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4. Hardware orientation
4.10 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
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Support for 2K, Dual Link, and 4K video processing
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Layer compositing over unscaled Backgrounds
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Layer effects, including Borders and Shadows
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Keying effects
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Keyframe effects
Speci
fi
cations
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
Maximum number of Single Layers/Mixing Layers
Mixing Layer Type
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.
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Page 264: ...8 Updating firmware 260 R5905948 EVENT MASTER DEVICES 17 07 2017 ...
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Page 326: ...11 Controller Configuration 322 R5905948 EVENT MASTER DEVICES 17 07 2017 ...
Page 352: ...12 Controller Operation 348 R5905948 EVENT MASTER DEVICES 17 07 2017 ...
Page 418: ...13 E2 Maintenance 414 R5905948 EVENT MASTER DEVICES 17 07 2017 ...
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Page 494: ...17 Environmental information 490 R5905948 EVENT MASTER DEVICES 17 07 2017 ...
Page 512: ...A Specifications 508 R5905948 EVENT MASTER DEVICES 17 07 2017 ...
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