Spectrum X specifications
Table 4-29: SD-SD Aspect Ratio Converter (ARC)
Specification
Detail
RP-186 AFD
SMPTE-2016, ATSC
A/53
• 16:9 SD to 4:3 Letterbox (Vertical Decimation)
• 16:9 SD to Full Screen (Horizontal Interpolation)
• 16:9 SD to Crop 14:9 (Vertical Decimation, Horizontal Interpolation)
Table 4-30: Audio processing
Specification
Detail
Channels
SMPTE 299M/272M, up to 16 embedded per video channel
Features
Audio down-mix.
Audio track swapping; track tagging, language rules
Audio mix effects; VO insertion
Table 4-31: Connectivity
Specification
Detail
Connectors
RS-422 per video channel (multi-pin connector; available adapter cable)
Ethernet from client to Spectrum video server.
Server Interface
Private, point-to-point, non-switchable gigabit Ethernet to Spectrum video
server.
GPIO
Eight GPIO lines, configurable
Table 4-32: Control
Specification
Detail
VDCP and Limited
BVW
Via RS-422 per video channel (RJ-45 connector; DB-9 adapter supplied)
Spectrum API
Via Ethernet from client to Spectrum video server.
Table 4-33: Timecode
Specification
Detail
LTC
Dedicated LTC I/O per channel (using DSUB 60 connector)
VITC
Extracted from or inserted into SDI
Table 4-34: Data
Specification
Detail
Closed Caption
EIA-608
Analog caption data recovered from VBI and stored as digital data;
inserted into VBI on playout.
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