Atomos Ninja 2 - Manual (Page 24)

9. Timecode
Using Timecode
Touching the timecode display on the Ninja-2’s home screen, just below
the four 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
HDMI 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. Please note that this currently
only works with later Sony and Canon cameras that have this function.
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-2 start and stop record simultaneously as the timecode
starts and stops.
(Currently only certain Sony and Canon cameras support timecode over HDMI).
OFF
.
DISABLED
ENABLED
When using the camera in FREE RUN timecode mode, 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 (eg. Canon C100) have this functionality; if
unsure check the camera compatibility section of the Atomos website.
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-2 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-2 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-2s 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-2 timecode are not available, as
the timecode is set by the Ninja-2’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
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