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- Naturally intuitive touch screen interface
- Direct recording to CineForm RAW™
- IRIDAS color-managed metadata pipeline
- Integrated frame store for shot matching
- Instant review and playback through VTR interface
- Full-resolution, multi-monitor display and output |
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SiliconDVR Software |
| SiliconDVR features a number of innovative design
elements, designed with the demands of digital cinema production
in-mind. Industry-leading features such as direct recording to
CineForm‘s 10 bit
full-raster and visually loss less RAW codec along with a 12
bit uncompressed RAW option, a fully embedded color management
interface powered by 3D LUT technology from IRIDAS, mobile recording
capabilities, and seamless IT integration demonstrate it‘s
ability to perform as a best-in-class tool that exceeds the standards
of the most demanding productions. Furthermore the software-extensibility
of the SiliconDVR platform ensures an upgrade-path and new feature
integration that no other firmware-based camera can compete with. |
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User Interface Design
The industry-leading feature-set of SiliconDVR does not stop with just a set of core functionality. Re-thinking the paradigm of GUI design,
SiliconDVR‘s touchscreen-driven interface places the key controls at the fingertips of the camera operator. The GUI has been designed to
get what you want fast, and features an extensive array of utilities to analyze the incoming camera RAW data to achieve the best picture
quality possible. |
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Features
Per-channel histograms, center zoom modes, an exposure-based zone system display, edge-enhanced
focus aids, spot meters, separate view LUT‘s, and an on-screen 4x loupe are among a
number of features that the SiliconDVR interface features to put the cinematographer in complete
control of their image. Other enhancements such as a full-screen mode, and full-screen dual-monitor
support with independent full-resolution real-time displays, provide integration points with
standard on-set systems. |
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Direct-to-Disk Recording & Playback
Integrated direct-to-disk recording is an inherent part of SiliconDVR‘s production workflow advantage, allowing the director and other crew
members to see the results of any shot immediately after recording. When combined with a next-generation playback interface composed
of an integrated timeline and shot-list review feature-set, SiliconDVR frees the review process from the linear restraints of tape and simple
play/pause interfaces found on other camera systems. |
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Post Production Workflow |
| After recording directly to disk, the footage can be accessed by an editing system
(NLE). Final Cut and Adobe Premiere are supported. The camera is able to generate
.mov or .avi wrapped RAW files. No proxies or transcoding is needed as CineForm plugins
allow realtime access of the recorded full resolution image. AJA and Blackmagic
support allow HD-SDI playout to tape via the NLE. For professional mastering, the footage
can be transferred to the P+S Technik OneBox which is able to conform from EDLs.
The OneBox not only comes with a full Color Grading Tool Set, it also offers solutions
for backup, batch transcoding and quality control. |
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DPX Workflow Solutions
The SI-2K is supported by a variety of tools. CineForm‘s CF2DPX conversion
tool allows efficient command line processing of RAW files into DPX
sequences. Iridas‘ Framecycler and Metarender products provide batch conversion of
clips to a wide number of file formats, as well as trimming, window-burn overlays, and
basic one-light correction. |
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P+S Technik OneBox
The OneBox offers state-of-the-art technology
to implement an efficient workflow
for digital RAW cameras. The variety
of applications reach from data backup
and archiving as well as full quality HDSDI
playout for dailies or tape-based post
production to even full mastering and
colour grading, all bundled in OneBox. |
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Metadata |
At any time during the workflow process, metadata contained inside the RAW files, such as the
white-balance, gamma, .look 3D LUT‘s, and other active metadata (e.g. the demosaic settings)
can be changed on the fly through global metadata management tools and host application
plug-ins from CineForm. Alternatively, Iridas‘s SpeedGrade OnSet can natively import CineForm RAW AVI and Quicktime files and allow the user to generate new .look files which can then
be non-destructively reapplied to groups of clips in order to generate new or refined versions
of the director‘s vision.
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CineForm RAW Codec |
SiliconDVR records directly to CineForm RAW™ digital intermediate, a powerful, 10-bit visually
lossless codec that preserves the RAW bayer data in industry-standard QuickTime and AVI
file wrappers. Applications such as non-linear editing systems can seamlessly ingest these
QuickTime and AVI files, providing users the same common workflows used with normal RGB
or YUV-based camera codecs. Providing full-raster 4:4:4 RGB decodes from the RAW bayer data
in pristine quality is only the first part of the equation though. A 32-bit floating point metadata
color-management system allows the complete tonal range of the captured image to be
preserved through multiple passes. Finally, the high-quality 3.5:1 wavelet-based compression
maintains a visually lossless pristine image throughout the production pipeline. |
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IRIDAS Color Management |
At the core of SiliconDVR is a powerful suite of color-correction tools and visualization features
powered by Iridas .look XML format. Whether created in the SpeedGrade family of software tools,
or created internally in SiliconDVR‘s color-correction mode, .look compatibility allows for an open
exchange of an unlimited number of „look“ possibilities between the camera and standard postproduction
tools. Additionally, .look files can be previewed and applied to footage in-context of the
SI-2K camera system itself, giving the director of photography the tools to communicate his or her
artistic intent for the scene directly on-set. |
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.look Design
Colorizing and designing the „look“ of a shot or setting the stylistic tone for a movie is no longer
subject to a dizzying array of confusing submenus and non-intuitive control panels. Instead, SiliconDVR‘
s color management features provide direct in-context color-correction of images from the
SI-2K, enabling what-you-see-is-what-you-get interactivity for complete accuracy and confidence in
sculpting the look of your project. |
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Iridas .look XML format
The Iridas .look XML format provides a straight-forward platform for communicating color information
such as gain, saturation, gamma, temperature, and contrast adjustments on both a global scale,
and on a localized sclae for just the highlights, mid-tones, and shadows of an image. Additionally,
3x3 calibration matrices and film calibration 3D LUT‘s can be incorporated into each .look file, creating
an unprecedented ability for the manipulation of colorspace, or allowing the cinematographer
to adjust colors in context of the final film print or digital projection colorspace. |
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Consistent through complete workflow
Tight integration between Iridas and CineForm at the codec level means the era of „looks“ being lost
in the transition from the set to the edit bay is over. All files recorded with SiliconDVR are color managed
at the codec level, maintaining the look and vision of the DP from the set through the entire
post-production chain. By incorporating a comprehensive display and codec-based color management
toolset through support from CineForm and Iridas, if you can imagine it, you can capture it.
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