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Panavision SSR manual
V1.0
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Panavision Solid State Recorder (SSR) is a solid-state recording device based on flash
memory, which is designed to be mounted on to the Panavision Genesis camera system. The
SSR can also be used as a standalone HD recorder when mounted on the SSRD docking station.
The SSR can record either 422 single-link HD-SDI or 444 dual-link HD-SDI at any of the fixed
frame rates provided by the Genesis camera, as well as in Select frame 30 mode (S30) -- a range
of Genesis variable speeds from 1 to 30 frames per second. The SSR does not currently support
the Genesis Select frame 60 mode (S60). The SSR records the video signal as is, without any
form of compression.
The SSR has the same docking mechanism as the Sony SRW-1 video recorder and can be
mounted to either the top or rear docking ports of the Genesis camera. Genesis is able to control
many functions of the SSR so that the two operate as an integrated package.
Before starting to use the SSR, one of two distinct system modes must be chosen (see section 6):
Standard Play
(
SP
) mode allows full functionality, with the option of recording any take in either
the 422 or the 444 format. In this system mode, you will get approximately 21 minutes of
recording time at 24fps.
Long Play
(
LP
) mode doubles the 24fps recording time to approximately 43 minutes, but limits all
recordings to the 422 format only.
Caution:
once the SP or LP mode has been chosen it cannot be changed until the SSR is
reinitialized and all memory has been cleared.
The SSR supports two channels of analog audio, which can be assigned to any one of the four
embedded audio groups. The SSR supports timecode from a variety of sources and will embed
TC in the HD-SDI data stream, replacing existing data if required. Metadata and other possible
HANC or VANC ancillary data are also recorded if present in the HD-SDI input stream.
The SSR can be docked on the rear (as shown) or on the top of the Genesis camera