Preparing Ssds For Recording - Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera Manual De Instalación Y Operación

About SSDs
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Use Disk Utility on Mac OS X to erase your SSD in the
Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or exFAT format.
Use the Format dialog box feature in Windows to format your
SSD in the exFAT format.

Preparing SSDs for Recording

SSDs used by Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K must be formatted as either HFS+ or exFAT.
These disk formats allow long clips to be recorded as single files.
HFS+ is also known as Mac OS Extended. It is the recommended format as it supports "journaling".
In the event of a hardware or software malfunction, data on a journaled SSD is more quickly recovered
and less likely to be corrupted. HFS+ is natively supported by Mac OS X.
ExFAT is supported natively by Mac OS X and Windows without needing to purchase any additional
software. However exFAT does not support journaling which means data is less protected against
corruption, and less likely to be recovered in the rare event of a hardware or software malfunction.
Preparing SSDs on a Mac OS X computer
Use the Disk Utility application included with Mac OS X to format your drive in the HFS+ or exFAT formats.
Remember to back up anything important from your SSD as all data will be lost when it is formatted.
Step 1. Connect the SSD to your computer with an external dock or cable adapter and dismiss any
message offering to use your SSD for Time Machine backups.
Step 2. Go to Applications/Utilities and launch Disk Utility.
Step 3. Click on the disk icon of your SSD and then click the Erase tab.
Step 4. Set the Format to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" or "exFAT".
Step 5. Type a Name for the new volume and then click Erase. Your SSD will quickly be formatted and
made ready for use.
Preparing SSDs on a Windows computer
The Format dialog box can format a drive in the exFAT format on a Windows PC. Remember to back up
anything important from your SSD as all data will be lost when it is formatted.
Step 1. Connect the SSD to your computer.
Step 2. Open the Start Menu or Start Screen and choose Computer. Right-click on your SSD.
Step 3. From the contextual menu, choose Format.
Step 4. Set the file system to "exFAT" and the allocation unit size to 128 kilobytes.
Step 5. Type a volume label, select "Quick Format" and click "Start".
Step 6. Your SSD will quickly be formatted and made ready for use.