AAton 35-III, Руководство пользователя

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8.1 CONCEPT
AatonCode, Aaton’s proprietary in-camera timecode system, is recor-
ded in the AATON 35-III on the edge of the film between the per-
forations in both matrix and man-readable form. As recorded in the
camera, a six digit production ID, a SMPTE-compatible real time
address (full date and time), an equipment ID and the running
speed of the body.
TimeCode is exposed onto the film by means of seven micro-diodes,
which flash rapidly to form the code as the film rolls through the
gate. The intensity of the diodes is adjusted to the film’s sensitivity
by means of the camera’s ASA selection.
The AATON 35-III can accept timecode information in both
ASCII and SMPTE form, and work with all standard timecode
devices. Beacuse the same time address is running in both the came-
ra and the sound recorder, a slate is no longer needed for syncing
purposes; synchronization becomes fully automatic during the
film/tape transfer or later post-production stages.
An Aaton device called Keylink, which consist of CCD reader heads
and a PC, and which is owned by the telecine house, is designed to
read Keycode and AatonCode off the film during transfer and corre-
late this to the continuous video timecode and all other transfer data
entry for storage on its hard drive. Keylink can also ingest scene/take
information and notes from the set recorded by means of Aaton’s
ScriptLink software.
The facility can then supply all correlated information in VITC
(vertical interval timecode) and/or burn-in windows on the transfer-
red tape, and also on floppy disk for direct use with non linear edi-
ting systems, audio workstations and logging programs.
8.2 THE INTERNAL CLOCK
The AATON 35-III contains an internal clock designed to be initia-
lized from an outside source and keep accurate time (within a half a
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