SmallHD User Guide

Vectorscope

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Though generally not considered as 'mission critical' during shooting as exposure scopes such as Waveform & Histogram, the Vectorscope plots the chromaticity, or the hue + saturation of your image onto a color wheel so you can help gauge complimentary color, ensure skin tones are being colorized properly, to visualize how overall scene color is being placed, and where potential adjustments may need to be made in general.Vectorscopes are also used in Broadcast to make sure that the colors of the footage are exact. Vectorscopes will have a target for each zone. The idea would be if shooting a pure sample (such as a color or macbeth card) that the targets would be hit.  You will see vector scopes used in post production to be sure that the colors from shot to shot will match.

Size & Position

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Resize and position your image to accommodate other features you may wish to simultaneously view, such as scopes or audio meters.This will be helpful for users that want to keep multiple tools on the same screen, rather than using pages.

Controls

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Miscellaneous settings we had a hard time categorizing :)

Color Picker

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Color Picker samples color/value information from a single pixel to give a precise readout of a specific location.  Great for matching multiple cameras or getting consistent exposure in changeable lighting conditions by sampling from a color chart or an actor/subject's face.

Crosshatch

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Also known as "Grid" this tool will overlay ta geometric grid pattern over your image with customizable rows/columns for a variety of on-set compositional needs.Crosshatch is beneficial for aligning elements of a shot into a grid-like and structured pattern, and can also be used for frame balance/ composure.

Image Capture

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Image Capture takes a snapshot of the video feed being sent through SDI or HDMI (combined with a LUT if desired) and saves it to an SD card - great for shot matching (continuity) or a quick overview of the days' shots.

Focus Assist

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Paints a highlight around in-focus edges, enabling very fast and accurate focusing on-the-fly without needing any additional tools.We have some Tips for focusing here.

Output Page

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This page will show you what you are outputting.  This page can be turned off in the settings menu.

Anamorphic

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Anamorphic video is a technique where an image is squeezed horizontally during the recording process. On film sets this is done to make better use of the film or sensor's vertical space using specialty lenses. It is also often seen when footage originated in HD needs to pass through SD equipment. In all cases an anamorphic de-squeeze can restore footage to its native aspect ratio, although lost resolution is not recovered. Lost horizontal resolution is generally not perceptible to human eyes; lost vertical resolution (such as from HD footage being sent through SD equipment) may be noticeable.

How to use Look (3D LUT) files with your monitor

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