GRASS VALLEY, Calf.—AJA has announced that the latest firmware update for its FS-HDR real-time HDR/WCG converter and frame synchronizer, v4.0, is now available. Among the new features included in the firmware is a Colorfront Engine TV Mode and v1.4 BBC HLG LUTs.

The Colorfront Engine TV Mode provides new color and camera correction essentials, adding Knee Point and Knee Slope controls for managing highlights and roll-off in SDR and HDR conversion. The mode makes more HDRimage information accessible for use in SDR down-conversions, as well as help with SDR to HDR expansion. Color fidelity of SDR brand colors are maintained by using seamless round-tripping, per AJA.

The v4.0 firmware also includes 1.4 BBC HLG LUTs and a LUT 9 for HLG to SDR display-light conversions. There is also support for a wider range of camera metadata management schemes to streamline the pass-through of camera and lens metadata through FS-HDR to downstream devices for on-set applications. HDR components of the SDI output VPID can be configured on a channel-by-channel basi as well.

FS-HDR v4.0 is now available as a free download. For more information, visit AJA’s website. 

GRASS VALLEY, CALIF.—AJA is rolling out its latest product, the 1RU, rack-mount universal converter/frame synchronizer FS-HDR, which handles real-time HDR transforms and wide color gamut conversion and processing capabilities for 4K/UHD/2K/HD HDR workflows.

FS-HDR is a combination of AJA’s FS frame synchronization and conversion technology with video and color space processing algorithms from the Colorfront Engine. FS-HDR offers two modes for comprehensive signal conversion and allows users to convert a range of camera log formats to HDR broadcast standards as well as to/from BT.2020/BT.709.

With FS-HDR’s single-channel mode, the system is capable of up, down and cross-conversion, including real-time down conversion of 4K/UHD to HD HDR or SDR. The system’s four-channel mode enables users to simultaneously apply up to four HDR and SDR transforms to an incoming 2K/HD signal for output or apply transforms to four separate 2K/HD incoming signals for simultaneous output.

Additional features for the FS-HDR platform include dual mode support; a full range of I/O options for 4K/UHD; SMPTE 2SI mapping; SD/SD aspect ratio conversion; HD/HD cross-conversion; audio I/O processing with a 278x208 matrix; and an intuitive menu structure, front panel buttons and a web-based UI.

AJA is now offering the FS-HDR platform for $7,995.