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- Page 1 LDT-R1 User Manual 24/01/2020 dcs.film info@dcs.film ...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Internal Recording 1 6 Recording Format 17 Setting up the LTD-R1 17 Arri Film cameras 1 8 Rigging the Camera and LDT-R1 1 8 Setting up the LTD-R1 1 8 Panavision Film Camera 18 ... - Page 3 3 LDT- R1 User Manual Rigging the Camera and LDT-R1 18 Setting up the LTD-R1 18 RED Family 19 Setting up the Camera 19 Rigging up the LDT-R1 19 Setting up the LTD-R1 1 9 Panavision DXL 19 ...
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Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Digital Camera Systems LDT-R1 is a lens encoding system for the RED Family, Panavision DXL, Sony Venice and film cameras. It reads the Focus, Iris and Zoom motor movements from a FIZ motor controller unit ... -
Page 5: Ldt-R1 Components
5 LDT- R1 User Manual LDT-R1 Components 1 Power - 6-pin 0B Lemo 6 Back Button ... -
Page 6: Cable Types And Codes
Cable Types and Codes All DCS cables are categorized using a code and a bend relief color for each of the cable types. Cables have two default lengths, 12 or 18 inches and the connector type can be straight (S), right angle (R), or anglissimo (O). Custom cables can be made ... - Page 7 Mode Relief Port Name Color RUNA Gray 6-pin 0B Lemo to Film, RUNA connects the 3-pin S102 LDT-R1 PWR port to a MicroSD Fischer 3-pin RS socket that Card provides shutter pulse and power for the unit. ...
- Page 8 PWRA Black 6-pin 0B Lemo to RED ET, PWRA provides power 2-pin 0B Lemo to the LDT-R1 from a DXL ET, 2-pin 0B Lemo 12v Any Cam power source. Cooke /i ...
- Page 9 5-pin 0B Lemo to RED SD card TCDYB sends the 5-pin 0B Lemo & timecode signal from a BNC timecode generator to the LDT-R1 and a RED TC camera with a BNC timecode input connector. TCDYC Brown 5-pin 0B Lemo to ...
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Page 10: Navigating Menus
10 LDT- R1 User Manual Navigating Menus The LDT-R1 is equipped with one button and a joystick. The blue button is the back button The joystick is used to navigate the menus (up, down, left and right). ... -
Page 11: Flipping Gui
11 LDT- R1 User Manual Flipping GUI If, for rigging purposes, the LDT-R1 requires to be rigged upside down, the GUI can be flipped. Choose: Menu > Settings > Advanced > Flip GUI > Yes. Homepage functions ... -
Page 12: Firmware Update
, ● Remove the MicroSD Card from the LDT-R1 and insert it into the computer, ○ If you are using a brand new MicroSD card format it FAT32, ● Create a folder called ‘FIRMWARE’ on the MicroSD card, ... -
Page 13: Setting Up The Preston Mdr
Setting up the Preston MDR The Preston MDR 3 must be running firmware 1.17 or later. Please update your MDR 3 first. In case of using MDR 2 or MDR 4 please contact DCS support for more information and supported firmware versions. ... -
Page 14: Enabling Et Protocol
Enabling ET Protocol In order to enable the LDT-R1 to talk to the camera and to write and display lens metadata, the ET Protocol must be selected: ● From the LCD choose: Menu > Setting > Setup > Communication > Serial, ... -
Page 15: Panavision Dxl
● Use the side panel to access all camera settings. Enabling ET Protocol In order to enable the LDT-R1 to talk to the camera and to write and display lens metadata, the ET Protocol must be selected: ● From the side panel choose: Menu > Network > Serial, ... -
Page 16: Setting Up The Ldt-R1
Setting up the LDT-R1 Push the joystick in to enter the menu, use the back button to go back: ● Power the LDT-R1 with the PWRA or PWRC cable to a 2-pin or Dtap power source, ● Choose Menu > Settings > Data source > Local, ... -
Page 17: Recording Format
camera in order to start recording data. External timecode must be provided to the LDT-R1. Encoding data is recorded on the MicroSD card. Please make sure to backup the MicroSD data on a computer after each shooting ... -
Page 18: Arri Film Cameras
LDT-R1. ● Connect the MDR to the LDT-R1 MDR port with the MDR (blue) cable, ● Connect the RS port on the camera to the LDT-R1 PWR with the RUNA (grey) cable. Setting up the LTD-R1 ... -
Page 19: Red Family
LDT-R1. ● Plug the RUNA cable (gray) from the POWER port on the LDT-R1 to any of the 24v RS ports on the Panavision DXL, ● Connect the MDR to the LDT-R1 MDR port with the MDR (blue) cable, ... -
Page 20: Setting Up The Ltd-R1
LDT- R1 User Manual ● Connect the RS port on the camera to the LDT-R1 PWR with the RUNA (grey) cable. Setting up the LTD-R1 Push the joystick in to enter the menu, use the back button to go back. ... -
Page 21: Data Source
There is no need for F-mapping to stay on during a shot, and can be turned off right after the lens is loaded; the selected lens will stay loaded on the LDT-R1 till a new lens is selected on the Preston HU3. In fact, the only details required from the F-Map ... -
Page 22: Adding A New Lens With Using F-Map
If F-Map is disabled, when creating a new lens table on the LDT-R1, the lens brand, lens name, lens type, focal length and serial number needs to be manually entered. When a lens is changed on the camera, the new lens needs to be manually selected ... - Page 23 23 LDT- R1 User Manual To add a new brand, use the joystick up/down to scroll through the available characters. One click for a single increment, hold for rapid scroll. Click right to type the next character. ...
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Page 24: Creating A New Lens Table
24 LDT- R1 User Manual Type the new focal length or focale range. Use the joystick up/down to scroll through the numbers. One click for a single increment, hold for rapid scroll. If it is a zoom lens, click right to finish typing the focal range. ... -
Page 25: Initial Check
When mapping a lens, a methodical process needs to be adopted on both the remote lens control side and on the LDT-R1 side. As standard practice, DCS suggests to enter a mark point on the LDT-R1 for each engraved mark and let the LDT-R1 interpolate the rest of the data. ... - Page 26 Set the lens to the closest focus mark. On the LDT-R1 press the joystick to enter the first mark, a pop up window will ask you to select the focus value. Use the joystick to select the required value: ...
- Page 27 Use the Preston HU3 slider or Preston SCH to move through the span of the iris axis, the dot on the LDT-R1 display will move along the horizontal line. Ensure the dot reaches each end of the line. If not, check if there were any slips during calibration. ...
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Page 28: Testing The Table
Use the Preston Microforce to move through the span of the axis, the dot on the LDT-R1 display will move along the horizontal line. Ensure the dot reaches each end of the line. If not, check if there were any slips during calibration. ... -
Page 29: Deleting A Point
29 LDT- R1 User Manual Saving a Lens Table Once all the required values have been encoded, click on ‘SAVE’ to save the lens table. A message will prompt upon successful completion. Edit a Lens Table A lens table can be edited. - Page 30 DCS provides a lens data encoder called LDT-E1 alternatively a Arri LDE-1 can be used. Both of these solutions are plug and play, there is no need of creating a new or ...
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Page 31: Appendix 1: Menu Structure
Transferring Lens Maps between LDT-R1 Units If multiple LDT-R1s need to use the same lens tables, the LENSDATA file can be copied onto the root of each MicroSD card and the LDT-R1 will automatically read them. Note: B ackup the LENSDATA file on the MicroSD card to avoid data loss in case of ... - Page 32 32 LDT- R1 User Manual ○ LDE bound to (this is used for selecting the axis for a free wheel encoder e.g. for hand zooms) ■ None ■ Zoom ■ Focus ■ Iris ○ Camera index (only in SD mode) ■...
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Page 33: Appendix 3: Error Codes
33 LDT- R1 User Manual ● Pull from Remote (special operation only. Only choose this option if instructed to do so by a member of the DCS team) ■ Lens Database ● List ● Folder ■ Flip GUI ... - Page 34 34 LDT- R1 User Manual (-15) Not a directory (-16) Not a file (-17) Not found (-18) SD card command CRC error (-19) SD card command timeout error (-20) SD interface IRQ error (-22) Write protected (-23) Card write time out ...
- Page 35 35 LDT- R1 User Manual 0.5mm step zoom selection up to 50mm 2.03 - 2019.04.18 ~50 fps Preston query Clip file format changes 2.04 - 2019.05.08 New MDR-3 calibration problem workaround Zoom position selection in correct range ...
- Page 36 36 LDT- R1 User Manual Motor status shows LDE icon DXL2 Element Technika Iris Bug workaround (10x value) 2.13 - 2020.02.12 Flip direction in table edit Enhanced SAVE in table edit Delete lens Selectable Folders/List lens select method for Select, Edit and Delete lens Modified Preston lens sn processing (space dropping) ...
- Page 37 ○ Iris: expressed in T-Stops with one digit decimal point; ○ RAW focus ○ RAW iris ○ RAW zoom ● A data section: in this sec Heading FIELD_DELIM TABS CREATOR LDT-R1 SW:2.12 S/N:14 CLIP T008C001 PROJ FPS LENS Panavision Primo Zoom 17-75mm LENS SERIAL RAW...
- Page 38 The CSV file is a comma delimited type of file. Follow a list of only column header that concern LDT-R1 or where the LDT-R1’s data get phrased: ○ FrameNo: incremental number, one increment per frame; ○ Timecode: it prints the timecode of the camera at that moment in time; ...
- Page 39 The CSV file is a tab delimited type of file. Follow a list of only column header that concern LDT-R1 or where the LDT-R1’s data get phrased: ○ Index: incremental number, one increment per frame; ○ Timecode: it prints the timecode of the camera at that moment in time; ...
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