BMPCC4K - Record Button Can't Stop Filming

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BMPCC4K - Record Button Can't Stop Filming

PostMon Nov 08, 2021 11:01 pm

Hello,

I tried out my new BMPCC4K yesterday and for some reason, after I start recording, I am not able to stop recording, it just keeps going. I clicked the same record button to start and clicked it again to stop but it still has an issue.

Is the device faulty or is there something I am missing?

Also, the playback recording is in slow motion and when I take it to post, it just drops so many frames. Any help?
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Re: BMPCC4K - Record Button Can't Stop Filming

PostTue Nov 09, 2021 7:02 am

Your recording media is probably too slow. What have you been using?
And you might have accidentally used HFR (high frame rate) recording mode.
That means the camera will record in a higher frame rate and writes that into a lower project frame rate.
For example 100/25 means it will record at 100 FPS into a 25 FPS project, so you will see 4 times slow motion.
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Re: BMPCC4K - Record Button Can't Stop Filming

PostSun Nov 14, 2021 10:01 pm

That makes sense! My team & I were actually thinking the same thing. I appreciate your input.
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Re: BMPCC4K - Record Button Can't Stop Filming

PostTue Nov 16, 2021 1:16 pm

It can happen that if the recording media can't coop with the data rate that it stops responding to the camera and the camera then seems to hang.

You can activate in the menu that the camera stops recording when it detects dropped frames.
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Re: BMPCC4K - Record Button Can't Stop Filming

PostFri Nov 26, 2021 11:07 am

Hey Robert,

I tried your recommendations and it worked instantly. Thanks for your help.

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