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BrightEye 55 - Page 3
The external reference or master clock drives the Sync Gen block. The reference
choice is user configured for 525 (NTSC) or 625 (PAL) line rates. The standard
definition output feeds horizontal and vertical sync to the internal Test Signal
Generator.
The HD Tri Level Sync Gen block is further user configured in BrightEye PC or
Mac to one of four HD formats (1080i, 1080p, 720p, or 1080sF). The Tri Level
Sync output frame rate can be selected from two choices in BrightEye PC or Mac,
23.98/50/59.94, the most commonly used, and 24/30/60, a frame rate reserved for
use with special applications such as film.
The module will apply the selected Tri Level Sync frame rates to specific formats
and line rates as shown in the table below.
SD SDI Output
Sync
Generator
Test Signal
Generator
Slate Text &
Cyclops
Motion Marker
Generator
Audio Embedder
AES Output
Composite
Encoder
AES
Formatter
Tone
Generator
2 Channel
D to A
Composite Output
HD Tri-Level
Sync Output
HD Tri-Level
Sync Gen
6 Hz Pulse
Precision
Frequency
Reference
External
Reference
Input
Uses internal Precision Reference
when no valid reference
is detected on Ref BNC
Switches to External Reference
when valid reference
is detected on Ref BNC
BrightEye 55 Functional Block Diagram, Portrait View
Frame Rate 23.98/50/59.94 Hz 24/30/60 Hz
Line Rate NTSC PAL NTSC PAL
1080i 59.94 50 60 50
720p 59.94 50 60 50
1080p 23.98 25 24 25
1080sF 23.98 25 24 25