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Version 1.3 January 2007 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the device.
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WARNING Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference. Properly shielded interface cables...
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Jan 07 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties, which may be effected in any way by the use thereof. Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either express or implied.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ............................1-1 1.1. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ....................1-2 1.2. 2:3 PULLDOWN CREATION FROM 24P VIDEO ..............1-3 1.3. DEFINITIONS ...........................1-4 INSTALLATION ..........................1-2 2.1. REAR PANEL ..........................2-3 2.1.1. High Definition Video Connections ................2-3 2.1.2.
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2.14.3. Verifying the Connections to a Sony Telecine ............2-29 2.15. CONNECTING A FILM BARCODE READER ...............2-29 2.15.1. Hardware Installation ....................2-30 2.15.2. Connecting Evertz 5500 or RIM DigiSync KeyKode Readers........2-30 2.15.3. Verifying Communications between the 9025TR and the KeyKode Reader....2-31 CALIBRATING THE 9025TR SYSTEM TIMING................3-1 3.1.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.1.6. LTC Generators ......................5-2 5.1.7. LTC Readers......................5-2 5.1.8. Serial Remote Control....................5-2 5.1.9. KeyKode Reader Port ....................5-2 5.1.10. Telecine Interface ......................5-3 5.1.11. GPIO Interface ......................5-3 5.1.12. Physical........................5-3 5.1.13. Electrical ........................5-3 5.2. UPGRADING FIRMWARE .......................5-3 5.3. UPGRADING FIRMWARE USING KEYLOG TRACKER ............5-4 5.3.1.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual CHAPTER 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ............................1-1 1.1. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ....................1-2 1.2. 2:3 PULLDOWN CREATION FROM 24P VIDEO ..............1-3 1.3. DEFINITIONS ...........................1-4 Revision 1.3...
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual OVERVIEW The Evertz Film post production system is designed to simplify the management of your film to tape transfers for both standard definition and high definition video. At the heart of the system is the 9025TR Film Footage Encoder that is available in three different versions to provide the user with the optimal price/performance combination for his particular application.
KeyKode data into the high definition video directly without down conversion. The Evertz KeyLog Tracker software allows the user to store multiple configurations for both the 9025TR Film Footage Encoders and the Afterburners. When using the HDSD9025TR, a simple on screen control in the Tracker software performs switching between video resolutions.
A frame at the output (called the A frame candidate). This 6 Hz pulse must be coincident with the start of an input frame and can be generated using the Evertz 7700SRG-HD Slave Reference Generator module. The output of the A frame candidate frame will start four input frames later and will consist of two video fields.
ID, camera ID and camera speed. Aaton Code, the original format and Aaton Code II, the current format are both readable by Evertz UV series reader heads and model 5550 Universal decoder.
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Code specifically contains the production timecode data, hour, minute, second, frame, year, month, day, and camera ID. ARRI Code is readable by Evertz UV series reader heads and model 5550 Universal decoder. Aspect Ratio: The ratio of width to height in a picture. Theatre screens generally have an aspect ratio of 1.85 to 1, widescreen TV (16x9) is 1.77 to 1, and normal TV (4x3) is 1.33 to 1.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual A component digital video recording format that uses data conforming to the ITU-R601 standard. Records on 19 mm magnetic tape. (Often used incorrectly to refer to component digital video.) A composite digital video recording format that uses data conforming to SMPTE 244M.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Film Time Code: See Aaton Code, ARRI Code Gen lock: In order to derive the 6 Hz relationship between 23.98 Fps and 29.97 Fps frame boundaries, and to ensure that the timecode to 6 Hz relationship is fixed, an NTSC colour black video reference must be supplied to the HD9025TR Film Footage Encoder.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Key Info: (also called KeyKode Prefix) The part of the KeyKode number that does not fit into the user bits of time code. The Key Info data normally consists of the film manufacturer ID, the film emulsion letter, and the first six KeyKode digits.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual SMPTE 12M: The SMPTE standard for Time and address code. SMPTE 12M defines the parameters required for both linear and vertical interval time codes. SMPTE 125M: The SMPTE standard for bit parallel digital interface for component video signals.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual CHAPTER 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION..........................1-2 2.1. REAR PANEL.........................2-3 2.1.1. High Definition Video Connections................2-3 2.1.2. Standard Definition Video Connections..............2-4 2.1.3. Colour Black Reference Connections ..............2-4 2.1.4. Video Recorder Timecode Connectors ..............2-4 2.1.5. Audio Timecode Connectors ..................2-5 2.1.6.
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2.14.3. Verifying the Connections to a Sony Telecine............2-29 2.15. CONNECTING A FILM BARCODE READER..............2-29 2.15.1. Hardware Installation....................2-30 2.15.2. Connecting Evertz 5500 or RIM DigiSync KeyKode Readers ........2-30 2.15.3. Verifying Communications between the 9025TR and the KeyKode Reader ..2-31 Figures Figure 2-1: SD9025TR Rear Panel ........................2-3 Figure 2-2: HD9025TR –...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual HD PROGAM IN Input BNC connector for 10-bit serial digital video signals, compatible with the SMPTE 292M standard. In high definition mode, the HDSD9025TR, HDSD9025DDR and HD9025TR are capable of working with the high definition video formats shown in Table 2-4.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual VIDEO LTC OUT: A Male XLR connector for the output of SMPTE/EBU linear time code to the video recorder. VIDEO LTC IN: A Female XLR connector for input of SMPTE/EBU linear time code from the video recorder.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual FRAME PULSE: A BNC for input of film frame pulse. This input is only used with Cintel, ITK and Sony telecines. See the respective section for installing your specific telecine type for more information on the frame pulse requirements, and the frame handling settings required to configure the 9025TR correctly.
Several sample installation setups are shown in Figure 2-6 to Figure 2-8 to aid the user in properly connecting the 9025TR into his system. Contact Evertz technical support for other applications. Figure 2-6 shows the typical connections required for 1080P/24 video transfers when synchronising production audio using a telecine edit controller during the telecine transfer.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Figure 2-8 shows the typical connections required for standard definition video transfers when synchronising production audio using a telecine edit controller during the telecine transfer. A separate SDI output with characters is available to make an offline at the same time as the master. A separate analog copy of the character output is also available to connect to a monitor or analog VTR.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual KeyKode Reader Head KeyLog Tracker 5550 Telecine Export File KeyKode RS232 to KeyKode In of HDSD9025 Biphase 292M Video Frame Pulse ** LTC from VTR 292M Video with VANC LTC to VTR Data LTC from ATR...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual KeyKode Reader Head KeyLog Tracker 5550 Telecine Export File KeyKode RS232 to KeyKode In of HDSD9025 00:00:00:00 Biphase 259M Video Frame Pulse ** LTC from VTR 259M Video with 259M Video VITC and Char...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Common Name Pixels / Frame Rate Progressive SMPTE Active Lines /Interlace Standard 1080i/59.94 1920 x 1080 29.97 (30/1.001) 274M 1080i/50 1920 x 1080 274M 1080p/29.97sF 1920 x 1080 29.97 (30/1.001) P (sF) 274M 1080p/25sF...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 2.6.1. Connecting the Video LTC Generator The Video LTC Generator output is available on the Video Timecode Out XLR connector on the rear panel. The output level of the generator is factory set to 1 volt peak to peak, but may be adjusted using the level adjustment located on the 9000TCIO circuit card.
The AUDIO LTC IN connector is also used to read film time code from the 5550 decoder. 2.8. CONNECTING THE 9025TR TO K TRACKER™ The 9025TR is controlled using version 1.5.25 or later of the Evertz Film system’s Graphical User interface (GUI) K TRACKER™. System requirements for running K TRACKER™:...
TRACKER™ installation program will guide you through the installation procedure. Once the installation is complete, click on the Start button and then click Programs. Select the “Evertz” program group and click on the KeyLog TRACKER™ icon. You are presented with the K TRACKER™...
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Press the button to add the 9025TR to the list of controlled devices. Click on the down arrow beside the Device dropdown and choose the 9025TR with the mouse. Click on the down arrow beside the Port dropdown and choose the COM port that you connected to the 9025TR.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual The “Resolution” control allows you to configure if the K TRACKER™ will be operating in the Standard Definition or High Definition mode. When the Resolution control is set to the standard definition mode, K TRACKER™...
Sync’ mode of the TLC. In order to accomplish this you need to connect three sync references to the TLC. These sync reference signals are all available on an Evertz 7750SRG-HD Slave Sync Generator module. Connect a 24 frames per second ‘slow PAL’ reference to the main TLC gen lock input, connect a 30 FPS Vertical Drive signal to the TLS Colour Frame ID input, and connect a 6 Hz pulse to the TLC J16 Pin 7.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 2.11.2. Cintel Film Frame Pulse In addition to the biphase connections, a film frame pulse is required. This active low pulse occurs when a new film frame starts in the video output, while the telecine is in normal play speed. The 9025TR uses the film frame pulse to lock its timecode output to the correct telecine pulldown sequence during the transfer.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 2.12. CONNECTING AN ITK TELECINE Two signals, (biphase tach and OPD pulse) must be connected from the telecine in order to generate field accurate time code and KeyKode numbers. The location and description of these signals depend on the model of your telecine.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Connection of a Film frame pulse is required even with 1:1 video transfers in 1080i, 525i and 625i to permit the 9025TR to distinguish the difference between the field 1 and field 2 dominant pull downs.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 2.12.4. Verifying the Connections to an ITK Telecine When you have completed the basic telecine connections, you will need to verify the frame accuracy of the basic system using the procedure in chapter 3.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual The SOF pulse is a ‘square wave’ signal that goes high for 2 fields and then low for 3 fields (or vice versa) when running at 24 frames per second (in 1080p/24). The SOF pulse will be a square wave that is high for 2 fields and low for two fields in 25 frames per second transfers in 1080i/50 and 30 frames per second transfers in 1080i/60.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual biphase rate, telecine type and set up for any video processing delays between the output of your telecine and the input of the 9025TR. Chapter 3 provides a procedure to verify that you have made the necessary connections and settings for your telecine.
KeyKode number via an RS-232 serial link to the Film Footage Encoder, for automatic placement into the time code. The 9025TR also interfaces to the older Evertz model 5500 and RIM DigiSync KeyKode Decoders. (See section 2.15.2 for information about connecting these decoders).
Consult the 5550 manual for information on installing the KeyKode reader head on your telecine. In order to connect your 9025TR to your 5550, use the cable provided (Evertz part # WA-J18). If you need a longer cable you can make a cable as shown in Figure 2-22. Use this cable to connect the 5550 Aux I/O port to the KEYKODE READER connector on the rear of the 9025TR.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual baud rate to 9600 baud, set system parameter Class 25, parameter number 32 to a non-zero value. See Chapter 4 for more information on setting the 9025TR system parameters. 9025TR End KeyKode Reader 9 pin D...
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual CHAPTER 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CALIBRATING THE 9025TR SYSTEM TIMING ................3-1 3.1. CONFIGURING THE TELECINE SETUP................3-1 3.2. VERIFYING THE BASIC TELECINE SETUP TIMING ............3-2 3.3. BIPHASE ACCURACY TEST ....................3-3 3.4. LEARNING THE KEYKODE READER HEAD OFFSET ............3-5 3.5.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual CALIBRATING THE 9025TR SYSTEM TIMING In order to achieve frame accurate numbering the film system timing must be properly calibrated according to the following procedure. It is important to follow the procedure closely as each step depends on the successful completion of the previous step.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual appropriate number of film frames of delay for your system and press the OK button. Note that some telecines have internal Prestore delays that must also be compensated for. If you do not know what these are they can be adjusted for later.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual window from the list and press the Edit button or just double click on the window name. Make sure that the Window check-box is checked, and press the Okay button. For more information about configuring the character window displays see the Project Configuration - Window Settings help topics in the KeyLog TRACKER™...
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 4. a) Select Load Film from the Tools menu, or press the Load Film button on the toolbar. (The Load Film procedure must be done each time a new piece of film is loaded onto the telecine.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual If the Timecode numbers are not correct, check that you have set the correct Telecine Type setting on the Telecine Setup Screen. As a last resort, the Timecode numbers can be adjusted with respect to the Edge numbers by adjusting the Dynamic Trim parameters.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual The head offset learning procedure calculates the exact offset between the head and the gate, and is normally required only during installation. The following procedure is outlined in the KeyLog TRACKER™ manual section titled Learning the KeyKode Head Offsets and is also provided in the online help for KeyLog TRACKER™.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5. Thread this film onto the telecine, and place the reference frame in the gate. Enter the foot and frame number corresponding to the reference frame in the Frame Number box. Select the perf number that corresponds to the perf of the reference frame using the Perf pull down.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 2. Open the Set Codes window in KeyLog TRACKER™ by selecting Set Codes... from the Edit menu, or press the F2 key. Set the Video timecode to 01:00:00:00 and set the KeyKode footage number to 0000+00 by entering the values into the respective fields. (This will allow you to tell when the KeyKode numbers have been automatically updated from the incoming KeyKode information.) Press the OK button.
Make sure that the TLC has been modified for Dual Sync mode according to the instructions in TLC Technical bulletin TLC-052. If you are using the Evertz 7750SRG-HD to provide the reference pulses to your system make sure that it is configured correctly. Table 3-1 shows the most common switch settings. Make sure that the 7750SRG-HD is receiving an NTSC genlock reference and that DIP switch 6 is set to the On position.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Mark the film reference frame number as the Edit In point and set 1:00:00:00 as the Edit In point for the HD VTR. While the film is parked on the reference frame enter 01:00:00:00 into the 9025TR’s VTR time code register using the Set Codes screen (accessible from the Edit menu or by pressing the F2 key).
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 3.6.4. Calibrating the SD VTR Timing If you are using a SD VTR in the Edit suite you will also have to calibrate its timing. Connect the Video Out of the 9025TR to the Video In of the 9150. Make sure that the 6 Hz pulse from the 7750SRG-HD is connected to pin 1 on the 9150 Parallel I/O connector.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Figure 3-2: Incorrect 24P Edit Timing CALIBRATION Page 3-13 Revision 1.3...
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual CHAPTER 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEM PARAMETERS AND DEBUG WINDOWS................4-1 4.1. SYSTEM PARAMETERS......................4-1 4.2. 9025 INPUT/OUTPUT PIN FUNCTIONS .................4-2 Tables Table 4-1: Class 0 - Global System Parameters HD9025's ................4-1 Table 4-2: Class 1: Telecine Parameters (linked to a specific telecine type)............ 4-1 Table 4-3: Class 25 - 9025 System Parameters....................
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual SYSTEM PARAMETERS AND DEBUG WINDOWS 4.1. SYSTEM PARAMETERS The 9025TR HD/SD Film Footage Encoder hardware allows the user to change the default behaviour of various functions by the use of parameters. These parameters are grouped according to classes. Within each class parameters are identified by a parameter number.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 4.2. 9025 INPUT/OUTPUT PIN FUNCTIONS Parameters 0 to 4 of Class 25 control the functions of the five input/output pins on the Parallel I/O Connector. (See Table 4-4) When the parameter value is set to zero (0), or the parameter is not defined, the default function of the I/O pin is selected as shown in Table 4-4.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Parameter Signal Name Description Value INP_FUNC_DEFAULT Functions as default input INP_FUNC_VSTD Falling edge -> 1080i/60, Rising edge -> 1080p/24 INP_FUNC_VSTD_INV Falling edge -> 1080p/24, Rising edge -> 1080i/60 INP_FUNC_GPI Falling edge -> activates data logging GPI INP_FUNC_GPI_INV Rising edge ->...
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual CHAPTER 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION......................5-1 5.1. SPECIFICATIONS ........................5-1 5.1.1. HDTV Serial Digital Video Input ................5-1 5.1.2. HDTV Serial Digital Video Outputs................5-1 5.1.3. SDTV Serial Digital Video Input ................5-1 5.1.4. SDTV Serial Digital Video Output................5-1 5.1.5.
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.6.19. WIN ASCAN (18) Film Timecode Stats ..............5-12 5.6.20. WIN ABSREF (19) Reference Point for JAM After Reference Mode ....5-12 5.6.21. WIN IDLE (20) Processor Idle Measurement ............5-12 5.6.22. WIN VLTC (21) Video LTC Reader Stats ..............5-12 5.6.23.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 5.1. SPECIFICATIONS 5.1.1. HDTV Serial Digital Video Input Standard: 1.485 Gb/sec HDTV Serial component digital SMPTE 292M standards supported shown in Table 2-4 software selectable or autodetect Connector: 1 BNC per IEC 169-8 Equalisation: Automatic to 100m @ 1.5Gb/s with Belden 1694 or equivalent cable...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.1.10. Telecine Interface Connector: 9 pin female “D” Tach Input: bi-phase quadrature pulses - 1,2,5, or 10 x film rate, TTL level Frame Pulse: Cintel: > 1.6 V p-p active low,, 1 pulse per film frame, (BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2)
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.3. UPGRADING FIRMWARE USING KEYLOG TRACKER Versions 1.4.xx and later of KeyLog Tracker allow firmware upgrades to the hardware directly from within the Tracker software. 5.3.1. Step 1 – Configuring the unit for Firmware upgrades.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 7. If the upgrade is interrupted or cancelled before completion, then Tracker may not be able to communicate to the 9025TR. Press the UPLOAD button to attempt to send the firmware to the 9025TR Boot Code. If this is unsuccessful you will have to manually upload the firmware using the procedure outlined in section 5.4.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 6. The following is a list of possible reasons for failed communications: • Defective Serial Upgrade cable. • Wrong communications port selected in the terminal program. • Improper port settings in the terminal program.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.4.4. Step 4 – Completing the Upgrade 10. Type the word “boot”, without quotes, and hit the <ENTER> key once or power cycle the unit. The unit should now reboot. 11. You can now close the terminal program and disconnect the RS-232 serial cable from the PC.
The format and content of the displays may change as the firmware evolves, but here are the current displays. Some content is intended for use only by the Evertz engineers, and is not documented ("EV_ENG"). Some displays may be truncated when using Standard Definition video.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.6.4. WIN SCAN (3) KeyKode Error And Scantrack Display ERR:+00 F:+01 V:+02 A:+03 H:+04.3BC difference between KeyKode input and biphase based KeyKode ERR:+00 Biphase Film numbers 'scan track’, includes compensation for 'hardware scan track'...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.6.19. WIN ASCAN (18) Film Timecode Stats AERR:+00 P:02 C:03 T:0 %100 @24/24 number of frames of difference between incoming Film Timecode and biphase based Film AERR:+00 timecode number. may also show "AJAM6"" or "AJAMOFF:"...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.6.23. WIN ALTC (22) Audio LTC Reader Stats ALTC:%100 T:0 +1L23:59:59:23 @24/30 actual frames read in a second, expressed as a percentage of the expected reads %100 tic number (0-9) of audio timebase, when LTC detected as ready i.e approximate phase...
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual 5.6.28. WIN REV (always the 2 last display) Firmware Revision REV EN9025B2 09 3157 U 020315 Firmware name EN9025 for HD9025, HS9025 for HDSD9025 or SD9025 EN9025B2 Firmware build number 3157 R = Released. U = unreleased...
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9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual CHAPTER 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS FILM EMULSION CODES.......................6-1 Tables Table 6-1: Agfa Emulsion Codes........................6-1 Table 6-2: Kodak Emulsion Codes........................6-2 Table 6-3: Fuji Emulsion Codes ........................6-3 Revision 1.3...
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For clarity and the convenience of the user, Evertz has chosen to display these codes exactly as shown in the human readable portion of the film. We translate the codes into the alphabetic characters as established by each film manufacturer.
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual Manufacturer Emulsion Film Type Added Code Letter Code Char Kodak 5600 (obsolete) Mar 22, 95 SO-214 SFX 200T Jan 6, 99 5620 Prime Time (obsolete) 5222/7222 5224 (obsolete) 5231/7231 5234/7234 5243/7243 (obsolete) 5244/7244 (obsolete)