Blackmagicdesign Video Assist Installation And Operation Manual page 19

Focus Line Color
This setting lets you change the color of the focus assist lines to green, red,
blue, or white.
Screen Rotation
If you want to disable the automatic display rotation, simply set this setting to 'none'.
Now the display will stay locked to the current position even if you turn it upside down.
You can also set the display to flip 180º. This will keep it locked to that position and is
helpful when the unit is mounted to a camera rig in an upside down position.
To enable the automatic screen rotation, select 'auto'.
Changing the color of the focus assist lines can help make them easier
to see against similar colors in your image. You can change the lines
from green, to red, blue, or white. You can also import up to six 3D
LUTs to use when monitoring your input source or playback.
Display 3D LUT
Your Blackmagic Video Assist can display your input video with 3D LUTs applied to the image.
A 3D LUT is only used on the display and not actually recorded into the video itself, so you
don't need to worry that your recorded image will have the look permanently 'baked in'.
However, if you want to apply the same LUT to your image in DaVinci Resolve, you can simply
import the exact same LUT .cube file used in your Video Assist into DaVinci Resolve and apply
it to your grade.
This gives you powerful options such as matching a look in post that you monitored on set, or
conforming to a specific color profile. Refer to the DaVinci Resolve instruction manual for more
information on how to use 3D LUTs in your color correction, including exporting LUTs as .cube
files so you can import them into your Video Assist.
Importing 3D LUTs is easy!
1 Connect your Video Assist to a computer with Blackmagic Video Assist Setup installed.
2 Launch the setup software and open the settings for your Blackmagic Video Assist by
clicking on the circular settings icon.
3 In the 'video' tab, you will see 6 empty slots you can use to import 3D LUTs. Simply
click on the 'import LUT' button for an empty slot and choose a LUT .cube file from your
computer. Click 'open' to confirm your selection.
4 Make sure you 'save' your new settings by clicking the 'save' button on the bottom
right corner.
That's all there is to importing a 3D LUT!
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