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Video input and output setup, networking, and signalling setup.
Video Inputs
External video sources come into the switcher through XPression or directly through an NDI® stream, and internal sources are generated internally from the switcher.
Video Input Setup
Video inputs are separated into sources and internal. The sources are the video inputs coming from XPression or NDI® streams, and internal sources are generated internally from re-entries or follows, or from media generators.

Setup
Video input and output setup, networking, and signalling setup.
- Network Setup
  The switcher runs as a service on the Graphite CPC computer.
- Video Inputs
  External video sources come into the switcher through XPression or directly through an NDI® stream, and internal sources are generated internally from the switcher.
  - Video Input Setup
    Video inputs are separated into sources and internal. The sources are the video inputs coming from XPression or NDI® streams, and internal sources are generated internally from re-entries or follows, or from media generators.
    - To Set up an External Video Input
      External sources come into the switcher from other devices, such as cameras, video servers, or character generators.
    - To Set up an Internal Video Input
      Internal sources are generated inside the switcher, such as matte backgrounds, Media-Store channels, and ME re-entries.
  - Source Names
    Each video source in the switcher can be given a unique name. These names can be customized for how they appear on the mnemonics by adjusting the size or the font and the background color.
  - Mnemonics
    The mnemonic displays on the control panel show the name of the video source and can be customized for font size, color, and in some cases icons can be added. The customization that is available depends on the control panel you are using.
  - Auto Key Setup
    An auto key allows you to associate a key alpha with a key video source in the switcher. When the video source is selected as a keyer, the key alpha is automatically used.
  - Input Router
    The input router allows you to assign video sources from XPression or NDI® to switcher inputs.
  - NDI® Sync
    Each NDI® source must be synchronised to ensure proper audio and video timing. This synchronization can be either to the normal timecode in the NDI® stream, the timestamp of the sending or receiving system, or another NDI® input.
  - Custom Page Auto Follow
    DashBoard pages can be assigned to custom page buttons in Live Assist.
- Video Outputs
  Any source in the switcher can be routed to one of the outputs. Each output is assigned to an XPression framebuffer.
- MultiViewer
  The MultiViewer allows you to view multiple video sources from a single output. Video inputs or outputs on the switcher, including Program and Preview, can be assigned to any box on the MultiViewer.
- Personality
  Personality settings allow you to configure how you interact with the control panel and switcher, as well as how the buttons on the control panel appear. All of these settings are stored in the Personality register.
- ViewControl
  The ViewControl interface through DashBoard allows you to coordinate the control over the Carbonite switcher and other devices through custom controls and transitions.
- MultiPanel
  Each frame supports up to 3 independent control connections (Main, Satellite 1, Satellite 2). Each connection can be from a control panel, DashBoard, or a combination of the two. Add devices on the same control connection mirror each other.
- MIDI Controller
  The MIDI controller is used to control the RAVE audio mixer. The controller connects to the switcher through DashBoard.

Video Input Setup

Video inputs are separated into sources and internal. The sources are the video inputs coming from XPression or NDI® streams, and internal sources are generated internally from re-entries or follows, or from media generators.

Switcher inputs come from XPression Virtual Inputs and Internal Framebuffers, as well as external NDI® stream. You must set up the Virtual Inputs and Framebuffers on XPression before they are available to the switcher. The Virtual Inputs and Framebuffers can be added from the Inputs/Outputs tab on the Hardware Setup window (Edit > Hardware Setup). Refer to the documentation that came with your XPression system for information on setting up Virtual Inputs and Internal Framebuffers.

The NDI® converter and the DashBoard computer for the switcher should be on the same subnet.

Note: The NDI® Access Manager from the NDI® Tools (ndi.video) may be required to be installed on the DashBoard computer for the NDI® stream to appear as an input on the switcher.