Preparing A Cfast Card For Recording; Preparing Cfast Cards On Blackmagic Ursa - Blackmagicdesign URSA Installation And Operation Manual

Note: the following cards are recommended but have been discontinued by the manufacturer
‚ Lexar Professional 128GB 3400x
‚ Lexar Professional 256GB 3400x
For the most up to date information on supported CFast cards for URSA please refer to the
Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support.

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 URSA for best performance.
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. HFS+ is natively supported by Mac OS X.
ExFAT is supported natively by Mac OS X and Windows without needing to purchase any
additional software. However, exFAT does not support journaling.

Preparing CFast cards on Blackmagic URSA

To format your CFast card using the dashboard 'format card' feature:
1 Press the 'display' button marked DISP on URSA's control panel to cycle between
the touchscreen displays until the dashboard appears. Tap the 'menu' button to display
the dashboard.
2 Tap on the 'format card' icon with your finger.
Select the 'format card' icon on the Blackmagic URSA dashboard to format your CFast card.
3 Tap on the CFast slot you want to use, then tap 'continue' to proceed,
or 'cancel' to select a different slot.
4 Choose your format by tapping the HFS+ or exFAT icon.
5 A warning will appear asking you to confirm the format. Tap 'yes,
format my card' to continue, or 'cancel' to cancel the format.
6 A progress bar shows you the status of the format. 'Complete'
will appear when the format is done.
7 Tap the 'done' icon to return to the dashboard.
8 Press the 'display' button to exit the dashboard.
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