General Information |
Manufacturer |
Barco |
Manufacturer Part Number |
R9860917 |
Product Name |
Encore 1 ME Video Processing and
Presentation Control System with HD-SDI |
Marketing Information |
Encore Presentation System is the most
advanced video processing and presentation control system on the market
today. The Encore Video Processor incorporates universal inputs that
accept both analog and digital video. Incoming videos are processed by
Barco Folsom's proprietary Athena scaler. This scaler supports smooth
real-time PIP movements and re-sizing based upon user specified Key
Frames. The basic Encore configuration supports six independent PIP or
Key images or three transitioning PIP images. Seamless transition
effects, Z-order control, window borders, drop shadows and a variety of
keying effects are fully supported. Two un-scaled background channels
provide a high resolution backdrop that also supports seamless
transition effects. Down Stream Key (DSK) effects are supported by a
third un-scaled high-resolution input channel. The Encore Video
Processor is packaged as a 3RU rack-mount unit. The M/E board provides
two independent Athena scaler channels with universal inputs that handle
both analog and digital video sources. The unit accepts standard
component and composite analog video formats (NTSC, PAL, SECAM),
computer resolutions up to 1600x1200, 2048x1080p Digital Cinema video,
and Plasma display resolutions. The Athena scaler features 1:1 pixel
sampling, motion adaptive de-interlacing for both standard and high
definition sources, 3:2 and 2:2 pull down detection, low video delay,
aspect ratio correction, image cropping and real-time window resizing
and positioning. Seamless transition effects, window borders, drop
shadows and a variety of keying effects are fully supported. The
baseline Encore Video Processor configuration is a unit with three M/E
boards. A unit configured in this manner can scale six input sources to
generate PIP and/or Key images. PIP and Key images can be sized and
positioned at any location on the screen in real-time. Z-order control
is used to assign overlay priorities to each PIP or Key image. PIP
images can be linked in pairs to support PIP transition effects or
displayed independently and transitioned onto the background image. Key
images are used to provide a variety of key effects such as
superimposing titles on the image or creating special mask effects. Each
Encore Video Processor also supports two native resolution background
channels to provide a high resolution backdrop for the PIP images.
Seamless transitions are also supported on the background image. |
Features |
- Supports up to 12 Independent windows or 6
windows with seamless transitions
- (2) Native High Resolution Background
channels provide background video with seamless transition effects
- Special Effects: A full range of transition
effects (dissolve, wipe, etc.); Smooth PIP Move & Sizing controlled
via Key Frames; Adjustable PIP Aspect Ratio ; PIP Borders, including
Drop Shadows and Soft Edge; PIP Clone (Mirror and Offset)
- Keying: Luminance Key, Split Key (Key Alpha
and Fill), Reverse Key (Key on Background), Color Key (Graphics),
Alpha Mixing
- (1) Native High Resolution Down Stream Key
channel independent of PIP/KEY processing channels
- Video Processing, 10-bit Processing, 1:1
Pixel Sampling, 3:2 and 2:2 Pull Down Detect, Image Cropping, Aspect
Ratio Correction
- 1 Transitioning PIP (scaled)
- 1 Scaled PIP with scaled Key
- 2 Scaled PIPs
- Athena Proprietary High-Performance Scaling
- Low Video Delay - Less than 3 Input Fields
- Z-order Control (Priority layers) for
overlapping PIP or Key Images
- Each Mixer Layer is dynamically re-assignable
as a mixing (transitioning) PIP, or as two individual (SPLIT)
nontransitioning PIP or Key Images
- Still Frame : Frame Grab of Background and
Down Stream Key sources
- Complete Look-ahead Preview
- On-Screen Display (Preview monitor) of
Layer Information and Status
- Supports Blended Widescreen Projection
- Output Synchronization: Free-Run or
Vertically Locked to NTSC/PAL Blackburst
- Edge Blending: 10-bit Processing, Variable
Overlap, Supports standard and pre-overlapped Background sources,
Edge Blending (Feathering)
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Specifications |
Mixer/Effects channels (2 per m/e board) -
Analog Inputs |
RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB computer video, YPbPr
video (SD or HD), S-video, or Composite video on 15-pin HD connector
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Mixer/Effects channels (2 per m/e board) -
SD and HDSDI Input
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per SMPTE 259M-C (NTSC/PAL resolution)
SMPTE 292M (HDTV) on BNC connector |
Mixer/Effects channels (2 per m/e board) -
DVI Input |
per DDWG 1.0 on DVI-I connector
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Mixer/Effects channels (2 per m/e board) -
Input Resolutions |
NTSC/PAL; Computer Resolutions VGA (640 x
480) through UXGA (1600 x 1200); HDTV Resolutions up to 1920 x 1080
(720p, 1080i, 1080p); 2048 x 1080p (Digital Cinema format); Plasma
Display Resolutions
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Native Resolution Background Channels (2
per m/e board) - Analog Inputs |
RGBHV computer video on DVI-I connector
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Native Resolution Background Channels (2
per m/e board) - DVI Input |
per DDWG 1.0 on DVI-I connector
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Native Resolution Background Channels (2
per m/e board) - Input Resolutions |
Computer Resolutions: SVGA (800 x 600)
through UXGA (1600 x 1200); HDTV Resolutions (720p, 1080p); 2048 x 1080p
(Digital Cinema format); Plasma Display Resolutions
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Downstream Key Input (1 per Encore Video
Processor) - Analog Inputs |
RGBHV computer video on DVI-I connector
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Downstream Key Input (1 per Encore Video
Processor) - DVI Input |
per DDWG 1.0 on DVI-I connector
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Downstream Key Input (1 per Encore Video
Processor) - Input Resolutions |
Computer Resolutions: SVGA (800 x 600)
through UXGA (1600 x 1200); HDTV Resolutions (720p, 1080p); 2048 x 1080p
(Digital Cinema format); Plasma Display Resolutions
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Frame Lock Input |
NTSC/PAL black burst reference on BNC
Connector
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Preview Output - Analog Outputs |
RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB, YPbPr video (SD or HD),
on 15-pin HD connectors
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Preview Output - DVI Output |
per DDWG 1.0 on DVI-I connector
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Program Output 1 - Analog Outputs |
RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB, YPbPr video (SD or HD),
on 15-pin HD connectors
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Program Output 1 - DVI Output |
per DDWG 1.0 on DVI-I connector
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Program Output 1 - Optional HDSDI output |
per SMPTE 259M-C (NTSC/PAL resolution)
SMPTE 292M (HDTV) on BNC connector (Program Out)
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Program Output 2 - Function |
This output can be programmed to serve as
a second buffered program output or a monitoring program output
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Program Output 2 - Analog Outputs |
RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB, YPbPr video (SD or HD),
on 15-pin HD connectors
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Program Output 2 - DVI Output |
per DDWG 1.0 on DVI-I connector
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Program Output 2 - Optional HDSDI output |
per SMPTE 259M-C (NTSC/PAL resolution)
SMPTE 292M (HDTV) on BNC connector (Program Out) |
Ethernet |
RS-232
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Output Resolutions
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Computer Resolutions VGA (640 x 480)
through UXGA (1600 x 1200); HDTV Resolutions up to 1920 x 1080
(720p,1080I, 1080p); 2048 x 1080 (Digital Cinema format); Plasma Display
Resolutions
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Mechanical |
3 RU Rackmount Chassis
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Power |
120-240 VAC - 50/60 Hz., Autoselecting
1.0A maximum
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