Digital Juice BUTTERFLY User manual

Getting Started Guide
Features of the Butterfly Frame Kit
Hinges in the middle of all four sides of the frame have a latch to hold them
in place and to keep the frame sturdy when open (8) and each corner of the
frame has locking brackets to keep the frame square (9). The white artificial
silk and the black solid flag come in their own 13-inch square carry case with
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Providing innovative gear that is affordable, highly portable and of a
professional quality is always our goal at Digital Juice. Our Butterfly Frame
Kit fits the bill perfectly. This kit includes a lightweight, collapsible 8’ x 8’
aluminum frame (1), two fabric light modifier screens—a white artificial silk
(2) and a black solid (3)—for softening or blocking light while shooting in
studio or on location, a C-Stand Adapter Kit with two frame clamps (4), two
compact carry bags, and 28 specially designed bungee cords (5) to attach
the fabric screens to the frame. While normal frames of this size need a large
vehicle for transport, the Digital Juice Butterfly Frame Kit can be
folded up and transported with your other gear with
room to spare. Best of all, it can be carried
and set up by just 1 person.
The Butterfly Frame Kit comes in two bags, one for the black solid and white
artificial silk fabric screens plus bungee tiedowns (6), and the other for the
8-segment collapsible frame. These carrying cases help to protect your new
gear and make transporting as easy as possible. The 8-foot Butterfly Frame
consists of 8 hinged 1-inch square tube segments that fold down to a one-
piece 4-ft bundle. This bundle fits into an easy-carry lightweight 50” bag (7).
plastic windows so that you can easily identify and choose the one you need
(10). The fabric flags have grommeted holes (11) along all 4 sides, allowing
for easy attachment to the frame using the supplied bungee cords (12) which
keep the fabric taut while in use. There is also an elastic loop on all 4 corners
(13) to make getting the fabric on the frame initially even simpler.

Getting Started Guide (continued)
Setting Up Your Butterfly Frame
Also Available For Your Butterfly Frame
Remove the folded frame from its carry bag and unfold on a flat surface to
form an 8-foot square, locking the brackets on all 4 corners as you go.
Butterfly Frame C-Stand Adapter Kit (14): The 2 frame clamps in this
accessory kit make it easy to mount the frame to any grip stand. This kit is a
must-have for anyone planning to use the Butterfly Frame Kit extensively. The
clamps are custom designed to work with the square aluminum tubing on the 8’
x 8’ frame.
ChromaPop Studio for 8’ x 8’
Butterfly Frame (16):This optional
portable green screen solution offers
users a quick, easy, lightweight
option for getting the perfect
greenscreen shot on location. It
works as a sturdy solution for
outdoors shots at the mercy of wind
and weather, while making a perfect
addition for anyone planning to use
the Butterfly Frame’s other screens
on a shoot. You never know when
you might need to catch an extra
shot or two against a greenscreen
for compositing later.
Fasten the latches over the hinges in the middle of all four sides to lock the 8
foot sections in place.
Now you are ready to attach one of the fabric scrims to the frame. At this
point you may want to attach the 2 frame clamps from the C-Stand Adapter
Kit (14) to two opposite sides of the Butterfly Frame and mount the frame to
two C-Stands (15). This will make attaching the fabric scrims a bit easier.
You could also stand the frame against a wall, have an assistant hold it or
use some other type of clamp or clip to attach the frame to your C Stands or
other supports.
Next, remove either the white silk or the black solid screen from the carry bag and
find the elastic loop at one corner of the fabric. Hook this loop around one corner
of the butterfly frame. Repeat this step for the other 3 corners. Then use the
bungee cords to fasten the grommeted holes on the edges of the screen to the
sides of the frame. This will pull the screen taut and ensure it stays in place.
Now your Butterfly Frame is ready to use. If using it attached to C-Stands, you
may want to add a few sandbags to the legs of each stand to keep the frame
from shifting especially in an outdoors setup.
When you are ready to break the Butterfly Stand Kit back down for transport
or storage, reverse the installation process, removing the fabric from the frame
and folding it up to fit into its carry bag, and then refolding the frame and
placing it back in its case, ready to take to your next shoot.
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