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Index

Truelight SDI User Guide

30

S

scaling

 

14

enabling remotely

 

22

selecting cubes

 

17

single-link

 

6

slots, programming

 

9

software host

 

5

, 

6

specifications

 

27

static IP

 

8

T

terminology

 

3

test patterns

 

15

enabling remotely

 

22

testing cubes

 

12

troubleshooting

 

25

Truelight profile

 

11

truelight profile

loading custom

 

25

Truelight root

 

23

Truelight software

 

9

Truelight software host

 

5

, 

6

connecting to unit

 

9

U

unpacking

 

5

V

video

formats

 

27

input modes

 

13

setting remotely 

21

output modes

 

13

setting remotely 

21

scaling

 

14

enabling remotely 

22

test patterns

 

15

enabling remotely 

22

W

weight

 

27

Summary of Contents for Truelight SDI

Page 1: ...Truelight SDI User Guide...

Page 2: ...be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of t...

Page 3: ...ting to a network 7 Assigning a static IP address 8 Chapter 3 Configuration 9 Programming the colour cube slots 9 Connecting to the Truelight SDI unit 9 Downloading cubes to the unit 11 Removing cubes...

Page 4: ...9 Remote control 19 Connecting to the unit 19 Stopping the remote control 22 Backing up the cubes 23 The Truelight root 23 Performing a backup 23 Editing backed up cubes 24 Checking the cubes 24 Chapt...

Page 5: ...rojected image By carefully measuring and characterising each stage in the workflow the closest possible match between preview and final image can be achieved allowing artists colourists supervisors a...

Page 6: ...the Ctrl key and press A The other modifier keys are Shift and Alt Modifier keys may also be used in combination Ctrl Shift A means hold down both Ctrl and Shift and press A Italics Cross references...

Page 7: ...itself or the data resampled in some way When the number of possible input values is too large to store the solution for every input the table may contain the solutions to a subsampled input space In...

Page 8: ...loading onto Truelight hardware like the Truelight SDI unit it is communicated to and stored on the unit as a cube Since the Truelight cube is more general than most other colour transform LUT format...

Page 9: ...ardware The Truelight SDI hardware consists of a 1U rack mountable unit It should be bolted into a standard 19 rack using appropriate screws and allowing sufficient space above to provide adequate ven...

Page 10: ...outputs SDI The SDI connections support both standard single link SDI and dual link SDI signals For single link output use either the OUT A or the OUT B connector Use both the OUT A and OUT B connect...

Page 11: ...nds However if it is set to obtain an IP address via DHCP the first time the unit is powered up on a network it does not initially have an IP address This this should be obtained automatically after a...

Page 12: ...a message similar to the following Warning This will disconnect any connected network users and reset all network servers OK to proceed Y N y Type y to continue Message from System DHCP IP lost 3 Che...

Page 13: ...created in another system to the Truelight SDI unit an appropriate license must be installed on this machine Connecting to the Truelight SDI unit To connect to the Truelight SDI unit 1 The Truelight...

Page 14: ...also has a valid ethernet connection then the current IP address is automatically entered in the Name or IP address field this is a useful way to find out the current IP address of the unit Once the...

Page 15: ...when making repetitive adjustments however remember to commit the cube to a slot once it has been finalised 3 To download the cube to the selected slot click Load profile cube where profile is the nam...

Page 16: ...erflow are marked as red colours that overflow are marked as green colours that underflow in one channel but overflow in another are marked as blue All other colours are shown as greys The Map option...

Page 17: ...mple RGB Scaled or YCrCb Unscaled as part of the file name for the profile used to generate the cube Figure 3 3 Hardware modes Mode Description 422A The input mode is set to 4 2 2 YCrCb and the signal...

Page 18: ...toggle button controls the video legalizer This function can also be controlled from the front panel or via the Java remote control see Legalizer on page 18 Scaling This toggle button turns the scalin...

Page 19: ...n ramp Full amplitude ramp in the green channel only Blue ramp Full amplitude ramp in the blue channel only White ramp Full amplitude ramp in the red green and blue channels Colours Full field full ga...

Page 20: ...button When enabled the RGB values for the pixel at the centre of the cursor are displayed for both the input to the cube and its output that is the pre and post transform values are both shown Note t...

Page 21: ...cubes 9 to 12 are loaded with gamut alarm versions of cubes 1 to 4 enabling a simple toggle between gamut alarm on and off states for the first four cubes see Creating a gamut alarm cube on page 12 fo...

Page 22: ...alizer depends on the nature of the video being fed into the unit and also on how the output data is to be subsequently processed The legalizer can be toggled on and off by holding down the 0 button a...

Page 23: ...Java applet To access the unit it must be connected to the network via its ethernet port see Installing the Truelight SDI hardware on page 5 Connecting to the unit Open a Java enabled browser and then...

Page 24: ...s blank with an X through it Note that the remote control has no facility for downloading cubes into the box for details of loading cubes into the Truelight SDI unit refer to Programming the colour cu...

Page 25: ...red 4 2 2 YCrCb on B The input is taken from the IN B connector the input mode is set to 4 2 2 YCrCb the IN A connector is ignored 4 4 4 YCrCb Both IN A and IN B connectors are used as input dual link...

Page 26: ...to enter the password again Button Description Legalizer Options are OFF or Hard clip When set to Hard clip the output from the unit is clipped at the 64 940 10 bit range This applies to both RGB and...

Page 27: ...button in the Synchronise section of the Hardware panel All cubes on the box are written to a BZ2 zip file Browse to the location where you want the file to be saved and click Ok Once the backup is c...

Page 28: ...Programming the colour cube slots on page 9 Checking the cubes From time to time you may want to check that the cubes in the Truelight SDI unit match a reference set of profiles and calibration data T...

Page 29: ...sing a serial cable attached to serial port 2 The IP address will then be displayed on the Hardware panel in the Truelight application select this serial port from the Hardware port list and the IP ad...

Page 30: ...ss truelight support filmlight ltd uk This enters your email into an automatic tracking system which will reply to you with a tracking number The tracking system is monitored by the Truelight Support...

Page 31: ...720x486 720x576 1280x720 1920x1080 2048x1080 2048x1556 Frame rate 23 98p 24p 25p 29 97p 30p 59 94p 60p 50i 59 94i 60i PsF mode also supported Video interface 8 or 10 bits per sample 4 2 2 YCrCb 4 4 4...

Page 32: ...Appendix A Specifications Truelight SDI unit specifications Truelight SDI User Guide 28...

Page 33: ...nel 17 selecting remotely 20 testing 12 cursor diagnostics cursor 16 D deleting cubes 11 DHCP 7 dimensions 27 downloading cubes 11 dual link 6 E ethernet 6 7 F front panel 17 G gamut alarm cube 12 17...

Page 34: ...rns 15 enabling remotely 22 testing cubes 12 troubleshooting 25 Truelight profile 11 truelight profile loading custom 25 Truelight root 23 Truelight software 9 Truelight software host 5 6 connecting t...

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