Input Support:From Cameras to HDR/SDR

Modern cameras are inherently HDR capable with their wide dynamic ranges, and for live events, recording and broadcasts, it’s crucial to monitor their dynamic range and gamut outputs being employed for HDR delivery.

With input support for both leading camera LOG formats as well as SDR, HLG and PQ monitoring from a range of sources, HDR Image Analyzer 12G takes the pain out of HDR monitoring. With a wide range of analysis tools and automatic error logging with timecode stamping, HDR Image Analyzer 12G ensures your production achieves the desired final results.

 

HDR Image Analyzer Overview Video

AJA’s HDR Image Analyzer 12G offers an elegant interface for accessing all its powerful setup, monitoring and analysis tools. Watch this video for a full run through of all of HDR Image Analyzer 12G ‘s key features.

Configurable Layouts

HDR Image Analyzer 12G’s interface provides a quadrant layout for viewing your tools and footage as you work. Quick key shortcuts provide pre-configured common layouts for how your tools and views are presented.

For further customization, you can also choose a particular tool to be shown in any of the quadrants by either right clicking on the quadrant itself and choosing your preferred tool, or by accessing quadrant choices from the Analyzer Mode menu.

Key Tools and Interface Details 

Web Interface

HDR Image Analyzer 12G offers a powerful new Web Interface which can be accessed anywhere on a network from any web browser on any OS.

This allows control from a remote computer and simplifies access when placing HDR Image Analyzer 12G in a rack environment, on set, in facility control rooms, QC departments and more. This further provides the ability to update HDR Image Analyzer 12G remotely and to download logs and screenshots to wherever needed.

Remote Desktop Support 

RDP further allows control of a HDR Image Analyzer 12G over a network. Your RDP client presents the Analyzer’s GUI in a local window as well as providing keyboard/mouse control. The RDP client computer can be a desktop, laptop or tablet.

HDR Analysis Tools 

Included in AJA’s HDR Image Analyzer 12G’s toolsets are waveform, histogram and vectorscope monitoring, plus a host of essential image analysis tools:

• Automated Colour Space switching over SDI for SDR/PQ/HLG
• Waveform
• Histogram
• Vectorscope
• Colour Gamut
• Nit Light Level
• Frame average Light Level bar
• File Based Error Logging with Timecode
• Data Analyzer with Advanced Pixel Picker
• Advanced, Out of Gamut and Out of Brightness Detection with Error Tolerance
• Out of Gamut MAX warning: Provides notice if colour goes outside of P3d65
• Camera Log Inputs

HDR Image Analyzer 12G provides direct input for a range of Camera LOG inputs, allowing direct connections from the world’s leading camera manufacturers for immediate analysis of production feeds.

Video Resolution 

Address your video resolution setup with quick access from the Video – Resolution menu, with easy access for RGB, YCbCR and Quad split vs 2SI configurations.

Choose Setups 

Setups can be saved and recalled quickly when moving between projects and tool configurations.

Scene Capture 

Scenes can be captured for quick recall and saving to be shared with others for a visual representation of any issues that need to be addressed.

Colour Space 

Several different colour spaces can be utilized for analysis including 709, P3, XYZ and 2020 as well as camera native colourspaces.

HDR Image Analyzer 12G also offers an Auto HDR mode change for automatic HDR colour space triggering when possible.

Waveform Lumi Colour 

HDR Image Analyzer 12G offers a range of views for waveform representations including Waveform Lumi Colour. Waveform Lumi Colour offers a gorgeous combination of both luminance and colours in the project’s colour space.

Vectorscope 

Vectorscope displays the colour saturation of each pixel in the video frame, with the middle of the circle indicating a lower saturation level, and the edge of the circle indicating a higher saturation level.

Vectorscope Targeting 

The vectorscope additionally offers a zoom feature and a skin tone line, whose value can be manually set as desired, especially useful for ensuring consistent skin tone results for sequence work and camera matching.

Whitepoint 

HDR Image Analzyer allows you to set a white point relevant for the project at hand. Choose between DCI, D65 or simply turn off.

CIE XY Gamut View 

In HDR mode the CIE XY Gamut View can be used to check the encoded colours, and whether they are within the valid limit of colour range. This is relevant when working in the Rec.2020 colour space where the actual pixels are supposed to be limited to the P3 colour gamut.

False Colour – Gamut Warning 

Out of Gamut False Coluor mode provides a clear visual representation of areas of your image that may present a problem. The results can be saved automatically within your logged files for QC needs.

Pixel Picker 

Precision is key and HDR Image Analyzer 12G make it simple. Glide your mouse across your footage and use the Pixel Picker to give you a read out of the exact pixels Nit level, Hex or Decimal code values.

Logs 

HDR Image Analyzer 12G can detect P3 Gamut violations and brightness violations in HDR events and logs them with time stamps in a log file and on screen. Log files can then be collected for sharing with your team as necessary.

Timecode 

Timecode may be overlayed on screen to assist with quickly identifying any areas of concern at particular moments in a sequence or shot. 

Audio Metering 

An audio level meter is included for up to 16 channels of metered monitoring and display of peak DB levels. An audio phase meter can also be configured to display either 2-Ch (stereo) or 8-Ch (surround) audio. Audio Level Warnings may be set to generate notes into your logs.

Analyzer Gain 

Analyzer Gain allows you to increase or decrease the gain put out to your display simplifying your ability to monitor critical items with dark footage in particular.