sdiScope - sdi/ndi/hdmi

view HD and SD signals through professional scope tools

sdiScope is the world's most powerful HD/SD software signal monitoring tool.  It provides a range of audio and video scopes, with support for CCIR-601 and Rec.709 color spaces. sdiScope supports various hardware including Bluefish444, AJA, Matrox, NewTek NDI® or Blackmagic's SD and HD (up to 60p) capture cards in both CCIR-601 and Rec.709.

Compatibility:
ossupport2 Windows 7 or greater, macOS Version 10.14 Mojave and greater

sdiScope

View up to 6 scopes at a time

Vectorscope

YCbCr Waveform Monitor Stacked

RGB Waveform Monitor Stacked

Luma Histogram

HSV Histogram

CIE XY Gamut

Status view

...and so much more!

sdiScope software provides a real time, high performance, professional quality signal analysis tool for on set, production, post production, and research and development environments. sdiScope is designed to monitor from SD up to 1080p60 HD and everything in between. It provides HD image analysis with support for 601 and 709 color spaces.  Multiple audio and video scopes can be selected in a variety of layouts depending on your monitoring needs.  For SMPTE 2110/2022 monitoring, please see our 2110Scope and for 4K/UHD/HDR monitoring, please see out 4KScope/HDRScope.

Network Video Analyzer MainUI

sdiScope can display up to six video, data, or audio scopes at one time with pixel accurate 16 bit precision. sdiScope is ideal for HD mastering, DIT and broadcast monitoring, signal QC and remote monitoring. It is available as software, or a 1U hardware device, for Windows and macOS.

 

Video Scopes

VectorScope
WaveFormYCbCrLuma_HDR
WaveFormYCbCr_HDR
WaveFormRGBParade
Chromaticity_1080
HistogramLuma
 
Vectorscope, Waveform Luma, Waveform RGB, Waveform YCbCr, Histogram RGB, Histogram Luma, Chromaticity, Status
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Audio Scopes

AudioVector_Lissajous
AudioVector_Polar
AudioHistogram_Linear
AudioHistogram_Log_RLog
AudioPhase
AudioWaveform
 
Audio Vectorscope, Audio Waveform, Audio Histogram, Audio Phase, Audio Meters in RMS or Loudness
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Picture Modes

Disp_Luma
Disp_Red
Disp_ZebraLuma
Disp_FocusAssist
Disp_FalseColour
Disp_GreenScreenDS
 
Red only, Green only, Blue only, Luma only, Zebra luma, Zebra chroma, Clipping, Edge difference, Focus assist, Flip/flop, False color, Opacity, Luma key, Greenscreen/chroma key
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Advanced Features

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Logging
WebSix_PicVectorChromaticityWaveLumaWaveRGB
Status
UserMarkersOnWaveform
HexView
 
Capture Board Support, 8/10/12 bit processes as 16 bit, zoom and pan, user markers, signal compare, frame capture and more.
Learn more
 
 

Main Use Cases

  • HD monitoring and validating
  • SD/HD monitoring, live production
  • DIT pipelines
  • Broadcast monitoring
  • Remote network monitoring
  • Post production
  • Signal QC and final HD mastering
 

Available Upgrades

  • 4KScope
    • 4K and QHD Support
    • 16 channel audio support
    • Front Panel Support
    • Web interface for monitoring and configuration
    • REST API
    • H/S Scope for ChromaDuMonde
    • High/Low Waveform
    • RGB Overlay Waveform
    • Error Logging
  • 2110Scope
    • All 4KScope features
    • Network packet timing and chart
    • 10G/25G/100G NIC support
    • SMPTE 2110 and 2022
  • videoQC
    • File based scope set same as 4KScope
    • Single sided analysis
    • Full reference analysis
VectorScope_1080
Vectorscope - Color accurate graticules automatically switch between SD (601) and HD (709) color spaces. The markers include color points (for standard bar checks) at 75% and 100% saturation and optional colored scope. All the standard points are boxed; red, magenta, blue, cyan, green and yellow. A skin tone/flesh line is provided to allow for easy hue adjustment as well as diagonals.
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Waveform YCbCr - Displays the levels of the Y, Cb and Cr from the left of the picture to the right of the picture with all the lines summed into one graph. The Y, or luma/luminance, graph provides accurate white and black level information, as well as the range in between.
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Waveform Luma - Displays the overall intensity of the picture. Standard 601/709 levels are supported.
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Waveform YCbCr Parade - Displays the levels of the Y, Cb and Cr from the left of the picture to the right of the picture with all the lines summed into one graph. The Y, or luma/luminance, graph provides accurate white and black level information, as well as the range in between.
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Waveform RGB - The RGB Waveform Monitor shows each of the red, green and blue signals as independent graphs, displaying the RGB, or chrominance/color values associated with the signal. Above is the stacked waveform, a parade waveform is also available.
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Waveform RGB Parade - The RGB Waveform Monitor shows each of the red, green and blue signals as independent graphs, displaying the RGB, or chrominance/color values associated with the signal. Above is the parade waveform, a stacked waveform is also available.
Histogram_YCbCr_1080
Histogram YCbCr - The Histogram YCbCr / YUV scope displays the luminance, and both chroma signals stacked top to bottom. Y is the luma component and Cb and Cr are the blue-difference and red-difference chroma components.
HistogramLuma_1080
Histogram Luma - The Luma Histogram shows the distribution of luminance within the signal as a series of discrete bars that make a continuous graph. This display provides an overview of the tonal range of each color in the picture.
Histogram_YCbCr_1080
Histogram RGB - The Histogram RGB scope displays each of the R, G, and B (red, green, and blue) channel values stacked top to bottom. RGB color space is directly represented; equivalent values are generated for other color spaces.
Histogram_HSV_1080
Histogram HSV - The HSV (Hue/Saturation/Value) Histogram shows the distribution of hue (which color appears most prominent) in the top row, the saturation level (how much or how little color is present) in the center, and the luminance (how light or dark the signal appears) value in the bottom row.
Chromaticity_1080
CIE XY Gamut - The CIE XY Gamut, or chromaticity, scope provides a visual representation of the color in a video across all the colors of visible light. For a particular YCbCr range a triangle can be superimposed to show the colors that fall within the acceptable range and those that are outside it. The color of the trace can be white, black, or the chromaticity hued background.
Status_1080
Status - The Status view presents real time data on the overall signal in terms of gamut, maximum and minimum chroma and luma, audio levels and MaxFALL/MaxCLL for HDR signals. Any issues detected by the status panel are automatically entered in the log file and window with time, type, source and reason.
UIHexView_1080
Data View - The Data view allows access to the raw pixel values being monitored on the HDMI or SDI input. Raw values are captured and displayed with no manipulation by the software. This mode is perfect for checking vertical blank signalling and metadata, as well as picture issues like inner line sync markers or out of range colors. Pixel starts can be selected, along with lines, in the edit boxes above the data area.
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Audio Meters - 2 audio channel metering is supported. Meter types include dbFS, SMPTE RP-155, EBU R-68. For more meters, like Loudness (at +9 or +18) and PPM wth EBU or BCC markings, please see 4kScope.
AudioPhase_1080
Audio Phase - The audio phase meter shows the relative density of two audio channels and the relative loudness as a line moving towards the louder channel.
AudioVector_Lissajous_1080
Audio Vector Lissajous - The audio phase meter shows the relative density of two audio channels and the relative loudness as a line moving towards the louder channel.
AudioVector_Lissajousxy_1080
Audio Vector Lissajous XY - The audio phase meter shows the relative density of two audio channels and the relative loudness as a line moving towards the louder channel.
AudioHistogram_Linear_1080
Audio Histogram Linear - The audio histogram displays a bar chart of the levels of the components of an audio signal.
AudioHistogram_Linear_RLog_1080-min
Audio Histogram Linear Reverse Log - The audio histogram displays a bar chart of the levels of the components of an audio signal.
AudioHistogram_Log_1080
Audio Histogram Log - The audio histogram displays a bar chart of the levels of the components of an audio signal.
AudioWaveform_1080
Waveform - The waveform displays the selected pair's audio as a standard wave.

The Picture view shows the video signal, to confirm the source is correct and to display time code location. Action Safe, Title Safe, Graphic Safe, Picture Frame, and Active Region graticules are optionally available. A number of display modes can be set using the Display Mode selector:

Disp_Luma_1080-min
Luma - Show only the Y or brightness of the picture.
Disp_Red_1080-min
Red - Show only the red channel.
Disp_Green_1080-min
Green - Show only the green channel.
Disp_Blue_1080-min
Blue - Show only the blue channel.
Disp_ZebraLuma_1080-min
Zebra Luma - Draw zebra bars where the luma is too high or too low.
Disp_ZebraChroma_1080-min
Zebra Chroma - Draw zebra bars where the chroma is out of range.
Disp_Clipping_1080-min
Clipping - Draw green anywhere the signal is too low, or red anywhere the signal is too high.
Disp_EdgeDiff_1080-min
Edge Difference - Highlight every edge in the picture.
Disp_FocusAssist_1080-min
Focus Assist - Show areas of the image that are in focus.
Disp_FlipFlop_1080-min
Flip/Flop - Flip the picture horizontally or vertically.
Disp_FalseColour_1080-min
False Color - Show each exposure level as a color. See Here for details.
Disp_LumaKey_1080-min
Luma Key - Show the video luma keyed over a checkerboard or image.
Disp_GreenScreen_1080-min
Green Screen - Show the image green screen keyed over a checkerboard.
Disp_GreenScreenDS_1080-min
Green Screen Despill - Show the image green screen keyed with edge despilling over a checkerboard.
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8 Bit Signal - 8 bit signal processing is supported, including detection of 8 bit signals in a 10 bit path (note the missing lines/bins).
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10/12 Bit Signal - Smooth scopes on true 10 and 12 bit signals display every possible level in the signal, allowing finer analysis.
supported hardware
Capture Board Support - Capture boards supported include AJA, Bluefish444, Blackmagic (DeckLink, UltraScope, Cameras, DiskRecorders), NewTek NDI®, IOGeni, Magewell, Logitech, Epiphan, Microsoft and many more.
Remote Desktop Access - You can also control and view using standard remote desktop tools to create a full featured monitor for your entire facility. This video tutorial gives an overview of setting up a remote system with an AJA U-TAP and a KUMO series router.
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Zoom and Pan - The waveform monitors and vectorscope zoom in for a closer look at low saturation signals, or the luma elements of the waveform. The live picture can also be zoomed in or out, and panned with the mouse. To zoom, roll the mouse wheel. To pan, click and drag. To reset to normal view, right click the mouse. Specific 1x, 2x and exact decimal zooms are also available in the config dialog.
SignalCompare_1080
Signal Compare - The signal compare feature can be used to freeze a complete frame of video (two fields in interlaced), every second line (field), or at a 50/50 dissolve to compare two signals or cameras. Once frozen, all the standard scopes are still available for setup and comparison. While a frame is frozen, the comparison mode and type of scope can be changed.
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User Markers And Lines - Users can place plus sign markers (+) and lines on any of the scopes, that will persist to help make exact measurements between different signals.
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Frame Grab and Presets - The incoming image can be captured as a raw (YUV, V210, or RGB10, depending on the input) image in full, bit perfect resolution or a JPEG version for easy sharing. Configuration Preset save and load allow the user to easily switch between configurations for common workflows.
Main Use Cases - HD monitoring and validating, SD/HD monitoring. live production, DIT pipelines, broadcast monitoring, remote network monitoring, post production, signal QC and final HD mastering.
Loudness and RMS Metering - All audio meters can be set for EBU9 or EBU18 loudness monitoring, as well as RMS/peak. The status window also supports loudness as a floating point value, and any excursions are automatically collected in the on disk error log.
Vertical Blank Analysis - Up to 32 lines of vertical blank can be analyzed along with the active picture. Any SMPTE DID/SDID packets found are highlighted in the HEX Data view.
Line Select - as well as full picture analysis, the scopes may be set to analyze a single line of the picture, to detect finer detail errors.
Time Code - Read multiple time code types simultaneously and display them in the lower third data area. RP-188 VITC and LTC, SMPTE LTC (analog), vertical blank encoded VITC and RP-215 film KLV time code are all supported.
Full Screen Mode - Double clicking on the interface will put sdiScope into full screen mode. This maximizes the space for the scopes and the picture, but maintains a time code info line at the bottom of the monitor.
Hardware and OS Support - sdiScope is available for Windows 64 and macOS Version 10.14 Mojave. It is also available as a 1U hardware device from our partner CineSys.

sdiScope software offers a subset of the features of 4KScope. For details, please see the comparison chart.

90 Seconds With 4KScope

Full HDRScope demo / walkthrough

Remote Desktop with 4KScope

Video Inputs

(hardware dependent) 
  • Single Link SDI/HD-SDI 4:2:2 8/10 bit
  • Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4 10/12 bit
  • Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4:4 10 bit
  • Quad Link HD-SDI (Quad HD) 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 8/10/12 bit
  • 3G Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4 10/12 bit
  • 3G Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4:4 10 bit
  • 3G Dual Rate SDI/HD-SDI 4:2:2 8/10 bit
  • HDMI (1.4 or 2.0+, hardware dependent)
  • CCIR-601 (SD), Rec 709 (HD)
  • NDI <network local> - (Network Device Interface) Any NDI audio/video source
  • Desktop - view your desktop through scopes
  • Reference video sync (Blackburst or Tri-Level)
  • For 4K/UHD and HDR, please see our 4KScope/HDRScope
  • For SMPTE 2110/2022-6, please see our Network Video Analyzer

Audio Inputs

(hardware dependent) 
  • NewTek NDI®
  • Embedded audio, 2 channels 24 bit
  • Analog audio, 2 channels 16/24 bit
  • AES/EBU audio, 2 channels 24 bit

Outputs
  • Main output (computer monitor) from HD
  • Secondary down converted output available
  • SD/HD/2K down conversion to HDMI and analog

Format Support

(hardware dependent)
  • SD - PAL/NTSC
  • 720p - 23 / 24 / 25 / 29 / 30 / 50 / 59 / 60
  • 1080i - 23 / 24 / 25 / 29 / 30
  • 1080psf - 23 / 24 / 25 / 29 / 30
  • 1080p - 23 / 24 / 25 / 29 / 30 / 50 / 59 / 60

Processing Modes

SD/HD Processing Modes

  • YCbCr 8 bit 4:2:2
  • YCbCr 10 bit 4:2:2 (standard single link)
  • RGB 8 and 10 bit 4:4:4:4
  • RGB 10 and 12 bit 4:4:4 (standard dual link or 3G)
  • Full active picture
  • Up to 32 lines of vertical blank
  • HANC processing for audio and time code

Metadata

(hardware dependent)
  • LTC/SMPTE analog time code and user bits
  • VITC/D-VITC vertical blank time code and user bits
  • RP-188 HANC time code and user bits
  • RP-215 VANC time code, user bits, key code and ink code
  • Active Format Description detection
  • DID/SDID detection and highlighting

Recommended Hardware Environment

Our scopes can run on a variety of hardware, but for real time performance on multiple scopes, here are some general guidelines:

HD 1080p60
- A recent Intel, AMD or NVidia with at least 1G memory card is fine for the GPU
- A recent Quad Core i5/i7/AMD processor with at least 8G of ram

Supported I/O Hardware

Please note: if you need to work with 4K formats supported by some of the below hardware, see 4KScope.

  • Bluefish444:  Epoch Supernova, Epoch Neutron, KRONOS
  • AJA:  KONA LHe/plus, KONA LHi, KONA 3G, KONA 4, KONA IP, KONA 5, KONA HDMI, Io-XT, Io-4K, OEM2K, Corvid Series, U-TAP
  • Blackmagic (version 11/12 drivers required): UltraStudio, DeckLink, Intensity Pro, Intensity, Mini Recorder, UltraScope, HyperDeck, Ursa, BMPCC
  • NewTek:  NDI®
  • Inogeni:  4K, 3G, DVI, VGA/CVBS
  • Magewell:  HDMI and SDI USB-3 devices
  • Logitech:  HDMI Screen Share
  • Elgato:  Game device capture devices
  • Mokose:  HDMI/SDI USB-3
  • Epiphan:  AV.io HDMI/SDI/4K
  • Digitnow:  HDMI USB Capture
  • Rybozen:  HDMI USB Capture
  • Microsoft:  USB Cameras
  • UVC: Most (USB Video Class) compliant video devices

Download sdiScope 7.0

End User License Agreement:  International  Canadian

Available for Windows 7 or greater, or macOS Version 10.14 Mojave and greater. Please note, Apple's M1 devices are not currently supported.

To ensure optimal hardware support, please make sure your drivers are up to date:

Blackmagic Design drivers (12.x)
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ca/support/family/capture-and-playback

AJA drivers (16.x) [UVC/U-Tap drivers are in OS]
https://www.aja.com/support

Bluefish444 drivers
https://bluefish444.com/support/downloads.html

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sdiScope installs in demo mode, with limited functionality. To unlock the full feature set of the software you will need at least a temp license. Please generate a site code and send it to us at: authorization@drastictech.com. We will send back a site key which will remove the demo limitations. Prior to purchase, the key will be temporary. There is more detailed information on the licensing process here: http://license.drastictech.com

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