User Manual

Recording
the duration of your clip. When the on screen display is hidden on Blackmagic Video Assist, a
small record indicator will be displayed at the bottom of the LCD so you can easily confirm
you’re recording.
You can record your clips to QuickTime files using AppleProRes. Blackmagic Video Assist can
also record clips using the DNxHD codec.
You can also set your Video Assist to use ‘timecode’ or ‘SDI/HDMI start/stop’ trigger recording.
This lets you start and stop recording triggered by information received via the HD-SDI or HDMI
signal. For information on how to set your chosen codec, or to enable trigger recording, refer to
your the ‘settings’ section in this manual.
To start recording, simply swipe the touchscreen up or down to
reveal the on screen meters, then tap the ‘record’ icon. Tap again
to stop recording.
Remote Control via the LANC Connector
On Blackmagic Video Assist 4K you can start and stop recording remotely using an external
LANC controller. Simply plug the LANC controller into the 2.5mm LANC input on the right side
of the unit.
Continuous Recording
Blackmagic Video Assist 4K supports continuous recording using 2 SD card slots. If you are
recording an important event and you don’t want to stop recording, simply insert a formatted
SDcard in slot 2. When the first card is full, your Blackmagic Video Assist 4K will automatically
switch over to the second card. There will be no frames dropped in the process. For example,
ifthe first segment on card 1 stopped at 00:40:01:00, the recording on the second card will start
at 00:40:01:01.
When editing your clips on the timeline, simply place the second clip against the tail of the
firstand they will play through the recording as if it was one complete clip.
Having SD cards inserted in both slots also lets you quickly change media. If you want to stop
NOTE When recording from an HDMI or SDI camera, make sure the output is
clean with overlays turned off as any overlays that are present in your camera’s
video output will be recorded with your image. Please refer to the section
below titled ‘recording clean HDMI from DSLR cameras’ for more information.
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