Take
The 'take' indicator shows the take number for the current shot. You can adjust it by tapping the
left or right arrows on either side of the take number, or tapping the indicator to enter the take
number editor.
TIP
When the shot number or scene letter advance the take number reverts to '1.'
You can add descriptions in the take number editor. These are on the right of the take number
keyboard and correspond to the following scenarios:
'Pick up.' This refers to a reshoot of a previous take to add
P/U
additional material after principal photography has wrapped.
VFX
'Visual effects.' This refers to a take or shot for visual effect use.
'Series.' This refers to a situation in which multiple takes are shot
SER
while the camera is kept running.
When entering 'take' metadata, your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
will offer prompts for additional shot types to the right of the touch keyboard
Good take
Tap the 'good take' indicator to tag good takes for easy recall in post production. This button
applies the 'good take' tag to the clip currently being viewed in 'playback' mode. If the camera
is in 'standby' mode and ready to record, the 'good take last clip' button applies a 'good take'
tag to the last clip recorded.
Int / Ext
Tap 'int' or 'ext' to add a 'interior' or 'exterior' tag to the next clip in standby mode, or the current
clip in playback mode.
Day / Night
Tap the 'day' or 'night' icons to add a 'day' or 'night' tag to the next clip in standby mode, or the
current clip in playback mode.
Tap 'A' to enable 'auto take
increment' when in 'standby'
mode. This will automatically
advance the take number
for each clip recorded.
A small 'A' appears next
to the take number on the
slate when enabled.
Entering Metadata
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