April 2026
Arri, SmallHD Partner on Monitor Overlays
Arri and SmallHD have announced a collaboration on lens-data monitor overlays that are 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 that help focus pullers keep track of their marks without losing sight of the live image. The solution is available from Arri’s online license shop. With the license, Hi-5 users can see focus scales, iris values, focal length, FocusBug CineRT data and lens information on a supported SmallHD monitor by connecting to it via USB-C or the Hi-5’s four-pin Serial connector. The overlays offer adjustable opacity, positioning, size, on/off visibility control, persistent...more
