ARRI ARRI Ramp Preview Controller manual How to Capture Video, How to Preview a Ramp, Quick Method

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How to Capture Video

In order to preview a ramp, some video must have been captured into the computer. The RPC currently does not have any features that allow video capture, so you must use third party software. The ARRI Technical Note “P-1026 RPC Video Capture” discusses this subject in more detail.

The RPC can open a variety of video file formats, including: QuickTime Movies (.mov), AVI files (.avi), DV files (.dv), MPEG-1 files (Mac OS) and Open DML files.

When using a SONY VAIO Laptop, please be aware that you should not run the “DV Gate Motion” software at the same time you are running the Ramp Preview Controller.

How to Preview a Ramp

Make sure the Ramp Editor is open before you preview a ramp.

Click on the Preview button in the Ramp Editor, and choose a movie to preview.

Make sure the Ramp tab in the Preview window is in the front.

Ramp Tab

Now you must set at least one Preview Trigger, so the RPC knows where in the movie you want the ramp to start. There are two methods for setting Preview Triggers:

1. The Quick Method

• Move the cursor over the Preview Timeline.

Preview Timeline

Now push the mouse button down and keep it held down. A Preview Trigger will appear on the Timeline. Don’t let go of the mouse button yet; instead move the cursor to the left or right to scrub through the movie. Once you get to the place in the movie where you want the Preview Trigger to occur, let go of the mouse button.

Preview Trigger

• When at least one Preview Trigger is set, click the Play Preview button to see the preview.

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Contents 2000 Part 1 How To… Table of ContentsPreview Window Ramp EditorPreferences Shortcuts PreferencesEdit Menu Help Menu Preview MenuGermany Customer Support & LegalCanada EnglandDocumentation Overview About The RPC DocumentationDefinitions RPC Operations Guide, What the RPC Cannot Do Introduction To The RPCPart 1 How To… How to Create a New Ramp How To Get HelpHow to Edit a Ramp How to Preview a Ramp How to Capture VideoQuick Method Offspeed Tab Rehearsal MethodHow to Limit the Preview How to Erase Preview TriggersRPC Operations Guide, How to Preview an Offspeed How To Preview a Post-Production RampHow To Connect to a Real Camera How to Disconnect from a Camera How To Connect to a Virtual CameraHow to Execute a Ramp Part 2 Reference Ramp Editor Reference IntroductionRamp Menu Ramp Mode Internal/ExternalNew Button Delete ButtonCompensation Menu Camera MenuSend to Camera Button Add & Delete ButtonsPreview Button FAP ButtonCamera Button Ramp GraphFps & Shutter Fields Zoom ControlsShoot Time and Screentime Fields Advance Automatic a & Manual Ramp Trigger MRamp Tab Preview WindowPreview Status Offspeed TabQuickTime Controls Preview Window Ramp Preview Preview Trigger Preview TimelineQuick way to set a Preview Trigger is this Preview Window Offspeed Preview Film Format Shoot fpsCamera Controller Window Camera Mode Switch Normal/RampConnect to Camera Button Speed Combo BoxStatus Information Trigger Button Phase ButtonRun Button Connect To Camera Window Preferences Autosave Ramp Archives Every XX Minutes Preferences GeneralOn Startup Show FilmPreferences Ramps When Camera Menu is set to None Maximum Speed XXX fpsChange Ramp Points on Graph in XX fps Steps Playback fpsPreferences Shortcuts Preferences Alerts File Menu Undo Edit MenuCut/Copy/Paste/Clear/Select All Connect to Camera View MenuCamera Controller Quick HelpOpen Movie… Preview MenuRecord Triggers Set TriggerHelp Menu