Clip Naming Conventions; Smpte Timecode - Red Epic EPIC-M Operation Manual

RED EPIC OPERATION GUIDE

CLIP NAMING CONVENTIONS

When you press RECORD, the camera automatically creates a unique name for the CLIP being recorded to
the REDMAG 1.8" SSD media. The format of this name is:
Camera Letter + Reel Number + Month + Day
e.g. A001_C002_0502**.RDC
Where: A = camera A, 001 = reel 001, C002 = clip 002, and 0502 = May 02, and the digits * * are two random
characters generated by the camera to prevent any possibility of duplicate names being created.
So a three Clip sequence of Clip Folders within a Magazine Folder on Camera A would look like this:
A001_C001_0502**.RDC
M U L T I C A M E R A S H O O T S
The scheme provides flexibility to uniquely identify Clips from different cameras on a multi-camera shoot.
For example three cameras, slated as camera A, camera B, and camera C respectively, can generate these
easily recognizable clips on their respective digital media Magazines.
A001_C001_0502**.RDC
3 D ( S T E R E O ) C A M E R A S H O O T S
The scheme also allows unique identification of Clips from left and right eye cameras on a stereo shoot.
For example two cameras, both slated as Camera S, can generate these easily recognizable clips on their
respective digital media Magazines.
S001_L001_0502**.RDC
For more information, refer to APPENDIX H: 3D SETUP / OPERATION.

SMPTE TIMECODE

Time Code (TC) is a SMPTE timecode track that synchronizes to the camera's high precision internal clock,
or if operated in Jam Sync mode, references to an externally supplied SMPTE master timecode signal. TC is
a sequential code that is continuous from frame to frame, but is discontinuous from clip to clip.
Edge Code (EC) is a SMPTE timecode track that always starts at 1.00.00.00 on the first frame recorded to
the digital media. It is a sequential code that is continuous from frame to frame and also continuous from
clip to clip. EC is equivalent to RUN RECORD commonly found on broadcast cameras.
Irrespective of the timecode mode selected, once recording starts the camera's timecode counter will
update at the same instantaneous frame rate as the recording. This ensures that a valid SMPTE timecode
value is created for every frame in the clip, eliminating any timecode count jumps that could affect playback
or editing.
If operating in Jam Sync mode referenced to an external timecode source, the clip's master time reference
point is the first frame of the recorded clip.
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A001_C002_0502**.RDC
B001_C001_0502**.RDC
S001_R001_0502**.RDC
A001_C003_0502**.RDC
C001_C001_0502**.RDC
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