4. Operating
Barco – TransForm A - X Terminal – DOC-3265-2 – user's manual – Revision 09 – September-2006
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4.6.1
The input cards
For showing information from external sources like video or RGB data on a Barco display wall a set of input cards
is provided. For integration of video the Q
UAD
A
NALOG
V
IDEO
C
ARD
, the
Q
UAD
SDI
V
IDEO
C
ARD
and the S
TREAMING
V
IDEO
C
ARD
is available and for RGB data the D
UAL
RGB
I
NPUT
C
ARD
can be used. Multiple input cards can be inserted in
one device of T
RANS
F
ORM
A.
An X video application allows to display the sources connected to the input cards in individual windows on the
display wall, that can be freely scaled and moved within the projection cubes connected to that device. The dis-
play options can be set in a dialog box.
Quad Analog Video Card
Four different VHS video sources can be connected to a Q
UAD
A
NALOG
V
IDEO
C
ARD
and displayed simultaneously.
Q
UAD
A
NALOG
V
IDEO
C
ARDS
of the type
FRG-3292
can also display S-VHS video sources.
Streaming Video Card
The S
TREAMING
V
IDEO
C
ARD
is able to decode and simultaneously display the following formats and amount of video
streams:
MPEG-1
up to 4 streams (all resolutions)
MPEG-2
up to 4 D1 streams or 4 CIF streams
MPEG-4 part 2
up to 4 CIF streams or 3 2CIF streams or 1-2 4CIF streams (if content is highly dynamic e.g.
action movies, it is recommended to decode 1 4CIF stream per board)
MPEG-4 h263
up to 4 CIF streams or 4 2CIF streams or 4 4CIF streams
MJPEG
up to 4 CIF streams or 2-4 4CIF streams (AXIS: 4 CIF streams 75% quality/25% compression)
Visiowave
1-3 D1 streams or up to 4 CIF streams (depends on resolution)
Quad SDI Video Card
Four different digital video sources can be connected to a single Q
UAD
SDI
V
IDEO
C
ARD
and displayed simultane-
ously.
Dual RGB Input Card
The D
UAL
RGB
I
NPUT
C
ARD
digitizes one or two analog monitor signals. In dual input mode it supports two monitor
signals with a pixel frequency between 10 MHz and 135 MHz, in single input mode it supports one signal with a
pixel frequency up to 135 MHz with models
R9842987
and 270 MHz with the models
RGB-3293-0
respectively. The
most common VESA timings are stored as presets. In addition, user defined timings can be saved. The timing and
aspect ratio of the connected RGB signal are detected automatically.
The D
UAL
RGB
I
NPUT
C
ARD
has an automated static frame rate reduction depending on number and type of the
signals it processes, please see the table below.
static frame rate reduction
1)
used socket
dual input mode (two signals, both
≤
1280×1024@75Hz)
1/3
RGB in 1
AND
RGB in 2
single input mode (one signal
≤
1280×1024@75Hz)
1
RGB in 1
OR
RGB in 2
single input mode (one signal
>
1280×1024@75Hz)
2)
½
RGB in 1
Table 4-2
static frame rate reduction for RGB sources
1) values are valid from release of the X server 3.4 on and Control ware 6 of the D
UAL
RGB
I
NPUT
C
ARD
)
2) only available with model RGB-3293-0
To take advantage of the higher frame rate for signals
≤
1280×1024@75Hz in single input mode, the other
socket may be connected to a second signal but that signal may not be displayed on the display wall.
The X video application allows selecting additionally a dynamic frame rate reduction of the source, which must
be multiplied to the static frame rate reduction to obtain the overall frame rate reduction, please refer also to
section
4.6.4 Displaying video and RGB signals
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