Revision 1.0 SW v1.2.21
Scan Converter
User Guide
Model BEM-4
Mitto
TM
Pro 2
Page 1: ...Revision 1 0 SW v1 2 21 Scan Converter User Guide Model BEM 4 MittoTM Pro 2...
Page 2: ...ct and the company was born Focused On What You Need As the company has grown more former TV station engineers have joined Ensemble Designs and this wealth of practical experience fuels the company s...
Page 3: ...9 Audio 9 Block Diagram 10 Applications 12 Mitto Scan Conversion for Presentations 12 Mitto Scan Conversion for Interviews 13 Memory Registers 13 Using MittoMagic Bookmarklet 14 Mitto Scan Conversion...
Page 4: ...ont Panel 28 Resetting to Default Values 28 Press and Hold to Accelerate Movement Controls 28 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 29 Maximum Screen Selection Shortcut 30 Using the BrightEye Control Ap...
Page 5: ...n I configure Mitto to work with a laptop 52 BrightEye Mitto is not converting VGA to DVI 53 Using monitors that have HDMI input instead of DVI input with Mitto 53 Why is my output is a mass of snow o...
Page 6: ...2 provides a way to use YouTube material in a news broadcast show financial data from a web site on a TV program display viewer emails on a morning talk show or take radar information from a computer...
Page 7: ...er the specific portion of computer video that you want to output The perspective of seeing the whole screen gives you the ability to choose exactly which portion of the video you want to output It s...
Page 8: ...interface or the included BrightEye Mac PC software makes it easy to choose the desired video output format HD SDI or SD SDI When the digital output is SD SDI analog composite video is also output on...
Page 9: ...installations SDI Out 1 and 2 output SD SDI or 1 5 Gb s HD SDI video The output includes only the portion of the computer screen that you have selected with Mitto Mitto upconverts or downconverts the...
Page 10: ...olorspace Conversion Frame Synchronizer Composite Encoder DAC VITC Detect DVI HDMI Receiver Audio Embedder Black Gen VGA RGB A to D Stereo ADC TCXO Internal Precision Standard Reference Input Composit...
Page 11: ...hronizer Composite Encoder DAC VITC Detect DVI HDMI Receiver Audio Embedder Black Gen VGA RGB A to D Stereo ADC TCXO Internal Precision Standard Reference Input Composite TLS 10 MHz Composite Output N...
Page 12: ...panel Mitto can also be controlled from BrightEye Mac PC control software Mitto has a serial and GPI interface for control through third party equipment such as an automation system Mitto Scan Convers...
Page 13: ...save that selection to Mitto s memory register 1 Window 2 to memory register 2 and so on And you can pre set a selection that shows two video windows together a two shot This is great for an interview...
Page 14: ...ite to view an informational video and to access the install link http www ensembledesigns com support brighteye support mittomagic To Install MittoMagic Bookmarklet 1 Install BrightEye Mac PC 2 0 1 o...
Page 15: ...y and exclusive multi tap filtering to ensure the video output looks superior Even a small part of the computer screen will be upconverted to full screen HD The region selected for output determines i...
Page 16: ...ons Use a standard cable from Apple to connect the VGA or HDMI port on the iPhone or iPad to the Mitto s DVI input Mitto automatically scales the iPhone video to HD or SD video BrightEye Mitto has a r...
Page 17: ...to s SD or HD SDI output to a video switcher or iMAG system Mitto Scan Conversion for Worship You can easily select just a portion of the song or hymn lyrics for projection No need to show the entire...
Page 18: ...more can be controlled with the included software The software allows you to use your mouse to click and drag over the specific portion of computer video that you want to output However BrightEye Mac...
Page 19: ...A Loop Out connector to the computer monitor s input Connect the computer s monitor output to the Mitto DVI VGA Input connector Connect the Mitto s SDI Out or Composite Out BNC to a video monitor or d...
Page 20: ...rs 1 From the Start menu go to the Control Panel and double click Display to bring up the Display Properties window 2 Click the Settings tab 3 From the Screen resolution control select a resolution Fo...
Page 21: ...isplays A window opens for each monitor attached to your computer The computer sees Mitto as a monitor Its name will be either BE Mitto DVI or BE Mitto VGA 3 From the Resolutions control set the resol...
Page 22: ...ID The EDID Extended Display Identification Data tells the computer what the capabilities of the monitor are In many installations Mitto will sit between your PC and monitor The default configuration...
Page 23: ...ll connections to the BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 are made on the rear of the unit Refer to the illustration below for a snapshot reference of the rear connectors A more detailed explanation of the rear con...
Page 24: ...f the computer The level of this output can depend upon several settings in the computer The Windows or Mac OS X audio control panels as well as the specific application software will both affect the...
Page 25: ...hen SD is selected on the SDI output For example if you have SD selected for your Mode in the Output Menu you will get an analog composite copy of the SD Output on the Cpst Out BNC When HD is selected...
Page 26: ...Your Mitto Pro 2 comes with a USB cable shown below Connect the USB port to a PC or Mac running BrightEye software for more comprehensive control diagnostics and upgrades to the unit BrightEye Mac PC...
Page 27: ...DVI adaptor that is included with your Mitto shown below HDMI is supported with an HDMI to DVI adaptor or cable not included The HDMI standard provides for carriage of both digital video and audio Mi...
Page 28: ...n section of parameters or increases Right Arrow or decreases Left Arrow the value of a selected parameter Resetting to Default Values Holding the Left Arrow and Right Arrow buttons at same time resto...
Page 29: ...level for the video output For more controls than just the overall level see the Proc Menu in the complete control system accessible by using the BrightEye Mac PC software In Input The Input indicator...
Page 30: ...automatically so that the output matches the output standard selected Border This control lets you adjust a black border around the selected video as it appears on the high definition or standard defi...
Page 31: ...or later is required If you have an older unit you can download current software for free at either of the following links www ensembledesigns com support brighteye support www brighteyemitto com If...
Page 32: ...one generator will provide bars and tone on the SDI outputs This function is generally used during the installation or setup process to confirm cabling downstream Timecode Out If you are feeding Mitto...
Page 33: ...www ensembledesigns com BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 Page 33 MittoTM Pro 2 Scan Converter User Guide Mitto Pro 2 Output Menu...
Page 34: ...ur selection circles may not be circles But in certain cases that may be exactly what you are intending Note If you are experiencing issues with maintaining the correct aspect ratio please see Trouble...
Page 35: ...or disabled Enabled By default this function is enabled and Mitto sends an EDID indicating that it is HDMI compliant Disabled Some monitors may not work with an EDID indicating HDMI compliance If you...
Page 36: ...g the Embedding control This control also allows you to turn embedding off Embedding You can control how audio is being embedded into the HD or SD SDI output If Embedding is turned Off no audio will b...
Page 37: ...www ensembledesigns com BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 Page 37 MittoTM Pro 2 Scan Converter User Guide Mitto Pro 2 Audio Config Menu...
Page 38: ...our computer s monitor from the Display Properties menu in the Control Panel or System Preferences of your computer For more information see Configuring Mitto and Your Computer Monitor Resolution on p...
Page 39: ...nce to the Ref In BNC on the rear of the Mitto Reference The Reference indicator shows what type of reference signal is present Sync Lock The Sync Lock indicator reflects the status of the Mitto being...
Page 40: ...tes the selected area or Selection It shows not only the size but also the position within the computer output that is being selected for scan conversion In the example shown below the Selection is 67...
Page 41: ...tool Choices are 16 9 4 3 and Manual Mitto will maintain the correct aspect ratio of the content automatically as you change the size of your selected output area To adjust the size of the Selection t...
Page 42: ...nition video output Sharpness The Sharpness control ranges from a minimum value of 1 up to a maximum value of 8 This is a set of variable filters used to configure the processing through which Mitto i...
Page 43: ...ggles into the Show Selection Tool button Click the Hide Selection Tool on the toolbar to put the Selection Tool away Click and drag the Selection Tool to move and resize the selection for outputting...
Page 44: ...ite to view an informational video and to access the install link http www ensembledesigns com support brighteye support mittomagic To Install MittoMagic Bookmarklet 1 Install BrightEye Mac PC 2 0 1 o...
Page 45: ...icks checkbox is selected the color of the Selection Tool will brighten slightly Deselect the checkbox to restore interactivity with the Selection Tool Aspect Ratio Select 4 3 Manual or 16 9 Memory Re...
Page 46: ...he Selection Tool to appear on 1 In BrightEye Mac PC open Preferences 2 Click on the Selection button in the toolbar The window shown below will appear 3 Click and drag the Selection Tool to the displ...
Page 47: ...es of the tool not on a handle Resizing Selection Tool To resize the Selection Tool click and drag directly on any of the eight handles of the tool You can resize by clicking and dragging one of the h...
Page 48: ...rrows or enter a value directly into the field Additionally this control gives you adjustments to address varying monitor masks or bezels Bezels around monitors vary considerably and can sometimes hid...
Page 49: ...ees of Hue rotation You can change these values by clicking and dragging on the slider control by using the up and down arrow buttons or by entering values directly into the fields Gain adjusts the pe...
Page 50: ...put be one line early with respect to the reference in order to auto time properly into a production switcher set the Vertical Timing to 1 You can change these values by clicking and dragging on the s...
Page 51: ...arpness to the saved settings associated with that particular memory register To save settings to a memory register 1 Select a desired position and size aspect ratio border size and sharpness settings...
Page 52: ...e provided by the specific graphics card in your computer Mitto reports a different resolution from the settings you have applied to your computer Recommendation Turn off scaling on your computer s gr...
Page 53: ...l is to provide a fast and easy way to see the selection tool I m using a VGA input and the output screen is blue Recommendation If the VGA Resolution control of the Input Menu is set to Automatic use...
Page 54: ...der warranty or not please contact Ensemble Designs and ask for customer service before you return the unit This will allow the service technician an opportunity to provide any other suggestions for i...
Page 55: ...ce Analog Audio Input Number One stereo pair Connector 1 8 mini jack Impedance 15K Max Input Level 24 dBu Quantization 24 bits 128 x oversampled Sample Rate 48 KHz Reference Level 10 dBu or 4 dBu Freq...
Page 56: ...posite PAL or NTSC when SD is selected on the SDI output Return Loss 40 dB Output DC 100 mV Computer Monitor Output Number One looping Type DVI Supports HDMI or VGA with adapter Connector DVI I Format...
Page 57: ...ments of an image 4 3 is the aspect ratio for standard definition video formats and television and 16 9 for high definition Converting formats of unequal ratios is done by letterboxing horizontal bars...
Page 58: ...ng runs of 0 s and 1 s Under normal conditions only very short runs of these are produced due to a scrambling algorithm that is used The Checkfield also referred to as the Pathological test signal wil...
Page 59: ...am Bell dBFS In Digital Audio systems the largest numerical value that can be represented is referred to as Full Scale No values or audio levels greater than FS can be reproduced because they would be...
Page 60: ...the memory is being read back by a timing system that is genlocked to a house reference As a result the timing or alignment of the video frame can be adjusted so that the scan of the upper left corne...
Page 61: ...he lines that make up each video frame which run at 25 or 30 frames per second into two fields All of the odd numbered lines are transmitted in the first field the even numbered lines are in the secon...
Page 62: ...ion possible Today there are many variations of these techniques and the term MPEG has to some extent become a broad generic label Metadata This word comes from the Greek meta means beyond or after Wh...
Page 63: ...mpeting system called Phase Alternation by Line This slightly more complex system is better able to withstand the differential gain and phase errors that appear in amplifiers and transmission systems...
Page 64: ...component world SD and HD SDI there is obviously no need for and certainly every reason to avoid Setup In order for the interfaces between analog and digital systems to operate as transparently as po...
Page 65: ...s minutes seconds and television frames Originally recorded on a spare audio track this 2400 baud signal was a significant contributor to the development of video tape editing We now refer to this as...
Page 66: ...tween the audio and video worlds is derived from the video genlock signal But products that are purely audio with no video reference capability may still require Word Clock WSS Wide Screen Signaling i...
