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title: "Iris QC Pro FAQ"
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# Iris QC Pro FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions General Overview What is Iris QC Pro, and what industries typically rely on it? Iris QC Pro is a professional reference playback and quality control application used by major studios, networks, and streaming platforms to ensure technical delivery requirements are met for video, audio and closed-caption content. How does Iris QC Pro improve media quality control workflows? It provides real-time “eyes-on-glass” monitoring, metadata reporting, loudness measurement tools, and Dolby-certified validation, making quality control workflows faster, precise and cost-efficient. What AI-powered enhancements are included in the latest release? The version 9.x applications feature AI-enhanced language detection, improving the identification of caption and audio track languages across over 40 languages. What types of video codecs does Iris QC Pro support? JPEG 2000 Uncompressed PRORES DNXHD XDCAM IMX D10 DV DVCPRO AVC-INTRA MPEG2 MPEG4 / H264 XAVC HEVC / H265 FFV1 Windows Media and more What video wrappers does Iris QC Pro support? MXF MOV DPX IMF GXF AVI TIFF TS M2T M2TS MP4 MKV WMV WMA What audio is supported by Iris QC Pro? 1024 input channels, 16 output channels PCM AAC AC3 MP2 MP3 other compressed formats What caption and subtitle files are supported? EIA-608 (DTVCC Transport) text stream EIA-708 (DTVCC Transport) text stream Line 21 EIA-608 Teletext TX3G European Broadcasting Union (.STL) external files Timed Text Markup Language (.ITT) external files D-Cinema Interop (.XML) external files Screen Electronics (.PAC) external files Distributed Exchange Format Profile (.DFXP) external files Subrip (.SRT) external files Comma Separated Values (.CSV) external files Scenario Closed Captions (.SCC) external files SAMI (.SMI) external files IMSC1 (.TTML) external files Unicode PAC (.FPC) external files WebVTT (.VTT) external files Cheetah (.CAP) external files Videotron Lambda (.CAP) external files Cavena (.890) external files SMPTE 428-7 external files Spruce STL external files Son external files  Installation Requirements What are the recommended hardware specs for Iris QC Pro? Supermicro X13 Motherboard 128 CPU Threads (Dual Gold Intel Xeon) Base CPU Frequency 2.8GHz. Turbo Boost Frequency 3.6GHz DDR5 @ 4800MHz Min. 64 GB Ram Min. 512GB PCI-e v4 NVME OS Drive 2TB PCI-e v4 NVME Storage Drive NVIDIA RTX 4060Ti GPU AJA Kona 5 SDI Card Windows 11 Pro x64 Does Iris QC Pro require a dedicated GPU? A standard GPU is necessary, but Iris QC Pro heavily utilizes the CPU. Does Iris QC Pro support SDI Video Cards? Yes, the following cards are supported: Bluefish 444 Supernova S+, Neutron, Kronos AJA Kona 4, Kona 3G, Kona IP, Kona 5 Black Magic Design, DeckLink Range How is Iris QC Pro installed? Latest version software can be downloaded here: https://graymeta.com/downloads/ Licensing: Right click on player’s screen, navigate to Help->Licensing Information, copy Machine Host ID in top right and send to Graymeta. We will send a license key back. Copy the license file to the workstation then right click on the player’s screen and navigate to: Help > Licensing Information > Import License Select the license file to import. Restart Iris to activate your license. Can Iris QC Pro be deployed in a cloud-based environment? Iris QC Pro is deployed on-premise/desktop. Iris Anywhere QC is a cloud or VM-based application hosted in AWS or virtually, with nearly identical capabilities, except for deployment differences. Pricing and Subscription What licensing options are available, and how do they affect costs? Licensing is annual subscription-based, with enterprise pricing for large-scale deployments. What support services are included with the standard license? Standard licenses include all software updates, technical support, documentation access, and troubleshooting assistance. Functionality and Features What broadcast standards are supported? All global broadcast standards are supported for video and audio What Dolby certifications are supported? Dolby Vision™ | Dolby Atmos™ | Dolby Digital Plus™ | Dolby E™ Does Iris QC Pro support advanced video formats? Yes, Composition Playlists (CPL ) for DCP, IMF, and Uncompressed Frame Sequence Playback: DPX, TIFF, EXR, BMP, JPG/JPEG, and TARGA files. What QC tools are included in Iris QC Pro that replace hardware or software equivalents? Vectorscope Spectrascope Video Waveform Audio Waveform Monitor Audio Level Meters Audio Phase Meter Audio Mixer Loudness Waveform & Loudness Monitor Caption Viewers Can Iris QC Pro perform automated QC on assets? No, however, all technical metadata can be checked via custom templates in real-time to confirm that all delivery standards are adhered to. Plus, all major automated QC reports can be imported to Iris QC Pro so that all issues can be checked by a qualified operator for validation or confirmation. What does the free Admin Server software provide? Centrally Manage Licenses, Users and Environmental Profiles. Project Management and Collaboration Capabilities. Secure logins supported via SSO, MFA, and OKTA integrations. RESTful API Enables Seamless Integration into your media supply chain workflows.