AJA ColorBox - Chapter 1 - Introduction; Overview; Introduction; Features

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Chapter 1 – Introduction
Overview
Introduction
ColorBox from AJA is a compact, high-performance converter for color managed
workflows designed to specifically meet the conversion needs of broadcast, live
events, and on-set applications. Supporting Standard Dynamic Range (SDR), High
Dynamic Range (HDR), and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) signals, it utilizes 12G-SDI
for single wire 4K/UltraHD HDR up to 4:2:2 10-bit 60p or 4:4:4 12-bit 30p with a
unique color processing pipeline.
Built around the 33pt. 3D LUT processor with tetrahedral interpolation, AJA
Color Pipeline provides additional 4x 1D LUTs and 2x 3x3 matrices that are
each individually configurable even as Proc Amps or RGB Color Correctors.
Easily manage color processing options via the web user interface which can
be accessed directly from a wired Ethernet connection or through a wireless
connection via a 3rd party WiFi USB adapter.
ColorBox expands its capabilities by offering licensable upgrade options for
advanced color managed workflows, including BBC HLG LUTs and the all new
ORION-CONVERT engine. ORION-CONVERT’s unique real-time floating point
math approach to color transforms produces higher precision results to get
“access to the colors between the colors.” This enables pixel perfect color
transforms and round tripping where maintaining colors is paramount. Included
for free in ColorBox are transforms from Colorfront and the NBCU LUTs providing
yet more professional color processing options to choose from.
ColorBox also offers a sophisticated test pattern generator and frame store,
bringing useful tools to your workflow, including the ability to capture up to a 4K
image as a 16-bit .tiff file for the highest quality reference stills. ColorBox can even
overlay information onto the image, including helpful user definable text fields.
These images can be saved locally on ColorBox or onto a third party connected
PC running an application like Pomfort’s Livegrade Pro/Studio.
Features
• 12-bit 4:4:4 12G-SDI IO for up to 4K/UltraHD HDR/WCG 30p
• 10-bit 4:2:2 12G-SDI IO for up to 4K/UltraHD HDR/WCG 60p
• 12-bit 4:4:4 HDMI v2.0 output for up to 4K/UltraHD HDR/WCG 30p
• 10-bit 4:2:2 HDMI v2.0 output for up to 4K/UltraHD HDR/WCG 60p
• Ultra low latency, less than ½ a video line