MVPHD-24 Operations Manual Version 0.9.0 page 58 of 74
October 26, 2020
Loading Still Images from SD Card
The Still Image Buffers can be loaded from the SD/MMC Card. Still image files must be located on the SD/MMC
Card in a folder named “STILLS”. The MVPHD-24 uses a proprietary format for loading or storing images of
various resolutions at 20bit 4:2:2 quality. This format uses the .HD2 filename extension. Only .HD2 files will be
recognized by the MVPHD-24. These image files are produced by the MVPHD-24, or a software image converter
provided by California Media Engineering.
To load images to the Still Image buffers, a SD/MMC Card must be installed on the front panel which contains
the “STILLS” folder (located in the root directory).
To access Still Image Buffer menus, press the STILLS button. This will open the Still Image Buffer control menus.
Pressing NEXT or PREV (previous) will step through the control menus.
Menu:
Load Buffer #1 from SD Card:
This menu is used to load a still image into Buffer #1 from the SD/MMC memory card. The image
currently contained in the buffer is displayed in bold.
Use the Knob (rotate) or +/- buttons to select desired still image.
Once selected, push on the knob to load the still image.
Note: any Still Image can be effectively erased from a buffer by loading a “<blank>” image
to that buffer. “<blank>” may be selected by rotating the knob counter-clockwise until it
appears. Blanking may be performed without a SD/MMC Memory Card present.
Menu:
Load Buffer #2 from SD Card:
This menu is used to load a still image into Buffer #2 from the SD/MMC memory card (
see above
for more details
).
Menu:
Load Buffer #3 from SD Card:
This menu is used to load a still image into Buffer #3 from the SD/MMC memory card (
see above
for more details
).
Menu:
Load Buffer #4 from SD Card:
This menu is used to load a still image into Buffer #4 from the SD/MMC memory card (
see above
for more details
).
Managing SD Card Images
The MVPHD-24 uses a proprietary format for loading or storing images of various resolutions at 20bit 4:2:2 quality.
This format uses the .HD2 filename extension. Only .HD2 files will be recognized by the MVPHD-24. These image
files are produced by the MVPHD-24, or a software image converter provided by California Media Engineering.
To support storage of still images, the SD/MMC cards must be formatted with a FAT16 or FAT32 file structure (most
cards greater than 64MB come pre-formatted as either FAT16 or FAT32). The MVPHD-24 conforms to the FAT32
specification so firmware and still image files may be exchanged easily with most computers.
There is a maximum limit of 253 stills per SD/MMC Card.