Specifications

Software Compatibility

Accessing Clips

File Naming Convention

The Blackmagic Cinema Camera uses the following ﬁle naming convention when recording video.

[Camera ID]_[Reel Number]_[yyyy-mm--dd]_[hhmm]_C[Clip number].mov

This is an example of how this would appear on the touch screen of the camera:

BMC01_1_2012-08-08_1631_C0002.mov

QuickTime Movie Filename

BMC01_1_2012-08-08_1631_C0002.mov

Camera ID

BMC01_1_2012-08-08_1631_C0002.mov

Reel Number

BMC01_1_2012-08-08_1631_C0002.mov

Date (2012 Aug 08)

BMC01_1_2012-08-08_1631_C0002.mov Time (16:31pm - 24hrs)

BMC01_1_2012-08-08_1631_C0002.mov Clip Number

For CinemaDNG ﬁles, the folder of the image sequence will also be named the same way.

Accessing Clips Recorded to SSD

Clips recorded to the built-in SSD recorder in your camera are recorded in the CinemaDNG RAW format or

to a ProRes or DNxHD QuickTime movie depending upon which recording format you have chosen in the

Recorder Settings menu.

CinemaDNG ﬁles use an open format which can be opened in applications such as DaVinci Resolve 9 which

is included with your camera. CinemaDNG comprises a folder of regular DNG ﬁles which can be opened by

many software applications. Due to differences in the ways that software applications treat RAW DNG ﬁles,

you can get varying "looks," including ﬁles that look clipped, even when all the information is still available

in the ﬁle.

ProRes and DNxHD QuickTime movies can be opened by many software applications including Apple Final

Cut Pro 7 and X, Adobe After Effects CS6, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Avid Media Composer 6.x, Blackmagic

Media Express 3 and DaVinci Resolve 9.

Edit directly from the SSD by removing it from your camera and

directly mounting the SSD on your computer using an eSATA or

Thunderbolt dock.