Arri Alexa Menu Settings Chart

MENU SETTINGS

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FPS

set sensor speed (0.75 fps-60fps /120fps*

add/delete value

*ALEXA XT/HS

HIGHSPEED/EXIT HS

(boot ALEXA to HS mode; 60-120fps)

MODE (MENU > RECORDING > INTERNAL) MEDIA INFO (INFO > MEDIA INFO)

SDI FPS >>

REC OUT (23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30fps) MON OUT (23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30fps)

ALEXA XT/HS

; 24fps)

AUDIO

adjust

CH1+/- (level +20/-10; unity)

adjust CH2+/- (level +20/-10; unity)

AUDIO OUT set AUDIO OUT

Phones Level (+/-)

OPTIONS AUDIO OUT > OPTIONS >>

Left out (CH1, CH2, CH1+2, None) Right out (CH1, CH2, CH1+2, None) Audio out level (Manual, Unity max.)

OPTIONS AUDIO IN > OPTIONS >>

Record (On/Off) Channel 1/2 level (Manual/Unity) Channel 1/2 source (L/R in) Soundroll (=Tape) (edit name)

SHUTTER

set shutter angle (5.0°-358.0°; 172,8°)

in highspeed mode (5.0°-356.0°)*

add/delete value

see calculated exposure time

MIRROR*

ALEXA XT STUDIO/STUDIO

(On/Off)

ALEXA XT/S

set exposure index (160ASA-3200ASA; 800ASA)

ND FILTER*

ALEXA XT STUDIO/STUDIO

(On/Off)

COLOR

SET LOOK

choose/delete/load look from SD

ARRI LCC look loaded by default

CDL CONF* CDL (On/Off)

ALEXA XT

> set ip adress

ALEXA XT

set COLORPATH

EVF (Look ON/OFF for REC 709) MON OUT (Look ON/OFF for REC 709) INTERNAL REC OUT

(Look ON/OFF for REC 709)

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GAMMA COLOR > GAMMA >>

INTERNAL (REC 709, LOG C, RAW

ALEXA XT

)

REC OUT (REC 709, LOG C) MON OUT (REC 709, LOG C) EVF (REC 709, LOG C)

set WHITEBALANCE (2000K-11000K, Auto WB; 5600K;

and CC SHIFT)

add/rename/delete value

Quick-option for choosing REC and MON fps

Options may differ

depending on selected

sensor mode

Change volume of channel 1 and 2 with jogwheel

Limited to 11.2°-180.0° on ALEXA STUDIO with mirror shutter enabled

RECORDING menu

Internal >>

Format (Off/ProRes/ARRIRAW) Setting/HS Setting (ARRIRAW, DNxHD 145/220x/444,

ProRes 422/422 HQ/4444/4444 XQ)

Resolution (HD (1920x1080)/2K (2048x1152/1536)

3.2K (3164x1778)

Dual Recording (On/Off)

Prerecord >>

Prerecord (On/Off) Buffer size (220MB/660MB/1100MB) Quick format SxS Card 1/2

Erase SxS Card 1/2

*XT

and Full /Cropped

*NON XT

*PRORES

*NON XT

/Capture Drive

*XT/PLUS 4:3

*ARRIRAW 4:3 on XT

*XT

REC OUT >>

Framerate (23.976/24/25/29.97/30/48/50/59.94/60fps) HD-SDI format (422 1.5G SL/1.5G DL/3G SL, 444 1.5 DL

444 3G SL/3G DL/RAW

*NON XT

1.5G DL/3G SL/3G DL,

MON OUT clone or Clean MON OUT)

Surround mask (25%, 50%, 100%)

Scan format (psf/p)

Output range (Legal/Extended/Raw) REC OUT fps sets sensor fps (On/Off)

Clean MON OUT

PROJECT menu

Sensor Mode*

XT/STUDIO/M/PLUS 4:3

(16:9/4:3/OPEN GATE)

Rec. resolution (Menu > Recording > INTERNAL) Codec (Menu > Recording > INTERNAL)

Project frame rate (23.976/24/25/29.97/30fps) Camera index (A-Z) Camera index color (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Black, White) Next reel count (001-999) Lens squeeze factor (1.0, 1.3, 2.0)

Production info >>

Production Prod. Company Director Cinematographer Camera Operator Location Scene Take User Info 1/2

*OG

FRAME GRABS menu

File format (Jpeg/Tiff/Dpx/Ari)

Compare grab to live image >>

load grab

Options Compare Options >>

Compare mode (Toggle/Interleave)

Active on EVF (On/Off)

Active on MON OUT (On/Off)

MONITORING menu

Electronic viewfinder >>

Brightness (0-5) Rotate image (On/Off) Smooth mode (On/Off) Surround view (On/Off)

Frame lines + status info >>

)

Frame lines (On/Off) Surround mask (Black line/Color line/Mask 25%/50%/75%) Center mark (Off/Dot/Cross) Status info brightness (0/1/2) Status info (On/Off) Electronic horizon(On/Off)

LDS info (On/Off)

Peaking (Off/On) >>

Peaking (On/Off)

Peaking level (Low/Medium/High)

Anamorphic desqueeze*

Zoom position (Centered/Eye level)

MON OUT >>

Framerate (23.976/24/25/29.97/30fps) Scanformat (psf/p) Surround view (On/Off) Frame lines + status info >>

Frame lines (On/Off)

Surround mask (Black line/Color line/Mask 25%/50%/75%) Center mark (Off/Dot/Cross) Status info brightness (0/1/2) Status info (On/Off) Electronic horizon (On/Off)

LDS info (On/Off)

Camera index letter (On/Off)

Peaking (Off/On) >> Peaking (On/Off) Peaking level (Low/Medium/High)

False color (On/Off)

Anamorphic desqueeze*

Frame lines >>

Frame line 1 (choose/add/delete; Off) Frame line 2 (choose/add/delete; Off)

User rectangles >>

User rectangles (Off/Rect 1/Rect 2/Rect 1+2)

Set rect 1/2 >> Top, Bottom, Left, Right (0-1000), Reset

Color (Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Black/White) Intensity (1-4)

RET IN path (EVF, MON OUT, EVF+MON) Electronic horizonsensitivity (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x)

False color index >>

XT/ANAMORPH

(Off/1.3x/2.0x/2.0xmag)

XT/ANAMORPH

(Off/1.3x/2.0x/2.0xmag)

SYSTEM menu

Imaging >>

Sensor mode* Sensor temperature (Standard/High humidity)

Image transform (None, Mirror horizontally, Rotate 180°)

Power >>

BAT1 (Plug) warning (10.0-30.0V; 21.0V) BAT2 (Onboard) warning (10.0-30.0V; 12.0V)

External sync >>

Eye index (L/R) Sensor sync (Off/EXT master/EXT slave) HD out phase (+/-30 clocks; 0 clocks) Send HD sync trigger > Settings sync (Off/ETH master/ETH slave)

Test signal >>

Color bar (On/Off) Enable test tone (On/Off) Test tone level (0 dBFS/-9 dBFS/-18 dBFS)

Display + beeper >>

Display button brightness (0-8) Button brightness (Off/Low/Medium/High) Run beeper mode (Off/Start/Stop/Start+Stop)

System time + date >>

set date, time, timezone and daylight saving time

Fan mode (Regular/Rec low) Network access read-only (On/Off) card >>

SD card >>

Format + prepare SD card Prepare SD card

Firmware >>

Select update file >>

Licensed features >>

install/delete licenses; save hardware info

ALEXA XT/STUDIO/M/PLUS 4:3

(16:9/4:3/OpenGate)

USER SETUPS menu

Save current setup Load setup Factory reset

LDS *

see Lens Data for PLUS/STUDIO

ALEXA XT M/M

Grabbed images inherit REC OUT settings!

Ari only possible, when REC OUT = ARRI RAW

Note: This chart reflects a combination of ALEXA menus, all differences from one

or the other are being indicated by annotations e.g.

*XT = function available on ALEXA XT/XR only *ANAMORPH = requires Anamorphic Desqueeze License *DNxHD = requires DNxHD License *HS = requires High Speed License *PLUS = ALEXA PLUS only *PLUS 4:3 = ALEXA PLUS 4:3 only *STUDIO = ALEXA STUDIO only *M = ALEXA M only *NON XT = only available on ALEXA „Classic“ cameras *OG = settings and values introduced by the Open Gate Mode are not covered by this overview.

LEGEND

possible values

factory reset

menu hierarchy

leads to new screen

SD card access

SUP 11.0

item A

(value 1, value 2, value 3)

item B (underlined values represent the 16:9 defaults)

1st level menu heading 2nd level menu heading

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MENU SETTINGS & BUTTON FUNCTIONS

MIRROR CONTROL ON ALEXA (XT) STUDIO

switch to GATE-mode (sensor & all video outs “see” an image)

press 2x for spinning mirror

switch to VIEW-mode (Operator sees an image)

press 2x for spinning mirror

USER

PLAY

GRAB

LOCK

INFO

USER BUTTON ASSIGNMENT

set Button 1, 2, 3

None MON OUT surround MON OUT gamma MON OUT look MON OUT frame lines MON OUT status info MON OUT false color MON OUT peaking MON anam. desqu. Frame lines color EVF surround EVF gamma EVF look EVF frame lines EVF status info EVF zoom EVF false color EVF peaking EVF anam. desqu. Grab still frame Return in active Toggle SxS Check last clip end/start Circle clip Auto WB Phase sensor Color bars Grab GUI

NON XT/XR

XT/ANAMORPH

set Button 4, 5, 6

None MON OUT surround MON OUT gamma MON OUT look MON OUT frame lines MON OUT status info MON OUT false color MON OUT peaking MON anam. desqu. Return in active Frame lines color Toggle SxS Phase sensor Color bars Format Card1 Format Card2 False color index Format media Mirror shutter

NON XT/XR

STUDIO

XT/ANM.

PLAYBACK screen

start Playback of last clip (press wheel or PLAY 2x on operator’s side)

+/- 10%, CLIPLIST, STEPSIZE (1 frame/1 second), CIRCLE CLIP

OPTIONS PLAY Options >>

Clip end action (Pause/Loop) Show frame lines (On/Off) Status info on MON OUT (On/Off)

Peaking on MON OUT (On/Off) Peaking on EVF (On/Off)

FRAMEGRAB screen

save Framegrab to SD Card

BUTTON LOCK

locks HOMESCREEN,MENU, PLAY, TC and INFO; also locks the buttons on EVF and WRS*

ALEXA (XT) PLUS & STUDIO

SYSTEM INFORMATION screen

LIVE INFO SAVE TO SD VERSION MEDIA INFO SYSTEM FPS INFO

TIMECODE screen

SET TC (SET TO TIME/RESET/MANUAL)

Options

VIEW

Timecode Options >>

Source (Int TC/Ext LTC) Mode (Rec run/Free Run) Generator (Regen/Jam Sync) User bit source (Internal/UB in Ext TC)

GATE

Userbits (set Userbits) Project (Menu > Project)

ALEXA (XT) STUDIO, ALEXA (XT) PLUS and ALEXA (XT) M*

WRS

RADIO

STATUS

ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER EVF-1

C A

FPS

set sensor speed (0.75 fps - 60fps /120fps*

XT/HS

; 24fps)

Channel: 0 Units: 0 Ready/Off

WRS > RADIO >>

SHUTTER

set shutter angle (5.0°-358.0°; 172,8°;

in High Speed Mode 5.0°-356.0°)*

XT/HS

WRS radio power (On/Off)

WRS radio channel (0-7)

set exposure index (160ASA - 3200ASA; 800ASA)

CAM LEVEL

*on ALEXA XT M and ALEXA M via SYSTEM > LDS

STATUS READOUT FROM SENSORS

Tilt: 0.0° Roll: 0.0°

CAM LEVEL > RESET

use to reset your null balance

LENS DATA

LDS READOUT

Status

LENS DATA

displays FOCAL LENGTH, IRIS,

FOCUS and DoF close/far LDS OPTIONS

Lens distance unit (Metric, Imperial, Default Unit) Circle of confusion (0.013/0.025/0.035/0.050mm) LDS mount (On/Off)

LDA available when non-LDS lens in use

manage lens data for non-LDS lenses

E V F

set white balance (2000K - 11000K, Auto WB; 5600K;

and CC SHIFT)

EVF menu

Brightness (0-5) Rotate Image (On/Off) Smooth Mode (On/Off) Surround View (On/Off) Surround Mask (Black line/Color Line/Mask 25%/50%/75%) Status Info (On/Off) Frame Lines (On/Off) Select Frame Lines 1 (choose from list) Select Frame Lines 2 (choose from list) Center Mark (Off/Dot/Cross) User Rectangles (Off/Rect 1/Rect 2/Rect 1&2) Edit User Rectangles (only when User Rectangles active) Frame Lines Color (Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Black/White) Frame Lines Intensity (1-4)

IRIS/ZOOM/FOCUS CLM

CLM STATUS

displays TYPE, DIRECTION and TORQUE

IRIS/ZOOM/FOCUS CLM

set DIRECTION

set TORQUE (only CLM-3 & 4) CALIBRATE/CALIBRATE ALL motors

(1-4; CLM-3 & 4)

EXP

ZOOM

false color exposure check (toggle mode)

get 2.25x image magnification (toggle mode)

LEGEND

possible values

factory reset

menu hierarchy

leads to new screen

SD card access

SUP 11.0

item A

(value 1, value 2, value 3)

item B (underlined values represent the 16:9 defaults)

1st level menu heading 2nd level menu heading

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Arri Alexa Menu Settings Chart

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Frequently Asked Questions

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