Red Lightning Software Unveils DV Monitor, a Software Field Monitor Solution for Live Video Using Macintosh Computers
New software for Macintosh computers allows videographers to have the capabilities of a high-end field monitor. With important features like 1:1 pixel accurate video for fast focusing, exposure zebras, image flipping for 35mm depth of field adapters, on screen guides, screen calibrating to NTSC or PAL standards, Mini View window for customized viewing and zooming.
Potomac, MD (PRWEB) September 13, 2006 -- Red Lightning Software LLC. Announces the immediate availability of DV Monitor software, an indispensable production tool for professional and amateur videographers to view live video just like a dedicated field monitor using Apple Macintosh computers. Written as a universal binary application, both PowerPC and Intel Mac users will benefit from this software.
DV Monitor replaces the need for a high end field monitor, offering more capability at a fraction of the cost. Using an Apple notebook computer solves the problems of running electrical power, weight, and bulk that a dedicated field monitor causes.
DV Monitor displays your live video at full resolution, 1:1 pixel accuracy to allow quick, exact focusing. DV Monitor provides both High and Low level zebras in camera–accurate YUV color space, separately or in combination, with user adjustable thresholds. Like a camera’s zebra system, DV Monitor can indicate potential overexposures as well as underexposures on the viewing screen.
Users of 35mm lens adapters for shallow depth of field normally have to jump through hoops to see their image oriented properly, going to the extreme of modifying their cameras, view finders, or even flipping over a real field monitor to solve the problem. DV Monitor provides image flipping on both the horizontal and vertical axes to meet whatever challenges await.
Using the MINI VIEW window, the camera operator can view critical image details from 50 to 250% magnification while the main video display also allows the same magnification range giving a wide latitude of options to the user in how to monitor the video.
DV Monitor’s on screen guides helps in both composing and keeping the shot within the usable portion of a standard TV, as DV Monitor shows the full underscan image. Action and Title Safe guides help keep the action where it belongs, on the screen. Additionally, users will benefit from center cross hairs and “the rule of thirds” guides to help get more interesting compositions.
DV Monitor offers NTSC and PAL users a revolutionary new calibration setup that requires no prior experience. Perfect calibration can be obtained in about 30 seconds with our simple yet effective on screen instructions and only showing the user what they need to see to perform each calibration step. DV Monitor’s calibration only affects its windows and it can easily be toggled on and off.
Placing your camera on a Jib arm, Steadicam or hot head no longer has to be a shot in the dark. Directors and cameramen will love being able to see the live video without the weight and expense of a dedicated field monitor. DV Monitor is the perfect tool for an assistant cameraman to control focus while the cameraman composes through the camera's own viewfinder.
Availability
DV Monitor will be available immediately for the introductory price of $129.99 until 11/1/2006, with an MSRP of $149. Macintosh OS X 10.4+ and DV video cameras with Firewire output are required for use. Please visit Red Lightning Software’s online store to purchase a copy http://www.redlightningsoftware.com/Sales.html .
About
Red Lightning Software LLC. was founded in 2006 by a team of dedicated Macintosh developers. Our goal is to provide innovative solutions with excellent functionality and ease of use for the video professional.
For more information please visit www.RedLightningSoftware.com
Apple Macintosh and Mac OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Steadicam is a registered trademark of Tiffen LLC, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Temporal licenses for editors and reviewers are available upon request. Please download the software at http://www.redlightningsoftware.com/Download.html
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