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UHD Fundamentals for Avid Assistants

This is a 'simple' post to help explain how to use  Ultra High Definition (UHDTV) material in Avid Media Composer. We're all very familiar with using High Definition content. This resolution is now the defacto 'norm' for editing with. But let's not forget the transmission from SD to HD . At the time there was a lot to get your head around. HD could be either 1920x1080 or 12080x720 . It could also be either Interlaced or Progressive , it could be shot at higher varying framerates from that of SD, such as 50 or 60fps and higher. It took a while for us to become used to the format. And here we are again with UHD.  UHD has become more and more common as an acquisition format. Even your phone can capture this 4K content. But what do we need to know about it, to work with it in Avid? Is UHD 4K? Is UHD the same as HDR? What's 2020 colour space? What's HFR? Let's have a look with respect to using Avid Media Composer... What is UHD? Ultra Hi