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Version 1.38
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PLUTO WARRANTY STATEMENT
Limited Warranty: The Pluto unit you have purcha ed include a warranty on all electronic item of the
unit and manufacturing defect for a period of one year from the original hipment date. Thi Limited
warranty applie only to Pandora Technology branded hardware product old or lea ed from Pandora
Technology [Starbow Ltd.], it' ub idiarie and authori ed re eller or di tributor .
During the lifetime of the product the Cu tomer i authori ed to download from our web ite any
oftware and/or firmware update that are intended for the Model and Ver ion of the Pluto unit
purcha ed. Thi will include bug fixe and feature revi ion a detailed in the relea e note that
accompany the update.
Exclu ive Remedy: Subject to any condition li ted below the ole obligation of Pandora Technology
[Starbow Ltd.] under thi Warranty i (at no extra charge) to correct, repair or replace the Equipment
(or part of it) to prevent a re occurrence of a particular defect during the warranty period.
Notification of Warranty claim: If a cu tomer believe that the equipment i faulty in any way then the
cu tomer hould contact Pandora technology directly by phone or email at the addre e given below
with an full and accurate de cription of the problem. If after inve tigation Pandora Technology
determine that the equipment i faulty then it will be erviced or repaired according to the provi ion
of the warranty. All repair are carried out at our UK facility and it i the re pon ibility of the cu tomer
to en ure that the equipment i properly packed and returned to u carriage paid.
Conditions:
The Limited Warranty does not cover the following:
–Cosmetic Damage
–Damage to any software applications or programmes, data or removable media.
–Damage due to :
( ) acts of God, accident or disaster, or any reason beyond Pandora Technology's reasonable control.
(2) Negligence or misuse including (but not limited to) failure to use the Equipment for its normal purpose of in
accordance with Pandora Technology's instructions on it's proper use and maintenance.
(3) Improper operation and maintenance of the Equipment (including unauthorized alterations and/or modifications by
anyone other than a Pandora Technology authorised service agent).
(4) Operation of the equipment with non-compatible equipment, products, accessories power supplies or attachments
outside of the published environmental and electrical parameters.
The Customers failure to notify Pandora Technology of a fault with the equipment during the Warranty Period, or the continued use of
the equipment after a fault has been detected, shall constitute an unqualified acceptance of such Equipment and a waiver by the
Customer of all claims thereto.
All Equipment (including any parts and components of Equipment) replaced by Pandora Technology becomes the property of Pandora
Technology to be kept or disposed of at Pandora Technology's discretion. Customers shall not be compensated or otherwise credited in
respect thereof.
From time to time Pandora Technology may release major new software features, product updates and/or new hardware revisions
Pandora Technology reserves the right to charge for these accordingly.
Please note that it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that any firmware or software updates or patches are installed
according to the published instructions and that any updates are applied to the correctly matching hardware.
Limitation of Liability: The liability of Pandora Technology, if any, and Customers sole and exclusive remedy for damages for any claim of
any kind whatsoever shall not be greater than the actual purchase price of the Equipment with respect to which the claim is made. In
no event shall Pandora Technology be liable to the Customer for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any kind
including (but not limited to) compensation, reimbursement or damages on account of the loss of present or prospective profits or for
any other reason whatsoever.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................................................................3
1.1 What's new since v1.37.................................................................................................................3
1.2 Control Overview..........................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2: Hardware Overview................................................................................................................5
Chapter 3: Software Control.....................................................................................................................7
3.1 Main Pluto Window ......................................................................................................................7
3.2 Networking....................................................................................................................................8
3.3 Look Up Tables and How to Upload The .................................................................................10
3.4 Copying and Moving LUTs.........................................................................................................12
3.5 Setup Tab.....................................................................................................................................13
3.6 Routing Tab.................................................................................................................................15
3.6.1 Single-Head Mode...............................................................................................................15
3.6.2 Dual Head Mode..................................................................................................................15
3.6.3 Stereo Mode.........................................................................................................................17
3.6.4 4K Mode..............................................................................................................................18
3.7 Preset Tab.....................................................................................................................................19
3.8 Patches Tab..................................................................................................................................20
3.9 Linus Tab.....................................................................................................................................21
3.10 Proc A p Tab............................................................................................................................23
3.11 CDL Tab.....................................................................................................................................24
Chapter 4: Front Panel Control..............................................................................................................27
4.1 Overview.....................................................................................................................................27
4.2 Main Menu (Left hand knob, single press)..................................................................................28
4.3 Setup Menu (fro Main Menu)...................................................................................................29
4.4 Blanking Menu (fro Setup Menu) ...........................................................................................31
4.5 Network Menu (fro Setup Menu).............................................................................................31
4.6 Date/Ti e Menu (fro Setup Menu)..........................................................................................32
4.7 Clear Me ory Menu (fro Setup Menu)....................................................................................32
4.8 Dual Head Menu (fro Main Menu)..........................................................................................33
4.9 Presets Menu (Left hand Knob, press-and-hold).........................................................................34
4.10 CDL Menu (Right hand knob, single press)..............................................................................35
4.11 Looks Menu (Right hand knob, press-and-hold).......................................................................36
Chapter 5: Live CDL Control Using a Kensington Trackball................................................................38
Chapter 6: Licensing..............................................................................................................................41
Chapter 7: Fir ware...............................................................................................................................43
Appendix A1: Exa ple of using a Pluto in Dual Head ode in a Post Production environ ent.........45
Appendix A2: Exa ple of using a Pluto in Dual Head ode in an On-Set environ ent. ...................46
Appendix B: THX CineSpace workflow and set up..............................................................................47
Appendix C: Light Illusion's LightSpace workflow and set up.............................................................50
Appendix D: Setting up a Pluto in 4K ode..........................................................................................52
Appendix E: Keyboard Shortcuts (Hotkeys)..........................................................................................57
Appendix F: Specification......................................................................................................................58
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Pluto is the multi purpose Display Management system from Pandora. Designed
for use ithin the Production (On-Set) and Post-Production industries, the Pluto
is a hard are platform from hich various applications can be loaded and
applied as demand dictates.
The Pluto's primary application is Look Up Table management, hich allo s the
user to quickly apply a given set of LUTs to the input video signal, ithout any
processing delay for display on any high quality monitor or projection system.
1.1 What's new since v1.37
•Ne “Routing” tab to setup the configuration of a node as Single-Head,
Dual-Head, Stereo or 4K. This replaces the “Stereo” tab from earlier
version, as ell as the Dual Head options in the Preferences dialog and the
4K options in the Connections dialog.
See the release notes for history of changes in earlier versions. This can be
accessed by selecting Release Notes from the Help menu in the Soft are Control
(GUI) app.
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1.2 Control Overview
There are 2 methods of controlling the Pluto.
•Soft are. Do nload the Soft are Control App from Pandora ebsite and
install onto Mac, PC or Linux. The soft are is non-licensed and can be run
on as many Workstations as required. Provided there are no fire alls
bet een the orkstation and Pluto, the connection ill be established. See
Chapter 2 for details.
•Hard are. T o control knobs on the front panel allo the user to control
the common functions of Pluto via an on-screen menu system. Everyday
operational functions are available in this ay, to keep the menu simple
and fast to operate. More complex set up functions are only available via
the Soft are control App. The knobs are operated by click and rotate
actions. See Chapter 3 for details.
The front panel operation allo s for the lock-out of soft are control to prevent
accidental over-ride from a remote orkstation. Similarly, the soft are interface
allo s for front panel lock out to give centralised control.
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Chapter 2: Hardware Overview
Pluto is available in 2 forms:
•Housed in a rack mountable 1U unit, it is intended to be located in either
the central apparatus room as a routable resource, or in close proximity
the monitor as a user controlled device. With ample space and po er
inside, the pluto can be fitted ith an additional board. That allo s for 4
independent monitors to be driven separately from a single 1U box.
•In a ruggedised smaller profile - ideal for on-set use. This unit requires no
external cooling as the casing itself acts as a heat sink (an optional DC
input is also available).
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Po er - Integrated self-s itching PSU means no messy external PSUs. The
standard IEC connector can be used orld- ide. The Pluto is a lo po er device
meaning no fans are required and hence it is silent in operation. An optional DC
input is also available.
Inputs - 2 BNC connectors provided for 422 (A1) or 444 (A1+B2) signals. The
Pluto self senses SD, HD or 3G and the frame rate of the incoming signal and
s itches the outputs accordingly. Pluto orks ith all industry standard frame
rates. In 422 mode the Pluto can be used in “dual head mode” to allo separate
signal processing of 2 x 422 signals.
Outputs - 2 BNC connectors provided for output. The output standard and frame
rate ill match that of the input. The output can be s itched in the controls
bet een 422 and 444 and ill transcode as required. Pluto can also be used to
convert from a 3G input to a dual stream 1.5G output.
Ethernet - RJ45 connector allo s users to connect to their net ork. The Pluto
uses a broadcast mechanism to establish connection and identify itself to the
Pluto control soft are, even if the host computer is on a different subnet. Once
connected the user can change the IP address according the their o n
requirements.
LED – No bright displays to distract the operator in the darkness. LED1 flashes
during a LUT being uploaded, LED2 is on hen any LUT is active (applies only to
rack mount version).
Control Knob LEDs (2 Knob version) - Left Hand knob is BLUE hen a LUT is
applied and GREEN in Bypass. Right Hand Knob is BLUE hen CDL information
is available to do nload, other ise GREEN. Knobs DIM to a very lo level hen
controls are not active.
USB – The Ruggedised Pluto has a USB Port for a Kensington Trackball Mouse to
control the CDL layer.
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Chapter 3: Software Control
Do nload the soft are control from the support pages of the Pandora ebsite.
Separate versions available for Mac, Linux and Windo s. See Specifications for
details.
.pandora-int.com/support .php
Instructions on the different OS installations are located alongside the do nload
files.
Note that for versions 1.16 and up ards, the Pluto soft are is a "package"
containing all the required firm are, soft are and manuals. Refer to the
Firm are section for details on ho to update the firm are.
3.1 Main Pluto Window
Sho s currently connected Plutos
and their IP addresses in the left
hand pane, and the currently loaded
LUTs against the associated slot
numbers in the right hand pane.
Click on one Pluto and select Group
to allo LUT upload to all Plutos in
the same group.
The bottom section of the panel
sho s information about the
highlighted unit's firm are versions,
the Input video Status and the
Output video settings.
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Double click on the Pluto Icon to edit the
name of the unit. This name ill be adopted
by all other orkstations hen they connect.
Group multiple Pluto units together by giving
them identical group names.
This dialog can also be used to specify
hether or not to ask for Look Data hen the
node is selected (see "Look Data" section)
and to setup the custom input and output
matrices if they are used.
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3.2 Networking
Pluto can be remotely controlled using ethernet and it is important that both the
PC and the Pluto are setup correctly before trying to upload any LUT's or
soft are to the Pluto.
In general e expect that the Pluto is connected directly to the controlling PC or
laptop either ith a suitable cable bet een the t o devices or via an ethernet
s itch or hub. It is possible that many Pluto's can be setup on a large net ork
ithin a post-production facility but this is best done ith the assistance of the
net ork administrator as there are so many ays that net orks can be
configured e cannot cover them all here.
For the simple direct case please follo the notes belo ......
3.2.1 Basic Networking
All devices on the net ork need to be identified ith a unique address so that
the various packets of data that get transmitted reach the correct destination.
The standard method for identification is Internet Protocol V4 [or IPv4] hich
uses an address for each device consisting of four digits separated usually by a
period. i.e. 192.168.0.100
Each digit is an 8bit number [octet] hich can represent a value of 0 to 255.
The IP address actually consists of t o parts the NETWORK ADDRESS
[sometimes referred to as the DOMAIN] and the HOST ADDRESS.
The 'bits' of the IP address that represent the Domain and Host addresses can be
configured using the SUBNET MASK.
Every value in the subnet mask that is set to '1' marks a bit in the IP address for
the Net ork Address hilst the remaining bits represent the Host Address.
For our simple case the standard setting for the SUBNET MASK = 255.255.255.0
hich sets the Net ork address to be the first three digits of the IP address and
the Host address to be the fourth digit. This configuration allo s up to 255
devices to be connected together hich for most small net orks is more than
enough !!
If the net ork is a true LAN [Local Area Net ork] and has no other connection to
the internet or a corporate intranet then the numbers used for the IP address
can be chosen more or less at random. It is common practice ho ever to use the
values of 192.168.0.xxx as the Net ork Address or Domain.
If you do have your Pluto's connected to a ider net ork here external
connections are required then the values must be chosen carefully to fit in ith
the setup and configuration of the net ork. Please consult your Net ork
Administrator in that case.
The final net orking consideration is the Gate ay or Router address. This is
another IP address as part of the domain hich represents the point at hich
traffic intended for addresses outside of the domain can be connected. Quite
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often Router address ill be configured to connect to a DSL router or net ork
s itch hich ill route traffic out to the internet. For our simple case here
Pluto is connected directly to a laptop PC there probably ill not be a gate ay
device ho ever it is important that the setting for this is not left empty or
defaulted to e.g. 0.0.0.0.
We recommend that the gate ay address is set to a matching Net ork address
and the Host Address set to “1” e.g. 192.168.0.1
3.2.2 Network Settings on the PC or Laptop
Open the net ork settings on your machine. On a Windo s PC this can normally
be done by clicking on the small icon on the bottom right of the toolbar.
You can also do this from the system control panel.
Choose “open Net ork and Sharing Center” to see something like
this …......
And no select “Local Area Connection” ...
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Click on “Properties”
And no select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click “Properties”.
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Finally you should arrive at the correct configuration menu and so set it to look
something like this …..
Note:: You ill have to first select “Use the follo ing IP address” radio button or
else the IP setup values ill be grayed out.
You don't need to orry too much about the DNS server settings.... leave those
as they ere before.
For a Macintosh Computer the procedure is similar.
First select “System Preferences” and then “Net ork”.
You should arrive at indo similar to this ….......
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Make sure you choose the correct Ethernet connection from the list on the left of
the indo . Some macs have more than one ethernet port so choose the right
one !!
FOR BOTH PC and MAC make sure that you SAVE or APPLY the settings before
exiting the menu's. You might need to restart the Pluto GUI application after
making any changes.
Also for both MAC and PC computers you need to make sure that any fire all or
security soft are is either disabled or configured correctly to allo
communication.
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3.2.3 Network Settings on the PLUT
Pluto ships ith a default IP address 192.168.0.198 but this can be easily
changed using the on screen display and the front panel knob.
You need to have video connected to the Pluto and the display sho ing on an HD
monitor.
Using the Left Hand control knob click once and then navigate to
SETUP-> NETWORK.
Here you can change the Ethernet settings for IP address / Subnet Mask and
Gate ay.
Default settings should be IP 192.168.0.198
SUBNET 255.255.255.0
GATEWAY 192.168.0.1
If you have more than one Pluto on the same net ork change the last digit of
the IP address so that they are all unique.
Once you are done click on “Save and REBOOT” and the Pluto ill restart ith
the ne values.
Remember THE BASIC RULES …...
[1] Each Device on the net ork should have the NETWORK ADDRESS set to the
SAME value [this is the fist three digits of the IP address]. e.g. 192.168.0.xxx
[2] Each Device on the net ork must have a unique setting for the HOST
ADDRESS [The fouth digit of the IP address].
Values can range bet een 1 and 255.
[3] The Subnet Mask on ALL devices should be set to 255.255.255.0
[4] The Gate ay [or Router] address on ALL devices should be set to any other
unique address in the same domain usually “1”. e.g. 192.168.0.1
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If a Pluto is on a different subnet* to
the controlling host orkstation it ill
still identify itself but it ill not be
controllable. In such a case the label
Domain Mismatch! ill be sho n
against the unit.
*i.e. the first three digits of the IP
addresses do not match.
Normally the Pluto's ill identify themselves to the GUI even if they are
configured to be on a different domain. This is a useful feature to allo you to at
least find here Pluto's are connected but ithout special net ork configuration
it is not possible to control them properly until they are all configured for
matching domains.
In the “Edit->Preferences” menu of the Pluto GUI it is possible to turn off the
broadcast discovery feature and configure the application to talk to a specific IP
address. This can also be useful in more advanced installations here it might
be desirable e.g. to limit a orkstation so that it can only control a particular
Pluto.
For the normal case e suggest that the “Listen to Broadcast” checkbox in this
menu is left checked and if you have any special requirements please contact us
requirements.
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3.3 Look p Tables and How to pload Them
Pluto uses a series of “slots” that can be applied to the signal at any one time.
There are 16 slots in total and each slot can contain a sequence of 3 LUTs each
of hich can be independently enabled or bypassed.
The LUTs are uploaded into the slots by use of the soft are control. Once the
LUT has uploaded it ill remain in that slot until it is manually deleted or
replaced, even if the unit is po ered do n.
See specifications section for supported LUT file types.
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To upload a LUT click on the required slot and select Upload File. A bro se
indo ill then appear. Navigate to the required file and select.
The soft are ill automatically allocate 3D/1D LUTs to the correct location in
that slot.
Select "Activate Slot after Uploading"
(or "Activate slot on Side A/B" in dual
head or stereo modes) to automatically
activate the slot after uploading has
completed.
If "Don't Write file on Pluto" is selected,
the LUT is applied to the video outputs
but not ritten to a slot. Note that
"Activate slot" ill also need to be on in
this case, other ise nothing ill
happen.
If a 1d LUT is selected for upload the
user is prompted to indicate hether it
is an Input or Output LUT.
If the file contains a 3D LUT, a couple
of extra options appear. Some
manufacturers create LUTs that are
orientated along different axis. Pluto
should set the orientation to the
correct value for most LUT types, but if it is incorrect, it can be changed here
and uploaded again.
3D LUTs created from the LightSpace colour management system use slightly
different scaling. Select the "LightSpace LUT" checkbox to automatically scale
for these if appropriate.
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Once the LUTs are uploaded they ill
appear in the Right hand pane.
Click on the [+] next to the slot
number to expand the vie to see
all 3 LUTS in that slot.
Double Click on the Slot name to
apply the group of LUTs. The
currently active slot is highlighted in
green.
Once loaded, LUTs can be Renamed
or Deleted using the buttons in this
panel.
By default all LUTs loaded into the slots are active
(applied). It is possible to bypass the entire slot, or
the individual LUTs.
Use the Bypass Slot selection to bypass all LUTs
loaded into current slot.
Click on the '+' symbol to expand the menu to allo
the individual LUTs to be bypassed.
3.4 Copying and Moving L Ts
Once LUTs are uploaded into the required slots they can be moved into other slot
positions by a simple drag and drop process. To copy, hold the Control key do n
hilst dragging.
Entire slots or just the individual 1d or 3d elements can be moved/copied.
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3.5 Setup Tab
Click on the Setup tab to
access the Blanking and
Input / Output controls.
The Blanking section
automatically adjusts the
Pixel and line numbers
according to the input
standard detected. Each
control comes ith a reset to
Default button.
Use the R, G & B values to
alter the colour of the
blanking as required.
The "Transparent" s itch
allo s you to see the part of
the picture that is being
blanked.
The Disable Front Panel button prevents accidental changes being made using
the control knob. The Disable Remote Access prevents the current orkstation,
and any other orkstation from making any accidental changes (particularly
useful during playback/layoff situations). When this box is checked all other
controls are greyed out.
The Legaliser section allo s black and hite levels to be soft clipped individually
at the user defined levels. Selecting the Sho function causes the illegal colours
to be highlighted (flashing in the respective colour) on the outputs.
The Video Mode Selections for the Input and Output allo for the selection of
different colour spaces and Pluto can be used to transcode bet een these.
Internally (i.e. through the LUTs the Pluto is al ays operating in an RGB mode
ith at least 14 bit precision. The follo ing modes select the Input or Output
colour transform:
•YUV: [Actually YCrCb] is the normal mode of operation for 422 video.
Internally these signals are converted to RGB using either SMPTE REC601
or REC709 depending on video standard.
•RGB & XYZ: Technically these standards should only be in a Dual Link or
3G A-stream mode.
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