Hitomi Broadcast will introduce Spectra, a new HDR colour verification solution measured in picture, not using VPID, at IBC2026 (Hall 10, Stand A40). Expanding its capabilities beyond timing and synchronisation, the system helps engineers confirm that colour remains accurate as pictures move through complex production and distribution routes.
Live workflows now carry more formats and versions through the same facility, including SDR and HDR outputs from a single production. As signals pass through converters, routers, processors, LUTs and software workflows, one configuration error can leave the programme technically wrong even when the picture looks acceptable during initial checks.
“In the pressure of set-up, errors in a video source can be missed because there is a recognisable picture,” said Russell Johnson, Director at Hitomi. “If the colour path is wrong, that problem can travel through the workflow and affect the final programme.
“Engineers are dealing with more sources, more formats and more delivery paths than ever before,” Johnson added. “With MatchBox, we made timing checks fast, objective and simple. With Spectra, we are applying the same thinking, giving teams certainty that the image is being handled correctly before it reaches the viewer.”
Hitomi’s colour verification solution generates a defined set of test colours at the source, sends them through the normal programme route and analyses them at the end. By comparing the received colours with the expected result, it can highlight incorrect LUTs, unexpected conversions and routing errors between SDR and HDR paths.
That gives engineers a fast, objective check which reduces reliance on visual judgement alone and helps catch configuration errors before they become visible on air.
MatchBox Panorama will also make its IBC debut following its launch earlier this year, providing a wide view of timing throughout the entire production workflow of a live broadcast. Panorama brings timing measurements from across complex production workflows into one central view, helping teams identify where delay is being introduced across facilities, remote production and software-based environments.
MatchBox Panorama is a standalone software product designed for larger production environments. It is already proven within the Grass Valley AMPP ecosystem, with further integrations with other manufacturers to be released soon.
The MatchBox range provides an objective way to check two areas that are increasingly difficult to manage by eye alone, timing and colour. Find Hitomi at IBC2026 on stand 10.A40 and for more information, visit hitomi.tv.
