Hardware Requirements

Producing content for Dolby Vision requires the following hardware configuration:

• Workstation and storage capable of UHDTV playback (minimum 23.98 fps).

• AJA or Blackmagic Design video outputs with SDI Preview capabilities:

  • AJA:

    • KONA 4
    • KONA 5
    • Io 4K
    • Io 4K Plus

  • Blackmagic Design:

    • UltraStudio
    • DeckLink

• Ideally, an HDR-capable mastering display. If you are importing an XML generated on another system and just doing some editorial adjustments and exporting a new XML, you don't have to use an HDR-capable display. If you plan on using such a display, look for one with a minimum of 1000 cd/m2 (nits), such as:

  • Dolby Pulsar (4000 nits)
  • Sony BVM-X300, BVM-HX310 (1000 nits)
  • Eizo Prominence CG3145 (1000 nits)
  • Canon DP-V3120 (2000 nits)
  • Flanders Scientific XM310K/XM311K (1000 nits)

• A HDR/SDR target display (SDI or HDMI) for preview, such as:

  • LG OLED Dolby Vision HDMI display
  • Rec.709 reference monitor

Optional Hardware

• Dolby Vision External Content Mapping Unit (eCMU):

  • Dolby Laboratories® provide a 1U headless server which applies analysis and creative Trims over SDI.
  • When using eCMU, the Dolby Vision transform is only applied on the SDI output. To be able to see the HDR FX results in the software, you must use the iCMU.
  • You cannot use both the eCMU and the iCMU at the same time: you must select one. You can always switch between both at any time as switching over does not require you to restart Flame.

• Tangent panel:

  • Tangent Arc
  • Tangent Element
  • Tangent Wave