Operation Manual Blackmagic Cameras Windows June 2015 Mac OS X 2 Welcome Thank you for purchasing your Blackmagic Camera We have worked hard to produce three cameras that have been designed from the ground up to fit any kind of workflow Our Pocket Cinema Camera is a Super 16 digital film camera with 13 stops of dynamic range that is small enough to take anywhere The Cinema Camera records lossless compressed CinemaDNG RAW files for pristine images and our Production Camera 4K is a Super 35 Ultra HD 4K camera with a global shutter and 6G SDI output Our cameras are designed to produce files that are flat which means they preserve the wide dynamic range from the sensor as well as standard file formats that work with all video software This allows you to make creative decisions by using the included DaVinci color correction software We think this means you get a cinema style shooting experience where you capture and preserve more of the image so you have as many creative options as possible We have also included large screens on our cameras for easy focus and metadata entry We hope you connect to our cameras in creative ways and produce some amazing looking images We are extremely excited to see what creative work you produce Grant Petty CEO Blackmagic Design 3 Contents Blackmagic Cameras 5 Getting Started Attaching a Lens 5 Turning Your Camera On 6 7 Installing Media Using an SD Card 7 Using an SSD 7 8 Recording Recording Clips 8 10 Playback Playing Back Clips 10 11 About SSDs and SD Cards Choosing a Fast SSD 11 Choosing a Fast SD Card 13 Preparing Media for Recording 14 Checking Disk Speed 16 17 Camera Connections Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 17 Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K 18 19 Menu Settings Dashboard 19 Camera Settings 19 Audio Settings 21 Recording Settings 22 File Naming Convention 24 Display Settings 25 On Screen Meters 27 Adjusting Settings 28 Status Strip 29 30 Entering Metadata What is the Slate 30 31 Using DaVinci Resolve Introducing DaVinci Resolve 31 Importing your Clips 31 Editing your Clips 32 Trimming Clips 32 Mapping Keyboard Shortcuts 33 Adding Transitions 33 Adding Titles 34 Adding Audio Tracks 34 Color Correcting your Clips 35 Using Scopes 35 Qualifying a Color 37 Adding a Power Window 37 Tracking a Window 38 Using Plugins 39 Mastering your Edit 39 4 Contents Blackmagic Cameras 40 Camera Video Output Monitoring using SDI 40 Waveform Monitoring using Thunderbolt 41 Using Blackmagic UltraScope 42 45 Blackmagic Camera Setup Utility 46 Post Production Workflow Working with Files from SSDs 46 Working with Files from SD Cards 46 Working with 3rd Party Sofware 47 Using Final Cut Pro X 47 Using Avid Media Composer 47 Using Adobe Premiere Pro CC 48 Using Autodesk Smoke 2013 48 50 Attaching Accessories 52 Shimming the PL Mount 54 Replacing the Fan 55 Help 56 Warranty 5 5 Getting Started Attaching a Lens Getting started with your Blackmagic Camera is as simple as attaching a lens and turning the camera on To remove the protective dust cap from the EF lens mount hold down the locking button and rotate the cap counterclockwise until it is released For the PL mount rotate the PL locking ring counterclockwise We recommend always turning off your Blackmagic camera prior to attaching or removing a lens To attach an EF or MFT mount lens Step 1 Align the dot on your lens with the dot on the camera mount Many lenses have a visual indicator for example a blue red or white dot Step 2 Twist the lens clockwise until it locks into place Step 3 To remove the lens hold down the locking button rotate the lens counterclockwise until its dot or indicator reaches the 12 o clock position and gently remove To attach a PL mount lens Step 1 Open your camera s PL locking ring by rotating it counterclockwise until it stops Step 2 Align one of the lens four flange notches with the locating pin on the camera mount Be sure to align the lens for easy viewing of the lens marks Step 3 Tighten the camera s PL locking ring by rotating it clockwise Step 4 To remove the lens rotate the locking ring counterclockwise until it stops then gently remove the lens When no lens is attached to the camera the glass filter covering the sensor is exposed to dust and other debris so you ll want to keep the dust cap on whenever possible SSD SSD SSD SSD Attaching and removing an EF lens on Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Blackmagic Production Camera 4K Attaching and removing a lens on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera HDMI12V HDMI12V Attaching and removing a PL lens on Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL and Blackmagic Production Camera 4K PL Getting Started 6 6 Getting Started Turning Your Camera On Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Before you can operate Pocket Cinema Camera you need to insert the battery Step 1 On the under side of the camera push the door release towards the lens to access the battery terminal Step 2 With the gold contacts facing into the terminal and the white arrow facing the lens hook the lip of the battery under the or