Introduction
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1.3 Conventions Used in this Manual
Bold
Any item that requires direct action, such as clicking, pressing, selecting, or
formatting, appears in boldface. Any item within the manual to reference,
such as a figure or another section, also appears in boldface.
Italics
Indicates an item visible on the screen or within a menu. No direct action will
be taken on this item. Captions also appear in italics.
[X]
Represents a keyboard key that needs to be pressed.
“Quotes”
Items that need to be typed.
Click
Press and release the left mouse button.
Double-click
Press and release the left mouse button twice.
Right-click
Press and release the right mouse button.
>
Followed by (ex.
File > Open
).
1.4 Product Overview
The VIP
4500 serves as an interface between a video source and video display. The VIP 4500
has 10-bit digital processing that allows for 4.4 trillion colors, depending on the display type.
It accepts standard NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video formats, as well as high-definition digital
formats. It accepts the following inputs: analog composite, analog component, HD
component (up to 720p), HD-SDI (up to 1080i), S-Video, SD-SDI, VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA
and SXGA, in RGB or DVI. Refer to
Section 2.2
for an illustration of the processor
The VIP’s Active Input
SM
architecture provides aspect ratio versatility, allowing a wide range
of video sources to be display on video boards with traditional or non-traditional aspect
ratios. Active Input
SM
architecture also makes it possible to accept multiple live inputs and
incorporate zoning, alpha blending, keying, and seamless switching effects into a
video presentation.
The VIP 4500 optimizes video signals for correct appearance on LED video displays. The
processor uses True Pixel
SM
processing to reduce errors and noise inherent in video signals.
Features of True Pixel
SM
processing include color space conversion, adjustable gamma
correction, motion processing, and 3-D noise reduction.