Quasar File
Delivering Faultless Format Conversion in Software
Quasar File is a truly universal file-based solution, enabling seamless format conversion between SD, HD, 1080p and 4K (DCI/UHD). Quasar File combines world class intelligent adaptive de-interlacing technology and carefully optimized scaling apertures to ensure each and every frame of video delivers the maximum possible resolution.
- Delivering breathtaking picture quality
- Deploy it on commodity IT infrastructure from a single node to the cloud
- Simple integration via watch folders or standardized FIMS SOAP interface
FEATURES
- Seamless format conversion between SD, HD, 1080p and 4K (DCI/UHD)
- Quasar File eliminates any artefacts by using intelligent adaptive motion processing.
- Delivering breathtaking picture quality
- Deploy it on commodity IT infrastructure from a single node to the cloud
- Simple integration via watch folders or standardized FIMS SOAP interface
SPECIFICATIONS
V4.0.0.20
File Wrappers
- MXF OP1a (AVC-I, DNxHD, DNxHR, JPEG 2000, XDCAM. DV, D10 IMX, & XAVC)
- MOV (ProRes, DNxHD, JPEG 2000, DNxHR, AVC-I (decode only), XDCAM, DV)
- MTS (AVCHD only)
- MJ2 (JPEG 2000 only)
- MP4 (H.264 Long GOP only)
- MBG/TS (MPEG-2)
Video Formats
- SD, HD and 3G broadcast standards
- 2K, 4K, and custom resolutions up to 8K
- Custom frame rate (12-300 Hz)
Uncompressed formats:
- DPX*
- Uncompressed MOV
Video Codecs
- DNxHD
- DNxHR
- DV25/DVCPRO25/50/100
- XDCAM HD
- D10 (IMX 30/40/50)
- AVC-Intra 50/100
- AVC-Intra RP2027 50/100/200
- Apple ProRes
- JPEG 2000 (Lossy/Lossless/DCI)
- AVC-HD (MTS only)
- XAVC (I-Frame/Long GOP)
- MPEG-2
- H.264 (Long GOP)
Audio
- PCM input – support for 44.1, 48, 96 kHz
- PCM output – 48 kHz only
- AAC input only – support for 32, 44.1, 48 kHz Output will always be PCM 48 kHz
- Audio Stream Routing
- Audio Channel Shuffling
Conversion Modes
- Intelligent adaptive de-interlacing and image scaling
- Up-, down-, crossconversion
Video Utilities
- Color space conversion (REC601/BT709/SMPTE ST 2020)
- RGB Legalization (700/721/735)
- Luma Clipper
- Luma/Chroma/Black Level
HDR Processing
- HDR (PQ/S-Log3/HLG) to SDR (BT709) using Grass Valley’s Advanced Tone Mapping
- HDR (PQ/S-Log3/HLG) to HDR (PQ/S-Log3/HLG)
- SDR to HDR (PQ/S-Log3/HLG)
Control
- GV File Client
- Watch Folder
- FIMS Media SOA Framework V1.0.7
Operating System
- Windows Sever 2016
- Windows (64-bit) Server 2012/2008R2
- Windows 10
- Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 (Apple ProRes not supported)
- Linux (RedHat, CentOS)
- Mac OSX 10.9 and 10.10 (Client only)
Minimum Configuration
- 1x 4 core 2.5 GHz processors
- 1 or more GPUs (Multiple cards should be matched)
- Memory:
- SD/HD 1 GPU: 8 Gb
- SD/HD 2 GPU: 16 Gb
- 4K 1 GPU: 16 Gb
- 4K 2 GPU: 32 Gb
- NVIDIA DRIVER (See NVIDIA website)
- AMD DRIVER (See AMD website)
- AMD DRIVER FirePro (See AMD website)
Metadata
- Closed Caption 608/708 SMPTE ST 436 support in MXF (not including XAVC)
- Closed Caption Line 21 IMX only
GPU Support (min 2 Gb for SD/HD, min 4 Gb for 4K)
Nvidia:
- GeForce GTX
- Quadro
- Tesla
AMD:
- AMD FirePro
- AMD HD 6000 Series**
- AMD HD 7000 Series**
- AMD R7 Series**
- AMD R9 Series
- AMD RX Series
- AMD Pro WX-Series
Conversion times will vary depending on hardware specification.
* Trial feature
** These cards have not been verified by Grass Valley Engineering.
MEDIA GALLERY
ORDERING INFORMATION
Please contact your authorized Grass Valley representative.
