HDTV Conversion

Alchemist IP, the world's first high quality file based standards converter, delivers transparent bi-directional conversion of video, audio, and metadata between 50 Hz and 60 Hz television standards. It offers a radically improved approach to international program exchange and is a valuable tool for the shift toward file based operations.    Specsheet Snell & Wilcox Alchemist IP

Snell & Wilcox's Quasar Ph.C is the world's first motion compensated HDTV upconverter. Emmy(R) award winning technologies deliver the best ever high definition pictures. Quasar Ph.C gives broadcasters the competitive edge by enabling them to produce the consistent, high standard, HD pictures their viewers expect, while maintaining a cost effective transition to HD. Users can continue working in standard definition, then, as they gradually migrate to full-scale HD operations, Quasar Ph.C provides the ultimate way to incorporate SD sources.    Specsheet Snell & Wilcox QUASAR Ph.C (Netherlands)

With Alchemist Ph.C - HD, high-definition content including news, sports, live events and entertainment programming can now be broadcast around the globe in multiple high-definition standards and formats without degradation of image quality. Alchemist Ph.C - HD automatically processes image movement to produce clear, smooth motion with the widest range of input material on the largest HD video displays.    Specsheet Snell & Wilcox Alchemist Ph.C HD

Motion Compensated Standards Converter The Alchemist Platinum Ph.C motion compensated standards converter delivers the precision standards conversion performance only possible from using phase correlation motion estimation technology. Transparent conversion is achieved using a 3-stage 46 point temporal spatial filter. Internal processing is performed at 4:4:4 resolution and at a minimum of 12-bit precision.    Specsheet Snell & Wilcox Alchemist Platinum Ph.C (Netherlands)

Universal Conversion Platform Enhanced features have been added to the HD6200 Platform. It has now been renamed "Ukon" to emphasize its role as a Universal Conversion tool. Whatever your input and output requirements, Ukon can be configured to provide upconversion, downconversion and crossconversion (SD to SD or HD to HD) either singly or in any combination.    Specsheet Snell & Wilcox Ukon (Netherlands)