SpeedGrade XR - The End-to-End RAW Workflow Solution
Introducing SpeedGrade XR, the newest addition to the SpeedGrade family of non-destructive color grading applications. SpeedGrade XR is designed as a companion application for RAW camera workflows and offers powerful review, grading, and finishing tools for all available RAW formats as well as AVI and QuickTime codecs. With SpeedGrade XR, the promise of end-to-end RAW digital cinema workflows are now realized: retain the full latitude of the camera's sensor data in a file which is just one third the size of an equivalent RGB format.
RealTime RAW 3.0
SpeedGrade XR features IRIDAS' new RealTime RAW 3.0 technology: Bayer image data is interpolated live in the GPU during playback. RealTime RAW 2.0 offers pristine image quality, and the smaller RAW file sizes reduce the hardware throughput requirements for realtime playback.
Only IRIDAS supports every available RAW format in the industry. SpeedGrade XR plays unrendered RAW content straight from the following cameras: ARRI D20/D21, DALSA Origin 4K, Phantom HD and 65, RED One, Silicon Imaging SI 2K/Mini, and Weisscam HS-1/HS-2. In cooperation with Cineform, SpeedGrade offers end-to-end support for Cineform RAW on Mac and Windows.
SpeedGrade XR includes the DualStream stereoscopic module out of the box, providing a full 3D finishing environment. Alongside the SpeedGrade XR grading toolset, the DualStream module provides interocular correction, left eye/right eye grading tracks and support for industry standard 3D monitoring devices.
Non-destructive Grading
Like all SpeedGrade applications, SpeedGrade XR applies grading, transitions, and even re-framing via the GPU. Grading - saved in the .Look file metadata format - remains editable. Grades can be copied, modified, and compared without altering a single frame of the source material. Since .Look metadata only takes up a few Kilobytes, it is easy to share among applications and storage requirements are kept to an absolute minimum.
Finishing on Mac and Windows
The SpeedGrade XR toolset includes primary and secondary color grading, animated masks, pan & scan, and a full complement of FX shaders such as bleach bypass, Technicolor 3-Strip, and more for creating stylized looks. EDL conform provides a direct link to editing applications such as Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere.
SpeedGrade is the only film finishing solution to run on MacOS X and Windows.
Playback and Rendering
Besides RAW formats, SpeedGrade XR reads QuickTime and AVI files at any resolution. SpeedGrade XR also reads and writes many uncompressed QuickTime codecs such as Blackmagic and AJA directly, eliminating the issues with color shifts that can arise when going through the regular QuickTime subsystem.
SpeedGrade XR can render to any industry standard frame formats (DPX, CIN, TIFF) as well as QuickTime and AVI at any resolution.
Specifications
SpeedGrade XR runs on a workstation class Mac or PC with certified local storage or a SAN. SpeedGrade uses the pixel shader capabilities of NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics processors to apply color adjustments and process RAW data.
Please contact IRIDAS for more information about recommended hardware configurations.
SpeedGrade XR is a full featured color grading and finishing application that works with files originating from all digital cinema RAW cameras on the market. Through IRIDAS' unique GPU-based RealTime RAW technology, SpeedGrade XR can process, play and grade the RAW footage directly in real time.
SpeedGrade XR includes IRIDAS DualStream technology for working on stereoscopic movies.
SpeedGrade XR is interoperable with all other IRIDAS applications, including FrameCycler and SpeedGrade OnSet. SpeedGrade XR integrates with MetaRender for distributed rendering.
SpeedGrade XR features the same toolkit as SpeedGrade DI, but works with RAW files, Quicktimes and AVIs exclusively.
