24/04/2017
SONY EMBRACES HDR PRODUCTION WITH FULL END-TO-END SOLUTION
New XAVC Recording Mode Optimizes Encoding for Live HDR Production
From products, to workflow and format, Sony offers users end-to-end HDR production capabilities from acquisition to display, for cinema, live production, online video and event production, meeting the industry’s growing demand for a wider color gamut and increased dynamic range that creates more realistic viewing experiences with enhanced levels of detail.
As previously announced, Sony’s expansion of HDR production includes the addition of HD-HDR Live and Instant HDR workflows.
Along with the accelerated trend of HDR contents, series of Sony 4K/HD live cameras, HDC-4800, HDC-4300 and HDC-P43 with HDR capability are widely adopted by broadcasters
world-wide. To enhance Live HDR production further, Sony added new XAVC recording mode
to optimize encoding for HDR into its 4K/HD live server,
PWS-4500 through software version-up.
This new recording mode improved HDR image quality in XAVC with detailed complexity, bright
skin tone, color reproduction and more. It allows the PWS-4500 to record and replay of a video
with superior HDR images at the same time of maintaining the smooth XAVC file workflow that
is already well positioned in the production industry.
Furthermore, Sony offers RAW and X-OCN recording formats. RAW is recommended for premium productions and high-end cinema, where large volumes of data can be managed and supported.
X-OCN (eXtended Tonal Range Original Camera Negative) is an optimized video format with the fine balance between the picture quality and data size. It can be recorded using AXS-R7 portable memory recorder together with PMW-F55 and F5 motion picture cameras. The X-OCN retains everything the sensor sees, delivering tonal gradation with 16-bit precision ideal for HDR image grading. Towards wider use of X-OCN, Sony is working with other companies to develop X-OCN supporting products.
The X-OCN supporting companies rise to 10 as of April, 2017;
ASSIMILATE, Inc. , Autodesk , Avid Technology, Inc., Blackmagic Design , Colorfront ,
Filmlight Ltd. , Grass Valley , nablet , Pomfort , SGO
Sony offers system, workflow and choices of recording formats that deliver unprecedented flexibility in every HDR production to bring added-value to broadcasters.
PWS-4500 version 2.3 software is planned to be available in June, 2017.