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- Page 1 SIERRA VIDEO SP-14 SETUP GUIDE User´s Manual...
- Page 2 SP-14 Setup Guide Version S 1.0...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction The Basic System Flexible Connectivity Control via Front Panel Buttons Set Scaler Functions Input resolution and Frame Rate Output Resolution and Frame Rate Lock Mode (Genlock Timing) Aspect Ratio Mode MEMC (Motion Compensation) Mode MEMC Cadence MEMC Mask Input Adjustments Input Select Button Allocation Audio Channel source selection... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction This guide is a non-technical introduction to operating The SP-14 for up/down/cross standards conversion with MEMC motion compensation. The guide describes how to setup, scale, adjust for the best pictures. This guide does not replace the product user manual and covers only the essential functions to get started. -
Page 5: The Basic System
The Basic Setup The flowchart below represents the basic setup, additional information can be found further in this guide. Setting up SP14 Connect Inputs and outputs Set Output resolution and Frame Rate Set Lock Mode (Genlock reference) Set Motion Compensation modes Set Exclusion zone Set input characteristics Input Adjustments and Video Filters... -
Page 6: Flexible Connectivity
Flexible Connectivity The SP-14 can be used as a routing switcher and universal interface for connecting many up-to-date and legacy formats Inputs 2x 3G-SDI with automatic cable EQ, (HD-SDI & SD-SDI compatible) with embedded audio capability for 3G, HD & SD 1x HDMI with audio &... -
Page 7: Control Via Front Panel Buttons
The SP-14 has front panel LCD display which gives status information and access to the in-built menu system. Sierra Video SP-14 Software Ver: Safe Operation SP-14 features safe operating conditions 1) The front panel Standby button must be pressed and held for 4 seconds to activate 2) The front panel channel select and menu buttons are locked by default;... -
Page 8: Set Scaler Functions
Setting Scaler Functions Default Settings The SP-14 comes with default setting that should give good results on most content but you do need to decide on some parameters for your application. As you get used to the unit you can be more... -
Page 9: Lock Mode (Genlock Timing)
Set Lock Mode In this same section of menu set the reference mode for the output of the SP-14. Using the up and down arrow keys move Output Settings to the top of the window and press select [Output Settings ]↑... -
Page 10: Aspect Ratio Mode
Set ARC Mode If you are converting the Aspect Ratio of the picture there are pre-set modes to choose from or a custom mode, if you choose Custom Mode then you will also need to set the ARC Custom on the next line of the menu Using the up and down arrow keys move Output Settings to the top of the window and press select [Output Settings... -
Page 11: Memc (Motion Compensation) Mode
Set MEMC Mode Background Motion Estimation Motion Compensated (MEMC) Frame Rate Conversion (FRC) creates temporally correct motion in a sequence of pictures when the number of pictures per second is changed. Basic Linear Frame Rate Converters either duplicate frames to increase the frame count or drop frames to reduce the frame count. - Page 12 Linear FRC can result in the appearance shown in the second picture where the moving parts of the picture result in adjacent frames being merged together causing the appearance of blurring Picture 2 Linear FRC conversion results in the moving parts of the image being blurred The MEMC/FRC modes are pre-set to give good results on most content however, as with all motion compensation algorithms there are occasions when the video material characteristics require different settings.
- Page 13 FRC Level sets the amount of motion compensation difficulty tolerated before a frame is linearly converted. You may need to lower this level if your content is causing a disrupted picture. You can also turn off motion compensation if required. MEMC Low concentrates on the background, so ensures that global motion, large area pans of the image, are handled correctly even if this means dropping back to linear conversion for smaller objects on the image.
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Page 14: Memc Cadence
SP-14 has default settings for the majority of content to help the MEMC process work efficiently particularly at scene cuts. You can choose different settings if your content requires this but scene cuts between content of different cadences may result in some linear conversion frames. -
Page 15: Memc Mask
Such text portions of the content do not need Motion Compensation as they move too slowly to show staggered movement but it can ‘up-set’ the motion compensation algorithm, therefore SP-14 provides a tool to allow you to exclude from the MEMC process the area of screen that has this type of content whilst the rest of the screen is MEMC processed. -
Page 16: Input Adjustments
The default settings assume that your material is good quality. If your material is noisy or untidy at the edges or lacks definition SP-14 can be used to improve the material in real time and at the same time as it standards converts. - Page 17 Real time Unsharp Mask processing can also be added to improve the image definition in older low resolution material. Especially suitable for material originally shot on film. To get a flat frequency response through SP-14 to avoid exaggerating any edge problems inherent in the input signal, the settings to achieve this are:...
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Page 18: Input Select Button Allocation
Input Select Buttons ] ↑ [Miscellaneous [Select Test Pattern SMPTE Color Bars ] Status Display Mode General Channel Logo Overlay ↓ Input Channel Config [3G-SDI 1 3G-SDI 2 C-YPbPr ↓ CVBS 1 The four input select buttons can be allocated to which ever inputs you wish Select Miscellaneous in the main menu, select the forth item Input Channel Config, press select Choose the input channel of interest from the list, press select [Input Select Key... -
Page 19: Audio Channel Source Selection
Choice of Audio Source [Audio Input Select Mute] Input Pair 1 Mute Input Pair 2 Mute ↓ Input Pair 3 Mute In the Audio menu choose which Audio input(s) you wish to associate with your video input channel. Choose between Mute, 3G-SDI 1, 3G-SDI 2, digital AES channels, HDMI input or Test Tone. Input Pair 1] ↑...
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