PortKeys CineNorm and BM7IIDS Monitor - Detailed Walk Through & Review

[@skymakai]

@30:15... seems like if you reduce the opacity of the bars to zero then you'll just have the info overlaid on the image? That seems ideal to me.

[@Whitephoenix1402]

For camera control F buttons, once the function selected (as in the slider appears) you have to long press de F physical button for 3 seconds to assign that button to the function 😉

[@PaulJoy]

Ah, good find! Thanks for letting me know.

[@Trevellian]

Another great review. Portkeys should make a cheaper version without SDI. Those of us with mirrorless cameras like your FX3 don't need it. A magnetically attached sun screen would be a big plus. Is there any method to color calibrate Portkeys monitors?

[@PaulJoy]

Thanks. They do make the LH7P which is less than half the cost with just HDMI.

[@Trevellian]

@@PaulJoy Have looked at it, but it's only 1,000 nits. Would like a 2,200 nit 7". Something like the LHP5 II in 7".

[@PaulJoy]

@@Trevellian Yeah that’s a fair point. I think the BM72DS is a good choice if you need a 7” monitor with high brightness. If they made an HdMI only version and it was £100 less I think I’d likely buy the one with SDI anyway just incase I needed to work with an SDI camera.

[@birdonfiremedia]

Great walkthrough, thank you! Question - If you needed to map one of the buttons to zoom the image to in to 1:1 pixels to check focus, would you use the crop tool for that? I tried the pinch zoom as a way to check focus, but wow it is incredibly unresponsive (almost unusable) on the pinch gesture - at least for my particular monitor

[@Jonch95]

Curious can we setup guides for rule of thirds?

[@PaulJoy]

Yes, I show that in the video.

[@nickcann0n]

Hey man! Does your playback button work? When I use it with my FX3 and try to playback footage and only get a Cinenorm logo, not sure if I’m doing something wrong and was wondering what you had found. Thanks

[@PortkeysMonitor]

Hi, set the HDMI output resolution of the camera to 1080P, then the issue will be solved

[@smhft]

I miss the option of having 4ch audio meter. 8 ch seams a bit overkill for most?

[@PaulJoy]

Fair point.

[@TDCIYB77]

Could you make a Video comparing this new Portkeys OS with SmallHD and BMD Video Assist please?

[@PaulJoy]

I’d certainly be keen to try out another SmallHD monitor, I haven’t owned one for a long time now.

[@theodorbrinch]

Can the anamorphic mode do a reverse squeeze? for doing sideways anamorphic shooting?

[@PaulJoy]

The user setting does 0.25X to 4.00X

[@Steinthedude]

Does this monitor also get the option for color calibration that their new BM5IV will have?

[@Steinthedude]

Also, I am wondering how the Colour Edge Enhance is customizable. I don't like how it seems to mess up the background but I think it may be fixable with the customising options. Wondering if it's as good (or close to) the sharpening tool that SmallHD offers.

[@PaulJoy]

It only has the options I show in the video.

[@alfiefriday5338]

Does this OS upgrade make their other monitors wireless and wired connection capable? Need to know if the Portkeys LH7P with update Os can control LUMIX S9 or S5II

[@PaulJoy]

No, it doesn't add those features if they are not already present.

[@rickysmallsbeats]

When is it going to be ready for the bm5 iii wr

[@CharlesJia-u2k]

Maybe it'll take a year. They say the BM5III WR's hardware performance is not enough to support the new Ui, but who knows

My does not have cinenorm. How can i install it?

[@PaulJoy]

If it’s the same model then yes, www.portkeys.com/download/

[@bendoyle9614]

SDI Tally works for Blackmagic switchers, however, they don't allow you to assign a camera number so it only seems to work as "camera 1". If someone knows a better way to set up tally with BMD switchers, I'd love to hear about it (I mean on this monitor).

[@PaulJoy]

Thanks for sharing, I’ve only use a BMPCC once so not familiar with the system. Hopefully Portkeys will get back to you.

[@nhokRjn]

May I ask is available on HS8?

[@PaulJoy]

Not sure, I don't have that one.

[@PortkeysMonitor]

CINENORM is available for BM7IIDS/BM5IVWR/BM5IV

[@tuzuharurakutu]

It doesn't look like a 7" monitor in the video. Maybe it is a 5" one?

[@PaulJoy]

It’s definitely a BM7. I know what you mean though, I think PortKeys need to make some elements of the UI smaller as it seems to be scaled up from the 5" monitors making it look the same size.