What is the Blackmagic Hyperdeck?
The Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio lets you record broadcast quality video files directly onto SD cards and SSD media. They support recording to H.264, Apple ProRes or DNxHD files with either PCM or AAC audio.
When you've finished recording, media can be mounted on any computer to access the files using your video software. For ISO recording, there's a built in timecode and reference generators for syncing multiple units.
For more information about the Blackmagic Hyperdeck, have a look at their website.
Adding a Blackmagic Hyperdeck 'device' to the Automator
In the top right corner of the Automator, we see 'Devices' - this can be either in red or green depending on the status of the configured devices. Click it and select 'Add device'.
Next, select 'Blackmagic Hyperdeck' from the 'Device type' dropdown list, then give it a name.
Once the Hyperdeck device is selected and given a name, we will see all fields needed to configure it so it can be used with the Automator.
Basic device configuration
You can enable or disable the Blackmagic Hyperdeck and you can enter the hostname. Once that setting have been entered, the device should show as 'online' (green) in the top right corner.
Configuring actions
The Blackmagic Hyperdeck only has two functions with our Automator : Start or Stop a recording.
You can configure these functions you want to perform on the Blackmagic Hyperdeck when triggering the Item or Block - more on that in this article.
