Camera event logger
First Claim
1. A camera event logger device coupled to a motion picture camera, the logger device comprising:
- a data port configured to receive control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency;
a radio-frequency receiver configured to receive time signal of the particular receive frequency to enable fine adjustment of a timecode;
a timecode manager including a plurality of timecode readers and at least one timecode generator, a first timecode reader of the plurality of timecode readers configured to receive the time signal from said radio-frequency receiver and make the time signal available to the at least one timecode generator, wherein the at least one timecode generator is configured to generate the timecode by conditioning the time signal, said timecode manager configured to receive camera timecode from the motion picture camera, and to send back adjusted camera timecode adjusted in accordance with the conditioned timecode;
a processor configured to receive camera status information from the motion picture camera and the conditioned timecode and sound timecode from the timecode manager, wherein the camera status information is tagged with the conditioned timecode and processed to generate metadata files, wherein the conditioned timecode and the sound timecode enable the camera event logger device to record the metadata files for use in an auto logging and synchronizing process during the production of a motion picture; and
a storage unit configured to store the metadata files.
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Abstract
A camera event logger device coupled to a motion picture camera, including: a data port configured to receive control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency; a radio-frequency receiver configured to receive time signal of the particular receive frequency to enable fine adjustment of a timecode; a timecode manager including a plurality of timecode readers and at least one timecode generator, a first timecode reader of the plurality of timecode readers configured to receive the time signal from the radio-frequency receiver and make the time signal available to the at least one timecode generator, wherein the at least one timecode generator is configured to generate the timecode by conditioning the time signal, the timecode manager configured to receive camera timecode from the motion picture camera, and to send back adjusted camera timecode adjusted in accordance with the conditioned timecode; a processor configured to receive camera status information from the motion picture camera and the conditioned timecode from the timecode manager, wherein the camera status information is tagged with the conditioned timecode and processed to generate metadata files; and a storage unit configured to store the metadata files. Keywords include logger, timecode, and slate.
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1. A camera event logger device coupled to a motion picture camera, the logger device comprising:
- a data port configured to receive control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency;
a radio-frequency receiver configured to receive time signal of the particular receive frequency to enable fine adjustment of a timecode;
a timecode manager including a plurality of timecode readers and at least one timecode generator, a first timecode reader of the plurality of timecode readers configured to receive the time signal from said radio-frequency receiver and make the time signal available to the at least one timecode generator, wherein the at least one timecode generator is configured to generate the timecode by conditioning the time signal, said timecode manager configured to receive camera timecode from the motion picture camera, and to send back adjusted camera timecode adjusted in accordance with the conditioned timecode;
a processor configured to receive camera status information from the motion picture camera and the conditioned timecode and sound timecode from the timecode manager, wherein the camera status information is tagged with the conditioned timecode and processed to generate metadata files, wherein the conditioned timecode and the sound timecode enable the camera event logger device to record the metadata files for use in an auto logging and synchronizing process during the production of a motion picture; and
a storage unit configured to store the metadata files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a data port configured to receive control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency;
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10. A method for logging events of a motion picture camera on a logger device, the method comprising:
- receiving control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency;
receiving time signal of the particular receive frequency to enable fine adjustment of a timecode;
generating the timecode by conditioning the received time signal;
receiving camera status information, the conditioned timecode, and the sound timecode, wherein the camera status information is tagged with the conditioned timecode, and processed to generate metadata files, and wherein the conditioned timecode and the sound timecode enable the logger device to record the metadata files for use in an auto logging and synchronizing process during the production of a motion picture; and
storing the metadata files. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- receiving control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency;
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