Making FPS / Resolution / Shutter Presets.

[Asher Vast]

I'm looking for a good way to make presets for different frame rate / resolution / shutter speed combos I often use.

For example:

My goal is to be able to quickly switch from [24fps, 1/50, 5K] to [120fps, 1/120, 4K] with a single button push.

As we speak, I'm using a hack to create the presets where I save ALL (Don't actually want all but no way around it) the camera settings into a preset and label it the fps. I then create a separate preset for each fps where I dial in the correct shutter and resolution for that fps. While this does work, it also carries over ALL other settings I don't want to change such as white balance, tint, etc so I have to change them to my current white balance, tint etc each time I use this method which adds an extra steps.

Current Softkey config:

A = 24fps 5K, 1/50
B = 50fps 5K, 1/100
C = 120fps 4K, 1/120

Has anyone figured out a good way of doing this so that only the settings I want changed are carried over through the preset? Thanks!

 

[Jan Balster]

I think, this may be what you're looking for.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?151125-Changing-presets-and-removing-crosshairs

- Jan

 

[Asher Vast]

I believe this is what I'm doing already. The problem is that if I make some minor changes to my compression, white balance, etc then hit the preset button to change my framerate, all those changes I just made to white balance, compression and tint are reset to the values made in the preset but I don't want those values to change, I just want the frame rate, shutter and resolution to change and not anything else. It's starting to look like that's not an option on a Red which is surprising to me.

 

[Mikael Lubtchansky]

You can do that.
When you create the preset you need to select only the various parameters you want to save/recall instead of adding everything

In your case just add resolution, frame rate and shutter speed.

 

[Mikael Lubtchansky]

To be more precise if you are using latest firmware ... when creating your preset (with camera set to desired resolution / fps / shutter) just add only those 3 'parameters' from the PROJECT tab :

"Exposure Target time" (for shutter)
"Record Format" (for resolution setting)
"Sensor frame rate"

Save preset, set your camera to your other desired settings and repeat... then assign button / soft keys to those presets and you will be good.

 

[Asher Vast]

I'll give that a try! Thanks Mikael!

 

[Asher Vast]

Mikael, I gave that a try and it worked perfectly. This is going to save us a lot of time on set. Thank you!

 

[Mikael Lubtchansky]

Mikael, I gave that a try and it worked perfectly. This is going to save us a lot of time on set. Thank you!

you are welcome, glad it worked !