Product specifications

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Record
Playback
Customer-supplied
playback monitor
Displays incoming video when recording. Also
displays material during the work session.
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Video input and output
devices
Hardware for bringing video into and out of the
Avid system.
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Record
Playback
Customer-supplied deck A customer-supplied deck for viewing and
recording source material. Also for recording
digital cuts from the Avid system to videotape.
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Record
Playback
Router/other device A router output or feed that can provide video
input to the system.
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Control
Record
Playback
Black burst generator or
house reference signal
(required for all systems)
A reference video signal must be provided to
several components in the system for proper
system performance.
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Control for decks or external
devices
Devices and cable connections that enable the
Avid system to control decks or other external
video devices.
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Record
Playback
Direct serial control If a deck is supported by the Avid direct serial
protocol, control is possible directly via an Avid
serial control cable.
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Record
Playback
V-LAN VLXi control If a deck does not support Avid direct serial
protocol, control is possible via V-LAN VLXi
hardware, which includes a transmitter and
appropriate receivers.
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Control
Record
Playback
General-purpose
interface (GPI)
Triggers external hardware to play or create
effects, generate characters, or create other
special video effects using a parallel control
interface.
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Table 3-3 Multichannel AirPlay MP Channel Components (Continued)
Channel: Component Purpose of Component See: