About SD Cards
Formatting SD Cards using your Video Assist
It’s very easy to format your SD card using the storage settings. You can format your card using
HFS+ or exFAT formats.
HFS+ is also known as Mac OS Extended. It is the recommended format as it supports
“journaling”. Data on journaled media is more recoverable and less likely to be corrupted.
HFS+ is natively supported by Mac OS.
ExFAT is supported natively by Mac OS and Windows without needing to purchase any
additional software. However, exFAT does not support journaling which means data is less
protected against the rare event your media card is corrupted.
Your video assist can format your SD cards in HFS+ or
exFAT formats using the ‘storage’ settings. Swipe the touchscreen
left or right to open the ‘storage’ settings menu.
To format your SD card:
1
Swipe the touchscreen left or right, or tap the card status display to open the
storage settings.
2
Tap the ‘format card’ icon. On Blackmagic Video Assist 4K, tap the icon that
corresponds with your selected card. For example, ‘format card 1’ or ‘format card 2’.
3
Tap the left and right arrows to select your desired HFS+ or exFAT format type, then tap
the ‘format card’ icon again.
4
A warning will appear asking you to confirm the format. If your SD card contains data
already recorded, make sure you back it up before formatting as this action cannot be
undone. Tap ‘format card’ to continue, or ‘cancel’ to cancel the format.
5
A progress bar shows you the progress of the format. ‘Formatting complete’ will appear
when the format is done.
6
Tap the ‘ok’ icon to return to the storage settings.
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