The goal is to replace other playback systems in the studio's workflows to let artists review shots, edits, and grades in a single, unified toolset.
DNEG announced xSTUDIO, its "modern, flexible and feature-rich playback and review application designed to meet the needs of filmmakers throughout the production process". Currently, in development, the tool is said to replace other playback systems in the studio's workflows to let artists review shots, edits, and grades in a single, unified toolset.
Described as heavily customizable, the tool can be used "as a stand-alone player or expanded and integrated into any pipeline via the plugin and Python scripting APIs." The best news is that DNEG plans to open-source the project later in 2022.
Features:
- Displays all common media formats and codecs at almost any bit depth and resolutions up to 8K – (EXR, ProRes, h.26x, DNxHD, PDF, JPG, WAV, AIFF, etc.)
- Accurate color management with OCIO v2.0 integration
- Optimized display pipeline to get pixels onto the screen as efficiently as possible, getting the most out of your system’s hardware for playback of high-resolution formats
- Robust, frame-accurate picture playback to ensure smooth video display without ‘dropped’ video frames as long as your hardware allows
- Audio playback is tightly synchronized with video display to avoid drift or distortion
- Zoom/pan, RGBA channel selection, masking, adjust exposure and playback rate
- Pop-out viewer for multi-screen displays
- The application back-end is optimized for concurrency so that, for example, loading many items of new media into a playlist does not disrupt ongoing playback in the viewer
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