Leader To Debut LV 5480 At NAB 2016

Leader Instruments has confirmed it will introduce its LV 5480 SD/HD/3G SDI 4K-upgradeable multi-format waveform monitor at NAB 2016.

The LV 5480 is based on the company's LV 5490 and provides the features required by cameramen, post-production houses, and broadcast engineers in today's 4K industry.

The LV 5480 multi-format waveform monitor is designed for use in a very wide selection of test and measurement roles. Its standard feature set includes waveform, vector and picture monitoring, an ancillary data viewer, data dump and four-channel timing display. An SDI status display also searches for cyclic-redundancy-check, TRS, ancillary data and embedded-audio errors.

The firm's CINELITE II toolset, which comprises of CINELITE and CINEZONE, comes as a standard feature. Furthermore, a Focus Assist option enables accurate on-set adjustment of camera focus to match the 4K format's ability to handle precise image detail.

Waveform, vector and picture display are all able to be viewed simultaneously on the 9-inch monitor display. The screen is a 1920 x 1080 high-definition, LED-backlit, XGA screen with in-plane switching The LV 5480 also comes with a 1920 x 1080 HD DVI and HD-SDI rasterized output for display on a larger monitor.

Elsewhere, simultaneous viewing of up to four SDI inputs is possible, including overlays, while the size and location of individual channels can be adjusted on the display by a USB mouse. The monitor can also be controlled remotely using standard KVM tools. Further features of the LV 5480 include video frame capture, instrumentation screen capture, timecode display and ID display.

It can be upgraded at any time to a full featured 4K monitor with compliance for digital cinema (4096 x 2160), or broadcast UHD (3840 x 2160), based on 3G dual link, 3G quad link, and HD quad link.

Audio monitoring and analysis tools are also available with the Digital Audio option, and include 4x4 channels of SDI audio de-embedding, Lissajous display, surround-sound display and volumetric display. Up to 16 channels of de-embedded SDI audio can be viewed on screen and output as discrete AES3 feeds.

The options available include eye pattern with jitter measurements and Dolby decoding, as well as a CIE 1931/1976 color space chart, which can display BT.709, DCI (P2) and BT.2020 – the 4K standard's full ITU recommended color space. A 4K/HD pattern generator is also available, producing 75 and 100 per cent color bars, luma ramp and crosshatch patterns along with 16 channels of embedded audio.

The LV 5480 is fully portable and weighs 10.4lbs. A rack mounting adapter is also available.

Also at NAB will be three new options for the LV 5490 and LV 5480. They are:

• High Dynamic Range (HDR) measurement. This employs an HDR display using Leader's CINEZONE false colors to highlight areas of concern when operating with HDR content. The Leader HDR display supports SMPTE ST2084 (Dolby PQ curve) and ARIB STD B-67 (BBC/NHK Hybrid Log Gamma).

• 12G-SDI connectivity. This is achieved via an interface card equipped with four SD-SDI inputs. The card supports 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI quad link, 3G-SDI dual-link and HD-SDI, each input handling a quarter of the 4096 x 2160 pixel 4K or 3840 x 2160 pixel UHD image. The card also incorporates a reclocked 12G-SDI output. 12G-SDI eye pattern with jitter measurements will also available as an option.

• Support for Sony's IP Live Video, and the Networked Media Interface technology. Leader has also announced support for the Evertz ASPEN IP Protocol and TICO.

Image: Front and rear of the Leader LV 5480 with HDR and 12G-SDI connectivity options.

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