MOTU V4HD User Manual page 22

YPbPr or RGB
The V4HD SD and HD component input and
output sections support YPbPr or RGB operation,
as shown by the color legend on the rear panel.
Pr/R Y/G Pb/B
Figure 3-3: The V4HD supports both RGB and YPbPr component
video.
Each of the four banks (SD in, SD out, HD in and
HD out) can be independently configured for
either RGB or YPbPr operation. This setting is
made in the MOTU Video Setup software. For the
component inputs, see "Video Source menu" on
page 44. For the component outputs, see "SD
Component Output Color Mode" on page 51 and
"HD Component Output Color Mode" on page 51.
Be sure that the mode you choose for each bank
matches the component video source or
destination to which it is connected. If the device
you are connecting supports both RGB and YPbPr,
use YPbPr, as it is the standard for broadcast video.
It is also the native color space for DVCPro
compression.
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Analog YPbPr component video is sometimes
referred to by other names, such as YUV,
Y/R-Y/B-Y or YCbCr.
SD (480i) component formats
The V4HD supports four different SD component
formats: SMPTE/EBU N10, Sony Beta, Sony Beta
Japan and Panasonic MII. This setting is made in
the MOTU Video Setup software. See "480i
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Pr/R Y/G Pb/B Legend
Component Analog Format" on page 49 and "480i
Setup" on page 50. For PAL (576i) and HD
component operation, the V4HD supports the
industry standard SMPTE/EBU N10 specification.
HD-SDI and SD-SDI
The V4HD provides HD-SDI input and output,
together with independent SD-SDI input and
output, in professional, broadcast quality 10-bit
4:2:2 resolution. For both HD- and SD-SDI, a
second output is provided, allowing you to connect
a second SDI output device. For example, you
could connect an HD monitor, HD video deck, SD
monitor and SD video deck, all at the same time,
via the four SDI outputs.
For best results, be sure to use cables that are
designed for SDI use (such as Belden part number
8281, or similar). The V4HD has been designed to
support SDI cable lengths up 500 feet with SDI
rated cables.
HDMI / DVI Output
The V4HD provides an HDMI output, which lets
you connect any device equipped with an HDMI
input. This connector is ideal for connecting a
plasma screen, LCD screen or even a home theater
receiver. The V4HD supports up to 8 channels of
PCM (uncompressed) audio output via the HDMI
connection for devices that can receive digital
audio via HDMI.
DVI Output
Using a HDMI-to-DVI cable, or a female HDMI-
to-male DVI plug adaptor connected to one end of
an HDMI-to-HDMI cable, you can connect the
V4HD's HDMI output to the DVI input of another
device, such as a computer monitor. In addition to
the cable connection, you also need to make a
software setting that changes the V4HD's HDMI
output signal to the DVI format. See "HDMI/DVI"
on page 46.
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