Atomos Ninja Blade - Manual (Page 18)

Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 16
SmartControl
SmartControl is a versatile set of functions used to control the starting and
stopping of recording by automatic or external means. This section outlines
the different methods to start and stop recording.
Ninja Blade Start and Stop record control can be triggered by the
following methods:
1. Home Page Touch Screen
2. Monitor Page
3. HDMI Rolling Timecode trigger
4. HDMI Camera trigger
5. Via LANC for Sony and Canon Cameras
6. Via LANC serial port
1. Home page Touch Screen
By pressing
Rec (Record)
2. From the Monitor Page
By pressing
Rec (Record)
3. HD-SDI Rolling Timecode Trigger record
OFF DISABLED ENABLED
If HDMI timecode is selected and the camera is in Record run mode, the
user has the choice to start and stop recording remotely from the moving
HDMI timecode.
To enable this arm the TC icon.
Set the Timecode to HDMI
Set Camera trigger to None/Timecode.
When enabled the camera and the Ninja Blade will start and stop
recording simultaneously.
NOTE: Rolling timecode trigger is for use when the camera is in
REC RUN timecode mode only. If your camera is set to FREE RUN
this trigger will start recording immediately and cannot be stopped
until the input is removed. Please be that aware not all cameras
have Start/Stop flags for triggering record, especially older cameras.
In such cases rolling trigger in REC RUN will need to be used to
trigger recording automatically at the same time as the camera
starts recording.
4. HDMI Camera trigger record
The HDMI Camera trigger is manufacturer-specific, you will need to select
the appropriate manufacturer for your camera. There is a flag within the
SDI signal that lets the Ninja Blade know the start/stop record has been
pressed on the camera; in turn this will trigger the Ninja Blade to start/stop
recording at the same time as the camera.
To enable this set Timecode to HDMI then set the camera manufacture in
the timecode menu.
When the manufacturer is selected in Camera trigger, this will disable
the Timecode trigger.
* This function is limited to certain cameras.
Check www.atomos.com/discovery-what-cameras/
5. via LANC for Sony and Canon Cameras
6. via the LANC serial port
Controlled by a third party computer or controller. For system and OEM
integration, contact [email protected]
Once you are recording you will see:
• The Rec button has now changed to Stop on the main screen
• Play button has been disabled
• A transparent red boarder appears around the entire screen
Your files will be recorded to your drive with the
unitname, scene
and
shot
you have set up.
To stop, press the stop button on the Ninja Blade monitor or the camera
record button for either HDMI trigger.
8. Monitoring and Recording
cont.
Stop
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