PIX-270i Firmware v2.02

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New

  • All files are now recorded using a temporary, and highly recoverable, Sound Devices format. Video files have an .SDV extension and audio files have an .SDA extension. After each recording, files are “finalized”. Finalized files are standard Quicktime .MOV and .WAV files. If a drive is unintentionally removed prior to finalization or any time during recording, files can be recovered by reinserting the drive in the recorder. It will immediately finalize any unfinished files detected. If un-finalized .SDV or .SDA files are present on a drive and a Sound Devices PIX recorder is not available, a Mac and Windows software utility is available (FileSafe™) to finalize files and convert them to .MOV and .WAV, respectively.
  • New Quicktime File Split options: 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours and 10 hours. Previous option of “Disabled” has been removed. Unit will now create a new split file when max-file-length is reached (10 hours).
  • Group now displays how many units are connected to the assigned group. The number of total units is displayed inside parentheses after the Group number.
  • New menu item Menu>Network>Grouping>Push Settings to Group. When selected, the unit’s settings are applied to all units in the assigned group. This is useful for ensuring all units in an assigned group are set up in the same configuration.
  • New menu option Menu>Network>Grouping>Sync Audio Screen Settings. When this is enabled all Audio Screen settings (track arm, input source, track name, gain, and delay) are applied to all units in the group. This is useful when grouped units are used for redundant recording.
  • Changes to metadata now apply to all connected drives.
  • RS-422 remote protocol now supports a unique Sound Devices ID. RS-422 panels that make use of this new ID are able to select Next Clip and Previous Clip via the remote protocol. To take advantage of this new protocol set Menu>Remote Control>RS422 Interface Device ID to Sound Devices.
  • Audio-Only Mode – when reverting to a previously used Scene Name, the Take automatically updates to the next chronological number based on previous recordings.

Changes

  • Removed restriction that prevented the drive name to be used in the file name in Audio Mode.
  • Keyboard shortcut for adding and deleting cue markers has changed. Use Ctrl+Q to add marker, use Shift+Ctrl+Q to delete marker.
  • Multi-file Take Edit Window can now be accessed via the Right Arrow key from an attached USB Keyboard.
  • Non-alphanumeric characters are blocked from use in PIX Name, DRIVE, REEL and SCENE.
  • Simplification of the Timecode/Sync>Sync Out menu by removing non-standard drop frame and non-drop frame options.
  • Sequential recording can be selected regardless of the Quicktime file split setting.
  • File splits made by pressing the record button can be initiated at any time.
  • Change to the Video>Up Conversion menu by removing the ‘Zoom Letterbox’ setting. The ‘Zoom Wide’ setting has the same effect.
  • The RS-422 remote protocol now supports the full stop command during rewind and fast-forward.

Fixed

  • Potential unknown errors and system lock up when editing metadata that changed the file name while recording.
  • Unexpectedly high distortion as SDI, MADI or Dante audio input levels get close to the 0dBFS digital clipping point.
  • A rare lockup when displaying eight audio meters per page.
  • A possible lockup occurring after formatting or removing a drive and accessing any information remaining on the Clips Tab of PIXNet.
  • Unacceptable level of noise on tracks 13-64 when recording 16-bit monophonic audio.
  • Jumping to cue points in video files now outputs accurate timecode on the outputs.
  • In Audio Mode the Pre-roll buffer will now reset when the sync source changes to prevent improperly sampled audio from being recorded.
  • The approved HGST Travelstar 7K1000, 1TB 2.5 HDD now mount without delay.
  • Correction to drive formatting – drives larger than 2 TB would format to an arbitrary size. PIX units do not address more than than 2 TB, drives larger than 2 TB format to 2 TB.
  • Incorrect estimated record time for video files. Was calculated without accounting for the number of audio channels being recorded.
  • If a drive was removed during recording, the timecode would be incorrect after file finalization.
  • Overall improvement in speed and reliability when grouping units.
  • Unacceptable levels of noise on embedded audio channels 1 and 2 at the SDI output when recording standard definition video.
  • Cue Markers can now be added from the Audio Screen.
  • Cue Markers are now visible during recording.
  • Leading or trailing spaces in Reel names would make the folders invisible to Mac OS.
  • Units set with static IP addresses over an Ethernet switch would sometimes prevent reliable connection with PIXNet.
  • Numerous PIXNet fixes and improvements.
  • Numerous system improvements and optimizations.
  • Numerous Drive mounting improvements and optimizations.