Colors on the Film Set
Color Correction and Color Management for Digital Film Cameras
LiveGrade is the powerful solution for the right image on the set. It gives you the full control of the color of live SDI signals from digital film cameras.
LiveGrade assists you in every aspect related to look and color management on set and supports the exchange of formats such as ASC-CDL, Alexa Looks, 3D LUTs, ICC profiles, and more.
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"Will no doubt be a game changer for many productions."
Tristan Hey, 4K London -
"Made both the Director of Photography and the Client extremely happy"
Dan Kanes, Local 600 DIT
Lots of Color Options
Grading Modes for ASC-CDL and Alexa Looks
LiveGrade supports different grading modes which are specifically tailored to specific camera setups and workflow environments. LiveGrade currently supports two grading modes "Alexa Looks" and "CDL Grade".
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"CDL Grade" offers ASC-CDL controls for use with SDI signals from various cameras. It supports import and export of ASC-CDL files and allows to import 3D LUTs e.g. for custom log-to-video conversions. |
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The grading mode "Alexa Looks" offers the color controls for use with Log-C SDI signals coming from an Alexa camera and supports import and export of Alexa Look files. |
Multiple Cameras
Manipulate preview and recording on set.
Pomfort's LiveGrade application uses Blackmagic HDLink capabilities for live manipulation of HD-SDI images and offers a complete solution for the creation, manipulation and management of looks.
You can manage up to eight Blackmagic HDLink devices on one computer.
Each device can be configured for Legal-Range or Extended-Range SDI input and output.
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"Thank you for treading new waters, and truly making our work as DITs something an entire crew can enjoy."
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"It's easier to gain greater creative control ... under demanding budgetary constraints"
Dan Kanes, Local 600 DIT
Unique Tools
Cube-o-Scope for 3D LUT inspection
LiveGrade offers an unique visualization of the resulting color transformations as a three-dimensional cube. It assists in interactively manipulating colors of an SDI signal and visualizes the changes in code values.
Support for hardware color panel
Pomfort LiveGrade supports the Avid Artist Color and Tangent Wave grading panel. Simplify your look creation by using hardware controls.
Evaluation
Pomfort LiveGrade has a "device simulation mode" if no Blackmagic HDLink device is attached. For full functionality a Blackmagic HDLink device is required.
See the Getting Started guide and the articles in the LiveGrade knowledge base for more information on configurations and setup of the HDLink devices.
Why use LiveGrade?
- Convert between gamma spaces
- Interaction on live HD-SDI signals
- Multiple HDLink devices
- ASC-CDL import / export
- Alexa Looks import / export
- Comprehensive LUT export
- Use Monitor ICC Profiles
Compatibility
HD-SDI Hardware
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Blackmagic HDLink
Camera and Format
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Any HD-SDI source
Special Look support for ARRI Alexa
Operating Systems
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Mac OS X only
version 10.6 or higher
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