Canon EOS-1D C Brochure & Specs page 5

AN EFFICIENT WORKFLOW TO THE FINISH
— 4K WORKFLOW & POST-PRODUCTION COMPATIBILITY
The Canon EOS-1D C is designed to blend seamlessly into existing file-based workflows including
recording systems and non-linear editing systems. When the EOS-1D C is in any of the HD shooting
modes, use of the industry-standard MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 file format allows compatibility with consumer
and professional editing software from Avid®, Apple®, Grass Valley® and other brands, helping ensure
near-universal industry support and significantly reducing post-production complexity. Similarly, for
shooting 4K, the Motion-JPEG file is widely employed within the post-production industry. Film and video
makers can work within up-to-date editing and post environments without having to change established
working methods. Multiple recording modes, resolutions and frame rates allow the EOS-1D C to adapt to
virtually any production and post-production creative requirements. Canon Data Import Utility Application
software is available for both Windows®- and Macintosh®-compatible formats.
Dual-slot CF Cards
The Canon EOS-1D C utilizes CF cards as storage media,
complying with Design rule Camera File system 2.0 and Exif
2.3. With seven resolution options – Large, Medium 1 and 2,
Small, RAW, M-RAW and S-RAW – it is possible to create
new folders and select folders on the card. When "Auto
switch card" is set as a recording function, the camera will
automatically switch to the second CF card once the first
one is full. The same image can also be saved on both cards
in either different sizes or the same size. Between the two
CF cards it is possible to select individual images to copy,
folder(s) to copy, or select all images to copy. When
recording 4K internally the bit rate is approximately 500 Mbps
and requires a UDMA7 100 MB/sec. CF card, or faster.
NLE Software Compatibility
MPEG-4 AVC files are compatible with a large number of
consumer and professional non-linear editing (NLE) systems.
Images shot on the EOS-1D C are compatible with NLE
software on both Windows® and Macintosh® PCs installed
with the EOS Digital Solution disk. Image transfer is also
possible via LAN to computers with pre-installed Windows OS
or Mac OS with FTP server function. The EOS-1D C is
enhanced by Canon Log Gamma, the image-quality mode
that maximizes the image sensor's characteristic with its wide
dynamic range. It creates neutral images with suppressed
contrast and sharpness, making the entire post-production
process – including non-linear editing, color grading and final
packaging – highly flexible. It also provides comprehensive
Look Up Tables (LUT) for conversion to other systems.
Multiple Recording Modes
The EOS-1D C offers a wide range of recording formats for
both motion picture and still images. The image recording
formats for 4K are Motion-JPEG and MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
with variable bit rate for Super 35mm Crop HD and Full
Wide HD. For audio recording, the format is Linear PCM with
metadata information embedded in the MOV file. Material
can be recorded in digital formats applicable to both NTSC
and PAL regions. For still image recording, the image format
options are JPEG, RAW (CR2), M-RAW, S-RAW, RAW+JPEG,
M-RAW+JPEG and S-RAW+JPEG. For motion image
recording, the recording speeds are 24 fps for 4K; 30 fps,
25 fps and 24 fps for Super 35mm Crop HD; and 60 fps,
50 fps, 30 fps, 25 fps and 24 fps for Full Wide HD.
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CF Card Compatibility
When Shooting 4K
100 MB/sec or faster UDMA7 cards
SanDisk Extreme ® Pro UDMA7 128GB
Lexar ® Professional 1000x UDMA7 32GB
Lexar ® Professional 1000x UDMA7 128GB
Lexar Professional 1000x UDMA7 64GB
®
Lexar Professional 1000x UDMA7 16GB
®
When Shooting Full HD 60P/50P
60 MB/sec or faster cards
SanDisk Extreme ® Pro UDMA7 128GB
Lexar ® Professional 1000x UDMA7 32GB
Lexar ® Professional 1000x UDMA7 128GB
Lexar Professional 1000x UDMA7 64GB
®
Lexar Professional 1000x UDMA7 16GB
®
Delkin Devices UDMA7 CF 1000x 128GB
Delkin Devices UDMA7 CF 1000x 64GB
Delkin Devices UDMA7 CF 1000x 16GB
Transcend Compact Flash 600x 64GB
Transcend Compact Flash 400x 64GB
The Canon EOS-1D C requires a CF Card to store media. The chart above lists the CF
Cards that are currently compatible with the EOS-1D C. The compatibility of each CF
Card has been tested by Canon Inc. Canon USA can give you no assurances that the
listed CF Cards will perform for any particular end users of the EOS-1D C, and
Canon USA disclaims any warranty, express or implied, to such effect. This chart
does not constitute an endorsement of the listed CF Cards, and there may be other
CF Cards that enable the EOS-1D C to function properly. Canon Inc. may test other
CF Cards in the future, and recommends that end users check with Canon USA
Service & Support for future revisions to this list.
4K / HD Production Workflow with EOS-1D C
SHOOTING
EOS-1D C
HDMI Output
CF Card
Uncompressed
4:2:2
External Recorder
Full HD
4K Motion-JPEG
60p H.264
POST-PRODUCTION
Online Editing
Server
NLE Color Grading
EDL
4K Proxy Full HD
Delivery
"The workflow with the EOS-1D C was
simple for us. It was shot to compact
flash cards which we were able to ingest
into our system, then we were able to
take the 4K files and color them in
DaVinci Resolve®."
Aaron Kroger / DIT for "The Ticket"
4K Workflow
The EOS-1D C can record up to 8 minutes of full motion 4K
at up to 24 fps on a 32GB Compact Flash card. This
recording can be directly introduced to post-production
facilities accustomed to Motion-JPEG files. Alternatively, the
CF recording can be read into a computer workstation and
transcoded to another popular file format, such as Pro Res,
and then taken into the post-production and grading
process. If an offline procedure is preferred,
the HDMI connection will deliver a 1920x1080 at 24P HD
downconversion – with timecode – from the 4K original.
This can be externally recorded and taken to the offline
editing session. Similarly, in either of the two HD shooting
modes, the CF cards can be taken directly to post-
production systems.
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