As an indie filmaker you start small and hope to grow, therfore I like to also include some hardware I have used or am using that is a little more advanced for the people that are considering moving up.

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Blackmagic DesignHyperdeck Shuttle 2

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The Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 by Black Magic design is very nice video recorder which offers independent filmmakers a great option for recording uncompressesed or in ProRes. 

 

These type of video recording options will give you more room to work with when color correcting and grading. It will give your software more info about the colors and thus reduce noise created by the program's adjustments. 

The design of Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 is like most Blackmagic Design products very stylish, sturdy and effective. As an extra option you could choose the base plate, which I highly recommend because it will allow you to easily place the hyperdeck shuttle 2 video recorder on your rig or any other equipment that you are using.

One thing that should be noted is that even though the Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 is capable of recording in ProRes it needs an firmware update before it can do so. Make sure you check this before shooting, I didn't and suffered the consequences (went through 120GB of video recording in about 10 min).


Windows Users


An additional note is specific to windows users, which is that before you can use the ssd for your Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 you need to format it to Exfat. Since windows is not able to do this you need an third party application to do this for you. You could use something like MacDrive to achieve this.

Operating Blackmagic design's Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 is very straight forward like operating a old school video recorder. Just slide the SSD in the socket and check if the ssd light is green. If this is the case then you can start recording. If not either your SSD is not properfly formatted or you ssd controller is not fast enough for proper uncompressed recording so make sure you check the list of supported SSDs.

Overall Blackmagic Design has created another fine product which is easy to work with. It is a bit pricy for the average independent filmmaker, however if you are looking to upgrade your production the aspect of uncompressed recording should certainly not be overlooked. 


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Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 AND Atomos Samurai COMBO setup on Canon 550D/T2i



Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 video recorder
Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 video recorder


Uncompressed fast and efficient recording. Perserving a lot of detail for color correcting and color grading.





First thing you might ask why why why, would you use two recorders?

Simple answers: we were shooting on a canon 550D/T2i and needed a high def monitor and since we already owned a Samurai....
Atomos Samurai
Atomos Samurai 
The Samurai function as a nice improvement compared to the standard 550D screen. Since this camera does not have SDI out ,the samurai can't connect with it directly.

So it goes: 550D/T2i --> Hyperdeck --> Samurai












One of the major benefits of this setup is the fact that you can easily integrate your "indie" setup in more professional productions. So if you are freelancing for a big production you can easily bring your samurai and hyperdeck which can both connect very well with the more high end camera's and other equipment.



Con's of the Hyperdeck

  • Not really plug and play device, even though it is presented as such.
    • Needs an important firmware update after unboxing or you will not record in ProRes. 
    • Watch your canon 550D/T2i hdmi output settings very carefully, or the hyperdeck will record the actual live footage (battery indicator and all!) and not just the clean video. 
    • Needs an mac type operating environment to be formatted in. Can be done in windows by using software like MacDrive.
  • Will only accept very specific high speed ssd's




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