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File Recovery
• Your Shogun Flame 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
frameshavebeendroppedbecauseofshockorvibration,a“Skippy”
KangaroosymbolwillappearonthehomescreenontheShogun
Flame, in the top left hand corner of the display. This means that you
will not normally have to restart the Shogun Flame, even if a recording
has been interrupted by mechanical disruption to the disk drive.
(see Monitoring and Recording : 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 when recording up to
1080p30 HD. Spinning disks are most sensitive when they are rotating.
It is obviously best to avoid dropping them but many disks now have a
“dropdetector”thatwilllockthemostfragilemechanicalpartsinplace
and protect them from surprisingly 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
disksandashmemory,iscompletelyimmunefromfailure.
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.
Youmayndthatitiscompletelyfeasibleforyourtokeepyourmaster
Shogun Flame disks on a shelf (just like tapes!), and, as a backup, store
copies on large hard drives, RAID arrays, Network Attached Storage (NAS)
or LTO.
4K SDI cables (not included)
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 SDI cables use locking connectors and
will not simply pull out if they are jerked or tripped over. They are therefore
asignicanttriphazard,andalsoahazardtoyourequipment,whichmay
be damaged if the cables are mishandled or of a low grade. Please ensure
youtestandcheckyourSDIcablesfor4K,forlongerrunscablesofa
Belden1694Aspecicationarerecommended.
HDMI cables
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 make a range of Professional HDMI cables which are ideal for
connecting between your camera and Atomos device.
Not all HDMI cables are created equal and there are a variety of different
qualities available. Please make sure you test your cables prior to
shooting.
Also check your connectivity at both the camera connector and
therecorder/monitorconnectortomakesureyouhavearm
connection to avoid any signal drop out.
If the SDI / HDMI cable is removed while recording the “Skippy”
image will also be displayed. To remove touch Skippy and he
will disappear ready for his next notication.
Refer to page 31: Atomos Anti-shock technolog for more information
about “Skippy”.
Standard 1/4” Camcorder Mount
Thismusttastandard1/4”screwmount.Selectthetypethatbestsuits
your application and conditions.
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