In nuce: Colorfront, a developer of on-set dailies and transcoding systems for Hollywood studios, showcased the new features of its Express Dailies, On-Set Dailies and Transcoding product lines at this year’s IBC (International Broadcast Convention). The new functions mainly relate to connectivity and image processing.

In toto: Below are some of the most interesting innovations that Colorfront presented for its product lines at IBC 2022. For a complete list of the new functions, please refer to the sources at the end of this message.

• Integration into NDI and IMF component-based media workflows: The developer’s Express Dailies, On-Set Dailies and Transcoders mentioned above all offer 16-bit NDI video output. Network Device Interface(NDI) is a royalty-free software specification developed by NewTek that enables video-compatible products to deliver and receive frame-accurate, low-latency video over a local area network. With regard to IMF media-related workflows, validation tools provide important information during packing and quality testing processes. This includes incorrect Dolby Vision metadata, which is recognised, as well as volume issues or inconsistent letterboxing/frame line settings. IMF (Interoperable Master Format) “is a file-based media format that simplifies the delivery and storage of audiovisual masters intended for multiple territories and platforms.” (Source for the IMF definition: imfug.com)
• Support for AWS cloud storage (Amazon Web Services) and digital camera/audio formats: For cloud-based operations, Colorfront offers accelerated importing and faster uploading of media to AWS S3 cloud storage. Amazon Simple Storage Service (AWS S3) is used by customers to store data volumes for various use cases – including: Websites, archiving, enterprise applications. (Source for AWS S3 definition: doc.aws.amazon.com).
• Tools regarding timeline editorials and user interface: This includes an improved timeline for multi-channel audio editing, a spatial audio workflow, a hot-key editor, and an improved user experience.

Click further: Digital Production last reported on Colorfront on 2.09.2022 – at that time in connection with the release of the ColorBox from AJA Video System.

Sources: postproperspective.com, colorfront.com, YouTube video Colorfront Streaming Player – Introductory Video ( see minute 1:25 for the lead image above)

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We know Scratch, Scratch VR, Scratch Web and now we can also remember Scratch Play Pro. The family is getting bigger.

And tomorrow, world domination…

One Player to Rule Them All – That’s what it says on the ASSIMILATE website, which mainly refers to the universal format player that can swallow 16 different camera-specific formats without falling to its knees (hehe). But the other features are also impressive.
Let’s make it easy for ourselves and put them in the table:

• Universal Player: Play Pro can read almost any format – camera format, RAW or not, even h.264 and h.265 (HEVC), even frame formats.
• Go-to immersive player: 360…360° everywhere, 180° VR, stereo, mono, side-by-side or over/under, embedded ambisonic audio and real-time mesh de-warping of 180° VR media. Playback works on the screen or directly via headsets such as the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. The whole thing can then also publish your 360/180 degree experiences on Facebook 360 or YouTube 360.
• Look-Creator: Play Pro supports 1D and 3D LUT formats in any size for import and export, as well as the import/export of CDLs in both common formats: .cdl and .cc.
• Media Transcoder: Each camera dealer transcodes in their own format… Play Pro reads almost every common format and can transcode it to ProRes, h.264, and h.265. For ProRes, this is even certified by Aplple – to our knowledge the first not to use ffmpeg. For VR delivery, it supports h.264 rendering up to 8K, including the required metadata for various online portals such as Facebook or YouTube. Custom metadata can also be added.
• QC tool: Quality check for post-production and directly on set. It supports SDI output, split screen, A-B overlay and audio monitoring & routing.
• Price: the trend is towards subscriptions: the Pro scratcher is available for 19 US dollars per month (199 per year).

You can find more detailed and further information HERE.

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