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Phantom Flex Manual
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Phantom Flex Manual
The CineMag is a high-speed solid-state data recorder that clips into the top
of the Phantom Flex or a CineStation. It records raw, 10-bit log-encoded
footage. Although similar in concept to a traditional hard drive or solid-state
disk, it differs in operation in a couple of critical ways. First, there is no file
system on a CineMag. Secondly, data is recorded sequentially and continu-
ously on the mag, with no gaps.This is all done to guarantee a high and con-
sistent write speed on the CineMag. Unlike with a hard drive, it is possible to
record at the highest speed no matter how many clips are already recorded
without ever dropping a frame.
Due to the nature of how the CineMag works, the use of the CineMag differs
slightly from a hard drive recorder. Because all frames are and must be
recorded contiguously, it is not possible to delete individual clips off the Cin-
eMag. It is important to take this into consideration when saving clips — once
the CineMag is full, you can only re-record on it by completely deleting its
contents.
The CineMag doesn’t mount on your computers desktop like a hard drive.The
clips are downloaded over Ethernet (either 1Gb or 10Gb) using the Phantom
software and written as raw cine files to an attached drive.
Overview
The CineMag
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