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Workflow and Productivity Advantages
The RAX HD Animation Recorder eases the workload in labor-intensive production environments.
System software automates several steps in the process of rendering animation sequences for
dailies and editing.
For example, many animators render their frames overnight. The next day, technicians gather the
rendered animation frames from various locations on the network, assemble them manually, and
create a video file for playback. This process can be tedious and time-consuming, and does not
easily allow for changes to frames or animation sequences.
The RAX HD Animation Recorder automates this frame harvesting process. The system searches
the network for rendered frames, assembles the frames in sequence, and creates a video file ready
for playback. With the system’s real-time high-definition (HD) video playback capability, users
can check the video file immediately for blown or missing frames without recording to tape.
Creative directors, clients, or film producers can review the same file in their dailies. Multiple
sequences can be assembled into a playlist using Frame Wrangler’s storyboard editing functions.
The system’s built-in videotape recorder (VTR) control technology enables insert editing and
frame-accurate recording to tape. This gives animators or creative directors the ability to do full-
quality editing. The system also uses frame-accurate gamma correction, which is crucial when
using both computer and video monitors. Post-rendering global color adjustments, such as
adjusting contrast or brightness, shifting hues, or darkening a particular scene, are easily made
clip-by-clip in real time.
System Hardware
A rack-mount base unit is the heart of the RAX HD Animation Recorder. With its revolutionary
Streaming Multiport Architecture, this base unit provides superior processing and graphics power.
The base unit houses the system disk drive, which contains the operating system, system software,
and default storage for audio data
used by the system. The base unit
also houses graphics, audio, disk,
and other controllers. The base
unit mounts in a standard 19-inch
equipment rack.