Sound Devices PIX 240i Video Recorder Firmware 3.52

Sony File Name Format for Sony PMWF55

- New Sony File Format naming option available in Main Menu>File Storage>File Name Format. When selected and the incoming SDI signal source is the Sony PMWF55, the PIX 240i generates files that follow the same naming convention used by F55 camera.
- The PIX 240i extracts the Camera ID, Reel number, and Camera position and names the files accordingly and uses this information to create a reel folder.

The Sony PMWF55 has two options for file naming:

- CamID and Reel (supported).
- Title (unsupported).

When set to Cam ID and Reel the naming convention is:

- [Camera ID][Reel Number][Camera Position][Clip Number]_[YYMMDD][UniqueID].
- The PIX 240i file names will be identical to the F55’s and they will be placed in a Reel folder derived from the Sony F55’s CamID and Reel.

Change:

- Non-alphanumeric characters are blocked from use in DRIVE, REEL and SCENE.

Fixes:

- Fixed incompatibility with some AVID workstations where AVID would report Hagrid Base Error when loading AMA Linked 220i/240i-generated DNxHD files.
- The PIX is now more forgiving when mounting media with corruption. In some cases, depending on the level of corruption, the PIX would show drives as "No Fmt". A common cause of this sort of corruption was termination of the data connection during a write cycle when the drive was connected to a computer. Drives with this sort of corruption will now mount correctly but the corrupted file(s) may not playback correctly or the PIX may report them as corrupted..
- Unacceptable levels of noise on embedded audio channels 1 and 2 at the SDI output when recording standard definition video.
- Leading or trailing spaces in Reel names would make the folders invisible to Mac OS.
- Various improvements and system enhancements for stability and usability.