Name
Slog3 and other Wide Color Volumes: Integration into Broadcast Workflows
Date & Time
Monday, October 21, 2024, 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Description

As the lines between motion picture and television workflows increasingly blur, the demand for formats with superior dynamic range and color gamut (non-broadcast Wide Color Volume, or WCV) puts our traditional broadcast workflows under significant strain.  Contrary to display-referred, what-you-see-is-what-you-get workflows, advanced formats do not translate directly to broadcast-ready images on the screen; color-managed workflows need to be employed, and currently, this entails manual post-production work by a colorist, which adds significant cost and time to broadcast production workflows.  In this presentation, we detail new QC methods to ensure non-broadcast source material is properly exposed, automated workflows used to convert those assets to broadcast formats like BT.709 and BT.2100 for immediate use, a post-production workflow that takes advantage of increased Dynamic Range and Color Gamut, the archival process to ensure rapid access to assets in both ready-for-broadcast and color-managed post-production workflows as well as a training program for creatives wishing to use non-broadcast Wide Color Volume formats.

Technical Depth of Presentation
Intermediate
Take-Aways from this Presentation

Provide deep understanding of the technical challenges when using Wide Color Volume (WCV) formats in production Acquire practical, battle-tested workflows for capture, post-production and archival of WCV assets Learn an innovative method to automatically QC exposure for WCV content

Presentation
Manuscript
The New Paradigm of Software Architected Broadcast Facilities: