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CONFIG Menu
Parameters
1.1 RECORD TYPE
Ki Pro Quad v5.2r3
As in the MEDIA menus already presented, pressing one of the parameter Adjust buttons
changes the current CONFIG parameter's value to a new one from the Ki Pro Quad's list of
choices—repeating the list if you continue to press Adjust—or adjusting a numerical
value up or down.
The exact choices displayed will vary depending on the parameter. Most adjustment
choices made with the Adjust buttons take effect immediately and will be subsequently
stored into the Ki Pro Quad's non-volatile memory if they remain unchanged for 3
seconds.
If a Select or Adjust button is held down continuously, the changes will begin to happen
automatically - with acceleration if applicable.
Holding down both the Adjust (up) and Adjust (down) buttons—at the same time —will
set that parameter back to its factory default value.
The CONFIG menu is for system set-up and configuration. Each parameter is numbered,
just like the MEDIA menus.
Many of the CONFIG menu parameters are used together to configure the type of Ki Pro
Quad recording and associated conversion formats used on the input or output for a
particular workflow.
This parameter defines the frame recording method. RECORD TYPE can be configured to
record the incoming video signal in a "NORMAL" manner, "PsF" signal if the incoming
source is 1080psf 29.97 (for example), or variable frame rate (VFR).
NORMAL (default)
PsF
VFR
NOTE:
A 23.98Hz source is automatically treated as PsF, regardless of this setting. For 29.97 Hz or 25
Hz, "NORMAL" means encode as interlaced and "PSF" means encode as progressive. This only
applies to 1080 formats. The following details clarify each case:
• 1080PsF 23.98 incoming video > Normal selected > 1080p 23.98 recorded to disk.
• 1080i 25 incoming video > PsF selected > 1080p 25 recorded to disk.
• 1080i 29.97 incoming video > PsF selected > 1080p 29.97 recorded to disk.
• 1080PsF signal is recorded to disk as progressive; progressive material on disk may be
played back as PsF or progressive on the video outputs; this selection can be made in
parameter 1.3 Progressive Playback.
NOTE:
VFR (Variable Frame Rate) recording makes use of meta data embedded in the RP188
data stream on the SD-SDI/HD-SDI input, allowing for the frame rate to change actively.
Examples of cameras offering variable frame rate include Panasonic AJ-HDC27 and
several cameras from the Panasonic HPX line.
Select cameras that output 1080p within a 1080i signal are also supported by the VFR
selection. For the Canon EOS C300, 1080p 23.98 may be extracted from the 1080i 29.97 signal
and 1080p 24 may be extracted from the 1080i 30 signal. For the Canon EOS C300 formats of
1080p 25 and 1080p 29.97, set the Record Type to PsF to produce progressive frame
recordings.
Record standard format as input
Record progressive segmented frame
Record variable frame rate
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