ARRI and SmallHD have announced the availability of a Monitor Overlay License for ARRI Hi-5 and Hi-5 SX capable of delivering customizable onscreen lens data. The goal is to keep critical lens information easily visible without obscuring what matters in the frame, solving a constant on-set challenge for focus pullers.

ARRI and SmallHD have collaborated on lens data monitor overlays, available through a new expansion license for ARRI’s Hi-5 and Hi-5 SX hand units. The SmallHD Monitor Overlay License displays focus and iris scales and other lens data in personalized layouts, helping focus pullers stay oriented on their marks while maintaining a clear view of the live image. The result is Hi-5 lens data overlays that integrate with SmallHD’s Add-On API framework, combining a familiar Hi-5 user experience with the PageOS 6 monitoring platform. Like other licenses that expand the functionality and third-party compatibility of the Hi-5 and Hi-5 SX, the new SmallHD Monitor Overlay License is available from ARRI’s online license shop.

With the license, Hi-5 users can view focus scales, iris values, focal length, FocusBug CineRT data, and lens information on a supported SmallHD monitor by connecting via USB-C or the Hi-5’s 4-pin SERIAL connector. Overlays offer adjustable opacity, position, and size; on/off visibility control; persistent settings after power loss; light/dark themes; and up to three individually customizable pages with savable layouts. On touchscreen monitors, overlay elements can be dragged and dropped to any position on the display.

For more information and to obtain the SmallHD Monitor Overlay License for Hi-5 and Hi-5 SX visit: https://shop.arri.de/catalog/arri_licenses