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R E L E A S E N O T E S
AMIRASUP5.4SoftwareUpdatePackageSUP5.4.13
Date:August17th,2018
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TableofContents
A.Introduction..........................................................................................................................3 OverviewofFeaturesIntroducedwithSUP5.4....................................................................3 ChangestoPreviousVersions...............................................................................................3 UpdateInformation..............................................................................................................3 Downgrading.........................................................................................................................3 AdditionalSoftware...............................................................................................................3
B.NewFeaturesinSUP5.4........................................................................................................4 SupportofMVF-1withnewViewfinderPanel......................................................................4 MasterGripsStatusIndication..............................................................................................4 AudioChannel1and2ControlwithAMIRAWebRemote...................................................4 ImprovedTimecodeBehaviourinRegenMode....................................................................5 CenterMarkOption“SmallCross”........................................................................................5
C.KnownIssues.........................................................................................................................6 KnownIssuesFixedinSUP5.4..............................................................................................6 KnownIssuesinSUP5.4........................................................................................................6
D.UpdateProcedure...............................................................................................................11 DownloadandRegistrationProcess....................................................................................11 HowtodownloadaSoftwareUpdatePackage...................................................................11 CameraUpdateProcedure..................................................................................................11
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A.IntroductionWeareproudtoannouncethereleaseofSoftwareUpdatePackage5.4fortheARRIAMIRA.ThisversionexpandsfunctionsforallAMIRAmodelsasindicatedbelow.SUP5.4includesimportantbugfixesandmajorimprovementsandwestronglyrecommendinstallingthisupdateatyourearliestconvenience.Wehighlyrecommendthatyoutakeyourtimetogothroughthesereleasenotesandtheknownissuessectionofthisdocumentbeforeyoustartusingthecamera.Ifyouhavenotdonesoalready,pleasemakesureyouregisteryourAMIRAusingouronlinecustomerregistration.Yourregistrationensuresthatyoureceiveinformationaboutfuturesoftwareupdatesassoonastheyareavailable.Youcanfindtheregistrationhere.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.arri.com/amira.ForalistingofanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestionspleasevisittheAMIRAFAQs.
OverviewofFeaturesIntroducedwithSUP5.4
§ SupportofMVF-1withnewViewfinderPanelStartingwithserialno.4000,theAMIRAMVF-1includesanewOLEDviewfinderpanel,offeringnewbrightnesssettings120,200and300Nits.
§ MasterGripsStatusIndication
§ AudioChannel1and2ControlwithAMIRAWebremote
§ ImprovedTimecodeBehaviourinRegenMode
§ CenterMarkOption“SmallCross”
ChangestoPreviousVersions§ Menu>Userbuttons>MasterGripsuserbuttonshasbeenrenamedtoLBUSdeviceuserbuttons
UpdateInformationCamerasshouldalwaysrunthelatestSUPsoyoucanbenefitfromthelatestimprovements,featuresandbugfixes.However,wedonotrecommendinstallinganewSUPinthemiddleofaproduction.Detailedinstructionsfortheupdateprocesscanbefoundattheendofthisdocument.SUP5.4containsupdatesforallcomponents,includingtheviewfinder.Theupdatemaytakesignificantlylongerthanpreviousupdates.Theviewfinderwillswitchoffintheprocessanddoesn’tgiveavisualfeedbackoftheupdateallthetime.Makesurenottopoweroffthecameraduringfirmwareupdate.
DowngradingDowngradingtoSUP4isonlypossibleonceinarow.SUP5.4includeshardwarerelatedupdatesthatdonotallowinstallingSUP4asecondtime.IfyouhavedowngradedtoSUP4andforsomereasontheinstallationcouldnotbecompleted,youneedtoinstallSUP5againbeforeyoucandowngradeandinstallSUP4again.ForadowngradetoapreviousSUPversion,thelicensefileoftheinstalledandofthepreviousversion(amira_fw_update_aes_x.x.x.lic)needtobeavailableontheUSBmemorystickunder/ARRI/AMIRA/LICENSES/.
AdditionalSoftwareARRIrecommendsupdatingARRIRAWConverter(ARC)version3.4.5orlowertoversion3.5orhigherwhenusedwithSUP5.xfiles,especiallywhenusinguserpixelmapsandwhenHDRlooksareusedfortheprojectcolormanagement.ThenewHDRcolorspaces,Rec-2100PQandRec-2100HLG,areincorrectlyinterpretedasREC709inpreviousARCversions.Thiscanleadtoincorrectimagecolorprocessingandcolorspacemetadataintheexportedrenderedfiles.
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B.NewFeaturesinSUP5.4
SupportofMVF-1withnewViewfinderPanelAllAMIRAMVF-1fromserialno.4000onwardshaveanewOLEDviewfinderpanelbuiltin,becausethepreviouslyinstalledviewfinderOLEDpanelisnolongeravailable.ThisnewviewfinderpanelwillonlydisplayanimagewhenusedwithSUP5.4andhigher,andwillnotdisplayanimagewithversionsbelowSUP5.4.Thepanelcomeswithanewcalibrationandnewbrightnesssetting,withoptions120,200and300Nits.EVFgammaisfixedandequivalenttotheLiftedsettingoftheprecedingviewfinderpanel.Thefactorydefaultbrightnesssettingis120Nits.AllexistingMVF-1willnotbeaffectedbythischange,andwillcontinuetofunctionasbefore.
MENU>Monitoring>EVF/Monitor>Settings>EVFbrightness
MasterGripsStatusIndicationThestatusinfolensdataoverlaysforiris,focusandfocallengthnowindicatewhetherornotanARRIMasterGripcontrolsalensaxis.AssoonasaMasterGripgainscontroloveranaxis,thenameofthecorrespondingoverlayishighlightedwhite(examplebelow:Irisaxis):
IrisnotundercontrolofMasterGrip
IriscontrolledbyMasterGrip
ThisindicationisespeciallyusefulwhenusingoneMasterGriptocontrolfocusandiris,switchingbetweenbothaxes.
AudioChannel1and2ControlwithAMIRAWebRemoteAbasicaudiomenuhasbeenaddedtothewebremote(andthemainUI)forremotegaincontrolofaudiochannels1and2.
MENU>Recording>Audiorecording
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ImprovedTimecodeBehaviourinRegenModeCompatibilitywithSMPTEcompliantgeneratorsthathavecausedintermittentwarningsinthepasthasbeenimprovedforRegenmode.StartingwithSUP5.0thecameraappliedastrictqualitycontrolonthetimecodesignaltoensurethatthesourcewouldworkwithJAMSyncmodeandtuning.ThischeckhaspartlybeenremovedinREGENmodetosupportgeneratorsthatcomplywithSMPTEspecifications,butdonotmatchtherequirementsfortuningthecamera.Asaconsequencesometimecoderelatedwarningswillnotshowanymoresothatoperatorswillhavetotakegreatercarethatthetimecodesignalappliedtothecamerawillmatchtheprojectsetup.Thewarningsthatwon’tshowinRegenmodeanymoreare:
§ LTCInframerateisincompatiblewithprojectframerate(mixingintegerandnon-integerframerates)§ LTCIndropframeconfigurationmismatch(camerausesdropframe,sourcedoesnotorviceversa)
InbothcasesthecamerawillnowshowthewarningTimecodesynchronizationisrequired.§ LTCInframeratediffersfromprojectrate(mixingintegerormixingnon-integerframerates)
CenterMarkOption“SmallCross”ThecentermarksettingforEVFandSDIhasbeenextendedwiththeoptionSmallCross.
MENU>Monitoring>EVF/Monitor>EVFOverlays>CentermarkMENU>Monitoring>SDI>SDIprocessing>Overlays>Centermark
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C.KnownIssues
KnownIssuesFixedinSUP5.4FollowingissueshavebeenresolvedintheSUP5.4release:
§ LensdataisnotdisplayedinstatusinfonorembeddedinmetadatainARRIRAW2.8Krecordingmode§ AudioplaybackonSDIoutputsandheadphoneoutmaybenonlinearwhenplayingbackProResclipswith
projectrate59.94p
KnownIssuesinSUP5.4ThisisalistofknownissuesfortheSUP5.4softwarepackage.
Accessories
•RecordStart/StoponCanonHJ18B4lensIncasethestart/stopfunctionontheCanonHJ18B4lensisnotworkingwiththeARRIB4MountandconnectedHirosecable,pleaseexecutea"Resetall"onthelens.
•Re-connectingBluetoothdevicesafterbootupSomeBluetoothdevicesforaudiomonitoringarenotalwaysautomaticallyreconnectedwhencameraisbooted.PleasemakesuretomanuallyreconnectyourBluetoothdeviceinthiscase.
Audio
•BatterychangewithconnectedAES3sourceAfterchangingthebatterywithaconnectedAES3source,likeasoundmixer,theaudiofunctionofAMIRAmaynotbeinitializedproperly.Anerrormessagemayappearlike"Switchinundefinedposition".Pleaserebootthecamerainthiscase.Toavoidthisissue,justpowerdownthesoundmixerbeforechangingthecamerabattery.Usinganaudioattenuatordoesaddressthisaswell,pleasecontactARRIserviceformoreinformation.
•PotentialaudioglitcheswhenbootingdownPleasebecautiousforpotentiallyloudaudioglitcheswhenwearingheadphoneswhilepoweringdownthecamera.
•HeadphoneoutputconnectedtoanaudiomixerWhentheheadphoneoutputisconnectedtoanaudiomixerformonitoringtheaudiorecording,theaudioboardmaybedamagedifthecameracontainstheinitialIAOU1audioboard.Thiswouldonlyaffectthevolumeoftheheadphoneout.Ifyourecognizereducedmaximalvolumeoftheheadphoneoutput,thismayindicatethisdamage.PleasecontactanARRIservicecenterinthiscase.ThisbehaviorisnotshowingwiththelaterIAOU2audioboard.
FrameGrab
•FramegrabsfromARRIRAWplaybackFramegrabstakenfromARRIRAWplaybackmayexhibitdifferencesinpixelbrightnessontheedgesoftheframe.
•FramegrabsdonotworkduringplaybackofinterlacedS16orHDclipswhenplaybackispaused.Inordertoperformaframegrabrewind,hitplayanddotheframegrabattheappropriateposition.
Inputs/Outputs
•1.3xanamorphicdesqueezeisnotavailableforEVFzoom1.3xanamorphicdesqueezeisnotappliedtotheEVFzoomimage.
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•1.3xanamorphicdesqueezeisnotavailableforUHDSDIoutput1.3xanamorphicdesqueezeisnotappliedtoUHDSDIoutput4226G,DL4226Gand4223GDL.
•ActivatingreturninwithSDIoutputsinclonemodeAmomentarysignallossmayoccurwhenactivatingreturninwiththeSDIoutputssettoclonemode.
•Monitoringin3.2Kwith1.3xanamorphicdesqueezeEVF/MonitorandSDIoutputsmayshowscalingartifactsin3.2Krecordingmodewith1.3xanamorphicdesqueezeenabled.Theartifactsarelimitedtothemonitoringoutputs,theydonotaffecttherecordings.
•HD-SDIoutputperformancewithDL6GForbestDL4226GSDIoutputperformancewerecommendtoupgradetothenewSDIboardIOAXRev.H.ForanyinquiriespleasecontactyourlocalARRIservicecenter.
•NoReturn-IninMPEG-2modewithpsforinterlacedsignalsTheReturn-IninputisnotsupportedwhenthecameraisinMPEG-2modeandthereturnsignalsarepsforinterlaced.
•MomentaryimagelossonSDIoutputswhenconnectingasyncsourceTheSDIoutputsre-synchronizewhenconnectingagenlockortimecodesource.Whilere-synchronizingashortimagelossmayoccur.
•TemporaryimagelossonSDIoutputswhenconfiguring6GWhenchangingtheSDIoutputto6G,orwhenchangingtheSDIoutputfrom6Gtoanotherformat,bothSDIoutputsmayexhibitashortimageloss.
•SDIoutputswhenusingtimecodesyncWhenusingatimecodesignalassyncsource,theSDIoutputsmaynotbepreciselyinsynctothesyncsource.ForpreciseSDIoutsynctosyncsourcepleaseuseatri-levelgenlocksignal.
•ActivatingreturninwithoverlaysactiveonSDIandEVF/MonitorWithoverlaysactiveonSDIandEVF/Monitor,thetransitionfromliveviewtothereturninsignalmaynotbeimmediate.
Media
•ProtectionagainstcrossplatformCFast2.0formattingissuesOnlyCFast2.0cardsthathavebeenerasedonALEXAMiniorAMIRArunningSUP4.0(orhigher)canbeusedforrecording.ThisisforprotectionagainstissuescausedbydifferentCFast2.0formattingschemesusedbyothercamerasmanufacturers.
Playback
•Playbackmode"playnextclip"skipping50i/59.94iclipsPlaybackofmultipleclipswithprojectrate50i/59.94i(withplayendmodesettoplaynextclip)mightnotplayallclipsinsuccessionbutskipclips.
•ActivatingPlaybackdoesnotdisablepeakingPleasedisablepeakingmanuallyincaseyoudonotwantpeakingduringplayback.
•InPausemode,interlacedclipsonlyshowhalfverticalresolutionThisbehaviorcanonlybeobservedwhenplaybackismonitoredontheSDIoutputs.
•InterlacedclipsjitterverticallywhenplayedbackwithSDIoutputnotsettointerlaced.ThisonlyaffectstheplaybackinSDI,therecordingiscorrect.MakesuretoalwaysmatchSDItheoutputconfigurationtotheprojectconfiguration(e.g.:60iclipstobeplayedbackwith60iSDIoutput).
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•ClipswithHDRlooksburned-inwillnotbecorrectlydisplayedonMVFandEVFWhenplayingbackaclipthathasaHDRlookburned-in,itwillnotbecorrectlydisplayedonMVFandEVF,sincebotharenotHDRcapableandnotone-mappingisapplied.Thisisamonitoringproblemonlyanddoesnotaffecttherecordedfootage.However,wegenerallydonotrecommendburninginlookswhenshootingHDRcontent.
Recording
•PowerlossduringrecordwithCFast2.0cardsACFast2.0cardmayneedtobereformattedwhenitisremovedduringrecordingorintheeventofasuddenpowerlossoccurswhilethecameraiswritingtothecard.Thecamerawillindicatetheerrorwithawarningmessage.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsinthewarningtoavoiddamagetothecardorfurtherrecordings.Noactionisrequiredifnowarningisdisplayed.PleasecontactARRIserviceformoreinformationorifyouencounteranyfurtherissues.
•IndicatedavailablerecordingtimewithMPEG2InMPEG2recordingmode,theavailablerecordingtimedisplayedbythecameramaybeshorterthantheactualavailablerecordingtime.I.e.theremightbemorerecordingtimeavailableonthecardthanindicated.
•SanDisk120GBand60GBcardsInveryrarecases,recordingcanbeinterruptedwithanerrormessage:"Writefailureonrecordingcard(SlotA)"withSanDisk60GBor120GBcards.
•VerticalimagemirroringisappliedasclipmetadataMirroringinformationisstoredasmetadatainQuicktimefiles.MPEG-2HDMXFfilesdonotsupportmirroringviametadata,sotheclipsplaybackwithoutmirroringapplied.
•Errormessageformaximumclipsize.Onveryrareoccasions,thecameramaystoprecordingandreport"Recordingstopped-maximumclipsizereached".ThiscanonlyoccurwithimagecontentthathasverylittledetailandusingacodecwithlowdataratelikeProResLT.
•LimitedamountofreelsonCFast2.0cardsRecordingonCFast2.0cardsislimitedto15reelspercardinProResandARRIRAWMXF.WithMPEG-2HD422thelimitis2reels.Ifthemaximumnumberofreelsisreached,recordingisstillpossibleifnofurtherreelneedstobecreated.
•StartrecordingfromplaybackinMPEGorARRIRAWmodeStartingaMPEGorARRIRAWrecordingdirectlyfromplaybackcanfailwitherrormessage:"RecordingstoppedduetoFPGAfailure.Pleaserebootcamera."Pleaseexitplaybackbeforestartingtorecord.
•StartrecordingfromplaybackStartingarecordingdirectlyfromplaybackmaynotwork.Inthiscaseasecondpressoftherecordbuttonisnecessary.
•NoiseReductionin"Strong"modeThe"Strong"modeinNoiseReduction(availableinS16HD,3.2K,4:32.8Kand4KUHD)mayresultinimageartifactswithfastmovingobjects.Werecommendtestingthisaccordinglybeforeusing"Strong"mode.
•LimitedscalingqualityinHD-SDIoutputswhenrecordingin2KTheresultingimagequalityisconsideredassufficientformonitoringbutmaybelimitedforrecordingthesignalasthemasterrecord.Thisisduetothedownscalingofthe2KresolutiontoHD.PleasesettherecordingformattoHDwhenrecordingHDontheHD-SDIoutputasmasterrecord.
•IncorrectremainingtimedisplayedinintervalrecordingUsinghighercapacityCFast2.0cardsforintervalrecordingmaycausewrongremainingtimedisplay.
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•RecordinghighdatarateswithSanDisk120GBor128GBcardsinslotBathightemperaturesUsingSanDisk120GBor128GBcardsatextremelyhighenvironmentaltemperatureswellabove40°Celsiusor104°Fahrenheit,andrecordingProRes4444athighestframeratescloseto200fps,thecardslotBmightbelimitedinthemaximaldurationofrecording.PleaseuseCFastslotAforlongerrecordingsiftheaboveconditionsaremet.
•ChangingExposureIndexorWhiteBalanceduringrecordWhenchangingExposureIndexorWhiteBalanceduringrecorditispossiblethatasingleframecontainstwodifferentimagecharacteristics.
•CamerasometimesdoesnotprompttoformatanonARRI_UDFCFastcardWhiletheMVFDisplayissettoliveviewmode,thecamerawillnotprompttoformataCFastcard,eventhefilesystemonthecardisnottheARRI_UDFfilesystem,butFAT32,ExFATorother.
SUPUpdate
•TimezoneanddaylightsavingtimearesettodefaultwiththeSUPupdate.PleasemakesuretosettimezoneanddaylightsavingtimeaftertheSUPupdate.
Timecode
•SyncingthesensorviaLTCtimecoderequiresaprecisiontimecodegeneratorAprecisiongeneratorwithlowjitterisrequiredwhenusinganLTCtimecodesignaltogenlockthecamera.DevicesthatworkwithoutaproblemasstandardLTCtimecodesourcemaynotworkasLTCgenlocksource.
•SyncingmultiplecamerasusingtimecodeWhensyncingmultiplecamerasusingtimecodesyncandtimecodemoderegen,someoftherecordedclipsmayexhibitatimecodeoffsetofoneframewithprojectratesabove30fps.
Update
•LBUSdevicescannotbeupdatedusinganAMIRALBUSdevices(MasterGrips,CForcemotors,LCUBE)cannotbeupdatedontheAMIRAusingcableEXT-LBUS.PleaseuseanALEXAMini,anUMC-4oraWCU-4withcableLCS-LBUS,orcontactyourlocalARRIService.
Usability
•CAPserverframegrabwhilecameraisinplaybackAframegrabtriggeredthroughCAPserverduringinternalcameraplaybackgrabsaliveimagefromthesensorinsteadofaplaybackimage.
•Starlite-HD5ARRIcanchangesettingsortriggerarecordingevenifUIisnotdisplayedonscreen.IftheStarlite-HD5ARRIisconnectedtoaSDIoutputshowing"CLEAN"output,settingsmaybechangedwithoutnoticewhentouchingtherespectiveareasonthescreen.PleasemakesuretheStarlite-HD5ARRIisconnectedtoanSDIoutputthatissetto"PROCESSED"toseethetouchinterface.
•MPEG-2playbackincameraInsomerarecases,playbackofanMPEG-2clipmaybeinterrupted.Youcanstillchecktheclipincamerabyfastforwardingwithvariousspeeds.Indoubt,pleaseplaybackthecliponacomputer.
•UpdatedEFmountsnotcompatiblewithSUP4releaseRevertingthecamerasoftwaretoSUP4doesnotdowngradetheEFmountsoftware.AnEFmountthathasbeenupdatedwithSUP5.xwillnotworkinthatcase.
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•UsersetupscreatedwithearlierSUPsarenotcompatiblewithSUP5.0UsersetupscreatedwithSUP4orearlierSUPscannotbeloadedwithSUP5.x
•MirrorimageverticalflipisnotappliedtoframegrabWhenusingthemirrorimagesetting,onlythehorizontalflipisappliedtotheframegrab.
•SimultaneoususeoftimecodemodejamsyncandgenlocksyncisnotsupportedWhenusingtimecodemodejamsyncorwhenusinggenlocksync,thecameraadjustsit'sinternaloscillatortomatchthesourceclock.Henceusingacombinationoftimecodemodejamsyncandgenlockisnotsupported.
•TheWaveformexposuretoolissilentlydisabledwhenoutputprocessingissettoALEXAClassic709ALEXAClassic709outputprocessingwhileshootingHDRcontentdoesnotworkwiththewaveformexposuretoolandissilentlydisabled.UserbuttonsandtheEXPbuttonontheMVF-1viewfinderwillhavenoeffect.
•Duringerase,RecordisnotpossibleonothercardDuringcarderaseitisnotpossibletorecordtothesecondcard.Itisalsonotpossibletochangeanycamerasettingswhilecardsareerased.
Viewfinder
•ZOOMorSURROUNDVIEWatverylowframeratesTheMVF-1/MONITOR'simagemomentarilyfadeswheneitherzoomorsurroundviewgetactivatedorde-activatedatverylowframerates(below5fps).
•ForMVF-1uptoserialnumber2150whicharenotupgradedtotheneweyepieceTheviewfindersometimesmaynotswitchonasitusesaproximitysensortoactivatetheOLEDdisplayonlywhiletheeyepieceisinuse.ApproachingtheMVFatanunfavorableanglemaycauseitnottotriggerproperly.
•CalibrationappliedtensecondsafterinitialconnectionWhenconnectingaMVF-1withthenewOLEDviewfinderpanelbuiltinforthefirsttime,itmighttakeuptotensecondsbeforethenewviewfindercalibrationisloadedandapplied.
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D.UpdateProcedure
DownloadandRegistrationProcessYoucanfindtheSoftwareUpdatePackage(SUP)intheAMIRAdownloadsection.YouneedtoregisteryourAMIRAcamera,alongwithyourcameraserialnumber,toaccesstheSoftwareUpdatePackage(SUP)download.ExistingALEXAcustomerswithanactiveALEXAaccountforthedownloadsectioncanusethisaccount,unlessotherwiserequested.
ASUPcanbeinstalledonthecamerabyusinganUSBstickasdescribedindetailbelow.
HowtodownloadaSoftwareUpdatePackage§ Ifyouhavenotregisteredyet,pleasegototheAMIRAdownloadsectionandscrolltothe'AMIRASoftware
UpdatePackagex.x'section(where‘x.x’istheversionnumberofthedesiredSoftwareUpdatePackage).Click'Please->registertogetanaccount.'TheAMIRAcustomerregistrationpagewillthenbeopened.
§ Fillintherequesteddataandmakesuretoputintheserialnumber(s)ofyourcamera(s)intheformatofK1.71700.0-xxxxx.Don'tforgettoagreetotheregistrationtermsattheendofthepage.
§ Whenyouhitthe'CreateAccount'buttonthesystemwillsendyouaconfirmationemailwithalinktoactivateyouraccount.Afterfollowingthelink,awelcomemailissentcontainingthelogincredentials.Pleaseloginandnavigatetothedownloadssectionagain.
§ Uponaccessingthesoftwarepackagedownloadyouwillbeaskedtoagreetothetermsandconditionsofthisdownload.Assoonasyouagreetothesetermsthedownloadlinkisreleased.
CameraUpdateProcedureTheAMIRAsoftwareisupdatedwithanUSBmemorystick.TheSUPwillupdatetheAMIRAcamera,alongwiththeViewfinder(MVF-1),CCP-1andthelensmount–providedtheyareconnectedtothecamera.
§ Afterthedownload,pleasedoubleclickthedownloadedfile(*.zip)tounpackitorunpackitmanually.Thiswillplacetwoupdatefiles(*.SUPand*.lic)andtheSUPreleasenotesontoyourcomputer.
§ Ifnotalreadydone,preparetheUSBmemorystickforusewithAMIRAbyconnectingittothecamera:pleasenavigatetoMENU>Media>PrepareUSBmediumandpressCONFIRM.ThiswillcreatetherequiredfolderstructureontheUSBmemorystick.
§ ConnecttheUSBsticktoyourcomputerandplacethedownloaded*.SUPfileinthefolderARRI/AMIRA/SUPontheUSBstick.Thenplacethedownloaded*.licfileinthefolderARRI/AMIRA/LICENSESontheUSBstick.
§ Makesurethecameraisconnectedtoacablepowersource,orispoweredwithafullbatterytoavoidpowerlossduringtheupdateprocess.
§ Performafactoryreset.§ RemoveCFastcard(s)fromcamera.§ ConnecttheUSBsticktothecameraandnavigatetoMENU>System>Update.§ SelecttheSUPfilefromthelist.§ Inthefollowingmessage,pressCONFIRMtostarttheinstallation.§ Aftertheupdateprocesshasfinished,asuccessmessageisdisplayed.§ Ifyouhavebeeninstallingtheupdateusingthewebremotemakesureyoucleanyourbrowser’scache,
otherwisethebrowsermaynotshowthewebremoteofthenewsoftwarecorrectly.§ MakesureyousetthecorrecttimezoneintheSystemTimeconfiguration.§ TheMVF-1andthelensmount(s)needtobeattachedtothecamera.SUPsnotonlycontainupdatesforthe
camerabodybutalsofortheMVF-1andlensmounts.Toensureflawlessperformance,pleasemakesureyourMVF-1andlensmount(s)areupdatedaswell.
ForadowngradetoapreviousSUPversion,thelicensefileoftheinstalledandofthepreviousversion(amira_fw_update_aes_x.x.x.lic)needtobeavailableontheUSBmemorystickunder/ARRI/AMIRA/LICENSES/.
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