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new products
Included in this release is a new visual OMA setup tool that
facilitates reconfiguration of the oscilloscopes and coherent
receiver front-ends so that the same hardware can be
used for many different applications like PAM4 research or
increased channel count in DP-QPSK testing.
The need for multi-channel coherent research is growing
with the use of spatial (or modal) division multiplexing
that requires an OMA to down convert and digitize data
for each channel. Multi-carrier communication applications
also require one OMA per wavelength channel when the
wavelength separation is more than the OMA bandwidth.
Pricing and availability
The new software will be available for download by the end
of 2016. For details on the full range of Tektronix Coherent
Optical Solutions, go to:
http://www.tek.com/application/tektronix-coherent-optical-solutions.
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Mastering station from Rohde & Schwarz
looks to the future with HDR, floating point
processing and enhanced IMF workflows
The new software release of the R&S CLIPSTER mastering
station from Rohde & Schwarz provides an expanded
tool set for high dynamic range workflows, enabling more
flexible color processing. Both Dolby Vision and HDR10 are
supported. IMF subtitles and compositing directly on the
timeline simplify localization workflows. Rohde & Schwarz
has enhanced its multiple award-winning, complete solution
by adding these and many other new features tailored to
the needs of post production and content distribution.
R&S CLIPSTER has established itself as the complete
mastering and deliverable solution for premiumcontent. The
new functions allow content creators to master their films
and TV content more quickly and reliably. The superiority
of R&S CLIPSTER is especially evident in productions with
higher resolutions, higher frame rates and enhanced colors
(bigger better pixel): the new floating point processing
enables color management in realtime up to 4K.
R&S CLIPSTER 6.1 has extended the IMF feature set
to include localization of subtitles. And the new alpha
compositing feature enables data such at title sequences
and text clips in multiple languages to be easily exchanged
directly on the timeline. Content that has been mastered
for a specific region can now be modified for worldwide
distribution. Support of Dolby Vision and HDR10 metadata
in IMF (PQ, SMPTE2086) allows content to be delivered
for all current HDR consumer standards. R&S CLIPSTER
has integrated the new HEVC and ProRes 444 XQ formats
for delivering content in the high resolution high dynamic
range (HDR) and wide color gamut (WCG) formats. The
additional output of audio via HDMI simplifies quality
control.
One highlight of R&S CLIPSTER 6.2 is the enhancement of
the HDR workflow to include image processing with floating
point processing. This enables the wide dynamic range
of the HDR material to be precisely converted. Rohde
& Schwarz has succeeded in importing a high-quality
master such as a linear OpenEXR file and rendering it in
the output color space with the appropriate quantization
(12-bit PQ/SMPTE ST 2086). This is necessary in order
to meet the constantly growing HDR color management
requirements. R&S CLIPSTER 6.2 takes the next step
toward a flexible HDR mastering solution. In addition,
an optimized architecture and the accelerated hardware
enable image processing in realtime up to 4K 120p. Other
features include support for the Avid DNxHR® codecs and
the ability to process HDR metadata for Dolby Cinema.
Stephen Birdsong, Product Manager Post Production
Solutions at Rohde & Schwarz says: “We have worked
very hard on making R&S CLIPSTER what it is today –
the standard for DCI and IMF mastering. The system
is extremely versatile in post production and supports
numerous workflows. Users appreciate the absolutely
reliable playback over professional display interfaces as
well as the realtime, timeline-based image processing. Post
production providers rely on this proven solution to meet
the high delivery requirements for film and TV productions.”
The new version of the R&S CLIPSTER 6.1 mastering
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