GRASS VALLEY 1200, Installation And Service

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Model 1200 Features and Options
Model 1200 Features and Options
The Model 1200 Component Digital Production Switcher carries forward
the legacy of the industry-standard Model 100/110. Yet the Model 1200 is
a powerful advance over its analog predecessor, both because of many new
features and because of the tremendous advantage of digital video.
Features of the Model 1200 are listed on the following pages.
Inputs
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Up to 16 optional component digital video or key inputs.
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Inputs come in parallel or serial pairs and consist of submodules that
plug into the back of the frame and are secured by screws.
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Autotiming automatically times each input for 525 or 625 line to match
an External Reference. There is no timing adjustment if inputs fall
within a range of ±24 µs (336 clocks).
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Inputs may be custom-mapped to crosspoints using the menu system.
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Inputs can be set for 8 or 10 bits, shaped or unshaped video, key, key
with depth, or the video input can be assigned to a key.
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Processing amplifier can be adjusted and remembered for each
crosspoint column.
Effects System
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Ten-bit component digital format for unparalleled signal quality and
virtually unlimited effects layering.
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Ten Crosspoint Switching Buses: Program Background, Preset
Background, Key 1 Source and Fill, Key 2 Source and Fill, DSK Source
and Fill, Auxiliary 1, and Auxiliary 2.
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Transitions include cut, lever arm, key out, fade to black. and frame-
accurate effects and downstream keyer auto transitions
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Wipe/mask system includes patterns adjustable for H and V multiples,
position, aspect, matte edge color, width, softness, rotation, symmetry,
and modulation.
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Many internal mattes: background matte, matte fill for each keyer,
matte for each Borderline mode, wipe edge matte, preset pattern edge
matte, and mattes generated by specific crosspoints when enabled
using the terminal.
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Program Mixer is standard. Preview Mixer is optional.