Pocket AC

Pocket AC is a set of instruments and reference tables for cinematographers, digicam assistants, operators, DITs, and videographers developed by a camera assistant. It features numerous calculators and charts to help prep and execute productions. In addition, the included digital camera log permits ACs to rapidly log shots and email the setups of the day.

Tools:

-Depth of Field and Split Focus

-Digital Runtime, Filesize and Compression

-Diopter and Split Diopter

-Exposure

-Field of View with preview and support for focal reducers (aka Speed Boosters)

-Flicker Free Shutter

-Focal Length Equivalents

-Focus Chart

-Footage Length and Runtime

-Insert Slate (sync beep BETA)

-Mired Shift and Filter Suggestions

-Screentime and Runtime

-Shutter Angle and Exposure Time

-Solar Elevation

-Unit Converter (Area, filesize, illumination, length, temperature, weight)

Reference Tables:

-Camera Specifications (Over one hundred forty Film and Digital Cameras)

-Film Stocks

-Filter Factors

-Lens Catalog (Over 1100 Lenses)

Camera Log Features:

-Collaborate on the identical digital camera log with different Pocket AC customers in real-time (beta)

-Camera Report Mode to log takes and circle takes

-Built-in Presets to make logging faster

-Supports multi-cam productions

-Table and List view

-Insert Slate view

-Email Log as PDF, CSV format for Excel, or HTML format for internet browsers

-Production Details provide statistics about the manufacturing (Avg lens, total setups, avg setups per day, and so on.)

Some cameras supported include:

-Arri Amira and Alexa (all fashions together with XT, Mini, LF, Mini LF, and 65)

-Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Micro, Mini, Pocket, Pocket 4k, URSA, URSA Mini, URSA Mini Pro, URSA Mini Pro 12k

-Canon 5D MKII, 5D MKIII, 5D MIV, 7D, C70, C100, C100 MKII, C200, C300, C300 MKII, C300 MKIII, C500, C500 MKII, C700, C700 GS, C700 FF

-Digital Bolex

-Kinefinity Mavo LF, Mavo, Terra 4k

-Nikon D3100, D5, D5000, D800, D810, D850, Z5, Z6, Z6ii, Z7, Z7ii

-Panasonic AF100, DVX100, EVA1, HMC150, GH2, GH3, GH4, GH5, GH5S, Varicam

-Phantom Flex4k, Flex, Miro 320S, VEO4K-PL

-Panavision DXL, DXL2

-Red One, MX, Epic, Scarlet, Epic Dragon, Scarlet Dragon, Epic-W (Helium), Weapon 6k, Weapon 8k S35 (Helium), Raven, Monstro, Gemini, Komodo

-Silicon Imaging SI-2K

-Sony EX1, EX3, F3, F5, F55, F65, FS5, FS7, FX9, A7S, A7R, A7Sii, A7Rii, A7Riii, Venice

-16mm and 35mm formats

-Z Cam E2

-Digital Runtime Calculator helps Aja Ki Pro Mini, Sound Devices PIX 240, DPX

-Store as much as 5 Custom Camera Settings

Please feel free to e mail me at [email protected] with any questions or ideas, particularly if you'd like to see any particular cameras or lenses added.