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INTRODUCTION
1.1.
General Introduction
SP-14 is a very flexible television broadcast image processor developed to convert between video
formats and between PC and video formats.
SP-14 features a state of the art digital image processor with powerful scaling using a 1024-tap filter and
market leading HD & SD per-pixel multiple Iow-angle aperture-adjusted motion-adaptive de-interlacing
with automatic film pull-down correction for 3:2, 2:2 and non-standard and broken cadences,
significantly outperforming the capabilities of benchmark competitor products.
SP-14 feature HQV post-production studio-grade image processing algorithms for the very best scaling,
film and video noise reduction, MPEG artefact reduction and automatic audio time-line correction to
maintain lip-sync.
SP-14 features motion compensated conversion between modes with different frame rate providing
smooth stutter free images ( for example, when changing video content from the 50Hz to 60Hz domain)
SP-14 is a flexible video and audio router with multiple digital and analogue input channels, digital audio
support and SDI/HD-SDI/3G-SDI compatibility.
The image may be zoomed and panned to select a particular area of interest. Scaling and aspect ratio
treatment is extremely flexible.
1.1.1.
Front Panel Control
System control is via a front-panel LCD menu controlled via keys or through a web interface via TCP/IP.
1: Menu display
2: Bore (Reset knob access)
3: (Programmable) input channel select keys
4: Menu navigation keys
5: Menu key
6: Toggle input channels
7: Standby
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