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Monitoring
Video monitoring

Video monitoring

Monitor a live camera or media file, then choose the viewing tools and measurements you need for the shot.

Video picture with floating Histogram, Waveform Monitor, and Vectorscope windows
Arrange scopes around the picture while monitoring composition, exposure, and color.

In this section

  • Video sources and devices: Connect cameras, capture devices, and media files, and manage video source slots.
  • Video playback: Review media with playback controls, frame stepping, shuttle speeds, and embedded timecode.
  • Layouts and compare: Arrange monitor panels and compare two video sources using Wipe, Side by Side, Top / Bottom, or Overlay.
  • Video assist tools: Choose video assist tools for composition, focus, exposure, color, and stereo monitoring.
  • Video scopes: Choose a histogram, waveform monitor, or vectorscope to evaluate the picture.
  • Color management: Match input gamma and gamut, apply a color space transform, and choose how tools read the signal.

Start monitoring video

  1. On Home, choose Add Source → Camera or Media File and add the device or file.
  2. Select Monitor on its source card to display the picture. For a file, select Play on the transport bar.
  3. Select a tool in the Assist Toolbar, or open Scopes → Histogram to check the signal. Composition grid guides and the Histogram are free.

See Getting started for a complete first session. To configure audio paired with a video source, see Audio monitoring.