4. Hardware orientation
4.10 VPU card
General
VPU (Video Processing Unit) ca rds perform the various scaling, layer effects, and image com positing operations within the Event
Master series of products. T he internal cross point routes all video signals to a nd from the VPU cards. The VP U cards have no
external connections.
Features
• Support for 2K, Dual Link, and 4K video processing
• Layer compositing over unscaled Backgrounds
• Layer effects, including Borders and S hadows
• Keying effects
• Keyframe effects
Specifi ca tions
Each V PU card is a 4K scalar capable of acting as a 4K sc alar, or as two (2) Dual Link scalars, or as four (4) 2K HD scalars
Maximum n umber of Single Layers/Mixing Layers
Mixing Layer Type
E2 E2 Jr. S3–4K S3–4K Jr. EX
2K H D 32/16 16/8 8/4 4/2 Up to 16/8
Dual Link 16/8 8/4 4/2 2/1 Up to 8/4
4K 8/4 4/2 2/1 NA Up to 4/2
The VPU cards are not ac cessible from the rear pane l on E2 and E2 Jr. units. Even though they have no ex ternal connec tions, slots
2 and 3 are reserved for VPU cards on S3–4K and S3–4K Jr. units. The E X expansion box can have a combination of Input and
Output cards, or it can have two VPU cards.
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