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"Not only can a cinematographer view shots immediately without rendering, but staying in RAW means that each 4K frame is just 16 MB. Combining this with the ability to apply creative looks non-destructively makes for a super efficient workflow."

Rob Hummel
President
DALSA Digital Cinema

"We are using SpeedGrade XR with DualStream for dailies and pre-grading on production for 'Dark Country' a new stereo feature film. When people see the 3D dailies they are blown away. With this system we can really see exactly what we are doing."

Jim Hays
Digital Workflow Supervisor
Paradise FX

"We were really impressed with the image quality of the RAW footage in SpeedGrade. The color range was excellent, which is great for grading."

David Kenneth
Producer and Partner
I.E. Effects

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 2.0 SpeedGrade XR features IRIDAS' new RealTime RAW 2.0 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, Silicon Imaging SI 2K/Mini, and Weisscam HS-1. In cooperation with Cineform, SpeedGrade offers end-to-end support for Cineform RAW on Mac and Windows. REDCode RAW Quicktimes are supported on the Mac at resolutions up to 2K.

> More information about supported RAW formats.

DualStream: Grading in Stereo
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 including dual projector, anaglyph, shutter glasses and pattern mode (for 3D TV sets).

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.

Grading and 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 Mac, Windows and LINUX.

> Side-by-side comparison of the SpeedGrade applications

Connecting the Workflow SpeedGrade XR is a solid stand-alone film finishing solution, but it also connects with the rest of the production workflow. SpeedGrade XR .Look files can be shared with other SpeedGrade applications and even loaded in FrameCycler applications for graded review. SpeedGrade XR can also export .Looks to third-party LUT formats so other facilities can see the same colors as you do. On top of this, every seat of SpeedGrade XR includes ReviewLink allowing for live, collaborative review sessions over a LAN or the internet.

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: the following is offered as a general guide only.

Storage
Due to the number of variables, we suggest that you contact us to discuss your storage options.

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