Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Ninja Blade del fabbricante Atomos
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Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 1 Notice Copyright © 2013 A TOMOS Global Pty Ltd (‘referred to as A TOMOS’). All rights reserved.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 2 Thank you for choosing the Atomos Ninja Blade: your 10-bit HDMI Recorder/Monitor/Player . It’ s the most compact portable recorder available, with extremely long battery life, a high-resolution screen, waveform monitor and vectorscope.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 3 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 HDMI cables and tripod screws.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 4 Spinning Disk Drives (HDD) These are the raw storage medium for Ninja Blade. Y ou can use either traditional “spinning” disks, or the new solid state ones.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 5 2. What you also need HDMI cables (not included) HDMI cables are robust physically and electrically: you should rarely have problems with signal transmission unless your cables are either damaged or too long.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 6 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 .
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 7 Battery The Ninja 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.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 8 T urning ON power to the Ninja 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 Ninja Blade as you look at the screen to power up the unit.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 9 Master Caddy Slot On the left hand side of the unit (as you face the screen) is a slot for Ninja Blade Master Disk Caddies.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 10 Headphone Line Out V olume Cut and T ag Favorite/Reject Monitor Assist Functions W aveform Monitoring Audio Channels and Levels Rec / Play / M.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 11 Home Screen and Menu Functions Rec (Record) This is the icon you touch to begin a recording. T ouch it again to stop a recording.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 12 File Naming Allows you to select the scene and shot number that will be recorded next. T o select press scene or shot at the top and the number you wish to use from the list below (up to 999).
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 13 Battery Indicator 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. T ouching the Battery Indicator takes you to the Batteries screen where you can closely monitor the status of the Batteries.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 14 Audio In Located in the bottom left corner of the main screen you can see the Audio Monitoring Levels, with access to Audio in . Y ou can see 2 digital channels (via HDMI input) and 2 analogue audio channels (via the Stereo Line in).
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 15 Connect to input As soon as you connect a supported input to the Ninja Blade’s HDMI input and have inserted a formatted drive: • Rec and M.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 16 SmartControl SmartControl is a versatile set of functions used to control the starting and stopping of recording by automatic or external means. This section outli nes the different methods to start and stop recording.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 17 W aveform Monitoring Overview W aveform Monitoring Luma Overlay RGB Parade Display V ectorscope V ectorscope Zoom What is W aveform Monitoring? W aveform Monitoring is used for measuring the brightness, luminance or chroma values from a video input signal.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 18 W aveform Monitor T ypes Inside the W aveform Monitoring menu, two types of Waveform Monitors are available for use: Luma Parade, RGB Parade, .
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 19 Monitor Assist Overview Monitor Assist Focus Assist Zebra Pattern False Colour Blue Only Exposure Using the Ninja Blade as a eld monitor and viewnder With its 5” high-resolution color 1280x720pixel screen, the Ninja Blade makes a great eld monitor.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 20 Focus Assist T ypes Inside the Focus Assist menu, four types of focusing tools are available for use: Focus Assist, False Colour , Zebra Pattern and Blue Only Exposure are enabled simply by touching the corresponding icon in the menu.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 21 Blue Only Exposure Displays a black-and-white image that is based on the blue channel of the input signal. Used to observe the noise content of a video image and the judge the overall exposure quality .
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 22 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”.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 23 Y our nal stage is to Export the XML ag: • Enter Play or Media Information • On the bottom right hand side there is an icon Export X.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 24 Organising material on the disk Ninja Blade uses a unitname, scene, shot and take naming convention: NINJABLD_S001_S001_T001 This was recorded on a Ninja Blade unit called NINJABLD , the scene selected was 1, the shot selected was 1 and it was take 1.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 25 Atomos Anti-Shock T echnology Spinning disks are very reliable in a controlled environment where movement and vibration are minimal and within the capabilities of the devices.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 26 9. Timecode Using Timecode T ouching the timecode display on the home screen, just above the three main coloured controls, will take you to th.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 27 What is Pulldown? 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. Instead they send 1080i59.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 28 Using the Playback and Playout features The Ninja Blade has a powerful playback function that allows you to playback pristine Apple ProRes or .
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 29 11. Playback & Playout cont. Once a le 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.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 30 Loop Mode The Ninja Blade has the ability to play back a single clip in loop mode via the HDMI output. This can performed with captured clips at full broadcast quality or the nal edited clips from your hard drive.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 31 12. Connecting and Editing Connect T o access and edit your recorded material, connect 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 Ninja Blade and insert it into the Docking Station.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 32 12. Connecting and Editing cont. Importing Final Cut Pro (version 7), Final Cut X , Adobe CS5 (with 5.51 update), EDIUS 6, Sony V egas 10, Lightworks and Avid Media Composer 6 support imported les from your Ninja Blade disk.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 33 SmartLog with FCP X Prior to importing the XML les into FCP X, ensure that: • Y ou have exported XML whilst the drive is in your Ninja Bl.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 34 13. Using Ninja Blade with external power supplies 14. Using Ninja Blade with Atomos Connect Converters AC Adaptor (included) This connects on the battery slot on the back of the Ninja Blade. Please ensure it is connected to slot 1.
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 35 15. Softwar e updates Updating AtomOS (Firmware) From time to time we will issue software updates for your Ninja Blade. T o update the rmware (that’ s the software that runs inside your Ninja Blade), there is a simple procedure you have to follow .
Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 36 Construction note: Y our Ninja 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.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Atomos Ninja Blade è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Atomos Ninja Blade - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Atomos Ninja Blade imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Atomos Ninja Blade ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Atomos Ninja Blade, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Atomos Ninja Blade.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Atomos Ninja Blade. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Atomos Ninja Blade insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
