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Installation and Operation Manual
Blackmagic URSA
& URSA Mini
April 2016

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  • Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagic URSA & URSA Mini April 2016...
  • Page 2 We think it takes care of the needs of large film crews as well as having all the features you need if you’re operating in single person shooting. Blackmagic URSA’s unique design allows you to replace the sensor, adding new imaging capability to it over time.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Blackmagic URSA and URSA Mini Getting Started Right Side Rear Panel Attaching the Handle Top Panel Attaching a Lens Underside Turning Your Camera On Camera Buttons and Touchscreen CFast Cards Control Buttons Inserting a CFast Card Side Handle Choosing a CFast 2.0 Card...
  • Page 4 Contents Blackmagic URSA and URSA Mini Using Scopes Working with Files from CFast 2.0 Cards Secondary Color Correction Working with 3rd Party Software Qualifying a Color Using Final Cut Pro X Adding a Power Window Using Avid Media Composer Tracking a Window...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting started with your Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini is as simple as attaching the handle, mounting a lens, and powering your camera. Attaching the Handle To attach Blackmagic URSA’s handle to the camera body, simply slide the base of the handle along Blackmagic URSA’s handle ridges and screw the handle to one of the 3/8”...

  • Page 6: Attaching A Lens

    To remove the lens, hold down the locking button, rotate the lens counterclockwise until its dot or indicator reaches the 12 o’clock position, and gently remove. Attaching and removing an EF mount lens on Blackmagic URSA EF. To attach a PL mount lens: Open your camera’s PL locking ring by rotating it counterclockwise until it stops.

  • Page 7: Turning Your Camera On

    Press and release the ‘power’ button. On Blackmagic URSA the power button is located on the DOP or camera assist and audio stations. On Blackmagic URSA Mini, the power button is located on the control panel behind the fold out LCD. Simply open the LCD to access the control panel.

  • Page 8: Cfast Cards

    When turning off, press and hold. CFast Cards Blackmagic URSA and URSA Mini use CFast 2.0 cards to record 4.6K, 4K, Ultra HD or HD video. CFast 2.0 cards are capable of very high data rates, so are perfect for recording HD and 4K video at high frame rates.

  • Page 9: Choosing A Cfast 2.0 Card

    ‚ Preparing a CFast Card for Recording You can format your CFast cards using the ‘format card’ feature on Blackmagic URSA’s touchscreen dashboard, or via a Mac or Windows computer. We recommend formatting your CFast 2.0 cards using Blackmagic URSA for best performance.
  • Page 10 Select the ‘format card’ icon on the camera dashboard to format your CFast card. HFS+ is also known as Mac OS extended and is the recommended format as it supports “journaling”. Data on journaled media is more likely to be recovered in the rare event that your CFast card becomes corrupted.

  • Page 11: Preparing Cfast Cards On A Mac Os X Computer

    A progress bar shows you the status of the format. ‘Complete’ will appear when the format is done. Tap the ‘done’ icon to return to the dashboard. Press the ‘display’ button to exit the dashboard. Preparing CFast Cards on a Mac OS X Computer Use the Disk Utility application included with Mac OS X to format your card in the HFS+ or exFAT formats.

  • Page 12: Recording

    Recording Clips Press the ‘record’ button marked REC on Blackmagic URSA’s monitor controls. A ‘record’ button is also on the outside of the monitor when using Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder with URSA’s fold out monitor closed. To record a clip, press the ‘record’ button marked REC on the fold out monitor.

  • Page 13: Maximum Frame Rate Maximum Frame Rate Maximum Frame Rate

    On Blackmagic URSA Mini you can start recording by pressing the red ‘record’ button on the inside control panel, or on the side handle. A ‘record’ button is also on the outside of the fold out monitor.Press the ‘record’ button again to stop recording.
  • Page 14 Maximum Frame Rate Maximum Frame Rate Maximum Frame Rate Codec Resolution URSA URSA Mini 4K URSA Mini 4.6K 4K RAW 3:1 4K RAW 4:1 2048 x 1080 2K RAW (windowed sensor mode) 2K RAW 3:1 2K RAW 4:1 40 (full frame and ProRes 444 XQ 3840 x 2160 windowed mode) 40 (full frame and...

  • Page 15: Recording Duration Table

    Recording Formats and Project Frame Rates After setting your codec and resolution, you should set your ‘project’ and ‘sensor’ frame rates. Refer to the ‘recording settings’ section in this manual for more information about frame rates. The project framerates available for all URSA and URSA Mini cameras are as follows: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, and 60 frames per second.

  • Page 16: Prores

    CFast Frame CinemaDNG CinemaDNG CinemaDNG ProRes ProRes ProRes ProRes ProRes ProRes Card Rate RAW 3:1 RAW 4:1 444 XQ 422 HQ 422 LT 422 Proxy Duration Duration Duration Duration Duration Duration Duration Duration Duration 256GB 23.98 72 mins 135 mins 166 mins –...

  • Page 17: Playback

    ‘reverse skip’ button to play or reverse at 2x speed. Press twice for x4, three times for x8 and four times for x16. On Blackmagic URSA EF, URSA Mini EF and URSA Mini PL you can also use the forward and reverse skip buttons to open or close the iris on compatible lenses while recording clips.

  • Page 18: Blackmagic Ursa Overview And Connectors

    Blackmagic URSA Overview and Connectors Your Blackmagic URSA is built with three workstations including the DOP station on the operator side of the camera, plus the camera assist and audio station on the other side. This provides access to separate monitors and buttons so camera and audio crew can change settings and controls during a shoot.
  • Page 19 Record - Press the button marked ‘REC’ to record your clips. Press again to stop recording. Play - Press the ‘play’ button to play back your clips. Your Blackmagic URSA will play continuously through all the recorded clips. Forward and Reverse Skip - These two buttons are used to skip backwards and forwards through your clips.

  • Page 20: Dop Station Buttons And Touchscreen

    10” monitor to the program view. DOP Station Buttons and Touchscreen All of Blackmagic URSA’s settings are easily adjusted using the work station buttons and touchscreen. The buttons and touchscreens on both the DOP station and the camera assist and audio station each perform the same functions, but work independently.

  • Page 21: Memory Card Slots

    CFast slot is still recording. In ‘dual card’ mode, Blackmagic URSA can record high frame rates in CinemaDNG RAW by using both slots to record a frame each. By swapping between slots, it halves the workload for each, making it possible to record extremely high data rates at amazing speeds! For more information, refer to the ‘recording’...

  • Page 22: Camera Assist And Audio Station Connectors

    PEAK DISP MENU SLATE Use the rear panel BNC connectors to input or output timecode, sync to an external reference signal, and input or output 12G-SDI video. Connect external power via the 4 pin XLR connector. Blackmagic URSA Overview and Connectors...
  • Page 23 SDI Out Blackmagic URSA’s 12G-SDI output is used to send HD and Ultra HD video to SDI equipment such as routers, monitors, SDI capture devices, and broadcast switchers. SDI In When connecting Blackmagic URSA to a switcher for live production, connect the switcher’s program output to Blackmagic URSA’s 12G-SDI input.

  • Page 24: Front Panel And Turret

    Your Blackmagic URSA’s front panel contains the turret and lens mount. Depending on your model, you can use a variety of lens types. For example, Blackmagic URSA EF gives you the ability to mount any compatible EF stills lens commonly used on DSLRs, or manual EF prime lenses for the highest quality images.

  • Page 25: Rear Panel

    Connectors on the right side of the panel let you plug in 12V power via the 4 pin XLR connector. Video signals up to 12G-SDI can be connected to and from your Blackmagic URSA via the SDI in and out BNC connectors. A timecode input and output is also provided, plus a reference BNC input for syncing your video to an external reference signal.

  • Page 26: Top Panel And Underside

    LWS lightweight standard and the base plate support mounts to a standard V-lock VCT-14 tripod plate commonly used in production environments. Connect the USB 2.0 port to your computer when updating your Blackmagic URSA’s internal software. Refer to the Blackmagic Camera Setup Utility section for more information.

  • Page 27: Touchscreen Features

    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. Blackmagic URSA Overview and Connectors...
  • Page 28 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. When a card is full and you have an empty CFast card in the second slot, Blackmagic Blackmagic URSA Overview and Connectors...

  • Page 29: Blackmagic Ursa Mini Overview And Connectors

    A 4 pin XLR connector is provided on the rear panel for external power input, and an output is available on the right side for powering accessories such as Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder. The USB port above the CFast slots on your URSA Mini is for connecting to a computer when updating your camera’s internal software.

  • Page 30: Left Side

    Buttons for powering the camera, record and playback control, focus peaking, accessing the settings menu, plus iris and auto focus control on compatible EF lenses. Refer to the ‘Blackmagic URSA Mini Features’ section for more information. 8. Memory Card Slots Insert CFast 2.0 cards into the slots for record and playback.

  • Page 31: Rear Panel

    14. Battery Mount Plate Your Blackmagic URSA Mini has 4 mounting points and a molex connector behind a small cover for attaching the optional V-mount or gold mount battery plate. Refer to the ‘Mounting Batteries’...

  • Page 32: Top Panel

    Video Assist. This lets you monitor the program output from a switcher, or view the playback of your external recording on your Blackmagic URSA Mini’s built in LCD and via the HD monitoring output. When working with multiple cameras this is an easy way to check angles prior to shooting.

  • Page 33: Underside

    Mini shoulder mount kit and other accessories. Camera Buttons and Touchscreen Your Blackmagic URSA Mini has a control panel on the left side, behind the fold out monitor and contains all the buttons and adjustment knobs you need to change settings and control audio levels.

  • Page 34: Control Buttons

    Control Buttons In addition to the inside control panel, your Blackmagic URSA Mini has control buttons on the outside of the LCD and on the side handle. The iris, focus, record and playback buttons all perform the same function. The outside panel buttons let you record and play back...
  • Page 35 Record The ‘record’ button is marked REC on your Blackmagic URSA Mini’s control panel, fold out LCD and side handle. Press any of the record buttons to start and stop recording.

  • Page 36: Side Handle

    EF lenses, plus start or stop recording with the simple press of a button. For information on how to attach the side handle to your Blackmagic URSA Mini, refer to the ‘getting started’ section.
  • Page 37 -20 and -12dbFS. If your peaks enter into the yellow or red zones, corresponding to -12 and -6dbFS your audio is in danger of clipping. Blackmagic URSA Mini Overview and Connectors...

  • Page 38: Settings

    URSA, select the ‘camera’ touchscreen menu. Camera ID If using more than one Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini, it’s helpful to set each camera’s ID which will be included with any metadata recorded with your clips. Set the ‘camera ID’ with the touchscreen keyboard.

  • Page 39: Setting Date And Time

    Setting Date and Time To set date and time on your Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini, tap the + or - icons to change the year, month and day settings.
  • Page 40 Auto Exposure Blackmagic URSA Mini gives you several auto exposure options. These are useful for situations where a fixed exposure is not always practical, such as electronic news gathering and shooting documentary footage, or unpredictable action in a studio environment.
  • Page 41 In ‘video’ mode, pressing the ‘iris’ button will set average exposure based on the highlights and shadows in your shot. Use the ‘auto exposure’ setting on Blackmagic URSA Mini to select the right exposure mode for your project.

  • Page 42: Audio Settings

    Allows you to manually adjust the reference timing on a line or pixel basis. Audio Settings To adjust audio input and monitoring settings on your Blackmagic URSA, select the ‘audio’ touchscreen menu, then tap or slide the relevant arrows and slider icons with your finger. Scroll the menu to reveal more audio settings.

  • Page 43: Recording Settings

    Internal Mic Low Cut Filter On URSA Mini, set to ‘on’ to enable the low cut filter which helps to reduce potential wind noise that may occur in exterior shooting conditions. Input Levels Set the external audio input levels by tapping the relevant left and right arrow icons. External audio connectors support line, or microphone levels with 48V phantom power.

  • Page 44: Sensor Area

    ‘window’ mode. Window mode allows higher frame rates and takes a 1080 HD resolution image from the center of the super 35mm sensor. Dynamic Range Adjust the ‘dynamic range’ setting by tapping the dynamic range arrow icons. Blackmagic URSA has two dynamic range settings: Film The ‘film’...

  • Page 45: Frame Rate

    The creative possibilities are endless and entirely up to you! Dual Card Mode Blackmagic URSA lets you record CinemaDNG RAW clips at higher frame rates by recording to both CFast cards simultaneously. Turn ‘dual card mode’ on or off by tapping the setting arrow icons.
  • Page 46 CFast slot indicators together. While recording, both CFast slot indicators will flash to show the cards are active and their respective media timelines will update accordingly. On Blackmagic URSA Mini, ‘dual rec’ will appear on the top left of the status display when dual card mode is enabled.

  • Page 47: File Naming Convention

    File Naming Convention Clips are recorded to your CFast cards in the CinemaDNG RAW format or to a ProRes QuickTime movie, depending upon which recording format you have chosen. Blackmagic URSA uses the following file naming convention when recording video.
  • Page 48 On URSA Mini, move the ‘brightness’ setting slider to adjust the brightness of the touchscreen LCD. 10” Brightness On Blackmagic URSA, move the ‘10” brightness’ slider icon left or right to adjust brightness for the 10” fold out monitor. Zebra To activate and adjust the zebra setting, tap the left and right zebra arrow icons.
  • Page 49 Displays both frame guides and recording information. 5” LCD Overlays On Blackmagic URSA, select ‘on’ or ‘off’ to enable or disable a touchscreen’s overlays. Main SDI Overlays This setting lets you choose which overlays to display via the rear 12G-SDI output.
  • Page 50 Tap the ‘frame guide’ setting arrow icons to select your desired frame guide. When using Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder, make sure you have frame guides turned off in your camera’s front SDI settings as the URSA Viewfinder will generate its own frame guides or you will find them doubled up in the viewfinder display.
  • Page 51 Image Stabilizer When using an EF lens mount, Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini supports the image stabilizer feature found in many EF lenses. Simply set the stabilizer switch to ‘on’ to use it with your camera. When URSA is battery powered, the image stabilizer is activated only while recording in order to conserve power.

  • Page 52: Entering Metadata

    Entering Metadata The Slate The touchscreen on your Blackmagic URSA Mini, or the two touchscreens on Blackmagic URSA have many purposes, one of which is to allow you to easily log metadata directly into the camera using the ‘slate’ feature. Metadata is stored in the recorded files and is easily accessed by editing software.

  • Page 53: Camera Video Output

    When connected to a switcher, you can easily view the switcher’s program output on your Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini. To do this, first connect the switcher to your camera’s rear 12G-SDI input. Now press the ‘program’ button marked PGM on your camera’s fold out monitor.

  • Page 54: Blackmagic Ursa Viewfinder

    ‘2.40:1’ frame guide is also displayed. Mounting and Connecting to Blackmagic URSA To attach the Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder to the camera body, slide it along the handle ridges and tighten the thumb screw to one of the 3/8” mounting points.
  • Page 55 PEAK (F3) - ‘down’ ‚ The focus peaking feature creates a green edge around the sharpest parts of the image so you can easily confirm your focus. Press the ‘peak’ button to turn the peaking Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder...

  • Page 56: Menu Settings

    Switches peaking on and off. The ‘display’ menu in URSA Viewfinder Zebra ‚ Switches zebra levels on and off. Set your desired zebra levels using the camera settings. For more information, refer to the ‘settings’ section in this manual. Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder...
  • Page 57 In the ‘shortcuts’ menu, press the ‘up’ or ‘down’ button to move up or down and select one of the 3 buttons to make it your shortcut button. Press the ‘menu’ button to confirm your selection. The ‘shortcuts’ settings in URSA Viewfinder. Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder...
  • Page 58 Focus Chart ‚ Your Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder has a built in focus chart so you can focus the eye piece to suit your eyes. Simply turn the focus diopter on the eyepiece until the chart is in perfect focus. Pressing any button on your viewfinder will close the focus chart display.

  • Page 59: Mounting Batteries

    Follow the on screen prompts to update your viewfinder’s internal software. Refer to the ‘Blackmagic Camera Setup Utility’ section in this manual for more information. We recommend updating all your Blackmagic URSA equipment at the same time for optimized performance. Mounting Batteries...

  • Page 60: Using Your Own Battery Plate

    If you don’t have an off the shelf battery plate designed for Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini and you want to modify your own battery plate, then you can use the supplied adapter cable and connector. Refer to the ‘using your own battery plate’ section for information about how any battery plate can be modified to use with URSA or URSA Mini.
  • Page 61 12 V output and battery status. Refer to your battery plate information, plus the diagram and tables on this page for help connecting the wires. If you require further assistance visit the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support. Batt...

  • Page 62: Using Davinci Resolve

    Using DaVinci Resolve Shooting with your Blackmagic URSA is only part of the process of creating film and television content, and just as important is the process of media backup and management as well as editing, color correction and encoding final master files. Your Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini...

  • Page 63: Editing Your Clips

    If your clip folder doesn’t appear in the library, you’ll need to add it. This is easily done by clicking on preferences in the DaVinci Resolve title bar and clicking on the ‘plus’ icon in the ‘media storage’ tab, browse to and select a drive or folder path, click ‘save’, restart DaVinci Resolve and reopen ‘untitled project’...

  • Page 64: Trimming Clips

    Click on the ‘media pool’ button above the timelines window. Now double click on a clip to open the clip in the source viewer. Use the mouse pointer to scrub the play head in the source viewer left and right until you find the start frame you want for the clip.

  • Page 65: Mapping Keyboard Shortcuts

    Turning the ‘snapping’ feature off is handy when fine tuning edits, but it’s a helpful feature to keep your clips held tightly against each other, so it’s worth turning back on once you’re done. Press the ’N’ key to quickly turn snapping on or off. The ‘edit’...

  • Page 66: Adding Transitions

    Adding Transitions A transition is a visual effect used to bridge one clip to another in a pleasing way, for example dissolves, wipes, dips to color, and more. These can add a layer of excitement to your edit. Transitions don’t always have to be joining two clips, for example you can apply a dissolve transition to the end of one clip to create a quick and easy fade to black.

  • Page 67: Adding Titles

    Adding Titles It’s easy to create titles for your edit. You can place a title on any video track just as you would a clip. If you run out of tracks you can easily add new ones by right clicking next to an existing track name and selecting ‘add track’.

  • Page 68: Color Correcting Your Clips

    To add a new audio or video track, right click next to a track name and select ‘add track’. For audio, select the track type you want. Color Correcting your Clips Once you have edited your sequence of clips, you can start color correcting. This is best begun after you have finished editing your sequence so you can maintain a consistent look, but part of the fun of DaVinci Resolve is being able to move between the edit and color page to make fine adjustments and discover new creative choices.

  • Page 69: Using Scopes

    Using Scopes Most colorists make creative color choices by focusing on the emotion and the look they want their program to have and then simply work using the monitor to achieve that look. You can look at everyday objects and how different types of light interact with them to generate ideas on what you can do with your images and a little practice.

  • Page 70: Secondary Color Correction

    Adjusting the ‘gain’ Click on the ‘gain’ dial and slide it back and forth. This adjusts the highlights which are the brightest areas of your clip. The highlights are shown on the top section of the waveform on the parade scope. For a brightly lit shot, these are best positioned just below the top line of the waveform scope.

  • Page 71: Qualifying A Color

    Qualifying a Color Often you’ll find a specific color in your clip can be enhanced, for example grass by the side of a road, or the blue in a sky, or you may need to adjust color on a specific object to focus the audience’s attention on it.

  • Page 72: Tracking A Window

    To add a power window to your clip: Add a new serial node. Open the ‘window’ palette and select a window shape by clicking on the icon next to the shape. Your selected window shape will appear on the node. Resize the shape by clicking and dragging the blue points around the shape.

  • Page 73: Using Plugins

    To track a window to a moving object: Create a new serial node and add a power window. Go to the start of your clip and position and size the window to highlight just the object or area you want. Open the ‘tracker’...
  • Page 74 To export a single clip of your edit: Click on the ‘deliver’ tab to open the deliver page. Go to the ‘render settings’ window on the top left of the page. In the ‘format’ settings, select ‘single clip’. Choose a video format and codec, and resolution. The frame rate will usually be locked to the project settings frame rate.

  • Page 75: Controlling Ursa Mini With Atem Camera Control

    ATEM Camera Control. Connecting your URSA Mini Connect your Blackmagic URSA Mini’s 12G-SDI Out to any SDI In on the ATEM switcher. Connect any one of the ATEM switcher’s SDI outputs, except down converted or multi view outputs, to your URSA Mini’s 12G-SDI input. Camera control signals are not sent via the multi view and down converted SDI outputs.

  • Page 76: Using Camera Control

    REMOTE REMOTE All SDI and HDMI video con STEREO IN PUSH STEREO IN PUSH PUSH PUSH SD, HD and Ultra HD switchable unle CONTROL CONTROL CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 CH 1 CH 2 CH 2 USB 2.0 HDMI IN USB 2.0 HDMI IN SDI INPUTS...
  • Page 77 Color Wheel The color wheel is a powerful feature of the DaVinci Resolve color corrector and used to make color adjustments to each YRGB channel’s lift, gamma and gain settings. You can select which setting to adjust by clicking on the three selection buttons above the color wheel. Master Wheel Use the master wheel below the color wheel to make contrast adjustments to all YRGB channels at once, or luminance only for each lift, gamma or gain setting.

  • Page 78: Zoom Control

    The iris/pedestal control illuminates red when its respective camera is on air. Zoom Control When using compatible lenses with an electronic zoom feature, you can zoom your lens in and out using the zoom control. The controller works just like the zoom rocker on a lens, with telephoto on one end, and wide angle on the other.

  • Page 79: Manual Focus Adjustment

    Auto Focus Button The auto focus button is located at the bottom left corner of each camera controller. Press to automatically set the focus when you have an active lens that supports electronic focus adjustments. It’s important to know that while most lenses support electronic focus, some lenses can be set to manual or auto focus modes, and so you need to ensure your lens is set to auto focus mode.
  • Page 80 Your ATEM Switcher will display gain in dB. This corresponds to the ISO settings on your camera in the following way: Gain 1600 Please note that while URSA Mini 4.6K can be set to 18dB of gain, URSA Mini 4K’s maximum gain is 12dB. Shutter Speed Control Shutter speed control is used to change your URSA Mini’s shutter angle.

  • Page 81: Davinci Resolve Primary Color Corrector

    CCU interface to a user interface that’s more like a primary color corrector on a post production color grading system. Your Blackmagic URSA Mini features a DaVinci Resolve primary color corrector built in. If you have used DaVinci Resolve, then creatively, grading in your URSA Mini will be identical so you can use your color grading experience for live production.
  • Page 82 You have color wheels and settings such as saturation available and you can see shadows, mid tones and highlight settings all at the same time. Simply switch between cameras using the camera selection controls at the top of the window as you need. Da Vinci Resolve color correction is applied to your URSA Mini’s SDI Output and ProRes video recorded on camera.
  • Page 83 Lum Mix Setting The color corrector built into your Blackmagic URSA Mini is based on the DaVinci Resolve primary color corrector. DaVinci has been building color correctors since the early 1980’s and most Hollywood films are color graded on DaVinci Resolve than any other method.

  • Page 84: Synchronizing Settings

    When color grading, you can choose to use RGB processing, or YRGB processing. High end colorists use YRGB processing because you have more precise control over color and you can independently adjust the channels with better separation and more creative options. When the Lum Mix control is set to the right side, you have the 100% output of the YRGB color corrector.

  • Page 85: Post Production Workflow

    Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini. On Blackmagic URSA, the Mini-B USB 2.0 port is located on the bottom panel of your camera. On Blackmagic URSA Mini, the USB port is located on the left side panel above the memory card slots. Simply open the rubber cap to access the port.

  • Page 86: Working With 3Rd Party Software

    To import your clips from a CFast 2.0 card: Remove the CFast card from your Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini. Mount the CFast card to your Mac OS X or Windows computer using a CFast 2.0 reader/writer or CFast drive.

  • Page 87: Using Avid Media Composer

    Set your ‘audio’ and ‘render properties’ settings to ‘stereo, 48kHz, and Apple ProRes 422 HQ’ Click OK. To import your clips into your project, go to the ‘menu’ bar and select ‘file/import/media’. Choose your clips from your CFast card. You can now drag your clips onto the timeline for editing. Using Avid Media Composer To edit your DNxHD clips using Avid Media Composer 8, create a new project and set a suitable video format and frame rate.

  • Page 88: Using Adobe Premiere Pro Cc

    Using Adobe Premiere Pro CC To edit your Apple ProRes 422 HQ clips using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, you need to create a new project and set a suitable video format and frame rate. For this example, clips are set using ProRes 422 HQ 1080p25.
  • Page 89 Launch Smoke and the ‘project and user settings’ window will appear. Click on the ‘new’ button under the project heading. The ‘create new project’ window will open. Name your project. From the resolution dropdown menu, select 1920x1080 HD 1080. Make sure bit depth is set to 10-bit and frame type is ‘progressive’. From the ‘config template’...

  • Page 90: Ursa Mini Shoulder Mount Kit

    URSA Mini Shoulder Mount Kit Attaching the shoulder mount The URSA Mini Shoulder Mount Kit lets you carry URSA Mini on the shoulder for ENG style shooting. This kit includes a top handle, shoulder mount baseplate, extension arm for the URSA Mini side handle, long LANC cable, Viewfinder adapter plate, plus all the required screws.
  • Page 91 Gently place your URSA Mini upside down on a flat, stable surface so you can easily access the base of your camera. Fasten the shoulder mount baseplate to URSA Mini using the 2 x ¼” flat head screws and driver. Tighten the screws until the baseplate is firmly attached and the screws won’t loosen.
  • Page 92 URSA viewfinder. For information on how to attach the URSA Viewfinder to the top handle, refer to the ‘Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder’ section in your URSA manual. URSA Mini Shoulder Mount Kit...
  • Page 93 Attaching the extension arm When using the URSA Mini shoulder mount kit, you’ll need to reposition URSA Mini’s side handle for comfortable shoulder based shooting. Use the bundled extension arm and longer LANC cable to move the side handle to a more ergonomic position. To attach the side handle extension arm: Place your URSA Mini on a flat, stable surface allowing room next to the camera to lower the extension arm.

  • Page 94: Shimming The Pl Mount

    Shims are placed between the PL mount and the camera body so the distance from your subject to the sensor matches the focus marks on your lens. Your Blackmagic URSA or URSA Mini is supplied with a 0.50mm shim already installed. You can purchase shim sets of varying thickness from your local Blackmagic Design reseller.
  • Page 95 Carefully lift the lens mount away from Note the alignment of the existing the camera body. Keep the screws safely 0.50mm shim with the alignment pin at located close to the lens mount. the 11 o’clock position. Remove the existing 0.50mm shim and Place the lens mount onto the camera replace with the appropriate shim thickness body ensuring the alignment hole is...

  • Page 96: Ursa Mini B4 Mount

    URSA Mini B4 Mount Attaching the B4 Lens Mount The Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount lets you shoot ENG style HD coverage with URSA Mini PL using common B4 par-focal lenses. Par-focal lenses provide constant focus throughout the zoom range for quick and efficient focussing techniques. By zooming into maximum telephoto and setting focus on a target, you can be sure your focus will stay set to that target all the way from maximum zoom to maximum wide.
  • Page 97 Place the 2 x 0.50mm shims supplied with Place the Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 lens your Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 lens mount mount onto the camera body ensuring the onto the original 0.50mm shim. This creates...

  • Page 98: Ursa Mini B4 Lens

    URSA Mini B4 Lens Mounting a B4 Lens To attach a B4 lens to your URSA Mini B4 lens mount: Turn the B4 lens locking ring counterclockwise to reveal the alignment pin inside the top of the mount. Align the B4 lens to your URSA Mini’s B4 mount so the registration slot on the lens mount matches the position of the alignment pin.

  • Page 99: Upgrading The Sensor Turret On The Ursa Model

    Upgrading the Sensor Turret on the URSA Model Blackmagic URSA’s unique design lets you replace the sensor turret if you want to upgrade your camera as we release new sensors in the future. When upgrading, you can also change the lens mount. For example, you can upgrade from an EF mount to a PL mount. URSA is designed to be occasionally upgraded, but not frequently.
  • Page 100 If you have a third party battery plate With the battery plate detached, carefully mounted to the rear panel, remove the plate rest Blackmagic URSA on the rear panel. Be by unscrewing the four M3 mounting screws sure to place URSA on a solid flat platform with the 2.5mm hex key driver.
  • Page 101 Remove all four screws and lift the As you lift the turret, the adjoining data sensor turret. connector will be released from the camera chassis. Remove the thermal gap pads from the large and small copper block using the plastic wedge levering tool.
  • Page 102 (if any) to Blackmagic URSA’s tighten the screws until all have reached rear panel. the maximum allowable torque of 3 Nm. Congratulations, you have now upgraded your Blackmagic URSA! Upgrading the Sensor Turret on the URSA model...

  • Page 103: Help

    After checking the version of Blackmagic Camera Utility software installed on your computer, please visit the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support to check for the latest updates. While it is usually a good idea to run the latest updates, it is wise to avoid updating any software if you are in the middle of an important project.

  • Page 104: Warranty

    Warranty Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.

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