl OM Dual SDI SDI Component HDMI gt Y C gt Composite gt Dual SDI SDI Component HDMI Y C Composite Dual SDI SDI Component HDMI Y C Composite v Dual SDI SDI Component HDMI Y C Composite Raptor User Manual 23 Auto detect HD1080 PsF ori 30 HD1080 PsF ori 29 97 HD1080 PsF ori 25 HD1080 PsF ori 24 HD1080 PsF ori 23 98 HD1080p 30 HD1080p 29 97 HD1080p 25 HD1080p 24 HD1080p 23 98 HD720p 60 HD720p 59 94 HD720p 50 NTSC PAL Auto detect HD1080 PsF ori 30 HD1080 PsF ori 29 97 HD1080 PsF ori 25 HD1080 PsF ori 24 HD1080 PsF ori 23 98 HD1080p 30 HD1080p 29 97 HD1080p 25 HD1080p 24 HD1080p 23 98 HD720p 60 HD720p 59 94 HD720p 50 NTSC PAL Auto detect HD1080 PsF ori 30 HD1080 PsF or i 29 97 HD1080 PsF ori 25 HD1080 PsF ori 24 HD1080 PsF ori 23 98 HD1080p 30 HD1080p 29 97 HD1080p 25 HD1080p 24 HD1080p 23 98 HD720p 60 HD720p 59 94 HD720p 50 NTS
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14. 1 05p 59 1920x1080 lun S D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 06p 59 1920x1080 peer D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 09p 59 1920x1080 ple D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 10p 59 1920x1080 D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 13p 59 1920x1080 Scene 101 Take 29 Pickup Reh C p 24 Aug 3 2011 1 14p 5g 1920x1080 Notes D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 17p 59 1920x1080 Speed 24 le sra E PiE D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 18p 59 1920x1080 D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 21p 59 1920x1080 Options D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 22p 59 1920x1080 Y Network master D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 25p 59 1920x1080 A CameralD m Filters 477 clips 7 43 49 total Network status CONNECTED IP 192 168 1 127 name RHD1273 Router controls Dutput 57 3 14 15 fi Current EAR L res Th E D e E fae fe Input 7 11 19H 201 Show 16 Show 32 9 Show 40 Synchronized Playback Similarly properly connected decks will cue clips and perform all playback commands in synchronized fashion provided the clips are shared amongst them note the A B camera ID Playback Technologies Ine Raptor 3D venian AAA File Edit Options Tools Help Audio level gt Secondary monitors E Deck count 2 so 40 2 19 30 A RHD1273 100 27 avail Y B RHD1265 95 11 avail Monitor Playing 00 03 02 Playing 00 03 02 101_31 101_31 y LB Wednesday Aug 17 2011 9 25a Scene Clip Take Print Camera Speed Notes B Created Length Resolution 50 50 01 A2 24 Aug 15
15. 80 clips 7 44 38 total cales X Network status CONNECTED IP 192 168 1 127 name RHD1273 Router controls Output Current Input Show 16 Show 32 9 Show 40 Raptor User Manual 37 Network access to video files When a Raptor is connected to a local network it provides easy access to the video recorded on the deck for backup and editing You will need to know the network name of the deck once it 1s connected to the network lower right corner of the application window see page 20 Connect both the Raptor and the computer you will be working on to the same LAN for this to work For Windows users In order to work with the video stored on the deck you need to map a network drive from a PC desktop or laptop to the Raptor 1 My Computer k 1 File Edit View Favorites Help y E Disconnect Network Drive 7 l Synchronize Address 4 My Computer Folder Options X sBootDisk C amp Video E E Control Panel El a My Documents Bo Rie a C W AVC Compliant DV Tape Recorder Player IH zep BootDisk C E e Video E 4 ES Control Panel Shared Documents user s Documents 48 AVC Compliant DV Tape Recorder Player UY my Network Places 8 Recycle Bin Connects to a network drive EN O Search Folders N 4 e Map Network Drive Windows can help you connect to a shared network folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can ga access the folder using
16. A at a ah Z DEDO 7 ef salons raf rs ref 7 9 a 29 iall 33 24 36 6 37 29 39 4 Preset 1 Preset 2 Show 16 Show 32 Show 40 Secondary controls Raptor User Manual 33 Features The Router control interface supports naming inputs and outputs and storing defined routes in named presets It is easy to create additional presets and toggle between them Presets Right click on the preset tab to rename clear delete all routes or delete 1t Left click a preset tab to make 1t active and make changes to 1t Naming Inputs amp Outputs Simply click on the blue area adjacent to the desired number of the input top or output right side you would like to name Enter the name in the resulting dialog box and press OK There are scroll bars along the bottom and right edges of the grid Coloring Inputs Inputs may be colored for ease of tracing routes Simply click the input number and select a color from the resulting dialog box Routes To create a new route left click in the grid at the intersection of an input and an output As you move the mouse cursor over the grid the current potential route will be highlighted To remove a route left click the arrow pointing to an output The name of the selected input is shown in braces next to the name of each output Secondary Router Controls On the secondary control panel use the router preset links at the bottom left to change between presets
17. C PAL Auto detect vol gt gt y NTSC PAL SDI Serial Digital Interface can carry multiple signal formats both in high definition and standard definition Select the desired input resolution and framerate to change the input video format Dual SDI input is only available on the Raptor 3D The Raptor supports component video Select the desired input resolution and framerate to change the Raptor video format Connect an analog component signal to the Y U and V in connectors on the breakout cable see page 44 The Raptor supports HDMI input Select the desired input resolution and framerate to change the Raptor video format The Raptor supports HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection and will not accept input signals with copy protection which are common on the outputs of game consoles and commercial Blu ray video discs The Raptor supports Y C input Select the desired input resolution and framerate to change the Raptor video format Use Y 1n and B Y in connectors on the breakout cable see page 44 Composite Options Tools Help Video input gt V Dual SDI Audio input SDI Component HDMI Y C Composite QuickMix output format Analog video output Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Ctrl W Combine matching clips in list for sync playback Audio Input Sub Menu Raptor User Manual 24 Auto detect NTSC PAL The Raptor supports co
18. Keyboard shortcut Left arrow Right arrow Playback B Press B to navigate backward left of Play button or forward right of Play button between bookmarks Bookmarks are represented by a small diamond above the timeline see page 16 Keyboard shortcut Tab forward Shift Tab backward Recording Time Available In the heading area of the recording controls an estimate of the remaining recording time 1s displayed in hh mm ss format This is based on remaining disk space and the data rate of the current video format Recording Live Press Live to get ready to record In Live the deck passes the input to its outputs including the Monitor video window Keyboard shortcut Ctrl L Recording Record Once in Live the Record button is enabled Press it to begin recording immediately Its border will flash to indicate that the deck is recording Keyboard shortcut Ctrl R Recording Abort During record it 1s possible to abort a recording As a safeguard against an accidental abort you must first enable the Abort button by pressing Enable abort after this you can abort the recording with no further confirmation by pressing Abort Recording In Book Out During record or playback these three buttons can be used to place markers in a clip s timeline In marks the current frame as the in point of the clip Book places a bookmark at the current frame Out marks the current frame as the out point of the clip See als
19. My Computer e AA Specify the drive letter for the connection and the folder that you want to connect to 5 e Drive V v sane Folder RHD10S7 RXVideo v 9 G Example server share K N Reconnect at logon BY Rec 6 e d My Computer 7 8 On the PC Open My Computer From the Tools menu select Map Network Drive For Drive choose an available letter Then for Folder enter the network name of the deck like RHD1057 followed by RXVideo like this RHD1057 RXVideo You may choose to leave the Reconnect at logon box checked so that you do not have to complete this process at the beginning of every session Click the link labeled different user name on Windows 7 check the box labeled Connect using different credentials Enter the user name raptor and password password Click Finish to complete the process Raptor User Manual 38 i File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q O O Osea G Foes Ei 7 Address 9 v 1 File and Folder Tasks 9 Make a new folder Publish this folder to the Web Other Places C My Computer E My Documents O Shared Documents My Network Places A new window should appear showing the contents of the video folder on the deck You may now use the video files that are stored on the deck directly on your PC For Macintosh users In order to work with the video stored on the deck you need to connect to the Raptor as a Windows s
20. RAP OR DIGITAL VIDEO ASSISI _ User Manual August 2011 Playback Technologies Inc Burbank CA Raptor User Manual 2 Table of Contents SR e EE O E O O eer 6 Common Ta a 7 COMA CULONAS A A A a 7 A A AE E tine Patani dee otoce tar aaeraaleng nett oases I ALO ECO TE 7 Changing Input Mantalbe asia di 7 Audo Mpi kesro a to 7 BAKU a a eee tana aaah ae Ae heat 8 PO AEE deli O 9 Selecting Clips Manually using WindOwWG cccccccccccccccssenennssssssesessseeeeeeeecccceaesennenaaeeses 10 PS Ve Cid FCS sis 10 SP a eee ahaa O sad hk ae fa 12 Re Read Clips Om Local Dee Korein i a lea oo Soa a a N I Technical PECAR Ao 14 Ai A PA i tine acinar tou soes antue it acne tuaegl taudaeans as 14 A E Rahaless 2 Logie dll nhl awieeiah til 14 Ado Uk Seperate T re ee ee eee ee 14 MO A TTT 14 andar O tas 14 PO H eae raat asta idk 14 Were aii DIMAS idad 14 Recommended ACC SS ONT iia Sinan E esas asa ween 14 Maim TAA AA A anatase O ld 15 TDSC SUAS eters A A O A ean coenertamat 16 Audio Level MIG ICES iaa atada 16 Montor Video 65 Te TT 16 dios NING ra o O A 17 Deck Status DOCK mA 17 Mache TT Ta a T T E AT EET 17 Playback Papen a E EE E E E E 17 dende A A anew aoe ene maaeactae tees 17 e A oe Oe ee a ee NNe ret Cee 18 Re lito 18 Play baca ad 18 Recording Timo A P eT ini A et 18 A AA A tema satiation coe 18 Recording REC tad eal ainda 18 ECON ADO daa 18 Recordi Int BOE DU ra 18 Rocordine AAA ne h
21. XLR analog audio The first main line of the status block displays the current motion state which can be Live Recording Play and will also show special operations during startup when copying clips and when an error occurs Finally the status block shows the current clip name In Live this will be the name of the next recorded clip in playback mode this is the name of the cued clip The remaining recording time is displayed in the Machine Controls area see page 16 Machine Controls Playback Recording about 100 09 53 available Live Enable abort Abort Record Poster In Dut Book Record mix Playback Play Press the Play button to play pause the cued clip Keyboard shortcut SPACE Playback In amp Out Press In or Out to seek to the In point or Out point of the clip If these have not been specified they are the first and last frames respectively Keyboard shortcut 1 0 Raptor User Manual I7 Playback 1s Press Is on the left side of Play to move one second toward the head of the clip af the current location is less than one second from the first frame 1t will move to the first frame Likewise press Js on the right side of Play to move toward the last frame of the clip again if one second past the current location is beyond the last frame it will move to the last frame Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Left arrow Ctrl Right arrow Playback 1f Similar to Js If moves in frame increments
22. aat att cal Geri a aera aida 19 Recordino RECOrd ii ida 19 o A T E tc om sca oe oc eee 20 SOE ri listillo dt ica ea 21 Raptor User Manual 3 5 ee ne ee O E ene ee ee eee ee eer 21 CANA danos 22 Miscellaneous OPUOHS T estenetagu E ET ue 22 NE A 22 NA A O T 22 Si O O etn Semen Oyen 22 NEL e e 23 A O A A 24 Backup deck COPY CMDS atada 24 EecdtDD rr iaa 24 e A e o Pe ee ca 24 Generale ALC 5 H a a do ici 24 Reread Clips on e e ee os 24 Rese adiC lips On remoto deC KS T 24 Delete allclips rom this decks 24 ERa O TT 24 CES ea eae nse ee e me cee re mene een eee eee eee 24 FU ltda 25 Delete TR ETT T a 25 A wate nc asa a iota tea pe is seh tae a 25 Video Input Sub MICA ii 25 Au tosdetect video Input alce 25 DES DIS dd 26 COMPONEN da aca 26 A EE EE A E EEEE A OO 26 D E E E EEE A A EE a reer E A E a re A A E eee 26 COMPOSITE esii O O TTO AAE 21 Avdio RST SUM OU AAA taa 27 PAO vider output Suo MP A AAA A AR 2 ACUO atend of Clip Pla OACK aa E ad cada 21 SAW BD VICO co ni ada 27 Combine matching clips in list for sync playback eee eee eee 28 SAA E A E a ade ich ee 28 O a sinc Goring tate ednn tae sda ns eis ates datas etched es AEE TE 29 Deinterlace video outputs When paused sss sese 29 Show recording Status 11 MALOON a sss s gza zona asas gd g 2 nn anaa aT R cTan EaR ry 29 Don t change list sort order on FP button presSS ooooonnnnncccncccnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnonnnncnnnnnnnnnononannns 29 C
23. bookmarks Both HD and SD decks are on this network SD deck is the master Normal camera rate for off speed calculations gt vV 24fps Reset column widths to defaults Reset all preferences to factory defaults Select the base rate of the camera for calculations of off speed operation Three rates are supported 24 25 and 30fps Once set the base rate 1s shown in the Clip Attributes area next to the Speed box see p 19 This setting 1s basically What fps value do you want to consider normal speed To use 24 fps to mean normal speed playback 1x video playback please select 24 However if you want 25 fps or 30 fps to mean 1x video playback select that If you set this to 25 fps and enter 50 fps for the playback speed of a clip that clip will play at 1 2 speed However if you set this to 24 a clip would need to be set to 48 fps to play at half speed Likewise a 30fps setting here means that a clip set to 60 fps would play at half speed The speed you select here has nothing to do with the actual frame rate of the video This only impacts the way that playback speeds are interpreted Raptor User Manual 28 Tools Menu Hel Set date and time Launch disk speed test Launch Decklink control panel Launch Remote Desktop Launch Disk Defragmenter Launch video disks error check quick Launch detailed hard drive testing tool slow Launch Windows Explorer on local disk Set Date and Time This opens the Windows dialog to
24. butes Scene X51C Take 04 Pickup Reh Notes Speed 24 w 24f JPGQ 90 Print The Scene and Take may be set Any Notes may be added to help identify or describe the clip In some cases additional information may be reported in the Notes field of a clip The Speed setting allows for off speed playback and recording the base framerate is given as a reference to the right of the box see also Preferences normal camera rate p 27 The JPG Q setting allows fine tuning of the quality of the Motion JPEG recording this is a number from 45 90 A higher JPG Q number causes recordings to occupy more space on the disk which reduces the remaining recording time available The Rehearsal and Print take checkboxes allow you to mark clips accordingly these do not affect the recording itself Miscellaneous Options amp Status Options Loop at end v Network master A CameralD Network Master For networked operation this box may be checked to declare that this deck is the master deck It will then list all the other decks on the local network and allow this deck to synchronize their operation If the deck is connected to the network the text may change to Another deck is master to indicate that a network master is already present See Network Operation page 34 Loop Playback If checked when a clip is played and the out point could be the end of the clip is reached the deck will locate to the in point of the clip if
25. ck oo Simply delete the avi files representing the video you wish to delete The file names follow the 2 following format Scene Take Camera avi After deleting the files close Windows Explorer and return to the Raptor software Since clips were deleted it is advisable to force the software to re read the clips from disk see page 12 Raptor User Manual 10 Deleting All Clips This section describes the procedure to delete all clips from the deck using the software application This 1s useful when starting a new job and reclaims all available storage on the deck Note that 1t 1s also possible to delete all clips via the manual method described above File Edit Options Tools Help 1 Open the File menu Backup deck 2 Select Delete all clips from this deck Copy clips This produces the following dialog box Eject DVD Export clip list Generate batch ALE Re read clips on local deck Re read clip s on rernote dec K 5 Delete all clips frorn this deck Restart deck Shutdown deck TOST To continue with the process of deleting all clips on the deck you must select Yes 1f you select No the process will be aborted immediately O Are you sure you want to permanently delete all video from this deck nx eee l Erase all shots from this deck Esm Upon selecting Yes in the previous dialog this dialog appears This is your final confirmation There are 18 shot
26. d on the front panel Pause Out keypress instead of the deck name This is useful if you manage the deck using Remote Desktop for Mac Don t scan external media for clips Suppress scanning external media when they are attached Default scan external media Note this prevents clip backup to USB hard drives Record HIT bookmarks Changing HIT values during recording will create H bookmarks and adjust HIT values during playback Raptor User Manual 27 Show numbered bookmarks First bookmarks will show a number inside a square instead of a diamond During playback press the corresponding number key to jump to it Both HD and SD decks are on this network Enable if SD Raptor X and HD Raptor decks are being controlled by one master deck SD deck is the master Enable if SD Raptor X is controlling this deck Reset column widths to defaults Sets all column widths to factory default values Reset all preferences to factory defaults Sets all preferences to factory default values Normal camera rate for off speed calculations Deinterlace video outputs when paused Show Recording status in maroon Don t change list sort order on FP button press Clear notes on scene changes Show IP address on front panel Don t scan external media for clips Save audio flags to notes Generate ALE files for Avid Save valid TC to Notes Record HIT bookmarks Show numbered
27. ear STO tii 29 Show H addtess on Ont Dane lid 29 Don t scan external media re dE tasas 29 Record IDI ROOK AKS acatar 29 SHOW numbered bookmarks and 30 Both HD and SD decks are on this Network ccccccccccnnnnooooononononcnncncnnnnnonnnnnonononononananannnos 30 AA AA A ee EE ee en 30 Reset columna matas to detallada aia 30 Reset all preferences to factory defaults oooooooonnnncccncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononnononanannncnnnnnnnnnnnnonos 30 Raptor User Manual 4 Normal camera rate for off speed calculati0DS oooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononoroconnnnnononanonocnnnnnnnnos 30 O e e be 31 Set Date ana TIE esen eE EE EEEE TEE EE TN 31 Lanac A testinin II II baide 31 ETES Deck lnk control E di 31 EEE G H Nore DE L T 31 aii Wh Di DA eo 31 Faunch video disks 6Ltor check JUK Joner TT 31 Launch detailed hard drive testing tool Slow sese 31 Launch Windows Explorer on local disk 31 el TT e E E A e ance es 32 OO Witt rt Ea 33 A RA 33 DS A A AT 33 A eT ee oer ee eee ee 34 A ne emer ee ere 34 LOVE A E A oe iw cs Saracens vec cs ease 34 ATM RC 34 FOK INCC A Mes eee tea 34 Backoround Plate GP HONS dais diia 34 VASO ROQUE TT dao 35 User DMCA CS OVE aT tic 35 A A e PO O A ata es 36 PTS SUS eet A O 36 Namin o Inputs Se Out OUIS aid ii 36 Colt IPs Oo 36 ROU S PORO RCN A A TN 36 Secondary Router Controla AA id 36 NerWorked Operatoria tad 37 Equipment and WISE ia 37 E E E E EE A EE E EE AE E A TA 37 Synchro
28. ene Clip Take Print Camera Speed Notes Created Length Resolution 50 50 01 A2 24 Yesterday 8 09a 05 1920x1080p 50 02 A2 24 Yesterday 8 10a 04 1920x1080p 50 03 A2 24 Yesterday 8 10a 12 1920x1080p 50A 01 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 10a 08 1920x1080p 50A 02 A2 24 Yesterda 1920x1080p 50A 03 AZ 24 Yesterday 4 1920x1080p 50A 04 A2 24 Yesterday 8 10a 02 1920x108 51 x518 01 A2 24 Yesterday 8 11a 05 1920x1080p x518 02 A2 24 Yesterday 8 11a 05 1920x1080p x518 03 A2 24 Yesterday 8 11a 20 1920x1080p x51B 04 A2 24 Yesterday 08 1920x1080p x51C 01 A2 24 Yesterday 8 11a 04 1920x1080p Deck status Dual SDI in 1920 x 1080 23 976 XLR analog audio X51C 02 A2 94 oia 8 128 02 1920x1080p Live BIC 03 A2 24 n Yesterday 8 12a 05 1920x1080p 101_29 101 101 28 A 24 Today 9 07a 4 03 1920x1080 Recording about 100 09 53 available Notes Speed 24 v 24f p io Loop at end zj Network master P 15 chips 0 07 03 total Ueod YU Oi Y UV eww eubes W288i Oy vf UU wed a T ud ed wb ea dd Current Show 40 Miscellaneous Options amp Status Secondary Router Controls Raptor User Manual 15 Deck Status Audio level 50 40 30 20 10 3 0 3 Monitor Deck status Dual SDI in 1920 x 1080 23 976 XLR analog audio Live 101_29 Audio Level Meters The audio level meters measure the audio levels in both channels of audio scaled logarithmically
29. erver Finder File Edit View e Window Help Back Forward Enclosing Folder Computer A Home Desktop gt Network E Disk Applications y Documents N Utilities Recent Folders Go to Folder Connect to Server 38K BOL connect to Server Server Address ssmb RHD1057 RXVideo OP Favorite Servers browse Connect 4 1 From the Finder s Go menu select Connect to Server 2 For Server Address enter an address similar to the following smb RHD1057 RXVideo You will need to replace RHD 057 with the network name of your deck found in the lower right corner of the application see Network Status block page 20 Raptor User Manual 39 a Ta 3 You will be prompted for a password choose Registered User Enter the login name raptor and the password password 3 Enter your pame and password forthe server Then click Connect UV Connect as Guest Registered User Name raptor Remember this password in my keychain NS n ad eno pss 4 Anew Finder window will open showing da E S Search S A et r the contents of the video folder on the ES iDisk a 50_01 A avi Yesterday 8 13 AM 15 5 MB S Macintosh HO BB 50_02_A avi Yesterday 8 14 AM 22 9 MB d k Aft th 2 N t th d k N 11 ed ETI TS MT eck er this point the deck will appear a 50_04_A avi Yesterday 8 14 AM 107 5 MB SHARED 51 01 Aavi Yesterday 8 3
30. es In 3D mux mode the Background plate options do not apply Audio level gt Secondary monitors 1 2 Clip list Quick Mix Router control 50 40 30 20 10 3 0 3 Co ie Monitor QuickMix mode T Green keying O 3D mux Mixing None Blue keying 3D mux options HIT 0 VAC 0 Flip left eye video H V Flip right eye video H V Background plate options Scale L 47 CropTop 0 Left 0 H pos G 25 Y pos R 4 Bottom 0 Right 0 Deck status Dual SDI in 1920 x 1080p 23 976 XLA analog audio Live 101 28 Source Right channel video input v Raptor User Manual 31 Mixing In Mixing mode Quick Mix allows you to set the opacity of the overlaid background plate as well as crop scale and position 1t Simply enter values in the boxes or adjust the sliders Audio level gt Secondary monitors 2 Clip list Quick Mix Router control 50 40 30 20 10 3 0 3 Ci Monitor QuickMix mode ee Green keying 3D mux O Mixing y None Blue keying Mixing options Opacity L 70 Background plate options Scale L 47 CropTop 0 Left 0 H pos L 25 Y pos rC 4 Bottom O Right 0 Deck status Dual SDI in 1920 x 1080p 23 976 XLA analog audio Liv e Source Right channel video input v Keying Quick Mix provides both Green keying and Blue keying When these are selected the following controls are available to control the keying on the foreground plate Level This setting varies the intensity of the color used f
31. esh the listing use the Re read clips function see page 12 The various columns present the information that can be set in the Clip Attributes area described below in addition to the date and time of the recording and its length In the lower right corner the total number of clips present is shown along with their combined length Sorting The list may be sorted by clicking the column header Scene Clip Take Print Speed Notes Created Length Resolution and Rate Searching The list may also be searched using the controls in the upper left corner of the list 1 Enter your query in the text box 2 Select a direction to search starting at the currently selected clip Up or Down Press the Find button Successive presses will continue searching through the list until the end is reached Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl F and F3 It is also possible to jump from scene to scene using the Prev scene and Next scene buttons Raptor User Manual 19 Filters In the lower left corner of the clip list are controls for filtering the list You can select either a date or scene or both and only show clips that match these criteria Press Clear filters to return to a full list of all clips present on the deck Clip Attributes This information area located in the lower left portion of the application window displays information regarding the current clip in cued playback state or the clip about to be recorded in Live Clip attri
32. ether File Edit Options Tools Help Audio level gt 5 monitors Deck count 2 50 40 30 20 w 3083 A RHD1273 100 27 avail V B RHD1265 95 11 avail pees Recording 00 06 02 Recording 00 06 02 101_29 101_29 gt a ada e pia Wednesday Aug 17 2011 9 11a Scene Clip Take Print Camera Speed Notes B Created Length Resolutior 50A 01 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 08 1920x1 080 50A 02 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 06 19201 Hans 50A 03 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 04 1920x1 080 50A 04 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 10a 02 1920x1 080 51 X518 01 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 05 1920x1 0805 X518 02 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11 05 1920x1080 X518 03 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 20 1920x1080 Deck status Dual SDI in 1920 x 1080 23 976 XLA analog audio BIB 04 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 08 1920x1 0805 Recording 00 06 02 x51C 01 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 11a 04 1920x1080 401 29 x51C 02 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 12a 02 1920x1 0805 x51C 03 A2 24 Aug 15 2011 8 12a 05 1920x1080 Playback 101 101 28 re 24 Yesterday 9 11a 403 1920x1080 In ts yl s Play B 1f l Out 5505 TEST 01 D 24 Aug 3 2011 12 52p 59 1920x1080 TEST 02 24 Aug 3 2011 12 53p 59 1920x1080 Recording about 100 03 50 available 5517 TEST 01 D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 01p 59 1920x1080 TEST 02 D 24 Aug 3 2011 1 02p 59 1920x1080 Stop Rec S D 24 Aug 3 2011
33. i 8 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 10 228 KB a Computer El 50_02_AR avi 8 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 11271K8 E gt amp Local Disk C El 50_03_AL avi 8 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 30 240 KB 1 gt c Plates 0 El 50 03 ARavi 8 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 33 152KB gt ca Video EO El 50A_01AL avi 8 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 19 749 KB El SUA HL AR A 8 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 21 639KB 1 gt Gia Network El 504_02_AL avi 8 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 15 733K8 1 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 17 236K8 B 504 04 Al avi 15 2011 8 10 AM deo Clip 11 503 KB 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 12 684KB 1 B 504 04 AR avi 520118 10 4m Video Clip 6 502KB 15 2011 8 10 AM Video Clip 7 132KB 1 E 101 28 Aavi TRIBE 017 2011 9 12 AM Video Clip 38 821 KB B 101 29 Al avi 17 2011 9 12 AM Video Clip 37 409 KB 17 2011 9 15 AM Video Clip 37 493 KB 1 101 29 AR vi 17 2011 9 19 AM Video Clip 18 177 KB sd 9 2011 2 07 PM Configuration sett 0 KB a HBO 2997 ProRes HO mov old 12 20 2010 8 49 PM OLD File 3 413 422 G x EE 10128 A avi State B Shared Size 5 44 GB Video Clip Length 00 04 03 Frame width 1920 E Example a Take number 3 A avi 102A_1 Scene name Camera ID Final 103_01_A avi l 2 Open the Tools menu Select Launch Windows Explorer on local disk This opens My Computer at the video folder EARXVideo This folder contains avi video files as well as txt and ini files
34. ks current frame as in point In Play Pause seeks to in point O In Record marks current frame as out point In Play Pause seeks to out point Up arrow Cue in point head previous clip Down arrow Cue next clip CtEl Up arrow Go to previous scene Ctrl Down arrow Go to next scene Spacebar Toggle play pause After typing in search box executes search When selecting a clip in list cues clip immediately Left arrow Seek back one frame Ctrl Left arrow Seek back one second Right arrow Seek forward one frame CEDILFRADDT arrow Seek forward one second Tab Go to next bookmark in current clip Shae rs Lab Go to previous bookmark in current clip CELERE Selects text in find box press enter to execute search F3 Repeat last find Ctrl P Toggle Print Take CEELFG Clicks Grab Plate button CEXLFM Toggles Enable mixer checkbox on or off Cer las Select Scene text box Corie Select Take text box Corian Select Notes text box Curie D Select Speed combo box Ctrl w Toggle normal enhanced video window CELL FoR TETO Change monitor resolution to Safe mode 1024x768 Raptor User Manual 4 Appendix B Front Panel Keystrokes The keystrokes listed below correspond to the 12 buttons and the knob on the front panel The keys must be pressed in the order indicated
35. list for sync playback Screen resolution k Preferences Video Input Sub Menu Tools Help The Video input menu Subsequent instructions Video input gt Y Dual SDI Sebu a gt will refer to the sub menus contained in the Video QuickMix output format SUSU Analog video output Ean input menu Action at end of clip playback Composite gt Show big video window Ctrl W Combine matching clips in list for sync playback Screen resolution K Preferences Auto detect video input all Tools Help Viteo input Y omiso ao Each input video type supports auto detection of E aa nea the input video format Simply choose Auto detect Ia o Mame ET from the appropriate sub menu Show big video window Ctrl W SIS Estonians a a en nnn Ponp S An example for Dual SDI Auto detection is shown HD1080p 24 to the left HD1080p 23 98 HD720p 60 HD720p 59 94 HD720p 50 Video input Audio input QuickMix output format Analog video output Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Combine matching clips in Screen reso lution Preferences Tools Help Video input Audio input QuickMix output format Analog video output Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Combine matching clips in li Screen resolution Preferences HDMI Options Tools Help Video input Audio input QuickMix output format Analog video output Action at end of clip playback Show big video
36. ll the decks are connected to the network see Network Status page 20 Set the A deck to be the Network Master either via the Network Master checkbox in the Options area page 19 or the Front Panel page 41 At this point the Master will scan the network and the other decks will respond All the decks will synchronize their source lists the Camera column will specify which decks the clips were recorded on by Camera ID Once this process 1s complete the Master should show a small status block above the source list showing the other decks including their Camera IDs page 20 and Network Names page 20 their current clip name and their current motion state Live Play etc Make sure that all of their boxes are checked and that there 1s no red text in any box A common cause for red text is different clip names Change or re type the clip name for the next recording on the Master and all remotes will be updated Raptor User Manual Network status CONNECTED IP 192 168 1 127 name RHD1273 Network status CONNECTED IP 192 168 1 121 name RHD1265 VGA screen of remote deck B connected to Master 35 Raptor User Manual 36 Synchronized Recording Once all the decks are connected any operation done on the Master will be passed to each of the other connected decks They will begin and end recording simultaneously place in points out points and bookmarks in a synchronized fashion and record scene and clip names tog
37. mposite input Select the desired input resolution and framerate to change the Raptor video format When you select composite video input use Y 1n and Y out connectors on the breakout cable see page 44 The Audio Input sub menu allows you to choose between XLR analog audio and Embedded audio Default XLR analog audio Analog video output Sub Menu Tools Help Video input Audio input gt QuickMix output format Analog video output gt Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Combine matching clips in list for sync playback Screen resolution Preferences gt Y Composite Y C Component Action at end of clip playback Tools Help Video input Audio input QuickMix output format Analog video output v v v v v Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Ctrl W y Y Combine matching clips in list for sync playback Screen reso lution Preferences gt Stop Loop play this clip Go to Live Play next clip in list Show Big Video Window Select this menu item to enable the enhanced video window display This feature is equivalent to double clicking on the Monitor window and is also accessible via the Ctr1 W keyboard shortcut Please see page 15 for more information The Raptor application controls which type of analog signal is sent over the breakout cable Component Y C or Composite Simply select the desired format The Raptor will only allow one t
38. n and gun operation 1s possible using the front panel controls The Raptor 3D and HD are designed around a robust and reliable platform running a custom version of Windows 7 Embedded the system has a boot up time of about 60 seconds We recommend that the Raptor be powered from a UPS uninterruptable power supply if using the factory supplied AC to DC power supply This can help prevent sudden reboots since power can be interrupted frequently in the hectic production environment Raptor User Manual 7 Common Tasks This section shows how to complete common tasks Please refer to the Main Interface section for details concerning specific controls and features Connections Please refer to Appendix C page 43 for information on the various connectors and I O ports on the Raptor Also the Raptor ships with a breakout cable see page 44 Video Input It 1s necessary to set the video input in the software application If you know exactly what your input signal 1s interface resolution framerate you can set 1t directly Otherwise the Raptor provides a mechanism to detect the resolution and framerate for a given input The Raptor must be set to Live to allow video input to be set Auto detection A V om a Simply pull down the Options menu open the o pad gt ee Hob in 28 Video Input sub menu open the sub menu Action at end qoi ll as corresponding to your video input and select Combine man po er an bes dl Auto detect EL Aut
39. nized Recordin lo 39 Synentonized Playback nia iia 39 INGEWOLKACCESS 10 tarada 44 For Windows USES 2d 44 as A anes 45 Appendix A Application Keyboard Shortcuts sss 47 Appendix BB Front Panel Keystroke earache dase eee adres 48 TS SOS et tester eesti A area edad 48 ROVE AAA PP ee Ee Ce nee ene mere ne eee 49 CO NAM iii 49 i BUS Rear airada 49 Appendix Co Rear Banc ODIA Med a 50 Append X DD Breakout Cal eau 51 APpendix E TTG SUPPORTS 52 Warran A r A A OE E 32 Email Support Phone Support Mailing Addre Raptor User Manual SS Raptor User Manual 6 Introduction Today s Raptors use the same proven technology base as earlier Raptor decks that total almost 500 in use around the world The deck can be operated from a 12VDC battery for easy integration into smaller carts and more run and gun systems used by commercial video assist operators The input voltage range is 10 16VDC with a current draw of about 6 amps during normal operation the deck can draw up to 9 amps during start up The Raptor 3D and HD products use a single 3 5 inch fixed internal 3TB hard drive which can hold over 100 hours of high quality HD material The Raptor records avi files using a highly efficient Motion JPEG codec that has a variable quality setting balancing picture quality and recording time to best suit the job requirements The Raptor was designed to be operated primarily with an attached VGA monitor and USB keyboard amp mouse but ru
40. o Timeline page 16 Note that a clip can only have one in point and one out point but an unlimited number of bookmarks Keyboard shortcuts for In Book Out 1 B O Raptor User Manual 18 Recording Poster Click this button to export the current frame as a poster frame to represent this clip future feature Recording Record mix Check this box to record the current Quick Mix output Clip List Prev scene Next scene a E G Tuesday Aug 16 2011 4 49p Scene Clip Take Print Camera Speed Notes B Created Length Resolution 50 50 01 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 09a 05 1920x1080p 50 02 A2 24 Yesterday 8 10a 04 1920x1080p 50 03 Al 24 Yesterday 8 10a 12 1920x1080p 504 01 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 10a 08 1920x1080p 50A 02 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 10a 06 1920x1080p 50A 03 A2 24 Yesterday 8 10a 04 1920x1080p 50A 04 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 10a 02 1920x1080p 51 x518 01 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 11a 05 1920x1080p x516 02 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 11a 05 1920x1080p x518 03 AZ 24 Yesterday 8 11a 20 1920x1080p x51B 04 A2 24 Yesterday 8 11a 08 1920x1080p x51C 01 Al 24 Yesterday 8 11a 04 1920x1080p 510 02 A2 24 Yesterday 8 12a 02 1920x1080p x51C 03 v AZ 24 Yesterday 8 l2a 05 1920x1080p _ 101 101 28 A 24 Today 9 07a 4 03 1920x1080 4 m E Fiters 15 clips 0 07 03 total ftes AN y fas y Goa fers Alldotes j 3008 J Network status CONNECTED IP 192 168 1 127 name RHD1273 The Clip List maintains the list of clips on the deck To refr
41. o detection for SDI is shown to the left a Auto detection can also be activated via the Front HD720p 50 Panel OPTION RECORD gt gt For more information see Auto detection on page 22 Changing Input Manually The Raptor supports a wide variety of formats for video input These are accessed via the Options gt Video Input menu Please see Video Input on page 22 for more information Audio Input The Raptor supports both XLR analog audio input and Embedded audio These can be selected in the Options gt Audio Input menu see page 24 Backup Clips Raptor User Manual The Raptor provides a mechanism for copying the data on the internal drive to an external storage device in such a way that it can be restored to the deck in the event of data loss Playback Technologies Inc Raptor 3D ve Edit Options Tools Help Backup deck Copy clips Eject DVD Export clip list Generate batch ALE Re read clips on local deck Re res d clip s on remote d C Ch 5 Delete all clips frorn this deck Restart deck Shutdown deck Source Linternal storage Backup deck Copy clips Types y Video files Y Poster frames BMPs Y Still captures JPGs Dates O All dates Single date Options Y Skip rehearsals Print takes only Destination D Rxvideo Plates 27 4 GB free 27 5 GB total NTFS disk 1 Plug in your external drive must be formatted FAT32 not HFS or NTFS 2 Pull down the File
42. or the key Range This setting varies the range of green or blue values centered around the Level setting that are used for the key Tolerance This setting allows the deck to key on colors other than just pure green blue Lower values exclude more colors higher values include more colors in the key Background plate options The same options are present for the background plate as in Mixing above Raptor User Manual 32 Video Router Control Raptor decks may be used to control the Black Magic Devices Videohub series of video routers using a standard USB A B cable User Interface Overview The Raptor graphical application provides a full feature control panel as well as a secondary set of controls for managing an attached video router The secondary controls are available in the normal display when the Clip List Quick Mix or Router control panels are visible Inputs Clip ist Quick Mix Router control Router control Outputs po Raptor Router 8 9 10 11 A A e e L l ACam Playback x x K k Kk bk kk rr OOOO OS G From A Cam Plavback to AJA FS1 N N N NNM N N N 4 Preset 1 Preset 2 Add New Preset Router controls Output 2 3 sf sp 7 ef afro IW 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 19 20121 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Err bere el eh a A et el ea se al eee se eh ee E I
43. parts and labor for a period of one year from the date of purchase Email Support Steve Irwin steve24 playbacktech com Steve Sexton steves playbacktech com Phone Support Call Playback Technologies at 1 818 556 5030 Monday Friday 9am 5pm except U S holidays If you call when the office is closed please leave a voicemail message including your contact information we are sometimes able to respond outside of normal business hours Mailing Address Playback Technologies Inc 135 N Victory Blvd Burbank CA 91502
44. ps Eject DVD Export clip list Generate batch ALE Re read clips on local deck Re read clips on remote decks Delete all clips frorn this deck Restart deck Shutdown deck Provides clip backup and clip copying to external media see Backup Clips page 8 Provides a convenient way to eject any disc in an external DVD drive if present Saves a simple text file containing all of the information in the Clip List see page 18 toa location of your choosing Generates an ALE file to ease import of Raptor clips into Avid editing systems Scans the video folder recognizing clips and refreshing the clip list see also Clip List page 18 and Re read clips page 12 Tells the other network connected decks to re read their list of clips Restores the deck to an empty state reclaiming its full capacity and removing all video A soft reboot of the operating system and application software Shuts down the deck gracefully The deck must then be powered up by disconnecting and reconnecting the power supply Raptor User Manual 22 Edit Menu Delete Current Bookmark When a clip has been cued and there is a bookmark at the current location this menu item will be enabled Click to remove the bookmark at the current frame Options Menu Tools Help Video input Audio input QuickMix output forrnat Analog video output gt Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Ctrl V Combine matching clips in
45. s a blank space and Prev deletes the current character Press Play to save and exit Turning the Jog Shuttle wheel will let you quickly select characters Pushing the Jog Shuttle knob will move the cursor one character to the right Future Feature Keystrokes for future features are listed because they are reserved for those functions These features are not yet included in Raptor shipments Raptor User Manual 43 Appendix C Rear Panel I O Diagram The following diagram shows the purpose of each I O port on the rear panel of the Raptor 3D and HD Raptor 3D HD SDI _ BREAKOUT OOOO U OUT R OUT LIN R IN HDMI OUT HDMI IN 10 16 VDC a ED S e m OO OO o CT e OO NOT USED 7 HDMI eSATA QUICKMIX OUT L NOT USED 7 Raptor HD HD SDI HD SDI HD SDI UNUSED BREAKOUT o HDMI OUT OUT OUT HDMI OUT HDMI IN eb o Co 10 16 VDC jo es 00 po OO L NOT USED 4 HDMI Ties O O POWER QUICKMIX OUT L NOT USED 7 RESET E O Raptor User Manual 44 Appendix D Breakout Cable The Raptor utilizes a breakout cable for all analog audio and analog video I O HD SDI and HDMI in and out are part of the rear panel connectors see page 43 Some of the connectors on the breakout cable are not used in the current product design This includes the RS 422 Deck Control 9 pin D SUB the two AES audio in out BNC s and the External Reference BNC The remaining 6 BNC s are
46. s on this deck enter the number of clips on the deck to confirm deletion Then select OK if you select Please type 18 in the text box below Cancel the process will be aborted immediately to permanently erase all these clips from this deck 18 0 Gana Raptor User Manual 11 Last chance Are you absolutely positive you want to delete every clip from this deck Rename Clips This dialog is the last chance to abort the delete process Select Yes to delete all clips or No to return to the application A final dialog will show the progress of the delete process which could take some time depending on the number and size of clips on the deck There is currently no feature within the application software that allows the renaming of recorded clips If you wish to rename recorded clips follow these instructions Help Set date and time Launch disk speed test Launch Decklink control panel Launch Remote Desktop Launch Disk Defragmenter Launch video disks error check quick Launch detailed hard drive testing tool slow Launch Windows Explorer on local disk GOA Computer Video E RXVideo ts Organize Q Play Playall Sharewith y New folder qm gt YY Favorites Name i Date Type Size E El 50_01_Al avi 8 15 2011 8 09 AM Video Clip 12 590 K8 gt E Libraries El 50_01 AR avi 8 15 2011 8 09 AM Video Clip 13 878 KB El 50_02_AL av
47. tor are listed If a resolution 1s selected that cannot be displayed press Ctr1 A1t shift S to force output to safe mode 1024x768 Raptor User Manual Preferences 26 Deinterlace video outputs when paused Show Recording status in maroon Don t change list sort order on FP button press vV Clear notes on scene changes Show IP address on front panel Don t scan external media for clips Save audio flags to notes Generate ALE files for Avid Save valid TC to Notes Record HIT bookmarks Show numbered bookmarks Both HD and SD decks are on this network SD deck is the master Normal camera rate for off speed calculations Reset colurnn widths to defaults Reset all preferences to factory defaults Deinterlace video outputs when paused Enable to avoid motion jitter in pause mode from video outputs Show recording status in maroon Change text color of Recording 00 00 00 in Status Block to a dark red color when un checked the text is blue See Deck Status Block page 16 Don t change list sort order on FP button press Normally doing playback using the front panel causes the source list to sort by date created This option allows you to avoid that behavior Clear notes on scene changes If checked when the scene text box contents change the notes field will be cleared Default checked Show IP address on front panel This causes the IP address to be displaye
48. ual 13 Technical Specifications Supported Modes e High Definition o 720p 50 59 94 and 60 o 1080PsF 10801 or 1080p 23 98 24 00 25 00 29 97 30 00 e Standard Definition NTSC and PAL Storage e 3TB Internal Hard drive Power e 10 16VDC 9A 12VDC Weight and Dimensions Video I O e Digital HD SDI HDMI e Analog Component Composite Y C Audio I O e Two channel balanced XLR analog e Two chanmnels of HD SDI amp HDMI embedded audio Standard I O e USB 2 0 4 e USB 3 0 2 e eSATA port e 2U chassis 8 5 W x 3 H x 13 D 21 59 cm W x 7 62 cm H x 33 02 cm D e Weight 8 lb 3 63 kg Recommended Accessories e 15 pin VGA Monitor USB keyboard US layout amp mouse e Gigabit router Linksys RVS4000 or equivalent and Ca cables HD SDI Reclocking Distribution Amplifier suggested AJA model HD1ODA e 3 Party HD SDI capable video monitor A PTI Breakout box which replaces the breakout cable 1s also available for purchase with deck Raptor User Manual 14 Main Interface This is the main application window The sections that follow detail its contents and operation Deck Status And Video Window Machine Controls Clip Attributes Panel Selection Tabs Clip List Playback Technologies Inc Raptor 3D version 3 3 1 8 File Edit Options Tools Help Audio level gt Secondary monitors Sc
49. y operation is 1n progress When everything is finished close the Backup window There are two ways to delete clips manually select clips to delete using Windows or delete all clips using the application There are safeguards in place to avoid accidental deletion Selecting Clips Manually using Windows Help Set date and time Launch disk speed test Launch Decklink control panel Launch Remote Desktop Launch Disk Defragmenter Launch video disks error check quick Launch detailed hard drive testing tool slow Launch Windows Explorer on local disk First open Windows Explorer on the Local Disk 1 Open the Tools menu 2 Select the last item Launch Windows Explorer on local disk OW ny K Computer Video E RXVideo Organize v a Play Play selection Share with v Fr Favorites E 50_01_AL avi A Libraries E 50_01_AR avi S 50_02_AL avi E Computer E 50_02_AR avi EL Local Disk C2 50_03 Alavi ca Plates D E 50_03 AR avi ay Video E E 50A 01 Al avi E 504_01_AR avi Gia Network S 504_02_Al avi E 504_02_AR avi E 504_03_AL avi E 504_03_AR avi E 504_04 Alavi E 504_04 ARavi 10128 _Aavi S 10129 Alavi E 10129 ARavi 10131 A avi E 101 32 Aw 3 Bookmarks ini HBO 2997 ProRes HO mov old lt E 4 items selected State 2B Shared t Length 00 00 36 New folder Size 87 7 MB rame width 1920 This opens to E RX Video which contains all of ae the video recorded on the de
50. ype of analog video output at a time For Composite output use Y out on the breakout cable see page 44 For Y C output use R Y out and B Y out on the breakout cable see page 44 The Raptor application allows you to select between simply stopping looping the entire clip switching into Live to prepare for recording or playing the next clip in the list once a clip is done playing Raptor User Manual 25 Combine matching clips in list for sync playback This feature applies only to networked operation When checked it will consolidate the source list see page 18 to account for clips that were recorded in sync on different cameras during previous networked operation It will then be possible to have synchronized playback of these clips across multiple decks See page 34 for a more complete description of networked operation Screen Resolution Tools Help Video input Audio input QuickMix output format Analog video output 4 v a w p Action at end of clip playback Show big video window Ctrl ON Combine matching clips in list for sync playback Screen resolution gt 1024x768 Preferences 1152x864 1280x600 1280x720 1280x768 1280x800 1280x960 1280x1024 1360x768 1366x768 1440x900 lt To change the screen resolution 1 Open the Options menu 2 Open the Screen resolution sub menu 3 Select the desired resolution from the list Only resolutions supported by the currently attached moni
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