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Recording
To start recording straight away, simply swipe the touchscreen up or down to reveal the on
screen display, then tap the circular 'record' icon at the bottom of the LCD. The 'record' icon will
become a square 'stop' icon during recording. Tap the stop icon to stop recording.
While recording, the timecode counter in the status strip will continuously update, showing you
the duration of your clip. When the on screen display is hidden on your 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 and Avid DNx codecs.
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
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.
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 titled 'recording clean
HDMI from DSLR cameras' for more information.
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 video assist 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.
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