Gemini 4:4:4 User Manual
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Please note: It is imperative that only the Convergent Design Universal
Transfer Station (in conjunction with a GoFlex or other compatible
USB/Firewire/Thunderbolt adapter), or AC-Powered ESATA Station, is to be
used for offloading data from an SSD to any computer. Do NOT use the
original USB-powered ESATA Transfer Station or any other USB-powered
station with Convergent Design’s SSD’s, as the USB power does not always
provide sufficient power, which can result in damage to the SSD’s.
Also, be certain to use the Volume Safe Eject within Mac (Finder) and Windows (Safely Remove
Hardware icon in bottom right of screen, if available) before pulling an SSD from the Transfer
Station, after data has been offloaded. Pulling an SSD without using Volume Safe Eject on the
Mac can damage the SSD!
With a recent firmware upgrade, the Sony F3 camera now has 2 options for it's “SDI Rec
Control”, which activates Camera Trigger to the Gemini Recorder.
Please note that only the “HD SDI Remote I/F” option works properly with the Gemini. Do not
use the “Synchro Rec” option!
For using Vari-Frame with the ARRI ALEXA: please note the following:
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If “Sensor Rate” on the ALEXA is set to 30 or less, set the “Record Out” to 30 or less as
well’
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Do not set the “Sensor Rate” to less than 1 on the ALEXA
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Do not set the “Sensor Rate” on the ALEXA to 23.98 and the “Record Out” to 24
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Do not set the “Sensor Rate” on the ALEXA to 29.97 and the “Record Out” to 30
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“Sensor Rate” must be less than or equal to “Record Out” rate
For this release, to boot into ARRIRAW or 3D DPX (via the Setup->Mode menu), a memory
swap may be required, which will take about 1 minute. A dialog prompt will guide the user
through this process.
Known Issues
3D DPX Recording: occasional incorrect values in timecode.
Canon Raw Recording: occasional incorrect values in timecode.
On rare occasions, after a RAIDed record (record to 2 SSD's simultaneously), a “Mismatched SSD's for
Record” message will appear, meaning that the 2 SSD's no longer have the required alignment to
successfully accomplish further RAIDed recordings.
If the Gemini Recorder is in Canon Raw mode, and a standard 1080p video input is attached to the Recorder
(instead of a Canon Raw input) , an inappropriate message such as “Set Raw” will sometimes appear.
In fact, in this situation the unit should be set to DPX (under Setup->Mode in the Menu) to record DPX from
a standard 1080p input.
