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HDR Image Analyzer HDR Monitoring Solution Installation and Operation Guide Version 1.0 Published December 12, 2018 Notices Trademarks AJA® and Because it matters.® are registered trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with most AJA products. AJA™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with recorder, router, software and camera products. Because it matters.™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with camera products. CION®, Corvid Ultra®, lo®, Ki Pro®, KONA®, KUMO®, ROI® and T-Tap® are registered trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc. AJA Control Room™, KiStor™, Science of the Beautiful™, TruScale™, TruZoom™, V2Analog™ and V2Digital™ are trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright Copyright © 2018 AJA Video Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. All information in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of the document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, without the express written permission of AJA Video Systems, Inc. See "Colorfront Copyright Notices" on page 53 for more information. Contacting AJA Support When calling for support, have all information at hand prior to calling. To contact AJA for sales or support, use any of the following methods: Telephone +1.530.271.3190 FAX +1.530.271.3140 Web https://www.aja.com Support Email [email protected] Sales Email [email protected] HDR Image Analyzer v1.0 2 www.aja.com Contents Notices . .2 Trademarks . 2 Copyright . 2 Contacting AJA Support . 2 Chapter 1 – Introduction . .5 Overview. .5 Software Features . 5 Hardware Features . 5 Chapter 2 – HDR Image Analyzer Hardware . .6 Overview. .6 Chassis Front. .6 Chassis Rear . 6 Chapter 3 – System Installation . 7 Installation Summary . 7 Hardware Installation . .7 Shipping Box Contents . 7 Rack Mounting the Chassis. .7 Network Configuration. .8 Initial System Startup . 8 Software Update . .8 Licensing . .8 Chapter 4 – HDR Image Analyzer GUI . .9 Overview. .9 Views. .9 Drop-Down Menu Navigation. .9 Selecting Views with the Keyboard . 10 Analyzer Modes . 11 Framing Guides. 18 Timecode on Image . 18 Lower Right Quadrant Displays. 19 Audio Monitoring. 19 Pixel Picker . .20 Log Data . 21 Info Page . 21 Other Features . 22 Chapter 5 – Using HDR Image Analyzer . 23 HDR Image Analyzer Setups. 23 Video Menu . 24 Resolution . 24 Capture . 25 Recall . 25 Screenshot . .25 Analyzer Color Space and Range. 25 Camera Log Analysis. 25 SDR Analysis . 26 HLG Analysis . 26 HDR Analysis. 26 CIE xy Gamut View. 27 YCbCr Matrix . 27 White Point Compensation. 28 False Color . 28 Pixel Picker. 29 Single Line Mode. 29 LUTs . .30 HDR Image Analyzer v1.0 3 www.aja.com Overview . 30 Logging . 32 Settings Screen. 32 QC Tab . 32 NETWORK Tab . 33 SAFE AREA Tab . 34 Chapter 6 – Menu Reference . .36 Analyzer Menu Guide. 36 Setup Menu Guide. 39 Video Menu Guide. 39 Log Menu Guide . 40 Help Menu Guide . 41 Other Keyboard Shortcuts. 41 Appendix A – Specifications . 42 HDR Image Analyzer Specs . 42 Appendix B – Safety and Compliance . .44 Colorfront Copyright Notices . 53 Software License Agreement . 54 Warranty and Liability Information . .57 Limited Warranty on Hardware. 57 Limitation of Liability . 58 Governing Law and Language; Your Rights. 58 Index. .59 HDR Image Analyzer v1.0 4 www.aja.com Chapter 1 – Introduction Overview AJA's HDR Image Analyzer simplifies monitoring and analysis of 4K/UltraHD/2K/ HD, HDR and WCG content in production, post, quality control (QC) and mastering. Tools include waveform, histogram, and vectorscope displays and Nit- level HDR monitoring. Combining AJA’s production-proven and powerful video and audio I/O with HDR analysis tools from Colorfront in a compact 1RU chassis, the HDR Image Analyzer offers a flexible solution for monitoring and analyzing HDR formats including PQ (Perceptual Quantizer), Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and Rec.2020 for 4K/UltraHD workflows. Colorfront has exclusively licensed its Colorfront Analyzer software to AJA. Software Features • Precise, high quality UltraHD UI for native-resolution picture display • Advanced out of gamut and out of brightness detection with error tolerance • Support for SDR (Rec.709), ST2084/PQ and HLG analysis • CIE graph, Vectorscope, Waveform • Out of gamut false color mode to easily spot out of gamut/out of brightness pixels • Data analyzer with pixel picker • Up to 4K/UltraHD 60p over 4x 3G-SDI inputs • SDI auto signal detection • File base error logging with timecode • Display and color processing look up table (LUT) support • Line mode to focus on a single horizontal line as the region of interest • Loop through output to broadcast monitors • Still store • Nit levels, audio levels, and phase metering • Built-in support for color spaces (including camera colorspaces) Hardware Features • One RU height chassis • Hot swappable redundant power supplies • Four DisplayPort outputs • Four USB 3.0 connectors • Two Network Interface Cards • Three year warranty HDR Image Analyzer v1.0 5 www.aja.com Chapter 2 – HDR Image Analyzer Hardware Overview AJA's HDR Image Analyzer is a 1RU hardware appliance equipped with AJA input and output. The system is designed for immediate use, automatically powering up to the Colorfront Analyzer application. Chassis Front Figure 1. HDR Image Analyzer Chassis Front View Cooling Airow EntrancePower Switch Chassis Power Button The main power switch is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to the system. Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system. Therefore, you must unplug all system power cords before servicing. Chassis Rear Figure 2. HDR Image Analyzer Chassis Rear View SDI Output SDI Reference Redundant Reserved 1.0/2.3 DIN 1.0/2.3 DIN BNC AC Power Supplies for IPMI BNCs (#5-#8) Input (R) DisplayPort SDI Input Cooling Airow Exit USB 3.0 Unused Connectors (4) Rear and Top Panels Ports (4) 1.0/2.3 DIN Active RJ-45 BNCs (#1-#4) Unused Ethernet (2) Rear Panel Power Supply LEDs On the rear of each power supply module an LED indicates its status as follows. • Solid Green: When illuminated, indicates that the power supply is on. • Solid Amber: When illuminated, indicates the power supply is plugged in and turned off, or the system is off but in an abnormal state. • Blinking Amber: When blinking, this system power supply temperature has reached 63°C. The system will automatically power-down when the power supply temperature reaches 70°C and restarts when the power supply temperature goes below 60°C. HDR Image Analyzer v1.0 6 www.aja.com Chapter 3 – System Installation Installation Summary 1. Unpack the shipping box, removing the HDR Image Analyzer, two power cords, and nine BNC adapter cables. 2. Mount the physical chassis as desired, using the provided sliding rails. Cooling airflow enters the chassis from the front, and exits from the rear and top panels. Do not obstruct these air vents. 3. Connect the two HDR Image Analyzer.