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.