AJA Unveils HDR Image Analyzer 12G at IBC2019

AJA Unveils HDR Image Analyzer 12G at IBC2019 posted: 19/09/2019

4K/UltraHD HDR monitoring and analysis with 12G-SDI connectivity

AJA Video Systems announced the new HDR Image Analyzer 12G, bringing 12G-SDI connectivity to its powerful real-time HDR monitoring and analysis platform developed in partnership with Colorfront. The new product streamlines 4K/UltraHD HDR monitoring and analysis workflows by supporting the latest high-bandwidth 12G-SDI connectivity.

HDR Image Analyzer 12G offers waveform, histogram and vectorscope monitoring and analysis of 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD, HDR and WCG content for broadcast and OTT production, post-production, QC and mastering. It also features HDR capable monitor outputs that go beyond HD resolutions and offer incredible color accuracy for creating perfect video in addition to the ability to configure layouts to place the preferred tool where needed.

Since its release, HDR Image Analyzer has powered HDR monitoring and analysis for a number of feature and episodic projects around the world. In listening to our customers and the industry, it became clear that a 12G version would streamline that work, so we developed the HDR Image Analyzer 12G which we're proud to showcase at IBC this year, shared Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems.

AJA's production-proven video I/O technology integrates with respected HDR analysis tools from Colorfront in a compact 1RU chassis to bring HDR Image Analyzer 12G users a comprehensive toolset to monitor and analyze HDR formats, including PQ (Perceptual Quantizer) and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG). Additional feature highlights include:

Up to 4K/UltraHD 60p over 12G-SDI inputs, with loop through outputs

UltraHD UI for native resolution picture display over DisplayPort

Configurable layouts for placing desired tools in the preferred window

Remote configuration, updates, logging and screenshot transfers via an integrated web UI

Remote Desktop support

Support for display referred SDR (Rec.709), HDR ST 2084/PQ and HLG analysis

Support for scene referred ARRI , Canon , Panasonic , RED and Sony camera color spaces

Display and color processing lookup table (LUT) support

Automatic color space conversion based on the award-winning Colorfront Engine

CIE graph, vectorscope, waveform and histogram support

Nit levels and phase metering

False color mode to easily spot pixels out of gamut or brightness

Advanced out of gamut and out of brightness detection with error intolerance

Data analyzer with pixel picker

Line mode to focus a region of interest onto a single horizontal or vertical line

File-based error logging with timecode

Reference still store

SDI auto signal detection

Three-year warranty

HDR Image Analyzer 12G marks the third technology collaboration between AJA and Colorfront, following the release of HDR Image Analyzer and the integration of Colorfront Engine into AJA's FS-HDR real-time HDR/WCG converter. Colorfront has exclusively licensed its Colorfront HDR Image Analyzer software to AJA for HDR Image Analyzer and HDR Image Analyzer 12G.

Pricing and Availability

HDR Image Analyzer 12G will be available this autumn through AJA's worldwide reseller network for $19995 US MSRP.

About AJA Video Systems, Inc.

Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of video interface technologies, converters, digital video recording solutions and professional cameras, bringing high-quality, cost-effective products to the professional broadcast, video and post production markets. AJA products are designed and manufactured at our facilities in Grass Valley, California, and sold through an extensive sales channel of resellers and systems integrators around the world.

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