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SmallHD User Manual Table of Contents Regulatory Information ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Legal Information .................................................................................................................................. 5 User Interface ....................................................................................................................................................
SmallHD User Manual Tools - Scopes ............................................................................................................................................... 111 Histogram .......................................................................................................................................... 112 Waveform .......................................................................................................................................... 120 Vectorscope ............
SmallHD User Manual Regulatory Information 1303 User Guide Page 4
SmallHD User Manual Legal Information On product information can be found in the monitor’s Settings menus under Compliance. FCC 15.21 Information to user Please be aware that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC 15.
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SmallHD User Manual User interface quick-start (joystick) Once you get your monitor plugged in via HDMI or SDI, this is a quick overview of the touchscreen interface. There are more detailed sections in the guide that expands on many of these features, this is a quick overview to get you rolling. A tutorial is built into the monitor itself under Settings > Help which will run you through the basics via on-screen prompts.
SmallHD User Manual To pan when zoomed in, click the joystick.
SmallHD User Manual Select an Input To start, ensure you have an input being displayed on your monitor by visiting the Settings page. To select the monitor's input press the joystick left until you reach the Monitor Settings page. Navigate with the joystick to the (1) Input section and click to go 'into' the input menu. From here (2) select HDMI or HD-SDI depending on which signal you wish to display.
SmallHD User Manual Press the Back button once to access the rest of the settings menu, and press it once more to get to a zoomed-out view of all the monitor's 'Pages' PAGES TheSETTINGS, page contains all the monitors attributes, Preferences which controls settings that affect the entire monitor is always located to the far left. TheOUTPUTpage allows for you to see/select what signal you are sending downstream (on applicable models).
SmallHD User Manual The entire monitor is based on the concept of customizablePages- instead of having to enable and disable features individually when needing to change a setup, create pages with a task in mind, for example setting exposure, and quickly joystick (switch) between each page on-set for a highly efficient workflow. Using TOOLs Click the joystick to bring up the 'add new tool' menu. Tools can apply to a single page or all pages.
SmallHD User Manual Tools offer a variety of... well... tools, to help you in your filmmaking process and workflows. This should not be associated with the PA who is just there because his Uncle is a producer... These are helpful tools.
SmallHD User Manual Working with Pages Pages allows you to have several different views set up using tools on multiple screens that can be customized to the users needs. This will allow you to quickly swipe/ joystick between screens with applied tools. i.e. This can be helpful when needing to use False color or Scopes to check exposure and then want to return to see the final LUT look applied while shooting with your audio tool. {VID}? Pages can be Added, Moved (in order, Left or Right), Deleted or Named.
SmallHD User Manual Output Page This page will show you what you are outputting. This page can be turned off in the settings menu. [pic] You will have only limited tools on the output page: Look and add ons. [pic] Troubleshooting Tips Output page allows you to see what you are sending downstream to the selected output in the menu settings. Some monitors have a FIXED passthrough on the #2 output from the #2 input.
SmallHD User Manual Multi-View Page Multi-view will allow you to view two inputs side by side. On the Left side will be your primary input (this is the input on all of your pages). On the Right side, this will be your secondary input, which is only viewable on the Multi-View page. {PIC} Multi-View in OS3 You can toggle your inputs by selecting the screen and then changing your INPUT. You can do with with an assigned button or navigating through the menus.
SmallHD User Manual Pixel Zoom Zooms directly into your image on the monitor to get you an exact idea of your focus distance and any other fine details. This tool requires a video feed. Pixel Zoom - Overview Enable Pixel Zoom by pressing up on the joystick or pinch-to-zoom/swipe up on touchscreen monitors when viewing your camera feed normally. When zoomed in, press the joystick/tap to switch to pan mode to move around the image.
SmallHD User Manual Pixel Zoom - Settings Because Pixel Zoom isn't added to a page in the traditional way tools operate, its settings can be found in the Settings Menu > Interface > Pixel Zoom Pixel Zoom - Quick Start In this section we'll use Pixel Zoom to set focus and enable us to spot issues with our image. From a distance this outdoor shot looks in focus but using Pixel Zoom reveals we need to make a slight adjustment. If using a touchscreen, pinch-to-zoom to your desired level to check focus.
SmallHD User Manual Though a minor adjustment, this has increased the effective resolution of the entire image. With 4k and 8k cameras becoming commonplace, achieving proper focus becomes even more important to properly utilize available resolution. To pan around the image once zoomed-in, click the joystick once and then move in any direction. To pan on touchscreen monitors, drag with one finger around the image when zoomed in.
SmallHD User Manual Settings Menu 1303 User Guide Page 19
SmallHD User Manual Tutorial for Joystick Monitors (section) Tutorial Settings If you wish to have your monitor teach you about your monitor, this is where to go. Start Tutorial (button) Begins a step-by-step overview to get you familiar with the monitor's user interface. Once the Tutorial is started, you may exit anytime by pressing the BACK (<) button twice quickly at any time. The Tutorial will walk you though adding a page, adding a tool and swiping between pages.
SmallHD User Manual Input/Output Define which signal you wish to view and where to output; set up color properties to monitor your footage in its intended color space, for example DCI-P3 for previewing your footage the way it may appear in cinema projection. Actual Input/Output settings dependent on monitor model. Input Settings Use this section to choose your input and adjust related settings. HDMI View the signal plugged into ‘HDMI IN’.
SmallHD User Manual SDI 1 View the HD-SDI signal plugged into ‘SDI IN 1’ (or ‘SDI IN’ depending on monitor model). SDI 2 View the HD-SDI source plugged into ‘SDI IN 2’. Dual HD-SDI inputs available on SmallHD's Production monitors (13" and up). SDI 2 is a pass though, only SDI 1 OUT is assignable. The following options become available when the monitor has been calibrated (see Calibration section for details).
SmallHD User Manual Wireless Settings Manage settings related to wireless protocols (*Option only available on Teradek TX or RX Integrated monitors). Airplane Mode If shooting video on an airplane, check this box to disable Wireless if required. This can help save power/ extend your battery life. Color Space Here is where you want to select the exact color space your camera is outputting to display properly on the monitor.
SmallHD User Manual White Point Here is where you want to select the white point your camera is outputting to see it reflected on the monitor. Log Correction If your camera is outputting a log-based gamma, here is where you select your intended output color space/gamma. Output Settings Choose how signals flow once you plug in your camera.
SmallHD User Manual HDMI This option will send HDMI 'downstream' via the 'HDMI OUT' port on the monitor. Any tools you have applied to the Output Page (such as a Look/3D LUT) will display on any monitor connected via HDMI OUT HD-SDI This option will send HD-SDI 'downstream' via the 'HDMI OUT' port on the monitor.
SmallHD User Manual Output Page Settings The Output Page enables lets you apply tools to a downstream output just like with any other page, enabling any monitor or TV to display, for example, a properly graded image on set, especially useful for client monitoring. Always Show If you wish to apply tools to the output of your monitor before an output is physically connected (for example to set it up before shooting), check this option.
SmallHD User Manual Never Show If you know you will not need to add and configure tools to apply to an output feed, check this option to keep the output page hidden even when an output signal is being sent downstream.
SmallHD User Manual Wireless Pairing Pair a SmallHD TX Monitor or Teradek TX Transmitter to a SmallHD RX Monitor or Teradek RX Receiver following the steps below. Enabling Pairing mode on the SmallHD Monitor(s) Power on your SmallHD and navigate left to access the Settings Menu. Scroll down & click on INPUT options underneath INPUT/OUTPUT & ensure the input is set to WIRELESS.
SmallHD User Manual Navigate downward to find the WIRELESS option under the ACCESSORIES category.
SmallHD User Manual Click the joystick and select PAIRED TX/RX to enter pairing mode which will wait for a wireless signal from a compatible transmitter(TX) or Receiver (RX). Do this on both the TX and RX if you are pairing two SmallHD monitors. If a transmitter is already paired and you wish to unpair it, select where it says 'PAIRED TX/RX' and then click the option to 'UNPAIR'.
SmallHD User Manual Using a paperclip (or similar precision instrument) press the Reset button on the transmitter until the blue cloud LED begins to blink quickly: *We recommend using BoltManager software on a computer for the pairing process. You will need a Micro USB cable. and simply hit the pair button. Select 'PAIR' on the monitor will begin pairing which typically takes 10-30 seconds but can take up to 3 minutes in the presence of heavy 5Ghz interference.
SmallHD User Manual Wireless interference is a common culprit for pairing issues. If the red fault LED stops blinking without having paired, or the 703 Bolt indicates that pairing has failed - try and move to an area with less wireless traffic specifically in the 5Ghz spectrum (ie away from wifi routers, antenna masts, etc). Once paired, the signal will be far less susceptible to issues caused by interference. We also advise placing the devices around 1 Meter/ 3 feet apart from one other.
SmallHD User Manual Teradek Bolt 1000 (+ LT & XT) Teradek Bolt 3000 (+ XT) Teradek ACE 500 The SmallHD 500 RX/TX series are compatible with: Teradek Bolt 500 (+ LT & XT) Teradek ACE 500 TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR WIRELESS PAIRING *You can only pair one RX to a TX at a time, you can have 4 RX units paired to a single TX. *We recommend turning off all other wireless TX/RX units and work one at a time on set to help speed up the pairing process.
SmallHD User Manual Display Settings that affect the output of the display can be found here such as backlight adjustment & auto calibration. Individual options dependent on monitor model. Backlight Settings Set up and fine-tune the brightness of the LED backlight. STANDARD RANGE This option enables adjustment of the backlight up to its maximum limit within the specified color space.
SmallHD User Manual STUDIO BRIGHTNESS If you are in a studio or other low-light environment, use this option to limit the backlight to 100 nits which enables a fine-tune adjustment within that range. *Some monitors will default to Studio Brightness if the power source (voltage) is low to help save energy. Change power sources to allow for Full Backlight capabilities. BACKLIGHT Adjusts the actual output of the backlight or in the case of OLED adjusts the maximum pixel brightness.
SmallHD User Manual Auto-calibration can be performed here to account for long-term color drift by using a compatible calibration puck on select monitors. This will automatically set the gamma and white point to ensure your monitor is perfectly displaying its intended color space. More information about Panel Calibration is located here. Enable Calibration LUT This turns on or off the current Calibration LUT. *You will want to disable the Calibration LUT when making a new one/ calibrating the monitor.
SmallHD User Manual Targeted Color Space: (not editable) Lists the color space that your monitor is currently displaying post-calibration. *This is set during the calibration process, if using an intermediary, you can select a different colorspace. Targeted White Point: (not editable) Lists the white point that your monitor is currently displaying post-calibration. *This is set during the calibration process, if using an intermediary, you can select a different whitepoint, we recommend using D65.
SmallHD User Manual Run Auto-Calibration (On select models) Automatically sets the white point and gamma of your monitor by using a compatible color calibration probe. Results may vary. *This is not available on all monitors. Results may vary. Run the Auto Calibration at your own risk. Appearance Settings This menu allows you to directly alter the display's RGB output post-calibration if adjustments need to be made to match a lesser monitor on set.
SmallHD User Manual Sharpness Adjusts the intensity of edge detection. See Peaking for a more user-friendly version of this. Contrast, Brightness, Saturation (Con,Brt,Sat) Standard Contrast, Brightness and Saturation controls. Red, Green, Blue Gain (RGB Gain) Adjusts the Gain or Contrast of the Red, Green and Blue channels individually. Red, Green, Blue Offset (RGB Offset) Adjusts the amount of offset for Red, Green and Blue color channels.
SmallHD User Manual Controls Miscellaneous settings we had a hard time categorizing :) HEADPHONES Control output volume of the 1/8” stereo port and internal speakers if applicable.
SmallHD User Manual If using a monitor with speakers (Production Monitors 13” and up), adjust their output volume here. Image Rotate Settings Use this section to rotate/flip the image and/or menu to enable operation from a funny angle. Auto Flip Image Depending on how your monitor is oriented (portrait, upside down) select this to automatically flip the displayed image, similar to a smartphone.
SmallHD User Manual Mirror Image Mirrors the image horizontally, useful when pointed towards the talent/scene for more intuitive framing. Match Menu to Video For situations with an upside-down camera - low mode on a stabilizer for example - use this option to rotate the image and not the menu. The following options become available when "MATCH MENU TO VIDEO” is disabled. Auto Flip Menu This option keeps the menu right-side up regardless if the image itself is set to rotate.
SmallHD User Manual Rotate Image If you wish to explicitly flip the menu independently of the image select this option. (disables auto rotation) Mirror Menu For the one person who needs to view and operate the monitor through a mirror but keeping the image itself un-flipped, congratulations this option is for you :-) DSLR SCALE [pic] This is basically a digital crop zoom for older cameras that output a 4x3 frame at lower resolutions. [pic] INTERLACE [pic] Our monitors prefer a progressive image.
SmallHD User Manual [pic] Anamorphic Settings Anamorphic de-squeeze moved from the Settings to a Tool beginning in firmware version 3.5.0. This tool has more flexibility than the older setting. If you don't see this setting, check under Tools > Scale. If you'd like to take advantage of these new features, we recommend updating your firmware. If using anamorphic lenses which squeeze the picture horizontally, the following options will ‘desqueeze’ your image, stretching it out horizontally.
SmallHD User Manual Use to de-squeeze anamorphic footage using lenses or adapters with a 1.33X squeeze factor. 1.5X Use to de-squeeze anamorphic footage using lenses or adapters with a 1.5X squeeze factor. 1.66X Use to de-squeeze anamorphic footage using lenses or adapters with a 1.66X squeeze factor. 2X Use to de-squeeze anamorphic footage using lenses or adapters with a 2X squeeze factor.
SmallHD User Manual DSLR Scale Settings For older Canon DLSRs that like to output a cropped image over HDMI, use these options to ‘uncrop’ for a fullscreen view. None (no scaling) Disables DSLR Scale. Canon 5D Mark II Scales the HDMI feed from a Canon 5DMKII to fill the screen properly.
SmallHD User Manual Scales the HDMI feed from a Canon 7D to fill the screen properly.
SmallHD User Manual Capture Settings related to capturing and viewing images on the monitor. Image Capture Settings These options will help determine what happens when you use the built in Image Capture function. *This is a tool for some monitors. Capture LUTs (Look files) When capturing an image, this option will apply any user Look files (3D LUTs) to the saved image, great for reviewing color-graded stills of a shoot day.
SmallHD User Manual Capture on Record Start This will automatically capture an image as soon as the monitor detects the camera is recording- useful for a quick overview of a shoot day. This feature is currently available for SDI signals only Reset Capture Number Resets the naming of captured images starting with 0001, useful when beginning a shoot for easy grouping of captured files.
SmallHD User Manual Reset Capture Location Sets the Image Capture location back to the monitor’s internal memory. Image Gallery Settings View and access files taken with Image Capture Open Media Gallery Opens the image browser where you can view and manage files taken via Image Capture. *This may slow down the UI the more data there is on the card. We recommend keeping the data clean to hep with lag in the UI.
SmallHD User Manual Accessories Manage and control accessories connected to the monitor. Remote Use this section to pair up to three bluetooth remotes to your monitor for bump-free menu access. The remote is a great option for steadicam, gimbal, crane/jib or even sensitive tripod work because it allows you to access the entire monitor without physically coming in contact with it.
SmallHD User Manual Pairing the remote: To connect the remote, go to the menus under remote and be sure its enabled. Hold the blue joystick down for about 5 seconds, you should see the Remote link under the status column. Select it on the monitor and it will “bind”. Once this is tied (Active), it will work as a normal joystick would. It will blink blue light slowly when paired. It will blink fast blue when not paired.
SmallHD User Manual Interface Options related to customizing the user interface for your shooting style. Pixel Zoom Settings These settings adjust the functionality of Pixel Zoom which enables you to zoom in on your image at any time when viewing your shot (move up on joystick or swipe up on touch screens) First Level This option determines the desired zoom level for the first ‘stage’ of pixel zoom.
SmallHD User Manual These settings determine which scopes are displayed when the Scopes Button is activated on the front face of SmallHD’s production monitors. Waveform Displays the Waveform on-screen when the Scopes button is activated. Histogram Displays the Histogram on-screen when the Scopes button is activated. Vectorscope Displays the Vectorscope on-screen when the Scopes button is activated.
SmallHD User Manual Top Enables the Status Display and places it at the top of the image. Bottom Enables the Status Display and places it at the bottom of the image. Show Frames/Sec Displays the frames per second next to your camera’s resolution on the status bar. Show Fields/Sec Displays the fields per second next to your camera’s resolution on the status bar. UI Lock Settings UI Lock is like a ‘hold’ switch which disables user input while active.
SmallHD User Manual Hold Joystick to Lock UI/ Press and Hold screen to Lock Enables or disables the UI lock at any time via a press-and-hold on the joystick or touchscreen for 5 seconds. When you touch the screen or hold the joystick down, you will see a progress bar appear at the top of the screen and then it will say locked. There will be no other indication that the screen is locked. To unlock, again, hold for 5 seconds and the word Unlocked will appear.
SmallHD User Manual User Settings related to monitor personalization. BACKDROP Your monitor has a default backdrop. This is what will show when there is no signal on your monitor. You can have this turned on or off (which will display NO SIGNAL over a black background) or you can load your own custom backdrop. To load a custom file, select the custom checkbock and then custom file "..." This will allow you to load a file form your SD card.
SmallHD User Manual Date & Time Use this menu to adjust the current date & time - this will keep you organized when taking screen captures by using a date in the file name. Date Sets the month/day/year. Time Sets the current time. 24H Display Displays the clock in a 00:00 to 24:00 format, known commonly as 'military time' which makes 12am and 12pm slightly less confusing. MONITOR ID This feature is available in firmware 3.6+ This setting will allow you to give your monitor a specific name.
SmallHD User Manual Profiles [Settings] Save and load profiles between monitors to keep your monitor’s configuration consistent on set or between sets. A profile will contain the settings on your pages, tools and most of the settings in your menus. It will not save the Calibration, appearance, date time, monitor ID or firmware. Profile Name: The default will be Config, you can change this if desired. Save Profile to Storage Saves a profile files, with the name selected name onto your SD card.
SmallHD User Manual System Update system firmware or reset to factory defaults. Firmware Settings Go to this section to update & manage your firmware via SD card. If no SD card or update files is recognized, it will tell you your current Firmware version. Once an SD card with an appropriate file(s) is inserted into the monitor, it will give you the files firmware version and your current one. Selecting this option will update your firmware to the version contained on your SD card (if any).
SmallHD User Manual Factory Reset Settings Go to this section to reset the monitor’s pages & settings to how it was when it came out of the box. Execute Factory Reset Select this option to reset the monitor to its factory default settings. A default factory reset will reset all settings in the menus and pages data. It will keep the firmware, calibration file and registration information. You can reset these also, if you select the appropriate box.
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SmallHD User Manual Aspect (guides) If you are shooting in a different aspect ratio than the expected final output, place an Aspect Guide on your page for framing your shots instead of just using gaffer tape. These act like a Matte, but do not affect your footage. Aspect - Settings ON Enable/Disable the Aspect guide. You can also enable or disable the tool by selecting it on the tool bar. It will be Green when enabled and Grey when disabled.
SmallHD User Manual standard ratio. Custom Ratio (x.xx : 1) will open two new menu options: WIDTH - This sill translate as a % from left to right. HEIGHT - This will translate as a % from top to bottom of the frame. STYLE You have two options. MATTE - will give you "bars" over the top of the image. LINE - Will have a 2-3 Pixel line, like a guide line, showing you the edges of the aspect you have selected.
SmallHD User Manual Navigate to Frame > Aspect and select the '+' to add it to the current page. Once added you can edit the settings by navigating right or tapping the right arrow when ‘Aspect’ is highlighted.
SmallHD User Manual The default setting is for previewing a 4:3 aspect ratio for older TVs. Select 'Ratio' and change it to 2:39 to see the black bars switch to a horizontal configuration.
SmallHD User Manual By default the bars are set to 50% opacity; adjust 'style' and 'opacity' to taste for whatever you find most viewable. Here I set the opacity to 80% to keep the off-screen areas from being distracting. If your production relies on boom audio, you can use the top and bottom dead zones to give your boom operator a 'grace area' for getting close-but-not-too-close.
SmallHD User Manual Safe (guides) Also known as Title-safe, this tool provides a simple line border near edges of the frame as a friendly reminder to keep important elements in-frame to account for 'overscan'- some TVs will crop out part of the frame to fit various aspect ratios/resolutions being sent and title safe is still used by broadcast stations and other users not using an internet medium.
SmallHD User Manual Safe (guides) - Settings On Enable/Disables Safe guides. This can also be done at the tool bar level by activating or deactivating the tool. It will be Green when active and Grey wen not. Format Adjusts the aspect ratio of the safe guides; set this to what you consider the 'least common denominator', i.e. if you have to make a 16x9 AND a 4x3 deliverable, use the 4x3 guide to account for the 'worst case'. *These are the two standard when it comes to Broadcast Television.
SmallHD User Manual Safe (guides) - Quick Start Let's apply Safe guides to a page to help judge where to keep titles and action From any page, click the joystick or tap the screen to bring up ‘Add New Tool’. Navigate to Frame > Safe and select to add it to the current page. Odds are the default setup is all you will need but you can edit the settings by navigating right when ‘Safe’ is highlighted. Let's change the aspect ratio to 4:3 so we can visualize how an old TV would crop our image.
SmallHD User Manual Crosshair Places a crosshair reticule in the center of your image; great reference point on shoots when symmetry or panning accuracy is an important part of the composition. *You will need a video signal to use most tools. Crosshair - Settings On Enable/Disables the Crosshair. This can also be done on the tool bar by selecting the the tool and activating or deactivating it. Active tools are green, inactive are grey.
SmallHD User Manual Opacity Sets the transparency/opacity of the crosshair. Crosshair - Quick Start From any page, click the joystick or tap the screen to bring up ‘Add New Tool’ and navigate to Frame > Crosshair and select to add it to the current page. A crosshair will be placed on your image. You can edit the settings by navigating right when ‘Crosshair’ is highlighted.
SmallHD User Manual Crosshatch 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. Crosshatch - Settings On Enable/Disable the Crosshatch. This can also be done on the tool car by activating or deactivating the tool.
SmallHD User Manual Crosshatch - Quick Start ‘Add New Tool’ and navigate to Frame > Crosshatch and select to add it to the current page. Once the Crosshatch is added you can edit the settings by navigating right when ‘Crosshatch’ is highlighted. The pattern is going to be a 1:1 in sections. So if you want a 3x3 (rule of thirds) it will give you 3 wide by three high which is 9 equal squares in total.
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SmallHD User Manual Exposure Assist (False Color) Exposure Assist is a highly visible, quick and accurate guide to setting exposure for your shots by ‘painting’ pixels when they hit a specified luma (brightness) value.
SmallHD User Manual Alternately you can now create your own exposure/color scale if you find the presets not to your tastes or suitable for your camera. Exposure Assist is a very fast tool for finding proper exposure because you can simply look at your image - if a desired portion of the picture is being painted the color designated for highlights for example, that typically means you'll have to bring down the exposure to regain the detail in that area.
SmallHD User Manual Style Choose from a preset exposure assist scale or start with a generic map that you can customize. You will have the Following Options: ARRI - R(99-100),Y(97-99),Pk(52-56),G(38-42),B(2.5-4),Pu(0-2.5) Spectrum - Rainbow Gradient from Pink(0) to Red(0) MAP (1,2,3) - Custom settings that you create Edit (MAP) You can make up to 3 different MAP styles. You can have up to 10 different gradient selections on a single MAP setting.
SmallHD User Manual We recommend leaving this on for most shooting scenarios unless you are baking a LUT into your footage on set and do not intend to color grade in post. Show IRE Guide Display a visual ‘legend’ to help make sense of the colors that correspond to brightness values. This is helpful as a reminder if you have a wide variety of aspects you are monitoring. Guide Location Set the location of the IRE guide to a spot of your choosing.
SmallHD User Manual To begin setting the scale we need to first find the limits. For the following example I'm using a DVX200 set to V-Log gamma but this procedure applies to any camera or gamma.
SmallHD User Manual I briefly pointed the camera towards the sun during midday for this shot - this is generally not advisable to keep the sensor safe but I did it so you don't have to ;-) Add an Exposure Assist via Add Tool > Expose > Exposure Assist if not already applied.
SmallHD User Manual Even though the sun area is clearly clipping, the Arri false color scale doesn't pick it up - we need to fix this for an accurate reading. Select 'Style' and choose 'Map1' to start with an empty preset that we can modify.
SmallHD User Manual A default color and range is placed onto the scale; let's change this color by selecting it Let's choose red to act as an overexposure clip warning.
SmallHD User Manual Move the color block to the far right - now any values in the 90%-100% range will get painted red. As can be seen none of the values in this image even reach 90% so we need to decrease the 'MIN' until we see a red blob appear where the sun is located. When decreased to 80%, we have finally found the limit at which this camera clips highlights.
SmallHD User Manual This red area is telling you 'this data is getting clipped' so let's set up another small color value immediately beside this one to act as a warning: Now if you see orange it means you're almost clipping highlights and if you see red you are clipping highlights.
SmallHD User Manual Repeat the same process but this time to the darker extremes - I have my shot set up in a dark environment but you may simply cover the lens for this stage when looking to pinpoint the camera & gamma's native black point.
SmallHD User Manual Set the MIN to 0 and adjust the MAX value to the point where color starts being introduced - You can customize this value until the noise level is acceptable to you (anything that gets painted blue is considered 'clipped', so increase the MAX to 'clip' more of the noise). Because Exposure Assist is ultimately a guide, setting these ranges is for keeping us aware of issues as soon as they show up.
SmallHD User Manual This is what our scale looks like with the upper and lower ranges applied: 1303 User Guide Page 88
SmallHD User Manual Here is what a shot looks like when we're employing the new exposure scale. The colors reveal precisely which areas are recoverable and which are lost. Red areas are clipped highlights, blue areas are noisy/clipped shadows. You may continue to add colors to the scale, for example a midpoint to represent skin tones or an 18% grey card/chart.
SmallHD User Manual Once added you can edit the settings by navigating right or tapping the right arrow when ‘Exposure assist’ is highlighted. By default the Arri False Color scale is used which is a great place to start. You will also have the Spectrum False color, which is a gradient of color from Pink-Blue-Green-YellowRed. This is easily seen on the Guide bar. You can also create your own custom set, up to 3.
SmallHD User Manual This allows you to make exposure decisions that are based on numeric values as opposed to simply how the image appears, which depending on viewing environment and many other factors can yield inconsistent results. Enable 'SHOW IRE GUIDE' to get an on-monitor view of which values are getting mapped to the colors on the scale. Exposure values near the 50% mark on the scale will generally provide the most natural result on human skin.
SmallHD User Manual Sticking with this exposure value means we'll be clipping a portion of the sky & sun - Exposure Assist makes it clear which areas will be clipping/losing detail as a result of overexposure by painting such areas red. Clipped areas are tricky to manipulate in post production because they are effectively comprised of a single 'blob' of color/value.
SmallHD User Manual If I darken everything but the sky/sun, they each appear much more acceptable: When graded normally, skin tones maintain plenty of detail due to being exposed in an optimal range.
SmallHD User Manual Below-left is an example of normally-exposed face, below-right is an example of an underexposed face that has been brought up in color grading - take note the difference in image noise. Exposing a shot ‘just right’ will vary greatly between shoots, operators and cameras but is always a compromise in some way.
SmallHD User Manual intended color grade, delivery methods, VFX and of course the camera itself - some handle highlights better than shadows for example, others vice-versa.
SmallHD User Manual Zebra Similar to Exposure Assist, the Zebra tool helps you monitor exposure to your image properly by displaying a stripe pattern (sometimes called marching ants) over a specific brightness range (IRE) on your image.
SmallHD User Manual for your other on-set tasks, try creating a new page specifically for it so that you can flip back and forth for a quick exposure spot-check when needed. If you would rather look at a graph to exposure your image than to have it 'painted over', have a look at the Waveform. Zebra - Settings Access Zebra tool settings menu by navigating right or pressing the right arrow when Zebra is highlighted in the tool list. On Toggles Zebra Off/On.
SmallHD User Manual Ignore Look When using a Look (3D LUT) file, you may want to enable this feature which applies the zebra tool to the original picture coming into the monitor and ignores the applied 3D LUT which would alter the points at which the tool would activate. This is important because it allows you to adjust for the original shot, giving you the most flexibility in post.
SmallHD User Manual Navigate to Expose > Zebra and select the '+' to add it to the current page. We don't see any effect yet because the Zebra tool only activates by default on 100% brightness and above (confusingly, luma values can reach below 0% and above 100%).
SmallHD User Manual Because our camera places its overexposure limit below 100% or 100 IRE (quite common when shooting in log/flat gammas) we need to adjust the minimum IRE until the Zebra is activated. You can edit the settings by navigating right (tap the arrow on touchscreen) when ‘Zebra’ is highlighted. Now decrease the 'MIN IRE' setting until you can see a zebra pattern being painted over the brightest portion of your image. This adjustment will vary between cameras/gammas.
SmallHD User Manual Bright objects, lights, sun often need to be overexposed and will display a zebra pattern in these cases. If you wish to make the Zebra pattern more visible (purely cosmetic) you can change the color of the highlighted area. I have changed mine to red to make a very distinct overexposure warning area.
SmallHD User Manual At this point you may wish to add a second Zebra tool and set its range to shadow areas to act as exposure 'boundaries' to help maximize dynamic range. Here we place the MIN IRE at its lowest possible setting then set the MAX IRE to 0 and increase if necessary until pitch-black shadow areas activate the filter. Feel free to place a lens cap on your camera to gauge what it considers pitch black.
SmallHD User Manual Now we have a page configured to warn us when we are overexposing and when underexposing our footage. Anything in these areas will be clipped so you can now adjust for these limits consistently and precisely. Because the Zebra tool doesn't activate on parts of the image outside the specified ranges, it combines well with other tools such as a Focus Assist or Frame Guides without the screen becoming too cluttered.
SmallHD User Manual Color Picker 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.
SmallHD User Manual An example use case for the color picker is placing the sampler on a mid grey card before every take during changing weather conditions. Roll exposure to keep the values matched for consistent exposure throughout the day. Speed is not where the Color Picker shines for setting exposure if you need to keep an eye on several areas simultaneously - for the fastest exposure tools we recommend Zebra, Exposure Assist or the Waveform if you prefer a scope.
SmallHD User Manual Color Adjusts the color of the crosshair for easier viewability. Joy Speed Adjusts the speed at which the color picker crosshair will glide across the screen when moved. Color Picker - Quick Start In this section we will add a Color Picker to a page and use it to set exposure in differing lighting conditions using a calibration chart. From any page with a video feed, click the joystick or tap the screen to bring up ‘Add New Tool’.
SmallHD User Manual A stats window and crosshair populate the window; if we move the joystick or tap the screen we can change the point currently being sampled. Set the crosshair on a point on the image that you wish to get a precise reading from. In my case I will pick the middle grey chip on an X-Rite ColorChecker Video chart. This enables us to set consistent exposure shot-to-shot, resulting in less work fixing levels in post.
SmallHD User Manual This particular color chip has been designed to read as 'middle grey'. Look for the 'Y' (luma/brightness) percentage and roll exposure until it reads near 50%.
SmallHD User Manual To compensate all we need to do is roll (close) the iris until we get back to the same value from before.
SmallHD User Manual Using the same technique we can adjust for exposure under any lighting condition and arrive at a clean result that will give us consistent, gradeable footage! 1303 User Guide Page 110
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SmallHD User Manual Histogram The Histogram is a brightness graph - left side is darker values, right side brighter. Use it to judge the overall balance of exposure in your image. Histogram - Overview Determining where your exposure is balanced is simple with the Histogram- if a 'lump' is shifting more to the left, more of your image is in shadow, if a 'lump' is towards the right, your image is largely in highlight.
SmallHD User Manual Beyond determining exposure balance, the Histogram is outclassed in utility by the other exposure aids that are more suitable for pinpointing specific issues on the image. For the most versatile scope for most setups, have a look at the Waveform. The Histogram is a good low-profile scope as it doesn't generally lose any utility by being scaled down and mostly out of the way. Histogram - Settings On Toggles Histogram Off/On.
SmallHD User Manual There are 9 locations to place the Histogram field: TOP - Left, Center, Right MIDDLE - Left, Center, Right BOTTOM - Left, Center, Right *(Full Screen is another option) Opacity Adjusts the transparency of the black background behind the Histogram for readability. Boosting Intensity helps to compensate for a lower Opacity. Ignore Look Because monitoring with a Look (3D LUT) alters the image and therefore its exposure, it can be useful to ignore its effects on exposure tools.
SmallHD User Manual A graph appears in the top-right of the image. It will default to LUMA values (Overall Exposure). Histograms read Shadow levels on the left and Highlights on the right. The weight of the curve will tell you where your exposure values are falling along that scale. The overall 'weight' of the image data is positioned towards the left of the graph; this is telling us we have a lot more shadow areas than highlight areas.
SmallHD User Manual Since this is a daytime shot with relatively even light (no super-bright objects) we can roll exposure to better balance the 'lump' of the graph toward the center.
SmallHD User Manual There are no 'spikes' toward the far-left or far-right of the graph, meaning everything in our shot is within a usable exposure range and as a result no clipping is occurring. Let's edit how the graph appears by navigating right or tapping the arrow when ‘Histogram’ is highlighted. For a bit more useful info you can navigate to 'STYLE' and set from LUMA to RGB to get access to color information in addition to luma/value.
SmallHD User Manual We can also adjust the size of the graph any way we wish (or use FULL SCREEN to dedicate an entire page to the feature) With the addition of RGB data, we can tell that our image has a warm cast toward the brighter end (yellow area) and a cooler cast in the shadows (blue area).
SmallHD User Manual Cameras which have an 'auto exposure' will often use an internal histogram as their guide, meaning it will center the 'weight' on the graph as best as possible just as we are doing here manually. Because the Histogram does not know the context of your shot it can sometimes be tricky to use for exposure balance.
SmallHD User Manual Waveform The Waveform is generally considered the most robust exposure tool because it plots your image's luminance (brightness) -- and chrominance if using RGB mode -- to a graph but unlike the Histogram, it physically matches the screen from left-to-right. 1. Waveform - Overview Although SmallHD provides many available tools to help with setting proper exposure, most of the decision will be down to what works for you. Use this section if you need help deciding where to start.
SmallHD User Manual Once you get comfortable with how the Waveform works you can quickly reach optimal exposure with it by balancing exposure between the top and bottom of the graph to make sure highlights and shadows aren't being clipped too harshly. If they are, perhaps adding some light into shadow areas or diffusing/ filtering highlights can help compensate.
SmallHD User Manual Style You will have three options: LUMA displays a brightness/luma plot only RGB graphs each primary color on top of one another. RGB PARADE physically separates the Red, Blue and Green channels into discrete sections from left to right so they can be viewed easily in isolation. LAYOUT Layout has a set of Submenus that will allow you to set the positioning, scale and visibility of the Waveform.
SmallHD User Manual We recommend leaving this at 100 (or set to the same width as your image) to gain the benefit if the graph matching up evenly with your image from left-to-right. *Color This is only available if using LUMA Style. You can select the color of the waveform if desired from a specified set. *Height Scales the Waveform vertically. *Location Set the location of the Waveform to a spot of your choosing - useful when placing multiple tools/scopes on screen.
SmallHD User Manual SPOT METER Brings up a small, moveable ‘window’ you can place on the image that highlights the portion of the Waveform it corresponds to. Useful for getting very specific exposure information from a specific part of the image such as skin tones, hot spots or calibration charts. This will open a submenu for more settings. *Enabled Toggles visibility of the Spot Meter. This must be enabled to open the sub menu. *Width Adjusts the width of the Spot Meter.
SmallHD User Manual *Overlaid Toggles if the legend is outside of the waveform (right) or over the top of it (left). *If in full screen mode, the outside will push the legend off the screen. If you want the legend outside and have a full screen waveform, you will need to adjust the size manually rather than using the fill screen and shorten the width 94. *Num Labels This breaks the measurements from 0 to 100 into multiples: 2 - x100 (0,100) 3 - x50 (50,100) 4 - x33 (33,66...) 5 - x24 (25,50...
SmallHD User Manual 3. Waveform - Quick-Start Press right on the joystick or tap the right arrow next to 'ADD NEW TOOL' and navigate to Scopes > Waveform and select to add it to the current page. Once added you can edit the settings by navigating right when ‘Waveform’ is highlighted. Select ‘Style’ and switch from LUMA to RGB - this will let you observe each Red, Green and Blue value simultaneously - a unique benefit of the Waveform.
SmallHD User Manual Back out of the Edit Tool menu to observe the waveform in action and to accurately expose your footage. The Waveform ‘flattens’ at the top when highlights are being blown or 'clipped' - this will result in footage that is a solid 'block' of color without the ability to manipulate it meaningfully in post production.
SmallHD User Manual Rolling exposure downwards, the lines 'un-flatten' and much more of the window can now be manipulated in color grading while some areas remain overexposed.
SmallHD User Manual If we keep rolling exposure down (closing the aperture) we will continue seeing more 'into' the brighter details at the expense of shadow details which become 'crushed' or 'clipped' and effectively lost similar to overexposure. The key to finding a healthy exposure relies on a graceful balance between clipped highlights (top of graph) and crushed/noisy shadows (bottom of graph).
SmallHD User Manual Notice how adjusting the white balance setting on the camera shifts the RGB 'bands' - when lined up they turn white, indicating a proper white balance setting.
SmallHD User Manual Vectorscope 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.
SmallHD User Manual Vectorscope - Settings Access Vectorscope tool settings menu by navigating right or pressing the right arrow when Vectorscope is highlighted in the tool list. On Toggles Vectorscope Off/On. This can be done on the Tool Bar by selecting the tool. Active tools are Green, while inactive tools are Grey. Size Adjust the size of the Vectorscope for best view-ability. The size ranges from 20 to 60. At 60, the scope takes up about 2 quadrants of a 3x3 grid.
SmallHD User Manual Vectorscope - Quick Start In this section we will add a Vectorscope to a page and use it to light a scene with complimentary colors. ‘Add New Tool’ Navigate to Scopes > Vectorscope and select the '+' to add it to the current page. A Vectorscope appears at the bottom of the image. The 'blob' is largely contained in the center of the graticule/crosshairs which means the colors of the current image are not very saturated (which is especially true as this footage is using log-based gamma).
SmallHD User Manual If we apply a LUT to this page, the Vectorscope reacts by expanding its plotted area. The scope confirms that we are viewing a more heavily saturated image after applying the look. The Vectorscope uses the same layout as a color wheel and therefore principles of color theory apply - for example we can achieve complimentary colors by ensuring our scene plots to the graph on exactly opposing sides.
SmallHD User Manual famous/infamous 'teal/orange' look popularized in Hollywood where skin is orange and nearly everything else gets colorized as teal. We can edit some settings by navigating right or tapping the right arrow when ‘Vectorscope’ is highlighted in the toolbar. You can adjust the SIZE of the graph for better visibility. At this stage feel free to use Size & Position or Crop & Scale to arrange the image and scope so that they don't overlap.
SmallHD User Manual Because the entire image is being plotted to the graph all at once, we can check the status of individual areas by using Pixel Zoom in combination with the Vectorscope for spot meter functionality! Press up on the joystick or pinch-to-zoom on touchscreens while the scope is activated to see its effect.
SmallHD User Manual Zooming into an area consisting of only skin tones reveals the exact hue in which they plot - the result is slightly toward the yellow side - this is the result of a golden reflector which was used to bounce light onto the face. If we had used a silver reflector, the facial tones would rest precisely on the skin tone line.
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SmallHD User Manual Focus Assist 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. Focus Assist - Overview If configured properly, Focus Assist makes finding your focus point extremely easy- simply roll focus until your subject is displaying bright edge highlights. Focus Assist is a method to find your focus point because of its pronounced effect on in-focus edges.
SmallHD User Manual speedy usage. The way it works is that the filter is looking for hard, crisp edges. When it sees crisp lines, it will add digital noise over the top, giving you a visual cue that those areas are in focus. *FOCUS ASSIST is a tool that can be very useful for critical focus. It is best used when your depth of field is shallow and you want to be sure that your subject falls within the goldilocks zone.
SmallHD User Manual B&W Background Makes the underlying image monochrome so that the highlight color is more visible. This can be useful when you have trouble finding a color for the highlight that will not separate from your background. Brightness Adjust the brightness, which will affect black levels and luminance. (ie not a flat log signal) source, translating into a clearer view of what is in focus.
SmallHD User Manual Once added you can edit the settings by navigating right or tapping the right arrow when ‘Focus Assist’ is highlighted. The default sensitivity is usually a good starting point but if you are not seeing enough edge highlighting, give this value a boost.
SmallHD User Manual Notice how we are picking up many edges that are not in focus in addition to the areas that are in focus. Increase the next slider labeled 'Peak Thresh' to help eliminate the false positives.
SmallHD User Manual Now we are getting a much more isolated area of focus with this particular setup. A good rule-of-thumb for sensitivity/threshold is to adjust until image noise is just out of range of affecting the filter drastically. Some false positives will almost always be present and proper usage is generally about looking at the 'center of mass' of the colorized area as the focus distance.
SmallHD User Manual Peaking Peaking essentially mimics an exaggerated 'sharpening' filter like you may find on a consumer TV this effectively increases contrast on in-focus portions of your image while retaining full color unlike Focus Assist. Because of its relatively benign effect on the image this makes it great to use in combination with other features.
SmallHD User Manual Brightness/Contrast Adjust the brightness/contrast of the image to feed the Peaking filter with an adequate (ie not a flat log signal) source, translating into a clearer view of what is in focus. Any active exposure tools will respond to changes in brightness and contrast made here unless "Ignore Look" has been applied on each exposure tool - we recommend leaving these checked so that you are making exposure judgements off your original footage.
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SmallHD User Manual Look (3D LUT) A Look or 3D LUT is a simple but very powerful way to apply a color grade to footage. 3D LUT files are quite small, (often around 1MB) and can be produced with most any color grading software and can be saved on to an SD card for use on the monitor or at any point in post production.
SmallHD User Manual *Many camera manufactures will post LUTS for corrections for their specific camera models on their websites. This is a god place to go to get a base LUT. *REMEMBER this is an approximation to show what the footage will remember when finalized. Since there has been no post processing (color enhancements etc) this will not be the Final result but rather a representation.
SmallHD User Manual Input Data Range If your LUT has been designed for ‘legal’ broadcast range (16-235 for 8-bit, 64-940 for 10-bit), use this setting so that your signal gets displayed properly. If you aren't sure what this means, leave at the ‘full’ setting. Full should give you the spectrum set in the LUT itself. This will be most noticeable when using scopes.
SmallHD User Manual With the LUTs placed on the SD card, insert it into your monitor. From any page with a video feed, click the joystick or tap the screen to bring up ‘Add New Tool’ and navigate to Overlay > Look. You will then be presented with a file browser where you can select your Look. You can see a preview before making a selection.
SmallHD User Manual The Look is now applied to the page.
SmallHD User Manual Image Overlay Image Overlay places an image (taken with the Image Capture function or manually placed from a computer onto the SD card) directly on top of your footage - very useful for judging shot continuity, particularly when using the built-in 'blink' feature. Image Overlay - Settings Access Image Overlay tool settings menu by navigating right or pressing the right arrow when Image Overlay is highlighted in the tool list.
SmallHD User Manual On Toggles display of the currently selected Image Capture. You can also do this on the tool bar. Select the tool and activate or deactivate it as desired. Green tools are active, they are Grey when inactive. Opacity Set the transparency/opacity of the Image Overlay. Blink Speed Blinks the overlaid image at a speed of your choosing. Leaving this at zero disables the Blink functionality. Speed of 1 = on for 2 seconds, off for 2 seconds. Speed of 10 = on and off 2x per second.
SmallHD User Manual By default Image Overlay displays the latest snapshot taken with Image Capture at 50% opacity. You can edit the settings by navigating right with a joystick or tapping the right arrow on a touchscreen when ‘Image Overlay’ is highlighted.
SmallHD User Manual If you wish to overlay an image from a computer, first ensure it is in .jpg format and save it anywhere to the SD card. You can select it with CHOOSE IMAGE [above] If we then dial up BLINK SPEED the monitor will flash alternately between the live feed and the Image Capture, offering a very clear view of how to fix the shot.
SmallHD User Manual Increasing the OPACITY gives us a clearer distinction between the two images when blinking (if not set to blink, this will make the overlaid image completely opaque, covering the underlying feed) 1303 User Guide Page 157
SmallHD User Manual With Image Overlay blinking, we now have a straightforward means of matching the original placement of characters on screen! 1303 User Guide Page 158
SmallHD User Manual Image Capture 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. If using a 500/700 (joystick) series monitor, the snapshot function can be quickly accessed by pressing the 'O' (capture) button on the top-right of the unit. On Production monitors press the 'CAP' button next to the joystick.
SmallHD User Manual Image Capture - Settings Image Capture Settings can be found in the global Settings Menu > Capture > Image Capture Image Capture - Quick Start In this section we will add Image Capture to a page and set it up so that a snapshot (with a LUT) gets taken every time we press record on our camera (currently compatible with SDI cameras only) resulting in graded stills of each take from the day's footage. First insert an SD card on which to save your images.
SmallHD User Manual You will see the snapshot overlay appear indicating the monitor is ready for a snapshot. *This is just letting you know the tool is active, it does not get captured to the image. It does not apply to the capture zone. The Capture will be of the entire frame.
SmallHD User Manual Click the joystick (or tap the touchscreen) to capture an image. A flag appears at the top to inform you of where you are saving your image and its name. Next let's enable the capture of LUTs so that we can take color-graded snapshots. Start by pressing down on the joystick or swiping down on a touchscreen monitor to access the zoomed-out view.
SmallHD User Manual Move left until you reach the global Settings menu. Image Capture settings are located in the far-left Settings menu since they affect the way images are captured globally across the monitor.
SmallHD User Manual Navigate to Capture > Image Capture and select 'CAPTURE LUTS' to automatically apply any active Look/3D LUT to the saved image. Flip back over to the page with Image Capture applied so that we can take a snapshot.
SmallHD User Manual Let's add a Look (3D LUT) to the page via Add Tool > Overlay > Look Next select a Look/3D LUT from an SD card or the internal memory.
SmallHD User Manual If you wish to learn how to create your own Look/3D LUT in Davinci Resolve, follow our video tutorial! We're finally ready to take a snapshot! Select Image Capture that's already in the toolbar.
SmallHD User Manual A grey snapshot overlay will appear; click the joystick or tap the screen and the overlay turns green, indicating a snapshot has been taken. The screen will also appear to flicker.
SmallHD User Manual To browse through your captured images on the monitor, you can access the Image Gallery back from within the global Settings menu. The default capture location is under the SD/IMAGES, so navigate to this folder by selecting the appropriate folders in the Image Gallery. Note the difference in color grade between our first capture and each additional capture due to the application of the Look/3D LUT.
SmallHD User Manual Select any image to display it in full screen. *If you are having issue displaying the image full screen on the LITE series, use the Image Overlay tool at 100% to preview your images.
SmallHD User Manual At this point you could apply any screenshot as an Image Overlay for help with continuity/shot matching or plug the SD card into a computer to backup/save/edit.
SmallHD User Manual Audio Meters Monitor up to 8 channels of audio with a built-in clip warning. Audio Meters - Settings Access Audio Meters tool settings by navigating right or pressing the right arrow when Audio Meters is highlighted in the tool list. On Toggles the Audio Meters Off/On. You can also do this on the tool bar. Select the tool and activate or deactivate it as desired. Green tools are active, they are Grey when inactive.
SmallHD User Manual Location Arrange the Audio Meters on-screen using various pre-set locations to make way for other tools or the image itself. You have 6 options: TOP - Left, Center, Right BOTTOM - Left, Center, Right Opacity Set the transparency/opacity of the Audio Meters. Audio Meters - Quick Start In this section we will add Audio Meters to a page so we can keep an eye on levels.
SmallHD User Manual Select 'Size' and bring it up to 100 for a full-width audio meter. You can also increase the amount of channels being displayed if your production requires it. If you don't wish to have Audio Meters covering your image, you can scale the image to make room with Size & Position.
SmallHD User Manual Metadata Displays a small information bar containing metadata information being sent over HDMI or SDI such as timecode and tally flags. Useful for ensuring the camera is recording without having to take your eyes off the monitor. Not all cameras support outputting metadata over HDMI or SDI. Some cameras may not have metadata enabled by default. Please refer to your camera's user manual for information on supported metadata and how to enable this feature.
SmallHD User Manual Record Enables display of the camera’s record flag being sent over HDMI or SDI. This displays as a red rectangle around the edge of the monitor frame. Location Arrange the SDI Metadata on-screen using various pre-set locations to make way for other tools or the image itself. You have 6 locations: TOP - Left, Center, Right BOTTOM - Left, Cetner, Right Opacity Set the transparency/opacity of the Metadata. Metadata - Quick Start Let's add Metadata to a page.
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SmallHD User Manual Crop & Scale If you plan to crop your image, for example shooting interviews in 4K and zooming in post for the 'close up' or for cameras that don't send a fullscreen feed to the monitor, this tool lets you previsualize a custom crop and will automatically scale up the remaining portion to fill the page. You will need a video signal to use this tool.
SmallHD User Manual Crop & Scale - Settings Access Crop & Scale tool settings menu by navigating right or pressing the right arrow when Crop & Scale is highlighted in the tool list. Once you make your adjustments, the image will become full screen. When in the tool module, you will see a red guide to show where your selected frame line is. On Toggles Crop & Scale Off/On. You can also do this on the tool bar. Select the tool and activate or deactivate it as desired.
SmallHD User Manual Right When ‘Center Crop’ is unselected, this will adjust the amount of cropping being applied to the right-hand side of the image. Top When ‘Center Crop’ is unselected, this will adjust the amount of cropping being applied to the top of the image. Bottom When ‘Center Crop’ is unselected, this will adjust the amount of cropping being applied to the bottom of the image.
SmallHD User Manual From any page with a feed, click the joystick or tap the screen to bring up ‘Add New Tool’. Navigate to Scale > Crop & Scale and select the '+' to add it to the current page.
SmallHD User Manual Once added you can edit the settings by navigating right or tapping the right arrow when ‘Crop & Scale’ is highlighted. Navigate to HEIGHT. Take note of the red border - anything outside this area gets cropped when exiting the tool.
SmallHD User Manual Decrease the HEIGHT to 75% which simulates the same cropped area as a 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Press the Back button or tap the top-left arrow to back out of the edit menu.
SmallHD User Manual Now our image is being cropped to the setting we chose. We just need to shift it upwards with Size & Position so it no longer overlaps with the Waveform. Add Size & Position via Add New Tool > Scale > Size & Position.
SmallHD User Manual Once added, open the edit menu by tapping or pressing right on the Size & Position tool. Select LOCATION and then tap towards the top of the image or press up on the joystick. Back out of the edit menu for a full-screen view of a 2.
SmallHD User Manual Size & Position 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. Size & Position - Settings On Enables/disables the Size & Position tool. You can also do this on the tool bar. Select the tool and activate or deactivate it as desired. Green tools are active, they are Grey when inactive.
SmallHD User Manual Size & Position - Quick Start In this section we will use Size & Position to help arrange the image so that a full-width Waveform will not overlap the footage, enabling a clean view of the picture and the scope on the same page. I have already added a Waveform to an empty page and adjusted its height from 50 down to 25 to make a bit more room for the image, but it is still covering a portion of the picture which we can address with Scale & Position.
SmallHD User Manual Once added you can edit the settings by navigating right when ‘Size & Position’ is highlighted. Navigate to SIZE and adjust it from 100 to 75- you will notice the image scaling from its' center point. Because the Waveform is scaled to 25% height, the image fits perfectly when scaled to 75%.
SmallHD User Manual Now move the image to the top of the frame by selecting LOCATION and pressing up on the joystick or tapping the top portion of the image. This leaves us with an unobstructed view of the Waveform.
SmallHD User Manual Press Back or tap the left arrow at the top right hand corner to exit. Next we edit the Waveform and scale its WIDTH to 75 to match the width of the image.
SmallHD User Manual At this stage you can use the LOCATION adjustment to add & arrange more tools such as a Vectorscope and Histogram if you wish.
SmallHD User Manual Anamorphic 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.
SmallHD User Manual Desqueeze Choose the amount to de-squeeze your input by. Choices are 1×, 1.33× (this will stretch a 4×3 video back to 16×9), 1.5×, 1.66x, 1.79x, 2×, or Custom. Selecting Custom from the Desqueeze setting will add this additional setting. It brings up a slider allowing you to adjust your anamorphic de-squeeze by a custom value between 1.00× to 3.00×. Please note that this is an adjustment factor based off your video input, not the aspect ratio you are working in.
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SmallHD User Manual RT Teradek Motion Overlay https://support.teradek.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020392513-Teradek-RT-SmallHD-Integration Below are steps to activate the Lens Data Overlay feature. Before continuing, please see the following requirements: • Lens Mapping License If you have a CTRL.1, you need to purchase a Lens Mapping License. If you have a CTRL.3, the license is already included.
SmallHD User Manual 1. If you have not yet activated lens mapping on CTRL.1, visit https://activate.teradek.com/ and enter your controller’s UID to generate a license key. 2. From the controller, navigate to LENS>LENSMAP and select one of the configured lens maps. If you have not yet created a lens map, follow the instructions here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/ 301290121 3. Firmware 1.4 and earlier : Press the MENU button to return to the main menu, then navigate to ADV>SMALLHD.
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SmallHD User Manual OS3 Software Update Latest version overview can be found here. Compatibility OS3 firmware is compatible with all current SmallHD monitors (FOCUS series monitors, 500 series monitors, 700 series monitors, Cine 7 series monitors, all Bolt monitors, 1300 series monitors, 1700 series monitors, 2400 series monitors, and 3200 series monitors). OS3 is not compatible with legacy monitors (DP1, DP6, DP4, AC7, and DP7-PRO).
SmallHD User Manual How to Format an SD Card You must format the SD card using a computer. The monitor cannot format the card. Windows Instructions Formatting a card in Windows macOS Instructions Format your card using Disk Utility. Click Erase to begin the formatting process. When choosing the format, be sure to select MS-DOS (FAT).
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SmallHD User Manual How to make a LUT TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS All Monitors – SmallHD – Technical – Conversion LUTs PROBLEM Is there a way to get the LUTs pre-installed on my SmallHD Focus monitor from the monitor to my computer? In particular the one converting the slog-3 to a rec 709. Any chance I can get that one? SOLUTION Unfortunately that internal conversion is not made with a LUT. We recommend this free pack of utility/ conversion LUTs, though, which includes S-Log3 to Rec 709: https://luts.iwltbap.
SmallHD User Manual (Mac HD) > Library > Application Support > Blackmagic Design > Davinci Resolve or in Windows: C:/ProgramData/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Support/LUT/ 2. Select the Edit page at the bottom of the main window 3. Drag and drop a video clip from the desktop into the timeline - (any video clip will work, we will only use it to ensure the LUT actually gets applied) 4.
SmallHD User Manual 5. In the Node view in the upper-right, right-click the only node (01) and select LUTs > (location of your LUT from step 1) to apply the grade to the clip 6. You should see a grid icon appear at the bottom of the node indicating it has a 3D LUT applied.
SmallHD User Manual 7. Select the clip itself toward the middle-left of the main window (as opposed to the node at the upperright) 8.
SmallHD User Manual 9. Save to an SD card for use in SmallHD monitors and elsewhere (ensure that the file retains a .cube extension or the LUT will not be recognized by the monitor).
SmallHD User Manual How to auto-calibrate your monitor *Please be aware that the SmallHD branded i1 Xrite probe has been discontinued. (2019) The probe will work on some of our older products for the "Auto Calibration Function". The unit must have a USB port and be within the specs that the Probe will function with. The Probe can be used with an intermediary (computer) as long as the Panel is below 1000 nit and is not recommended for OLED or HDR. *You should calibrate your monitor at your own risk.
SmallHD User Manual Focusing Tips Manually focusing a camera with accuracy can be difficult, thankless, and if unchecked can lead to a surprise of the worst kind in post-production. Use SmallHD's industry-leading focusing toolset to help achieve razor-sharp focus every time and to free you up for other on-set tasks. Pixel Zoom Pixel Zoom lets you quickly 'push in' to your image to make careful judgements over any details and to check for accurate focus before rolling.
SmallHD User Manual Pixel zoom is unique in that it isn't added to a page like other tools but is accessible from any time by pushing up on the joystick or using pinch-to-zoom on touchscreen monitors. Focus Assist Focus Assist is a filter that looks at your image for areas of dense contrast and highlights those areas with a color of your choosing. This represents the 'in-focus' portion of your image which can be seen clearly in a wide variety of viewing conditions.
SmallHD User Manual If you need the fastest, most apparent view of what's in focus, for example when shooting with a gimbal where you can't get a close view of the screen, Focus Assist is a great option. Peaking Peaking is essentially the 'sharpness' filter turned all the way up -- meaning in-focus edges highlight similarly to Focus Assist, but it doesn't alter the image as drastically which can be helpful when used in combination with other tools.
SmallHD User Manual If you need to manage several aspects of your image at once while still focusing, Peaking may be the correct tool for the job since it doesn't mess around too much with the integrity of the original image.
SmallHD User Manual Focusing Tips Manually focusing a camera with accuracy can be difficult, thankless, and if unchecked can lead to a surprise of the worst kind in post-production. Use SmallHD's industry-leading focusing toolset to help achieve razor-sharp focus every time and to free you up for other on-set tasks. Pixel Zoom Pixel Zoom lets you quickly 'push in' to your image to make careful judgements over any details and to check for accurate focus before rolling.
SmallHD User Manual Pixel zoom is unique in that it isn't added to a page like other tools but is accessible from any time by pushing up on the joystick or using pinch-to-zoom on touchscreen monitors. Focus Assist Focus Assist is a filter that looks at your image for areas of dense contrast and highlights those areas with a color of your choosing. This represents the 'in-focus' portion of your image which can be seen clearly in a wide variety of viewing conditions.
SmallHD User Manual If you need the fastest, most apparent view of what's in focus, for example when shooting with a gimbal where you can't get a close view of the screen, Focus Assist is a great option. Peaking Peaking is essentially the 'sharpness' filter turned all the way up -- meaning in-focus edges highlight similarly to Focus Assist, but it doesn't alter the image as drastically which can be helpful when used in combination with other tools.
SmallHD User Manual If you need to manage several aspects of your image at once while still focusing, Peaking may be the correct tool for the job since it doesn't mess around too much with the integrity of the original image.
SmallHD User Manual How to use Tools - Case Study (Joystick) USING TOOLS - CASE STUDY Below we will walk through an example of using tools. Let's make a new page into a 'focus + framing' page that we can flip to for composing our shot and nailing focus. This will include a focus assist, a crosshair for accuracy performing pan/tilt and custom frame guides for a cinemascope aspect ratio. We will also go over adding a LUT to a new page and show the benefit of using the page system. Open the TOOL bar.
SmallHD User Manual To fix this, edit Focus Assist by pressing to the right when it is highlighted in the tool bar, and navigate to Peak Threshold.
SmallHD User Manual Bringing Peak Threshold up to around 30 does a better job of causing only in-focus areas to activate the filter but this is ultimately a balance that may need tweaking depending on the camera/shot. To make the effect more visible we can boost up the Sensitivity and change the Color.
SmallHD User Manual Next Add a Crosshair to the page by going through Add Tool > Frame > Crosshair Finally we can add an Aspect Guide by going to Add Tool > Frame > Aspect.
SmallHD User Manual This time when highlighting the '+', press down once and click to add Aspect Guides to all pages.
SmallHD User Manual This will ensure you are able to view this tool on every page of the monitor, and any edits to it are made globally. Any tool can be added to all pages, including scaling adjustments and Look (3D LUT) files. By default the Aspect Guide is set up for a 4x3 aspect ratio for times when you're needing to preview the cutoff area of an old-school monitor. Press right to edit the Aspect Guide.
SmallHD User Manual Navigate to "Ratio", select it and change the aspect ratio to "2.39" for cinemascope viewing. Next move down to 'Opacity' and increase its percentage to view the guide becoming more opaque for a more visible effect.
SmallHD User Manual Now we have a page that lets us focus our shot and frame it up properly for the common 2.39 aspect ratio. Adding a Look (3D LUT) file to a page Look files (3D LUTs) are a great way to visualize color grades without 'baking' anything into the footage - great for testing out different looks on set. Try our free 'Movie Looks' pack which can be placed on an SD card for use on your monitor or at any point in post production.
SmallHD User Manual Notice how when you add a new page, the Aspect Guide that was set for 'all pages' shows up automatically.
SmallHD User Manual Click to add a new tool and this time navigate to Overlay > Look and select the '+'. You will immediately be presented with a file browser to select a 3D LUT file.
SmallHD User Manual Selecting it will apply it to this page. Adding several LUTs to several pages can be a great way to test out looks for a shoot while mobile, enabling creative decisions to be made early rather than in post production.
SmallHD User Manual To learn how to create your own color grade in Davinci Resolve and save the result as a LUT to be used on your monitor, check out the tutorial video (19m). Conclusion As you can see Pages can take very different roles depending on your needs.
