ITN Productions, the creative production arm of ITN, has joined the list of post-production facilities choosing Leader test equipment and services to meet their 4K-DCI, UHD-TV, and High Dynamic Range (HDR) test and measurement requirements.
ITN, which produces over 10,000 hours of content every year for global broadcasters, businesses, brands, rights holders, and digital channels, has purchased a Leader LV7600 12G-SDI rasterising waveform monitor as the primary reference for a newly completed 4K DCI facility at ITN's Central London headquarters.
James Bennett, Head of Technical Operations, Post Production, at ITN Productions, said, “The demand for programmes originated in 4K/DCI/HDR is steadily increasing, both for linear broadcasting and on-demand over-the-top (OTT) viewing,
“We approached Jigsaw24 to advise us on equipping and configuring a new editing, grading and QC suite as a high-end resource for checking and processing a wide range of film and television content.”
The trigger for choosing Leader was the company's reputation for high-quality test and measurement products. Jigsaw24, Leader Europe’s channel distribution partner, recommended the Leader LV7600 for its precise and repeatable performance, versatile toolset, and future-proof modularity.
Leader's LV7600 rasteriser offers the same facilities as the half-rack-width 3U LV5600 mains-powered multiscreen test instrument SDI/IP test instrument, but in a compact 1U and minus the LV5600's integral display. Both form part of the ZEN product series.
A wide range of engineering-related features are accessible in the LV7600, either as standard features or as easily added options. The rasteriser's capabilities include test pattern generation, eye pattern display, closed-caption monitoring, CIE chroma chart, HDR measurement, focus assist, customisable screen layout, tally interface, 4K/UHD operation, 10G IP input and 12G-SDI interfaces. It supports all SMPTE 2022-6, SMPTE 2022-7 and SMPTE 2110 protocols.