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Blackmagic URSA Features
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When the peak of the focus scope curve reaches its highest
point, you'll know your image is in focus.
The dropped frames alert indicates when your CFast card is
dropping frames during recording. The red tips on the audio
scope waveform indicate when your audio has clipped.
Transport Display
The transport display provides a bright colored icon that indicates which transport buttons are being
used. The icon also provides a dropped frames alert if frames are dropped during recording, and
displays FULL when recording has reached maximum capacity.
Exposure Scope
The exposure scope displays a histogram which shows the contrast between whites and blacks
along a horizontal scale. The left edge of the histogram displays shadows, or blacks, and the far right
displays highlights, or whites. When you close or open the lens aperture, you'll notice the information
in the histogram moves to the left or right accordingly. To achieve optimum exposure, set your lens
aperture so the information is distributed towards the right of the histogram and curves to a point
at the bottom right edge. This is known as ETTR, or exposing to the right.
Focus Scope
The focus scope displays a bell curve that moves up and down as you focus and defocus your lens.
The height of the curve depends on the amount of detail in your picture. For example, in images
containing lots of detail, the curve will be higher and more pronounced. When the curve peaks relative
to the amount of detail in your image, you'll know your image is in perfect focus.
Audio Scope
The audio scope displays a continually updating waveform of the previous 3 seconds of recorded
audio. If you hear a loud sound while recording, you can easily check if your audio is clipped because
the waveform will display red tips on the waveform spikes. You can make adjustments to avoid
clipping by turning the audio level adjustment knobs counterclockwise until the audio meter stops
rising above 0dB.
Media Timeline
The media timeline displays the recording and playback status of your CFast cards. The dot and clip
indicators illuminate different colors depending on use: Red when writing to the card, green when
reading the card, and yellow in the event of a card error. As a new clip is recorded, the active slot
displays a new clip on the timeline. The time remaining indicator at the end of each timeline displays
the remaining minutes and seconds of recording time for each CFast card and displays FULL when
a card reaches maximum capacity.
When a card is full and you have an empty CFast card in the second slot, Blackmagic URSA will
automatically record to the other CFast card. To play a selected clip, press the 'play' button on the
fold out monitor transport controls, or on the outside of the door.