Blackmagicdesign Video Assist Installation And Operation Manual

Video Settings 3D LUTs can be imported into your video assist so you can display the video with color corrected looks applied. 3D LUTs can be generated as .cube files in DaVinci Resolve and you can find more information in the DaVinci Resolve manual. Refer to the ‘storage, monitor, display, audio and setup settings’ section in this manual for information on 3D LUTs and how to import them using Blackmagic Video Assist Setup. About Settings Use this tab to view information about your video assist such as the currently installed internal software, and the name of ...

LCD brightness, contrast and saturation. Tap the setting you want to adjust, then drag the slider icon to the left or right. Brightness Adjusts the general brightness of the LCD. For example, if you are outside in bright conditions, increase the LCD brightness to make it easier to view. Contrast Increases or decreases the range between the bright and dark areas of the image. High contrast can reveal detail and depth in the image, and low contrast can make the image appear ...

Your video is likely being clipped if the information bunches to a hard edge at 0% or above 100% along the horizontal scale. Video clipping is undesirable when you are shooting, as detail in the blacks and whites must be preserved if you subsequently want to perform color correction in a controlled environment. When shooting, try to maintain your exposure so information falls off gradually at the edges of the histogram with most forming around the middle. This will give you more freedom later to adjust colors without whites and blacks appearing flat and lacking in detail. About ...

LCD brightness, contrast and saturation. Tap the setting you want to adjust, then drag the slider icon to the left or right. Brightness Adjusts the general brightness of the LCD. For example, if you are outside in bright conditions, increase the LCD brightness to make it easier to view. Contrast Increases or decreases the range between the bright and dark areas of the image. High contrast can reveal detail and depth in the image, and low contrast can make the image appear ...

anamorphic de-squeeze and blue only, plus change the rotation of the display based on the physical positioning of the unit. Focus Assist Select ‘lines’ to display colored outlines around sharp areas of the image, or ‘peaking’ to display exaggerated sharpening detail around the areas of the image that are in focus. Focus Line Color This setting lets you change the color of the focus assist lines to green, red, blue, or white. Changing the color of the focus assist lin ...

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 eve ...