Autodesk, Inc. today launched Autodesk Lustre HD, a new digital color grading system designed to function on high-definition television (HDTV) commercials and programming, as well as HDTV film projects.
Lustre HD is the latest addition to the Autodesk Lustre series of nonlinear digital color grading products, which have been used to grade Academy Award-winning films such as the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy and 'King Kong', in addition to HDTV programs like the BBC Natural History Unit's Planet Earth and Galapagos.
"Nonlinear
digital color grading has become the norm for feature film production, with Lustre having set the bar. We're now seeing growing demand for these specialized digital grading tools in the TV industry and for films shot in HD. The new Autodesk Lustre HD system provides post-production facilities and broadcasters with an affordable, software-based color grading solution that has unparalleled workflow and creative tools. It enables digital artists to explore creative options and deliver stunning looks," said Marc Petit, vice president of Autodesk's Media & Entertainment Division.
The system includes an intuitive, nonlinear environment for interactive color grading sessions, enabling the producers, directors, art directors and cinematographers to collaborate in order to adjust the colors and looks of HDTV projects.
Autodesk Lustre HD is said to offer real-time primary and secondary color correction capabilities and real-time formatting of video deliverables using advanced Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) technology available in graphics cards. Consequently, Petit added that: "GPUs are proving to be a powerful and more flexible alternative to older technologies for real-time media processing. They are extremely fast and easily programmable, and are being developed at a faster pace than CPUs. As a result, Autodesk is able to offer Lustre HD, a system with GPU-acceleration technology, at a price that is considerably lower than proprietary hardware-based solutions."
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