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FAP Button

Only enabled when a ramp segment is selected. Click this button to make the selected ramp segment as Fast As Possible, to set it to the minimum ramp time for the camera and compensation chosen.

Preview Button

Click the “Preview” button to open a movie for preview.

Camera Button

Click the “Camera” button to open the Camera Controller window.

Ramp Graph

The ramp graph shows camera speed (fps) on the vertical axis, and time on the horizontal axis.

Time is shown in the following format: MM:SS.T, where MM are minutes, SS are seconds, and T are tenth of seconds. So the value “11.8” is 11 seconds and 8 tenth of a second. The value “2:12.7” is 2 minutes, 12 seconds and 7 tenth of a second. The red numbers above the index line show the screentime, the gray numbers below the shoot time.

Ramp Points are editable instances in a ramp. Each ramp point, when selected (clicked on), will show its fps, shutter angle, shoot time and screentime below the ramp graph. Ramp points come in two flavors: automatic ramp points are instances where the camera will automatically continue with the ramp once the automatic ramp point is reached. Manual ramp points are instances where the camera will remain at the speed of that point until the Ramp Trigger button is manually pushed.

A Ramp Segment consists of a ramp point and all speed, shutter and duration values from the previous ramp point to this ramp point. When a ramp point is clicked, the whole ramp segment is selected and turns orange (see picture).

Ramp Points can be moved by dragging them around the graph. A yellow info box will appear, showing the most important information about that ramp point.

Speed (fps)

Automatic Ramp Point

Manual Ramp Point

Screentime

Shoot time

Time

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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