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PHANTOM VIDEO PL AYER (PVP) APPLICATION OVERVIE W
PVP can be launched directly from the
desktop shortcut or by the 'Video Out'
toolbar button in PCC.
PVP controls the video outputs (SDI and
HDMI) connected to a video monitor or
viewfinder only.
PVP provides the ability to view,
capture, review, edit and/or save a
Cine recorded into the camera's RAM,
to a hard drive or installed Phantom
CineMag. PVP is extremely effective
when used with high-resolution
cameras since most computers will not
play captured raw files smoothly.
The camera's video system and display settings are also set through PVP. The best
video system for the project will vary based on the country you are in, what kind of video
monitor is used and the required video resolution.
All available video systems for the connected cameras can be found in the 'Settings'
menu of PVP, along with production area and other video overlay controls.
CAMER A CONTROL VIA PCC
PCC provides the ability to select units for specific camera
parameters by clicking the 'Preferences' button at the
bottom of the 'Manager' tab.
Units can be set to commonly used values ('Presets') or can
be customized using the pull-down selection lists. First time
users should use one of the three 'Presets.'
The 'Exp' unit is probably the most important unit to be set.
It specifies what unit to use when setting the exposure time.
The other units to set are EDR (Extreme Dynamic Range, not
compatible on all models) and PTF (Post Trigger Frames)
covered later in this section.
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SELECTING A CAMER A
Select the camera(s) to be controlled listed in the 'Manager' tab, or select the camera(s)
from the 'Camera' pull-down list in the 'Live' tab.
Once a camera is selected, a 'Preview' panel will display to the left of the control tabs
showing the current image being captured by the camera.
IMAGE PROCESSING
'Image Tools' provides extensive control over the look of the
image, from color and contrast settings to image orientation and
crop settings. The menu is accessed by clicking on the 'Image
Tools' toolbar button (the one that looks like an artist's palette).
The top of the 'Image Tools' window displays a 'Histogram.'
This is a graphic representation of the pixel brightness levels
of the displayed image. The left represents black, the right
represents white and the height represents the proportionate
number of pixels at that particular value. Unlike a waveform,
the histogram's shape is not representative of the content—it is
simply an averaging of the brightness values.
Below the histogram are controls which change image settings
of the live images, recorded images and the video output.
Some of the variables include; brightness, gain, gamma,
saturation, toe, white balance adjustments (Temp (K) and Tint),
individual red, green and blue pedestal, gain and gamma values
and tone curves.
At the bottom of the window is a 'Default' button that restores
all parameters except white balance, tone and color matrix to
their default values.
The 'Default White Balance' button restores white balance to
the defaults on color cameras.
The Tone 'Reset' button restores the image tone to the default values, and the Color Matrix
'Restore' button returns the color matrix values to their default values.
Changes made here only affect the metadata of the Cine Raw file. They are applied in
software but not "baked in."
Image Processing settings are no longer editable after saving to a format other than Cine
Raw, so it is important to ensure they are set to values that produce the best looking image.
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