Using SmartScope Duo
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Waveform Display
The Waveform Display provides a digitally encoded waveform similar to traditional luminance waveform
monitors, which is used to monitor and adjust the luma (brightness) levels of your video signal.
Traditional luminance waveform monitors only supported composite analog standard definition
video. However SmartScope's waveform view works in high definition as well as standard definition,
so you have a consistent and easy way to adjust luma levels even when monitoring high definition digital
video formats!
Select Waveform from the Display dropdown menu. You will want to make sure the blacks in your waveform
do not drop below 0% and the whites do not exceed 100% as this means you are getting illegal luma values.
The waveform monitor is a graphical representation of the image, showing luma values in the same position
relative to those within the frame. For example, if part of your sky is overexposed you will see it in the same
position on the waveform display as it appears in the frame.
Depending on your footage, your waveform will look different. If you are monitoring video which is high
contrast, you might not see any values in the mid grays. The picture on the left shows a waveform for an
evenly exposed image with a dark patch on the bottom left and brighter values from the centre of the frame
out to the right.
Waveform Display showing Luminance values
Waveform Display has no additional settings.
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