Reading Lens Data

to operate correctly, cincraft scenario requires the focus, iris and zoom (if applicable) information from the lens there are multiple different ways that this data can be ingested by cincraft scenario these are reading embedded metadata on the sdi signal from the camera interfacing with a lens control system using cincraft scenario encoder cables interfacing directly with a /i or xd lens by using a cincraft scenario /i & xd encoder cable using cincraft scenario external encoders cincraft scenario will search for lens data via all available methods and select the appropriate method once data is detected the pre requisites and details on each method are described in the following sections