Industry Leading 3Gb/s SDI Support
For broadcasters, the WFM8200 and WFM8300 are designed to help
engineering staffs reduce time and effort in equipment qualification and
setup and more effectively detect system degradations before they become
quality problems which can cause advertising revenue penalties or subscriber
loss. This is made possible by the industry’s most comprehensive physical
layer measurements including automated 3Gb/s SDI signal Eye pattern
parameters and jitter measurements as well as Tektronix jitter waveform
display and cable length measurement. Additionally, alarm information helps
identify and diagnose video and audio content quality as well as vertical
ancillary (VANC) data problems.
For equipment manufacturers, the WFM8200/8300 will help them bring 3Gb/s
SDI products to market in less time by providing the fastest and most
reliable means to fully characterize product performance and standards
conformance. Together with the TG700 advanced 3Gb/s SDI Generator module,
Tektronix offers a complete solution to 3Gb/s SDI design and test for
equipment manufacturers.
“In order to stay ahead of competitive challenges, broadcasters and
network operators need the ability to efficiently and reliably deliver
superior signal and picture quality to viewers,” said Eben Jenkins,
director, Video Product Line, Tektronix. “With the introduction of WFM8200
and WFM8300 we are delivering the advanced, high-performance tools our
customers need to meet these ever-increasing quality demands, while also
breaking new ground with automated 3Gb/s SDI testing.”
Precise Color Grading Adjustments
Due to different stages of digital rollout and different video formats
used in various parts of the world, video format conversion is a significant
challenge. The WFM8200 and WFM8300 help content providers and post
production houses verify the quality of video content and make precise
adjustments that reduce the potential for gamut errors during editing and
format conversion – enabling them to avoid costly reworks and qualify ingest
materials in less time.
The new waveform monitors expand the Tektronix toolkit of patented
displays essential in making precise color adjustments to production
content. The Luma Qualified Vector (LQV™) display allows users to
selectively choose a luma amplitude range over which to isolate color
components within the vector display. This enables operators to identify
color components in terms of shadows, mid tones and highlights within
multiple LQV displays. The patented Spearhead display provides a new tool
for color grading allowing operators to view the video signal in terms of
lightness, value and saturation. This 2-D representation of the 3-D color
space provides operators a simple method to match images from scene to
scene, enabling them to present consistent image quality throughout the
production process.
About Tektronix Waveform Monitors
Tektronix waveform monitors provide the superior video monitoring and
analysis capabilities required in content creation, content delivery,
research and development, and manufacturing applications. These products
help video content producers verify content quality and make precision
content adjustments. In video delivery systems, they help operations staff
verify content quality and system reliability, and help engineering staffs
qualify, install, and maintain video systems. Design and manufacturing
engineers developing new video equipment use these products for design
troubleshooting, functional verification, and manufacturing test.
Tektronix also offers the most complete range of audio functionality with
the widest range of audio displays available for everything from analog
audio to Dolby E digital audio including VANC Dolby metadata monitoring as
per SMPTE2020, Dolby E Guardband monitoring, and audio Loudness monitoring.
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About Tektronix
Tektronix is a leading supplier of test, measurement, and monitoring
products, solutions and services for the communications, computer, and
semiconductor industries - as well as military/aerospace, consumer
electronics, education and a broad range of other industries worldwide. With
60 years of experience, Tektronix enables its customers to design, build,
deploy, and manage next-generation global communications networks, computing
and advanced technologies. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix has
operations in 19 countries worldwide. Tektronix' Web address is
www.tektronix.com .
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