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Control and Synchronization Specifications

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Control and Synchronization Specifications

This section describes the control and synchronization specifications.

Aspect Ratio Conversion (ARC) - Up/Down/Cross

Conversion

This section describes the aspect ratio conversion (ARC) specifications for the following:

• SD < > 1080i

• SD < > 720p

• 720p < > 1080i

• SD 4:3 < > SD 16:9

Supports crop, Anamorphic, Pillarbox, and Letterbox outputs with dynamic conversion based on

AFD.

Control and Synchronization Specifications

Parameter Specification

External Control • VDCP

• Native Network API (AMS API).

Manual Control • Record, play, trimming and configuration are performed using the AirSpeed 5000

Remote Console user interface.

• IsoSync synchronized cue, record, and stop of up to twelve (12) channels across

multiple servers through the user interface

• GPI/O (Record, Play, Stop, Recue)

Timecode • LTC SMPTE 12M one (1) input and one (1) output per video channel.

• VITC SMPTE 266 with Input and Output Line Selections

• Ancillary timecode.

Reference Analog black burst (NTSC or PAL), or tri-level reference, with loopthrough

input/output.

Closed Caption and

Ancillary Data

• All Closed Caption lines are preserved (DV, IMX).

• All HD ancillary data is preserved per SMPTE 436.