Video Input Setup
Video sources come into the switcher through the input
BNCs. Depending on how you want to use these video
sources, or where they come from, you may want the
switcher to pair them together, or associate an external
device with them. Pairing two video sources together is
usually used for an auto select key where an external
device, such as a character generator, outputs both a key
video and key alpha. Associating a video source with an
external device allows special control over that device
to become active when you select the source on a bus.
MultiMedia Inputs
The four MultiMedia inputs on the Carbonite MultiMedia
frame can be used for de-interlacing SDI video signals,
or inputting Analog Component, Analog Composite, or
non-HDCP HDMI video signals. These inputs also
support normal SDI.
HDMI Inputs (Carbonite MultiMedia Only)
The HDMI inputs on the Carbonite MultiMedia frame
allow you to input a video source from a computer or
DVD player to the switcher. The switcher does not
support HDCP-encrypted content over HDMI.
Supported HDMI Formats
The switcher supports a number of HDMI video formats.
• VGA — 640×480 (4:3)
• SVGA — 800×600 (4:3)
• XGA — 1024×768 (4:3)
• SXGA — 1280×1024 (5:4)
• 720p — 1280×720 (16:9)
• 1080i — 1920×1080 (16:9)
• 1080p — 1920×1080 (16:9)
To Set Up an HDMI Input
1.
Press MENU > CONFIG > Input > NEXT >
NEXT > NEXT > NEXT.
2.
Use the Input knob to select MultiMedia input
you want to set up as an HDMI input.
3.
Use the Type knob to select HDMI.
•
HDMI-R — HDMI signal in RGB
color-space
•
HDMI-Y — HDMI signal in YCrCb
color-space
Tip: If you do not know which color-space your device
is outputting in, select the source on the preview bus
and look at the source on the preview monitor. If there
are color errors in the video, select the other
color-space.
4.
Use the Format or F/Frmt knob to select the
format of the HDMI video signal.
If the HDMI signal is of a different aspect ratio
than the switcher is operating in, you must select
an aspect ration conversion.
5.
Press the F/Frmt knob to toggle to framing mode
(Fram/F).
6.
Use the Fram/F knob to select the aspect ration
conversion you want to use.
•
Full — The video signal is scaled
disproportionately to ll the display of the
new aspect ratio. Aspect distortion occurs as
the image is stretched/compressed to t in
the new aspect ratio.
•
Zoom — The central portion of the video
signal is zoomed to ll the display of the new
video format. No aspect distortion is
introduced but the edges of the video signal
may be cropped.
•
LttrBx — Black bars are added to the top
and bottom of a 16:9 image to display
correctly in a 4:3 video format.
•
PllrBx — Black bars are added to the right
and left of a 4:3 image to display correctly
in a 16:9 video format.
Analog Inputs (MultiMedia Only)
The analog inputs on the frame allow you to input a
component or composite video.
Keep the following in mind when working with analog
video:
• The composite video format is not available if the
switcher is operating in a 1080pSF video format.
• When composite is selected, the switcher assumes
the SD version of the video format that the switcher
is operating in, based on frequency (50Hz = 576i,
59.94Hz = 480i).
Supported Analog Formats
The switcher supports a number of Analog video formats.
Composite
• NTSC
• PAL B/G
Component
• YUV (SMPTE/EBU N10)
Carbonite Setup Manual (v10.0) — Video Input Setup • 19
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