Live Signal Intelligence
Designed for real-time monitoring and quality control of video, audio and metadata across modern broadcast and streaming workflows.
ICE Live puts the complete experience in context
From image and sound to metadata and signal, ICE Live brings every element into context
so you can validate what the viewer will experience.
VIDEO
See, measure and validate the picture
SDR • HLG • HDR10
AUDIO
Monitor and test interactive audio experiences
MPEG-H • S-ADM
METADATA
Validate the metadata that shapes the experience
HDR • Personalization
SIGNAL
Inspect the signal that transports the experience
SDI • NDI • ST-2110
Experience Live MPEG-H audio
ICE Live brings MPEG-H interactivity, immersive rendering and audio analysis into the context of the complete live program.
Test the listener experience
Explore MPEG-H interactivity directly from the live signal.
Select languages and presets as a viewer would on a compatible playback device, and verify how the audio experience responds.
Test interactive parameters such as gain and object position and verify their behavior against the delivery specifications.
See what the listener hears
Switch between rendering configurations and immediately see the impact on the rendered soundfield, with dedicated scopes providing a clear view of spatial distribution and speaker layout.
Ready for DTV+
Validate the next generation of Brazilian broadcast.
As broadcasters adopt DTV+, ICE Live provides a complete monitoring and QC environment for the new generation of live signals — including HDR video, MPEG-H audio, interactivity and associated metadata.
A complete framework for S-ADM QC
From transport and metadata inspection to standards compliance, rendering and analysis, ICE Live provides a complete technical framework for S-ADM ITU BS-2125 live workflows.
S-ADM Validation
ICE Live provides detailed visibility into S-ADM metadata, while continuously checking the information carried by the live signal for integrity and standards compliance.
METADATA INSPECTION
- Transport information
Transport ID, identifier count, track count and transport status
- Header & frame information
S-ADM versions, frame type, time reference and frame information
- Profile information
Profile reference, level and version
QUALITY CONTROL
- Continuity & integrity
Frame continuity checks and metadata integrity logs
- Standards compliance
Detection and reporting of deviations against the applicable S-ADM specification and profile
Explore programs, contents and objects
The Program Map provides a structured view of the programs, contents and objects carried by the S-ADM signal and their associated metadata.
Extensive S-ADM Profiles Support
S-ADM Profiles
- ITU-R BS.2168 — Advanced Sound Systems (AdvSS) Emission Profile
International profile for serial ADM transmission
- ARIB TR-B48 — Emission Profile
Japanese broadcast transmission workflows
- MPEG-H S-ADM Profile
S-ADM profile for MPEG-H workflows
- Dolby E Emission Profile
Migration from legacy Dolby E workflows to S-ADM-based environments
S-ADM Transport
- SMPTE ST 337 / ST 2116
S-ADM carriage over AES3 / SDI
- SMPTE ST 2110-31 / ST 2110-41
S-ADM transport in IP-based workflows
All Audio Monitoring
Adaptable audio metering for every channel layout
ICE Live automatically adapts its audio metering to the input signal and channel layout, providing clear visibility of individual channels and their associated audio groups.
- Flexible channel layouts
VU meters adapt to multichannel PCMs configurations
- Audio group visibility
Clearly identify and monitor the different PCM audio groups within the signal
Advanced Audio Analysis
A comprehensive set of audio scopes provides detailed insight into levels, loudness, dynamics, frequency content and spatial characteristics, automatically adapting to the selected audio configuration whether monitoring traditional PCM audio or rendered NGA content.
Input Levels
Analyses the input audio according to the chosen audio layout and quantify the intensity of sound.
Output Levels
Analyses the output or the rendered audio and quantify the intensity of sound.
Entropy
A 3D representation of the audio spatial distribution across the speaker’s layout.
Spatial
A 3D view of the objects in an immersive audio soundfield.
Loudness
Measures the perceived loudness of the output or rendered sound, intensity, frequency, and duration.
Dynamic
Visualizes the difference between the quietest and loudest parts of the output or rendered audio signal.
Loudspeakers
A spatial representation of the loudspeaker according to the rendering configuration.
Vectorscope
Shows the relationship between two channels of the output or rendered audio signal.
Waveform
Visually represents the amplitude (loudness) of the output or rendered audio signal over time.
Histogram
Analyzes the audio spectrum, showing the amplitude of each frequency.
Video & HDR
ICE Live combines the live picture with professional scopes and HDR metadata, giving operators immediate visibility into both image quality and signal characteristics.
ANALYSE
Waveform, Luminance meter
CIE Gamut, Vectorscope,
Histogram
INSPECT
HDR metadata
Heat Map modes
Guides & grids
VALIDATE
Out of gamut thresholds
Reference markers
Signal compliance
PROCESS
SDR – HDR conversions
Support for LUT
Custom Gain, Saturation & Gamma
Video signal monitoring & picture analysis
ICE Live combines the live picture with professional video scopes and HDR metadata, giving operators immediate visibility into image quality and signal characteristics.
Viewport
Display Luminance and Signal range heatmaps, Guides & grid.
Waveform
A graphical representation of a video signal’s brightness levels.
CIE Gamut
Visually represents the range of colors that the average human eye can perceive.
Luminance meter
Analyzes the luminance of the video content.
Histogram
A graphical representation of the tonal distribution in a digital image.
Vectorscope
Plots the Cb and Cr channels against each other, for the purpose of measuring and testing television signals.
Pixel Inspector
Extracts color information from a specific pixel in a video frame.
Assess picture quality at a glance.
ICE Live combines video scopes, out-of-gamut detection and signal information with image guides and markers, giving operators an immediate view of picture quality and signal characteristics.
Mastering Display Metadata — ST-2086
Ensure accurate HDR conversion with the right mastering display metadata.
Check ST 2086 metadata and manually add missing values as required for PQ-to-HLG conversion.
Test all color spaces options
Live color space conversions
With on-the-fly up, down and cross color spaces conversions, ICE Live lets the operator see what the conversion is doing while measuring the result:
– SDR → HDR10 or HLG
– HLG → HDR10 or SDR
– HDR10 → HLG or SDR
- Support for NBC Universal LUT
- Suppport for custom LUTs
- Control over signal Gain, Saturation and Gamma for color conversion tuning
From camera-native to broadcast-ready HDR
ARRI Log • Sony S-Log • Wide Gamut…
ICE Live understands the characteristics of incoming camera signals including EOTF, color primaries and associated metadata, and converts them on the fly to broadcast-ready formats such as HDR10 or HLG.
Built for LIVE broadcast
From on-air monitoring to workflow validation, ICE Live provides a unified view of video, audio and signal data throughout the live production chain.
MASTER CONTROL ROOM
Know what is going on air
LIVE PRODUCTIONS
Prepare & Validate the complete production signal
TECHNOLOGY LAB
Test new workflows before they go on air
POST PRODUCTION
Validate the complete mastering output
