Barco Event Master E2 Series, User Manual

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4.16 VPU Card
General
VPU (Video Processing Unit) cards perform the various scaling, layer effects, and image compositing
operations within the Event Master series of products. The internal cross point routes all video signals to and
from the VPU cards. The VPU 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 Shadows
• Keying effects
• Keyframe effects
Specifications
Each VPU card is a 4K scalar capable of acting as a 4K scalar, or as two (2) Dual Link scalars, or as four (4)
2K HD scalars
Mixing Layer Type
Maximum number of Single Layers/Mixing Layers
E2 E2 Jr. S3 – 4K S3 – 4K Jr. EX
2K HD 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 accessible from the rear panel on E2 and E2 Jr. units. Even though they have no
external connections, slots 2 and 3 are reserved for VPU cards on S3
– 4K and S3 – 4K Jr. units. The EX
expansion box can have a combination of Input and Output cards, or it can have two VPU cards.
Hardware orientation