To Set up an External Video Input

The physical inputs are listed along the side and the various settings are listed across the top. Click the setting button for the source you want to set up to view the available settings.

Setting	Description
Text	Apply a custom name to the source. Enter a new name for each input you want to identify differently. The name is used to identify the input on the panel mnemonics and well as on menus. If TSL id is associated with the input, the switcher will use the router mnemonic name over the internal one.
Carbonite	Set up the mnemonic appearance of the source for the control panel you are using. Refer to your control panel documentation for more information on setting up mnemonics.
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Alpha	Link an alpha video feed to the video. If the input is the video or fill for an auto key, click the Alpha button and select the video source you want to use as the alpha. Refer to To Set Up an Auto Key Association for information on setting up an auto key.
Device	Link an external device to a video input to allow remote control for that device.
Audio Mixer	Link an external audio mixer to a video input. Select the audio mixer and audio channels on the mixer that you want to associate with the video. Associating audio channels with video sources allows for Audio Follow Video (AFV) control from the switcher where the audio channel is brought up when the video it taken on-air.
Mask Source	Link a video mask to the video source. Much like an alpha, you can link a mask source to the video. The external mask source is used by the chroma keyer mask. Refer to To Mask a Chroma Key for information on using an external mask.
Configure	Assign an FSFC or Delay to the input. Refer to Frame Sync and Format Conversion for information on FSFC setup.
Dyn. Range	Select the current dynamic range of the video signal on the input. This is the dynamic range that the video signal is being converted from. Refer to High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) Conversion for more information.
Color Gamut	Select the color gamut of the video signal on the input. This is the color gamut the video signal is being converter from. Refer to High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) Conversion for more information.
TSL	Assign a TSL id to the input and set the tally state. Refer to To Assign a TSL ID to a Video Input for information on assigning a TSL id to an input.
Panel Follow	Select one of the custom panels to be shown on Live Assist when the source is selected. This can be used to have the DashBoard page for a camera control unit displayed when the camera source is selected. Refer to Custom Page Auto Follow for information on setting up custom panels.