Ross Acuity - Multi-Definition Serial Digital Outputs; Media-Store; Multiviewer; 2 D Dve

Multi-Definition Serial Digital Outputs
The Acuity
®
frames come standard with a single Video
Output board providing 20 Multi-Denition SDI BNC
outputs. Depending on the size of frame you have this
can be increased to either 40 or 60 BNCs.
• 4RU – expandable from 20 to 40.
• 8RU – expandable from 20 to 40 or 60.
Media-Store
Media-Store allows you to load stills or animations from
the hard drive and make them available as a source on
the switcher. The switcher provides two types of
media-store, ME-Store and Global-Store.
The Global-Store consists of 1 dedicated channel of
media-store (video+alpha) that is available as an input
to all MEs and Aux Buses of the switcher. The 4
Gigabytes of Global-Store cache is provided from Frame
CPU board.
The ME-Store option consists of 2 channels of
media-store (video+alpha) that are available as inputs to
the ME they have been installed for and can be re-entered
onto any other ME in the switcher. The 8 Gigabytes of
ME-Store cache per ME is provided from the 3G Video
Processor board. If the ME is congured as a
MultiViewer, the ME-Stores for that ME are congured
as MV-Stores (MultiViewer Stores) with the same
functionality.
In addition to the video channels of the Global-Store, an
additional set of audio channels are provided.
MultiViewer
The switcher supports both a multi-headed video
processor MultiViewer and a single-headed input
MultiViewer. Both types of MultiViewer generators
allow you to view up to 20 video sources in one of 41
different grids and include mnemonic source names and
red and green tallies on every box.
• Video Processor MultiViewer — has access to every
input on the switcher, has four heads (A,B,C,D), and
replaces an ME in the switcher. Each Video Processor
MultiViewer can also be congured to provide 2
oating 3D DVE keys that can be accessed from any
ME on the switcher.
• Input MultiViewer — has access to only the input
sources fed into the MultiProcessor Input board, and
is not available on the standard Video Input board.
Figure 1: MultiViewer Grids
2D DVE
Each ME comes standard with 16 channels of advanced
2D DVE (8 in UHDTV1) that can be used for performing
over the shoulder or picture in picture shots with full
DVE key-framing with smooth interpolation. This allows
preset pattern keys to be zoomed, cropped, a border or
edge effect added, and repositioned horizontally and
vertically to create the look you want, or you can use one
of the useful pre-built 2D effects to perform 2D
background transitions.
ME Effect System
Each ME (Multi-level Effect) provides 4 advanced
keyers, dual border generator, pattern generators, key
trails, and utility buses.
• Keyer — supporting matte ll, key invert, pattern
mask, box mask, garbage mask, self-key, linear key,
and preset pattern key. The 1 UltraChrome advanced
chroma keyer is standard for each ME and is available
to each keyer.
• Dual Border Generator — provides border, shadow,
and outline effects to the keyers with either hard or
glowing edges. You can then move the border to any
position on the screen - even above the key. Borders
are own in real time with the joystick in the same
manner as wipe patterns and DVE effects. This border
generator was designed as a creative tool and it can
add an impressive visual impact to your keys.
• Pattern Generator — two advanced pattern
generators provide rotary wipes, matrix wipes, heart,
star, spade, modulation, and pattern rotation. Two
8 • Features — Acuity UHD Configuration Guide (v9.1)