GVS SSI Nomadic Storage Recording RAW 3:1 60fps recording from Remarkable BMPCC 6K Camera
Channel: GVS9000 Tools For High Speed Production
Date: 10/06/2020

In a workflow where you need to capture live and edit, GVS9000 is the ideal file base VTR/DDR that allows you to edit during recording. During the capture process we had the idea to try utilizing the BMPCC 6K instead of a traditional studio camera. We were pleased to find all the flexibility and modules that we were able to take advantage of with this great Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k camera. 

Number of different option was developed to control the camera setting, using ios device. 

Recording directly to SSD, the best possible format that BMPCC 6K can support is  3:1 RAW 6K. It was very difficult to find a storage company that offers the media to support BM RAW @ 60fps, so we began testing a number of GVS inhouse storage products, including speed on desktop about 1.8GB/sec and few Nomadic SSI storage that deliver 800-900MB/sec via USB-C 3.1. Unfortunately just because it has the capability to run high-speed storage on a desk top, does not meat was going to support the BMPCC 6K, Blackmagic has specificly listed the product that they have certified but NO one on list does support 3:1 RAW 6K @60fps, so it was challenge for GVS to find a solution that would be able to do just that.


We discovered the speed of desktop performince is unrelated to the speed which would be required by tthe BMPCC 6K  In a camera environment it's difficult to predict which storage media will be ideal for RAW footage. 



Keep in mind that the camera supports multiple compression modes - 5:1, 12:1, but that was not our intention. In fact you could even record in ProRes 4K, which would easily support any number of storage vendors. But if your intention is to develop film quality and edit in DaVinci Resolve you want to begin the process with the best color and utilize the highest capability of the image directly from camera, like recording uncompressed, which very much based on what the final footage going to be utilized.


 Having the option to edit direct to the media without transferring content you can record over an hour without interruption. GVS was able to develop an incredible workflow based on Black Magic Pocket Cinema camera 6K with the ability to record multi-cam with a remote control in the gimbals, and at the same time able to record raw 3:1 format, so when you get into post production and you need to do color editing, you're working with the best possible quality captured in the field. In addition we developed a very low cost extended battery which is crucial for those times when you need to record for an extended period of time.


GVS was founded in U.S.A. Since 1989, we have been developing and manufacturing digital capture and acquisition and distribution units for thousands of clients worldwide in industries. These products include VTR, DDR, Video Controller, Media Server, Storage, High Speed Capture.