LWKS redraws automated quality control boundaries with QScan 2023

The latest version of LWKS' powerful AQC software adds a whole host of powerful new features based on customer feedback.

The new features for QScan 2023 make for impressive reading and, in one sentence, include Chunk-Based Analysis speed boost, Eyeball Events for maximum reporting, enhanced PDF report generation, templates for Disney+, a refreshed UI, and more.

So, from the top. Chunk-Based Analysis harnesses the full power of higher-end machines (32 cores and higher) to supercharge QC analysis. Effectively, your file will be divided into 2 or 4 'chunks' that QScan can analyse in parallel. The result is analysis times that are boosted up to 3x faster than usual.

Eyeball Events are just what they say on the tin: human operator reports. Although QScan can detect almost all technical and compliance-based errors, certain things are impossible for any current AQC platform to detect, such as a microphone entering a shot or footage being upside down.

This is precisely why many broadcasters and streamers require an 'eyeball report' to be supplied along with the AQC report. QScan 2023 now offers the ability to integrate both reports into one and add custom-defined eyeball events using the QScan timeline. You can select TC-in and TC-out, customise the message, and add the severity level. These events will automatically be added to both the timeline and the reports. You will also be able to bulk-insert eyeball events by uploading a CSV file with the list of your eyeball events.

PDF report generation is now faster and more flexible. Select what you want to see, save your configuration as a template, and use it in all your projects.

The Disney+ templates include new default templates for master IMF HDR UHD, IMF UHD, HD, and distribution formats. And the refreshed UI promises to improve user experience while maintaining all the power and functionality you're used to.

LWKS is available from workflows.lwks.com and there are a range of options and licenses for single users and small, independent production set-ups through to filmmakers, large post facilities, and international broadcasters with unlimited QC requirements.