Atomos Ninja Blade User Manual

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 (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 Ninja Blade a fully-functional portable HD Deck
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You can view this on an HDMI monitor, or, using an optional Atomos
H2S Connect Converter, on an HDMI monitor.
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screen. There will be a short pause while clips are made available for
playback. You will then be taken to the Play Navigation screen.
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Scene number, shot number and take number, e.g.
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This list is ordered in the same order it was recorded in. To navigate the
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The Play navigation screen will display the Scene and Shot folder
structure.
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Shot folders. In the picture below you will see the 5 different shot
folders. Within each Shot folder will be the list of takes.
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the Ninja Blade it would generate a new take each time the recording
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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.
11. Playback & Playout

Atomos Ninja Blade Specifications

General

Display resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Aspect ratio	16:9
Product color	Black
Playback resolutions supported	HD 1080i60, 1080i59.94, 1080i50, 1080p30, 1080p25, 1080p24, 1080p23.98, \\r (In/Out)\\r 1080pSF23.98, 1080pSF24, 1080pSF25, 1080pSF30, 720p60, 720p59.94, \\r 720p50, SD 480i, 576i
BNC input ports	1
HDMI ports quantity	4
HDD size	2.5 \
HDD interface	Serial ATA
Power consumption (standby)	3.3 W
Power consumption (typical)	6.8 W
Bundled software	FCPX/FCP7+ / Media Composer 5.0+ / Premiere 5.5+/ EDIUS 6.0+ / Vegas Pro 10+ / Lightworks

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	595 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	140 x 87 x 41 mm