Input Cards; Quad Analog Video Card; Streaming Video Card; Quad Sdi Video Card - Barco TransForm A User Manual

4.1 Input cards

For showing information from external sources like video or RGB data on a Barco display wall a set of input cards
is provided. For integration of video the Q
C are available and RGB data can be shown with the D
ARD
into an O B or into the devices of a Processor configuration.
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A software application video.exe is provided with T
type of input signal, analog video, streaming video, SDI video and RGB has its own tailored dialog, in all cases
the window to display a signal will be called video window. The video windows can be scaled and moved within
the projection cubes connected to that O
figuration).
In general downscaling of the data is performed by the input card, upscaling is performed by the O
unless otherwise mentioned.

4.1.1 Quad Analog Video Card

Four different analog video sources (VHS or S-VHS) can be connected to a single Q
played simultaneously. Q
that is displayed on the display area of two or more O

4.1.2 Streaming Video Card

The S V C
TREAMING IDEO ARD
streams:
MPEG-1 up to 4 streams (all resolutions)
MPEG-2 up to 4 D1 streams or 4 CIF streams
MPEG-4 part 2 up to 4 CIF streams or 3 2CIF streams or 1-2 4CIF streams (if content is highly dynamic e.g.
action movies, it is recommended to decode 1 4CIF stream per board)
MPEG-4 h263 up to 4 CIF streams or 4 2CIF streams or 4 4CIF streams
MJPEG up to 4 CIF streams or 2-4 4CIF streams (AXIS: 4 CIF streams 75% quality/25% compression)
Visiowave 1-3 D1 streams or up to 4 CIF streams (depends on resolution)
T F SCN 1 stream
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S V C can also be used to realize distributed video, see section
TREAMING IDEO ARDS

4.1.3 Quad SDI Video Card

Four different digital video sources can be connected to a single Q
ously. Q SDI V C
UAD IDEO ARDS

4.1.4 Dual RGB Input Card

The D RGB I C
UAL NPUT ARD
signals with a pixel frequency between 10 MHz and 135 MHz, in single input mode it supports one signal with a
pixel frequency up to 270 MHz. The most common VESA timings are stored as presets. In addition, user defined
timings can be saved. The timing and aspect ratio of the connected RGB signal are detected automatically.
The D RGB I C
UAL NPUT ARD
signals it processes, please see the table below.
dual input mode (two signals, both ≤ 1280×1024@75Hz)
single input mode (one signal ≤ 1280×1024@75Hz)
single input mode (one signal > 1280×1024@75Hz)
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A
UAD NALOG
B (OmniBus configuration) or to the whole system (Processor con-
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A V C
UAD NALOG IDEO ARDS
is able to decode and simultaneously display the following formats and amount of video
can also be used to realize distributed video, see section
digitizes one or two analog monitor signals. In dual input mode it supports two monitor
has an automated static frame rate reduction depending on number and type of the
(* values are valid from display driver release 3.41 on and Controlware 6 of the D
V C , the Q
IDEO ARD UAD
RGB I C
UAL NPUT ARD
F A for controlling all these cards. Even though each
RANS ORM
can also be used to realize distributed video (a video window
B devices), see section
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SDI V
UAD
static frame rate reduction*
1/3
1
1/2
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SDI V C and the S
IDEO ARD
. Multiple input cards can be inserted
A V
UAD NALOG IDEO
4.2.6 Distributed video.
4.2.6 Distributed video.
C and displayed simultane-
IDEO ARD
4.2.6 Distributed video.
used socket
RGB in 1 AND RGB in 2
RGB in 1 OR RGB in 2
RGB in 1
static frame rate reduction for RGB sources
UAL
4. Operating
V
TREAMING IDEO
S
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C and dis-
ARD
Table 4-1
RGB I C )
NPUT ARD
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