Blackmagic HyperDeck Disk Recorders Playback

The transport controls feature buttons commonly found on traditional broadcast decks including ‘record’, ‘rewind’, ‘play’, ‘fast fwd’ and ‘stop’. ‘Skip’ reverse and ‘skip’ forward buttons operate like previous and next buttons so you can quickly navigate from clip to clip.

Playing Video with HyperDeck

1. Press the ‘play’ button once for instant playback and you’ll see your video on the LCD and any displays connected to your HyperDeck’s video outputs.

2. To skip to the next clip, press the ‘next clip’ button on the control panel.

3. Press ‘previous clip’ once to go to the start of the current clip or press twice to skip back to the start of the previous clip.

Press the play button on your HyperDeck’s control panel to play back a clip and press the forward or reverse skip buttons to restart the current clip or skip to a different one

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TIP To play back video files on your HyperDeck, you will need to set the codec to match. You can do this using the LCD menu. Refer to the ‘using the LCD menu’ and ‘settings’ sections for more information.

Loop Playback

If you want playback to continue indefinitely, you can set your HyperDeck to loop by pressing the play button again during playback. When loop playback is enabled, you will see the loop icon appear on the LCD. There are two loop modes available.

	Loop clip	Loops the currently playing clip.
	Loop all clips	Loops all recorded clips on your media.

Dynamic LEDs

During playback, the bezel surrounding the drive bay illuminates green in a circular motion to indicate the playback speed and direction

Using the Search Dial

Using the search dial during playback is a fast way to move through your clips and select specific moments to play, or review them frame by frame. This can be important if you need to locate a specific moment in a clip, either by visually monitoring the clip as you turn the dial, or by searching for a specific timecode point. It is also helpful for parking the playhead at a specific cue point, ready for the clip to be rolled to air during a live broadcast.

Press the ‘search’ button to cycle through search dial modes

Search dial modes include Jog, Shuttle and Scroll.

	Jog	Plays forwards or backwards through the clip frame by frame allowing precise control.
	Shuttle	Plays forwards or backwards at a faster rate. The playback will vary based on how far you turn the dial.
	Scroll	Even faster playback depending on how far you turn the dial. This mode is helpful to move quickly through a long clip when searching for a specific moment.

Larger models have dedicated search mode buttons and feature a search dial with a built in clutch mechanism that provides tactile feedback during use. This allows you to feel your way through the clip while watching it on a television or monitor.

Press the dedicated ‘JOG’, ‘STL’ and ‘SCR’ buttons to select jog, shuttle and scroll search modes

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TIP To resume normal playback, press the ‘play’ or ‘stop’ button.