GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
XVP-3901 |
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The upper portion of the panel is occupied by two video
screen images, labelled
Input
and
Output.
These screens do
not show the actual video being processed by the XVP-
3901, but rather show graphic images that represent the
geometric aspects of the input signal and the output that
results after it is exposed to the current ARC processing
functions. The image is a green circle on a white
background; the circle is used because it is easy to see if it
is asymmetrical. Lines on the images indicate protected
areas for the AFD implementation.
Aspect Ratio Conversion (ARC) modifies the video active
picture shape as the signal is converted between SD at 4:3
aspect ratio and HD/SD at 16:9 aspect ratio. If the input is
simply stretched or squeezed to fit the output, the image will
be asymmetrically distorted; this is called
anamorphic
distortion. If the image is expanded or contracted
symmetrically, it must be cropped, and/or have new blank
background segments added to it, in order to fill the output
picture. The ARC processing in the XVP-3901 allows a wide
range of symmetrical and asymmetrical picture size
modification, coupled with cropping and background
addition, to be applied to an input signal.
When the Input AFD Mode is set to
Auto
, all the ARC
settings are set automatically according to the AFD flag (see
the table in Annex 2 beginning on page 127) and cannot be changed by the user.
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There are some exceptions – with certain input AFD codes the masks can be customized. Each mask can be
customized for each different AFD code allowing different mask settings according to each specific code. For
certain AFD codes that are less used, the masks cannot be configured and will be de-activated.
The Input Screen
The
Input
preview screen shows the portion of the input image which will be presented at the XVP-3901 output. It has
a pull-down
AFD Mode
menu at the top right corner through which the user specifies how AFD (Active Format
Descriptor) information will be handled. Available choices are: [4:3, 16:9, Auto, Forced] for SD inputs and [16:9, Auto,
Forced] for HD inputs.
You can configure the AFD mode differently for an SD input than for a 3G/HD input. The card will remember the
different parameters and will load them automatically without user intervention based whether the video input is SD or
3G/HD. Ensure the card has a video signal of the desired format before changing the AFD mode configuration.
Note 1 – Auto mode:
When Auto is selected, all the ARC values are automatically set based on the AFD flag
detected at the input, and the ARC controls and presets described below are
disabled
. Annex 2 shows the AFD
Figure 5.10
Screens for 3G/HD output
Figure 5.9
Video Outputs – 3G/HD Output