The Transkoder 2023 Advanced Training is recommended for anyone interested in broadening their knowledge on how to use Colorfront Transkoder. It is recommended that the students have attended the Intro Training to Transkoder
The training can be done on a single 6-hour session or broken into 3 2-hour sessions and it is available in English, Spanish and Italian.
This training can be taken by up to 5 people and it is custom tailored to your company.
Topics in this training include:
Introduction
Presentation and discussion of the schedule
- New Features Overview
- Generation of technical luts.
- Generation of creative luts.
- Monitoring Luts
QC in Transkoder
- Analyzer colorspaces.
- HDR warning.
- HDR report, light level + gamut values.
- Setting up the renders for QC.
- Auto QC framing error detection.
- Loudness.
- Marker table and renders.
- Quick Fixes.
Image Analysis
- Compare images in multiple colorspaces.
- Using the split node to do side-by-side comparisons.
- Using the PSNR node for image comparison
- Saving image analysis pipelines.
Dolby Vision Workflows
- Pre requisites.
- Dolby Vision node.
- Generate light level stat + cut detection.
- DoVi and CMU nodes.
- Export / import xml.
- Check files, xmls, import CPL, metadata window, graph window, HDR report.
- Validation tool and Dolby Vision markers.
- Metafier and Transkoder Reports.
- Edit Dolby Vision Metadata.
- Performing Trims inside Transkoder.
- Dolby Vision Filler Metadata.
- Copying existing metadata from V1.
- Importing insert metadata.
- Fixing out-of-sync Dolby Vision Metadata with batch edit.
- Frame by Frame Metadata.
- H.265 Encoding with Dolby Vision and Atmos metadata with DEE inside Transkoder.
Dolby Atmos in Transkoder
- Working with Dolby Atmos inside Transkoder.
- Generating 5.1 and Stereo mixdowns from ADM files.
HDR IMF Mastering
- Introduction to IMF.
- Finalize page: settings, encoders, color parameters, audio tab, versioning, naming structure, sidecar files.
- Generate OV with different strategies.
- Custom encoder settings.
- Check assets, xmls, import CPL, metadata window.
- Graph window.
- Validation tool (Transkoder, Photon).
- Delivery tool: CPL merge window and validation.
- Supplementals in Transkoder.
- Dolby Vision in supplementals.
- IMF Mastering with Dolby Atmos.
DCP Mastering
- Introduction to DCP.
- Finalize page and encoder settings.
- Generate OV.
- Check assets, xmls, import CPL, metadata window.
- Validation tool.
- DCP’s with Dolby Atmos.
- Supplementals for DCP Mastering.
- Multiple KDM generation.
Web UI
- Colorfront Web UI.
- Transkoder xml files (receipts, settings, cuts).
Webforms
- Introduction to webforms.
- Form factory
Automation in Transkoder
- Creation of watch folders
Backup Strategies for Transkoder
- How to backup the database.
- Backup strategies for your Transkoder System.
Basic Transkoder Troubleshooting
- Best practices for troubleshooting the system.
- Updating Drivers.
- Updating Transkoder Versions.
- Updating your Transkoder License Dongle.
- Log retrieval.
- Command window.
- Best practices for submitting support tickets.
This training can be taken by up to 5 people and it is custom tailored to your company.