Camera Access Protocol (CAP) Version
2.5
for
ALEXA SXTILF/65 2.0, ALEXA Mini & AMIRA 5.3
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Date: May 30, 2018Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2 Avaliable CAP Features
2.4 List of Commands
22 List of Variables
2.3. List of Media Status Information
2.4 List of Metadata from GetCipList
3 Contact
1 Introduction
The Camera Access Protocol (CAP) is used to contral and monitor the ARRI cameras via a
network connection. The protocol incorporates functions to perform color grading, query and set
variables such as the exposure index, start and stop a recording and much more. It is currently
available for the ALEXA SXT, ALEXA LF, ALEXA 65, ALEXA Mini and AMIRA camera lines
2 Available CAP Features
Note that not all functions are available on all camera models. (for availability see column ALEXA
SXTILF/65 and ALEXA Mini/AMIRA )
2.1 List of Commands
Nr. NAME ALEXA SXTILF/65 ALEXA Mini
/AMIRA,
1 Le SUP 1.0 SUP 6.0
2 RequestPwdChallenge SUP 1.0 SUP 6.0
3 Password SUP 1.0 SUP 6.0
4 ClientName SUP 1.0 SUP 6.0
5 RequestVariables SUP 1.0 SUP 6.0
6 _Un-RequestVariables SUP 1.0 SUP 6.0
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SetVariable
Weleome
GetFrameGrab
GetaDLutFile
SetaDLutFile
GetaDLutData
SetaDLutData
SaveLookFile
ImgComparsUpload
ImaCompareswitch
Getvariable
AutoWhiteBalance
RecordStat
Recordstop
StopMotionTrigger
LoadSetupFile
LoadLookfile
Playback control
Set & read TC
Set & read Project Rate
Install Look fle from Loo! Library
Accesso camera alerts & events
$01 Frame grabs in JPG format
Read & set system dateftime
Read ip List from medium
Generate ALE Clip List from medium
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
SUP 1.0
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no
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no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 6.0
SUP 61
SUP 61
SUP 61
SUP 61
SUP 61
SUP 61
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
new in SUP 5.3
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