Black Shading a Scarlet

[Dave Case]

Since I have just updated the firmware, I'm about to perform my first Black Shading Cal on our Scarlet. I have the ops. manual showing me the steps, It looks straight forward but I was wondering if I have to Import and Export the Cal Maps after Black Shading Calibration. If I don't do that, does it affect the performance of the sensor? Or is there thing to look out for?
Thanks,
Dave

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

Since I have just updated the firmware, I'm about to perform my first Black Shading Cal on our Scarlet. I have the ops. manual showing me the steps, It looks straight forward but I was wondering if I have to Import and Export the Cal Maps after Black Shading Calibration. If I don't do that, does it affect the performance of the sensor? Or is there thing to look out for?
Thanks,
Dave

No you don't have to import or export anything. That is a feature so that if you want to save and/or re-load a CalMap you created for a specific temp or exposure setting you can do that.

 

[Ted Parkes]

Hey Dave .. Welcome to RedUser .. Here is a link to a great "Black Shading" resource Mark Posted a while back that will explain more about proper calibration and how it works, when to recognize the need to Black Shade.

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?111628-BLACK-SHADING-For-Dummies-amp-Experts

 

[ericyoung]

There's also Phil Holland's compilation of information. Thread is a bit old, but most of the info is still relevant at least for MX (non-Dragon) sensors.
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?66210-Scarlet-X-Data-Sheet

 

[Nick Pasquariello]

The rule of thumb is that after upgrading your firmware, it invalidates all previous calibration maps.

So importing and using old pre-upgrade calibration maps is not ideal.

For more indepth information, the link Ted posted above is a TON of useful information. It's almost everything you could ever want to know about blackshading Red cameras.