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1. HD SD SDI x 1 SDI SMPTE HDMI x 1 with optional H2S Connect 259 292 296 HDMI gt SDI converter HDMI v1 4 HD SD SDI x 1 SDI SMPTE HDMI x 1 with optional S2H Connect 259 292 296 SDI gt HDMI converter BNC HDMI v1 4 HD 1080 60 1080i59 94 1080i50 1080p30 1080p25 1080p24 1080p23 98 1080pSF23 98 1080pSF24 1080pSF25 1080pSF29 97 720p60 720p59 94 720p50 SD 486i59 94 576i50 pSF Progressive Segmented Frame modes are recorded to Progressive rates HQ 220Mbps 422 150Mbps LT 100Mbps gt Apple ProRes Avid DNxHD 220 220x 220Mbps 8 10 bit Avid DNxHD 185 185x 185Mps 8 10 bit Avid DNxHD 145 145 Mbps 8 bit Avid DNxHD 36 36 Mbps proxy gt Avid DNxHD Online Activation Required 25pSF 501 gt 25p 29 97pSF 59 941 gt 29 97p 24p 3 2 59 94i gt 24p 23 98p 3 2 59 94i gt 23 98p SDI 12 channels 2 analog channels 2 Vpeak with gain controls WFM Luma RGB Parade with size dynamic range amp opacity controls Monitor Assist Focus Peaking Color B amp W Outline Zebra 0 100 False Color Blue Only amp Grid Lines Centre Active Safe Title Safe 4 3 SDI 12 channels headphone line out 2 Vpeak for onboard review Select any pair of channels Via SDI trigger Via SDI timecode Via LANC controller Master Caddy amp Accessories Master Caddy Case for HDD or SSD 2 5 SSD or HDD minimum 5400rpm to 10 000rpm Standard 9 5mm height Master Caddy Dock Accessorie
2. It is obviously important for you to know that you have suffered from an interrupted recording and the user interface will display a warning in the form of a Kangaroo sign clearly above the disk capacity display on the main screen If you find you are working on a very active project where you are seeing a lot of Skippys then you probably need to switch to SSDs and only use spinning disks for gentler environments 1080159 54 F e t Prokes HQ 04 48 32 4 iy a 16 11 06 10 An i Skippy warning Pes To remove Skippy warning simply touch the icon and it will disappear File Recovery The Samurai Blade saves the file every 8 seconds while in recording mode so if the recording is stopped suddenly without closing the file properly you will only ever lose 8 seconds of material In the event of an interrupted recording when you restart the Samurai Blade or enter playback mode you will be presented with a menu that gives you the option to recover immediately or recover it later If you recover later every time you put the disk in or start up the Samurai Blade the same menu will appear to prompt you to recover the file that did not close properly A broken video file has been detected Do you want to recover this file now Long recordings will take some time Recover Laler Recover Now Ea If the drive is broken or has become corrupted then we will not be able to recover the
3. Please see the section Mechanical shock and vibration later in this manual for information about how to handle and care for your disk drives SDI Cables Please remember that SDI cables use locking connectors and will not simply pull out if they are jerked or tripped over They are therefore a significant trip hazard and also a hazard to your equipment which may be damaged if the cables are misused User Manual Conventions To keep things simple but clear we ve only adopted two conventions in this manual A helpful tip suggestion or something to note because it s not obvious at first Warranty amp Conditions Notice Copyright O 2013 ATOMOS Global Pty Ltd referred to as ATOMOS All rights reserved All information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of the document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or recording without the express written permission of ATOMOS A reference to ATOMOS includes its related entities subsidiaries and parent company Trademarks Samurai Blade and ATOMOS are registered trademarks of ATOMOS Apple the Apple logo AppleShare AppleTalk FireWire iPod iPod Touch Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc Final Cut Pro QuickTime and the QuickTime Logo are trademarks of Apple Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders International Hardware
4. Atomos Samurai Blade Atom EDITION 1 JUNE 2013 Website www atomos com Sales sales atomos com Support support atomos com Contents Warranty amp ConditiONS ccccccccoooccccccccncccnooccccccnnoccnoniconincnos 1 Introduction scsi cis acota 2 1 What s included ooooooccccccnccccoooconononnccnnonconnnnnnncnnonononnnnns 3 2 What you also need oooocooocccccccoccccccccoccncnncnncononoconccncnccnncnnos 4 Spinning Disk Drives HDD ooooooconnnonccccccococococonononononoccnonononnnos 4 Solid State Drives SSDS ooooooooccccccocococccccccnonocononononononnnncnnnonnnnnons 4 Mechanical Shock and VibratiON ooocccccccccccccccccnncnonccnnos 4 Backing Up and archivViNQ oooccccccccccccccccccccccccccnconocococononoconinoninnnnnos 4 HD SDI Cables oooococoocooooooocccccocococcccnnononnnnnnonononononnnonnonennnnnnnnnnninonnnos 5 Standard 1 4 Camcorder Mount ooccccccccccccccccocccccoooooonnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnos 5 3 Mounting disks in the Master Caddy 0 6 4 Connecting and powering UP ooooooccccccccccccccccccccccnononnnoncccnonono 7 PUSS A 7 Power ON Power OFF oooooocccccccccccccccccccconcccccconononnnononncnonenoncnonnnononnnos 8 5 Samurai Blade CONNecti0NS ooooccccccccccccccccccccnoncnnonncccnnnnnos 8 6 Master Caddy and Screw MountS occcc
5. El BLADE s001 5001 T001 STANDBY BLADE _S001_S001_T002 BLADE S001_S001_T004 E BLADE S001 001 T006 E BLADE S001 S001 T008 El BLADE s001_s001_T009 NAVIGATION Samurai Blade uses a unit name scene shot and take convention to name the clips Select the clip you want to play by touching the file name and this will start to playback Ms The Play button will be dimmed and disabled if there is no disk or the disk is not formatted See page 13 Formatting disks NO DISK Menu Pressing this takes you into a number of options which will explained next MENU File Naming Samurai Blade Info Display Options Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 11 7 Using the Samurai Blade cont File Naming Allows you to select the scene and shot number that will be recorded next To select press scene or Shot at the top and the number you wish to use from the list below up to 999 The number you choose will then be shown underneath the word Scene or Shot in a larger font and will be underlined The take number is automatically increased with each take File Naming Scene Shot Tale BLADE S001 8001 TOO BLADE Date amp Time Allows you to adjust the date and time shown by the clock and calendar in the Samurai Blade This will also change the time of day timecode Touching the Date amp Time takes you into the Date and Time Screen At the top of the screen is the date and
6. az a an pi p Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 33 13 Using Samurai Blade with external power supplies AC Adaptor included This connects on the battery slot on the back of the Samurai Blade Please ensure it is connected to slot 1 The end of the adaptor will connect to a mains plug Alternatively you can use any NP Compatible Charger or power supply as long as they use a Dummy Battery D Tap Adaptor included This adaptor allows you to take the power supply from any source that has a D Tap connection such as V Lock The D Tap also connects to the battery slot of the Samurai Blade please ensure it is in slot 1 You will need a D Tap to D Tap cable sold separately Voltages 7 2 to 16 8 volts Please refer to Atomos D Tap document on the Atomos Knowledge Base 14 Using Samurai Blade with Atomos Connect Converters You can think of Atomos Connect Converters as stand alone devices or as specially designed modules to give the Samurai Blade additional capabilities With them you can e Add an HDMI input to the Samurai Blade for connection to non HD SDI devices using Connect H2S e Add an HDMI output to the Samurai Blade for playout to HDMI monitors using Connect S2H There is nothing to set up when you use a Connect Converter Just secure the device in a battery slot in Slot 1 if you only have a single battery and place the battery that previously occupied that slot in the battery
7. If the disk has been formatted on Samurai Blade it will use the ExFat file system The Play navigation screen will display a list of files that have been recorded The naming convention used includes the unit s name Scene number shot number and take number e g BLADE S001 S001 T001 mov This list is ordered in the same order it was recorded in To navigate the list use the up and down arrows to scroll through If you edit the XML in playback this will put the file to the top of the list To play the item touch the file you want to play and this will start the playback E BLADE s001_S001_T001 El BLADE S001_S001_T002 E BLADE 001 S001_T004 El BLADE S001 S001_T006 El BLADE S001 5001 T008 E BLADE 5001 5001 T009 Ld FAT32 Disks If the disk has been formatted on a Mac PC as FAT32 it will use the FAT32 file system Pa As a general rule we do not recommend FAT32 for recording video The Play navigation screen will display the Scene and Shot folder structure The first screen will show you all the Scene folders In the picture below we can see Scene0 01 within the Scene Folder are any Shot folders In the picture below you will see the 5 different shot folders Within each Shot folder will be the list of takes Fat 32 has a file size limitation of approx 4GB when you recorded on the Samurai Blade it would generate a new take each time the recording exceeded this limit You will notice the take has a different icon this
8. the controls on the Timecode Setup Screen for adjusting the start point of the Samurai Blade timecode are not available as the timecode is set by the Samurai Blade s internal clock Record Run With this setting you set the start timecode of the first clip and the following clip will start at the frame immediately after the out point of the preceding clip This will continue for all clips that follow This is often referred to as continuous timecode Timecode A E A AE a E 01 00 00 00 Use Orop Frame E Auto Restart With this setting the timecode will be reset to the timecode you define here whenever you press record All your clips will start at this timecode Timecode Lamera moge gt None Timecode Source Aute Restart Use Orop Frame Y H A sel 01 00 00 00 Py To adjust the timecode use the and above and below the hour minute seconds sections Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 26 10 Pulldown What is Pulldown ie 7 4 Instead they send 1080i59 94 in NTSC regions eg USA Japan and 1080i50 in PAL regions eg Europe y Many professional and consumer cameras available today do not send true 1080p24 1080p23 98 1080p25 1080p29 97 or 1080p30 signals down their SDI or HDMI outputs In order to convert the signal from the internal recording format to 108015994 or 1080150 they use a process called 3 2 or 2 2 pulldown Camera Setting Pulldown
9. RUN this trigger will start recording immediately and cannot be stopped until the input is removed Please be that aware not all cameras have Start Stop flags for triggering record especially older cameras In such cases rolling trigger in REC RUN will need to be used to trigger recording automatically at the same time as the camera Starts recording To stop press the Stop button on the Samurai Blade monitor or the camera record button for either HD SDI trigger 4 HD SDI Camera trigger record The HD SDI Camera trigger is manufacturer specific you will need to select the appropriate manufacturer for your camera There is a flag within the SDI signal that lets the Samurai know the start stop record has been pressed on the camera in turn this will trigger the Samurai to start stop recording at the same time as the camera Timecode 00 00 00 Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 16 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Waveform Monitoring New to AtomOS5 and the Samurai Blade is Waveform Monitoring which can be enabled with only a few button presses 1080159 94 ProRes 04 30 15 4 2 04 08 01 23 O Play L135 7 9LLA Waveform Monitoring Overview Waveform Monitoring 2 Luma Overlay 3 RGB Parade Display Vectorscope 5 Vectorscope Zoom What is Waveform Monitoring Waveform Monitoring is used for measuring the brightness luminance or chroma values from a video input signal
10. Skippy image will also be displayed To remove touch Skippy and he will disappear ready for his next notification Refer to page 25 Atomos Anti skip Technology for more information about Skippy Standard 1 4 Camcorder Mount This must fit a standard 1 4 screw mount Select the type that best suits your application and conditions Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 5 3 Mounting disks in the Master Caddy Mounting drives in the Master Caddy This is simplicity itself Just insert the disk into the caddy and secure with four screws The caddy is light and the disk just needs to be held securely Don t over tighten the screws There are no connections to make because pushing the caddy into the Samurai Blade or the Docking station makes all the connections for you The Master Caddy can t be inserted the wrong way round Always make sure that the disk connector faces the slot in the Samurai Blade You have to be quite firm to push the Master Caddy into place but don t push too hard just in case something isn t set up or aligned properly There is very little that can cause problems and the most likely thing is that the Master Caddy isn t properly flush with the drive inside A quick visual check will confirm this i 1 E Carefully assemble the Master Caddy and disk Align all parts ij o Ensure all 3 parts aligned and insert 4 x screws supplied Do not over tighten
11. a few minutes 10 When the firmware upgrade is finished the Samurai Blade will a delete ATOMBLD FW from the drive b Power itself down 11 Turn on your Samurai Blade again with a short press of the Power Button located on the side 12 When the Samurai Blade has booted Press MENU and then Samurai Blade Info and check that the version number is the version expected La Please ensure your batteries have plenty of charge and that you do not interrupt your Samurai Blade while its firmware is upgrading You will see a randomised colour bar display on the screen top and bottom of the screen while updating is taking place When it is finished the Samurai Blade will restart and you will be able to use the device as normal Problems when installing AtomOS Very occasionally the firmware update process can go wrong This might be because of an incomplete or corrupted download In the unlikely event of your Samurai Blade becoming unresponsive there is a built in recovery mechanism All you have to do is press and hold the on off button for 10 seconds If you do this your Samurai Blade will revert to its factory condition and you will be able to retry the firmware update later taking due precautions to identify and remove possible reasons for the failure of the previous attempt Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 35 16 Samurai Blade Technical Specifications Samurai Blade Main Unit Lightw
12. at 64x normal speed Pause mode Profes pa 23 3 a Al me lag a E Frame Reverse Frame Forward Moves the clip forward backward by a single frame Go to end Go to start Goes directly to the beginning end of the current clip Note that you can jump between any of the controls while in playback you do not have to press Stop first Previous Next Clip Peey N NeSse Move between the previous and next clips for playback Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 29 11 Playback amp Playout cont Loop Mode 1080159 94 ProRes ay le kh Y S sate i AA E 0 ode ro a ee pe y SN Si The Samurai Blade has the ability to play back a single clip in loop mode via the HD SDI output This can performed with captured clips at full broadcast quality or the final edited clips from your hard drive To do this e Go into Playback mode e Pick the clip you want to loop ES Note that when you first select a clip for playback longer clips will take slightly more time before they start playing All subsequent navigation within clips of any size will be instantaneous e Use the scrub bar to locate the point you wish to start from In point and select the In point icon on the top left hand side of the playback screen This will turn red to confirm that it is active Le r e Repeat this for the desired Out point by selecting the Out point icon on the top right hand side Ag
13. can apply all filters to your monitor at the same time however can be set up individually for your needs Focus Assist Focus peaking allows the user to ensure their recordings are always in focus The parts of the image in focus are indicated by the selected colour This tool is very accurate GA i F Y i tl Bi LA E dll iy arte of 1 r A FOCUS ASSIST MONO You can change the focus peaking colors and modes in the settings Zebra Zebra lines show the parts of the image that are over exposed relevant to the level set 95 is usually used for objects windows and surfaces 75 is used for checking over exposure of human faces this will indicate reflective or shiny areas on the face Honey wee o gt False Colour False Colour assigns different colors to areas of different exposure in the image Instead of just showing what parts of the image are overexposed it gives a more complete picture of what is going on in the image by using a range of exposure values Generally speaking overexposed elements will display as red and underexposed elements will display as blue The gradient between colour levels can be adjusted to have a gradient or not If gradient is not selected the colour levels will change instantly to the next colour level iffO0p22 98 ProRez False Colour Scale To help you determine the exposure range with more accuracy please use the scale below 110 100 to 109 IRE
14. for more information Software updates for your Samurai Blade will be issued regularly Registering your Samurai Blade now will ensure you are kept abreast of any updates Software updates and information will also be available at www atomos com support We hope you enjoy your Samurai Blade Your Samurai Blade comes with a standard 1 year warranty on all parts and accessories You can upgrade to a 3 year warranty on the main Samurai Blade Unit alone excluding IPS screen by registering your Samurai Blade online at www atomos com registration This will enable us to let you know about updates to the product and other important information surrounding your purchase Special thanks to Atomos user Dave Newton for kindly giving us permission to use his footage for the screenshots AtomOS HD SDI 4PHDD 4755D ProRes Avid DNxHD Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 2 1 What s included We try to provide you with as complete a package as possible you don t have to add anything except 2 5 storage media you can buy additional packs of empty Master Disk Caddies from your Atomos Reseller and some accessories to suit your set up like HD SDI cables and tripod screws All other parts necessary to use the Samurai Blade are included Here s the complete list e Samurai Blade recorder monitor e 2 x empty Master Disk Caddies 8 screws for fixing disks Master Caddy Docking Station with USB 2 amp 3 Cable not
15. mind e Disk drive data rates tend to be given in megaBYTES per second and codec data rates are normally given in megaBITS per second It s very easy to get confused But there s no need to be because all you have to do to convert megabits to megabytes is divide by 8 So if you re recording at 220 megaBITS per second that s going to result in 220 8 megaBYTES per second which is 27 5 megaBYTES per second e We recommend at least 7200 RPM drives Just remember that the higher the bitrate of the codec you re using the faster the drive needs to be Atomos regularly test hard drives please check this link before purchasing drives http www atomos com discovery what drives Solid State Drives SSDs These are Flash memory devices that come in the same form factor as 2 2 disk drives and they are fully supported by the Samurai Blade See the section below about when you should consider using SSDs Mechanical Shock and Vibration Hard disks are precision mechanical devices that need to be handled carefully You will be using the same type of drives that are normally used in notebook computers and you can use this as a guide to whether you need to use mechanical drives or Solid State ones for any proposed projects If you think a particular usage scenario would be suitable for a notebook computer then it will probably be OK for a mechanical drive inside a Samurai Blade If you think the drive inside your notebook might
16. pictured here see page 31 e AC Adaptor for Samurai Blade e Single Battery Charger including AC power adaptor e 9V AC Adaptor for Battery Charger 110 240V for AC operation e 1x Atomos 7 4 V 2600mAh Battery e 1 x D Tap Adaptor e 1x2 5mm Y adaptor cable for LANC loop through e Samurai Blade QuickStart Guide not pictured AA Contents may differ from those shown here Es Atomos does not sell storage and your package will not contain any spinning disks or SSDs You can buy these locally to keep running costs as low as possible We recommend drives please refer to Part 16 Technical Specifications of this manual For the most up to date information please visit http www atomos com discovery what drives Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 3 2 What you also need Spinning Disk Drives HDD These are the raw storage medium for Samurai Blade You can use either traditional spinning disks or the new solid state ones Choose 2 V2 spinning drives if your Samurai Blade is going to be attached to a tripod or if it is not going to be subject to excessive vibration For harsher conditions choose a solid state drive 7HDD amp SSD Which drives should you use There are so many drives available and newer models appear all the time We are not able to test all drives but here are some guidelines Speed and reliability are the main factors Here are a few things to bear in
17. screws or e alignment can not be guaranteed We suggest squeezing the corners a together near the screw you are tightening for optimal fit Spinning disks and SSDs are very sensitive to damage from static electricity Please observe all the usual precautions when handling them especially DO NOT EVER touch the exposed SATA connector as Static electricity may be harmful to your disk Insert screw Insert screw Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 6 4 Connecting the Samurai Blade and powering up Battery The Samurai Blade is a battery powered device and has a special feature to ensure that you never have to interrupt a recording to change a battery We will come to this shortly Like all batteries you will need to take care of them Make sure that you don t short circuit the connections because this can result in very high currents that can damage the cells and could pose a fire hazard Charge new batteries before using them using the battery charger supplied Fa Batteries do not charge in a linear way At first they charge very quickly and then the rate slows down to a trickle While charging one or more red lights will blink When 90 charge is reached all the lights will flash lt is perfectly OK to use the batteries at this point and we recommend stopping at this stage for the longest battery life If you leave the batteries on charge after all four lights are flashing the charger g
18. slot on the converter Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 34 15 Software updates Updating AtomOS Firmware From time to time we will issue software updates for your Samurai Blade To update the firmware that s the software that runs inside your Samurai Blade there is a simple procedure you have to follow Go to www atomos com samurai blade firmware e Locate and download the firmware upgrade 1 Extract the file ATOMBLD FW from the firmware zip file 2 Copy ATOMBLD FW onto a drive in a Master Caddy a Atomos recommends you use a freshly formatted known good disk b Always format your drives in the Samurai Blade The Samurai Blade formats the drive for optimal performance for Video c Ensure that the firmware update file is on the root of the drive and not in a folder on the drive 3 Put 2 freshly charged batteries on your Samurai Blade It is very important that your Samurai Blade does not lose power during a firmware upgrade 4 Power down your Samurai Blade 5 Insert the Master Caddy with the ATOMBLD FW file 6 Power up your Samurai Blade with a short press of the Power Button 7 Watch the screen The Atomos logo will appear and then be replaced with a Please Wait logo and after a few seconds the firmware upgrade will start 8 While the firmware upgrade is happening there will be flashing coloured lines above and below the Please Wait Logo 9 The firmware upgrade will take up to
19. sy Favorite rr ft E a i n i us E ar Y MONITORING MODE CLIP MARKED AS A GOOD TAKE How to use in Playback mode To review and use the Cut and Tag feature in playback mode press on the Play icon on the bottom of the screen Playback icon From the Playback screen select a clip from the Media source page by directly pressing it and it will become available for marking To access tagging press the Cut and Tag onthe home screen Cut and Tag icon The Favourite and Reject icons will appear on screen Press Play and when you see the section of the footage you would like to mark as good or bad press Favourite or Reject and then press again to stop marking that section LOBOi59 45 Es A green or red line will appear in the timeline scrubbing bar so you can idenify the region that has been selected Removing tagged clips To clear all marking point clips press on the Clear Tagging icon below the Home screen icon NZ Clear Tagging icon 2 Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 22 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Your final stage is to Export the XML flag Enter Play or Media Information On the bottom right hand side there is an icon Export XML Press this once You will be shown a please wait screen the length of time will vary depending on your recording time and amount of flags applied Then it will return you to the previous screen E BLADE_
20. the drive is in your Samurai Blade e You have connected your Master Caddy Docking Station and inserted your Master Caddy into the Dock e You are using an operating system that supports ExFAT e Your QuickTime version is up to date e FCP X is the latest version There are 2 ways to import the XML file 1 Directly from the docked hard drive 2 Manually into FCP X 1 Automatic Import Open Finder e Select the drive in this example it is EXCVIDEO e Double click the unitname FCPXML file e This will open FCP X and import the xml file FCP X will make a event of the disk name and reference all the footage in that event You will notice that on the clips you have added Smart Tags too with Green and Red indicating Favorite and Reject You can sort these by using the pull down menu to show favorites This will show all the individual favorites as separate clips in the Event Viewer 2 Manual e Open FCP X e Create a New Project or you can use an existing project in this example it is called XML Import e Select File Import XML da A e A or CS 4 Fa Boe e Select the Samurai Blade drive under Devices in this example it is called EXCVIDEO e Choose the unitname FCPXML select Import The XML will import Importing XML Project EXCVIDEO FCPXML Once imported you can expand the clip and you will see the Favourite and Reject tags You can also filter the view to only see Favourite etc dl Com Pd
21. touchscreen preferred menu gt x power off Video Input Connect to camera using HD SD SDI cable Video Output Connect to external device via the HD SD SDI cable LANC Remote Optionally control the Samurai using LANC remote control connected here use a 2 5mm TRS 3 pin plug Share remote control with other devices loop thru by connecting them to the second LANC connector cable Audio Stereo Line In or Headphones Audio The Samurai Blade can record 12 channels of digital audio embedded in the HD SDI signal There is a 3 5mm Stereo Line in socket for recording audio in sync with incoming video Depending on your set up you may find that this gives you better results than the microphone on the camera You can switch between Analogue Audio Line In and HD SDI as your audio sources in the user interface where you can also adjust the analogue audio input level There is also a 3 5mm output that doubles as a Line Out or Headphone Out which has it s own independent level control in the user interface Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 8 6 Master Caddy and Screw Mounts Master Caddy Slot On the left hand side of the unit as you face the screen is a slot for Samurai Blade Master Disk Caddies To insert a caddy gently push until it clicks into position Formatting disks see page 12 Screw Mounts The Samurai Blade features standard tripod 1 4 screw mounts on the top a
22. 100 93 to 100 IRE 30 84 to 93 IRE 80 77 to 84 IRE 70 58 to 77 IRE 60 54 to 58 IRE 50 47 to 54 IRE 43 to 47 IRE 24 to 43 IRE 15 to 24 IRE 8 to 15 IRE 2 to 8 IRE 7 to 2 IRE 30 20 10 10 Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 20 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Blue Only Exposure Focus Assist Settings Displays a black and white image that is based on the blue channel From within the Waveform Monitoring menu press the Settings icon to of the input signal Used to observe the noise content of a video access the display settings for for Focus Peaking Zebra False Colour image and the judge the overall exposure quality and Blue Only Exposure gt igs 50 42 a EF pi i Settings icon ip t La To change the Focus Assist modes press on the Colour Mono or Outline s 0 icons and the display will update immediately k po Y A DO 00 ceo oly Safe Areas Grid Lines The color of the Focus Assist can be changed by dragging the slider the color selected will be reflected in the top line AtomOS5 now includes Safe Area Grid Lines overaly to help frame for Safe Areas Titles Safe Centreing and 4 3 Framing A TA How to use The Zebra threshold value can be adjusted by moving the slider left or To enable the Safe Area Grid Lines press the Monitor Assist icon on right The threshold percentage will be shown on the right of the slider the home screen then select the
23. End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and ATOMOS with regard to the copyrighted Software provided with this EULA Use of the Software provided to you by ATOMOS in whatever form or media will constitute your acceptance of these terms unless separate terms are provided by the software supplier in which case certain additional or different terms may apply If you do not agree with the terms of this EULA do not download install copy or use the Software By installing copying or otherwise using the Software you agree to be bound to the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA ATOMOS is unwilling to license the Software to you 1 Eligible licensees This Software is available for license solely to purchasers of the ATOMOS Samurai Blade who have purchased a unit manufactured by ATOMOS Samurai Blade and purchased through an ATOMOS authorized reseller with no right of duplication or further distribution licensing or sub licensing 2 License Grant ATOMOS grants you a personal non transferable and non exclusive right to use the copy of the Software provided with this EULA You agree you will not copy the Software except as necessary to use it with the ATOMOS Samurai Blade You agree that you may not copy the written materials accompanying the Software Modifying reverse engineering translating renting copying transferring or assigning all o
24. Limited Warranty ATOMOS warrants that e the main product not including TFT LCD or any external accessories will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 1 years from the date of purchase the user may upgrade to a 3 year warranty upon registering their product at www atomos com e the TFT LCD batteries battery charger HDD SSD docking station Master Caddy and Carry Case will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase This warranty is exclusively for the benefit of the original purchaser and is not assignable or transferable If during the warranty period the product is shown to be defective ATOMOS may at its option a replace the goods or supply equivalent ones b repair the goods c pay the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent ones and d paying the cost of having the goods repaired The customer must notify ATOMOS of any defect in the goods in writing prior to the expiry of the warranty periods set out above The customer will be solely responsible for returning the goods to ATOMOS or its authorized distributor Upon acceptance of a warranty claim by ATOMOS where ATOMOS repairs or replaces the goods it will be responsible for reasonable shipping costs incurred in sending the goods to the Customer provided that customer is located in a country in which ATOMOS has an authorized distributor or repair centre or agent Warranty Ex
25. Monitor tools that help with making your shot picture perfect Easily access Zebra bars Focus Peaking False Colour and Blue Only Exposure 1080159 94 ProRes 04 08 L135 7 911A Monitor Assist Overview Monitor Assist 2 Focus Assist 3 Zebra Pattern 4 False Colour 5 Blue Only Exposure Using the Samurai Blade as a field monitor and viewfinder With its 5 high resolution color 1280x720pixel screen the Samurai Blade makes a great field monitor So good in fact that you don t need any separate monitoring equipment You could even say that the Samurai Blade is a Recording Monitor HQ 04 30 15 7 DP 01 23 Play 6 Focus Peaking Mode Colour Monochrome Outline 7 Focus Peaking colour options Zebra Threshold 9 Monitor Assist settings Safe Area Grid Lines How to use To enable the Monitor Assist functions press the Monitor Assist icon on the home screen Monitor Assist icon a The Waveform Monitoring icon will only be visible if there is an input signal detected Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 19 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Focus Assist Types Inside the Focus Assist menu four types of focusing tools are available for use ES es Focus Assist False Colour Zebra Pattern and Blue Only Exposure are YY Zebra Pattern YW enabled simply by touching the corresponding icon in the menu False Colour Blue Only Exposure You
26. NPUT NO DISK NO DISK FORMATTED He Input Prokes HG 04 48 32 00 00 00 00 NO INPUT DISK PRESENT 10001359 94 ProRes 16 11 06 10 INPUT PRESENT NO DISK Ps The Samurai Blade has a high quality screen that adjusts to the scan frequency of the incoming signal for a smooth accurate display Before recording e Check there is a valid signal by looking at the main screen ensuring it looks like the ready to record screen e Check the input signal is set to what you would like Progressive with 2 2 or 3 2 pulldown or Interlaced If you see No Input for any reason please check your camera settings match a supported format for Samurai Blade See technical specifications on page 36 Check you have your audio in record set as you require Connect any additional Analogue audio inputs and adjust gain accordingly Connect headphones and monitor the Audio channels to make sure the sound is as expected Enter monitor mode to ensure the video is coming in as expected Check you have the correct Scene amp Shot number selected see page 24 Organising Material on disk Check your drive is inserted and has been formatted e Check your timecode settings are as required e Choose how you will start stop your recording Check for clean input By touching the screen in Monitor mode you can remove the Atomos overlays to give you a clean screen If any overlay graphics remain these will be coming from your came
27. Res Avid DNxHD At the top middle of the screen shows which version of ProRes you are using You can change between versions LT HQ and 422 by repeatedly touching the indicator Avid DNxHD options will be shown here if the codec has been activated Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 12 7 Using the Samurai Blade cont Battery Indicator iP gt Shows whether you ve got one or two batteries connected If there is no battery connected a number will not be displayed in the appropriate slot Touching the Battery Indicator takes you to the Batteries screen where you can closely monitor the status of the Batteries ES When a battery is running low its icon will flash BATTERIES SCREEN The Batteries screen indicator is made up of two Battery icons the active battery is shown in orange and the level of each battery is shaded in 1 4 increments with a voltage level shown on top Batteries In the picture above we see Battery 1 is full and active and Battery 2 is currently inactive and 1 4 depleted If no battery is present it will show an X in the picture and will be Black in colour as pictured right Fa Warning If both of the batteries are fully depleted the unit will turn itself off The Samurai Blade will switch to the battery screen for the last 5 seconds of available power before shutting down alerting you that shutdown is about to occur AUTO SWITCHING MANUAL SWITCHING The Samurai Blade wil
28. Safe Area Grid Lines icon below the settings icon Safe Area Grid Line icon Fa All of these settings will update without the need to close the settings Lon So pa oi 04 30 15 SAFE AREA GRID LINES SHOWN WITH MENU OVERLAYS SAFE AREA GRID LINES SHOWN WITHOUT MENU OVERLAYS Ca The Safe Area Grid Lines will still be visible when tapping the centre of the screen to hide the overlays Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 21 8 Monitoring and Recording cont SmartLog SmartLog gives you the ability to tag your clips during recording or playback more on this later By the pressing the Favourite and Reject icons you can assign a good clip or bad clip This information can then be imported into a non linear editing system to speed up the edit process as you Can easily see which parts of your recording you have marked to keep or reject Ps SmartLog currently only works with Apple FCP x How to use in Record and Monitor mode To access tagging press the Cut and Tag onthe home screen Cut and Tag icon You can now see your monitor in the background and the Favourite and Reject icons for marking clips while recording When you have selected Favourite the icon colours will invert Green background with white text and the Reject Icon will disappear When Reject is selected the icon colours will invert red background with white text and favourite will disappear A E ii a i ee
29. Samurai Blade Receives 1080p23 98 1080i59 94 1080p24 108060 1080p25 1080150 1080p29 97 1080i59 94 1080p30 108060 You will of course want the Samurai Blade to record eg 1080p24 not 1080160 to the disk In many cases it is not easy for the Samurai Blade to detect the pulldown operation in the video so you will have to set the correct mode in the Samurai Blade as well as setting it on your camera With some cameras the Samurai Blade can detect and remove the pulldown automatically in which case the mode you expect eg 1080p23 98 will display on the Samurai Blade and you will not have to do anything further If there is no input detected then toggle the input by pressing the screen until you see the input you wish to record Fg Atomos is adding auto detection support for more cameras please check for firmware updates regularly at www atomos com il 3 2 3 Pull Down gt from sensor electronics AD EN y Output thru HOMI each 4 frames are converted to 10 half frames loriginal raw video is still retained gt SS eee ee ee os n HTA eee a e Qe ae E A a es a o i a ff A gt a su i m a a AA Ny AAA PA a e LA L f ee r ae f a 4 frames of 24p are displayed on monitor as 5 frames in 60 ME over Pull Down gt A eee eee Eee ol SS Y A oe eee a SS ee ee ed 2 M E a o ben 1 the 2 repeated half frames are
30. Select the folder EDIUS 6 Sony Vegas 10 Lightworks and Avid Media Composer 6 containing the footage you want to import support imported files from your Samurai Blade disk Importing Samurai Blade footage into Final Cut Pro You can import Samurai Blade footage into Final Cut Pro FCP in just a few simple steps First connect the Samurai Blade Docking Station to your Apple Mac using the USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 port Insert the Samurai Blade Master Caddy containing the disk with your footage into the Docking Station and you will see the drive appear in your Finder window Start FCP and open your project or start a new one The screen will look like this Go to the File menu and select Import gt folder Close Tab Your Scene Shot and Take folders now appear in the project window Close Other Tabs ready for use in your FCP project Close Project Save Project 5 Save Project As HS Save All THS Revert Project Restore Project iF por a Files Share oma e Export F Batch List Send To b Cinema Tools Telecine Log Batch Export EBL Batch Capture el FCP will show you a browse window Look for the Samurai Blade drive and click on it Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 32 12 Connecting and Editing SmartLog with FCP X Prior to importing the XML files into FCP X ensure that e You have exported XML whilst
31. This feature has several benefits to the production workflow including e Ensuring camera to camera matching accuracy when shooting multicam e Returning to locations for additional pick up shots e Assisting with colour correction e Camera white and black balance 6 Waveform Size 1 4 1 3 and Full Screen view Dynamic Range Transparency 2 Waveform Monitoring settings Waveform Size touch zone How to use To enable the Waveform Monitor press the Waveform Monitoring icon on the home screen Waveform Monitoring icon Py The Waveform Monitoring icon will only be visible if there is an input signal detected Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 17 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Waveform Monitor Types Inside the Waveform Monitoring menu two types of Waveform Monitors are available for use ry Luma Overlay Vectorscope TTY RGB Parade Vectorscope Zoom Luma Parade RGB Parade Vectorscope and Vectorscope Zoom are enabled simply by touching the corresponding icon and will be by default displayed at the bottom right hand corner Luma Overlay Luma Overlay shows the levels of brightness from an input source and makes it clear where overexposed or dark areas are on an image Low values indicate an underexposed area while high values indicate overexposed areas Vectorscope The Vectorscope display shows emperical colour information of hue shown as a phase vector vector an
32. additional recourse ATOMOS may have against you if you violate any of its terms and conditions Registration Warranty Upgrade Register to upgrade your warranty FREE 1yr gt 3yr www atomos com registration Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Atomos Samurai Blade your 10 bit HD SDI Recorder Monitor Player It s the most compact portable recorder available with extremely long battery life a high resolution screen waveform monitor and vectorscope Samurai Blade preserves the pristine uncompressed video quality from your camera s sensor by directly encoding it into Apple ProRes or optionally Avid DNxHD as it records to HDD SSD making it instantly compatible with your NLE timeline The Samurai Blade s revolutionary Sensor to NLE workflow is the fastest and best quality available today With the plummeting price of hard disk storage the 2 2 disks used by the Samurai Blade are very cheap the cost of storage is no longer an issue Buying a disk for the Samurai Blade is just like buying a tape except that with a disk you will have instant non linear access to your video The Samurai Blade s one touch IPS SuperAtom screen interface is intuitive and simple to use There are no complicated menus or difficult to find functions everything you need is instantly accessible from the home screen Refer to Using your Samurai Blade
33. ade file system is exFAT We recommend that you format each disk with the Samurai Blade and not your computer Unit Name ISIZADIA D Fa To access the unit name click on Menu then File Naming or on the Media icon on the home screen The unit name serves two main purposes e HDD Naming Naming the unit names the drive if the drive is formatted after the unit name has been set e File Naming File name is the current unit name as the start of the recorded clip name BLADE S001 S002 T003 To access the unit name screen simply touch the blue arrow to the right of the unit name Creating your own unit name is simple Pressing OK will allocate the new unit name and return you to the menu screen Cancel Unit Name A BLADE Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 13 7 Using the Samurai Blade cont Audio In D gt SS AS EN Y Located in the bottom left corner of the main screen you can see the Audio Monitoring Levels with access to Audio in You can see 12 digital channels via SDI input and 2 analogue audio channels via the Stereo Line in Each channel has a small rectangle assigned to it when there is active sound coming in you will see the level indicator moving Any rectangle shown in orange is set to be recorded To change the record settings adjust the gain of Analogue audio in or headphone output levels and monitor selection access the menu When you touch the Audio in access icon you ar
34. ain this will change to red E gt e Now select the Loop icon in the top middle of the screen that will also turn red to indicate that it is active sl o e Press the Play button The segment of the clip you have selected will now loop until you press the Stop button To change the In and Out points just stop playback and adjust the start and stop points Press Loop Play again Ey You can loop the playback of the entire clip by simply pressing Loop then play Fa At any time you can hide all the visible controls by simply touching the screen away from any controls once Touch it again to bring back the controls Headphone volume E A OO Allows you to adjust the headphone volume while in the playback page Timecode 04 208 3 04 23 This shows the timecode of the Now line Interlaced playback Samurai Blade playback shows a frame at a time If the video footage is interlaced ie with two fields each separated by 1 50th or 1 60th of a second it will play back perfectly well but when playback is stopped the frame showing on the screen will flicker between the two fields This is a useful and accurate method to determine whether your originally captured footage is progressive even if it is delivered via an interlaced signal or genuinely interlaced Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 30 12 Connecting and Editing Connect To access and edit your recorded material con
35. c way to ensure operation is simple and fast The HOME SCREEN displays all necessary technical and functional information Everything important for operation and adjustment is no more than one touch away Here is how it works Video Input Format and Recording Recording Time Continuous Power Pulldown Status Format Quality Remaining Battery Indicator SAMURAI Waveform Monitoring 00 00 25 20 Monitor Assist Functions Rec Pla Mera Cut and Tag mer ERA Favorite Reject E ATOMOS Headphone Audio Channels Rec Play Menu Timecode and Vectorscope or Line Out Volume and Levels Record Trigger Waveform Ey Touching the center of the screen at any time removes all overlays except any active Shot Setup or Monitor assist functions that are enabled This is to allow you to use the Shot Setup and Monitor assist functions at all times while shooting Category 1 Operating Settings This list of real time operating settings can be adjusted or toggled WHEN a BLUE ARROW D is present If the Blue arrow is disabled the setting cannot be adjusted 1 Video Input 3 Recording Quality 5 Battery Indicator 7 Audio Channels and Levels 2 Recording Format 4 Time Remaining 6 Time Code amp Record 8 Headphone Line Out Volume Slider only 2 Category 2 Shot Setup amp Monitor Assist Tools This list represents the icons and functions available for Shot Setup and Monitor Assist Tools Monitor Assist Functions Smart Log Cut and Tagging S
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37. clusions This warranty applies only to defects in workmanship and does not cover defects caused by e Neglect e Improper or negligent acts or omissions e Unauthorised repairs or attempted repairs e Tampering with or modification of the goods e Connection to incompatible equipment or power sources e Exposure to water or weather e Exposure to magnetic fields or corrosive liquids or substances e Physical damage EXCEPT AS STATED IN THIS WARRANTY ATOMOS IT S VENDORS AGENTS RESELLERS AND DISTRIBUTORS DISCLAIM IN THEIR ENTIRETY ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE REMEDIES OUTLINED IN THIS WARRANTY ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY A CUSTOMER HAS ARISING FROM DEFECTIVE GOODS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE WARRANTY ATOMOS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE GOODS WILL OPERATE IN A MANNER WHICH IS ERROR FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED THE GOODS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE THE PRIMARY OR ONLY DATA STORAGE DEVICE FOR DATA CUSTOMERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR BACK UP AND PROTECTION OF DATA Software License Agreement IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THIS IS A LICENSE AGREEMENT This ATOMOS software related documentation any included sample images and other files the Software is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The Software is licensed not sold This
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39. d color strength measured by outward distance from the centre It is invaluable for setting camera white and black points identifying areas that are desaturated and for determining if your shot requires color balancing You can also use this function to colour match previous scenes and shots Vectorscope Zoom The Vectorscope Zoom shows an accurate scaled up view of 8 1 RGB Parade RGB Parade will monitor the level of Red Green and Blue from an input source The RGB channels are displayed side by side Each colour channel is measured from 6 to 108 ES The Waveform Monitor will remain on screen when hiding the overlays ensuring the focus remains on calibrating your image Waveform Monitor Settings From within the Waveform Monitoring menu press the Settings icon to access the display settings for the waveform Settings icon To change the size of the waveform press on the 1 4 1 3 or Full Screen icons and the display will update immediately Es To toggle between Waveform Monitor sizes of 1 4 1 3 and Full Screen from the Home Screen press the bottom corner of the waveform Dynamic Range Transparency The Dynamic Range slider directly controls the intensity of the waveform while the Transparency slider adjusts the transparency values of the waveform display on screen Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 18 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Monitor Assist AtomOS5d features Smart
40. e screen is locked While Locked Display is gt On off Samurai Blade Info Shows the software firmware version and unique device ID DID of your Samurai Blade device This will be required to activate the Avid DNxHD codec You can also check on the Atomos website to ensure you are running the latest firmware http www atomos com support Atomos Samurai DIG ASHRAROOO0 FID 000000000000 TCH OODDAED2 Power Off Turns the Samurai Blade off You need to press Power Off for four seconds Alternatively you can press the physical On Off button on the right side of the Samurai Blade for four seconds to force shutdown Atomos recommends using the touchscreen Power Off function Timecode Takes you to the dedicated timecode configuration page 01 34 Refer to Part 7 of this manual for more information Fa Remember that pressing a large blue arrowhead will always take you back to the previous menu you were in Smaller controls and indicators around the Home Screen There are a number of smaller controls that double up as indicators around the Home Screen Input 1080159 94 At the top left of the screen is not actually a control but will change to display information about the signal being input to the Samurai Blade at the time If there is no input it will say No Input When a valid signal source is connected the display will change to for example 1080i50 Video Compression Format ProRes Pro
41. e taken to the Audio In Page where you can choose to record from any or all of the digital SDI and analogue inputs Underneath each pair of audio channels you can see the R record button when this is shown in red it is set to record simply select all you want to record You can adjust the analogue audio gain by pressing the and buttons next to the channel pair There is also a slider to control the line out level Press any point along the line or slide your finger to the left or right to adjust Pa It is not possible to vary the gain if the signal input is from the SDI connection because this is digital and is embedded in the signal You can usually adjust this from the camera please see your camera manual for operational details AUDIO DURING PLAYBACK MODE When you enter into Playback mode on the Samurai Blade it will only output channels 1 2 on the headphones please bear this in mind when you select the audio channels for recording Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 14 8 Monitoring and Recording Connect to input As soon as you connect a supported input to the Samurai Blade s HD SDI input and have inserted a formatted drive e Rec and Mon icons will go solid and colourful e The input format will be shown in the top left corner e Audio inputs will show levels in bottom left corner LOG0159 94 Prokes HG 04 48 32 ee A A i READY TO RECORD He Input Prokes 00 00 00 00 NO I
42. ee page 19 See page 22 Waveform Monitoring Functions See page 17 Touch these icons to reveal more functional options in a sub category Touch the sub category icons to toggle the functions on or off When a Shot Setup or Monitor Assist function is active touch the settings icon as seen below to reveal detailed settings for each Shot Setup tool Touch the Home icon as seen below to go back to the Home Screen at any time fo Settings icon ES Home icon 3 Category 3 Main Controls REC PLAY 8 MENU The Main Controls of the unit are indicated by large round icons To enable recording To make settings changes See page 11 For instant playback and review See page 15 See page 28 Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 10 7 Using the Samurai Blade cont Home Screen and Menu Functions Rec Record This is the icon you touch to begin a recording Touch it again to stop a recording While recording the Rec icon changes to a Stop icon Once your recording has started you have the option to touch the Mon icon to view the signal you are recording 3 00 STANDBY RECORDING Fa The Rec icon is dimmed and disabled if there is no valid video input OR the disk is not formatted or the disk is full The button is dimmed because you cannot record NO INPUT Play Touch this icon to play previously recorded clips When you press the green Play button you will be taken to the navigation screen y
43. eight Dimensions without batteries Construction Operating Power Batteries 7 2V 14 4V Battery System Compatible NP Series D Tap and supporting accessories Continuous Power Patent Pending Touchscreen Video Input Uncompressed 10 8 bit 4 2 2 Simultaneously displayed on 5 Samurai screen Video Output Uncompressed 10 bit 4 2 2 Simultaneously displayed on internal 5 Samurai screen Mini BNC to BNC cables provided Supported Formats In Out Realtime Hardware Encoding 1920x1080 8 10 bit 4 2 2 to Onboard Processing Auto detect and remove or insert pulldown Audio input 48kHZ PCM audio Waveform amp Monitor Assist Function Audio output 48kHZ PCM audio Remote Start and Stop 120z without batteries amp HDD 220z with batteries amp HDD 140mm W x 87mm H x 41mm D Aircraft grade aluminium for durability portability Fanless for silent operation 3 3W Monitoring Only 6 8W Rec Mon amp Play All 7 4v 2600mAh Up to 4hrs 5200mAh Up to 8hrs 7800mAh Up to 12hrs AC Power via adaptor plate included D Tap Adaptor included cables sold separately akon Primary Secondary battery system Change batteries without losing power Loop batteries continuously Size 5 diagonal Resolution 1280 x 720 Aspect Ratio 16 9 native 4 3 Letterbox Rec 709 HDTV Colour Spec Native Frame Rate Playback 24 60Hz SuperAtom IPS in Plane Switching panel
44. en not in use Disconnect power supplies before cleaning the Samurai Blade or its components Using the Samurai Blade safely Although the Samurai Blade is very lightweight compared to all the devices it replaces it is still a solid object that could cause injury if misused e Always make sure that the Samurai Blade is mounted securely and is unable to fall onto anyone nearby This is especially important when there are children present who might be tempted to pull on cables e Always ensure that cable runs to the Samurai Blade are clearly visible and do not present a trip hazard e Do not place on uneven or unstable surfaces Do not insert anything but Samurai Blade Master Disk caddies in the Master Disk slot on the side of the Samurai Blade Do not touch the Samurai Blade s screen with sharp metallic or abrasive objects e The Samurai Blade can become warm or hot with prolonged use Do not place it in contact with your lap or any part of your body where such warming could cause discomfort or injury Do not expose to strong electrical or magnetic fields e Do not expose to or use near liquids rain or moisture Do not dispose of the Samurai Blade or its batteries in municipal waste and do not incinerate it or its batteries but follow local regulations for safe disposal Care of disk drives Spinning disks and SSDs are very sensitive to damage from static electricity Please observe all the usual precautions when handling them
45. file and we recommend that you try third party hard disk recovery software Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 25 9 Timecode Using Timecode Touching the timecode display on the home screen just abouve the three main coloured controls will take you to the Timecode setup screen this is also accessible by touching Menu and then Timecode Q419082 01223 D Occupying the lower centre part of the screen is the timecode display with controls to set the start time of the timecode 01 34 The four timecode modes supported are e HD SDI e Time of Day e Record Run e Auto Restart Cycle through these modes by touching the timecode Source Selector Timecode Lamera Tagger None Timecode Source HD 3D1I 00 00 00 00 HD SDI embedded timecode With this setting the SDI input will set the timecode as long as the source SDI device supports this The controls to adjust the timecode value are disabled in this setting because the embedded timecode in the SDI signal sets the Timecode value of the recording If you want to adjust this please refer to the manual of your SDI input device Trigger from HD SDI time code If HD SDI timecode is selected and the camera is in REC RUN mode the user has the choice to start and stop recording remotely from the source camera HD SDI timecode To enable rolling Timecode Start Stop functions simply press the TC icon shown here When enabled pressing the ca
46. gered by the following methods 5 via LANC for Sony and Canon Cameras 1 Home Page Touch Screen 2 Monitor Page 6 via the LANC serial port 3 HD SDI Rolling Timecode trigger Controlled by a third party computer or controller For system and OEM integration contact support atomos com 4 HD SDI Camera trigger 5 Via LANC for Sony and Canon Cameras Once you are recording you will see 6 Via LANC serial port e The Rec button has now changed to Stop on the main screen 1 Home page Touch Screen e Play button has been disabled By pressing Rec Record e A transparent red boarder appears around the entire screen 1080159 94 Profes HG 04 30 15 d EY Asi 5 2 From the Monitor Page ES By pressing Rec Record 3 HD SDI Rolling Timecode Trigger record OFF DISABLED ENABLED If HD SDI timecode is selected and the camera is in Record run mode sd 08 01 23 the user has the choice to start and stop recording remotely from the 3 1 Meru moving SD SDI timecode ES 135 7 911A To enable this arm the TC icon Set the Timecode to HD SDI Your files will be recorded to your drive with the Set Camera trigger to None Timecode unitname scene and shot you have set up When enabled the camera and the Samurai Blade will start and stop recording simultaneously E BLADE S001_S001_T002 ES NOTE Rolling timecode trigger is for use when the camera is in REC RUN timecode mode only If your camera is set to FREE
47. i Blade batteries and modular accessories Connect Converters etc are held in place very tightly because they are on the outside of the device and there has to be no possibility whatsoever that they could work loose so you will have to be quite firm with the battery latches We suggest that you familiarise yourself with the force required to remove the batteries and accessories so that you can do this quickly in the field Make sure that you hold the top and the bottom of the battery or accessory module when sliding it off to avoid dropping it when it is released from the main unit The Samurai Blade features an Atomos technology called Continuous Power which used battery looping When power is running low on one battery the Samurai Blade will automatically switch to the second battery you can remove one of the batteries and replace it with a fully charged one Samurai Blade will continue to operate as you do this You can continue this process indefinitely Fa The Samurai Blade may be powered from NiMH amp Li lon 14 4V battery systems Battery adaptor required Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 7 4 Connecting the Samurai Blade and powering up Turning ON power to the Samurai Blade The start button is located on the right hand side of the unit as you look at the screen Momentarily press the circular button on the right side of the Samurai Blade as you look at the screen to power up the unit After a couple
48. ignored what remains is the original 24p video 1080p23 98 or 1080p24 1080923 98 1080924 If you have set 1080p23 98 or 1080p24 in your camera and your Samurai Blade displays 1080i59 94 or 1080i60 then you can easily remove the pulldown by following these steps e Press the blue arrow next to the video format repeatedly until you see 1080p23 98 or 1080p24 displayed You will see that the Mon button is dimmed Your Samurai Blade needs to analyse the video for about 1 second in order to detect the pulldown sequence and remove it If it is not automatically detected after 1 second wave your hand from side to side in front of the lens or wave the camera from side to side for a few seconds The Samurai Blade will detect the pulldown in the movement the input video format will show 1080p24 and the Mon Rec button will highlight Fa 3 2 pulldown detection is difficult if not impossible to detect on completely still video This is why you should wave your hand in front of the lens Pa If you lose the input detection for example you unplug the SDI cable or go to Playback mode you will need to wave your hand or the camera again when the signal is restored to the Samurai Blade ae Some cameras use a variant of pulldown removal for example Panasonic Advanced pulldown The Samurai Blade does NOT support this format and it will not be detected ES Standard Panasonic pulldown is supported ensure in the Panasonic came
49. indicates the file can be played back You can navigate the files and folders using the blue up and down arrows Once you see the take you would like to playback touch the take icon you want to play and this will start the playback MM SCENEOOL SHOT666 SHOTO6 9 SHOTOO2 SHOT100 SHOT999 TAKEOOS TAKE007 TAKEO06 TAKEDOS TAKE004 TAKE003 Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 28 11 Playback amp Playout cont Once a file has been selected for playback you will see the following options Scrub Bar This is the thick blue line along the bottom of the playback screen A vertical white now line shows the current playback position You can think of the scrub bar as representing the length of the clip If you touch the scrub bar playback will start from that position Simply by running your finger along the scrub bar you can move forwards or backwards through any clip even if it is eight hours long at any speed Play Pause This is the master playback start stop control and is found to the right of the scrub bar It toggles between play and stop The remaining play controls have two modes depending on whether the Samurai Blade is in Play or Pause Play mode 1080159 94 ProRes oa a 23 k pm 4 dl i dee gt R i e e Fast Reverse Fast Forward Plays the clip at 8x normal speed Fast Fast Reverse Fast Fast Forward Plays the clip
50. l automatically switch to a new battery when the current battery is depleted You may also switch between batteries at any time by pressing on that battery icon The new active battery will then turn orange You may need to use this if you have for example 3 hours recording but only 2 5 hours of battery in one battery in which case you would change to a freshly charged one Storage Capacity Indicator 04 30 15 Located in the bottom right of the screen When a disk is inserted the Storage Capacity Indicator will show the recording Capacity of the drive in hours minutes and seconds based on the currently selected video compression which of course will determine the recording bitrate FORMATTING HDD SSD Touching the Storage Capacity Indicator on the home screen will take you to the Media Information and Format screen Media Information indicates the drive you have present in this case a Hitachi 500GB spinning disk Touching Format HDD SSD will format the drive inside the Samurai Blade A confirmation screen will give you the choice to continue or cancel the process If you do not see your hard drive information there may be a problem with your connection Try ejecting the drive and trying again Also check the drive compatibility list http atomos activehosted com kb article what drives do we recommend Media Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB Format HDD SSD formatting cancel Format Fa The Samurai Bl
51. mera Record Stop Start button will make the Samurai Blade start and stop record simultaneously as the timecode starts and stops Timecode Camera Trig ger Hone Timecode SOULE ri 00 00 00 00 ES When using the camera in Free Run timecode the rolling timecode trigger might not work as expected However depending on the camera you can trigger record function by the embedded flag trigger in the HD SDI signal Most higher end cameras have this functionality if unsure contact us at support atomos com Time of Day With this selected each new clip that is created will contain embedded timecode accurately showing the time of day that it was recorded based on the internal Samurai Blade Time of Day clock This can be set inMenu gt Date amp Time Timecode Lamera Tagger None Timecode Source Times of Day 03 01 10 00 If recording is stopped and then restarted while in this mode there will be a time gap between the last clip and the next one equal to the length of time the Samurai Blade has been out of record The start timecode of each clip will be the exact time of day when recording started Time of Day timecode is useful as a reminder of the time that clips were recorded It can also help with syncing up of multiple cameras but remember that the accuracy of the correlation of Time of Day timecode between Samurai Blades will depend on how closely their internal clocks are synchronised Fs In Time Of Day mode
52. n screen and start your record ES If you do not set this up Samurai Blade will start recording from Scene 1 and Shot 1 automatically Ea The Samurai Blade uses the exFAT file system This is recognised natively by both PCs and Macs without any need to install driver software It is a 64 bit file system that will let you record to the full capacity of your storage medium without any need to segment the files The maximum file size is so large that you do never need to worry about exceeding it Pes For Windows XP service pack 3 and a special exFAT patch are required Both are available on the Microsoft website For MAC OS Snow Leopard 10 6 5 or higher is required Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 24 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Atomos Anti Shock Technology Spinning disks are very reliable in a controlled environment where movement and vibration are minimal and within the capabilities of the devices They are ideal for low cost recording but will suffer reduced performance if they are jolted or receive a sudden impact Should one of these events occur the Samurai Blade will sense the hard disk slowdown If there is a break in the recording it will detect the number of frames involved and will then continue to record when it is safe to do so This means that even if you suffer a momentary break in your recording the video capture will continue without any intervention from you the user
53. nal Cut PFO oooooonnnncccccccccccccncnonoos 32 SmartLog with FOPX oooooooccccccccccccccccocoooooonnnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnininos 33 13 External Power SUPplY oooooocooooocccccccccccccoocccoccnocccnnnncccccnos 34 14 Using Connect Converters ooooccccccccocoocococoooooocococccococononnnnnonos 34 15 Software Upgrades ooococcccccccccccccococooooooonococononoconononnnononos 35 Updating AtomOS Firmware oooccccccccccccnncccocococoooccnonocononononononos 35 16 Technical SpecificationS ooocccccccccococccccccccccccooccccccns 36 Safety Instructions The Samurai Blade is designed to a high standard but there are some things you should be aware of to prolong the life of the unit and for your own safety Batteries and power supplies The battery supplied with the Samurai Blade is a powerful professional device designed to retain enough energy to supply the Samurai Blade for hours You should avoid short circuiting the battery connections because this can cause a high current to flow which can damage the cells and even pose a fire hazard For example you should not carry batteries in a bag or pocket where they may contact other metal objects such as coins The power supply and battery charger included are intended for use with the Samurai Blade only Keep the power supply plug and cable away from water and unplug from the mains electricity socket wh
54. nd bottom of the unit allowing you to configure your recording setup various ways camcorder mount not included in Samurai Blade kit Master Caddy The Master Caddy is hot swappable so you can do this at any time even while the unit is turned on But don t do it while recording or you will get a corrupted file that may be unplayable fy Unlike the Ninja 2 Samurai recorders the Samurai Blade does NOT have a release latch it is friction fit Simply pull the Master Caddy out using the top and bottom tabs on the caddy itself 14 Screw mount top Samurai Blade Modularity The Samurai Blade was designed to be a flexible and modular system It doesn t need any drivers to connect to a computer you have a choice of spinning hard disk storage or solid state and it will work with any battery system as long as it connects to the Samurai Blade s NP type slots or via the D Tap Adaptor The Samurai Blade s battery slots are the key to it s modularity They provide secure attachment and continuous power through Atomos loop through power system The first of the modular add ons to be announced by Atomos are the Connect converters pictured More on this in page 34 Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 9 7 Using the Samurai Blade Using the Samurai Blade The Samurai Blade is controlled via an intuitive touchscreen interface Icons and buttons have been designed and laid out in a specifi
55. nect the Master Caddy Docking Station to a Mac or Windows editing workstation via USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 Eject the Master Caddy from your Samurai Blade and insert it into the Docking Station After a short wait the recorded video will be accessible to the target computer via a standard disk exFAT file system NLE supported We have chosen the Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD codecs as they are both not only visually lossless but also edit ready formats All major NLEs support ProRes and DNxHD e Final Cut Pro version 7 e Final Cut X e Adobe CS5 with 5 51 update e EDIUS 6 e Sony Vegas 10 e Lightworks e Avid Media Composer 6 Avid DNxHD support requires online activation ExFAT compatibility The Samurai Blade formats your disk as exFAT We have chosen this file system to overcome the 4GB file limitation of FAT32 and keep compatibility on both Windows and MAC OS The Operating Systems that support exFAT are e Windows XP install the following update http www microsoft com download en details aspx id 19364 e Windows Vista install SP1 or higher e Windows 7 32 64bit e Snow Leopard 10 6 5 or higher e Lion 10 7 e Mountain Lion 10 8 USB 2 0 and 3 0 Attach Master Caddy As The Master Caddy Docking Station is a sophisticated device supporting two different data interfaces USB 2 and USB 3 Note that when using the Master Caddy Docking Station you may need to connect an additional USB cable to the 5v po
56. ntle when changing batteries if you are recording Practise this manoeuvre so that you are able to do it smoothly It is always better to do this in between takes Do not bang or jolt the Samurai Blade while recording Gentle and cushioned movement may be OK You will find noticeable differences in the ability of drives to withstand shock and to continue recording during vibration and movement As we receive reports of drive durability and reliability we will post them on www atomos com e Your Samurai Blade is able to detect when the drive is under stress and it will recover from any break in a recording by waiting until the drive is ready to continue and then resuming from that point If frames have been dropped because of shock or vibration a Skippy Kangaroo symbol will appear on the home screen on the Samurai Blade just above the disk capacity indicator This means that you will not normally have to restart the Samurai Blade even if a recording has been interrupted by mechanical disruption to the disk drive see Recording and Monitoring Atomos Anti shock Technology for more information Taking into account most usage scenarios we think that mechanical disks will be suitable in the majority of cases Spinning disks are most sensitive when they are rotating It is obviously best to avoid dropping them but many disks now have a drop detector that will lock the most fragile mechanical parts in place and protect them from surpri
57. oes into trickle charging mode for the final 10 Eventually when trickle charging is complete and the batteries are at 100 charge all the lights will go out Pa Before any type of disposal the battery should be discharged completely Tape the contacts with electrical tape and package so as to prevent contacts accidentally coming together at any time Incineration must be performed by an approved and permitted waste treatment facility that handles lithium on batteries If you are not sure if your waste facility can handle lithium ion batteries contact them and verify if they are permitted or not Battery number 1 Gently slide down 1 into battery slot s and lock into position a Push latch to release battery Always use battery slot LL for the first battery This is effectively your primary battery and the Samurai Blade will not start without it Battery slot No 2 is the secondary or back up battery and is not marked Once the Samurai Blade has been started from battery slot No 1 it will operate on battery slot No 2 alone No 1 is only required for start up To attach the battery gently slide it down into the slot and lock into position To remove a battery push the latch to release it Each battery has its own latch which is located to the right of battery No 1 and to the left of battery No 2 as you look at the back of the Samurai Blade Pull the latches towards the batteries to release them Fa Samura
58. of seconds you will see the Atomos logo and then the Samurai Blade Home Screen Turning OFF power to the Samurai Blade To turn the unit off touch menu onthe home screen and then press the red Power off icon for 4 seconds the icon will go white when touched to indicate activation of the button The unit will then power off You can also do a forced power down by depressing the on off button for four seconds ES Four seconds can seem like a long time We ve made it this way to make absolutely certain that the Samurai Blade can t be turned off accidentally 5 Samurai Blade connections Master Caddy Slot Simple locking HDD SSD system HD SDI in The video input to the Samurai Blade is HD SDI This is the connection that is used to record to the Samurai Blade s storage media HD SDI out This is for connection to an external monitor or other device with an HD SDI input It carries a delay free loop through of the incoming signal in record and standby mode and the playout signal when the Samurai Blade is in playout mode LANC Remote In addition to direct control through HD SDI you have the option of controlling the Samurai Blade remotely using the LANC remote control protocol The Samurai Blade has a LANC input and a 2 5mm Y adaptor cable is included to allow you to connect LANC controllable devices Tally Light Flashes red when recording En Battery Latch ON forced power down Turning OFF power via
59. ou need to be careful in handling when recording The drives will generally stand light medium occasional bumps without problems and the Samurai Blade has an anti shock buffer However spinning drives are not suitable for use in high vibration or movement environments for example if the Samurai Blade is strapped to the side of a motor bike With spinning hard drives use a new drive or one that has very little usage Do not use old drives Do not use drives that have been dropped On all drives when handling keep fingers away from the SATA connector at all times as static electricity can damage the electronics inside A Kenyan Odyssey Safari footage David Newton 2013 Have you registered your Samurai Blade yet Upgrade to 3 year warranty now ATOMOS Website www atomos com Sales sales atomos com Support support atomos com ATOMOS Global Pty Ltd trading as ATOMOS under license All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 36
60. r part of the Software or any rights granted hereunder to any other persons or reverse engineering the hardware on which the Software runs is strictly prohibited The software is license not sold You acknowledge that no title to intellectual property in the Software is transferable to you You further acknowledge that title and full ownership rights to the Software will remain the exclusive property of ATOMOS and or its suppliers and you will not acquire any rights to the Software except as expressly set forth above All copies of the software will contain the same proprietary notices as contained in or on the Software All title and copyrights in and to the Software including but not limited to any images animations video audio text incorporated the accompanying printed materials and any copies of the Software are owned by ATOMOS or its suppliers 3 Reverse engineering You agree that you will not attempt and if you are a corporation you will use your best efforts to prevent your employees and contractors from attempting to reverse compile derive circuits modify translate or disassemble the Software and or the Atomos Samurai Blade in whole or in part Any failure to comply with the above or any other terms and conditions contained herein will result in the automatic termination of this license and the reversion of the rights granted hereunder by ATOMOS ATOMOS reserves the right to terminate this license without prejudice to any
61. ra Please check the settings on your camera to switch these off Choosing your recording format You can select the recording format by touching the top middle of the touch screen where the format is indicated LOSOLSO 94 O IMPORTANT You need to match the format you are recording internally on the camera with the format recorded on the Samurai Blade If you are recording 24p internally on the camera you need to record 24p on the Samurai Blade so the recordings match To adjust the recording format simply touch the format icon repeatedly and the Samurai Blade will cycle through the options available The basic rule is match the format of the internal recording on the camera not the external output of the camera For more explanation on choosing the correct format on the Samurai Blade and the relationship to camera internal format and output format refer to Section 10 Pulldown Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 15 8 Monitoring and Recording cont SmartControl To enable this set Timecode to HD SDI then set the camera manufacture SmartControl is a versatile set of functions used to control the starting eine ode onl and stopping of recording by automatic or external means This section l l l A When the manufacturer is selected in Camera trigger outlines the different methods to start and stop recording this will disable the Timecode trigger Samurai Blade Start and Stop record control can be trig
62. ra settings that pulldown is not set to Advanced 1080p25 1080p29 97 or 1080p30 For these modes simply press the blue arrow repeatedly until your 1080p desired format is displayed There is no need to wave your hand or the camera as 2 2 pulldown removal does not require moving video 1080525 1080929 97 1080930 Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 27 11 Playback amp Playout Using the Playback and Playout features The Samurai Blade has a powerful playback function that allows you to playback pristine Apple ProRes or optionally DNxHD recordings in real time with controls to navigate quickly to any part of a clip the ability to play recorded content faster than normal playback speed or step through the clip frame by frame to check your footage very accurately Playback makes the Samurai Blade a fully functional portable HD Deck with quality visually identical to uncompressed Whenever a clip plays on the Samurai Blade s screen it will also be presented as an HD SDI signal through the Samurai Blade s HD SDI output You can view this on an SDI monitor or using an optional Atomos S2H Connect Converter on an HDMI monitor To play back a clip first touch the green Play control on the home screen There will be a short pause while clips are made available for playback You will then be taken to the Play Navigation screen No Input ProRes Y HOP 04 48 32 MWH 3 exFAT Disks
63. s included 75x105x12mm For recommended drives visit www atomos com 2 5 internal drive SATA to USB2 0 3 0 including USB cable Universal Battery Charger 110 240V AC Adaptor amp Car Charger Master Caddy 2 x Master Caddy Cases 1 x Atomos 2600mAh battery D Tap Adaptor Optional extras 5 x Master Caddy Cases e Carry Case Sun Hood Canon Nikon battery plates Connect H2S converter e Connect S2H converter SmartLog currently only supported by FCP X Certain Canon and Sony models only Avid DNxHD is HD only not SD Construction note Your Samurai Blade is designed to operate in ambient temperatures up to 40 C 105 F It features a fanless design which dissipates internal heat through the aluminium chassis If you wish to extend the temperature of operation in high temperature conditions you can choose an SSD drive and set the TFT brightness to a minimum The top and bottom aluminium surfaces next to the tripod screws are the heat sinks Under warm or extended operating conditions these surfaces may get hot to the touch This is normal part of the design and shows that your Samurai Blade is dissipating heat successfully Heat sink A wwo O oaa 2 baer Heat sink Pa Do not be alarmed if the top and bottom surfaces seem hot to touch This is normal part of the design and shows that your Samurai Blade is dissipating heat successfully SSD HDD usage With spinning drives y
64. s001_S001_T001 E BLADE S001 s00o1 TO02 E BLADE_S001_S001_T004 E BLADE_S001_5001_T006 BLADE S001 _S001_T008 BLADE S001 S001 T0039 Media Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 200GB Es You can carry on recording but please remember before you eject the drive to export your XML files Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 23 8 Monitoring and Recording cont Organising material on the disk Samurai Blade uses a unitname scene shot and take naming convention BLADE S001 S001 T001 This was recorded on a Samurai Blade unit called BLADE the scene selected was 1 the shot selected was 1 and it was take 1 Below is an example of your playback browser window showing file names BLADE s001 5001 TOO1 BLADE S001_5001_T002 BLADE S001 s001_ T004 BLADE S001 S001 T006 BLADE 5001 S001 TOOS BLADE S001 S001 T009 To organise your clips you need to access the Scene amp Shot To navigate press Menu on the main screen and then press Scene amp Shot on the menu screen File Naming Samurai Blade Info Display Options You can see along the top you have Scene and Shot with a large underlined number this is the current selection To change them press Scene or Shot depending on the one you wish to change then the number you wish it to set as In each selection this goes up to 999 Once selected you will see the underlined number at the top will have changed You can now go back to the Mai
65. singly hard knocks We recommend that if you want to experiment with this you do so with a drive that doesn t contain the day s shoot Backing up and archiving Remember that no storage medium including tape optical disks spinning disks and flash memory is completely immune from failure You should bear this in mind when deciding how to manage your recorded content At the very least you should consider the consequences for you and your business if your storage medium were to suffer from a sudden failure and you should back up your content accordingly Hard drives that you can use for archiving are becoming increasingly affordable You may find that it is completely feasible for your to keep your master Samurai Blade disks on a shelf just like tapes and as a backup store copies on large hard drives RAID arrays or Network Attached Storage NAS Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 4 2 What you also need HD SDI cables not included HD SDI cables are robust physically and electrically you should rarely have problems with signal transmission unless your cables are either damaged or too long Please remember that HD SDI cables use locking connectors and will not simply pull out if they are jerked or tripped over They are therefore a significant trip hazard and also a hazard to your equipment which may be damaged if the cables are mishandled Pa If the HD SDI cable is removed while recording the
66. suffer damage then don t use a mechanical drive We can t give rigid guidelines because there are so many different kinds of drives each with different mechanical properties You may even find variations between drives of the same type What we have found is that mechanical drives are suitable for most purposes that don t involve harsh vibration or mechanical shocks They will be perfect for tripod mounting and also for the majority of hand held work We would advise against hard mounting them on moving vehicles but they would probably be OK if cushioned against the body of the camera operator and we would not advise using mechanical disks if there is a likelihood that they might be dropped onto a hard surface Here are some things that you should bear in mind when using spinning disks e Even though spinning drives can withstand substantial shocks when they are not in use they are more vulnerable when running Harsh treatment that may not actually damage the drive may interrupt recordings at a much lower level of severity We recommend that you experiment with your drives by testing them in the conditions that you normally work in Spinning drives have a gyroscopic effect that you will feel faintly if you rotate the Samurai Blade up or down or from side to side They are particularly sensitive to this type of motion If you do this too quickly while the drive is spinning you may get a small gap in your recording e Be very ge
67. the time of day The month day and year are selectable by touching them at which point a scrollable list of dates months or years will show below depending on which option has been selected 10 20 2013 20 57 32 Jan Feb Mar Apr mm dd yyyy Jul Oct To enter a date for example begin by touching the month at the top of the screen and then select the required month from the list below Then touch the day and then the year selecting the required value from the list below Setting the time is done in exactly the same way Date formats i e dd mm yyyy or mm dd yyyy are selectable on the right of the screen Just keep touching the date format icon until it shows the format you want to use Display Options Screen Lock Allows you to modify the brightness of the screen You are presented with a horizontal slider Touch it anywhere on it s length to increase or decrease the brightness of the display or you can slide up and down the blue bar The option to toggle the Tally light is under this menu SCREEN LOCK A new feature for the Samurai Blade is the ability to Lock the screen so no changes can be made by mistakenly touching the screen To Lock the screen press the start button located on the side of the Samurai Blade once quickly You will see Locked will flash on the screen Press again to Unlock y Locked When you access the Display Icons you can choose to disable your screen but only when th
68. wer input This is because when it has to power a disk drive and its interface electronics the Docking Station may consume more power than is available from a single USB port We supply you with a USB to 5v Power Supply socket for this purpose Transferring Files Now your docking station is connected and your disk is recognised by your operating system you can edit directly from the drive or copy the files to your own storage Windows Open the disk in My Computer gt Select all the files or just the ones you wish to transfer copy and paste them to your desired location ctrl c copy ctrl v paste Mac OS Your Samurai Blade disk will show in Finder Select the files you wish to transfer drag the files to your desired location or use the copy and paste commands 3 c copy 38 v paste Pa If you have used a FAT32 formatted disk in the Samurai Blade this will have a folder structure Scene Shot Take This will mean you either transfer all the folders or utilise the Windows Search or MACs automate program to transfer just the mov files There are instructions on this in our knowledge base visit www atomos com support for more info Connect to Laptop Workstation Ensure disk is properly attached Atomos Samurai Blade User Manual Edition 1 June 2013 31 12 Connecting and Editing cont Importing Final Cut Pro version 7 Final Cut X Adobe CS5 with 5 51 update You ll see the folders in the Samurai Blade drive

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