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Field Monitor · Open Beta

The open field
monitor for Nikon Z.

Pro monitoring scopes, playback, and Camera-to-Cloud export with built-in, RED, or custom LUT baking. Free and open source.

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OpenZCine recording: red telltale ring, histogram, aspect markers, subject tracking, and full camera readout

Every scope. Every assist. Full camera control. Free, and open source.

Scopes

Read the image like a colorist.

Waveform, RGB parade, histogram, and vectorscope are rendered live from the ZR feed, right where you pull focus.

Histogram and RGB parade scopes over a live view
False color exposure map on the live view RED-style RGB Traffic Lights goal-post meter over the live view Focus peaking highlighting sharp edges on the live view Multiple 2.39:1 and 9:16 aspect markers over the live view
View Assist · False Color

Exposure at a glance.

IRE-mapped false color shows crushed shadows and clipped highlights before they cost you the take.

View Assist · Traffic Lights

Set-standard tools, at a glance.

Inspired by RED’s tried-and-true goal posts, Traffic Lights give you an instant RGB read on exposure balance, clipped highlights, and crushed shadows.

View Assist · Focus Peaking

Focus you can trust.

Industry-standard focus peaking works across every codec, highlighting sharp edges so you can confirm critical focus at a glance.

View Assist · Frame Markers

Frame for every delivery.

Keep multiple aspect markers on screen at once, from 2.39:1 and 9:16 to your own custom frames, so every shot stays ready for cinema, broadcast, and social delivery.

iPad · 11-inch

More room for the image.

Keep RGB waveform, Traffic Lights, and camera controls in view without crowding the frame.

OpenZCine on an 11-inch iPad with RGB waveform, Traffic Lights, subject tracking, and camera controls
Full camera control screen: ISO, shutter, iris, white balance, codec, and autofocus
Camera Control

Set the camera without touching the camera.

Dial in ISO, shutter angle, iris, white balance, codec, and AF mode from the phone on your cage, with temp, storage, and battery always in view.

Playback

Review every clip, on-device.

Frame-accurate scrubbing with scopes and markers live in playback. Check focus before you strike the set.

Clip playback with histogram and frame markers overlaid
A clip uploading to Frame.io from the playback screen
Export & Camera-to-Cloud

Ship it. With LUTs baked in.

Camera-to-Cloud to Frame.io, native iOS share, or direct export, with built-in, RED, or your own custom .cube LUTs applied on the way out.

Frame.io
Apple Watch Companion

A monitor on your wrist.

The live feed, LUT and all, is mirrored to your Apple Watch, with timecode, storage, and battery at a glance. Roll and cut the take without touching the rig.

Apple Watch Ultra running the OpenZCine companion: live feed, timecode, storage, and a Record button
Identity Core

100% free. Open source. Yours.

No subscriptions, no paywalls, no telemetry. OpenZCine is Apache-2.0 licensed and built in the open by a community of filmmakers and developers.

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Platforms

  • iPhone · iPad · Apple Watch today
  • Android · Wear OS today

Supported cameras

  • Nikon ZR · Z9 · Z5IIworking
  • Nikon Z6 · Z6II · Z6III · Zf · Z8 · Z7 · Z7II untested

Ready to monitor like a pro?

Join the open beta on iPhone or Android and help shape OpenZCine.

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