The Telestream WFM5200 Compact Video Waveform Monitor provides an ideal solution for basic video and audio (with Option AUD) monitoring needs with an integrated high-brightness, low-power consumption LED backlit display in a convenient 3RU, half-rack, short-depth form factor, suitable for space constrained environments. This versatile instrument can accept power from a 12 V DC source, a battery, or a 100-240 V AC converter.

WFM5200 video and audio monitoring

Standard configuration provides multiformat support for HD-SDI (SMPTE 292), SD-SDI (ITU-R BT.601) and Dual Link (SMPTE 372) signal formats. The instrument provides automatic format detection for 3G/HD/SDSDI on each of the four inputs. Option 3G is required for support of Level A and Level B SMPTE 425/424 formats.

Optional audio monitoring support for 16 channels of embedded AES/EBU audio (Option AUD) provides a variety of audio level bar monitoring, multichannel surround sound display 1 and flexible Lissajous display. A front-panel headphone port can be used for easy compliance verification of digital audio without the need for an additional piece of equipment.

This instrument provides the reliability of the waveform monitors family in a portable, basic monitoring product. The WFM5200 offers uncompromised monitoring quality with sharp CRT-like traces, patented Gamut displays, picture thumbnail, display freeze, and an error log for 10,000 events for efficient content compliance verification.

Video monitoring standards and formats:

HDR content creation:

Color gamut monitoring:

Audio monitoring:

Measurement and analysis:

Ease of Use

The intuitive user interface provides backlit buttons and online help. 32 user-configurable presets allow users to recall commonly used configurations tailored to your personal work practices. These presets can be transferred to and from other units (same model) using the front-panel USB port. An Ethernet port allows for easy download of screenshots and the Error Log.

See and Solve Displays

The "See and Solve" displays in the video monitor simplify video monitoring tasks such as calibration, error detection, and content correction allowing the user to detect errors at a glance and troubleshoot them efficiently.

The m displays offer the sharpest CRT-like trace quality for clear waveform monitoring with the look and feel of an analog display. The familiar video waveform display can show SD/HD/3G-SDI signals in RGB, YPbPr, YRGB, or pseudo composite. Signal components can be displayed in either Parade or Overlay mode. Cursors within the waveform display allow precise measurement of Voltage and Time to be made. The vector display offers user-selectable graticules, color targets (75% or 100%), and color axis.

With several sweep rates and easy control of vertical gain and horizontal magnification, you can efficiently monitor and measure video waveform parameters.

Specialized displays provide summarized, yet comprehensive reports of alarms, session, and status of content. Powerful displays such as Video Status show a condensed view of error statistics, signal format, presence of ancillary data, and more. These exclusive displays simplify monitoring tasks by providing important content information at a glance.

The Black and Frozen frame detection can be used to alert the operator to a problem in the transmission chain. These and other errors can automatically be logged in the Error Log and provided as a report.

HDR Tool Set for Content Creators

The WFM5200 monitor offers an HDR tool set (Option PROD) for assisting camera operators and editors adjust their content to the correct levels. HDR graticules are available for Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG1000), SMPTE ST 2084 PQ, and Camera log (S-Log1, S-Log2, S-Log3, C Log, Log C, BT. 709). ST 2084 HDR is available in Narrow (64d-940d) or Full (4d-1019d). Reflectance, Nits, Stops and Code Value are available in HDR modes. Camera operators can use the graticule lines at 2%, 18% or 90% Reflectance to properly setup camera exposure with a camera test chart of 2% black, 18% gray and 90% white.

Color editors in post-production can use the Specular highlight magnification feature to quickly balance the color and ensure the detail in the objects with specular highlights. The magnification is called Zoom Mode for ST.2084 HDR. Amplitude cursors allow users to set the cursor at a specific level to make the scene have the desired look. HDR zebra highlighting in the Picture display allows users to verify the location and the size of the specular highlights.

Alarms, Quality Statistics, and Logging - Thorough and Fast Content Verification

The WFM5200 offers a variety of displays designed to show status at a glance, in addition to the status bar continually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

A comprehensive overview of the video content status is presented in the Video Session display. Offering a time-based compilation of information, this screen is ideal for presenting evidence of compliance after content screening. Information on input format and session time is presented, along with statistics on Error Detection and Handling (EDH) / Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) and gamut errors.

The Alarm Status display provides continuous information on the state of each condition currently being monitored by the instrument.

To support unattended monitoring and QC applications, as well as provide documentation for service-level agreements, these instruments maintain an error log of 10,000 events, which facilitates the detection and correction of problems. Log entries are recorded with date, time of day, and time code (VITC, LTC, ANC). The error log can be downloaded to a USB memory stick or through a network connection to .TXT or .HTM formats for easy record keeping and processing on spreadsheets or database software.

Picture Display - Quick Visual Confirmation and Precision Content Adjustment

For a qualitative view of the content, a full-color Picture display is offered, which can be displayed as a full-screen presentation. This display is compatible with all input formats and features automatic adjustment for aspect ratio and number of active lines.

You can select bright-up conditions that show the location of RGB or composite gamut errors on the Picture display. The Line Select mode shows the location of the line currently selected within the Picture display.

Users can choose from several Safe Action and Safe Title graticules on the Picture display which help editors and operators easily identify incorrectly positioned video content such as graphics, titles, or logos.

Graticule choices include the Safe Action and Safe Title graticules defined in SMPTE RP218, ITU, and ARIB standards, plus two sets of completely flexible, user-definable graticules. These graticules facilitate editing tasks and reduce the need for format conversions.

Patented Gamut Displays - Efficiently Detect and Allow Correction of Gamut Problems

The patented Diamond, Split Diamond, and Arrowhead displays simplify the process of verifying gamut compliance and are ideal for colorists, editors, and operators to visualize whether the content is RGB or Composite Gamut compliant with a single glance. Plus, they are designed to help isolate the Out-of-Gamut component just as easily. For SDI component content that is destined for broadcast in composite systems, the unique Arrowhead display can be used to monitor Composite Gamut compliance without the need for a separate encoder. Within this display, a separate upper and lower lumaonly gamut limit can be applied.

Each of these displays offers user-selectable gamut thresholds so operators can set monitoring limits appropriate to their specific operation and include a preset for EBU-R103. You can also select bright-up conditions to see the location of gamut errors on the Picture display. In addition, gamut monitoring is fully integrated with the powerful alarm logging and reporting capabilities of the WFM5200.

The WFM5200 also features new optional advanced color gamut monitoring capabilities (Option PROD) including the patented Luma Qualified Vector (LQV™) display and Spearhead display that, when used in conjunction with proprietary Diamond and Split Diamond gamut displays, provide the most comprehensive color gamut monitoring tools available for precise color gamut adjustments.

Quad Tile Display - Flexible Monitoring Configuration Customized to Suit Your Application

The WFM5200 offers multiple display options to suit a variety of applications that can be customized to the user's needs. The Quad Tile display provides flexibility to increase your productivity. The user can configure four different displays within the one instrument. A maximum of two traces can be displayed, along with picture, status, and audio bars to create flexible monitoring configurations that can be saved as presets for quick and easy recall. For instance, a waveform parade, vector, picture, and audio bar display can be configured to monitor the audio and video signal simultaneously within the Quad Tile display. Unlike instruments with predetermined view combinations, Quad Tile lets you create a Quad Tile display tailored to your specific needs and work practices. Each tile can be configured to enable easy signal analysis such as multiple alarm and status screens, different Safe Area Graticules and cursors on each tile, and more.

TandemVu Display - Customized Waveform and Vector View

TandemVu provides the ability to visualize Waveform and Vector or Lightning displays simultaneously. Each trace can be positioned and magnified individually based on the user's preferences.

TandemVu provides operators with an efficient way to adjust and balance cameras in production studios or outside broadcast (OB Vans) applications.

The Line Select provides a line marker in full-screen and thumbnail Picture modes.

The Vector display is offered with selectable 75% and 100% targets.

Each display automatically selects the appropriate graticule based on the input format.

Multiple Input Mode display - Multiple Cameras Balance mode (Option CAM)

Multiple Input Mode display (Option CAM) is ideal for monitoring multiple camera inputs in a mobile truck (OB van) or production studio. Typically the operator can compare up to four camera inputs and can make adjustment of the four luma levels to match the cameras from scene to scene in Overlay or Parade modes. Allowing for the comparison of video inputs across a wide variety of these displays, various other trace modes such as Vector, Lightning, Diamond, Split Diamond, and Arrowhead can also allow the multiple inputs to be overlaid. Select any combination of the four inputs from the input buttons on the front panel to view the input within the trace display in Full Screen mode. For easy identification of the input the user can create customized labels that appear directly under the waveform trace in a Y parade of the active signals.

Two-channel Simultaneous Monitoring (Option CAM) is ideal for monitoring multiple camera inputs or comparison of incoming and outgoing transmission chains. The simple Simultaneous Input Monitoring (CAM) capability of the WFM5200 provides flexibility in monitoring multiple inputs. In mobile truck (OB van) applications this allows the operator to compare two different camera inputs with picture and waveform displays. This capability can also help operational staff quickly determine if a video quality problem existed in the input signal or arose in their facility. It enables engineering staff to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve technical problems introduced in a piece of video equipment by comparing the input and output signals at each point in the chain.