| Prospect HD | | Prospect 4K | |
| Operating System | Windows XP / Vista; 32-bit or 64-bit |
| Acquisition / File Conversion |
| I/O Precision | 10-bit | | 10- /12-bit |
| Max horizontal resolution (capture/export) | 1920 | | Unrestricted (Practically 4K) |
| Chroma format | YUV 4:2:2 | | YUV 4:2:2
RGB 4:4:4
RGBA 4:4:4:4
RAW Bayer |
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| Encoder Quality Controls | Five: User selectable |
| Selectable Wrapper formats | AVI / MOV |
| Video Formats (HD and SD) | 480i/p, 576 i/p, 720p, 1080i/p |
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| Video Formats (Extended) | No | | 2Kp, 3Kp, 4Kp |
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| HD camera sources | HDV, AVCHD, DVCPRO HD (P2),
XDCam HD/EX, Infinity J2K |
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| Digital Cinema Camera Compatibility (up to 4K) | No | | SI-2K, Red One,
VR Phantom, Arri D21 |
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| HD-SDI Card Compatibility | AJA Xena: HD Link plus Premiere Pro capture
Blackmagic (Intensity / Decklink): HD Link only |
| HDMI Input | Blackmagic (Intensity): HD Link only |
| File rewrapping | Both AVI ↔ MOV |
| DPX file conversion Utilities | Yes. Both into and out of DPX files.
Separate utility DPX2CF and CF2DPX |
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| Red One Conversion Utilities | No | | Yes. Separate utility R2CF |
| Image Processing During Conversion |
| Telecine removal (24p from 60i) | Yes |
| Deinterlacing | Yes. 30p / 25p from 60i / 50i |
| Image spatial resampling | Yes, using Lanczos 3-lobe resampler
SD ↔ HD
HD (non-square) ↔ HD (square) |
| Image flip (for 35mm adapters) | Yes |
| Slow Motion - up to 2.5X | Yes |
| Convert 24P ↔ 25p | Yes, including audio remodulation |
| Create letterbox / pillarbox | Yes |
| Real-time editing engine for Adobe Premiere Pro |
| Over 40 controllable transitions | Yes |
| Keyframeable color adjustment | Yes |
| Levels control | Yes |
| Slow-motion and frame hold | Yes |
| Static / moving titles and video overlays | Yes |
| Pan/Scan/Rotate/Zoom (PSRZ) | Yes |
| 32-bit floating-point effects processing | Yes |
| Multiple spatial resolutions on timeline | Yes |
| CineForm AVI/MOV render output | Yes |
| Batch capture HDV with timecode | Yes |
| Batch capture HD-SDI with timecode | Yes
AJA Xena LHe / 2Ke (single-link capture only) |
| HD-SDI timeline monitoring | Yes
AJA Xena LHe / 2Ke |
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