Phantom v1212, User Manual

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Chapter 4: Download & Image Processing
Introduction
The images recorded on the camera’s RAM or Phantom
CineMag are stored in a Vision Research proprietary RAW
(uncompressed) file structure called a ‘Cine’ file.
These Cine files can be converted to industry standard
formats (ProRes, H264, DPX, DNG, TIFF, JPEG, and more)
with PCC software provided by Vision Research. Phantom
PCC and PVP software are only compatible with Windows
operating systems, however there are third party solutions
available for working with Phantom cameras in Mac OSX.
Windows-based PCC software provides the ability to
convert cine files into a number of other formats.
Single cine files can be converted by selecting the desired
format from the ‘Save as Type’ selection list in the ‘Save
Cine’ dialogue window.
The file formats above the separator line in the ‘Save as
Type’ selection list are ‘movie-like’ formats (meaning the
entire clip will be saved as a single file) while the formats
below the line are image formats (meaning each frame of
cine will be saved as a sequence of images).
PCC Software Solutions
Converting Cine Files
To convert a cine to a ‘movie-like’ format select the
desired format from the list, navigate to the destination
folder, assign a file name to the clip and save.
Some valuable parameters can be found in the ‘advanced
settings’ window, such as the particular codec. In the case
of ProRes, the default is 4:2:2 HQ, however other options
are available.
Download &
Image Processing
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Re-saving a clip in the ‘Cine RAW’ format can
be useful for creating sub-clips with no loss in
image quality or metadata.