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  • Page 1 Pocket Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ALEXA Pocket Guide Table of Contents ALEXA Overview Introduction/PreparingaShoot MainFeatures Exposure ExposureIndex FalseColorExposureCheck NDfilterswithALEXA Operation HomeScreen HomeScreenIcons CameraRightSideControls  Buttons&MenuMap Output Options OutputOverview ProRes ARRIRAW ALEXAPlus Gamma:LogC,Rec709andDCIP3 AboutLogC...
  • Page 3 GammaSettingsRestrictions MetadataOverview Technical Data ALEXA ALEXAPlus Dimensions ALEXA ALEXAPlus ARRI Lenses ARRI/ZEISSMasterPrimes ARRI/ZEISSUltraPrimes ARRI/ZEISSLDSUltraPrimes ARRI/FujinonAluraZooms ARRI/ZEISSMasterMacro100 Resources and Contacts ServiceContacts ALEXA SalesContacts InternetResources&Tools...

  • Page 4: Alexa Overview

    ALEXA Overview Introduction Preparing a Shoot WelcometotheALEXAandALEXAPlusPocket Besuretodiscussyourworkflowandchoice Guide,whichprovideskeyinformationfor ofgammaandrecordingformatwithyour preproductionandproductiononanALEXAshoot. postproductionteam.Toavoidsurprises,itis Whiletheguidedoescontainalotoftechnical criticaltotestyourchosensettingsandthe information,itisimportanttonotethattheALEXA completeworkflowbeforetheshootitself;someof platformhasbeendesignedtobeasuser-friendlyas thetaskspreviouslyperformedbyalabwillhaveto possible.Themenusystemandergonomiccontrols berelocatedtootherplacesinthedigitalworkflow. arebothsimpleandintuitive,soinmanywaysthe bestwaytolearnALEXAistogetyourhandsonthe Wehighlyrecommendthatyoumakeatleastone realthing.However,carryingthisguidewithyou backupimmediatelyafteranon-boardSxSPROcard andcombiningitwithotherresourcessuchasthe isremovedfromthecamera.Moreover,itisadvisable interactiveALEXAOnlineSimulatoratarridigital.com tocapitalizeontheimmediacyofdigitallycaptured willensureyourreadinesstotakefulladvantageof materialbyhavingsomeonelookatthefootageas thecamera’suniqueandversatilefeatures. soonaspossibleforqualitycontrol....

  • Page 6: MainFeatures

    Main Features Exceptional Image Performance Efficient and Versatile Workflows   F ilm-like,organiclook   M ultipleoutputoptions ■ ■ -extended,cleanhighlights -ProRes,ARRIRAWandHD-SDI -extremelylownoisefloor -LogC,Rec709orDCIP3 -naturalskintones -audioandmetadatarecording -excellentcolorseparation   A ppleProRes ■ -cinematicdepthoffield -ontoSxSPROcards  Wideexposurelatitudeof14stops -allfiveAppleProRescodecs ■  EI800basesensitivity(EI160toEI3200)   A RRIRAW ■...
  • Page 7 ARRI Product Quality Open, Future-proof Architecture  Ruggedandreliable   C ompatibilitywithindustrystandards ■ ■  Simpleandsafeoperation -PLmountlenses ■  Wellbalanced,ergonomicdesign -HD-SDI,ProRes,SxSPROcards ■  Carefullyconsidereddetails -GoldmountorV-lockon-boardbatteries ■  Precisionsyncfor3D -12or24Vpowerinputsandoutputs ■  Compatiblewithexistingaccessories -supportforthirdpartyon-boardrecorders ■  WorldwideARRIservicenetwork -supportforARRIRAWbythirdpartyposttools ■   N umerousupgradeoptions ■...

  • Page 8: Exposure

    Exposure Exposure Index EI 3200 EI 1600 EI 800 WhileALEXA’s14stopsofexposurelatitudeand EI 400 uniquehighlighthandlingapproachesthatoffilm, EI 200 EI 160 thereisonemajordifferencebetweenthewayfilm 9.4 Stops anddigitalcamerasbehave:withdigitalcameras, 8.4 Stops 7.4 Stops 6.3 Stops achangeinEIwillshifthowmanystopsareavailable 5.3 Stops 5.0 Stops aboveandbelow18%grey–eachEIstepshiftsthe locationof18%grey.WhatisspecialaboutALEXA, 18% Gray 18% Gray 18% Gray...
  • Page 9 Asashortcut,wehavecomeupwiththefollowing methodofwritingALEXA’sexposureindex: Valuesbehindtheexposureindexarethenumberof inthelowendatEI160,0.4stopsfewerinthelow stopsaboveandbelow18%grey.Thesevaluesare endatEI200and0.2stopsfewerinthelowendat forLogC.Rec709andDCIP3have0.5stopsfewer EI400.Otherwisetheyarethesame.

  • Page 10: FalseColorExposureCheck

    False Color Exposure Check Thefalsecolorexposurecheckfortheelectronic activatedbefore).Rec709,P3andLogCsharevery viewfinderand/orMONOUToutputmeasuresthe similarlevelsformiddlegrey,butdifferinthebright cameraimage,tintscertainsignallevelsinadistinct anddarkareasasLogChassomeadditionalrange colorandshowstherestasablackandwhiteimage.  beyondwhatthefalsecolorexposurecheckindi- Pleasenotethatthecamera‘smeasurementsare cates.Lookingatitfromtheotherside:ifthefalse basedonaRec709orP3gamma.Whenshooting colorexposurecheckindicatesthatyouareOKin inLogC,thefalsecolorexposurecheckwillalso Rec709orP3,youarealsogoingtobeOKinLogC. useRec709orP3gamma(whicheverhadbeen What Signal Level Color White clipping 100%-99% Just below white clipping 99%-97% yellow One stop over medium gray (Caucasian skin) 56%-52% pink 18% medium gray...

  • Page 11: NdFiltersWithAlexa

    ND filters with ALEXA Dependingonthesubjectmatterinfrontofthe camera,youcanuseregularNDfiltersuptoan ND0.9.Beyondthat,werecommendtheuseof NDfiltersthatalsoattenuatethefarredspectrum ortheuseofNDfiltersplusaseparatefilterthat attenuatesthefarredspectrum.Theuseofonly NDfiltersbeyondND0.9canleadtosomeblack fabrics,especiallysynthetics,beingrecordedwith areddish/browntint.ThedensertheNDfilterin frontofthecamera,themoreimportantitisto alsoattenuatethefarredspectrum.Filtersthat reducethefarredspectrum,aswellassuchfilters incombinationwithNDfilters,areavailablefrom anumberofmanufacturers.Asinglefilterthat combinesanNDandafarredcutoffusually yieldsbetterresultsthanmultiplestackedfilters....

  • Page 12: Operation

    Operation Home Screen...

  • Page 13: HomeScreen

    Home Screen Center Bar  D isplayscurrenttimecodeincluding BAT 2  V oltagelevelofbatteryattachedto source(INT=internalorEXT=external topand/orbackonboardbattery source).Framesarenotdisplayed, adapter,orpercentageofremaining insteadthetimebaseofthetimecode capacityofattachedbatteryifit isshowninsmalldigits. transmitsthisinformation. MASTER  C ameraissettoExtsync:MASTER REEL  I dentifiescurrentreel.Consistsof cameraindexandreelcounter. SLAVE  C ameraissettoExtsync:SLAVE CLIP  I dentifiescurrentclip.Consistsof Settingssyncisactive clipindexandclipcounter. BAT 1  V oltagelevelofpowersourcepresent DUR  D urationofcurrentclipduring...
  • Page 14 Home Screen Center Bar CARD section  D isplayscapacityinformationof • STBY  T hecameraisinstandbyand SxS PROcards. readytorecord.  C apacityofcurrentlyactivecardin • REC  T hecameraisrecording. SxS 1 minutes.Calculatedforcurrentlyset framerateandcodec. • ERROR  A nerroroccured.Recordingisnot Note:sinceProResisavariablebit possible.PresstheINFObutton ratecodec,theseareonlyapproximate formoreinfo. values.  I fnothingisshown,thecamera worksproperly,butnoSxS PRO  G reencapacitybarshowing cardispresentforrecording.

  • Page 15: Home Screen Icons

    Home Screen Icons Name Icon Description Name Icon Description General Importantinformation Lock Cameraislocked. Warning waitingontheinfo screen.PresstheINFO buttonformoreinfo. SDCard SDCardpresent. General Anerroroccurred. Turnsorangewhen Error PresstheINFO cardisaccessed. buttonformoreinfo. Grab Stilframeiscurrently  Temperature Smallsensor capturedtotheSDcard. Warning temperatureoffset. Anewstillframecan  Imagequalitymight  onlybecapturedwhen beaffected. thisiscompleted.

  • Page 16: CameraRightSideControls

    ALEXA...
  • Page 17 ALEXA Plus...

  • Page 18: Buttons&MenuMap

    Buttons & Menu Map – ALEXA & ALEXA Plus RECORDING MONITORING MENU SxS Cards >> Electronic viewfinder >> Brightness (1-5) Codec (ProRes 422 Proxy/ProRes 422 LT/ProRes 422/ Rotate image (On/Off) ProRes 422 HQ/ProRes 4444) Smooth mode (On/Off) Dual Recording (On/Off)
  • Page 19 HD out phase (+/- 30 clocks; 0 clocks) Send HD sync trigger > Grabbed images inherit REC OUT settings! Settings sync (Off/ETH master/slave) Ari only possible, when REC OUT = ARRI RAW Run beeper >> Mode (Off/Start/Stop/Start+Stop) Firmware >> USER SETUPS...
  • Page 20 Buttons & Menu Map – ALEXA & ALEXA Plus COLOR AUDIO HOME set Sensor Speed (0.75 fps - 60fps; 24fps) set Gamma for Audio OUT add/delete value (REC709, DCI P3, LOGC) CH1+/- (level +20/-10) SxS Codec (MENU > RECORDING > SxS CARDS)
  • Page 21 SHUTTER Audio OUT >> set Shutter Angle (5.0° - 358.0°; 180°) L+/- (Phones Level +/-) add/delete value R+/- (Phones Level +/-) see calculated exposure time Options Audio IN > Options >> Audio OUT > Options >> Record (on/off) Channel 1 monitor (None, L/R out, L&R out) Channel 1/2 level (manual/unity)
  • Page 22 (REC709, DCI P3, LOGC) Options REC OUT (MENU > RECORDING > REC OUT) (REC709, LOGC) LOG C film matrix (On/Off) Buttons & Menu Map – ALEXA & ALEXA Plus set ExposureIndex (160ASA - 3200ASA; 800ASA) USER BUTTON ASSIGNMENT SxS PLAYBACK PLAY USER set Button 1, 2, 3 >>...
  • Page 23 Options Audio IN > Options >> Audio OUT > Options >> Record (on/off) Channel 1 monitor (None, L/R out, L&R out) Channel 1/2 level (manual/unity) Channel 2 monitor (None, L/R out, L&R out) set WhiteBalance (2000K - 11000K; 5600K; Channel 1/2 source (L/R in) Audio OUT level (Manual, Unity max.)
  • Page 24 Buttons & Menu Map – ALEXA Plus CAM LEVEL RADIO STATUS READOUT FROM SENSORS STATUS Tilt: 0.0° Channel: 0 Roll: 0.0° Units: On/Off CAM LEVEL > CALIBRATE use to reset your null balance PLUS CAM > WRS WRS radio power...
  • Page 25 LENS DATA LDS READOUT Tilt: 0.0° Roll: 0.0° Status LENS DATA displays FOCAL LENGTH, IRIS, FOCUS and DoF close/far OPTIONS Lens distance unit (Metric, Imperial, Default Unit) Circle of confusion (0.013/0.025/0.035/0.050mm) FOCUS CLM CLM STATUS displays TYPE, DIRECTION and TORQUE(1-4; only CLM-3) FOCUS CLM set DIRECTION set TORQUE...
  • Page 26 Buttons & Menu Map – Electronic Viewfinder EVF-1 set Sensor Speed (0.75 fps - 60fps; 24fps) SHUTTER set Shutter Angle (5.0° - 358°; 180°) set EI value (160 ASA - 3200 ASA; 800 ASA) set WhiteBalance (2000K - 11000K; 5600K; and CC SHIFT) ALEXASUP3.0/3.1underlinedvaluesrepresentthefactoryreset.
  • Page 27 ZOOM Brightness (0-5) get pixel to pixel view Rotate Image (On/Off) (for permanent press Surround View (On/Off) ZOOM + EXP) Surround Mask (Black line/Color Line/Mask 25%/50%/75%) Status Info (On/Off) Frame Lines (On/Off) Select Frame Lines 1 (choose from list) Select Frame Lines 2 (choose from list) Center Mark (Off/Dot/Cross)

  • Page 28: Output Options

    Output Options Output Overview T-Link 2880 x 1620 ARRIRAW, 12 bit 1920 x 1080 4:4:4 RGB, 10 bit 2x REC OUT HD-SDI 1920 x 1080 4:2:2 YCbCr, 10 bit 1x MON OUT HD-SDI 1920 x 1080 4:2:2 YCbCr, 10 bit 2x SxS Cards QuickTime 1920 x 1080 ProRes 4444, 12 bit...

  • Page 29: Prores

    1h23min editingwhilethemasteris capturedwithanexternaldevice. Sameasabovewhenahigher ProRes 422 (LT) YCbCr 102Mb/s 37min imagequalityisdesired. Basictelevisionapplicationsif ProRes 422 YCbCr 147Mb/s 25min imagesdonotrequireadjust- mentsinpostproduction Highqualitytelevisionapplica- ProRes 422 (HQ) YCbCr 220Mb/s 17min tionsrequiringcolorcorrection. Highqualitytelevisionorcinema ProRes 4444* 330Mb/s 11min applicationsrequiringcolor correctionand/orcompositing. *  Eventhoughtheofficialnameofthiscodec(pronounced“ProResfourbyfour”)containsfourfours,ALEXArecordsthree(444).  Thefourthfourstandsforanalphachannelthatcanbeusedinpostbuthasnorelevancyforimagecaptureinthecamera. **CurrentlimitsoftheSxSPRO32GBcard(March2011)

  • Page 30: Arriraw

    ARRIRAW ARRIRAWisthehighestqualityrecordingformat Manyprocessingstepsthatareirreversibly‘baked- whenshootingwithALEXA,storingthefull2880x into’theProResorHD-SDIimagearenotapplied 1620pixelsofraw,uncompressedandunprocessed totheARRIRAWfiles.Thoseprocessingstepswill 12bitlogBayerdatadeliveredbythesensor.Any beperformedinpost,wherethereismoretimeand stepsthatarenecessarytocreateafullcolorimage wheretheycanbereversedatanytimebygoing inagivenresolutionwillbeperformedinpost.This backtotheoriginalARRIRAWfiles.ThusARRIRAW providesARRIRAWadvantagesintermsofachievable providesmoreflexibilityinpost,includingthe resolution,postproductionflexibilityandarchivability. flexibilitytoapplydifferentvendor’simage reconstructionalgorithms. Whenshootingfora2Kpostworkflow,recording ARRIRAWat2880x1620pixelsanddown-converting ARRIRAWT-LinkCertifiedRecordersarecurrently inposttoa2Kimageshowsvisiblybetterresolution (March2011)CodexDigitalOnboardaswellas thanshootingin1920x1080HDandup-converting S.TwoOB-1.Pleasecheckourwebsitearridigital. to2K.Thisresolutiondifferenceisevenmore comformorecertifiedrecordersandARRIRAW pronouncedwhenspecialeffectsareinvolved: compatiblesoftwareproducts. theARRIRAWfilescanbereconstructedto a2880x1620fullcolorimageforspecialeffects, andonlybedown-convertedto2Kaftertheeffects havebeenapplied....

  • Page 31: Gamma:LogC,Rec709AndDciP3

    Gamma: Log C, Rec 709 and DCI P3 AsidefromtheARRIRAWoutput,whichcontains dailiesoreditingproxiesitisnecessarytouse nocolorprocessing,ALEXAcanoutputimages LookUpTables(LUTs).LUTsforALEXAimages withfourdifferentcolorprocessingmethods canbedownloadedfromhttp://www.arridigital. (commonlycalled‘gamma’)applied.ThusALEXA com/technical/luts.Foranyfurtherhelpwith canprovidetheappropriateimageformatfora LUTs,contactdigitalworkflow@arri.de. widerangeofworkflowsfromfeaturefilmsto • Log C (film matrix on)appliesacolormatrix television. thatmakestheresultingimageresemblefilm • Log C (film matrix off)isaLogCsignalwith negativescannedonanARRISCAN.Whilethis awidegamutcolorspace.Thisoptionprovides optionsomewhatreducesthecolorgamutin greatflexibilityincolorgrading,asitpreserves contrasttoLogC(filmmatrixoff),itprovidesan themostcolorinformationintherecorded easyandfastwayforcoloristswhoareusedto image.However,youshouldbeawarethat...
  • Page 32 • Rec 709istheoutputformatforatraditional • D CI P3issuitedforDCIP3(alsoknownas televisionworkflow.‘Rec709’isshortforthe SMPTE431-2)compliantdisplays.Thoseare InternationalTelecommunicationUnion’sITU-R primarilydigitalcinemaprojectors,butan RecommendationBT.709.SinceRec709isthe increasingnumberofLCDdisplayssupport internationalstandardfordisplayingimageson DCIP3aswell.DCIP3hasasimilartone videomonitors,LookUpTables(LUTs)arenot mappingtoRec709butawidercolorgamut necessarytoshowtheseimagesonmonitors thatisdesignedtoapproximatethecolorgamut ortocreatedailiesoreditingproxies.Addition- ofprintfilm.IfyouhaveaDCIP3compliant ally,Rec709imagescanbeeasilyprocessedby monitoronthesetorcanseeaDCIP3 mostHDvideopostproductiongearinrealtime. compliantprojection,thiswillgiveyouagood Whileprovidingsomewhatreducedchoicesin ideawhatyourimageswilllooklikeinthedigital colorgrading,Rec709stillmaintainsALEXA’s cinemawithouthavingtouseLookUpTables. wideexposurelatitude,cinematiclookand naturalcolorrenditionandoffersthefastest workflowforanyHDvideo-basedinfrastructure....

  • Page 33: AboutLogC

    About Log C Cineonwasadigitalcompositingsystemmade begradedthesamewayasscannedfootage(using byKodakandisalsothenameofafileformatthat previewLUTs).ShootinginLogCmeansthatthis containsdensitydatafromscannednegativefilm. materialistheimmediateresultofcinematography. Densityisalogarithmicmeasureoftheopacityof LUTsarerequiredearlyinproductionandforawide thefilm.Therelationofthedensitytothefilm’s rangeofapplications: exposure(measuredinlogarithmicunits)iscalled On Location thecharacteristiccurveofthefilm.Eachstockhas itsowncharacteristiccurve,buttheoverallshape Thelivesignalfromthecameraandrecordedmaterial isalwaysthesame.ForALEXAandtheD-21,ARRI thatisplayedbackforreviewhastobeconverted introducedalogencodingthatissimilartoscanned usingaLUTtodeliveravisuallycorrectimageona negativeandbecauseofitssimilarity,calledit“Log monitor.Technically,wearenottalkingaboutaprint C”.LogCisatransformofcameradata;it’ssimilar simulationLUTanymore,butaconversionLUTasitis butnotequaltothedatayougetfromafilmscan. intendedtopresenttheimageasifthecamerawere recordingwith“whatyouseeiswhatyouget”HD ShootinginLogC videoencoding(Rec709). Whenscannedfilmmaterialisbroughtintocolor •IfLogCmaterialisrecordeddirectlyontoSxS grading,thecoloristusesapreviewLUT,sothe cardsinanALEXA,thecamera‘sMONOUTis monitordisplaystheimageasitwouldappearina typicallysettoRec709.Thisactivatesaconversion projectionfromfilm.LogCmaterialfromALEXAcan LUT,whichisappliedonthemonitoringoutput.
  • Page 34 • I fanexternalrecorderisusedwithALEXA,moni- • M aterialrecordedtoSxScardswithanALEXAcan toringusuallyishookeduptotherecorderrather beconvertedwithaLUTdirectlyintheeditingtool thanthecamera,toeliminatetheriskofdefective usingasoftwarepluginoroutsidetheeditingtool cables.Theconversionthereforeisappliedonthe usingastandaloneconverterapp. recorder‘smonitoringoutput. Whenitisdesiredtohavematchedshotsandanoptional • W henanHDplaybacksystemisusedtorecord firstcolorcorrectiontogetapreviewoftheintended thecamera‘soutputinparallel,itcouldrecordLog look,theProResQuickTimeclipsore.g.dpxortifffile CandplaybackusingaconversionLUT. sequencesareusuallybroughtintoacolorgradingtool whichalsoappliestheLUTuponrendering. Dailies Creation ConvertingLogCencodedmaterialtoRec709video Fordailiesandofflineedit,theLogCmaterialneedsto getsridofallinformationthatisnotrequiredfora“what bedeliveredinstandardRec709videoencoding.The youseeiswhatyougetimage”.WhenRec709material camerametadata,embeddedintheHD-SDIsignaland isbroughtbacktoLogCitthereforedoesnotcontainthe QuickTimefiles,listsallinformationneededtoselect sameamountofinformation. theappropriateLUT.Whilecurrenthardwarewould allowapplyingLUTsonthefly,mostworkflowsrelyon Visual Effects acopyofrendered‘videoproxies’withbaked-inLUTs. Visualeffectsoftenworkwithlinearlightencoded Whenitisnotdesiredtohavematchedshotswitha material.WhenLogCmaterialislinearized,allinformation...

  • Page 35: GammaSettingsRestrictions

    Gamma Settings Restrictions Itispossibletochoosegammasettingsindividu- REC OUT Setting Possible SxS Setting allyforviewfinder(EVF-1),MONOUT,RECOUT Log C Rec709,LogCorDCIP3 andSxS.Pleasenote,however,thattherearesome restrictionsbasedonaninterdependencyofthe Rec 709 Rec709orLogC RECOUTandSxSoutputsassummarizedinthe DCI P3 LogCorDCIP3 tablesbelow.IfyousetRECOUTorMONOUTto agammasettingthatwouldnotbepermitted,the otheroutputwillbeswitchedtothesamesetting. SxS Setting Possible REC OUT Setting TheMONOUTandtheEVFimagesareindepen- Log C Rec709,LogCorDCIP3 dentfromeachother.However,theEVF-1image Rec 709 Rec709orLogC cannotbesettoDCIP3.

  • Page 36: MetadataOverview

    Metadata Overview metadata |ˈmetəˌdatə; -ˌdātə| Formoredetailsaboutincludedmetadata,please noun;asetofdatathatdescribesandgives contactdigitalworkflow@arri.de informationaboutotherdata. ALEXAcandeliverarangeofautomaticand human-readabledatathatmakesworkinpost mucheasier.Exposureindex,gammaandwhite balanceinformationforexampleisessentialwhen itcomestocreatingdailiesorgoingintocolor grading.Reelnumber,projectfps,dateandtime becomeveryimportantwhenimagesandsound needtobecombinedfromdifferentsources. Allmetadatalistedherecanbereadfromthe xml-filethatisstoredalongwiththemovieclipson thememorycard.StartingwithSUP4.0itwillbe embeddedwithintheclips.Amuchlargersetof metadata,however,isembeddedintheHD-SDI andARRIRAWsignal....
  • Page 37 FCP XML* Atom Atom SUP 3.0/3.1 SUP 4.0 SensorFps Framerateofcamerasensor ShutterAngle Shutterangleofcamerasensor WhiteBalance WhiteBalancesetoncamera WhiteBalanceCCShift WhiteBalanceGreen/MagentaCCShiftsetoncamera ExposureIndex ExposureIndexsetoncamera SxSGamma GammasetoncameraforSxSrecording CameraModel ARRIALEXA CameraID A-Zunitinformation SerialnumberofcameraencodedasBase36(alsousedin CameraSerialNumber Reelname) Softwareupdatepacketinstalledoncamerawhenclipwas CameraSUP recorded Date Dateofdayassetbyuserwhenclipwasrecorded Time Timeassetbyuserincameraatwhichclipwasrecorded ProductionName Infostringasenteredbyuserincamera DirectorName Infostringasenteredbyuserincamera CinematographerName Infostringasenteredbyuserincamera...

  • Page 38: Technical Data

    Technical Data ALEXA Camera Type  3 5formatfilm-styledigitalcamerawithintegratedshoulderarchand receptaclesfor15mmlightweightrods Sensor  3 5formatALEVIIICMOSwithDualGainArchitecture(DGA)andBayerpattern colorfilterarray.1.5xoversamplingfor1920x1080output.1.78:1(16:9) sensorareausedforimageout. Sensor Size 3392 x 2200 Pixels (1.54:1) 27.98 mm x 18.15 mm / 1.102” x 0.715” ø 33.35 mm / 1.313” Surround View 3168 x 1782 Pixels (1.78:1) 26.14 mm x 14.70 mm / 1.029”...
  • Page 39 Shutter  E lectronicrollingshutter,adjustablefrom5.0°to358.0°with1/10degreeprecision Exposure Latitude  1 4stopsfortheentireexposurelatitudefromEI160toEI3200,asmeasured withtheARRIDynamicRangeTestChart(DRTC) Exposure Index  V aluesbehindtheexposureindexarethenumberofstopsaboveandbelow 18%grey.ThesevaluesareforLogC.Rec709andDCIP3have0.5stops fewerinthelowendatEI160,0.4stopsfewerinthelowendatEI200and 0.2stopsfewerinthelowendatEI400.Otherwisetheyarethesame. White Balance  R ed/bluebalance:2000to11000Kelvin,adjustablein100Ksteps,with presetsof:3200(tungsten),4300(fluorescent),5600(daylight), 7000(daylightcool);green/magentabalance:-8to+8colorcorrection(CC). 1CC=035KodakCCvaluesor1/8Roscovalues. Sound Level  U nder20dB(A)at<25°Celsius(<77°Fahrenheit)withlens,measured1m/3 feetfromtheimageplane...
  • Page 40 Power In  T hreeinputs:BATconnector,batteryadapterbackandbatteryadaptertop. Allaccept10.5to34VDC.85WpowerdrawforcameraandEVF-1intypical userecordingtoSxSPROcards,withoutaccessories. Power Out  1 2Vconnector:limitedto12V,upto2.2A.RS,EXTandETHERNET:input below24Visregulatedupto24V,above24V:input=outputvoltage.BothRS andEXTconnectorscombined:upto2.2A.ETHERNET:upto1.2A.Maximum powerdrawisalsolimitedbythepowersource. Weight  A LEXAcamerabody+SxSModule:6.3Kg/13.8lbs ALEXAcamerabody+EVF-1+ViewfinderMountingBracketVMB-1+view- findercable+SxSModule+CenterCameraHandleCCH-1:7.7Kg/16.9lbs Dimensions Length:332mm/12.95”,width:153mm/6.02”,height:158mm/6.22” Environmental  - 20°Cto+45°C(-4°Fto+113°F)@95%humiditymax,noncondensing. Splashanddustproofthroughsealedelectronics.Systemcoolingthrough radiator/singlefan. Lens Mount  A RRIExchangeableLensMount(ELM);shipswithLensAdapterPLMount w/oLDS(LA-PL-1),54mmstainlesssteelPLmount,Super35centered.
  • Page 41 Flange Focal Depth 52.00mmnominal Viewfinder  L owlatency(≤1framedelay)electroniccolorviewfinderARRIEVF-1with 1280x784F-LCOSmicrodisplay(image:1280x720,statusbars: 1280x32aboveand1280x32belowimage)andARRILEDillumination, bothtemperaturecontrolled.Customizableframelines,surroundviewand camerastatus.Imagecanbeflippedforuseofviewfinderoncameraleft orright.ViewfinderMountingBracketallowsmovementofviewfinder forward/backwards,left/right,up/down,360degree-rotationandplacement oncameraleftorright. Control  C ameraright:mainuserinterfacewith3”transflective400x240pixelLCD colorscreen,illuminatedbuttonsandjogwheel.Cameraleft:operator interfacewithilluminatedbuttonsandcardswapbutton.EVF-1:viewfinder andbasiccamerasettings,ZOOMbutton(2.25xpixeltopixelmagnification), EXPbutton(falsecolorexposurecheck)andjogwheel. In-camera Recording  A ppleQuickTime/ProRes4444,422(HQ),422,422(LT)or422(Proxy) 1080p.movfileswithembeddedaudio,timecodeandmetadata,recording toSxSPROcards.ProRes4444isRGB12bit,allothersYCbCr10bit. LogC(filmmatrixoff),LogC(filmmatrixon),Rec709orDCIP3,alllegal range.Minimumrecordingtimesona32GBcardat24fps:ProRes4444- 15minutes,ProRes422(HQ)-19minutes.
  • Page 42 Recording Outputs  2 xRECOUTBNCconnectorsforuncompressedARRIRAWoruncompressed HD-SDIvideo.Bothwithembeddedaudio,timecodeandmetadata.  A RRIRAW:2880x1620,12bitlogsignalwithoutwhitebalanceorexposure indexprocessingapplied.RequiresanARRIRAWT-Linkcertifiedrecorder.  H D-SDIvideo:1920x10804:4:4RGBor4:2:2YCbCr;allLogC(filmmatrix off),LogC(filmmatrixon),Rec709orDCIP3,alllegalorextendedrange. RecordingframeratesotherthanHDstandard(23.976,24,25,29.97,30,50, 59.94,60fps)requiresarecorderwithVariflagsupport. Monitor Output  1 xMONOUTBNCconnectorforuncompressedHD-SDIvideo:1920x1080, 4:2:2YCbCr.LogC(filmmatrixoff),LogC(filmmatrixon),Rec709orDCIP3, alllegalrange. Playback  Q uickTimeclipscanbeplayedbackfromtheSxSPROcardstotheEVF-1, MONOUTandRECOUToutputs Processing 16bitlinearinternalimageprocessing Audio  1 xXLR5pinAUDIOINconnectorfor2channel,linelevelbalancedaudio input,24bit/48kHzA/Dconversion,worksat23.976,24,25,29.97and 30fps.AudioisrecordedintotheQuickTime/ProResfileandembeddedinall...
  • Page 43 HD-SDIoutputs,includingARRIRAWT-Link.Maxof2.5dBmoutputfrom AUDIOOUTheadphonesconnector. Connectors  2 xslotsforSxSPROcards(SxS) 2xBNCrecordingoutHD-SDI,1.5G/3Gswitchable(RECOUT1and RECOUT2) 1xBNCmonitoringoutHD-SDI1.5G(MONOUT) 1xXLR5pinaudioin(AUDIOIN) 1xBNCreturnsignal/syncinHD-SDI1.5G(RET/SYNCIN,functionalityavail- ableinfuturesoftwareupdate) 1xLEMO16pinexternalaccessoryinterface(EXT) 1xFischer2pin24Vpowerin(BAT) 2xFischer3pin24Vremotestartandaccessorypowerout(RS) 1xLEMO2pin12Vaccessorypowerout(12V) 1xLEMO5pintimecodein/out(TC) 1xTRS3.5mmheadphoneministereojackout(AUDIOOUT) 1xLEMOcustom16pinelectronicviewfinder(EVF) 1xLEMO10pinEthernetwithpower(ETHERNET) SD Card  S torescamerasetupfiles,logfiles,framelinexmlfilesandcapturedstillsin JPEG(.jpg),TIFF(.tif),DPX(.dpx)orARRIRAW(*.ari)format.Alsousedfor softwareupdates.
  • Page 44 Upgrades  T heStorageInterfaceModule(currentlyavailableforSxSPROcards)canbe exchangedforfuturestoragemodules.TheElectronicsInterfaceModule (availableaseitherregularALEXAorALEXAPlusversions)canbeexchanged forfuturecontrolelectronics.ExchangeableLensMount(ELM)allowsother lensesbeyondPLmountlensestobeused.Simplecamerasoftwareupdates. AlltechnicaldatabasedonSoftwareUpdatePacket(SUP)3.1.Alldatasubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

  • Page 45: AlexaPlus

    ALEXA Plus SameasALEXA,butwithbuilt-inwirelessremotecontrol,LensDataSystem,oneadditionalMONOUT,one additionalRS,twoLCS,oneLDDandthreelensmotorconnectors,built-inmotionsensorsandQuickSwitch BNCconnectors. Weight  A LEXAPluscamerabody+SxSModule:7.0Kg/15.4lbs ALEXAPluscamerabody+EVF-1+ViewfinderMountingBracketVMB-2+ viewfindercable+SxSModule+CenterCameraHandleCCH-1: 8.4Kg/18.5lbs Dimensions Length:332mm/12.95”,width:175mm/6.89”,height:158mm/6.22” Power Out SameasALEXA Lens Mount  A RRIExchangeableLensMount(ELM);shipswithLensAdapterPLMount withLDS(LA-PL-2),54mmstainlesssteelPLmount,Super35centered AlltechnicaldatabasedonSoftwareUpdatePacket(SUP)3.1.Alldatasubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

  • Page 46: Dimensions

    Dimensions ALEXA...
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  • Page 49: AlexaPlus

    ALEXA Plus...
  • Page 50 ALEXA Plus...
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  • Page 52: Arri Lenses

    ARRI Lenses ARRI/ZEISS Master Primes Lens Magnifi cation Front Maximum housing Name Aperture Close focus Length Weight Mount ratio diameter diamenter MasterPrime12 PLLDS T1.3-T22 0.40m/16" 1:16.5 197mm/7.8" 156mm/6.1" 159mm/6.3" 2.9Kg/6.4lb MasterPrime14 PLLDS T1.3-T22 0.35m/14" 1:11.7 172mm/6.8" 114mm/4.5" 128mm/5" 2.4Kg/5.3lb MasterPrime16 PLLDS T1.3-T22...
  • Page 53 Operation Temperature: -20°C to +40°C / -4°F to +104°F Storage/Transport Temperature: -40C to +70°C / -40°F to +158°F Angle of view H, V, D Entrance pupil Positive locking (PL) 54 mm stainless steel lens mount with Lens Data Normal35 DINSuper35 ANSISuper35 (8) (9)

  • Page 54: Arri/ZeissUltraPrimes

    ARRI/ZEISS Ultra Primes Lens Front Name Aperture Close focus Length Weight Mount diameter Normal35 (8) ID=27.20mm UltraPrime8R T2.8toT22 0.35m/13.8" 130mm/5.1" 134mm/5.3" 2.0Kg/4.4lb 107.0° UltraPrime10 T2.1toT22 0.35m/13.8" 143mm/5.6" 156mm/6.1" 2.9Kg/6.4lb 90.8° UltraPrime12 T2.0toT22 0.30m/11.8" 140mm/5.5" 156mm/6.1" 2.0Kg/4.4lb 85.2° UltraPrime14 T1.9toT22 0.22m/8.7"...
  • Page 55 Operation Temperature: -20°C to +40°C / -4°F to +104°F Storage/Transport Temperature: -40C to +70°C / -40°F to +158°F Horizontal Angle of View Entrance pupil Positive locking (PL) 54 mm stainless steel lens mount DINSuper35 ANSISuper35 (9) (10) Close focus is measured from the fi lm/sensor plane ID=30.00mm (7) ID=31.14mm...

  • Page 56: Arri/ZeissLdsUltraPrimes

    ARRI/ZEISS LDS Ultra Primes Lens Front Name Aperture Close focus Length Weight Mount diameter Normal35 (8) ID=27.20mm UltraPrime12 PLLDS T2.0toT22 0.30m/11.8" 140mm/5.5" 156mm/6.1" 2.2Kg/4.8lb 85.2° UltraPrime14 PLLDS T1.9toT22 0.22m/8.7" 112mm/4.4" 114mm/4.5" 1.8Kg/4.0lb 75.6° UltraPrime16 PLLDS T1.9toT22 0.25m/9.8" 94mm/3.7" 104mm/4.1" 1.5Kg/3.3lb 70.8°...
  • Page 57 Operation Temperature: -20°C to +40°C / -4°F to +104°F Storage/Transport Temperature: -40C to +70°C / -40°F to +158°F Horizontal Angle of View Entrance pupil Positive locking (PL) 54 mm stainless steel lens mount with Lens Data DINSuper35 ANSISuper35 (9) (10) System (LDS) contacts ID=30.00mm (7)

  • Page 58: Arri/FujinonAluraZooms

    ARRI/Fujinon Alura Zooms Lens Focal Length Focal Length Focal Length Close Magnifi cation Front Name Aperture Length Mount Wide Long Ratio focus ratio diameter ARRI/FUJINON T2.6-T22 0.7m/2'4" 1:5.5 285mm/11.2" 134mm/5.3" AluraZoom18-80 ARRI/FUJINON T2.6-T22 1.2m/3'11" 1:4 370mm/14.6" 134mm/5.3" AluraZoom45-250 Operation Temperature: -10°C to +50°C / +14°F to +122°F Diameter of the lens/matte box interface Storage/Transport Temperature: -20C to +60°C / -4°F to +140°F...
  • Page 59 The image diameter (ID) is the diameter of the image circle needed for the respective format. (10) Horizontal (H), vertical (V) and diagonal (D) angles of view for the Alexa 2K camera aperture These lenses are designed for the largest ID given here.

  • Page 60: Arri/ZeissMasterMacro100

    ARRI/ZEISS Master Macro 100 Lens Magnifi cation Front Name Aperture Close focus Length Mount ratio diameter MasterMacroT2.0/100mm PL-LDS T2.0/T4.3toT32 0.35m/133/4" 202,7mm/8" 114mm/4.5" Positive locking 54 mm stainless steel lens mount with Lens Data System (LDS) contacts Diameter of the lens/matte box interface. Maximum lens housing diameter for the Master Maximum aperture at infi...
  • Page 61 Weight Horizontal Angle of View Entrance pupil Normal35 DINSuper35 ANSISuper35 (8) (9) (10) ID=27.20mm ID=30.00mm ID=31.14mm (7) 2.6kg/5.7lbs 12.42° 13.52° 14.02° -77,139mm/-3.0" Horizontal angle of view for a Normal 35 Academy camera aperture (aspect ratio 1.37:1, The entrance pupil (often mistakenly called „nodal point“) is the center of perspective; dimensions 22mm x 16mm / 0.8661“...

  • Page 62: Resources And Contacts

    Resources and Contacts Service Contacts Zone Availability Service Center Email Telephone Hotline Munich, Germany service@arri.de +498938092121 Arnold&RichterCineTechnik 9:00–18:00 Rome, Italy CentralEuropean service@arri.it +393357490070 ARRIItaliaS.r.l. Time London, Great Britain service@arri-ct.com +441895457051 ARRICTLimited New York, USA service@arri.com +18775652774 ARRIInc.EastCoast 17:00–2:00 Toronto, Canada CentralEuropean service@arri.com...
  • Page 63 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 3 Zone 2 Zone 1 Zone 3 London Munich Toronto Rome New York Burbank Hong Kong Sydney...

  • Page 64: SalesContacts

    Sales Contacts Europe, Middle East, Africa, India Americas Arnold&RichterCineTechnik ARRIInc.(Sales&Service) GmbH&Co.BetriebsKG 600NorthVictoryBlvd.,Burbank, (Headquarters,Sales&Service) CA91502-1639,USA Türkenstraße89,D-80799Munich,Germany VicePresident:BillRussell,brussell@arri.com salessupport@arri.de Tel:+1(818)8417070,Fax:+1(818)8484028 Tel:+49(0)8938091295,Fax:+49(0)8938091245 ARRIInc.(Sales&Service) ARRIItaliaS.r.l.(Sales&Service,Milan) 617Route303,Blauvelt,NY10913-1109,USA VialeEdison318,20099SestoSanGiovanni VicePresident:JürgenSchwinzer, (Milano),Italy jschwinzer@arri.com GeneralManager:AntonioCazzaniga, Tel:+1(845)3531400,Fax:+1(845)4251250 acazzaniga@arri.it Tel:+39(02)26227175,Fax:+39(02)2421692...
  • Page 65 Asia ARRIInc.(Sales) ARRIAsiaLimited 2385StirlingRoad,FortLauderdale,FL33312,USA 3B,29/F,TheCentrium,60WyndhamStreet, TechnicalSalesRepresentative:JeffreyReyes, Central,HongKong jreyes@arri.com GeneralManager:PaulIvan, Tel:+1(954)3224545,Fax:+1(954)3224188 pivan@arriasia.hk Tel:+85225716288,Fax:+85228759181 ARRICanadaLimited(Sales&Service) Australia / New Zealand 415HornerAve.Unit11&12,Toronto,Ontario M8W4W3,Canada AccountsManager,Camera&DigitalSystems: ARRIAustraliaPtyLtd SébastienLaffoux,seb@arrican.com Level1,Unit1,706MowbrayRoad, Tel:+1(416)2553335,Fax:+1(416)2553399 LaneCoveNSW2066,Sydney,Australia GeneralManager:StefanSedlmeier, ssedlmeier@arri.com.au Tel:+61298554300,Fax:+61298554301...

  • Page 66: InternetResources&Tools

    Internet Resources ALEXADataSheet http://www.arri.com/downloads/alexa FrequentlyAskedQuestions http://www.arridigital.com/alexa/faq ALEXAManual http://www.arri.com/downloads/alexa ColorProcessingWhitePaper http://www.arri.com/downloads/alexa QuantelDigitalFactBook http://www.arridigital.com/technical/digitalfactbook DigitalCameraBasics http://www.arridigital.com/creative/camerabasics Internet Tools ALEXAOnlineSimulator http://www.arridigital.com/technical/simulator ALEXAFrameLineComposer http://www.arridigital.com/technical/aflc ALEXALUTGenerator http://www.arridigital.com/technical/luts...
  • Page 67 ThisARRIALEXAPocketGuide(Ident.-Nr.:K5.40949.0)ispublishedbyArnold&RichterCineTechnik,April21,2011©ARRI/2011 Technicaldataandofferingsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Allrightsreserved.Withoutanywarranty.Notbinding04/2011. ARRIisaregisteredtrademarkofArnold&RichterCineTechnikGmbH&Co.BetriebsKG. Arnold&RichterCineTechnikGmbH&Co.BetriebsKG·Türkenstrasse89·D-80799Munich tel+49(0)8938090·fax+49(0)8938091245·www.arri.com...

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