LDK 8000 Multi-format High-definition Production
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1. N grass valley MD E j0J0 0 Multi Format High Definition Production Camera Grass Valley products from Thomson offer the most comprehensive multi format solutions for acquisition production storage and playback with a strong foundation for centralized proactive status and activity monitoring These solutions include one of the broadest selections of standard and high definition SD and HD digital video cameras With one of the best known imaging design teams in the world and six technical Emmy awards Grass Valley camera products continue to break ground with innovation and creative ideas The LDK 8000 camera continues and extends this record of exceptional performance Leveraging our extensive experience in digital cinematography we designed this HD camera specifically to sample a chosen scene so that it faithfully reproduces what you see lts color space technologies ensure accurate color reproduction even in difficult applications such as mobile production sites where lighting is typically difficult to control With three next generation 9 2 million pixel HD DPM CCDs the LDK 8000 is the only camera available that can capture true progressive HD images natively and switch instantly between multiple formats and frame rates Coupled with an extensive feature set format flexibility and excellent performance it s a perfect match for the intense demands of today s productions This flexibility m2. 4 pin Hirose 1 5A 12V DC and tally indicators CCU triax connector Input output connectors Lens 12 pin Viewfinder connector 20 pin and HDMI connector Auxiliary data 11p private data 9 pin RS 232 Tracker 11 pin smartCard Intercom XLR 5 pin female x1 product data sheet k Please contact your authorized Grass Valley representative The Grass Valley Support Services amp Training team delivers complete service solutions that enhance your return on Grass Valley products and global systems solutions Advanced training and proactive support by reducing down time keeps your equipment and staff performing at optimum productivity and quality Our pre packaged suite of SupportPRO Services provides support through the whole process e StartPRO Commissioning Support e Factory On Site and Web Training Classes e TechPRO On Site and Comprehensive Software and Hardware Support e ServicePRO Comprehensive Software and Hardware Support e PartsPRO Advanced Exchange Hardware Support e Critical Spares Kits for Most Products For specific requests our worldwide experienced Support Services amp Training experts can build and assist you with customized solutions For more information contact your authorized Grass Valley representative or visit us online at www thomsongrassvalley com support Thomson Worldwide Cameras North America Pacific Headquarters Kapittelweg 10 Sales Support 1 800 547 8949 Sales 852 2531 3000 1
3. 98 Hz for example can be converted using 3 2 pull down to 1080 at 59 94 Hz right inside the camera Convenient Assist Tools to Speed Production The LDK 8000 includes a number of features to speed the production process from focus assist tools to smart cards For precise focusing which is especially crucial in a high resolution HD environment the camera includes a patented crawler that creates a motion effect on the edges of an object in sharp focus the contrasting motion helps a camera operator quickly fine tune that focus The camera also features a unique electronic viewfinder zoom function that instantly enlarges an image with a simple press of a button it s ideal for focusing on small details It s also easy to pre configure the LDK 8000 for a variety of different settings from sports and drama applications to commercial and drama studio settings by storing operational and image settings on low cost smart cards Not only can these camera settings be recalled quickly you can also write to the cards and transfer them between cameras for fast reconfiguration Settings established off line in rehearsals can be quickly and accurately repeated during a live show At a more detailed level mobile companies regularly delivering sports production from a known set of venues can save and recall values for each one making setup extremely quick and reliable Additionally with its true progressive digital cinematography fo
4. Zoom Control LDK 5860 TriaxHD Adapter LDK 8000 Standard HD Camera Head LDK 4630 Master Control Panel Hybrid Fiber Max 4000m 13 124 ft Fiber HD Base Station LDK 8000 WorldCam HD Camera Head FiberHD Adapter LDK 4640 10 OCP LDK 5031 LDK 5210 Tripod Adapter Smart Cards LDK 5020 Transport Case product data sheet HD Camera Head LDK 8000 Power Triax or DC 12V 44W incl 2 viewfinder amp Triax HD adapter Temperature range Operating 20 C to 45 C 4 F to 113 F Storage 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Weight 5 5 kg 11 lbs incl 2 viewfinder and Triax HD adapter Dimensions 241 H x 164 W x 373 L with Triax HD adapter Camera F1 4 Prism 2x motorized wheels Clear 1 4 ND 1 16 ND 1 64 ND Clear four point star six point star soft focus Optical system Optical filter wheels Optical filters on first wheel Optical filters on second wheel Color correction filters digital process Electronic 3200 K 5600 K 7500 K FL 2 AWB presets continuous auto white Pickup device 3 x 2 3 16 9 HD DPM CCDs Picture elements 9 2 million pixels 1920 H x 4320 V effective Smear No vertical smear LDK 8000 60 Standard 50 59 94 Hz Requires WorldCam version 50 59 94 Hz LDK 8000 61 WorldCam 23 98 25 29 97 50 59 94 Hz 23 98 24 25 29 97 50 60 Hz 50 59 94 Hz Temporal Frequencies 720p mod
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6. DK 4630 LDK 4640 10 Master Control Panel OCP Lightweight Ergonomic Design Ensures Comfort Flexible and Future Proof The LDK 8000 features a lightweight balanced design for maximum The LDK 8000 is designed for flexibility and cost effective compatibility comfort and freedom of movement A magnesium alloy body provides lts docking concept for example makes it suitable for all applications a high degree of durability yet helos keep the camera the lightest in Newer applications are being developed continually its class An optional zoomcontro on the top handle makes awkward ground level shooting easier while a rotary TriaxHD connector ensures that the cable is free to move with the camera as it follows the action The lightweight LDK 8000 is perfectly suitable for hand held operations Alternatively using the optional Grass Valley SuperXPander kit you can quickly turn the portable camera into a fully featured studio camera in either triax or fiber mode product data sheet HD Camera Family LDK 4020 7 HD Viewfinder 8 LDK 5305 LDK 6985 LDK 8111 5 HD Viewfinder Script Board Headset LDK 4488 SuperXpander Large Lens Adapter LDK 5390 SH Wide Angle Adapter LDK 5302 2 HD Viewfinder Triax Cable Max 1200m 3500 ft 8995 050 01391 HD Triax Repeater le ll ES he Triax HD Base Station C2IP Camera Control Triax Cable Each Max 1200m 3500 ft Ethernet Infrastructure LDK 6113 Integral
7. akes LDK 8000 a superb choice for live production where content will be used for HD DVD distribution With its 1080p origination selectable in frame rates up to 1080p60 your finished material can closely resemble material finished on film With an updated ergonomic design the LDK 8000 speeds production workflows with focus assist tools and smart cards that store image and operational settings Its transmission system interfaces include those for standard HD triax and e Supports instant switching between e Dynamic anti aliasing on sensor product data sheet fiber based infrastructures for maximum flexibility And its optical design coupled with a new DSP chipset gives you even greater confidence in delivering excellent finished program material The LDK 8000 system features a compact robust and lightweight base station that can output SD and HD signals simultaneously And by using a Grass Valley SuperXpander large lens adapter kit complete with an HD high resolution viewfinder the LDK 8000 becomes a fully featured full sized studio camera ready for either studio or mobile applications CCDs Ensure Exceptional Output Three next generation CCDs inside the LDK 8000 ensure exceptional image quality They are based on frame transfer technology to guarantee there is no lag or smear to compromise the images you create These sensors also deliver outstanding signal to noise ratio and sensitivit
8. e 1080p mode 1080i mode Sensitivity 2000 lux S N ratio in Y signal Modulation depth Digital quantization DSP processing F8 0 typical 1080i mode 56 dB typical 55 27 MHz typical 720p59 94 14 bits A D with gt 22 bits DSP resolution 6 dB to 12 dB in 3 dB steps user definable presets Down to 1 1000s Clean scanning 50 8 to 125 Hz at 50 Hz temporal frequency 61 to 150 Hz at 59 94 Hz temporal frequency V shift Gain Exposure control Front microphone input XLR 3 female balanced 48V selectable Lens connector 12 pin 9 pin RS 232C compatible 20 pin and HDMI connector Control input Viewfinder connector Supplied accessories Operators manual camera rain cover 1x owner card 2x user cards shoulder strap Options 2 viewfinder 5 viewfinder 7 viewfinder Model No LDK 5302 CRT gt 600 TV lines center Model No LDK 5305 CRT gt 650 TV lines center Model No LDK 4020 CRT gt 800 TV lines center Requires additional mounting hardware LDK 5860 TriaxHD Adapter Input connectors Front mic in XLR 3 31 type female x1 balanced 48V ch1 Audio in XLR 3 31 type female x2 selectable phantom 48V selectable attenuator Video ref in BNC type 1 0Vp p 750 DC 12V in XLR 4 pin type male x1 Output connectors VF out BNC type 1 0Vp p 750 switchable to external SD HD 2 x BNC SMPTE 292M HD SDI out 1 5 Gb s 0 8Vp p 750 Prompter out BNC type 1 0Vp p 750 Seriptlight DC out 3 pin 0 25A 12V DC DC out
9. ewfinder focus assist tools Crawler for creating an active edge around all objects in focus lInstant push button electronic zoom for momentarily enlarging a subject to check focusing on small details Smart cards store image operational settings for easy recall Flexible HD transmission system Supports standard triax up to 3 500 ft 1 200m THOMSON images amp b d images amp beyond _ product data sheet Dynamic Pixel Management By grouping the 4 320 vertical sub pixels on the CCDs to map to the desired line rate all popular video formats can be acquired without compromising image quality 1920 Pixels gt 1080p When four vertical sub pixels are Line N Combined per scanning line the 7 T total line count becomes 1080 lines 4320 4 1080 So a i Line N 2 1920 x 1080 image is obtained with a 16 9 aspect ratio 720p When six vertical sub pixels are combined per scanning line the total line count becomes 720 lines 4320 6 720 So a 1920 x 720 image is obtained with a 16 9 aspect ratio Line N Line N 1 The advantage of working with this lower line count is that higher frame rates can be used for creating slo motion effects in post production Easy Native HD Format Switching The LDK 8000 continues the easy HD format switching so successfully introduced with earlier camera models The camera s CCDs switch the pixels on the sensors to create the correc
10. rmats the LDK 8000 WorldCam can address applications such as episodic television or sitcoms which often require the special motion portrayal of dedicated digital cinematography cameras In a worst case scenario when the camera has been adjusted far from any normal settings it takes just two seconds to recall a factory setting You can also substitute a preferred studio setting for the factory recall setting In this case the factory file is only displaced not deleted LDK 8000 HD System gt HD SDI out A HD SDI out B Viewfinder out HDMI out Audio mic 1 in Audio mic 2 in lt t Front mic in lt a Talkback headset 1 0 Reference in Teleprompter out according to options fitted 4 12V DC in HD SDI out x3 gt Scriplight out 12V DC out CVBS viewing SD out e Utility 12V DC out 1 5A max gt Text out Tracker out Tally Aux out lt gt Private data Ext in SD 8995 050 01391 gt SD RGB YUV SDI out HD Triax Repeater gt Audio 1 2 out C2IP Camera Control Intercom Ethernet Infrastructure dll Monitoring out Triax Cable A Max 1200m 3 500 ft H Doubled with repeater LDK 5860 a a Triax HD Base Station LDK 8000 HD Camera Head Fiber HD Adapter Fiber HD Base Station L
11. t number of video lines necessary for a chosen format minimizing the need for any further electronic processing The result No quality degradation when switching formats The image formats available using the LDK 8000 include 1080i and 720p formats at 50 and 59 94 Hz as well as all 1080p standard formats including 1080p50 and 1080p60 to future proof your investment Digital Signal Processing Chipsets The LDK 8000 includes an all new DSP chipset and an updated software base that performs all camera image management functions such as knee gamma contours and variable matrix with 22 bit digital precision Among the functions of the new chipset is color temperature correction A wide choice of color temperature settings is available and ensures repeatable accuracy at each color temperature point This is one of the key differences between LDK camera architecture and other cameras it does not use optical color correction filters In addition to providing extra color temperature steps at standard points the chipset lets you apply a continuous correction between standard color temperature points This capability ensures that colors will always appear natural as they are corrected according to the actual ambient color temperature sampled at the scene and not limited by the preset values of a small number of optical filters in a filter wheel Compared to traditional optical filtering this approach provides much better speed flexibilit
12. y and color accuracy it is particularly valuable for the difficult lighting typically encountered in mobile applications but is also very useful when you need to accurately reproduce the vibrant colors of a Studio from difficult camera angles The new chipset contains additional powerful features such as digital cosmetics with independent Emmy award winning dual skin contour circuits to improve facial tones as well as extensive colorimetry and color matching capabilities You can also choose whether you prefer to perform matrix processing before or after gamma the selection process is so easy that you can experiment either way with minimum difficulty Two Versions Available The LDK 8000 camera head is available in two versions Standard and WorldCam The Standard version supports 1080i 720p HD formats in 90 and 59 94 Hz and simultaneously provides high quality SD output in either 50 or 59 94 Hz The WorldCam version provides all the functions of the Standard version as well as support for digital cinematography formats in 1080p and 720p These formats provide an impression of motion motion portrayal comparable to that of film cameras running at the same speeds The WorldCam version of the LDK 8000 also provides convenient built in frame rate conversion for easy connection to existing HD peripherals As a result you get cost effective monitoring and recording combined with the motion portrayal of film cameras The 1080p format at 23
13. y using on chip amplifiers to further reduce the noise floor The LDK 8000 also features the on sensor black sampling used so successfully in previous camera designs With it you don t need to set a black balance or black level for each scene and then hope things turn out correctly The selected on sensor areas are masked from incoming light and are therefore always sampling a correct absolute black level The camera samples black levels continuously per frame ensuring that the black level is always correct as defined at the sensor surface Its 14 bit analog to digital converters preserve this sampled image as it is transferred from the sensors to the digital processing domain Supports hybrid fiber SMPTE 311 10801 and 720p formats at 50 and 59 94 Hz for a wide variety of applications Supports all 1080p standard formats including 1080p50 and 1080p60 Unrivaled video sampling technology Three 9 2 million pixel HD DPM CCDs 14 bit A D sampling 22 bit digital signal processing resolution Emmy award winning dual skin contour circuit makes talent look its best up to 13 200 ft 4 000m e Small robust base station with superior HD SD output e Lightest weight camera body in its class e SuperXPander kit support enables configuration with full size studio or OB lenses and accessories e Outputs high quality SD images simultaneously to the HD output processing reduces aliasing artifacts Unique vi
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