ALEXA XR Module Workflows - White Paper Page 5 of 9
The Codex Platform
You could call it Codex's universal Ethernet remote control. The Codex Platform software is used to control
recorders, manage recorded footage and metadata, configure the VFS and manage storage media.
To learn more about this software, it's best to visit http://www.codexdigital.com/support/media-stations and
read their documentation. Three guides that will give you a good overview of the software are:
• Main Tab Guide
• Storage Tab Guide
• VFS (Virtual File System) Guide
Once you understand the main concept, there are a number of more in-depth guides covering the details of
the whole setup. To see what the Codex file workflow looks like in an ARRIRAW production, you should
continue reading "Processing ARRIRAW with the Codex Transfer Station".
Compressed ProRes or DNxHD Recording
When the XR Module is set to ProRes 2K/HD or DNxHD recording, an XR drive is initialized as a UDF
volume, providing 240 GB storage capacity. This equals over 100 minutes of 16:9 ProRes 4444 in 2K or
three hours of ProRes 422 HQ at 24 fps. Using the UDF file system maintains compatibility to the
established ALEXA ProRes/DNxHD workflows, meaning that little to no time is required to adapt existing
workflows to the capture drives.
Capture drives or SxS PRO cards containing ProRes 2K/HD or DNxHD material can be accessed directly,
without the need for (but also without the benefits of) the VFS. The file names and directory structure created
on the drives or cards are the same for old SxS Module and the new XR Module.
Hardware Options
To access the contents of Capture Drives, ARRI and Codex offer two types of docks that need to be setup
with a Mac, or the turnkey, location-based device named 'Vault' which operates as a standalone unit.
Single Dock USB3
The Single Dock accepts one XR Capture Drive, Codex Capture Drive
or Transfer Drive at a time. It connects to a computer via USB 3.0 and
is shipped with a basic version of the Codex Platform software (Mac
only). The basic version provides a fixed VFS configuration, presenting
only ARI files and shot metadata, following the ALEXA file naming
convention and the directory structure that is already known from the
SxS recording.
Full VFS configuration options are available as a software upgrade from
Codex. The Single Dock USB3 is available from ARRI or Codex.
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