User Guide Calibrated Software, Inc.
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Contents GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................... 6 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 DEMO MODE Limitation .....................................................................................................................................................
Match Destination Gamma....................................................................................................................................... 18 Default Platform Gamma.......................................................................................................................................... 18 Chroma Sampling ....................................................................................................................................................
Getting Started 1 Overview Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode is a multi-threaded QuickTime Codec(Decode Only) that enables you to view QuickTime AVC-Intra Movies in QuickTime Player and other 3rd party applications that support QuickTime. Please see the Supported Formats Section in this Chapter for information regarding supported file types and formats.
Known Issues and Limitations The following known issues and limitations are associated with Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode codec: Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode for Windows will crash if run on a computer system that does not support SSE3 instructions which were introduced in Pentium 4 processors circa 2004 (see the Windows Requirements section).
QuickTime Gamma QuickTime Gamma Correction (by Default ) is TURNED OFF – we have found that this is what the vast MAJORITY of users prefer – however in certain applications this can produce rendered video that is slightly brighter/darker than the source video usually when rendering to another QuickTime codec - to correct please TURN ON QuickTime Gamma Correction. Please see the Gamma Settings in the Global Options Chapter.
Performance Playback of files is dependent on both the speed of your CPU and harddrive, as well as the application that you are using the movie files in. Please note that Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode can be used in a wide-variety of applications; however some applications do not use the QuickTime SDK in an optimized way (i.e. the Software Developer's Kit that applications use to integrate QuickTime) which would cause a notable decrease in playback performance in those applications.
Supported Formats .MOV File Formats* Please note that .MOV files must be using an Apple FourCC tag Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode supports decoding Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra** video from the following .MOV files: Panasonic AVC-Intra 50: 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30, 1080i30, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p50, 720p30, 720p25, and 720p24. Panasonic AVC-Intra 100: 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30, 1080i30, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p50, 720p30, 720p25, and 720p24.
Windows Requirements and Installation Ensure your PC meets the following requirements prior to installing Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode: Pentium 4 processor with SSE3 support or greater; recommended at least Intel Core 2 Duo with two cores or two physical processors 32/64-bit Windows 7 or Vista (Business or Ultimate) or Windows 32-bit XP with SP3 BETA Support for 32/64-bit Windows 8 - our software should work fine on Windows 8; however QuickTime Player does not officially support Windows 8 yet
MAC OSX Requirements and Installation Ensure your Mac meets the following requirements prior to installing Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode: MacIntel Computer Only; recommended at least Intel Core 2 Duo with two cores or two physical processors Mac Intel with OSX 10.6.8(Snow Leopard) or 10.7.5(Lion) or 10.8.5(Mountain Lion) or 10.9.4 (Mavericks) BETA Support ONLY for OS X 10.10 ( Yosemite ) 10.9 (Mavericks) or 10.
Special Note: Media 100 Suite Version 1.6.2 Media 100 Suite Version 1.6 now supports Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode for OSX for playback of AVC-Intra MOV files in Media 100 Suite. When Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode is installed together with Calibrated{Q} MXF Import for OSX, Media 100 Suite can “fast import” and edit P2 AVC-Intra MXF files too! Please see http://www.media100.com/ for more information. Special Note: Adobe CS Performance Enhancement If you are using the following Adobe CS 5/5.
Special Note: CatDV IMPORTANT: If you experience any problems in creating proxies and/or playback in CatDV, please enable Protected Mode in CatDV. To enable 'Protected Mode', go to the CatDV Preferences and select 'Media Playback' and then check the option 'Protected player: Use separate QuickTime helper process'. Playback performance is a little less smooth in ‘Protected Mode’ but it will be more stable.
Global Options 2 Overview This chapter describes the features available in the Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode Options interface. Important Note: You must set options within the Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode Options application before opening an application that supports QuickTime and before attempting to open any MXF and/or QuickTime AVC-Intra movie in any application that supports QuickTime.
Version The version box shows the version of Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode you are running and it display a webpage link of where to download the latest version. License The license box is where you enter in your Software License after purchase. It will display a green LICENSED if you are properly licensed. Please see the ‘Software License’ chapter in this User Guide for more information.
The following decode options are available in the Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode Options application: YUV Matrix and Gamma Settings Quick Setup These are five different quick settings for the Full Range/Gamma OFF, Full Range/Gamma ON(Auto), Full Range/Gamma ON(Swap), SMPTE Range/Gamma OFF and Custom that you might prefer depending on your particular workflow. You should consider the setting information that follows as guidelines only in regards to QuickTime Gamma Correction.
ability to adjust the reported Gamma is a feature in the Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs to help you alleviate the problems associated with QuickTime Gamma. There are six Source Gamma options: Native 2.22 2.20 2.50 1.8 Match Destination QuickTime requires any codec to report the Source Gamma of the video. QuickTime recommends reporting a Gamma of 2.20 for SD YUV and 2.22. for HD YUV and reporting either Apple(1.8) or Window(2.5) Gamma for RGB video, depending on the platform you are using.
This controls how chroma is interpolated when converting from YUV 422 -> RGB 444. ‘Average Neighbors’ will produce smoother colors when converting; ‘Duplicate Values’ was added to essentially ‘turn off’ the averaging for a few customer’s custom workflows.
Enable High-Precision YUV This option enables/disables support 8-bit YUVA4444 ‘r408’, 32-bit float YUVA4444 ‘r4fl’ and 10-bit YUV422 ‘v210’colorspaces. This option should ALWAYS be enabled – as the ‘v210’ colorspace is the highest bit depth that AVCIntra will decompress to. Enable 16-bit RGB(A) This option enables/disables support for 16-bit RGB ‘b48r’ and 16-bit RGBA ‘b64a’ colorspaces.
Software License 3 Software License Agreement By downloading, installing, ordering, or using the software - you are agreeing to the Software License Agreement. You can download or view the Software License Agreement on our website: http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/SoftwareLicenseAgreement.php After Purchase - Software License Instructions IMPORTANT: This version of software (v2.
Troubleshooting 4 Seeing a white or black screen after installing 1. Is Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Decode installed properly? On Mac OSX, please make sure that the CalibratedAVCIntraCodec.component is in the /Library/QuickTime folder (that’s the Library folder on the Main Harddrive NOT the Library folder in the User directory) On Windows, make sure QuickTime Player 7.6.6 is installed, and that the CalibratedAVCIntraQ.
3. Are you sure the files are AVC-Intra compressed? To check if they are, please open the AVC-Intra files in QT Player and open the ‘Movie Inspector’ Window and check what is reported as the ‘Format’ - it should be a type of AVC-Intra 4. Did you generate and enter in your Software License? If not, please see the ‘Software License’ chapter in this User Guide on how to generate and enter in your Software License after purchase.
Version History 5 Version 2.0.0 New Software Licensing and Software License Agreement Updated User Guide Update GUI BETA Support ONLY for decoding ANY type of Sony XAVC Intra video; AND for decoding Panasonic AVC-Intra 200Mb or higher bitrates/resolutions. Please note that playback performance may not be in realtime. IMPORTANT: This version of software (v2.0 or greater) will require a new Software License and an upgrade fee if you had purchased a Software License for a previous version.
Version 1.2.2 Added BETA Feature – in the ‘Performance’ Options you can enable “MT-X YUV->RGB On” – this will greatly speed up 8/10-bit YUV->8/16-bit RGB conversions when the Quick Setup is set to either “Full Range/Gamma OFF” or “SMPTE Range/Gamma OFF” Version 1.2.
(Mac OSX) Global Options are now stored in “/Library/Application Support/Calibrated”. The Options now require Admin Rights to change and are the same for all users on the computer. Updated ‘about’ page of the Calibrated{Q} AVC-Intra Options application (Mac OSX) Calibrated{Q} Decode codecs no longer loads in Final Cut Pro, SoundTrack Pro, LiveType, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Color, Cinema Tools Version 1.0.
