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Pro 2
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Scan Converter
User Guide
Model BEM-4
Revision 1.0 SW v1.2.21

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  • Page 1 Mitto Pro 2 Scan Converter User Guide Model BEM-4 Revision 1.0 SW v1.2.21...

  • Page 2: Scan Converter User Guide Mitto Pro

    As the company has grown, more former TV station engineers have HD up/down/cross conversion, scan conversion and joined Ensemble Designs and this wealth of practical test signal generators with 3G, HD, SD, ASI, HDMI video, experience fuels the company’s innovation. Everyone at the audio and optical choices.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Contents Product Overview Capabilities Overview for BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 Easy to Use Exclusive Filtering and Scaling Technology Digital and Analog Video Audio Capabilities Free Software Upgrades Functional Description Video Audio Block Diagram Applications Mitto Scan Conversion for Presentations Mitto Scan Conversion for Interviews...
  • Page 4 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Rear Connectors Audio In SDI Out 1 and 2 Composite Out Ref In (Reference In) Power Connection USB Connector DVI/VGA Input DVI/VGA Loop Out Configuration and Control Adjusting Parameters from the Front Panel Resetting to Default Values Press and Hold to Accelerate Movement Controls Front Panel Controls and Indicators...
  • Page 5 I see artifacts at the edge of the output It looks like there are color artifacts on the text of the output Software Updating Warranty Factory Service Specifications for BrightEye Mitto Pro 2; Model BEM-4 Glossary www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 - Page 5...

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Product Overview The BrightEye Mitto™ Pro 2 is a high performance scan converter that provides a new way to take just about any source to HD SDI, SD SDI and composite video. Computer video can now be used for the most demanding applications including high-end military, medical, classroom, broadcast, church and corporate.

  • Page 7: Easy To Use

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 BrightEye Mitto Pro 2, Model BEM-4, Front and Rear Views Easy to Use BrightEye Mitto is easy to use, both from the software interface and the front panel. Screen selection, video format, timing and many of the other controls can be accessed with push buttons from the Mitto front panel.

  • Page 8: Exclusive Filtering And Scaling Technology

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Exclusive Filtering and Scaling Technology A superior quality scan converter, Mitto has the advantage of proprietary scaling technology and exclusive multi-tap filtering. Even a small part of the computer screen, such as a YouTube video, will be upconverted to full screen HD.

  • Page 9: Functional Description

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Functional Description Video The BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 scan converter accepts a DVI, VGA or HDMI input. The HDMI input requires an adaptor. Output options are 1.5 Gb/s HD (high definition), SDI (standard definition), and Composite. In a typical application, Mitto sits between the computer and the computer monitor.

  • Page 10: Block Diagram

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Block Diagram For your reference, see the functional block diagram on this page and the following page. The diagram appears twice, first in a portrait view, then larger as a landscape view. Sync Separator Clock Generation...
  • Page 11 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 - Page 11...

  • Page 12: Applications

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Applications BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 provides the best way to output computer material to video. Possible applications include using YouTube material in a news broadcast, showing financial data from a web site on a TV program, displaying viewer emails on a morning talk show, and taking radar information from a computer into a master control switcher for on-air use.

  • Page 13: Mitto Scan Conversion For Interviews

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Mitto Scan Conversion for Interviews Use BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 with applications such as Skype, YouTube and Festoon to bring interviews into your video production. You can have one or more video windows open on your computer. Mitto converts the area you select to SD or HD SDI video for input into your video router or production switcher.

  • Page 14: Using Mittomagic Bookmarklet

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Using MittoMagic Bookmarklet MittoMagic is the quick and easy way to select videos for output on popular internet video sites. MittoMagic is a “bookmarklet”, a little piece of Javascript that you run from within your web browser. It communicates with the BrightEye Mitto Selection Tool to select just the video portion of a web page.

  • Page 15: Mitto Scan Conversion For Military And Weather Applications

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Mitto Scan Conversion for Military and Weather Applications Extremely Detailed Video Output BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 is a high performance scan converter that provides an extremely high quality, detailed video output. Detailed computer images can be converted to HD video for the most demanding display applications.

  • Page 16: Mitto Scan Conversion For Iphone And Ipad

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Mitto Scan Conversion for iPhone and iPad Easily convert video from your mobile device into SDI digital video with Mitto. The BrightEye Mitto converts iPhone or computer material to SD and HD SDI video for input to a router or production switcher for use in video production applications.

  • Page 17: Mitto Scan Conversion For Worship

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Mitto Scan Conversion for Worship You can easily select just a portion of the song or hymn lyrics for projection. No need to show the entire computer desktop, select just the section your want to project. BrightEye Mitto converts the selected area to SD or HD SDI video for input to a video router, projector or production switcher.

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Getting Started There are three steps to setting up your Mitto, as listed below. Details are provided on the following pages. 1. If you plan to use BrightEye PC or Mac control software, install it on your computer. 2.

  • Page 19: Connecting Mitto

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Connecting Mitto See “Rear Connectors” on page 23 for more information about the rear connectors, cables and adaptors used for Mitto. • Start with your computer and monitor turned off. • Connect a USB cable from your PC or Mac computer to the Mitto. Connect the Mitto’s DVI/VGA Loop Out connector to the computer monitor’s input.

  • Page 20: Configuring Mitto And Your Computer Monitor Resolution

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Configuring Mitto and Your Computer Monitor Resolution Set the resolution of your computer monitor using the Display Control Panel. PC Users 1. From the Start menu, go to the Control Panel and double-click Display to bring up the Display Properties window.

  • Page 21: Mac Users

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Mac Users 1. From the Apple Menu, select System Preferences. The System Preferences window displays. The Mac System Preferences window 2. Select Displays. A window opens for each monitor attached to your computer. The computer sees Mitto as a monitor.

  • Page 22: Verifying Resolution Settings For Pc And Mac

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Verifying Resolution Settings for PC and Mac To make sure that your chosen resolution is being delivered to the Mitto correctly please do the following: From the BrightEye control software’s Input Menu, look at the Input Width and Input Height indicator display of the Mitto.

  • Page 23: Rear Connectors

    A more detailed explanation of the rear connectors with illustrations of cable connectors follows. BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 Rear Connector Detail, Model BEM-4 www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 - Page 23...

  • Page 24: Audio In

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Audio In Mitto Pro 2 accepts analog stereo audio on a two-channel input using a standard 1/8” mini-jack, shown below. It can be connected directly to the analog audio line level output of a tower, desktop, or laptop computer.

  • Page 25: Sdi Out 1 And 2

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 SDI Out 1 and 2 SDI Out 1 and 2 output two identical copies of the same signal. Choices are SD SDI, HD SDI 1080i or HD SDI 720p. Connect to video destinations such as a router, production switcher, or broadcast monitor.

  • Page 26: Power Connection

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Power Connection Your Mitto Pro 2 comes with a modular power supply, shown below. Connect the modular power supply to the 12-volt DC power input connection on the far left of the unit. Use the locking ring to secure it.

  • Page 27: Dvi/Vga Input

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 DVI/VGA Input Connect the DVI output of your computer monitor to Mitto’s DVI/VGA input. Mitto’s DVI/VGA Input and the DVI/VGA Loop Out use DVI-I (integrated) connectors which provide both digital and analog connectivity. The larger group of pins are digital while the four pins on the right are analog. If your computer has VGA out, use the VGA-to-DVI adaptor that is included with your Mitto (shown below).

  • Page 28: Configuration And Control

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Configuration and Control Control and operation of the BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 can be performed from the front panel and through the BrightEye Control application. Mitto’s front panel controls provide extensive control for screen selection and most of the video and audio parameters.

  • Page 29: Front Panel Controls And Indicators

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators The following controls and status indicators are provided on the front panel: • Input – Mitto is factory set to auto sense the input as DVI or VGA. The detected input type will illuminate green.

  • Page 30: Maximum Screen Selection Shortcut

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 • Size – Determines the lower right corner of the region for output. When the Size LED is blinking, adjust the position of the lower right corner of the selection. Use the four arrows to control size. Maximum Screen Selection Shortcut To maximize the screen selection instantly, hold down the Up, Left, and Right Arrow buttons simultaneously while Position or Size are active.

  • Page 31: Using The Brighteye Control Application

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Using the BrightEye Control Application The BrightEye PC and BrightEye Mac applications included on CD-ROM are designed to allow you to configure and control the BrightEye Mitto from a personal computer. Instructions for installing and using this software application are given in the PDF manual and on the CD-ROM.

  • Page 32: Output Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Output Menu The two controls along the top of the Output Menu (Standard and Mode) are used to determine Mitto’s output standard. Regardless of what type of input is fed into Mitto, whether it is DVI or VGA, the output will match the configuration selections you have made.
  • Page 33 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Mitto Pro 2 Output Menu www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 - Page 33...

  • Page 34: Config Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Config Menu • Auto Full Screen – Select from Off, 1080 and Max. Mitto will instantly maximize the screen selection on the computer monitor as detailed below. 1080 – Mitto will make the largest 16 x 9 image possible with the selected resolution. The image position will begin in the upper left hand corner and cannot be moved.
  • Page 35 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 • HDMI Input – This control can be enabled or disabled. Enabled – By default this function is enabled and Mitto sends an EDID indicating that it is HDMI compliant. Disabled – Some monitors may not work with an EDID indicating HDMI compliance. If you are having trouble with the pass through to the monitor, try disabling the HDMI Input control first.

  • Page 36: Audio Configuration Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Audio Configuration Menu • Audio Input – Select from Analog or DVI. Analog – Select Analog if you are feeding Mitto analog audio. Mitto Pro 2 will accept two channels of stereo analog audio via the 1/8 inch mini-jack in the rear of the unit. The analog audio can be embedded onto the SD SDI or HD SDI outputs.
  • Page 37 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Mitto Pro 2 Audio Config Menu www.ensembledesigns.com BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 - Page 37...

  • Page 38: Input Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Input Menu The Input Menu is for selecting the type of input being fed to the Mitto, selecting a reference source (external or internal) and monitoring reference status indicators and input indicators. • Input Selection –...
  • Page 39 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 • Ref Source – Select either Internal Ref or Ext Ref. Internal Ref – Select Internal Ref to utilize Mitto’s internal “sync gen grade” precision frequency reference. Ext Ref – Select Ext Ref if you are feeding an external reference to the Ref In BNC on the rear of the Mitto.

  • Page 40: Position Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Position Menu The Position Menu is used to select a portion of the computer monitor display for scan conversion. It is also used for selecting the Aspect Ratio, for creating a border and for setting the Sharpness control. The Position Menu includes a Screen Select window, indicating what portion of the computer monitor output has been selected for scan conversion.
  • Page 41 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Four ways to control Selection’s Position and Size 1. When controlling Mitto from the BrightEye Mac/PC application, the Position and Size can be adjusted through the Selection Tool, which is part of the BrightEye Mac/PC application. See “Selection Tool”...
  • Page 42 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 One Click to Move Selection to an Outside Edge Clicking one of the smaller directional Position arrow buttons (with the perpendicular line) causes the Selection area to move immediately to the outside edge of the direction chosen with one click. Similarly, clicking the smaller down or right Size arrow buttons causes the Size of the Selection area to move to an outside edge.

  • Page 43: Selection Tool

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Selection Tool The region of the computer screen that is inside the Selection Tool will be output to video. To access the selection tool, click the Show Selection Tool button along the top toolbar in BrightEye Mac/PC.

  • Page 44: Using Mittomagic Bookmarklet

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Using MittoMagic Bookmarklet MittoMagic is the quick and easy way to select videos for output on popular internet video sites. MittoMagic is a “bookmarklet”, a little piece of Javascript that you run from within your web browser. It communicates with the BrightEye Mitto Selection Tool to select just the video portion of a web page.
  • Page 45 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 The Selection Tool floating toolbar Selection Tool Floating Toolbar When using the Selection Tool, it is accompanied by a Selection Tool floating toolbar. From this toolbar, you can adjust the Aspect Ratio (4:3, Manual, or 16:9). The Memory Registers are also accessible for saving and recalling position settings.

  • Page 46: Selection Tool: Targeting A Specific Display

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Selection Tool: Targeting a Specific Display When using Mitto with multiple displays, you can target the display you would like the Selection Tool to appear on. 1. In BrightEye Mac/PC, open Preferences. 2. Click on the Selection button in the toolbar. The window shown below will appear. 3.
  • Page 47 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Appearance of Selection Tool when in Manual Aspect Ratio When Manual aspect ratio is selected, extra handles display on the Selection Tool to facilitate freely changing its height and width independently. 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio constraints do not apply. Mitto will automatically letter box or pillar box the content to maintain the correct aspect ratio of the content.

  • Page 48: Edge Trim Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Edge Trim Menu Due to scaling, you may sometimes notice artifacts at the edge of the output. You can clean these up using the edge trim function. Use the up down arrows or enter a value directly into the field Additionally, this control gives you adjustments to address varying monitor masks or bezels.

  • Page 49: Proc Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Proc Menu The Proc Amp Menu offers a Gain control, which affects the overall video level. The Proc Menu also includes controls for the Chroma amplitude, the Pedestal or black level, and Hue. This is an NTSC-style Hue rotation.

  • Page 50: Timing Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Timing Menu The Timing controls adjust the timing of the HD SDI or SD SDI and composite output of Mitto with respect to the reference input. If you set all three of the timing controls (Vertical, Horizontal, Fine Phase) to zero, then Mitto’s output will be in exact time with the reference.

  • Page 51: Memory Menu

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Memory Menu The Memory Menu provides access to a set of memory registers used to cut or switch between up to eight different screen selection settings. Each memory register can save position, size, aspect ratio, border, and sharpness settings.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Troubleshooting There is no output signal, and/or the selection tool is not behaving as expected Recommendation: Make sure that the resolution settings of Mitto and the computer match one another. The resolution setting for Mitto is located in the Input Menu of the BrightEye Mac/PC software.

  • Page 53: Brighteye Mitto Is Not Converting Vga To Dvi

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 BrightEye Mitto is not converting VGA to DVI As a point of clarification, BrightEye Mitto is not a VGA-to-DVI converter. The loop through output on the back of Mitto outputs the signal coming in on the DVI/VGA Input. If you input DVI, then DVI will be on the loop out.

  • Page 54: Software Updating

    This module is covered by a five-year limited warranty, as stated in the main Preface of this manual. If you require service (under warranty or not), please contact Ensemble Designs and ask for customer service before you return the unit. This will allow the service technician an opportunity to provide any other suggestions for identifying the problem and to recommend possible solutions.

  • Page 55: Specifications For Brighteye Mitto Pro 2; Model Bem-4

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Specifications for BrightEye Mitto Pro 2; Model BEM-4 Computer Input Number Type DVI (Supports HDMI or VGA with adapter) Connector DVI-I Resolution Up to 1920 x 1200 Reference Input Number One, BNC Type...
  • Page 56 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 SDI Standards Supported 1080i 50, 59.94 or 60 Hz, SMPTE 274M -4,5,6 720p 50, 59.94 or 60 Hz, SMPTE 296M -1,2,3 525i, 625i (SMPTE 259M) Analog Video Output Number One, BNC Type Composite PAL or NTSC (when SD is selected on the SDI output) Return Loss >40 dB Output DC...

  • Page 57: Glossary

    Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Glossary AES/EBU The digital audio standard defined as a joint effort of the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union. AES/EBU or AES3 describes a serial bitstream that carries two audio channels, thus an AES stream is a stereo pair.
  • Page 58 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 signal with more detail or fidelity. Thus, a video digitizer with 12 bits of resolution will capture 4 times as much detail as one with 10 bits. Blanking The Horizontal and Vertical blanking intervals of a television signal refer to the time periods between lines and between fields.
  • Page 59 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 the most commonly used format throughout the world, either as PAL or NTSC. It is also referred to as Encoded video. Color Difference Color Difference systems take advantage of the details of human vision. We have more acuity in our black and white vision than we do in color.
  • Page 60 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 can also add complexity to signal handling issues because the audio content can no longer be treated independently of the video. Eye Pattern To analyze a digital bitstream, the signal can be displayed visually on an oscilloscope by triggering the horizontal timebase with a clock extracted from the stream.
  • Page 61 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 HDMI The High Definition Multimedia Interface comes to us from the consumer marketplace where it is becoming the de facto standard for the digital interconnect of display devices to audio and video sources. It is an uncompressed, all-digital interface that transmits digital video and eight channels of digital audio.
  • Page 62 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 allowable jitter is 740 picoseconds, or 0.2 UI (Unit Interval – one bit width). For 1.485 Gb/s HD, the same 0.2UI spec corresponds to just 135 pico seconds. LKFS LKFS (Loudness K-weighted relative to Full Scale) is a loudness amplitude level based on the ITU-R BS.1770 Loudness Measurement Method.
  • Page 63 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 Optical An optical interface between two devices carries data by modulating a light source. This light source is typically a laser or laser diode (similar to an LED) which is turned on and off at the bitrate of the datastream.
  • Page 64 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 ScH Phase Used in composite systems, ScH Phase measures the relative phase between the leading edge of sync on line 1 of field 1 and a continuous subcarrier sinewave. Due to the arithmetic details of both PAL and NTSC, this relationship is not the same at the beginning of each frame.
  • Page 65 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 mode fibers require particular care in their installation due to the extremely small optical aperture that they present at splice and connection points. See also Multi-mode. A Time Base Corrector is a system to reduce the Time Base Error in a signal to acceptable levels. It accomplishes this by using a FIFO (First In, First Out) memory.
  • Page 66 Mitto Scan Converter User Guide Pro 2 forms a small local area network, allowing multiple devices to coexist on a single bus where they can be individually addressed and accessed. Video Graphics Array. Traditional 15-pin, analog interface between a PC and monitor. Word Clock Use of Word Clock to genlock digital audio devices developed in the audio recording industry.

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