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I think the rule of thumb is 5 and 10...

Action Safe: This boundary is 5% in from each edge of the frame. All essential action, and actors, should be inside this outer boundary.
Title Safe: This boundary is 10% in from each edge of the frame. All essential text, logos, graphics, and titles should be inside this inner boundary.

Having centre hash marks both horizontally and vertically are very beneficial as well.

Very much in accordance with the image that Nick Davidson recently posted here.
I think the Preview screen is the minimum requirement and if possible, have it available in the pop-up window when the cog wheel is clicked (settings button) for each Input.


Ice

I agree this is needed. I watched one of the vMix live shows on a TV and your logo was half lost off the edge of the TV screen.

This European standard seems to be showing a 90% and 93% safe area along with SMPTE. Would you prefer this or 80% and 90% like most NLEs and cameras use?

I would like to see it consistent with the cameras. I use these guides to train my camera crew where to frame the shot so it would be good to have that consistent for the TD as well.

+1 for EBU standard. The older 80%/90% was, I believe, more relevant when tubes ruled the Earth.

After re-reading the 2014 topic, I think that the ideal functionality would support two features.

First, a "Grid/Safe" Input that holds a number of user defined images (be it EBU, SMTPE, 90%, or whatever). vMix's install package should include some, but users would also be able to create (and share) their own. The images could be vector, but maybe bitmaps are easier (8K reso pretty future safe).

Second, applying these images on one, or a combination, of: Output, Preview, Position/MultiView, and Multiview output.

As I have no clue of what technically is possible I have not spent much time on considerations on how to implement. But I can imagina that I would like to have two images in my Grid/Sade Input. One for EBU Safe area, marked to be used in Preview. And one with a grid (lines every 128 pixel, 72 pixel) for Position/MultiView. The latter would help me align the MultiView channels on an Input.

+1 for EBU/SMPTE, available in Preview and all inputs, plus in Tiitle Designer.

Just tested the Safe Area functionality introduced in 18.0.0.61, much appreciated - thanks! Nicely implemented with the possibility to change in various settings tabs for the Inputs (Position, MultiView, etc). Perhaps missing one for Overlay settings.

A shortcut SetSafeArea would come in handy :)

Still think (after all, have not really worked with it) that it would be even nicer to be able to add user defined Safe Area mask(s). Also considering the usefulness to have different masks for different things. For example, SMTPE/EBU for preview and Grid4 for MultiView.

In any case, thanks again.

It took me a while to find the menu (upper right corner of preview screen where cog wheel was) but YES, a welcome addition, although I might have preferred some tick marks at the mid points...


Ice