Monitoring and recording, Cont – Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual
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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.
Samurai Blade Start and Stop record control can be triggered by the
following methods:
1. Home Page Touch Screen
2. Monitor Page
3. HD-SDI Rolling Timecode trigger
4. HD-SDI 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 HD-SDI 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 SD-SDI timecode.
To enable this arm the TC icon.
Set the Timecode to HD-SDI
Set Camera trigger to None/Timecode.
When enabled the camera and the Samurai 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. HD-SDI Camera trigger record
The HD-SDI 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 Samurai know the start/stop record has
been pressed on the camera; in turn this will trigger the Samurai to start/
stop recording at the same time as the camera.
To enable this set Timecode to HD-SDI then set the camera manufacture
in the timecode menu.
When the manufacturer is selected in Camera trigger,
this will disable the Timecode trigger.
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
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 Samurai Blade monitor or the
camera record button for either HD-SDI trigger.
8. Monitoring and Recording
cont.
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