Video Assist
iPad / Photo et vidéo
Use your iPad as an external monitor and recording device with compatible USB Capture Cards. Easily record videos or capture frame grabs from any HDMI or SDI Video Source.
Equipped with professional tools such as LUTs, Compositing, Focus Peaking, False Color, Zebras, Video Transform, Grid Lines, Center Marks, Aspect Ratio Masks, Anamorphic Desqueeze and Audio Meters.
Review captured video with our suite of in-built playback tools. Set multiple in/out points for a video to quickly get an idea of how it will feel in an edit. Our Playback Controls allow you to scrub to any point in time and navigate frame by frame when required. Playback will loop between different in/out points for takes with multiple actions. The Playback Browser makes finding and sharing specific clips via AirDrop a breeze, you can even assign each clip a rating to keep track of preferred takes.
Clean Video Output is supported for both live video and playback. Simply connect an external monitor to your iPad with a USB-C to HDMI/DisplayPort Adaptor or via AirPlay. You’ll then be able to control Video Assist from your iPad while providing a clean video feed to another monitor. When using USB Video Output in tandem with a USB Capture Card you will need to use a USB Hub.
Automatic Record Trigger is supported for ARRI, RED, Sony Venice, Sony Burano, Blackmagic, Canon and DJI Cameras via custom built computer vision models. Record Trigger requires status info on your camera output, it will not work on a clean video feed. If we don’t support Record Trigger for a camera you own please get in touch, we’d love to bring that functionality to Video Assist.
All Videos and Frame Grabs are stored on your iPad and can be accessed from the ‘Files’ App, you can choose if they record ‘On My iPad’, to ‘iCloud Drive’ or on an ‘External Drive’. Create Projects for better organisation when using Video Assist on different jobs or for breaking things down episode to episode on longer projects.
A demo of ‘Video Assist 2.0’ can be viewed here:
https://youtu.be/KehgqY0O1FA
A pre-release demo of ‘Video Assist’ can be viewed here:
https://youtu.be/-KxTDOyLeWQ
Features That Require a ‘Pro’ Subscription:
• LUTs
• Focus Peaking
• False Color
• Zebras
• Compositing
• ProRes Recording
• Metadata Extraction
Verified HDMI Capture Cards:
Accsoon SeeMo
Accsoon SeeMo 4K
Elgato HD60 X
Elgato HD60 S+
Elgato CamLink 4K
EVGA XR1 Lite
J5 Create JVA01
UGREEN Video Capture Dongle
AverMedia Live Gamer Mini
AverMedia ExtremeCap UV (BU110)
Roland UVC-01
Simplecom DA315
Verified SDI Capture Cards:
Accsoon SeeMo Pro¹
AJA U-Tap SDI
Magewell SDI 4K Plus
AVMATRIX UC2018²
Ezcap 327³
Incompatible SDI Capture Cards⁴:
Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G
Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K Mini
¹ Accsoon SeeMo Pro Only Works with the Supplied USB-C Cable. Does Not Work with USB Hubs.
² AVMatrix UC2018 is Locked to 60 FPS. Does Not Allow for Other Frame Rates.
³ Lowest Frame Rate for the Ezcap 327 is 30fps. 2160p30 Available via HDMI Input.
⁴ USB Capture Cards must be UVC Compliant to work with Video Assist.
Compatible iPad Models:
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd Generation and Later)
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st Generation and Later)
iPad (10th Generation)
iPad Air (4th Generation and Later)
iPad Mini (6th Generation and Later)
As a general rule, if your iPad has a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3/4/5 Port then it will be compatible.
It is recommend that your iPad has an M1 Chip or newer.
Terms of Use:
https://f004.backblazeb2.com/file/video-assist-public/terms-of-use.pdf
Privacy Policy:
https://f004.backblazeb2.com/file/video-assist-public/privacy-policy.pdf
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
• Multiple Masks! The Mask Effect now supports three separate masks. Easily display multiple frame lines at the same time. Each mask has independent controls for shading, color, line thickness, etc.
• Record Trigger for Canon Cameras! Record Trigger can now be used with the Canon C50 and Canon C400. All video output display modes are supported. Canon Cameras that use the same style of video output will also work.
• Metadata Extraction for RED and Sony Venice! Status info displayed on the camera feed can be extracted using computer vision. Metadata Fields include Clip Name, Frame Rate, Lens, Iris, ND Filter, Exposure Index, Shutter, White Balance, Color Correction and Timecode Start/End.
• Match Camera File Name for RED and Sony Venice! The camera file name can be detected with Metadata Extraction and used for clips recorded in Video Assist.
• Projects will display their Total File Size in the Project View. This makes it easy to identify projects that are taking up a lot of space on your iPad.
• Mask Aspect Ratios can now be quickly selected via the context menu. Tap and Hold on ‘Aspect Ratio’ when using the Mask Effect to select from common aspect ratios.
• Fixed an issue where Record Trigger would repeatedly roll and cut when using the Sony Burano in S&Q Mode.
• Fixed an issue where files would record with the incorrect orientation if using the iPad Back Camera.
• Fixed an issue where the Composite Effect could unintentionally hide the ‘From Project’ Selection View.
• Fixed an issue where the selection menu for Resolution and Frame Rate could be difficult to press on iOS 26.
• Fixed an issue where the context menu for Mask and Composite could be difficult to press on iOS 26.
• Added Support for the 11” and 13” M4 iPad Air.
** Please Note **
Live Audio Meters are broken for UVC Capture Cards as of iPadOS 26.4 due to a bug in Apple’s AVFoundation Framework. If you rely on Live Audio Meters please stay on iPadOS 26.3 until further notice. Bringing this functionality back is dependant on Apple issuing a fix, the issue can be tracked here: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/820658
