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Reference and video I/O setup, canvas layouts, and signalling setup.
Video Inputs
External video sources come into the switcher through the input HD-BNCs and internal sources are generated internally. Depending on how you want to use these video sources, or where they come from, you may want the switcher to pair them together, or associate an external device with them. Pairing two video sources together is usually used for an auto select key where an external device, such as a character generator, outputs both a key video and key alpha. Associating a video source with an external device allows special control over that device to become active when you select the source on a bus.
Video Input Setup
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.

Setup
Reference and video I/O setup, canvas layouts, and signalling setup.
- Network Connections
  The switcher requires a network connection for the DashBoard interface as well as any control panel you want to use.
- Video Reference
  The flexible reference system in the switcher allows you to use an Interlaced video format as the reference to operate the switcher in a video format of the same frequency. Choosing a progressive video format as a reference limits you to operating the switcher only in that same video format and frequency. For example, if you have a 1080i 59.94Hz input reference you can operate the switcher in 720p 59.94Hz, but not 1080i 50Hz. However, if you have a 720p 59.94Hz input reference, you can only operate the switcher in 720p 59.94Hz.
- Video Inputs
  External video sources come into the switcher through the input HD-BNCs and internal sources are generated internally. Depending on how you want to use these video sources, or where they come from, you may want the switcher to pair them together, or associate an external device with them. Pairing two video sources together is usually used for an auto select key where an external device, such as a character generator, outputs both a key video and key alpha. Associating a video source with an external device allows special control over that device to become active when you select the source on a bus.
  - UHDTV1 Inputs
  - Video Input Setup
    - 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
  - Mnemonics
  - Auto Key Setup
  - GPI Device Control
  - Tallies Setup
  - Custom Page Auto Follow
  - Substitution Table
    A substitution table allows you to specify a different source that will be taken on a bus when a specific source is selected on that bus. The substitution table requires either a MultiScreen or ME follow to be set up between the buses to trigger the substitution.
- Video Outputs
  The frame has a number of output HD-BNCs that can have any video source in the switcher, including Media-Store channels, aux bus, and clean feed assigned to them.
- MultiViewer
  The MultiViewer allows you to view multiple video sources from a single output BNC. Video inputs or outputs on the switcher, including Program, Preview, and Media-Store channels, can be assigned to any box on the MultiViewer.
- MultiScreen
  MultiScreen works by breaking your display into individual panels. Each panel is represented by a tile in MultiScreen and the entire display is represented by the canvas.
- I/O Processors
  The Input/Output Video Processors are independent video processing engines that allow you to perform FSFC and color correction functions on specific inputs or outputs. Once an I/O Processor has been assigned to an input or output, it can be used to frame sync, format convert, and color correct.
- Frame Sync and Format Conversion
  The frame synchronizer / format converter (FSFC) and input i-to-p converters that can be used to convert video signals as well as correct mistimed, or drifting, video input signal. The frame synchronizers cannot completely correct badly formatted video, mistimed switches, signal drops, or similar issues. Output format converters are only available on outputs 5-14.
- Frame Delays (HD and UHDTV1 Only)
  A delay of up to 13 frames in HD, or 7 frames in UHDTV1, can be added to any input that an FSFC is assigned to. This allows you to delay the timing of an input to compensate for the delay in another source. For example, in a virtual set environment it may take a few frames for the system to track the position of the camera and render the background. In this case you want to delay the foreground cameras to compensate for this delay.
- System Real-Time Clock/Date
  The switcher uses an internal clock to generate the time for the clock overlay for the MultiViewer.
- Audio Breakout Module Setup
  The 1RU Audio Breakout Unit (ABU) provides the audio inputs and outputs for the switcher. A video loop between the switcher and the 1RU Audio Breakout Unit passes all audio signals.
- AES Audio Output
  Audio sources from the audio mixer, clip player, and Media-Store can be sent out the AES outputs of the frame.
- Color Correction
  The color correctors can operate as Processing Amplifiers (Proc Amps) in the HSL (Y-Cr-Cb) color space or as RGB Color Correctors in the RGB color space. Proc Amps and RGB Color Correctors apply color correction to video on input to the switcher, before the crosspoint, and on the output from the switcher. Correction applied to the input video is then available to all MEs. Output based correction is only available on output BNCs 5 to 14.
- 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.
- Licenses
  The switcher comes with all the hardware required for the available options. These options can either be licensed at the time you purchase your switcher, or purchased and installed later on.
- GPI Control
  General Purpose Interface (GPI) is a high/low voltage signalling protocol that allows the switcher to send simple commands to an external device, or receive commands from a device. Each pin on the GPI is set as either high (+5 Volts), or low (0 Volts), and it is the switching between high and low that sends commands to the external device, or to the switcher.
- Live Edit Decision Lists (LiveEDL)
  Edit Decision Lists are files used by non-linear editing (NLE) suites to aid in post-production. Your switcher can capture EDL data in a file that you load into your NLE suite.
- ViewControl (HD or UHD Only)
  The ViewControl interface through DashBoard allows you to coordinate the control over the Carbonite switcher, XPression Live Graphics System, and the BlackStorm Playout Server all through a touchscreen interface. Through ViewControl you can select sources, perform transitions, and run custom controls.
- MultiPanel
  Each frame supports up to 3 independent control connections (Main, Satellite 1, and Satellite 2) as well as Satellite 3/SoftPanel. Each connection, with the exception of SoftPanel, can be from a control panel, DashBoard, or a combination of the two. All 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 RAVE through DashBoard.

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.

Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > Inputs > Internal

The internal sources 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.
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 signal to the video. The Media-Store channels have dedicated alpha channels that cannot be changed. 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.
Panel Follow	Select one of the custom panels to be shown on Live Assist when the source is selected. The pages for MediaManager are assigned to the Media-Store sources. Refer to Custom Page Auto Follow for information on setting up custom panels.