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BMD Hyperdeck, AJA Ki Pro, SoundDesign Pix or AtomOS Samurai?
Hi all,
I’m looking for some advise and feedback on digital field recorders from Premiere editors.
We shoot a lot of footage with an AF-100 and love the shallow dof look of the camera, but for some post production projects (green screen shoots) I really can’t use AVCHD as a recording format. So I’m thinking I’d like record to an external device. Mostly I’m looking for your thoughts & experience on the ones mentioned in the subject line (and any others?).
A few specific questions for any/all of these models:
- Does the timecode generated by the camera flow into the recorder via SDI?
- Is there a way to have the record trigger on the camera also trigger the outboard recorder (in effect giving me a set of AVCHD back-up with matching time code)?
- File naming system – love it? hate it? For example, I find the AF-100 file naming system annoying since it re-sets the file name to MTS 0001 with every card
- What surprised you (good or bad) when you started using an external recorder?
Thanks so much for helping me make an informed decision!
Best,
SteveProduction is fun – but lets not forget: Nobody ever died on the video table!
http://www.OmniNewMedia.com
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I’ve got a AF100 as well, and wanted something to record for the same reason, green screen.
I bought a Hyperdeck Shuttle II.It does capture time code on SDI.
It will trigger on record on SDI.
File system naming is a sequential number system, however unlike the AF100’s native files they are self-contained and can be either individually or batch renamed with no problem.
Internal battery lasts about an hour.
You can monitor the output on any 1080/1920 HDMI monitor.
Records ProRes 422 HD, Avid DNXHD, or raw.There are slicker recorders out there, but the Hyperdeck gets the job done, at the lowest price.
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Hi Patrick,
Thank for the reply! Do you know if BMD has updated the firmware to allow the DISP button to work yet?
I’ve been reading that the function is (was?) disabled…
Thanks,
SteveProduction is fun – but lets not forget: Nobody ever died on the video table!
http://www.OmniNewMedia.com
http://www.GreenSlateStudios.com -
To answer your question, no the Display feature on the BMD Shuttle2 has yet to be enabled. I also use the Shuttle 2 and like the ProRes HQ recordings. I capture from the SDI output from Sony EX3 cam which is 1080i. You should check your Sony cam menu to see what the SDI output is to avoid any surprises.
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