Pocket Guide SUP 6 - AERIAL FILMING

92 Pages·2012·6.25 MB·English

Pocket Guide
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bl ALEXA Overview 4 ALEXA Recording 30
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T Introduction 4 ARRIRAW 30
Meetingthefamily 5 GammaintheALEXA 31
Rec709 31
ALEXA Operation 6 LogC 31
HomeScreenSoftButtons 7 ShootinginLogC 32
ALEXAStudioIcons 7 LookfilesintheALEXA 36
HomeScreenCenterBar 8 Lookfilesinanon-destructiveworkflow 38
MenuSettings&ButtonFunctions 12 LegalandExtendedRange 40
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ALEXA Outputs 26 ExposureIndex 42
OutputOverview 26 NDfilterswithALEXA 44
OutputOverview/ProResRecording 28 FalseColorExposureCheck 45
OutputOverview/DNxHDRecording 29 MetadataOverview 46
Licenses 48
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ALEXA Preshoot Checklist 50 ALEXA Specifications 60 bl
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Generalconsiderations 50 CameraTypes 60 T
RecordingonSxSPROcards 51
CameraSetup 51 ARRI Lenses 76
SxSCardRotation 52 ARRI/ZEISSMasterPrimelenses 76
RecordingHighSpeed 54 ARRI/ZEISSUltraPrimelenses 78
CameraSetup 54 ARRI/ZEISSLDSUltraPrimelenses 80
SxSCardRotation 55 ARRI/FUJINONAluraZooms 82
RecordingARRIRAW 56 ARRI/ZEISSMasterMacro 84
CameraSetup 56
RecorderSetup 57 ALEXA Resources and Contacts 86
ALEXAina3DSyncconfiguration 58 ARRISalesContacts 86
CameraSetup 58 ARRIServiceContacts 88
ALEXAMfibermaintenance 59 ARRIDigitalWorkflowSolutions 90
OnlineResources 91
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A WelcometothePocketGuidefortheALEXAfamilyof
cameras,whichcontainsimportantpreproductionand
productioninformationforanALEXAshoot.TheALEXA
platformhasbeendesignedwitheaseofuseanduser-
friendlinessinmind;themenuandcontrolsaresimple
andintuitive,andthebestwaytolearnALEXAistoget
yourhandsontherealthing.However,carryingusing
guideandcombiningitwithotherresourcessuchasthe
ALEXAmanualat
www.arri.com/alexa/downloadsortheinteractive
ALEXACameraSimulatoratwww.arri.com/alexa/tools
willensureyourreadinesstotakefulladvantageofthe
camera’suniqueandversatilefeatures.
ALEXA–theoriginal
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Thesoftbuttonsleadtoscreenswheretherespective WB:  Setwhitebalance,consistingofaKelvin L
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settingscanbechanged.Inthehomescreen,the valueforred-bluecorrectionanda
followinginfoisdisplayed: CCshiftforgreen-magentacorrection
(shownasexponent).
FPS: Setsensorframerate
AUDIO: Whenaudioisactive,audiolevelsare ALEXA Studio Icons
shown.Audiocanalsobeswitched
OFF,orDISABLED(whenthesensoris Name Icon Description
notrunningatsync-soundspeed)
SHUTTER:  Setshutterangle(andturnmirror Mirror M FlashingIconwhenthe
Shutter S MirrorShutterisspinning.
shutteron/offforALEXAStudio)
EI:  Setexposureindex(andinsertinternal View V MirrorShutterinViewposition
Position
NDfilterforALEXAStudio)
COLOR: SetgammaforRECOUTandSxS Gate G MirrorShutterinGateposition
Position
imagepaths.IfRECand/orSxSicons
haveabluebackground,alookis NDfilter ND NDfilteractive
activeonthisimagepath.
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p TC Displayscurrenttimecodeincluding BAT 2 Voltagelevelofbatteryattachedto
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X source).Framesarenotdisplayed, adapter,orpercentageofremaining
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MASTER  CameraissettoExtsync:MASTER REEL Identifiescurrentreel.Consistsof
cameraindexandreelcounter.
SLAVE  CameraissettoExtsync:SLAVE
CLIP Identifiescurrentclip.Consistsof
 Settingssyncisactive clipindexandclipcounter.
BAT 1 Voltagelevelofpowersourcepresent DUR Durationofcurrentclipduring
atBATconnector,orpercentageof recordingorlengthoflastrecorded
remainingcapacityofattachedbattery clipduringstandby.Shownas
ifittransmitsthisinformation. h:mm:ss.
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CARD section Displayscapacityinformationof • STBY  Thecameraisinstandbyand p
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SxS 1 10MIN  Remainingcapacityofactivecardin • REC  Thecameraisrecording. L
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Calculatedforthesetframerateand • ERROR  Anerroroccured.Recordingisnot
codec. possible.PresstheINFObutton
Note:theseareonlyapproximate formoredetails.
values.  Ifnothingisshown(neitherthe
red/greenbar),thecameraworks
  Greencapacitybarshowing properly,butnoSxSPROcardis
remainingcapacityasapercentage. presentforrecording.
 Greyifcardslotisempty.
 Redifcardcannotberecorded.
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General  Anerroroccurred.    Turnsorangeduring
Error  PresstheINFO    cardaccess.
  buttonformoredetails.
Grab  Stilframeisbeingcaptured
Temperature  Slightsensor   totheSDcard.Anewstill
Warning  temperatureoffset.    framecanonlybecaptured
  Imagequalitymight    whenthisiscompleted.
  beaffected.
Tropical  Sensorisintropical
Temperature  Greatsensor  Mode  mode(=40°Csensortem-
Error  temperatureoffset.   perature).Shouldbeused
  Imagequalitymightbe   inveryhumidconditions.
  affectedseriously.
WRSRadio  WRSradioisactive.
  OnlyonALEXAPlus
  andStudio.
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