Blackmagicdesign Video Assist Installation And Operation Manual page 18

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Monitor Settings

In the monitor settings, you can choose from two different types of focus assist tools, enable

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 lines can help make them easier to see

against similar colors in your image.

Anamorphic De-squeeze

Blackmagic Video Assist 4K features an 'anamorphic de-squeeze' setting. This allows

you to correctly display horizontally 'squeezed' images from a camera using an

anamorphic lens. The de-squeeze amount required to correct your image will vary,

as each anamorphic lens has a different squeeze factor. You can select the de-squeeze

amount of '1.33x', '1.66x', '2x' to correspond with the level of squeeze on different

anamorphic lenses. Select 'off' to disable the setting.

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'.

Blue Only

Blackmagic Video Assist 4K features a 'blue only' mode that displays only the blue

channel, represented as a black and white image. If there is noise in a digital video

signal, it is most visible within the blue channel, so you can easily check for noise by

using this feature. The black and white image can also be used for assistance when

checking camera focus. To enable 'blue only' mode, select 'on'.

Set the 'Display 3D LUT' setting to 'on' and tap the left or right

arrows in the '3D LUT' setting to select which 3D LUT to display

when monitoring your input source or during playback

Settings

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