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AJA FS-HDR Frame Sync and HDR / WCG Converter

Code: BLO/AJA-FS-HDR
FS-HDR, a 1RU, rack-mount, universal converter/frame synchronizer, is designed specifically to meet the High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) needs of broadcast, OTT, post and live event AV environments, where real time, low-latency processing and color fidelity is required for 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD workflows.

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FS-HDR, a 1RU, rack-mount, universal converter/frame synchronizer, is designed specifically to meet the High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) needs of broadcast, OTT, post and live event AV environments, where real time, low-latency processing and color fidelity is required for 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD workflows. Developed in partnership with Colorfront, the FS-HDR’s HDR/WCG functionality is powered by Colorfront Engine™ proprietary video processing algorithms.

FS-HDR also serves as a full, 1-Channel up, down, cross-converter for 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD HDR transformation, conversion and frame sync needs and in 4-Channel mode, offers 4 independent channels of 2K/HD conversion including HDR transformations.

FS-HDR for Real Time HDR Workflows

Deliver more immersive content to audiences with the power and flexibility of AJA FS-HDR. See how FS-HDR and the Colorfront Engine™ can simplify real-time HDR/WCG transformations, and make it easy to maintain the look you’ve worked to achieve across SDR to HDR, HDR to HDR and HDR to SDR for both 4K and HD needs.

Real Time HDR Converter

The pursuit of High Dynamic Range (HDR) is the dream of getting closer to the Human Visual System (HVS) in all that we experience as viewers. FS-HDR has been designed to get us all there faster with a low profile, stand alone and real time device uniquely designed to bridge SDR to HDR, HDR to SDR and HDR to HDR, all in real time.

HDR Conversions:
  • HDR to HDR
  • HDR to SDR
  • SDR to HDR
WCG Conversions:
  • BT.709 and BT.2020
Up and Down Conversions:
  • Converting HD SDR BT.709 sources to UltraHD HDR BT.2020
  • Converting UltraHD HDR BT.2020 sources to HD SDR BT.709

Colorfront Engine

Maintaining Perceptual Integrity

FS-HDR’s HDR/WCG capabilities leverage video and color space processing algorithms within the Colorfront Engine™, specially-licensed by AJA from Colorfront, and developed by Colorfront’s CTO Bill Feighter and Lead Engineer Tamas Perlaki, both of whom are Academy Award-winners.

Powered by the Colorfront Engine, FS-HDR’s extensive HDR and WCG processing support enables real time processing of a single channel of 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD including down-conversion to HD HDR or up to four channels of 2K/HD simultaneously. FS-HDR also enables the conversion of popular camera formats from multiple vendors into the HDR space, plus conversion to-and-from BT.2020/BT.709 as needed, critical for the widespread acceptance of HDR alongside SDR in broadcast and OTT workflows.

Realtime Camera LOG Conversions

FS-HDR can take incoming imagery from some of the most popular professional cameras in the world today and convert their LOG output in realtime to 4K/UltraHD or 2K/HD and output as either HDR or SDR. This greatly simplifies workflows in a mixed camera environment and provides for a unified input workflow to HDR or SDR capable switchers and more. Additionally, FS-HDR provides the ability to convert to Sony S-Log3 S-Gamut on output from any of these sources for workflows requiring this Log feed to compatible switchers and more.

SDR Preview Mode

SDR Preview mode allows a user to quickly see what an HDR output will look like if it were converted to SDR by a FS-HDR. This is extremely useful in functions like camera shading, where the operator is making adjustments to an HDR camera while viewing the image on a HDR display. A key question is "what will this picture look like when down converted to SDR?" The FS-HDR's unique SDR Preview mode provides a fast way to answer this question without requiring an HDR to SDR equipment chain or re-configuring the existing HDR monitor.

When SDR Preview is enabled, the Colorfront Engine™ maps the video into the currently selected HDR space (PQ or HLG), but with values that will exactly represent the SDR image. This eliminates the time normally required to change the output format to SDR and the wait for the display to reconfigure. By simply controlling the on/off state of SDR Preview (from the front panel, Web GUI, or GPI), the operator can make quick, glitch free A/B comparisons of the HDR and SDR images.

Specifications

Modes of Operation Four independent 2K, HD, or SD video processors
One 4K, UltraHD, 2K, HD, or SD video processor
Dynamic Range / Color Gamut Input SDR BT.709 100 Nits
PQ BT.2020 1000 Nits
PQ P3D65 1000 Nits
Hybrid Log Gamma BT.2100
Sony S-Gamut3/S-Log3
ARRI Log C Wide Gamut
Panasonic V-log
RED Log3G10/Wide Gamut
Canon Log 2
Canon Log 3
Output Formats SDR BT.709 100 Nits
PQ BT.2020 1000 Nits
Hybrid Log Gamma BT.2100
Sony S-Gamut3/S-Log3
HDR Conversion HDR to HDR
HDR to SDR
SDR to HDR
Colorimetry Supports BT.709 and BT.2020
Video Formats (4K) 4096 x 2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
(UltraHD) 3840 x 2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
(UltraHD) 3840 x 2160PsF 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
(2K) 2048 x 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
(HD) 1920 x 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
(HD) 1920 x 1080PsF 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
(HD) 1920 x 1080i 50, 59.94, 60
(HD) 1280 x 720p 50, 59.94, 60
(SD) 625i 50
(SD) 525i 59.94
YCbCr, 4:2:2, 10-bit
Video Input Digital 4 x 3G-SDI inputs, 4 x BNC
4 x 3G-SDI inputs, 4 x Fiber or HD-BNC (optional SFP modules)
SFP fiber modules, 3G-SDI, dual LC, single LC, or single SC, SMPTE-297
SFP fiber module, 12G/6G-SDI, dual LC, SMPTE-297
SFP coax module, 12G/6G-SDI, dual HD-BNC
12G/6G/3G/HD/SD, SMPTE-259/292/424/2081/2082
Single Link 12G/6G-SDI (with optional SFP module)
Quad Link 3G-SDI Level A or B-DL (4 x 3G), SMPTE-425-5
Dual Link 3G-SDI Level B-DS (2 x 3G), SMPTE-425-3
Single Link 3G-SDI Level A, B-DL, or B-DS, SMPTE 425
Quad Link HD-SDI (4 x 1.5G )
Dual Link HD-SDI (2 x 1.5G), SMPTE-372
Single Link HD/SD
Quadrant (Square Division) or 2SI (Two Sample Interleave) 4K/UltraHD input pixel mapping
8 x 1 selector feeds video processor(s)
Video Output Digital 4 X 3G-SDI outputs, 4 x BNC
4 x 3G-SDI outputs, 4 x fiber or HD-BNC (optional SFP modules)
SFP fiber modules, 3G-SDI, Dual LC, Dual LC CWDM, Single LC, or Single SC, SMPTE-297
SFP fiber module, 12G/6G-SDI, dual LC, SMPTE-297
SFP coax module, 12G/6G-SDI, dual HD-BNC
12G/6G/3G/HD/SD, SMPTE-259/292/424/2081/2082
Single Link 12G/6G-SDI (with optional SFP module)
Quad Link 3G-SDI Level A or B-DL (4 x 3G), SMPTE-425-5
Dual Link 3G-SDI Level B-DS (2 x 3G), SMPTE-425-3
Single Link 3G-SDI Level A, B-DL, or B-DS, SMPTE 425
Quad Link HD-SDI (4 x 1.5G)
Dual Link HD-SDI (2 x 1.5G), SMPTE-372
Single Link HD/SD
Quadrant (Square Division) or 2SI (Two Sample Interleave) 4K/UltraHD output pixel mapping
Monitor Output 1 x BNC, 1 x 3G-SDI output
3G-SDI/HD/SD, SMPTE-259/292/424, 10-bits
1 x HDMI, 1 x HD output
2K/HD/SD, HDMI v1.4a
Monitored Video Processor output (video and audio) is simultaneously output on both connectors
4K/UltraHD down-converted to 2K/HD
Crop control on HDMI output
Video Processing Motion adaptive deinterlacer
Proc amp controls
Color corrector
Legalizer
Framerate conversion/film cadence removal/insertion (3:2, 1:2, 2:1, 2:3)
Adjustable delay 0-6 frames with H and V timing controls
Closed Captioning conversion (CEA-608/CEA-708)
AFD input detection, down-convert control, and output pass-through, or overwrite
Freeze (manual, or on input signal loss) to black or last good frame
Matte generator for background fill
Video test generator
Nominal video delay
HD/SD, 2 frames (LFR), 4 frames (HFR)
Format Conversion Convert any supported input format to any supported output format, within the same frame rate family
Frame Rate Families:
59.94, 29.97, 23.98
50, 25
60, 30, 24
Scaling Supported in 2K/HD/SD formats:
Zoom in/out
Reposition
Region of Interest (ROI)
Up-Conversion Hardware 10-bit
Zoom 14:9 - results in a 4:3 image zoomed slightly to fill a 14:9 image with black side bars
Zoom Letterbox - results in image zoomed to fill full-screen
Zoom Wide - results in a combination of zoom and horizontal stretch to fill a 16:9 screen - introduces a small aspect ratio change
Down-Conversion Hardware 10-bit
Anamorphic - full-screen
Letterbox - image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved
Crop - image is cropped to fit video output format
Aspect Ratio Conversion Letterbox -transforms SD anamorphic material to a letterboxed image
H Crop - produces a horizontally stretched effect on the image; transforms anamorphic SD to full frame
SD Pillarbox - produces an image in the center of the screen with black borders on the left and right sides and an anamorphized image in the center
V Crop - transforms SD letterbox material to an anamorphic image
Audio Input Digital 48 kHz sample rate
8 x SDI embedded inputs (16-channels each)
128-Channels, 24-bit (20-bit SD), SMPTE-272/299
8 x balanced AES inputs (16-Channels), 1 x DB-25
16-Channels, 24-bit, AES-3
2 x MADI inputs, 1 BNC, 1 x ST Fiber
128-Channels, 24-bit, AES-10
Audio Output Digital 48 kHz sample rate
1 x SDI embedded output per video processor (16-Channels each)
16-Channels (in single-video processor mode), 24-bit (20-bit SD), SMPTE-272/299
64-Channels (in four Video Processor mode), 24-bit (20-bit SD), SMPTE-272/299
8 x balanced AES outputs (16-channels), 1 x DB-25
16-Channels, 24-bit, AES-3
2 x MADI outputs, 1 BNC, 1 x ST Fiber
128-channels, 24-bit, AES-10
Audio Processing 277 x 208 mono audio matrix, route 1 to 1, 1 to many
Inputs: 128 embedded, 16 AES, 128 MADI, 2 x stereo mixdowns, 3-tone generator
Outputs: 64 embedded, 16 AES, 128 MADI
Input adjustment controls for each channel
Gain +18 to -18 dB in 0.5 dB steps
Phase invert
Input adjustment controls for each channel pair
Delay -16 ms to +1 second in 20.8 µs steps
Two independent 5.1 or 7.1 to stereo mixdown processors with gain adjust
High quality Sample Rate Conversion on all audio inputs
SRC bypass for non-PCM audio (e.g. Dolby E, AC-3, etc)
Audio tone generator (mute, 400 Hz, 1 kHz)
Reference Input External, 2 x BNC
Looping, nonterminating
Blackburst or tri-level sync
Genlock Lock to External Reference
Lock to SDI input 1 - 8
Free-run based on temperature-compensated crystal oscillator
Network Interface 1 x RJ-45, 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Embedded web server for remote control
SNMP
Front Panel Display
Keypad with status LEDs
Two rotary/push knobs
Comprehensive alarm indicators
Presets 40 presets per mode
GPI 1 x 25-pin D-Connector
4 x optically-isolated GPI inputs
4 x optically-isolated GPO outputs
Power 100 to 240 VAC 50/60 Hz (dual, redundant power supplies)
55 W typical
70 W maximum
Environment Operating Temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Storage Temperature: -40 to 140°F (-40 to 60°C)
Operating Relative Humidity: 10 to 90%, non-condensing
Operating Altitude: <10,000' (<3000 m)
Dimensions (W x D x H) 17.5 x 16 x 1.75" (1 RU) (445 x 406 x 45 mm)
Weight 7.9 lb (3.6 kg)