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Reference and video I/O setup, canvas layouts, and signalling setup.
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.
Switcher Modes
Switcher Mode Restrictions

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.
  - Supported Reference Formats
    The switcher supports a number of reference modes for both internal and external reference signals. References to 1080p 59.94Hz (A) and 1080p 50Hz (A) refer to 1080p Level A only.
  - Switcher Modes
    - To Set the Switcher Mode
      Set the type of video formats that you want the switcher to operate in. This also selects the features and resources that are available on your switcher.
    - Switcher Mode Video Formats
    - Switcher Mode Restrictions
  - Reference and Video Mode Setup
  - Output Reference Synchronizers
    The output reference synchronizers allow you to have the switcher output a reference signal that other devices, such as cameras and video servers, can lock to.
  - Switching Field (SD or HD Only)
    The switching field is the field in an interlaced video format that the switcher uses to transition from one video source to another. An interlaced video format is made up of two fields, field 1 (odd lines) and field 2 (even lines).
- 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 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.

Switcher Mode Restrictions

When the switcher is operating in a UHDTV1 video format, the number of available resources is reduced to provide the additional processing power required for UHDTV1 production. The following table provides a quick overview of how the resources are re-allocated.

Note: Values represent maximum resources with all options installed.

Table 1. Switcher Mode Restrictions
	SD 4 Key	HD 4 Key	HD SRC 4 Key	HD ROT 4 Key	HD 6 Key	HD SRC 6 Key	HD ROT 6 Key	UHD
MEs (Max)²	3				2
MiniME™ Engines	4							2
Keyers per ME (+Trans)	4				6			4
Canvas Generators	2¹							1¹
Video Processor MultiViewer (Max)²	2							1
I/O MultiViewer (Max)²	2							1
I/O Processor (Max)²	34			--	34		--	--³
Input FSFCs/Output FCs (Min)	--³			--⁶	--³		--⁶	2⁴
Input FSFCs (Max)²	--³			12	--³		12	7
Frame Delay (Max Frames)	--	13						7
Output FCs (Max)²	--³		2⁵	--⁶	--³		--⁶	4
Proc Amp/Color Correctors (Max)²	--³							7
HDR Support	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WCG Support	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2D DVE Channels Switcher Wide	8							4
Output Rotators	--			3	--		3	--
Chroma Keys (floating)	4							2
Media-Store Channels (Video + Alpha)	4							2
SDI Video Inputs	24							18
SDI Video Outputs	14							10

Notes:

¹ Each Canvas consumes MiniME™ engines to generate the output. The number of Canvas outputs that are available depends on the number of MiniME™ engines that are available.

² Software options are required to be installed to activate the maximum number of resources.

³ In SD or HD, the total number of color correctors, input FSFCs, and output FCs is shared. In UHDTV1 there are dedicated color corrector, input FSFC, and output FC resources.

⁴ There are 2 FSFCs that are shared between inputs and outputs.

⁵ In the HD SRC 4 Key mode, only outputs 5 and 6 support FC.

⁶ In the ROT (Rotation) modes, there are only 12 inputs FSFCs.