The hardware channels can be set up in a number of ways, depending on the task you need the server to perform. These configurations are applied to all the channels in a
group (ChA-D) and can be used for simple background video, keyed video, MultiScreen, Stereoscopic 3D, instant replay (2D).
Table 1. Video-Only / Video+Key Modes
| Mode |
Description |
| V V V V (Mix) |
Four (4) background channel transports (no alpha). |
| VK VK (Mix) |
Two (2) keyer channel transports (video+alpha). Channel A carries the video and channel C carries the alpha for the first key
and channel B carries the video and channel D carries the alpha for the second key. |
| VK V V (Mix) |
One (1) keyer channel transport (video+alpha) and two (2) background channel transports. Channel A
carries the video and channel B carries the alpha. This configuration also allows the two video (V) channels to playout a Play List with mix
transitions. |
| VK VK |
Two (2) keyer channel transports (video+alpha). Channel A carries the video and channel B carries the alpha for the first key
and channel C carries the video and channel D carries the alpha for the second key. |
| VK V V |
One (1) keyer channel transport (video+alpha) and two (2) background channel transports. Channel A
carries the video and channel C carries the alpha. |
| V V VK |
Two (2) background channel transports and one (1) keyer channel transport (video+alpha). Channel B
carries the video and channel D carries the alpha. |
| V V VK (Mix) |
Two (2) background channel transports and one (1) keyer channel transport (video+alpha). Channel C
carries the video and channel D carries the alpha. |
Table 2.
ISO Modes
| Mode |
Description |
| ISO2 + V V (Mix) |
Two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels A and B. Channels C and D are the playback channels. |
| ISO3 + V |
Three (3) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels A-C. Channel D is the playback channel. |
| ISO4 |
Four (4) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID. There are no playback channels. |
| ISO2 + ISO2 (Mix) |
Two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels A and C, and another two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels B and D. |
| ISO2 + ISO2 (Time-Slip Record + Playback) |
Two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels A and B, and another two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels C and D. |
| V V (Mix) + ISO2 |
Channels A and B are the playback channels, and two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels C and D. |
| ISO2 + VK |
Two (2) 2D cameras are recorded to the same clip ID on channels A and B and channels C and D make one (1) keyer channel transport (video+alpha). |
Table 3. Multi-Screen Modes
| Mode |
Description |
| 2X VK (Multi-Screen VK) |
A 2-wide MultiScreen video stream with alpha. The MultiScreen is a single channel transport used for
media files that are of a non-standard size (3840×1080). |
