Pluto User Manual v1.38
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Step 4: Use the
Right Hand mouse button
Right Hand mouse button to
Reset
Reset the previous changes made.
A single press resets the colour differential; a double press resets the master
level control as well.
Step 5: Store the CDL information as a Look. Press and hold the
Right hand
control Knob on the Pluto
to bring up the
Look
menu, then select
Mark Look
.
"Stored current Look" is displayed on the SDI output. The CDL values, slot
number, current time/date and the associated Timecode (decoded from the input
SDI stream) are saved for later download.
Note: the original CDL specifications allow for Power, Slope and Offset. Pluto
applies a matrix internally to allow the operator to work in Lift, Gamma, Gain to
give the "feel" of a traditional primary colour corrector. When the current grade
is saved, the resulting CDL data is calculated and saved as Power, Slope and
Offset to comply with the ASC's specification.
Step 6: Download the CDL data. When the Pluto is next connected via ethernet
to the software control app, click on the Pluto in the Left Hand Pane (see Chapter
2 for details). If there is previously unsaved CDL data in the Pluto Memory the
following Pop Up Window will appear.
Click to choose if the data should be cleared after
download, then click OK to download the data. A
new popup will appear, shown below.
Select an output directory and whether you wish to
create ALE files and/or EDL files, then press OK.
Separate files are created for each date that
has data stored (make sure the date is
correctly set on the Pluto, through the Setup
menu), as well as for each video standard that
was feeding the Pluto at the time. Along with
CDL values, the names of any 3D LUT in use is
also added as a comment. The actual 3D data
is not stored.
Step 7: An alternative to saving the CDL data as an ALE is to directly store the
current grade into a slot of the Pluto. Use the Right hand control Knob on the
front panel to bring up the CDL Menu, as described in the next section.
Pandora Technology
United Kingdom
www.pandora-int.com
October 2013
