Atomos Ninja Blade - Manual (Page 28)

Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 26
9. Timecode
Using Timecode
Touching the timecode display on the home screen, just above the three
main coloured controls, will take you to the Timecode setup screen (this is
also accessible by touching Menu and then Timecode)
Occupying the lower-centre part of the screen is the timecode display with
controls to set the start-time of the timecode.
The four timecode modes supported are:
• HDMI
• Time of Day
• Record Run
• Auto Restart
Cycle through these modes by touching the timecode
Source
Selector.
HDMI embedded timecode
With this setting, the HDMI input will set the timecode (as long as the
source SDI device supports this). The controls to adjust the timecode
value are disabled in this setting because the embedded timecode in
the HDMI signal sets the Timecode value of the recording. If you want to
adjust this please, refer to the manual of your HDMI input device.
Trigger from HDMI time code
If HDMI timecode is selected and the camera is in REC RUN mode, the
user has the choice to start and stop recording remotely from the source
camera HDMI timecode.
To enable rolling Timecode Start/Stop functions, simply press the TC icon
shown here. When enabled, pressing the camera Record Stop/Start button
will make the Ninja Blade start and stop record simultaneously as the
timecode starts and stops.
OFF
. DISABLED
ENABLED
When using the camera in Free Run timecode, the rolling timecode
trigger might not work as expected. However, depending on the
camera, you can trigger record function by the embedded flag/
trigger in the HDMI signal. Most higher end cameras have this
functionality; if unsure contact us at [email protected]
Time of Day
With this selected, each new clip that is created will contain embedded
timecode accurately showing the time of day that it was recorded, based
on the internal Ninja Blade Time of Day clock. This can be set in Menu
> Date & Time
If recording is stopped and then restarted while in this mode, there will be
a time gap between the last clip and the next one, equal to the length of
time the Ninja Blade has been out of record. The start timecode of each
clip will be the exact time of day when recording started.
Time of Day timecode is useful as a reminder of the time that clips were
recorded. It can also help with syncing-up of multiple cameras, but remember
that the accuracy of the correlation of Time of Day timecode between Ninja
Blades will depend on how closely their internal clocks are synchronised.
In Time Of Day mode, the controls on the Timecode Setup Screen
for adjusting the start-point of the Ninja Blade timecode are not
available, as the timecode is set by the Ninja Blade’s internal
clock.
Record Run
With this setting you set the start timecode of the first clip and the
following clip will start at the frame immediately after the out point of the
preceding clip. This will continue for all clips that follow. This is often
referred to as continuous timecode.
Auto Restart
With this setting, the timecode will be reset to the timecode you define
here whenever you press record. All your clips will start at this timecode.
To adjust the timecode use the “+” and “-” above and below the
hour:minute:seconds sections
or
04:08:01:23