Sony PMW F5 recording to Gemini 10 bit 4444 Dual Link Recording Workflow

The unit comes with 2 SSD Cards that hold 512 Gigs of data each

You will get 84min of 4:4:4:4 10 bit recording on the two cards

Load them into the Gemini by flipping down the metal doors in the back of the unit and sliding the cards in. They only go one way so don't force them. Insert them with the sata connection towards the unit and the labeling facing up.

Power connections for the Gemini

When the unit powers on you will see both green lights signaling both SSD cards are being accessed

Next step is to format the SSD cards.

Click on "Menu"

Click on "Gemini" SSD's > Format Both – OK


Formatting please wait – Takes about 1 min per card to format
Each card is about 512 gigs

Gemini does support spanning but try to avoid it.

Next go to the "Setup" menu and set that to >Project>Frame Rate> Follows Input

This will set the Gemini to record the same frame rate as the camera is outputting.

Set the Gemini to start recording when the camera starts recording.

Go to Menu>Record>Trigger>Camera

Plug in the SDI 1 and SDI 2 Out of the F5 into the SDI A and B Input on the Gemini

SDI A and B Input on the Gemini

Plug into the Gemini

SDI 3 which has the camera menu overlays plug into the monitor input