o Fixed file corruption bug caused by incorrect frame sizes written to file, possibly introduced in version 1.6.18 .

o Fixed bug in Crank mode, in which during long records, all files after the 1st file would not use the cranked rate properly.

o Low power mode (System->Power Saving) has been disabled in this release, due to occasional trouble coming out of low power mode and re-locking to the video source (a problem that has been present for some time, in earlier releases as well)

Known issues (1.6.29) :

o 720P24 / 25 / 30 playback from the nanoFlash is not supported at this time.

o 720P24 recordings, drop frame timecode option is not locked out, but should be (720p24

with drop frame is not allowed by some computer software such as the XDCAM Viewer). Be

sure to turn off drop frame from the camera and the nanoFlash menu if recording 720p24.

o Low power mode (System->Power Saving) does not always properly recover when the unit is woken back up, on rare occasions the unit will not re-lock to the incoming video.

o Pulldown removal from JVC 700 requires turning the nanoFlash on 1st, then the camera, to work properly.

o HDMI in / out: 2 channel audio support only. SDI in / out supports 0, 2, 4, or 8 channel audio.

Beta Version 1.6.18 ( 23 – June - 2010 ) -

o Fixed Remote trigger bug introduced in 1.5.249 beta, in which file corruption could occur when using

o Corrected errant “Intermittent Source” which appeared on nanoFlash especially in 720p mode from cameras such as the Panasonic HDX900 during record, and would cause some seconds' loss of footage.

o Repaired playback from nanoFlash of Standard Def, timecode and audio are now properly played back.

o Fixed Screen Tally option (Video → Screen Tally), a red bar will be displayed on the output (SDI or HDMI) during record. Also be sure to turn on Video → E to E setting to use this.

o Please note that we mistakenly stated for version 1.5.249 that Remote trigger, when used with 2 or more nanoFlashes cabled to a single remote cable, would start and stop the nanoFlashes on the same frame.

o Added more feedback when “Intermittent Source” or loss of source occurs, including information related to specific nanoFlash hardware such as “VCXO out of range”. Please contact technical support if a message appears relating to “VCXO”.

o Changed menu option to select File Format (in the System menu) : the option is now under “File= “ (also in the System menu. Scroll to the far right (using right arrow) of the “ File= “ menu option to set the file format: .MOV, .MXF, or .MPG . The explicit “File Format” option has been removed.

o Improved reliability in .MPG file format.

o Improved function in Power Saving mode (System->Power Saving)

o Eliminated rare horizontally shifted video in 1080p25 recordings.

o Added error correction for minor errors in incoming SDI stream (instead of losing the signal

momentarily), which will minimize or remove “intermittent source”

o Improved locking to LTC timecode with 1080p24 input

o Fixed audio / video sync during playback from nanoFlash.

o Changed Standard Def IMX (MXF files), number of audio channels from 8 channel 16 bit to 4

o Fixed bug in 8 channel audio, HD MXF recordings, which improves compatibility with Edius.

o Added Screen Tally option (Video->Screen Tally), which places a red bar on the output to

indicate unit is recording. Video->E to E must be turned on for Screen Tally to work correctly.

o If recording using a Remote Trigger (System->Trigger), and the remote cable is running to 2 or

more nanoFlashes, all nanoFlashes will start recording on the same frame or within a frame of

each other.

o Turned off “Read Only” status for all recorded files.

o Improved performance in MPG file mode.

o Creation Time / Date is now correctly stored in .MXF files.

o Corrected bug which blocked recording after “No Last Clip” message.

o Improved Timecode Trigger behavior.

characters of the file name as before (formerly the Unit ID), and additionally the next 3 digits (the

clip number). Take care to avoid duplicate file names on the same CF card.

work properly.

audio.

periodically display black frames. (Not specific to a nanoFlash firmware version)

o Vegas 9.0d fixed I-Frame

o Added menu option Video->720p60 to 30, 720p50 to 25. Cuts the frame rate in half for incoming 720p60

or 720p50 signals. Useful, for example, with cameras with a 720p30 or 720p25 mode which then double

the frame rate of the camera's SDI output. The nanoFlash bit rate in this mode is applied to the reduced

frame rate. For example, @ 280 Mbit from a 720p50 source reduced to 720p25, the 280 Mbit applies

across 25 frames.

the Record button can be used for triggering record.

will only trigger to record if the incoming timecode is greater than the ending timecode of the last

recorded clip. This helps to minimize unexpected recordings, for example when inserting or

removing media in the camera, or playing back video off of the camera's internal media. Be

aware, however, that if the camera's timecode is re-set to a smaller value, the nanoFlash may not

trigger from the timecode unless the nanoFlash is then turned off and back on.

increasing, unlike the above mentioned “TC > Last TC” . This may create unexpected short

recordings due to camera timecode behavior.

headphones output. Choose between channels 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, or 7 and 8.

down arrow to move to previous clip. (A clip is a single record session, a clip may be composed

of several files for a long record. )

Sony Vegas, Edius, and Adobe Premiere CS3 / 4 (with Main Concept plug-in) in addition to the

already supported Final Cut Pro. Other Pc-based NLE's may additionally support. 720P24/25/30

50 Mbit and above is not supported by Avid, however, at this time.

version 1.5.31 .

1.5.31 .

work properly.

played on a computer. (Chalmers) ***************** need to fix ****************

audio.

periodically display black frames. (Not specific to a nanoFlash firmware version)

o Please note to check your settings after the update, in particular System->Record Trigger, which may be

changed.

o Repaired audio / video sync in SD recordings.

o Added selectable audio channels options: 0, 2, 4, or 8 audio channels now recorded. (Audio->Audio

Channels Recorded)

o Added channel selection for monitoring on headphones out, audio level meters: Channels 1&2, or 3&4,

or 5&6, or 7&8. (Audio->Channel Monitoring)

names in the files recorded. )

o Changed System->Trigger-> “None” option to “Remote Play”. With this option, the Remote tally

becomes a start / stop mechanism for playing, rather than recording. Press Remote button once to start

play, again to pause, again to play. Press twice in succession to stop play.

o Added CuePlay. When used, press remote tally once to cue to selected timecode + 1 in the play file,

press “Play” again to continue playing. Available via Remote Tally only. Additionally, set Trigger to

“Remote Play” as mentioned above.

o Added System->Duration option. If used, the nanoFlash will record for the specified duration in a given

record session, then stop.

o Repaired System->Power Saving->Auto Sleep bug, in which the nanoFlash would not always wake up in

the event of a renewed video input.

o Added System->Create Settings.txt, this will dump all current settings out to a file Settings.txt . This is

primarily a diagnostic tool for technical support assistance as needed. ( This file should ideally only be

created on a formatted blank CF card. )

o Added bit rates in SD for MXF or Qt (System->File Format) recordings: 30, 40 Mbit options, in addition to

the 50 Mbit option. (Video->Bit Rate->CF SD Rate)

o Added option to select width for 35 Mbit Qt or MXF recordings: Video->35 Mb 1080 Width. Choices are:

1920 (for 35 Mbit 1920x1080 4:2:0 XDCAM EX) or 1440 (for 35 Mbit 1440x1080 4:2:0 XDCAM HD). This

setting only applies when Video->Bit Rate->CF HD Rate is set to 35 Mbit. Bit rates of 50 Mbit and above

are always 1920x1080 4:2:2 (for 1080 sources).

o Added Crank option. See the latest user manual for full details. In brief: one can select the base rate “_”

as 24, 25, 30, 50, or 60 (this will be the recorded rate), and the crank (preserved) rate “(hangman symbol) “

as the number of frames per second to preserve from the incoming video. (Video->Crank) Support for

720p24/25/30 (typical crank formats) is limited - see note below. Also note that audio is unusable in crank

mode, and that crank mode is I-Frame only.

o Added support for 720p 24 / 25 / 30. NLE support is very limited at the time of release for these video

formats with our files. Final Cut Pro supports decode at all bit rates, most (if not all) Pc based NLE's

support these formats (as MXF files) at 35 Mbit only. Please test with your NLE first before using.

o Added Loop Record. In this mode, the nanoFlash will record continuously from card 1, then to card 2,

then back to card 1 (overwriting previous contents), then back to card 2 (again overwriting previous

contents), etc til stopped. Do not use this mode unless you are willing to have older material overwritten by

newer material in a record session.

o Improvements in .MPG file playback, including file skipping bug fixed.

o Minor Improvements in HDMI signal disruption detection and recovery.

o Added support in Qt mode for true frame rates (true 24, true 30, true 60).

o Added bit rate / codec display in MXF files. This will appear in the product / version fields of file metadata

(which can be seen, for example, in the XDCAM Viewer software player View->Metadata option).

o Added XDCAM Optical Disk compatibility with nanoFlash SD MXF files.

o Repaired intermittent audio phasing bug (where the 2 channels would lose sync with respect to each

other).

o Added 80 Mbit HD bit rate option.

o Added headphone tones pattern for recording / stopping. Start record gives 2 beeps (with increasing

volume), stop record gives 2 beeps (with decreasing volume).

o Changed remote tally flashing light behavior during record to indicate record time remaining. Tally light

flashes once a second during normal record, twice a second during record with less than 5 minutes total

record time remaining, 4 times per second with less than 1 minute total record time remaining.

o Repaired timecode bug in 720p60 / 50 during long records.

o Added ability to delete the last recorded clip on currently inserted card which was last recorded to. Press

and hold the Stop key, then press left arrow key, to delete last clip.

o Slot 2 card recordings will now continue on slot 2 card til the card fills up, regardless of whether a card

with space is placed into slot 1. Previously, the nanoFlash always looked to slot 1 first for new recordings.

o The first 7 characters of the Volume name of the CF card are now preserved. For the last 4 characters, if

these are digits, they are incremented on every format (to help indicate card usage).

o Timecode trigger will now only trigger if the timecode seen by the nanoFlash is greater than the last

recorded timecode. This will help prevent small unintended clips in timecode trigger mode (System-

>Trigger), which were caused in the past by the camera unexpectedly moving the timecode back and forth

during power up or when adjusting the camera's internal media, for example, and sending the nanoFlash

into record mode briefly.

o Jam sync repaired with 1080p24 input.

o Repaired compatibility with the nanoFlash SDI output to a number of SDI monitors, which had been lost

in version 1.1.154 .

o Fixed 720p60->24 pulldown removal.

o Eliminated rare “DMARd:2200” CF card communication errors.

these video formats is also limited – please test before using.

o Repaired audio / video sync problem introduced in version 1.1.150 .

o Added 3:2 pulldown removal from HDMI source.

o Repaired audio channels on headphone output.

o Repaired timecode when using jam sync in conjunction with 3:2 pulldown removal.

o Expanded support for 3:2 pulldown cadence (2:3:3:2 cadence in addition to the already supported

2:3:2:3 cadence).

o Remote level / hold record trigger option added. With this option selected, pressing and holding Remote

button (from a remote cable connected to the 10 pin input) initiates record; releasing Remote button stops

record.

o Power up record trigger option added. With this option selected, recording begins as soon as power is

applied and a valid video source is seen; recording is stopped by removing the video source.

o Added 280 Mbit I-Frame only bit rate.

o Added Standard Def playback from the CF card out of nanoFlash (SDI output only).

o Added compatibility with XDCAM Optical Equipment (50 Mbit bit rate only).

o Added compatibility with Sony XDCAM Transfer (2.10.0 or better) software plug-in for Final Cut Pro (50

Mbit and above bit rates). This plug-in can convert .MXF files to .MOV (with Final Cut Pro installed or

Calibrated Software's XD Decode plug-in installed), and can also preview clips and import into Final Cut

Pro.

o Qualified more Compact Flash cards: SanDisk Extreme 32 Gbyte, SanDisk Extreme Pro 32/64 Gbyte,

PhotoFast 533x 32/64 Gbyte. See updated user manual for complete list.

o *** Improved write and read performance to all Compact Flash cards.

o Added 18 Mbit 4:2:0 full raster proxy bit rate option.

o Added timecode jam sync via the LTC input.

o Added HDMI input color setting menu option, default is full (for camera sources) or legalized (for

computer or game box video sources, for example).

o Added increased fast forward rate options: now 2x, 4x, or 6x. A progress bar on the lcd screen indicates

selected speed. Maximum possible rates are dependent on card speeds and bit rate. Generally:

> to 50 Mbit bit rate: max rate = 6x (SanDisk Extreme 3: 4x)

> 100 Mbit: max rate = 4x (SanDisk Extreme, Extreme 3: 2x)

> 140 / 160 Mbit: max rate = 2x (SanDisk Extreme 3: 1x)

> 220 / 280 Mbit: 1x only

Fast forward beyond a tolerable rate can result in distortion, play may need to be re-started.

o Improved locking to Standard Def signals.

o Added 1080p24 true 24 frame rate for Quicktime recording.

o Added warning to lcd screen if input is lost (and subsequently recovered ) at any time during record. An

“intermittent source” message will stay on screen til power is removed from nanoFlash.

o Changed “PSF In” and “PSF Out” menu descriptions to “Record PSF->Progressive” and “Play

Progressive->PSF”, with the same functionality.

o Repaired audio problem in Sony Vegas with nanoFlash MXF files. Previously, audio channel 2 in MXF

files would sometimes go awry within Vegas.

o Repaired intermittent audio/ video sync problem.

o Repaired intermittent bug when coming out of time lapse mode, which had the unit stuck in I-Frame

recording mode.

o Repaired bit rate display during playback.

o Enabled max file size setting in time-lapse mode to range from 2% to 100%.

o Repaired time-lapse recording, in which previously an occasional frame would be dropped.

o Reduced stop time using remote tally to about 1 second (hold remote tally button at least 1 second

during record to stop) .

o Removed latency in analog audio output.

o Added Time-Lapse Recording (I-Frame only), which records individual frames on a periodic basis based

on setting Hours:Minutes:Seconds. Take care not to lose power during a long record session. Upon

ending a time-lapse record session, there may be some extraneous frames in the last 15 frames of the clip.

Time-Lapse mode can support all bit rates (up to 220 Mbit) during record on approved CF cards (including

slower CF cards), due to the lower data rate; however, not all CF cards can play back high bit rate

recordings. (Video->Time Lapse)

o Added E to E video loop-through (SDI output only), for looping psf input. E to E loop-through does not

include any analog audio, nor LTC/internal timecode, only embedded video/audio/timecode. (Video->E to

E)

inserted card, then stops. (Top level of menu)

o Added Record Ready indicator |> || on LCD menu.

o Added LCD Backlight On/ Power Save. (System->Power Save->Backlight)

o Added Fast Forward (2x, up to 100 Mbit bit rate only). Hold Play button 3 seconds to initiate fast forward,

press again to pause/play.

o Added ability to close current file and start new file by pressing Record button during record session.

o Increased Pre-Record Buffer to 7 seconds for 100 Mbit bit rate and below. (System->Pre-Buffer)

o Added check for slow CF cards (buffer overflow). Error message will be displayed and the recording will

restart at next lower bit-rate.

o Added check for A/V sync errors. If detected and not in record mode, nanoFlash will automatically restart

to correct problem.

o Added SD support for HDMI recording.

o Improved MPG support.

o Improved 220 Mbit timecode, playback.

o Deleted M2V file format as unnecessary and 50Mbps selection for MPG (unsupported by any DVD or

Blu-Ray player).

o Fixed timecode in 3:2 pulldown mode.

o Eliminated rare DMA card communication errors during record.

possible fix in the current firmware, but have not received confimation from customers with A/V

sync problems.

is embedded.

o Added 1080p24 pulldown removal for cameras which output 1080p24 as 1080i60 with 3:2 pulldown

(System->Pulldown Removal). When this feature is turned on, 1080p24 is preserved and recorded from

1080i60 inputs with 3:2 pulldown. This is only for SDI inputs (not HDMI), and should only be activated if

the input contains the pulldown, such as with most Canon cameras in 24F mode.

o Added .mpg and .m2v file formats (beta) @ 19/25/35/50 Mbit options (HD) and 5/9 Mbit options (SD).

These file formats are used in dvd creation and other applications. Please note that this is a beta release

of these file formats – please try out with your system first if you wish to use in the field. We've tested

these file formats successfully with a number of decoders, a notable exception being Quicktime Player will

not accept the .mpg files at this time.

o Added preserved boot update process, so that a failed firmware update will no longer render the unit

unusable and require a return to manufacturer to be re-booted. Failed updates can now be recovered in

the field simply by updating again (via the preserved boot sector). Please see update document for full

details. The firmware update from version 1.0.19 is a 2-step process to add in the boot update.

o Added an hourglass to the lcd and flashing red light indicator to remote cable (if applicable) during

record. If hourglass is not moving or remote is not flashing, then record process is not active.

o Added pause feature during play. Press “play” to start playing, press “play” again to pause.

for use with nanoFlash ASI encode on the other end of the data processing. (Note that the ASI feature is

only enabled through it's add-on purchase.)

o Repaired analog audio menu descriptions.

o Repaired Standard Def Quicktime recording (SDI input only).

o Improved play of copied / exported files:

To play recorded files on the nanoFlash which are not on their originally recorded CF cards:

> On a Pc, take a formatted approved CF card and simply copy the files to the }CLP{ folder.

Insert to nanoFlash and press “play”. Do not record onto such a card, or else the copied files

will be overwritten.

> On a Mac, take a formatted card and copy the files to the }CLP{ folder using our converter/

copy tool available on our website. The tool makes non-fragmented copies to the card. Since

Mac's have a tendency to fragment files, our copy tool should be used, which attempts to

prevent any fragmentation.

To play XDCAM EX or XDCAM 422 Quicktime files exported from Final Cut Pro: use our

converter / copy tool to convert the Quicktime files to nanoFlash compatible MXF files. Choose the

formatted CF card as the destination folder. Once completed, insert to nanoFlash and play. See

the READ_ME of the converter tool for more details.

http://www.convergent-design.com/downloads/FileConverter.zip

o Removed drop-frame option from 1080p24. This is now non-drop frame timecode only.

o Reduced SanDisk Extreme 3 CF cards' maximum bit rate to 140 Mbits, due to results of performance

tests.

o Repaired play of 220 Mbit recordings from nanoFlash.

o Repaired HDMI output to DVI monitors.

o Significantly improved HDMI input detection.

o Improved audio/video sync.

Version 1.0.19 ( 1 – Aug - 09 ) - Initial release.