AJA CamXchange Operation Guide
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CamXchange
Installation & Operation Guide
Version 1.1
Published: June 8, 2013
Table of Contents
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 1: Installation & Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
I/O Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring the Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuring the Canon C500 Camera For Raw Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuring the AJA Ki Pro Quad Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2: Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The AJA CamXchange User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Camera Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Crash Capture Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Stop on Dropped Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Destination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Folder Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Video File Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Audio File Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Performing a Capture Using the CamXchange Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Canon Cinema RAW Development Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Notices
Trademarks
Copyright
Contacting Support
Telephone: +1.800.251.4224 or +1.530.271.3190
Web: http://www.aja.com
AJA®, KONA®, Ki Pro®, KUMO® and XENA® are registered trademarks of AJA Video, Inc.,
Ki Pro Mini™, Io Express™, Io HD
AirPort, Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, FireWire, iPod, iPod Touch, Mac,
and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Final Cut Pro,
QuickTime and the QuickTime Logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Avid, Avid
Media Composer and Avid DNxHD are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Copyright © 2013 AJA Video, Inc. All rights reserved. All information in this manual is
subject to change without notice. No part of the document may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopying or recording, without the express written permission of AJA Inc.
When calling for support, have all information at hand prior to calling.
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Support Email: support@.aja.com
Sales Email: sales@aja.com
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Chapter 1: Installation & Setup
Introduction
The AJA CamXchange raw capture application is specifically designed to work with the
AJA Ki Pro Quad tapeless video recorder. The AJA Ki Pro Quad, when simultaneously
connected to a camera and a host computer via Thunderbolt, can be used with the AJA
CamXchange application to capture RAW output from the camera.
NOTE: At this time, only Apple Thunderbolt enabled computers and the Canon C500 camera's RAW
output are supported by the application.
File Formats The AJA CamXchange application creates .rmf Canon RAW files and WAV audio files. The
AJA Ki Pro Quad and the CamXchange software offer support for the following formats
and frame rates output from the Canon C500 camera:
• Canon RAW 4096x2160 23.98/24/25/29.97fps
• Canon RAW 3840x2160 23.98/24/25/29.97fps
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Features
RAW File Capture: Capture sequential RAW files with the .rmf file extension that are compatible with the
Canon Cinema RAW Development software application. This Canon-supplied software
application can be used to process and transcode Canon RAW files.
WAV File Capture: Capture audio to the WAV file format.
Camera Control: The start and stop of captures made by the CamXchange application can be controlled
by the start and stop commands issued by the Canon C500 camera.
Software Installation
To use the AJA Ki Pro Quad to capture RAW output from the Canon C500 camera, install
the following software on your Mac OS 10.8.2 (or later) Apple Thunderbolt-enabled host
computer:
1. Download the CamXchange software from www.aja.com/support/
2. Install the NTV4 driver contained in the AJA CamXchange .dmg. You will be
3. Once your computer restarts, re-open the AJA CamXchange .dmg and copy the AJA
4. The CamXchange software is now fully installed and ready for use.
5. Continue to the I/O Connections section below to establish the physical connections.
prompted to restart your computer after installation completes.
CamXchange application to your Applications folder.
I/O Connections
Follow these steps to connect the Ki Pro Quad, Canon C500, and the Apple Thunderboltenabled host computer:
1. Ensure that all devices are powered off before making your video and data
connections.
2. Connect a 3G-SDI rated cable between the 3G-SDI 1 output connector of the Canon
C500 camera and the SDI 1 In connector of the AJA Ki Pro Quad.
3. Connect a Thunderbolt cable between the AJA Ki Pro Quad and the Apple
Thunderbolt-enabled host computer.
4. Connect a 400MB per second (or faster) Thunderbolt disk array/RAID to the Apple
Thunderbolt-enabled host computer.
5. Ensure all power connections for the respective devices and then switch power on
for all devices.
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