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PIX 250i User Guide

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Setup Menu Options

The Setup Menu controls a wide range of parameters for the PIX 250i. The parameters are organized

into categories, making the Setup Menu easy to navigate. The following tables show the parameter

name, a description, options available, and the factory default setting where applicable.

Default settings can be altered. See Setup Management

File Storage

# Parameter Name Description Options

Record Mode

Simultaneous mode records each take to all available

drives. Sequential mode records takes to one drive

until it is full or otherwise unavailable, then records to

the next available drive.

» Simultaneous

• Sequential

Drive Record/Network Mode

A sub-menu with 2 items representing each drive slot.

Options presented here are available for each of the

2 drive slots. Read Only: Drive available for playback,

but no files can be written or deleted. Record: Drive

will be written to during recording and is unavailable

for network file transfer. Ethernet File Transfer: Drive

is available for network access via Samba and un-

available for recording and playback. Switch to Net-

work upon Full: Drive is effectively in Record mode

until it becomes full, at which point it is effectively in

Ethernet File Transfer mode.

• Read Only

» Record

• Ethernet File Transfer

• Switch to Network upon Full

QuickTime File Split Every

Choose the maximum file recording time. When set

time is exceeded a new .mov file is created automati-

cally. Since ProRes and DNxHD codecs are variable

bit rate, the file size of each file will vary, even though

the running time will be the same. (Maximum file time

is approximately 10 hours for 30fps video and less,

and approximately 6 hours for 50fps video or more).

• 1 min

• 5 min

• 10 min

• 15 min

• 30 min

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

» 10 hours

File Name Format

The format for file names as they are written to the

drive.

» Drive-Reel-Clip

• Reel-Clip

• CamID-Reel-Clip

• Reel-Scene-Take

• Scene-Take

• RED File Format

• Arri File Format

File Name Prefix

Text to be placed before all other charac-

ters in each file name. PIX Name is set in

[Network - This PIX’s Name]

• Off

» PIX Name

CamID

An identifying character for a camera

» A

(single alpha to “Z”).

Reel

Current Reel name. When the Reel name is altered,

the Clip number is reset to 1

» “1”

(multi alphanumeric)

Clip

Current Clip number. When the Reel number is

altered, the Clip number is reset to 1

» 1

(numeric)

Scene/Shot

Current Scene name. When the Scene name is

altered, the Take number is reset to 1.

» “Scene 1”

(multi alphanumeric)

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