Cinematic Viewport Overlays#

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Overlays help aligning camera to frame objects and also to apply various composition rules.

Composition overlays#

Color of any overlay below can be changed using Tint

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Grid 3x3#

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Grid 2x2#

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Crosshair#

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Rabatment (Two squares)#

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Frames#

Safe zones#

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Some displays might hide area outside of those zones, see for example overscan or zoom in on video in Youtube on your smartphone.

It’s best practice to keep action or text inside of their respectable boxes.

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Size of those boxes can be modified using percentage sliders.#

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Color, by clicking under percentage slider.#

Letterbox Mask#

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Preview letterbox in specified aspect ratio. Color of the mask can be changed by clicking colored area under proportion sliders.

16 : 9 is a standard PC or TV screen
21 : 9 is a typical ultrawide monitor
1.85:1 or 2.39:1 are common aspect ratios used in cinema.