Samurai packs masses of power into a rugged, portable device that records, monitors, and instantly plays back ready-to-edit, visually-lossless Apple Pro Res files. 10bit Uncompressed to Apple ProRes Field Recorder, Monitor and Playback Device ! Works on MAC and PC; Final Cut Studio and Adobe CS6!
Record | Monitor | Playback | Ready-To-Edit The revolutionary Samurai is a portable touchscreen Professional 10bit HD Recorder, Monitor, and Playback device that captures pristine video and audio direct from any camera with HD/SD-SDI. It encodes in real-time to the visually-lossless Apple ProRes format, onto low-cost, removable 2 ½ inch hard disks. You can then review your footage in real-time onto the pristine 5" display or out onto any HD-SDI capable device, including directors monitors and broadcast equipment. With up to 10 hours battery from the 2 included Lithium Ian Camera batteries, you truly have a deck and monitor in the palm of your hand, a super high quality deck and monitor.
It has a super high-resolution 5" HD/SD SDI monitor with an ideal workflow: from sensor to timeline in unparalleled Apple ProRes quality. All the innovative features of the Ninja plus timecode and genlock and the ability to work with multiple synchronised units. The Samurai is the portable touchscreen HD/SD-SDI recorder/monitor the world has been waiting for.
NEW Features in AtomOS version 4.11
Added support for Avid DNxHD 36. (NB: this is only available for 1080p, as defined by the SMPTE VC-3 AvidDNxHD Spec, and not for 1080i or 720p)
Added support for playback of Avid DNxHD files from NLEs or other recorders (eg: AJA, Sound Devices and Blackmagic Design)
Added support for file recovery of Avid DNxHD movies
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to use File Recovery when the ‘Recover Later’ option had been selected
Added ‘Recover Later’ option from playback file list
Fixed an issue with DNxHD where the last scanline of some frames were encoded incorrectly
Updated DNxHD codec names in main display to show: 220x, 220, 145 and 36
Camera trigger must be set to “None/Timecode" before rolling timecode trigger can be enabled. The rolling timecode trigger enable button is grayed out for all other camera triggers. This should prevent capture of multiple files
Fixed issue preventing emergency firmware upgrade from running
NEW Features in AtomOS version 4.1
Added support for Avid DNxHD 45/40/35. Note that as defined by the SMPTE VC-3 specification Avid DNxHD 45/40/35 is only available for 1080p video. Avid DNxHD 45/40/35 is NOT available for 1080i or 720p video.
Added support for playback of third party movies using the Avid DNxHD codec.
Added support for file recovery of Avid DNxHD movies. Needed to embed sample description extension in the file recovery region.
Added support for using file name information from the Red Epic and Red One cameras. Updated the file naming configuration.
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to use file recovery when the "Recover Later" option had been selected. If "Recover Later" is selected, then file recovery can be started from the playback file list. Added support for initiating file recovery from the file browser.
Calibrated audio meters so they no longer show clipping at -12dBFS.
Fixed an issue where timecode ancillary data was causing file name corruption on select Panasonic cameras.
Changed the AtomOS firmware update process to display "Please wait..." during turbo loader updates. This will not be seen until upgrading from 4.1 to a future release.
NEW Features in AtomOS v4
Avid DNxHD codec support. Recording and playback of the following Avid DNxHD codec profiles are supported:
1080i59.94 220x/220/145
1080i50 185x/185/120
1080p29.97 220x/220/145
1080p25 185x/185/120
1080p24 175x/175/115
1080p23.98 175x/175/115
720p59.94 220x/220/145
720p50 180x/180/120
IMPORTANT: Avid DNxHD does NOT support standard definition (SD) video. The video formats that are NOT supported by the DNxHD codec are:
486i59.94 NTSC
576i50 PAL
Fixed an issue where multichannel audio clips were not reported correctly in FCPX XML.
Fixed an issue where a unit name of eight characters prevented the unit from recording.
NEW Features in AtomOS v3.01
SmartLog - tag all or part of a movie with keywords during recording or playback. Create a Final Cut X event XML for all the movies on a HDD/SSD which allows for fast import into Final Cut X. The Final Cut X event XML will also include all the keyword tags that were created for the movies.
File recovery and data loss prevention - a new feature which significantly reduces the chances of data loss or corruption if power is lost or the HDD/SSD is removed during recording. Simply power on the Samurai, re-insert the media and follow the on-screen instructions. A maximum of the 8 seconds preceding the power failure or HDD/SSD surprise removal will not be recoverable.
Monitoring functions - focus peaking, zebra and false color have been added. On-screen controls are also available to configure these new monitoring functions.
Playback of third party movies - playback has been updated to play movies created by other applications and software, such as movie created by Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut X, Compressor, etc.
Fixed audio drift in playback of 3rd party 1080i59.94, 1080p29.97 and 720p59.94 movies.
Fixed cases where audio channels were not recorded when recording more than 2 channels of audio.
Fixed cases where the false color overlay was not cleared when monitoring SD video.
Fixed the loop playback setting not being persistent between playback of movies.
Fixed incorrect frame rate in FCPX XML format element.
Fixed intermittent unit shutdown when recording.
NEW Features in Firmware v2.8
Fixed audio compatibility issues with some equipment. HD-SDI audio output is now fully SMPTE compliant.
Fixed playback lockup due to incompatibility with some HDDs.
Improved touchscreen lock user interface. Touchscreen locked/unlock information window briefly displayed when locking or unlocking the touchscreen or when a locked touchscreen is touched.
Fixed initialisation bug with SDI start/stop flag record triggering. SDI start/stop flag record triggering was not configured when the Samurai booted.
NEW Features in Firmware v2.7
Serial remote control and monitoring of Samurai recording functions via LANC interface. This is in addition to the existing LANC function. Contact support for serial remote control specification and documentation.
Added touchscreen locking. Use the power button to enable and disable touchscreen locking. Updated features in this firmware release:
Improved handling of SDI inputs with glitches/jitter/other instabilities. This addresses problems with green/blue/pink video in recordings.
SDI start/stop flag record triggering. Added a control to configure SDI start/stop flag triggering for cameras that support SDI start/stop flags. For cameras that do not support SDI start/stop flags or to prevent false triggering use this control to disable this function.
Samurai: New Features, Playout and D-Tap Input
Not just playback, but playout too - Samurai is already the most complete and affordable HD-SDI ProRes Field Recorder, boasting:
High resolution 5" (800x480) touchscreen/monitor
Atomos’s unique Continuous Power battery management system (Patent Pending)
Recording to low-cost HDDs and SSDs
Silent, fanless operation
Tough, aircraft-grade aluminium construction
Playback and PlayOUT!
Samurai will ship with playout of full-resolution HD-SDI (1920 x 1080) as standard. It can be used as an HD/SD-SDI, single single-channel playout server device for instant review or broadcast, or in any situation that requires an extremely high quality full-HD source - with up to 20 hours of HD playout from a single disk.
Review on Set or On the way Home - Producers, directors and camera operators can check quality and composition on-set or on the way home, using the Samurai’s built-in high resolution 800x480 SMPTE colour-spec screen, or at full quality on any HD/SD SD-SDI monitor. Playback controls emulate a traditional tape transport, with extra flexibility afforded by the touchscreen flexibility.
Touchscreen scrub navigation: instant seek to any point - even on an 8 8-hour clip.
Shuttle controls (stop, step, play, fast fwd, fast fast fwd, fast rwd, fast fast rwd)
Frame-by-frame advance and reverse
External Power Input - The Samurai can also accept power via a D-Tap from larger external batteries (7-20V), giving professionals the choice of using the Samurai’s unique “Continuous Power" battery management system (Patent Pending), or integration with their camera rig’s power supply.
The Samurai builds on the already impressive HDMI based Ninja to bring a host of new production weapons aimed at camera professionals with HD/SD-SDI cameras:
5" TFT/LCD 800x480 super high resolution screen
HD/SD-SDI Connecitvity
24 PSF support with 24/60i 3:2 Pulldown removal on capture
SDI Play Out or Loop-Though: connect to an external broadcast monitor or director's monitor and record and playback on set
Screen Flipping and more....
SDI Arsenal:
Captive connector
Long cable lengths
Time Code and Gen Lock support
3D support with 2 Samurais Genlocked
Multi Camera Support
More Professional Cameras with better lenses and sensors
Samurai packs a host of features into its compact, rugged aluminium body:
Recording direct to Apple ProRes via HD/SD-SDI - Pristine HD uncompressed video from camera lens and sensor directly to Apple ProRes
Monitoring - Super High resolution 5" 800x480 built in Samurai monitor
Playback - Instant playback for review of Apple Prores files to the Samurai screen
Eliminating the need for capture cards and wasted time logging and capturing by avoiding the lossy, time consuming capture-to-edit process.
Bypassing the image-degrading compression needed to squeeze HD onto in-camera flash storage.
Providing limitless and cheap storage through the use of removable 2 ½ inch hard disks.
Including all accessories in one rugged case - Batteries, Chargers, Disk Caddies and a PC/Mac docking station.
Recording to a high quality editing codec at the camera in the field: simple.
Recycling older cameras with obsolete tape and compression technology and updating them with a modern, high-quality file-based workflow
Better quality from your new or old camera. Infinite cheap storage. No worries about battery life. Ideal for any camera with an HD or SD video output. Samurai transforms the way you work with video.
Everything Included For Real Production
At ATOMOS we believe in selling complete solutions. We're not like other companies that sell you a product and expect you to spend thousands of dollars extra for batteries, accessories, docking stations and chargers - to name just a few. We don't like this way of doing business and so for one low price we give you a complete solution:
Samurai Unit - Recorder, Screen for monitoring and playback, Touch Screen for easy control
HDD/SSD Master Disk Caddy (x2) - you buy the disks and insert them. This is by far the most affordable way to record video onto media
2600mAh Batteries (x2) - for continuous battery operation
Charger - to charge your batteries
Docking Station (and cables) - to connect to Mac or PC via Firewire 800 and USB2/3 for downloading or editing immediately from the Samurai Disks
Samurai Carry Case - Tough, light and portable carry case to protect your investment
Recording Directly To Apple ProRes HQ, 422 Or LT
Hidden inside Samurai's compact design is a hardware implementation of the Apples ProRes codec: a bit-perfect rendition of Apple's professional compression system that's designed to leave your final images looking as good as when they first hit your camera's sensor. Apple gave us the thumbs-up for our implementation and have allowed us to market and sell the Samurai with Apple ProRes.
Touch Screen, Monitor, Playback
Samurai is simple to use as well, with a no-nonsense, intuitive touchscreen that doubles as a viewfinder and playback monitor. Samurai eliminates the need for a separate monitor, external high quality recorder and large battery by combining these three pro-video essentials in into one clever portable device.
Ultra-Low Power For Long Running Times
The Samurai consumes very little power, and is designed from the ground up to be a low power device to ensure long recording times and efficient use of batteries. Creating portable equipment with an ultra-low power consumption is an expertise that we're pleased to have in-house at Atomos. Cutting power consumption leads to affordable running costs, a more efficient workflow and a financial improvement for your business.
ATOMOS Continuous Battery Technology
Atomos' unique battery-looping technology means that you never have to interrupt a Samurai recording to swap power cells. Just unplug the old battery and replace it with a fully charged one. We call it Continuous Power!
Infinite Affordable 2.5" Storage
Up to 750GB or 16.5 hours recording on each disk. 2.5" spinning disks or flash memory-based SSD's are the most reliable and affordable types of storage on the planet. Use super-cheap spinning disks (up to 750GB HDD) for everday studio and event work and switch instantly to flash based SSD's to give you the robust recording in vibration-sensitive or harsh recording environments. This is the same flash memory as in Compact Flash, SxS, P2 and SDHC cards but at a fraction the cost.
Ready-To-Edit
Samurai makes it easy to get video off your camera and onto your computer, with FireWire 800, USB 2 and 3 interfaces built into the included docking station. Insert the 2.5" disks into the dock and the Apple ProRes files are recognised within seconds. They work natively with Final Cut Pro and on any computer with the ProRes codec installed (including suitably configured PCs).
Tough Aluminium Body
Strong, light and portable, the super-tough aluminium chassis weighs in at 550g excluding disks and batteries and 900g fully loaded with batteries and disk. The Samurai can be mounted almost anywhere using it's top and bottom ¼" tripod screw thread mounting points.
ATOM-OS
Inside the Samurai is the ATOM-OS, a custom made operating system just for video. It dedicates critically accurate tasks like encoding and camera input support to the precision hardware inside.
The ATOM-OS also runs theThe Touch-Screen, and the User Interface, and runs on top of our hardware much like a computer running Mac OSX.
Every part of the Samurai and the OS has been written from the ground-up to guarantee that you have the low-power, high-precision, reliable functionality that you need in real-world production use.
2.5" Hard Disks (HDD) And Solid State Drive (SSD) Recommendations
With spinning drives, you need to be careful in handling when recording. The drives will generally stand light/medium occasional bumps without problems, and the Ninja has an anti-shock buffer. However, spinning drives are not suitable for use in high vibration or movement environments, for example if the Ninja is strapped to the side of a motor bike.With spinning hard drives, use a new drive, or one that has very little usage. Do not use old drives. Do not use drives that have been dropped.On all drives, when handling, keep fingers away from the SATA connector at all times, as static electricity can damage the electronics inside.
approx 6.8W (TFT max brightness, recording prores HQ to Hitachi 7200 rpm 500G drive)
approx 3.3W (TFT max brightness, monitoring only)
Batteries
2 x Small 7.4V 2600mAh – recording time* 5 hrs HQ; 7 hrs 422; 9 hrs LT
2 x Medium 7.4V 5200mAh - recording time 10 hrs HQ; 14 hrs 422; 18 hrs LT
2 x Large 7.4V 7800mAh - recording time 15 hrs HQ; 21 hrs 422; 27 hrs LT
* At 1080i60 extreme detail video; better at lower rates or with typical video. Compatible with up to 14.4V battery systems via adapter cable. Automatic and manual switchover of battery for continuous operation
Colour 16:9 TFT Touch Screen
Size 5.0in diagonal
Resolution 800x480
Aspect Ratio 16:9 Native / 4:3 Letterbox.
Screen flipping enabled.
Video Input SDI SMPTE 259/292/296 Mini BNC (with BNC Adaptor cables)
Video Processing 3:2 Pull-down removal. Double anti-shock buffer.
Audio Input
SDI up to 8 Channel Embedded
Line In 2 Channel Line Level Audio. Analog gain adjustment
Audio Output 2 Channel 0.5W Balanced Headphone or Line level output.
LANC
LANC In and Out Loop for integration with Camera LANC and Accessories
LANC Loop feature
Master Caddy Specs
Dimensions 75x105x12mm
Supported Storage
2.5in SSD or HDD minimum 5400rpm
Standard 9.5mm height or slimmer drive supported
Master Caddy Dock 2.5in SATA to Firewire 800, USB2.0/3.0
Supported Computers (for SATA adapter)
Mac - All MacBook, MacPro, iMac and MacPro Models
Windows All USB2.0/3.0 compatible Notebooks, and Desktops.
Note: Apple ProRes Quicktime Application required to run ProRes on Windows
Applications
Final Cut Studio – All Apple ProRes supported versions
Quicktime Mac and Windows
Accessories
Universal Battery Charger 110-240V
Tripod Screw mounts and adaptors
Protective cases and Travel Bags
INCLUDED ITEMS
Samurai Unit - Recorder, Screen for monitoring and playback, Touch Screen for easy control
HDD/SSD Master Disk Caddy (x2) - you buy the disks and insert them. This is by far the most affordable way to record video onto media
2600mAh Batteries (x2) - for continuous battery operation
Charger - to charge your batteries
Docking Station (and cables) - to connect to Mac or PC via Firewire 800 and USB2/3 for downloading or editing immediately from the Samurai Disks
Samurai Carry Case - Tough, light and portable carry case to protect your investment
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About Atomos
Record | Monitor | Playback | Ready-to-Edit The two founders, Jeromy Young and Ian Overliese, have been manufacturing and selling video equipment for the Graphics, Events, Broadcast and Film industries for the past 11 and 15 years respectively.
Several industry giants have benefited from their expertise. Their strengths lie in growing companies from small to medium and medium to large. Keeping sales/marketing and technology in harmony while building a company is no easy task but Jeromy and Ian have achieved this with proven results.
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