Previzion System Operations
Plug in power cord from breakout box to wall. Turn on power strip switch and verify power is present.
Connect Evertz power to Evertz D/A converter. Verify that Evertz is powered (green light next to power jack.)
Connect power to 2 AJA converters.
Computer connections
4a. Connect serial port breakout cable to portable computer.
4b. Connect mini-DVI cable between portable graphics card and portable SDI output card in back of computer using diagonal DVI ports.
4c. Connect mini-BNC to standard BNC adapter to ‘HD IN 1’ connector on portable.
4d. Connect portable power cable to breakout box power strip and turn on computer.
Connect Intersense power to power strip and to serial breakout bundle.
Strain relieve data cable bundle to local fixed point near breakout box with provided Velcro strap.
Data cable connections: Computer side
7a. Connect data cable Lemo to serial breakout Lemo connector.
7b. Computer side: connect data cable ‘Camera HDSDI’ to ‘HDSDI In’ on Evertz.
7c. Computer side: connect data cable ‘Genlock’ to ‘Genlock’ on Evertz output BNC bundle.
7d. Computer side: connect data cable ‘Monitor HDSDI’ to ‘HDSDI OUT 1-6’ on AJA HD10 (Distributor)
7e. Computer side: data cable ‘AUX’ is not used.
Strain relieve data cable bundle to local fixed point on camera with provided Velcro strap.
Data cable connections: Camera side
9a. Camera side: connect data cable Lemo to Airtrack Lemo connector. Verify that Airtrack Power light comes on.
9b. Camera side: connect data cable ‘Camera HDSDI’ to 4:2:2 Rec. 709 preview output on camera. Verify that ‘Video Present’ green light goes on in back of Evertz.
9c. Camera side: connect data cable ‘Genlock’ to Airtrack ‘Genlock’ connector. Verify that Airtrack ‘Sync’ light goes green.
9d. Camera side: connect data cable ‘Monitor HDSDI’ to on-board monitor for preview.
9e. Connect the Airtrack to the Intersense with the Lemo ended cable marked ‘Airtrack - Preston’.
9f. Connect the Airtrack to the Preston serial port with the Lemo ended cable marked ‘Airtrack - Preston’.
Connect Evertz ‘HDSDI Out’ to AJA HD10AMA (Embedder) ‘HDSDI Input’. Verify that light on AJA goes red.
Connect LTC timecode source to AJA HD10AMA (Embedder) ‘Input B’.
Computer Video
12a. Connect AJA HD10AMA ‘HDSDI Out’ to ‘HD IN #1’ on Portable.
12b. Connect the HD OUT BNC on the Portable to the HDSDI IN connection on the AJA HD10A (Distribution).
12c. Connect any other needed composite feeds to the addition 5 outputs on the AJA HD10A (Distribution).
Double click ‘BRec’ shortcut on Desktop to start BRec. Verify that live video signal is present. Exit BRec.
Intersense:
14a. Double click the ‘InertiaCamTest’ shortcut on the desktop. Verify that 2 devices are enumerated.
14b. Set Manual exposure with Devices->Camera Exposure->Manual if not already set.
14c. Adjust shutter and gain to recognize maximum number of targets.
14d. Save exposure settings in EEPROM with Devices->Camera Exposure->Save in EEPROM.
14e. Exit InertiacamTest.
14f. Double click on ISDemo32 shortcut on the desktop. Click ‘Accept’ for IS1200. Click ‘Yes’ to start Sensor Fusion software. Click ‘Yes’ to connect over TCP/IP.
14g. Select Tools->Optical Data Display. Click Display->Start Displaying Data. Verify that the targets are recognized, with white squares around green crosses.
14h. Exit Optical Data Display. Exit ISDemo32. Exit sfServer by highlighting sfServer window and pressing ‘q’.
Double click the Previzion shortcut on the desktop. Verify that an image comes up on the screen, and that the red light on the back of the AJA HD10A (Distribution) comes on.
Tracking
16a. Check that 1 IMU is found in the sfServer popup window, and that the ‘Vertical Refresh rate is close to 2x the frame rate. 2x 29.97 = 59.94 2x 23.976 = 47.95
16b. Verify that the following trackers are selected, and that a green light is by each one.
Sync Source = Airtrack Position = Intersense Rotation = Intersense Rot Smoothing = Intersense Lens = Preston16c. Click ‘Configure’ next to the Position or Rotation Intersense tracker, and verify that the pitch angle is the same as the physical Intersense.
16d. Verify that the Tracker to Camera offsets are correct.
16e. Verify that the Position Y Offset is 0.
16f. Click ‘Configure’ next to the Airtrack green light and click ‘Sample Drift’ to remove drift. Verify that the camera is stationary while sampling drift. Deselect and reselect the Airtrack in the ‘Rot Smoothing’ panel to lock it to the Intersense values.
Video
17a. Select the Video UI panel.
17b. Click ‘Enable’ by HDSDI 1. Verify that live video is present.
17c. Verify that the composited signal is visible on external monitors.
Lens
18a. Select the Lens UI panel.
18b. Make sure the correct sensor size is selected.
18c. Under the ‘Lens Calibration’ panel, click ‘Load’ and select a lens file.
18c. Zoom and focus the physical lens back and forth, and verify that the focal length and focus distance parameters match.
18e. If the focus or zoom is reversed, go to the Tracking panel, select Configure by the Lens menu.
18f. Check the box beside ‘Flip Focal Length’ or ‘Flip Focus Distance’ to reverse the axis.
18g. Pan back and forth, and verify that the foreground and background motion matches.
Timecode
19a. Change to the Takes UI Panel.
19b. Verify that the LTC source is set to ‘Embedded Pair 0’, and that the LTC light is green.
19c. Enable ‘Screen Text’ and verify that the read timecode matches what is coming from the time code box.
Backgrounds
20a. Change to the Background UI Panel.
20b. Click Load under the Scene panel to select a FBX file.
20c. Click one of the editable transforms and adjust its translation/scale/rotation.
Keying
21a. Change to the Keying UI panel.
21b. Click the Pick High Color and Pick Low Color buttons to pick the light and dark sections of the green screen.
21c. Adjust the Base Black Point and Base White Point sliders to tune the matte.
21d. To remove a ‘milky’ cast from the composite, lower the Background Highlights slider.
Takes
22a. Change to the Takes UI panel.
22b. Click Roll to start a take, and Cut to stop it.