Ovide Koko 10″ 4K HDR Monitor-Recorder-Video Assist

Ovide Koko is a versatile and highly capable 10″ 4K HDR video assist monitor/recorder with VAO (Video Assist Operator), Focus Puller and DIT functions.

It is the lighter, smaller, faster and nimble 10″ brother of Ovide’s  larger 24″ Ovide Smart Assist and Smart Assist M-400  models.  

Koko is the monitor/recorder/video assist unit to carry handheld as you scramble up a hill for that spectacular sunset sequence. It also fits comfortably on your crowded DIT or VAO cart or mount nicely as an onboard camera monitor or on a Focus Puller’s rolling stand. Attach left and right handgrips to the anti-twist threads on each side and view/record/playback handheld. This is the model for moving quickly and moving movies.  

 

Ovide Koko has new firmware v1.7

The latest firmware v1.7 for the Ovide Koko 10″ monitor-recorder adds major improvements: 

• Scans thousands of clips in a few seconds.
• Syncs metadata fields between views.
• Triggers recording from the camera even during playback.
• Supports interlaced video recording.
• Shows metadata on the session browser.
• Button to reset metadata.
• Clear clip filter in browser.
• Session browser filter.
• Prompt for user to reset metadata after disk format.
• Move within metadata window using the keyboard tab key.
• Supports QWERTY and AZERTY USB keyboards.
• Y Spot meter (luminance) is now in percentage values.
• Improved playback of 3rd party clips.
• Ability to rename files.

Koko for DP, DIT, AC, VAO and Director

Koko is tough, bright and lightweight. It can record one full-screen UHD 4K stream or 4 independent HD ProRes files with built-in multiviewer and simultaneous sync playback. It can record and play different framerates and formats at the same time. 

Although Koko is a darling of DITs and VAOs, it is also incredibly useful for DPs and ACs. 

For DPs, the built-in spot meter measures up to 8 points — displayed in T-stops or IRE values. Sensor mapping and reversing the camera Log curve provide accurate values of  the actual signal from the sensor. Both the color and its exposure  value are displayed.

For the focus puller, there’s a focus assist function to peak in-focus edges in the frame. 

For the DIT and DP, Koko has Waveform, Histogram, Vector, False Color and  Zebra tools. The measuring tools are hardware-built, so they have instant response and can be fullscreen. More tools are coming. LUTs can be applied to each input and output. There are 2 BNC inputs and 2 outputs, and 2 in/out BNC connectors. 

For the VAO, Koko streamlines video assist to intuitive, flexible, seamless and hopefully stress-free tasks. It records to a standard removable SSD. Samsung EVO (not QVO) SSDs are recommended. 

Even for Directors—working with a small or splinter crew, Koko becomes a helpful Director’s Monitor and may be easy enough for a Director to review takes unassisted.  

Ovide Koko Key Specs

• 10″ TFT LCD 1920 x 1080 8-bit Touchscreen.
• 1000 Nits. 900:1 contrast ratio
• 4x 12G-SDI In and Out BNC connectors (2x are bidirectional).
• Records timecode embedded in the SDI signal.  
• 2 seconds from Power On to Recording.
• Less than 2 seconds from Record to Playback (and Play-Rec).
• Thousands of clips can be listed in seconds. 
• Rugged unibody aluminum housing.
• Cheeseplate built in with 1/4-20 and 3/8-16 threads.
• USB keyboard can be connected.
• Records Apple ProRes formats from HQ to Proxy.
• Weather-resistant. 
• Withstands hostile, hot and cold environments.
• Silent, fanless design: No moving parts; no noise.
• Records to standard removable SSDs — Ovide certified: Samsung 870 EVO 2TB, 840 EVO 1TB; 850 EVO 1TB.
• Size: 250 × 169 × 33 mm / 9.8 ×  6.7 × 1.3 in.
• Weight: 1.3 kg. / 2.9 lb.
• Onboard battery plates: V-Lock, Gold Mount, B Mount.
• DC In power supply: 12 – 17 V DC.

Additional Koko Specs for VAOs, DITs, ACs, DPs

• 1 or 4-Channel recording.
• 4-Channel simultaneous recording.
• Waveform monitor.
• Vectorscope.
• False color.
• 8-point spot meter.
• Sensor mapping.
• LUTs.
• Focus Assist.
• In/Out points, markers, scene/shot/take/rating metadata…
• Playback modes and options:  loop, pong, speed, backwards.
• Calibration LUT.
• Extremely fast browser with thumbnails and filters.
• Import and export to and from QTAKE (under development).
• Ovide Koko 10″ is designed in Barcelona and works on sets and locations worldwide. 

Available from these companies, among others:

Ovide (Spain and Worldwide) ovidesmart.com

Emit (France) emit.fr

Lemac Film & Digital (Australia) lemac.com.au

Worldwide dealer list:  ovidesmart.com/dealers/