Alchemist X

Alchemist X

Grass Valley
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About

Alchemist X is a cloud-native video frame rate conversion platform developed by Grass Valley for professional broadcasting, live production, and global media distribution. The software uses eighth-generation motion-compensated processing technology to convert video between different broadcast standards while preserving image quality and smooth motion. It supports standard definition, HD, 1080p, and UHD 2160p formats, along with HDR and SDR conversion using HLG, PQ, and custom lookup tables. Its real-time processing capabilities enable broadcasters to convert live video feeds for simultaneous distribution across international markets and streaming platforms. Alchemist X also provides color space conversion, video enhancement, closed caption handling, and 16-channel audio processing with configurable gain, delay, and channel mapping.

About

Our most stunning take on post‑production. With its modern Metal engine, Final Cut Pro allows you to edit more complex projects and work with larger frame sizes, higher frame rates, and more effects — all at blazing speeds. And it’s built to harness the extreme power of the new Mac Pro for next-level performance. Metal dramatically accelerates graphics tasks like rendering, real-time effects, and exporting. Video editors on 15-inch MacBook Pro will benefit from render performance that is up to 20% faster while editors using iMac Pro will see gains of up to 35%.1 And when you’re working on a system with an eGPU attached, you can select which GPU to use — internal or external — for peak performance. For the ultimate editing experience, run Final Cut Pro on the world’s fastest Mac, the new Mac Pro. Final Cut Pro takes advantage of all the GPUs in Mac Pro and uses multithreading to spread tasks across up to 28 cores.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Television broadcasters, live sports production companies, streaming service providers, broadcast engineers, media technology teams, video production studios, master control operators, broadcast systems integrators, content distributors, and media organizations seeking professional frame rate conversion, HDR and SDR processing, real-time video standards conversion, and scalable cloud-based broadcast infrastructure

Audience

Advanced video and film editors

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$299.99 one-time fee
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 3.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 3.0 / 5
support 2.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Quality conversion from European videos to North American broadcast formats without speeding or slowing the source. Keeps the included closed captions in sync. You can also do the reverse. Change of speed is applied also to the sound (25 to 23,976, 24 to 25fps...), absolutely great. It can also upscale your content, but no AI to improve the picture. It is not the strength of this software. But for regular broadcast works, it keeps the quality of the picture when your source is film content. Also very good results when video sources (interlaced) are used.

Cons

  • It takes some times to find the correct parameters. Render process is quite slow (90 minutes movie may take 4 to 5 hours, depending on your hardware). Created for broadcast users. Pricey.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • - It offers cinema level features and transitions effects for a professional grade editing that does not let down the client. - It works seamless with Apple Computers and now with new M1 chips the performance is just out of the roof! - It allows creating or make any possible video the user think of, only limitation can be the imagination because anything which can be thought of can be executed with the help of Final Cut Pro.
  • It integrates with Mac so seamlessly. It renders video files faster than any other editor. It has the most powerful and automated tools in the Market. I have been using it for years and it has pushed up my professional work.
  • It gives you the best video editing tools and quality. It can be used for any kind of video editing and you can render any video seamlessly.
  • Fast video rendering Easy to use Great UI Color correction Filled up with features and have great effects too to choose from.
  • Intuitive interface - easy to use Great performance Excellent render time Lots of effects, editing tools & other feature Good color correction One time purchase

Cons

  • - The projects takes too much storage considering the fact that Apple devices comes with expensive storage, so that makes storing projects files an expensive and hectic task.
  • Not compatible with other operating systems. Does not comes with a lifetime licence for all coming versions.
  • It is very expensive and not everyone can buy it. The price could be lesser and reasonable.
  • The only con is that it is only available for MAC users.
  • No native backwards compatibility with older version projects.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Grass Valley
Canada
www.grassvalley.com/products/ampp/alchemist-x/

Company Information

Apple
Founded: 1976
United States
www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/

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Categories

AI Video Upscalers Supported

Categories

AI Video Upscalers Supported
Color Grading Supported
Video Editing Supported
Video Making Supported
Video Stabilizer Supported

Video Editing Features

3D Video Editing Not Supported
Audio Tools Supported
Brand Overlay Supported
Collaboration Supported
Media Library Supported
Social Sharing Supported
Speed Adjustment Supported
Split / Merge Supported
Supports HD Resolution Supported
Text Overlay Supported
Video Capture Supported
Video Stabilization Supported

Video Making Features

Animation Supported
Collaboration Tools Supported
Customizable Branding Supported
Drag & Drop Supported
Media Library Supported
Privacy Options Not Supported
Social Sharing Supported
Templates Supported
Text Overlay Supported
Text to Video Supported
Video Capture Supported
Voice-Over Supported

Integrations

Aimersot Video Converter Not Supported
AutoCut Not Supported
Chromatic Not Supported
Color.io Not Supported
Dropbox Replay Not Supported
DupDub Not Supported
ERA Bundle Not Supported
FilmConvert Nitrate Not Supported
FirstCut Not Supported
GPTScribe Not Supported
Gling Not Supported
Ignite Pro Not Supported
Jumper Not Supported
Kollaborate Not Supported
Motion Not Supported
PanelForge Not Supported
Reiden.ai Not Supported
Sanbila Not Supported
Smartrazor Not Supported
goVeliro Studio Not Supported

Integrations

Aimersot Video Converter Supported
AutoCut Supported
Chromatic Supported
Color.io Supported
Dropbox Replay Supported
DupDub Supported
ERA Bundle Supported
FilmConvert Nitrate Supported
FirstCut Supported
GPTScribe Supported
Gling Supported
Ignite Pro Supported
Jumper Supported
Kollaborate Supported
Motion Supported
PanelForge Supported
Reiden.ai Supported
Sanbila Supported
Smartrazor Supported
goVeliro Studio Supported
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