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1. Luma Primary Input Colorspace Il Output Colorspace Luma Primary x B400 3000 1500 3127 Auto E Rec 708 708 SMPTE 240M 145 Rec 708 708 Figure 50 VC200 SMPTE 240M 145 ITU 601 EBU 3213 ITU 601 SMPTE 145 D Cinema 1 DA gt D Cinema 2 NCCNI Select E Custom oe d Output Format Figure 51 VC300 VC600 SPECIAL SETTINGS e D Cinema 1 represents an approximate setting for DLP video projectors e D Cinema 2 represents an approximate setting for DILA video projectors e Custom colorspace is an optional feature and is described in the next section Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 44 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Custom Colorspace VC300 VC600 Only The Custom Colorspace mode allows users to enter their own colorspace parameters directly into the unit by entering custom CIE X amp Y coordinates for the primaries as well as equations for luminance To enter new parameters first select the box corresponding to the parameter to be changed and then enter the numeric value for the parameter using the 10 key numeric pad on the GUI Repeat until all parameters have been entered When finished press OK to accept the parameters or CANCEL to abort the process Enter New CIE Luma and Gamma Val
2. More Matching Deactivate ILA SAA a E El System Screen Setu Lock Proces Input Select Input Format Top Knob Deprogrammed Options o EI ee Processin Bottom Knob Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 43 VC300 VC600 e Cadence Detection Aggressiveness The effect of having 30 frame video information laid over film originated material is that each field will now appear to be different This difference can make the ability to detect the underlying 3 2 sequence more difficult as no two fields will now match perfectly The Cadence Detection Aggressiveness control determines how hard the algorithm will work at detecting the 3 2 sequence At the low setting the unit will do more interpolation or tend more towards treating the material as video The opposite end will allow the algorithm the work harder at detecting the film sequence thereby allowing it to treat the material as film more often e Cut Detection Aggressiveness This control sets how large a difference must be present in a scene change before it is interpreted as a cut If the control were to be set too low then simple actions such as a camera pan may be interpreted as a difference between frames and trigger the Cut Detector Ideally set the control at the higher end of the range so that only course changes between frames trigger the Cut Detector e Disable Fade Detection In most f
3. System Screen MIT r Ta cn c Setu Lock Auto Auto Enhance A DA gt Input Select Processin 59 94 59 94 Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 58 VC300 VC600 Operation This noise reducer is an adaptive median filter that works well in removing random impulse noise Each pixel is compared with its surrounding neighbors A count of the number of neighbors similar to the central pixel i e within threshold is determined Based on the number of similar neighbors the central pixel may be labeled as random impulse noise Any pixel labeled as noise is replaced by the median of its surrounding neighbor pixels User Adjustable Parameters Luma NR Slider Sets the adaptive threshold of the filter in the luminance channel This threshold represents a percentage of the central pixel value that surrounding neighbors must be within in order to be considered similar An indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control is 12100 A setting of 100 forces the filter ON for every pixel resulting in a standard median filter being applied to the entire luminance channel of the image The nominal value for this threshold is 90 This control is currently linked to the Chroma slider Chroma NR Slider Sets the adaptive threshold of the filter in the Chroma channels An indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control i
4. All rights reserved 37 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Source Menu Aspect Source Conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Dismiss Film Cadence Mode EN reo peso ont in Set 1 Presets Preset1 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preset 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Film Cadence Mode Aa SSL Film Nom 4 mmm e _ Deactivate momfio 202222 xn prem EE E Figure 40 VC200 Processing Options System Screen Source Conversion Setu Lock Auto Auto Ss on gt e Input Select Processin M Top Knob Bottom Knob 9 94 Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 41 VC300 VC600 Operation The Source Menu allows the user to define the type of material being input to the unit Auto Select this mode if the source material is a mixture of film and video This mode selects a compromise algorithm that will look for film and video based material For best results when the source material is known to be exclusively either film or video select the Film or Video modes below Film Select this mode when the source material is film originated This mode will optimize the algorithms for processing film originated material and will provide options for the various cadence issues associated with processing video
5. All rights reserved 51 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Temporal Recursive Filter Set 1 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Dismiss Presets Preset1 1 Preseti 2 Presetl 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce ov ae 2 AAN EN e El Ej Nom p 1 VHS ITI 100 ES Ri sel po a Figure 61 VC200 NR Master Spike Brickwall Recursive SD A gt bL z Input Select Processin Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Foret Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 62 VC300 VC600 JA PETERET E y NR Master Brickwall Recursive unu Operation This Noise Reducer is a motion adaptive temporal recursive filter that works well in removing random and Gaussian noise Each pixel is labeled as motion no motion or noise Each of these classes of pixels is treated differently in the noise reduction process For pixels in which there is no motion low level Gaussian noise may be reduced via temporal processing by a weighted averaging over successive frames For pixels labeled as random noise spatial processing replaces these pixels Pixels labeled as being in motion are retained as is to avoid artifacts that may be introduced through temporal processing The Temporal Recursive Filter also has an Auto mode for providing better operation in all modes User A
6. Delete Key button Setting the Default Application One application on the system can be set to automatically start if the Press to Cancel Autoload button is not pressed This default application is selected by choosing the small circular button next to the desired application A small pop up window will appear and ask that you confirm that this is the choice for the default application After pressing Yes this application will now become the default application Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 13 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Upgrading Software from a CD Upgrades to the system software are distributed on CD ROMs To upgrade the software place the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and make sure that this drive is connected to the system For the VC600 chassis a CD ROM drive is inside the chassis on the right hand side Simply swing open the front bezel of the system after loosening the four captive screws and place the CD ROM into the drive Wait for a few seconds while the drive and system recognize that a disk has been installed and then the upgrade process can begin For the VC300 and VC200 systems an external USB based CD ROM must be used t is possible to connect the external CD ROM drive to the system while it is powered up but the system must be powered off then on again before it will recognize that the CD ROM drive is connected to the system Once the system is up
7. Figure 80 VC300 VC600 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 65 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual System Info The System Info menu displays software and hardware information about the system Licensed Products PACKAGE NAME IC UDC CONVERSION 48015334 48015884 CONVERSION 48015994 480P5334 CONVERSION 48015994 720P5994 CONVERSION 48015994 108015994 CONVERSION 48015334 10805F2398 CONVERSION 460P5994 48015394 Figure 81 VC200 On the VC200 there are only two boards the Tapara and the Ranha board and the versions and id s of these two boards are shown in the System Info menu along with the software version that is currently installed on the system This menu also shows the list of licensed products that have been installed on this system The area marked Reason Codes is for engineering use only Note The System Info menu on the VC200 does not show the MAC Address of the system This information is only available by pressing the System Info button on the Startup Menu System Setup Lockout Keyed Remotg Product System Information Options 192 168 88 152 Conversion Decision List System Info Figure 82 VC300 VC600 On the VC300 VC600 there can be as many as 6 Ranha boards and one Tapara board The Tapara board can have up to two daughter cards the VIM card and the AIM card and the revisions and id s of all these boards are shown
8. Impulse and Gaussian noise contain high frequency components and will be diminished when the Brickwall filter is ON A convolution template is dynamically generated from the user inputs The filter is applied by processing each pixel in the image with this convolution template This filter is primarily intended for pre compression processing to attenuate high frequency information that will normally be quantized away in the compression process When the Brickwall Filter is used as a pre compression processor it can improve the efficiency and quality of the compression process Removing some of the high frequency information in a controlled manner before compression has several benefits to the compressor For example the compressor will have more bits to allocate when generating the compressed stream since there will be less information to compress Also the potential for loss of desirable information due to the compressor s spending too many of its available bits on small details is decreased resulting in a more consistent output User Adjustable Parameters Cutoff MHz Sets the cutoff frequency for Brickwall Filter Information with a frequency greater than the cutoff value will be filtered while information with a frequency less than the cutoff value with will be left alone The cutoff frequency is represented graphically by the center of the downward slope on the green line The numerical value of the cutoff frequency is located immediat
9. a tab control layout in Area 2 of the touchscreen as shown below Each menu is selected by pressing the appropriate tab for the function desired along the top of the menu Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Teranex A Division of oe imageConvert Product Family Teran A Division of Input C3 Output 480 59 94 Hay 480 i 59 94 SDIA RGB E SEEEN Processing y Presets Exit Figure 36 VC200 imageConvert Product Family Source Convera fito Amp Processing 59 94 Input Format Figure 37 VC300 VC600 Processing Pressing this button opens a menu in Area 2 as shown below that allows the user to access the following processing menus for the imageConvert applications e Aspect Ratio Conversion e Source Type e Conversion Method e Proc Amp Control e Colorspace Conversion e Detail Enhance e Noise Reduction Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 33 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Aspect Menu Press the Aspect tab to reveal the menu below Aspect Source Conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Dismiss SCENE Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Presetl 5 Variable Om 50 840 Aspect Crop a i Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Control Common Left and Right EH EM ES EJ Common Top and Bott
10. the system will set the dirt concealment grain reduction and temporal recursive filter to off 01 00 00 05 1 hour 5 frames Dirt concealment is turned black and white contrast adjustments are set to 80 chroma aided is turned off the size control is set to 16 and motion sensitivity is set to O The grain reduction filter is turned on the aggressiveness is set to 20 and the size to medium 01 00 00 06 1 hour 6 frames in the next frame the grain reduction aggressiveness is set to 30 The temporal recursive filter is turned on and set to Auto mode with a bias of 2 01 00 00 07 1 hour 7 frames In the next frame the grain reduction size is set to small 01 00 00 08 1 hour 8 frames In the next frame the grain reduction aggressiveness is set to 50 and the script is ended Note While a script is running the user does not have access to the normal control menus of the unit To go back to the normal GUI interface press the Exit button on the CDL screen A simple way of implementing parameter changes at a specific timecode is to implement one or more presets that capture the settings for certain scenes Then create a simple CDL that just invokes the preset at the appointed timecode Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 70 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Offline Script Editing It is also possible to create scripts outside of the Video Computer and then send them to the unit via a te
11. 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual GPI Menu The Teranex Video platform can receive up to three General Purpose Interface GPI triggers to automatically activate specific User Presets For more information on Presets see Preset section in this manual System Setup input I Output Audio Timecode Line Mesa Dismiss System Setup Lockout Keyed Remote Product Options 192 168 88 152 Conversion Decision List GPI Reference Audio l Timecode Line GPI 1 System Info Figure 75 VC200 GPI2 Figure 76 VC300 VC600 General Purpose Interface GPI Setup 1 Select the GPI Tab in the System Setup menu see below 2 Select the desired GPI button on the touchscreen GPI 1 GPI 2 or GPI 3 3 Select which group of the 8 presets you wish to use Set 1 Set 8 4 Select the specific User preset Preset 1 5 within the group specified in step 3 Note If the user has named the User Groups or Presets the names will be displayed as appropriate The GPI inputs are held high and expect a contact closure to ground to activate the programmed preset Outputs are at 5VDC normally and drop to an active low when activated There is a 100ma maximum sink to ground Pin out Designations for 25 pin D Style Female GPI connector VC300 VC600 PNS SIGNALS PINS SIGNALS GPI INPUT 1 4 13 GPI INPUT 2 14 19 System Ground Ls f emern
12. Master menu the operator can access and adjust the detailed controls for each filter as described in following sections Note The signal flow diagram of the NR Master menu does not show the Enhance filter This filter is located after any of the filters shown on this menu but is affected by the split screen function Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 47 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual User Adjustable Parameters e Split Screen divides the image vertically The left half of the image will be unprocessed while the right half of the image will show the effects of the processing filters e Dot Crawl Filter Not available in the imageConvert application e Mosquito Filter Not available in the imageConvert application Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 48 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Adaptive Median Spike Filter Set 1 Presets Aspect Source Conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Dismiss Parar Luma 9 ft a A 4 Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce s h HA 14 Nom Link Chroma 90 ER TTG 100 Nom Link Chroma 90 ep iaa 10 NR Master Spike Brickwall Recursive Figure 57 VC200 NR Master Spike Brickwall Recursive
13. Pressing the left or right arrow button at either end of any slider will also make the adjustment in 0 1 degree increments Saturation Button Enables the Saturation Slider Saturation Slider Adjusts the Chroma Saturation of the output video signal An indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range is 6 0 to 6 0dB Note Pressing the left or right arrow button at either end of any slider will also make the adjustment in 0 1 db increments Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 42 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Colorspace Menu Preset1 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preset 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source Conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Input Colorspace Output Colorspace Luma Primary Aspect Source conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce x 8300 3100 1550 a127 Input Colorspace Output Colorspace Luma Primary amo x 6300 3100 SMPTE y RP 177 Luma 2980 5870 1140 Eq Figure 48 VC200 Processing Options Syste Si S C oc Setup Lock PtSi mmm SD A gt Input Select Processin 59 94 Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 49 VC300 VC600 y 0700 seo Gamma Luma En 1190 222 In DTV format conversion it is necessary to change t
14. been detected An indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control is 0 to100 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 53 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual A setting of 100 forces the filter to use only historical data in areas where no motion has been detected A setting of O forces the filter to use only current data in areas where no motion has been detected The nominal setting for this slider is 75 Historical Percentage Motion NR Slider Sets the historical weighting factor for areas in the frame where motion has been detected An indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control is O to 100 A setting of 100 forces the filter to use only historical data in areas where motion has been detected A setting of O forces the filter to use only current data in areas where motion has been detected The nominal setting for this slider is O Note Pressing the left or right arrow button at either end of the sliders will make adjustments in single value increments Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 54 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual User Adjustable Parameters Automatic Mode Temporal Recursive Filter Set 1 Dismiss Presets sre Nom imp Danian EE Preset1 1 Preseti 2 Presetl 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspa
15. disrupts the 3 2 sequence by causing a change in each field The process of 3 2 detection as seen above occurs by matching fields back together that came from the same film frame If however an electronic fade is applied there will be a luminance difference in each field thus making matches difficult This will cause the system to treat the material as if it were video source material and will interpolate the frames during the fade to prevent any artifacts from occurring There may however be occasions when it is felt a better result would occur by allowing the system to continue to try to treat the material as film thereby trying to match fields to create the progressive frames The Disable Fade Detection mode allows the user to turn off fade detection so that the algorithm will continue to treat this material as film Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 39 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Video Or Film this mode optimizes the unit for use with material that is film originated but has 30 frame video content overlaid When this mode is selected the following user controls are available Set 1 DIESES CE Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source Proc Ampl Colorspacel Enhance Noise Reduce Film Cadence Mode Broken Video Or Auto Cadence Film p Cadence Detection Aggressiveness y Fade Detection LLL fim Nom 8 S More Interpolation gt
16. imageConvert User Manual This menu shows the software version of the major applications on the system as well as the IP address and the MAC address The IP address as set in Editing the System IP Address on page 12 is important to know for establishing a network connection to the system The MAC address is also a networking parameter that is not normally referenced but is important for the system because the keys that unlock the software on the system are based on this number Should additional software applications or options be ordered for the system you may be asked to confirm the last four characters of the MAC Address This is one of the two places where this can be seen The other is in the System Setup Menu see System Info on page 12 for this Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 16 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Application Interface This chapter describes the display screen layouts amp functionality that are standard for Teranex applications With this standard the user can expect a common user interface with an intuitive user friendly application interface when using the imageConvert applications Standard Display Layout for Application Interface VC200 A Division of Teranex4 HP imageConvert Product Family Output 480 i 59 94 480 i 59 94 SDIA RGB Exit Figure 15 VC200 The touchscreen is divided into four functional areas Area 2 will be t
17. recordings of film originated material See Film Cadence Mode controls below Video Select this mode if the source material is interlaced video material This mode will optimize the algorithms for processing interlaced material User Adjustable Parameters Film Mode VC300 VC600 Only Allows selection of Broken Cadence Mode Video or Film Mode Film over Film Mode and Cadence Correction Optional Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 38 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Broken Cadence Mode allows to application to be optimized for handling film originated material that contains an inconsistent 3 2 sequence It provides access to the user controls listed below Set 1 Emu Preset1 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source Proc Ampl Colorspacel Enhance Noise Reduce Film Cadence Mode Orphan Detection Aggressiveness rFade Detection Lo a Film Nom 6 maa tm Deactivate More Interpolation More Matching r Cut Detection Aggressiveness _ _ Post Cut Manual Phase System Screen Detail Setu Lock Enhance Input Select Processin Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 42 VC300 VC600 e Orphan Detection Aggressiveness This control determines how hard the algorithm tries to make a match between an orphan field and its neighb
18. restarted To Store the Current Settings and Configuration Press the gray Set button at the top left of the display to open the pull down User Set menu See illustration below e At the bottom of the User Set pick list press the button labeled Store Current to save the current state of the Video Platform configuration e The current configuration will now be restored if power is turned off or if power is accidentally lost to the unit set 1 osas Preset 1 Preset1 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 imageConvert Product Family Top Knob Bottom Knob Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 30 VC300 VC600 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 28 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Save Recall or Rename a Preset To access the User Presets press the Presets button top left Pressing the button will expose a list of 8 User groups Each group has five user definable presets yielding a total of 40 user presets Set 1 retina Preset 1 Preset1 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Store Preset Ter A Divisic Recall Preset imageConvert Rename Preset Product Family Detail No gt Enhance R ce pem DA gt SS ae Input Select Processin Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 31 VC300 VC600 To Save a User Preset e Press the Set button at the top left of
19. selected input format e RED indicates that an error in the AES audio has been detected Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 60 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Timecode Timecode translation has been implemented in all format conversions The timecode menu allows the user to select between automatic detection and user specified VITC input line selection System Setup VITC Input Line Select x 40 Input Drop Frame Status Automatic 4 10 TBD System Setup Lockout Keyed Remote Product Options 192 168 88 152 GPI Reference Audio Timecode Line Conversion Decision List VITC Input Line Select uon Input Drop Frame Status System gt Automatic El 10 gt RS Bs Figure 73 VC200 Em n Calibrate Touch Figure 74 VC300 VC600 e Automatic Detection In automatic mode the Video Computer will look at lines 10 20 in the vertical interval to see if it can detect a valid timecode signal An indication is present on the menu to show whether the incoming timecode is drop frame or non drop frame e User Defined for SD inputs Only In manual mode the user must select the line on which the timecode will be located The GUI allows the user to select lines 10 20 An indication is present on the menu to show whether the incoming timecode is drop frame or non drop frame Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 61 of
20. you allowed the system to load the default application the system will then bring up that application s Main Splash Screen Your application is then ready to use Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 11 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Start Up Menu The Start up Menu is shown if the Press to Cancel Autoload button is pressed on the Autoload screen or if you exit the current application The Start up Menu is shown below Keys Default Start up Menu CONVRT ENHACE Upgrade From CD Calibrate Touch Screen Edit IP Address Keys lt unused gt unused gt Default Start up Menu Upgrade From CD Calibrate Touch Screen lt unused gt is IP Address DELETE Figure 5 VC200 lt unused gt lt unused gt lt unused gt lt unused gt Figure 6 VC300 VC600 From this screen a number of things can be done e Runa selected Application e Edit the software key for an application e Delete a software key e Upgrade the system from a CD e Calibrate the touch screen e Edit the IP address of the system e Get system information Application Keys The scrolling list of application keys on the left side of the screen allows up to 12 applications to be started from this screen Since some application features are optional it is possible to create two or more buttons for the same
21. 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 1080sf25sf 1080p29 97 1080sf29 97 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 1080p24 1080p24sf 1080p24sf 1080p25 1080sf25 480159 94 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 480159 94 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 1080sf25 480159 94 576150 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94 1080sf25 576150 1080150 1080p25sf 576150 480159 94 576150 576sf25 1080150 1080i59 94 1080sf23 98 1080p24 1080sf24 1080sf25 6 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc X4 FC 1 Multi Format Conversion Package Minimum Platform Requirement VC200 1 board system imageConvert User Manual Input Output Input Output Input Output 480159 94 480sf29 97 480p59 94 576150 480159 94 4805f29 97 480p59 94 576150 576sf25 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 1080sf25 480p59 94 720p59 94 1080i59 94 480159 94 480159 94 576i50 576sf25 576150 576p50 720p23 98 720p50 X4 SP 1 Slow PAL Conversion Package Minimum Platform Requirement VC300 1 board system 576p50 720p50 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94 1080sf23 98 1080p24 1080sf24 1080sf25 576150 480159 94 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 576150 720p50 720p59 94 1080150 720p59 94 1035159 94 1080150 1080159 94 1080sf23 98 1080p25 1080sf25 480159 94 576150 720p50 720p59 94 1080i59 94 1080sf29 98 480159 94 480159 94 576150 720p50 480159 94 57
22. 6150 720p59 94 480159 94 576150 480159 94 576150 576sf25 Input Output Input Output Input Output 480159 94 576148 5765f23 98 480159 94 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 576148 5765f23 98 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 1080sf23 98 480159 94 5765f23 98 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080i59 94 5765f23 98 720p23 98 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 5765f23 98 5765f23 98 5765f23 98 5765f23 98 7 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Packages The imageConvert families of applications are available in the following configurations X4 FC 2 X4 FC 1 X4 SP 1 imageConvert Multi Format Converter Software Includes all of X4 FC 1 below plus HD Standards Conversion HD FRC Cross Conversion with Frame Rate Conversion FRC and HD 3 2 Insert Delete ImageConvert Multi Format Converter Software Includes Up with Advanced Noise Reduction Up Down Cross Up Down with Frame Rate Conversion FRC SD Linear Standards Conversion SD 3 2 Insert Delete Variable Aspect Ratio Conversion Colorspace Conversion and Detail Enhance imageConvert Slow PAL Converter Software Includes Slow PAL conversion Variable Aspect Ratio Conversion Colorspace Conversion and Detail Enhance NOTE Requires a Slow PAL hardware modification kit Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 8 of 74 Silicon Op
23. Computer The user will only see two screens while the system is starting after which the app is ready to use Power On amp Start Up Sequence Autoload Autoload ir PRESS TO CANCEL AUTOLOAD Figure 1 VC200 PRESS TO CANCEL AUTOLOAD Figure 2 VC300 VC600 1 Screen Autoload During the power on amp start up sequence the Autoload display screen will be in view for 5 seconds DO NOT TOUCH THE SCREEN if you want the system to load the default app However if you want to change from your current defaulted application and select another Teranex software application then press the Press To Cancel Autoload button This will take you to the Start Up menu where you can select your desired application or select a new default application See the Setting the Default Application section for instructions on how to set a new default application Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 10 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Sue Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Teranexi A Division of Teranex A Product Family Input HAV Output 480 59 94 Sni 480 i 59 94 SDI A RGB imageConvert Product Family Screen System Processing Figure 3 VC200 Source Conversion Auto DA gt Input Sele E Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format erecti Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 4 VC300 VC600 2nd Screen Application Screen If
24. Figure 55 VC200 NR Master Spike BS Brickwall Recursive System Screen MET conversion Setu Lock Auto SD A gt Input Select a Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Desrogram ed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 56 VC300 VC600 Spike Removal Brick Wall Recursive Filter Filter Filter 9 9 9 NR Master Spike Brickwall Recursive Availability The Noise Reduction filters are only available in the following conversions Input Output Input Output 480159 94 480159 94 576150 576150 480159 94 480p59 94 576150 576p50 480159 94 720p59 94 576150 720p50 480159 94 1080159 94 576150 1080150 Operation The NR Master menu displays which filters are currently engaged in the imageConvert system and how the output signal to a monitor could be displayed The filter block order and the highlighted data paths on the diagram indicate the processing flow through the system Filters that are enabled are shadowed in the display Tabs at the bottom of the display allow the user to access the detailed parameter control menu for any of the specific filters The Master menu permits the operator to enable or disable any of the noise reduction filters by selecting the corresponding button or buttons By selecting more than one filter the effects of the filters may be cascaded yielding the maximum desired level of noise reduction in one pass By selecting a tab at the bottom of the
25. MO E i r Fg l l Saturation ELLA db 0 0 zero jo HAHAHA gt System Screen EEETTTTTEEMINK TT TESTIS Setu Lock Auto SD A gt LI Input Select Processin Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 47 VC300 VC600 Video Gain Button Enables the Video Gain Slider Video Gain Slider sets the overall amplitude of the output video signal by moving the slider to the left of center to lower the gain or to the right to increase it An Indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control is 6 0dB to 6 0dB Note Pressing the left or right arrow button at either end of any slider will also make the adjustment in 0 1 db increments Black Level Button Enables the Black Level Slider Black Level Slider Adjusts the black level of the output video signal by moving the slider to the left of center to lower the level or to the right to increase it An Indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control is 30 IRE to 30 IRE Note Pressing the left or right arrow button at either end of any slider will also make the adjustment in 1 IRE increments Hue Button Enables the Hue Slider Hue Slider Adjusts the phase of the output video signal An Indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control is 9 0 degrees to 9 0 degrees Note
26. Manual Once the CDL script has been selected Area 1 of the screen where the presets are normally located will be replaced by the CDL Marking bar CDL File 1 00 00 00 00 Mark de Exit Teranex AC A Division of imageConvert Product Family System Screen Source Conversion Setu Lock Auto Auto pete iicet al Input Select Processin 59 94 Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 86 VC300 VC600 At this point content can be reviewed and adjustments made to the software to achieve the desired results at specific timecode locations Once the adjustments are correct press the Mark button on the CDL Marking Bar Use the Undo button to remove a captured timecode event and use the Exit button to exit the CDL marking feature Once the CDL script has been created using the Enhanced CDL feature the CDL script can be run in the normal fashion as documented in the previous pages Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 72 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Exit Pressing the Exit button will bring up the Start Up Screen Menu App selection Upgrade from CD Calibrate touchscreen Edit IP and System Info System Setup Lockout Keyed Remote Product Options 192 168 88 152 meer encre Conversion GPI Reference Audio Decision Do you really want to exit List Figure 88 VC200 _ o ERE S
27. NOT AVAILABLE Edit CDL script selection Allows the currently buttons Up to 8 Time Queued selected CDL script scripts may be to be created or stored for future use Next Time edited L6 Status Error Line Exit Exits the CDL script control menu and returns to the System Setup Menu Status Window see next page Status Window Provides the following information about the currently selected CDL script e CDL File The number of the currently selected CDL script CDL 1 CDL 8 e State Indicates whether the script is stopped or running e Line Queued Indicates which line in the script is set to run next Current Time This is currently Not available in the imageConvert application and will show NOT AVAILABLE IN THE IMAGECONVERT APPLICATION Time Queued The timecode number of the next event in the list Next Time The timecode number for the next event scheduled after the current e Status Shows the current status of the CDL processing e Error Line If an error occurs in the CDL script the line number containing the error will be displayed here If a script has multiple errors only the line number of the first error detected will be displayed Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 68 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Conversion Decision List Operation Script Run To run a script select the desired script button CDL 1 CDL 8 and press Run A
28. NU sci c in aia 43 Custom Colorspace VC300 VC600 Only cece ec cee ence eee nee cence n eee eene e ehem ehem eene 45 Detail Enhance Men vs sicinsudccasietudicqealceSees etr pese dete oe lero as slew melo Bean tee repu dee eps Pues data dap ne 46 Noise Reduce Master Menu cesseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeene hehe ehe ssese sse ss ees ers se sesso sesso senno 47 Adaptive Median Spike Filter oooomonccoconccnnnnconconocononccnonnrononorononorononccnonorononorononenono 49 Brickwall Filter E H 50 Temporal Recursive Filter i5 ice een Eee Ex E er EE EE Er E E Rer E RN Te ER ERR PAY EET PEE PERSE PERS 52 SYSTEM SETUP MENU aa 56 Input Video Men VC200 ios ee eror sees esas sees SAP ES PAR SERRE REREE ERIS UN ERURR SUE e ERES T ETE EE PEE PEST 57 Output Video Menu VO200 2 eere sevsesue Ree RP ERR Re ERO e eR Ne R ERES ENTE E REEF EERT PESE ES EE E EET 58 REO Cin RARAS IA AAA AA SUELE ER AA R ETATER 59 A RN 60 E uiso 2r 61 ILE UTENTE TII T T TITULI SETTM 62 Knob amp Display VC200 ccccsicssansdicccnsvesuss econ iria 63 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 2 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Power Menu VC200 ile ed e da i e xe he a ese icu Rer a ada feat E Ua er EO UE 64 Keyed Product OPTIONS S 1 oioo eek eee eu o eR e n E Ee e re dead RERO eras de mua PORRO s e ER PR S REO RA FOSTRA 65 System AM Osieni serine tet n re epo e xr eee es vr
29. S 480 i 59 94 RGB aie electa se Figure 89 VC300 VC600 OK Pressing OK returns you to the Application Splash Screen Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 73 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual This page intentionally left blank Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 74 of 74
30. Teranex A Division of P E CO User Manual imageConvert January 16 2007 Rev 1 2d S Ackerman Teranex Business Unit Silicon Optix Inc 7800 Southland Blvd Suite 250 Orlando FL 32809 Voice 407 858 6000 Fax 407 858 6001 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Table of Contents USER MANUAL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 dg M 4 OVERVIEW meer 5 Filters and AlgOrithiTis usos iso iO OIE UR RESTE EE SAR T OR US ERAS ARES Aaa 5 Enhanced Conversion Decision List Processing ssesscsesssscsscossesesssossessesecossssesseosseseescoss 5 gelnricfec c wnn G R R RRM 6 Packages 52 ues ter n Ret S re rra ss A dese deaete ren Ue evS Ur Ea 8 INSTALLING amp STARTING 5 reae Peu pess trt ESAE ENNES ENDENE ENEE N EAEN EESAN REEE AEAEE 9 Installing Application Software from CD ssssssssssssssssssssesssssssseessssssseeessssssseeesssseeeeesssseee 9 Getting assistance REOR UTERE TT EES K ETENE NEEESE ES EEANN dicas 9 E adhi M 9 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR APPLICATION cccccscccscccscccscccsccesccesccesccesccesccesccesccessoes 10 Automatic load of the factory set Default Applicati0N oooccccocccoccccconocaconocanonocanonon
31. al but it is not valid based on the currently selected input format e RED indicates that no input has been detected Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 59 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Audio The Teranex System will process and synchronize embedded or discrete AES audio and video System Setup System Setup Lockout Keyed Remote Product Options 192 168 88 152 AES c i GPI Reference Audio l Timecode Line SEO Decision List Analog Input Source bos Figure 71 VC200 sol Calibra LIE Screen Dismiss Input Source SDI JBalanced XLR I Unbalanced BNC AES RA ped Figure 72 VC300 VC600 e SDI Input source Embedded Audio Processing Delay Embedded audio processing and delay have been implemented in all formats e AES Input Source Discrete Audio Processing amp Delay Discrete audio handling has been implemented in all format conversions ANALOG Input Source Analog Audio Processing amp Delay Analog audio is available only on the VC200 system The analog is balanced with 3 pin XLR connectors used for input and output using a special XLR fan out on the rear DB25 connector Audio Menu Error Indications The color of the Audio Tab will indicate the status of the audio signal e GRAY an input is present and valid e YELLOW the unit has detected an input signal but it is not valid based on the currently
32. and at the Start Up Menu again the upgrade process can begin Click on the Upgrade From CD button to start the upgrade process You will have three options at this point upgrade and write over any existing presets upgrade and save any existing presets or cancel the upgrade process as shown in the illustrations below Start up Menu Upgrade RESTOR Upgrade Upgrade ud E ENHANC write over presets save presets Upgrade Upgrade Fi g ure 9 a VC200 write over presets save presets unused ze pc System Info 2 E unused gt unused gt El Figure 10 VC300 VC600 Calibration of the Touchscreen Pressing the Calibrate Touch Screen button will launch a series of menus where cross hairs will appear in each of the four corners of the touch screen Press on the center of each cross hair and the next one will appear After the four in the corners are finished a cross hair will appear at the center of the screen Press this cross hair to complete the calibration process Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 14 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Editing the System IP Address The system can be controlled via a remote control application by using the Ethernet connection To do this an IP address must be defined for the system The system must have a static IP address set for it it will not automatically configure an IP address on networks with DHCP serve
33. anoncnonos 10 START UP MENU cios adi 12 Application Keys a ens 12 Upsrading Software froma Divisa A A ee eee ATRE AERES 14 Calibration of the Touchscreen uecese eee see Lese eode irritar se tu be roin EE Re pute 14 Editing the System IP Address ciao 15 NA A O O O 15 APPLICATION INTERFACE ooccovivoonosanioicoda rosa Rr nr RR SR YR NER RYE RSEN RENE E EYE RES RE ER E EYE E EE 17 Standard Display Layout for Application Interface VC200 cece cece cee eee ee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeee 17 Standard Display Layout for Application Interface VC300 VC600 cessere 18 Standard Platform Color Error Indications c cc cce ee cec eee ee cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeee 20 Input Output Formats iei ee se Eve eee eee er ARE caus Kus etr eg S ERSTES 21 ConftieuratlOr os iceesreset oris ee rex ic 22 ladrillo P 23 i es M 25 dI TEL D IQ ULT O RN 26 User defined Labeling for Presets Example cece eee eeeee cence eee eee eee eee eee ehe eene 28 COMMSUFATION testa iodo ooo 28 Keyboard amp Knob Interface eei ror rrt torpe e ek Uv het ono sexe aaa 31 PROCESSING MENU mmm 33 Aspect MENU ciccavccatecarnc M t 34 Variable Aspect Control EEUU 36 SOU CS MENU serores adri ie dae 38 C nversion MENU avisa A aa ENOK RESSS 41 Proc Amp Control MON ii 42 COlOPspace ME
34. basic application but each button may invoke a software key that enables different application options Running an Application To run an application from the scrolling list select the button by pressing on it and then press the Run key Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 12 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Editing Application Keys To enter a new application key or modify an existing key select the application button and press the Edit Key button This will bring up a screen where both the key name and the key itself can be entered KEY NAME CONVRT EDIT NAME CLEAR NAME KEY Y6KUTECWNYUTWD2S EDITKEY CLEARKEY T esi T e ee ES d E d Te e e d ie Edit Key KEY NAME CONVRT EDIT NAME CLEAR NAME KEY DFD99VRH3EJSP8YT EDIT KEY CLEAR KEY goa eae ea pal ee Fi ete NJ M ep fees res 050 57 o k t A x Figure 7 VC200 Figure 8 VC300 VC600 Enter in the desired name for the key and the 16 character key for the application and press the OK button Normally software keys are sent out via email or mail and contain a space after every four characters for legibility reasons When entering the key into the system do not include the spaces Key names can be a maximum of 6 characters long Deleting Application Keys To delete an application key simply select the button to be removed and press the
35. being in an optimized FILM PROCESSING mode will have only film mode enabled as a source The system is locked into film 3 2 removal insertion using INPUT CADENCE CORRECTION In this mode cadence correction will be performed if necessary MAINTAIN CADENCE This is an optimized film processing mode for Telecine applications or situations when input 3 2 sequences must be maintained or passed through on the ImageConvert output The system being in an optimized FILM PROCESSING mode will have only film mode enabled as a source The system is locked onto film 3 2 removal insertion using INPUT CADENCE PASSTHROUGH In this mode no cadence correction will be performed BROADCAST Specifically for broadcast set and forget applications or situations when content is mixed and unpredictable The Teranex system is essentially placed in video mode on the SOURCE menu This allows film video and mixed film video such as a video CG crawl over film to pass through the Teranex with no disturbances Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 22 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Input Select Pressing this button will open a menu that will show the currently selected input Once an input is selected the button will indicate the active input e g HD A HD B etc Set 1 Presets gt System Setup Input Output i Knob amp Video Video Audio Timecode Line GPI Display Power Dismiss Serial Digital Inpu
36. ce Enhance Noise Reduce On Auto o A A o Off m No Motion XE ix Bias Eg AA ere Red 0 ex TE TOT ES 3 EN Motion Nom o 4 iun m Moti Recursive Figure 63 VC200 DA gt gt Input Select WE Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Foret EE Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 64 VC300 VC600 e Auto Button Engages a feedback controller that dynamically sets the distance no motion and motion sliders based and noise and motion measurement extracted from the scene Setting this button will disengage the distance no motion and motion sliders Bias Button Only used in Auto Mode Adjusts the noise set point in the temporal recursive controller The higher the bias the more aggressive the controller is towards noise in the scene The lower the bias the more sensitive the controller is towards motion in the scene The range of the bias control is 6 to 6 with a nominal setting of 0 Note Pressing the top or bottom arrow button will make adjustments in single value increments Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 55 of 74 System Setup Menu The System Setup Menu allows the user to verify installed options setup GPI s choose the Genlock Reference Source and perform other basic setup functions A tabbed layout offers access to setup options for GPI control Genlock Reference inputs Audio processing and Timecode conversion Input Selection and setup of the user co
37. d to another mode To assign a function to a knob activate the desired slider and then select the Assigned mode for the knob The knob will continue to control only this function until the knob is reassigned to Follow Mode or Deprogrammed Adjusting the Display Brightness The front panel display brightness can be adjusted from this menu The minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is 8 The nominal value is 6 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 63 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Power Menu VC200 System Setup Output Knob amp ioe Power Supply A Bottom Power Supply B Top NOT READY OK ENABLE ENABLE DISABLE AS Figure 78 VC200 When equipped with the optional redundant power supply this menu is used to enable or disable one of the two power supplies installed in the system In addition to allowing control of the two power supplies the current status of each power supply is shown above the Enable Disable buttons for that power supply The power supply status will be one of the following e OK Power Supply is operating properly NOT READY there is no power supply in this location e POWER SUPPLY OVER TEMP this power supply is operating at or above the maximum operating temperature for this supply Fan Failure this status occurs when any of the fans in the system either that are in the power supplies or those in the chassis i
38. dio input has been detected User Presets System Setup Menu VC200 e GRAY Indicated that the preset is not active e GREEN Indicates that the preset is active e YELLOW If changes have been made to the system after the preset has been selected then the Preset button will show yellow RED Not Applicable Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 20 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc Input Output Formats imageConvert User Manual Input Format Pressing the Formats button on the VC200 or the Input or Output buttons on the VC300 VC600 opens a menu which allows the user to set the desired formats The Input Format slider and selection buttons are located in the left column 10 Format Window Input Format Output Format 720p5894 Clean Cadence Configuration Maintain ARID DIES Cadence 576150 7 Broadcast yy OK CANCEL Input Format 480 p 29 97 10 Format Window Configuration Output Format 720p2398 N Clean 720 p 58 84 5 Cadence Figure 17 VC200 480 p 59 94 576 i 50 576 p 50 Maintain Cadence Broadcast CANCEL E ERE 1080 i 50 720 p 23 98 1080 p 23 98 720 p 50 1080 sf 23 88 Figure 18 VC300 VC600 Output Format Pressing the Formats button on the VC200 or the Input or Output buttons on the VC300 VC600 opens a menu which allows the user to set the desired formats The Output Format slid
39. djustable Parameters Manual or Auto Mode e On Off Turn this filter on or off e Red Overlay Button When this button is selected the system superimposes a red overlay onto areas in the input image where the temporal recursive filter will identify motion The red overlay would display what the system is not attacking or filtering Note the Red Overlay button should not be used in combination with any other overlay button Note the Red Overlay will be visible on the main system outputs Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 52 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual In the Temporal Recursive Filter the red overlay will show the pixels in the image that have been determined to be in motion In Auto mode these pixels will not have any noise reduction applied to them In manual mode they will have noise reduction applied according to the setting of the Motion Historical Percentage slider In Auto mode the red overlay will help to identify the pixels in the image which are being processed by the temporal recursive filter In manual mode it can help in adjusting the Distance control The Dist Button is used to set the distance threshold to determine the sensitivity to motion between the current frame and historical frames This threshold represents a percentage of the current pixel value that the historical pixel value must be within in order to be considered unchanged The Distance con
40. e Noise Reduce Dismiss Conversion Mode Pixel Motion Auto Linear Interpolation Single Field Variable Aperture Spatial Motion Compensated Vertical Interpolation Temporal Interpolation w Pixel Motion Vectors r Aperture ib SHH E EC c Drama _tow _vigh Figure 44 VC200 User Adjustable Controls Set 1 Presets Preset1 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce r Conversion Mode Auto Linear Interpolation Pixel Motion Single Field Variable Aperture Spatial Motion Compensated Vertical Interpolation Temporal Interpolation w Pixel Motion Vectors r Aperture AAN UL ei TRA ps Drama Sports System Screen Setu Lock Input Format Auto Will always select the highest available processing mode Processing Options Source Conversion Auto Auto Sp n DA ce iS Input Select Processin Top Knob Bottom Knob Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 45 VC300 VC600 Linear Interpolation De interlaces the input image by throwing away one field of information from each frame and then re samples the missing lines to match the output format This method is simple to implement but results in a loss of Y of the vertical detail PixelMotion De interlaces the image by analyzing the image to de
41. ee A ves reper EP ree Vr ae ener E 66 Conversion Decision Listin ia 67 Conversion Decision List MENU ccccccccee cece cece eee e eee tts hh n nnns 68 24g C M 73 cm 73 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 3 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Preface Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Incorporated All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America All data and information contained in or disclosed by this document is confidential and proprietary information of Teranex Incorporated and all rights therein are expressly reserved By accepting this material the recipient agrees that this material and the information contained therein is held in confidence and in trust and will not be used copied reproduced in whole or in part nor its contents revealed in any manner to others without the express written permission of Silicon Optix Incorporated Information in this document is preliminary and subject to change and does not represent a commitment on the part of Silicon Optix Incorporated Version Date Comment By 1 0 2005 xx xx Draft Release S Ackerman 1 1 2006 01 31 Initial Release S Ackerman 1 2d 2007 01 16 S Ackerman 1 3 1 4 1 5 References imageConvert_UM doc Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 4 of 74 Si
42. ely to the right of the cutoff label The range of the control is 0 9 to 5 5 MHz with 21 defined frequencies The nominal value of cutoff is 3 5 MHz The list of defined Standard Definition frequency settings for the cutoff is shown below The nominal value is shown in bold e 0 9 1 0 1 25 1 50 1 75 2 0 2 25 2 5 2 75 3 0 3 25 3 5 3 75 4 0 4 25 4 5 4 75 5 0 5 25 5 5 Note Pressing the left of right arrow button at either end of the graph will move the cutoff frequency to the next higher or lower defined frequency Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 50 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Horizontal Only the filter will only affect the picture in the horizontal axis Vertical Only the filter will only affect the picture in the vertical axis Horizontal And Vertical the filter will be applied to both horizontal and vertical axis The Cutoff and Boost parameters apply to both axes Boost Sets the amount of boosting of amplitudes prior to the cut off frequency for Brickwall Filter This boosting of the amplitudes gives the appearance of sharpening in the image to help compensate for blurring that occurs when filtering out high frequency information The range of the control is 0 to 4 dB The nominal value for this parameter is 0 Note pressing the arrow button above or below the boost value will make adjustments in increments of 1 dB Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc
43. emory Area 2 App Menu This area of the display the area below the presets is used to display the various menus for any Teranex software application the user selects Area 3 The third area shown below contains the System Setup Button Screen Lock Button and Status Indication Area Displays Conversion Proc Color Detail Noise 24P Amp Space Enhance Reduce d e System Screen Setu Lock a b Area 3 Soft Keys a System Setup Opens the Setup Menu The Setup Menu allows the user to verify installed options setup GPI s choose the Genlock Reference Source and perform other basic setup functions Details on the Setup Menu can be found further on in the document b Screen Lock Opens the Screen Lock Menu See the Screenlock section for a description of this function Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 18 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual c Status Indication Area c through h the status area see above has a text display for each of the processing menus options Normally these text displays will be gray If a change is made to one of the menus causing the unit to be in a non standard mode the text will be shown in yellow Depending on the configuration of the system purchased pressing on the text displayed in status indication bar will cause the corresponding processing menu to be displayed in Area 2 of the touchscreen Area 4 The Main Control but
44. enu allows the user to select the desired output reference source System Setup Input Output Knob amp x Video Audio Timecode Line GPI DEE Power Dismiss Selected Variable Genlock Offset microseconds Input System Setup Keyed Product Options 192 168 88 152 Senis n lu E um EA microseconds System Selected Input EN Info Figure 69 VC200 1H HH gt Black Burst D Touch Conversion GPI Reference Audio Timecode l Line Decision List egeo Variable Genlock Offset HD Tri Level Interlaced Zero Progressive Figure 70 VC300 VC600 Reference Menu Options e Selected Input will reference the unit to the currently selected input e Blackburst will reference the unit to an external SD analog black burst signal HD Tri Level will reference the unit to an external HD tri level sync signal Note The Reference frame rate must match the output frame rate Note Tri level Sync is invalid when a Standard Definition SD output is selected Variable Genlock Offset Allow the user to adjust the output timing of the Video Computer relative to the external reference Note This control is currently only available in 480i59 94 gt 1080i59 94 and 480i59 94 gt 720p59 94 Reference Menu Error Indications The color of the Reference Tab will indicate the status of the reference signal e GRAY an input is present and valid e YELLOW the unit has detected an input sign
45. er and selector buttons are located in the center column 10 Format Window Input Format Output Format 720 p 59 94 Clean Cadence Configuration Maintain 480 p 58 84 Cadence 576150 Lo Broadcast Fr y OK CANCEL Input Format A 480 p 29 97 10 Format Window Output Format Configuration 720p2398 S Clean 720 p 59 94 v Cadence Figure 19 VC200 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 480 p 58 84 576i 50 576 p 50 Maintain Cadence Broadcast CANCEL aca Eg 1080150 1080 sf 23 98 720 p 23 98 1080 p 23 98 720 p 50 Figure 20 VC300 VC600 21 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Configuration Configuration allows the users to access different applications within a given product family without having to exit the current application The Configuration buttons are located on the right topside Configuration button definitions follow STANDARD The system is in a normal mode with all features under the PROCESSING SOURCE menu enabled Please note that some buttons will be grayed out in this menu for certain conversions Please note that this may not be the best mode for normal broadcast use see BROADCAST MODE below CLEAN CADENCE This is an optimized film processing mode for applications or situations when the input 3 2 sequence must be corrected on the ImageConvert output The system
46. er shows the current value The range of the control is 7 00dB to 7 00dB Note Pressing the left or right arrow button at either end of the slider will make fine adjustments Vertical Detail Slider Allows the user to soften or sharpen the vertical detail in the image by moving the slider to the left of center to soften the image or to the right to sharpen it An indicator to the left of the slider shows the current value The range of the control is 7 00dB to 7 00dB Zero Button Permits easy reset of active sliders to zero value Link Button Locks the operation of the Horizontal and Vertical sliders together so that changes made to one slider are reflected in proportional changes in the other slider Anti Alias Filter enables a filter used to minimizing aliasing jagged or blocky patterns when representing a high resolution signal at a lower resolution Chroma Softening When enabled the system uses a special filter designed to prevent chroma aliasing Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 46 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Noise Reduce Master Menu Set 1 Aspect Source eenversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Presets gt Split Screen Preset1 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preset 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Split Screen spl Brick Wall _ Recursive Removal Filter Filter
47. essed from the Presets button on the main screen There are a total of 41 presets 40 user and 1 master that can be used in this system The user presets are setup in 8 groups Sets of 5 presets The master preset is called Store Current and when saved becomes the power on default common to all Teranex systems There are three reasons it is important to save the user defined parameter settings e Parameter settings are needed for future use e n case of power failure e In situations requiring system restart Presets VC200 Terane uds es imageConvert C Product Family Input HAV Output 480 i 59 94 ex 480 i 59 94 SDIA RGB Formats Processing COL Presets Exit Figure 27 VC200 Store Preset Will store the current system setup in the selected Set and Preset For example pressing Store Preset in the GUI image above would save Preset 1 of Set 1 Recall Preset Will load the stored setting of the currently selected Set Preset Rename Preset Will allow the user to name the current Set Preset Dismiss Returns the user to the main screen Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 26 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Bet 1 v Preset 1 Preseti 2 RENAME EGAL ua C Preset1 3 Preseti 4 BE DISMISS STORE C Presetl 5 DEFAULT Figure 28 VC200 Presets VC300 VC600 Set 1 eser Preset 1 Preset1 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Set Set Set Se
48. event unauthorized access If you want to lock the screen to prevent accidental changes in parameters simply press the screen lock button The Screen Lock Keyboard will then be displayed The user can then either click OK to lock the screen without entering a password or enter a password and click OK The normal splash screen will appear with the word LOCKED in the background as shown below Setting a password provides the user with additional security To unlock the system touching anywhere on the screen will bring up the keyboard Use the touchscreen keyboard to enter a password up to nine characters in length Setting a password provides the user with additional security Note If a password is used please be sure to record the password in safe place in case the password is forgotten Also a power cycle will clear the password Set 1 ER Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Terane Fi ae imageC nvert i En OE Product Family OCC Output 480 159 94 RGB Figure 25 VC200 Figure 26 VC300 VC600 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 25 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Presets The Preset function provides the user a way to save or recall processing parameter settings to memory On the VC300 VC600 these presets are located in a drop down menu that is keyed off of the upper left most button the one with the arrow On the VC200 the presets can be acc
49. formation is split evenly between the top and bottom of the image Anamorphic This mode is similar to common top and bottom in that it ensures that the top and bottom edges of the input aspect ratio match the top and bottom edges of the output aspect ratio It also however stretches the image horizontally to fill the output 16 9 aspect ratio This mode is designed for use with material that was originally captured with an anamorphic lens thereby generating an output image with correct geometry when stretched horizontally to 16 9 When used with standard 4 3 material it will have the effect of stretching the material horizontally causing circles to appear as ovals etc Flexview Available in 480i to 720p59 94 1080159 94 and 576i to 720p50 1080i50 This aspect is unique to Teranex Flexview is a non linear anamorphic aspect designed for converting 4 3 material to 16 9 without the traditional stretched and fat distortion of a normal anamorphic stretch Flexview leaves the center portion of the image normal but provides increasing amounts of stretch on either side filling the 16 9 display without distorting the center action area Flexview appears as a wide angle effect and many viewers will perceive this as true HD Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 34 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Variable Aspect Control Activates the Variable Aspect Control screen when pressed See section belo
50. hanges the Cr red values of the mask Nominal returns the vertical size to the default position is in Follow Mode ix 3 Link pH a ied ip 512 returns the Pan gt LLLLLLLU control to its default E IN position i i e manr x gt c Nominal Button Chroma returns the Tilt im X 2 Active control to its default Pressing button toggles the Cr Cb values of the image mask on and off Fill Fill Color Luminance Slider changes the luminance level of the mask oom X Nominal 1 000 Nominal Button I T Trim Y Arrow Buttons allows the image mask to be trimmed in the vertical domain Trim X Arrow Dismiss Exits the variable aspect ratio conversion menu Buttons Zero Button Y Position X Position Zero Changes made on the variable allows the returns Arrow Arrow Button aspect menu will still be in image mask both the H Buttons Buttons returns effect once the menu has to be and V trim allows allows both H and been dismissed To cancel trimmed in controls to vertical horizontal V positions changes the user must press the the default positioning positioning to the the Exit Variable Aspect horizontal setting of image of image default Button on the main Aspect setting domain Menu Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc
51. he area to find application specific menus Area 2 3 and 4 are common for all software applications The touch screen is divided into four functional areas Area 1 The first area is the general splash area This area is used to display the various processing menus Area 2 The second area of the display is used to show the currently selected input format and type This area will also shown diagnostic information if the input is lost or incorrect Area 3 The third area contains the buttons used to access the various system menus System Setup Screen Lock Formats Processing CDL System Info Presets Exit Area 4 The second area of the display is used to show the currently selected output format and type Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 17 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Standard Display Layout for Application Interface VC300 VC600 The touchscreen is divided into four functional areas Area 2 will be the area to find application specific menus Area 1 3 and 4 are common for all software applications The screen below shows a generic screen layout Set 1 POSEE Preset 1 Preset 4 Preset 5 A Division of Silicon cr eConvert t Family Teranexi System Screen Source Detail Noise Setu Lock Auto S gt Enhance Reduce Figure 16 VC300 VC600 Area 1 Presets The Preset function provides the user a way to save or recall parameter settings to and from m
52. he color space of the input image due to differences in the phosphors of the various output display devices The colorspace menu allows the user to select the input signal color space as well as the output signal colorspace from a pull down list In the center of the colorspace menu is an area that shows the CIE X t Y coordinates of the R G and B primaries for the selected colorspace It also displays the luma equation and gamma To the right of these numbers is a graphical representation of the CIE color spectrum The spectrum will always show the currently selected output colorspace triangle within the display SMPTE RP 177 Enables an alternative Colorspace for use with additive display devices Customize Allows the user to enter their own parameters for the colorspace conversion See Custom Colorspace page 45 of this manual Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 43 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual A drop down menu provides access to a set of pre programmed colorspace settings The most commonly used setting is Auto mode which automatically establishes the input and or output colorspace based on the input and output formats selected by the user Set 1 Preset 1 Preset 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Aspect Source conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Dismiss Input Colorspace Output Colorspace
53. ilm originated material fades are achieved electronically in post production rather than performed optically in the film lab Unfortunately the process of creating a fade electronically disrupts the 3 2 sequence by causing a change in each field The process of 3 2 detection as seen above occurs by matching fields back together that came from the same film frame If however an electronic fade is applied there will be a luminance difference in each field thus making matches difficult This will cause the system to treat the material as if it were video source material and will interpolate the frames during the fade to prevent any artifacts from occurring There may however be occasions when it is felt a better result would occur by allowing the system to continue to try to treat the material as film thereby trying to match fields to create the progressive frames The Disable Fade Detection mode allows the user to turn off fade detection so that the algorithm will continue to treat this material as film Film Over Film Not available in the imageConvert application Correct Cadence Mode Not available in the imageConvert application Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 40 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc Conversion Menu imageConvert User Manual The Conversion Mode menu allows the user to select the appropriate method used for processing the input image Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhanc
54. in this menu This menu also shows the MAC Address of the system which is needed when obtaining keys for new software features and the size of the virtual disk which is installed on the CPU board that controls the system In addition to the hardware revision information the menu shows the software version that is currently installed on the system The area marked Reason Codes is for engineering use only Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 66 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Conversion Decision List The Conversion Decision List CDL is an included software package that gives the user the ability to control the unit via a text based script where timecode triggered events control various parameters of the unit To access the CDL Menu press the Conversion Decision List button located on the right side of the System Setup Keyed Product Options Conversion GPI Reference Audio Timecode Line TAE Decision Figure 83 VC300 VC600 System Setup Screen Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 67 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Conversion Decision List Menu The Conversion Decision List menu is shown below Run Runs the currently selected CDL script Conversion Decision List CDL File 1 Stop State Stop Stops the execution of the current CDL Line Queued 0 script CDL 1 CDL 8 Current Time
55. licon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Overview Filters and Algorithms PixelMotion De interlacing PixelMotion de interlacing of video originated material produces perfect progressive frames in preparation for further processing The processing aperture is adjusted on a pixel by pixel basis which preserves all of the detail of the original interlaced image and eliminates jaggies in the output image Scene Change Detection Preserves clean cuts between scenes Upon detecting a cut the temporal aperture is reduced from 4 fields to 2 fields for the first frame in the new scene This prevents uncorrelated data from being used in the interpolation process at scene boundaries Colorspace Conversion Is required on format conversion due to the differing color primaries and luma equations of the existing standards Aspect Ratio Control Allows selection from standard aspect ratios such as common top amp bottom common sides and anamorphic Once selected each aspect ratio offers adjustments for horizontal and vertical image resizing pan amp tilt and position Detail Enhancement Is an edge sharpening filter based on a traditional film compositing technique called Unsharp Masking This filter corrects any blurring introduced during image capture compression or resampling Timecode amp Audio Handling Proper handling of audio and time code ensures that synchronization is maintained throughout the processing cycle Enhanced Conve
56. lnet session Once a telnet session has been established follow the commands for Read and Write as outlined in Appendix 1 Enhanced CDL VC300 VC600 only Enhanced CDL is a more automated way of generating timecode based conversion decision lists Instead of manually entering in timecode and parameter change commands Enhanced CDL actually builds the CDL script based on the application parameters at specific timecode locations In essence the Enhanced CDL feature captures all the application settings at various key frame locations like a snapshot Using this feature relies on having incoming VITC timecode coming into the system with the video The Enhanced CDL capability is invoked using the Set Select button in Area 1 of the display and choosing the CDL Marking button This is shown on the illustration below Set 1 Presets gt gt Preset 1 Preseti 2 Preset 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Set Set Set Set Set Set Set OR EA EI Source Conversion Proc Set Auto Auto Amp aaa a Rename Set DA gt a Input Select Processin Top Knob Bottom Knob Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format imageConvert Product Family Figure 84 VC300 VC600 This will bring up a menu for selecting the CDL script to append There are 8 possible scripts Select CDL to Append ES Fe Figure 85 VC300 VC600 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 71 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User
57. nput The Input Format button on the main splash will also change color based on the conditions listed below HD A GRAY an input is present and valid Input Select HD A YELLOW the unit has detected an input signal but it i Is not valid based on the currently selected input format Input Select RED indicates that no input has been detected Note Buttons are located under the INPUT SELECT button on the main VC300 splash screen Note On the VC200 splash screen the input readout is located as input and output format text positioned on the left input and right output splash screen area The Input Format text will change color based on the conditions listed above The System Setup button on the lower far left will change color to reflect the Input Select status within that menu Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 24 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Screenlock en 0 Enter Password a EO ae ee E EN Biiilililli Ed E del Figure 23 VC200 E ES EE RES ESL RC E ES E win 7 Pep vy edn eme 2 Z O CANCEL Enter Password to Lock Screen Optional oK Figure 24 VC300 VC600 The Screen Lock menu disables touchscreen control preventing changes to system operational parameters Press Cancel if you wish to cancel this operation This feature allows for an OPTIONAL password to be set to pr
58. nput C e Y C S Video A B Select the S video input which is achieved by connecting the Y channel to input A and the C channel to input B e YPrPb Component A B C Selects the analog component input The Y channel is connected to input A the Pr channel is connected to input B and the Pb channel is connected to input C Note Analog composite and component are only supported on the VC200 Video Computer Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 57 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Output Video Menu VC200 System Setup om glem tme Analog Outputs RGB A B C YUV A B C CVS Composite A YiC S Video B C Figure 68 VC200 Analog Outputs e RGB A B C Sets the analog component output for RGB e YUV A B C Sets the analog component output for YUV e CVS Composite A Y C S Video B C Sets the analog output to provide standard definition analog composite on output A and S video on outputs B and C Note Analog composite and component outputs are only available on the VC200 Video Computer The Output Video Menu only affects the analog video outputs Regardless of the setting on this menu the SDI output of the system will be present in either a standard definition or high definition format depending on the output format chosen Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 58 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Reference This m
59. ntrol knob Some of the menu items on the VC200 are specific to this platform but most of the menus are common The menus that are specific to the VC200 are noted in the heading for that menu The System Setup Menus for the VC200 and VC300 VC600 are shown below System Setup Lockout Keyed Remote Product Options 192 168 88 152 5 T Conversion GPI Reference Audio Timecode Line Decislon List GPI 1 Selects Se eset P System Info yout Output Rer Audio Timecode Line GPI hd Power Dismiss Serial Digital Inputs Analog Inputs d T Composite Composite Composite SD A SD B A B C 5 Y C S Video YPrPb Component A B A B C Figure 65 VC200 Figure 66 VC300 VC600 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Input Video Menu VC200 System Setup EE m Dies Serial Digital Inputs Analog Inputs UN Composite Composite Composite SD A SD B f A B C T E Y C S Video YPrPb Component ci Es A B A B C Figure 67 VC200 Serial Digital Inputs e SD A Select standard definition SDI input A e SD B Selects standard definition SDI input B e HD A Select high definition HD SDI input A Shared BNC input with SD A e HD B Selects high definition HD SDI input B Shared BNC input with SD B Analog Inputs e Composite A Select analog composite input A e Composite B Select analog composite input B e Composite C Select analog composite i
60. oa Pin out Designations for 9 pin D Style Female GPI connector VC200 Eu SIGNALS 1 PINS SIGNALS GPI INPUT 3 5 amp 6 System Ground GPL INPUT 2 GPI INPUT 1 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 62 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Knob amp Display VC200 On the VC200 chassis the Knob amp Display menu allows access to program the functionality of the single knob that is available on that chassis This menu also allows the user to adjust the brightness of the GUI display System Setup Output A s ISmI me mel KNOB DISABLED Recur Noise Pixel 4 5 gt Display Brightness FOLLOW Lockout DISABLE EENE Figure 77 VC200 Programming the knob The operational mode of each knob can be set independently There are three modes that are selectable via the pull down menus activated by pressing the Left Knob or Right Knob Buttons Knobs can be in the following modes e Deprogrammed The knob is disabled e Follow Mode The knob can be assigned on the fly When the user activates a slider control within one of the menus and then turns a knob the knob is automatically assigned to that function If the user then selects another slider control and adjusts the knob the knob will be re assigned to the new function e Assigned Locks a knob to a particular function e g Proc Amp Video Level The knob retains this function even when the GUI screen is change
61. om EM MM E EH EM Ei Anamorphic Figure 38 VC200 System Screen Source Conversion Setu Lock Auto Auto NA oa la Input Select Processin 59 94 Top Knob Bottom Knob 59 94 Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 39 VC300 VC600 Default Aspect Ratio Options The Aspect Ratio menu offers the following default conversion options Common Top and Bottom Ensures that the top and bottom edges of the input image match the top and bottom edges of the output aspect ratio For example if the input aspect ratio were 4 3 and it was passed on to a 16 9 display using the common top and bottom method the original 4 3 image would appear centered in the 16 9 display with black bars or pillars on the left and right side Common Left and Right Ensures that the left and right edges of the input image match the left and right edge of the output aspect ratio For example if the input aspect ratio is 4 3 and the output aspect ratio is 16 9 the left and right edges of the input image are stretched to match the left and right edges of the output In order to maintain correct geometry of the image the input image is then stretched vertically as well This has the same result as zooming in on the image While this method maintains correct geometry and fills the entire output display it also results in an overall lose of approximately 33 33 of the input information in the vertical domain This loss of in
62. or Rename the selected preset button Select Rename After selecting Rename the Rename a Preset screen and keyboard will be displayed Using the keyboard type in the new name for the Preset button and press OK To Rename a User Set Press the Set button at the top left of the display to open the pull down User Set list Select the Set from 1 8 that you d like to rename This makes the set that you d like to rename the active Set Again press the Set button at the top left of the display to open the pull down User Set list Select Rename After selecting Rename the Rename a Preset screen and keyboard will be displayed Using the keyboard type in the new name for the Set button and press OK Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 30 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc Keyboard amp Knob Interface Keyboard Interface Figure 32 VC200 imageConvert User Manual gH iiiIIIJI SISDIIBIBI AAA ne MEE ID I O DITS me PTT Lo E Tn id CANCEL Enter Password to Lock Screen Optional OK Figure 33 VC300 VC600 Within the platform is a keyboard display This keyboard is utilized to enter Passwords when using Screen Lock renaming presets and entering new software keys in the Startup Menu to enable use of new Teranex Software Applications Knob Interface There is one programmable knob on the front panel of the VC200 Video Computer and two programmable knob
63. oring fields At the low end of the control the algorithm will do more interpolation which means that an orphan field will be spatially up sampled to create a progressive frame The opposite end of the control causes the algorithm to work harder at trying to find a match with one of the neighboring fields e Cut Detection Aggressiveness This control sets how large a difference must be present in a scene change before it is interpreted as a cut If the control were to be set too low then simple actions such as a camera pan may be interpreted as a difference between frames and trigger the Cut Detector Ideally set the control at the higher end of the range so that only course changes between frames trigger the Cut Detector e Post Cut Manual Phase When a cut occurs in the source material the system must re establish the 3 2 sequence after the cut Depending on where the cut occurs the new sequence after the cut may be starting on an A B C or D frame There may be cases where the system will get confused in selecting the correct new sequence If this occurs the Post Cut Manual Phase control allows the user to manually start the new sequence at the correct phase by bumping the phase to either an A B C or D frame e Disable Fade Detection In most film originated material fades are achieved electronically in post production rather than performed optically in the film lab Unfortunately the process of creating a fade electronically
64. position level of the the mask Pressing button toggles the Cr Cb values of the image mask on and off V Trim Arrow Buttons allows the image mask to be trimmed in the vertical domain Nominal Button returns the Tilt control to its default position Tilt Slider If an image is resized in the vertical domain to a point where it is larger than the output window portions of the image will not be visible The Tilt slider allows the user to move the image in the output window thus deciding which portion of the image is viewahle Zero Button returns both the H and V trim controls to the default setting H Trim Arrow Buttons allows the image mask to be trimmed in the horizontal domain V Position Arrow Buttons allows vertical positioning of image Nominal returns the vertical size to the default position Knobs The Knobs located on the front of the Video Processing Platform are forced into Follow Me Mode when in the Variable Aspect Menu Dismiss Exits the variable aspect ratio conversion menu Changes made on the variable aspect menu will still be in effect once the menu has been dismissed To cancel changes the user must press the Exit Variable Aspect Button on the main Aspect Menu Pan Slider If an image is resized horizontally to a poin
65. rs To edit the IP address press the Edit IP Address button The following screen will appear Edit IP Address 7 IP Address El 192 168 88 84 4 Edit IP Address IP Address 192 168 88 152 EH aoa ESTER ES JAE Figure 11 VC200 Jo aso al o Figure 12 VC300 VC600 When shipped from the factory the default IP address for VC200 systems shipped is 192 168 88 84 For the VC300 and VC600 systems the default IP address is 192 168 88 152 For proper operation of the system on a Local Area Network the subnet mask of the Local Area Network must be 255 255 255 0 System Information Pressing the System Info button will cause the System Info screen to appear Start up Menu Default Upgrade lt unused gt From CD IP Address 192 168 88 152 lt unused gt MAC Address 00 50 b8 00 0b 85 IP Address 192 168 88 84 CONVRT MAC Address 00 07 32 02 9b 4e aparada Ss Image Convert Version 4 4 1 Image Enhance 4 4 1 Calibrate Touch Si Sure Image Restore 4 4 1 D Edit unused gt IP Address OK System Info Calibrate lt unused gt Image Convert Version 4 4 1 Touch Screen cuente Image Enhance 4 4 1 Image Restore 4 4 1 Figure 13 VC200 lt unused gt Ie Address OK unused gt DELETE System Info KEY lt unused gt lt unused gt Figure 14 VC300 VC600 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 15 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc
66. rsion Decision List Processing Easy to use controls capture all processing parameters based on time code allowing processing parameters to be fine tuned on a scene by scene basis These parameters are then applied on a frame accurate basis to the source material Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 5 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc Formats The imageConvert family of applications supports the following formats X4 FC 2 Multi Format Conversion Package Minimum Platform Requirement VC300 2 board system imageConvert User Manual Input Output Input Output Input Output 480159 94 480sf29 97 480p59 94 576150 576p50 720p23 98 480159 94 4805f29 97 480p59 94 576150 576sf25 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 1080sf25 480p59 94 720p59 94 1080i59 94 480159 94 480159 94 576150 576sf25 576p50 720p50 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94 1080sf23 98 1080p24 1080sf24 1080sf25 576150 480159 94 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 720p50 720p59 94 1035159 94 1080150 1080159 94 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 576150 720p50 720p59 94 1080150 480159 94 576150 720p50 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94 1080p23 98 1080sf23 98 108sf29 98 480159 94 480159 94 576150 720p50 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94 1080p24 1080sf24 1080sf25 480159 94 576150 720p23 98 720p59 94 1080150 1080i59 94
67. s 1 100 A setting of 100 forces the filter ON for every pixel resulting in a standard median filter being applied to the entire chroma channel of the image The nominal value for this threshold is 90 This control is currently linked to the Luma slider Note Pressing the left or right arrow button at either end of the sliders will make adjustments in single value increments Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 49 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Brickwall Filter Set 1 Precis Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preset 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Dismiss Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce al Nj 3 50 Horizontal Vertical _ Horizontal Only Only NR Master Spike Brickwall Recursive Boost E Boost IE ag tN ARA 3 50 Horizontal Vertical Horizontal ony gay Venial Figure 59 VC200 NR Master Spike NR Master spike Brickwall cum System Screen INT Tas Setu Lock Auto Auto DA gt Input Select HS 94 59 94 Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Degrogram ed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 60 VC300 VC600 Operation This noise reducer is a low pass filter with a sharp rolloff A low pass filter attenuates high frequencies i e image detail while leaving low frequency information unaffected
68. s on the front panel of the VC300 amp VC600 Video Computers These knobs are rotary encoders and are useful when the touchscreen sliders do not provide the fine control desired by the operator System Setup Input Output 3 Knob amp Video Video Pef Audio Timecode Line GPI DES Dismiss KNOB DISABLED Display Brightness Recur Noise Pixel 4 ma b FOLLOW DISABLE Figure 34 VC200 Lockout Remote Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved Set 1 UA Preset1 1 Preset 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 A Division of Mico gt imageConvert Product Family Teranexi system ProcAmp Video Gain Setup Follow Mode a 3 Deprogram Left Knob processin 39H EEG Top Knob Bottom Knob gt Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 35 VC300 VC600 31 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Programming the knobs The operational mode of each knob can be set independently There are three modes that are selectable via the pull down menus activated by pressing the Left Knob or Right Knob Buttons Knobs can be programmed in the following modes e Deprogrammed The knob is disabled e Follow Mode The knob can be assigned on the fly When the user activates a slider control by touch within one of the menus and then turns a knob the knob is automatically assigned to that function or follows the opera
69. script can be stopped at any time by pressing the Stop button Script Edit Create The CDL scripts are created through the use of a built in text editor To create or edit a script press the desired script button CDL 1 to CDL 8 and press Edit The screen below will then be displayed SAVE Saves the current text file without exiting the Text Editor Text Editor state CDL1 cdl This window will display the S Y Exit Exits the current CDL B Text Editor commands E 2jdshspspstshsdsl E Cursor ap e ef if ef Sono app olle o f al el vds AA ES SAVE Saves the current text file without exiting the Text Editor VC300 VC600 Text Editor Exit Exits the Text Editor VC200 Text Editor Screen Text Editor state CDL1 cdl Cursor Movement controls Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 69 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual CDL Example The syntax for CDL commands is outlined in the Teranex Remote API Document A copy will be provided when this option is purchased or upon request An example of a script for StarFilm would be TC AT 01 00 00 00 DIRT OFF OFF OFF GRAIN OFF TRF OFF TC AT 01 05 00 00 DIRT 80 OFF 16 0 GRAIN 20 MEDIUM TC NEXT GRAIN 30 MEDIUM TRF ON ON 2 TC NEXT GRAIN 30 SMALL TC NEXT GRAIN 50 SMALL TC DONE In the example above when the incoming timecode reaches 01 00 00 00 1 hour
70. t Set Set Set E Set A e Enhance Reduce aT Rename Set SD A gt imageConvert Product Family D m z Store Current Input Select Processin es a Top Knob Bottom Knob CDL Marking Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 29 VC300 VC600 Location of Preset drop down menu Along the top of the display are five preset buttons and one Set selection button e The drop down menu will display a list of 8 User groups Set 1 through Set 8 e Each group has five user definable presets Presets 1 through Preset 5 e The extra 1 Master Preset called Store Current is just above the CDL Marking button at the bottom of the drop down menu This stores the current settings for power on default Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 27 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual User defined Labeling for Presets Example Each of the group Sets and the individual Presets can be edited and renamed with a user defined label The table below shows and example of presets with user defined names ExtDay ExtNite PRESET 4 PRESET 2 PRESET 3 PRESET 4 PRESET 2 PRESET 3 PRESET 4 PRESET 2 PRESET 3 PRESET 4 PRESET 2 PRESET 3 PRESET 4 PRESET 2 PRESET 3 PRESET 4 PRESET 2 PRESET 3 PRESET 4 PRESET 2 PRESET 3 PRESET 4 tore Current Configuration The Store Current preset allows the user to store a system configuration that will be used if the system looses power or is
71. t where it is larger than the output window portions of the image will not be visible The Pan slider moves the image in the output window thus deciding what portion of the image is viewable Zero Button returns both H and V positions to the default setting X Position Arrow Buttons allows horizontal positioning of image Nominal Button returns the Pan control to its default position Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 36 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual On the VC200 the control screen below will be displayed Pan Slider If an image is resized horizontally to a point where it is larger than the output window portions of the image will not be visible The Pan slider moves the image in the output window thus deciding what portion of Tilt Slider If an image is resized in the vertical domain to a point where it is larger than the output window portions of the image will not be visible The Tilt slider allows the user to move the image in the output window thus Zoom X Slider Fill Color era cue the image is viewable deciding which portion of Cb Slider orizontal size the image is viewable changes the of the image i a Cb blue value of the mask Nominal returns the horizontal size to the default position Fill Color Cr Slider c
72. termine if there is any inter frame motion If no motion is detected then the unit will use information from the entire frame If however motion is present then the unit resorts to a linear interpolation method TM PixelComp Not available in the imageConvert application Interpolation Aperture Used when doing a frame rate conversion the interpolation aperture is used to set the characteristics of the filter used to create the synthetics information in a frame rate conversion A setting of 0 drama will give a sharper image with more potential for judder in motion areas A setting of 16 sport will give a softer image with more blur in motion areas TM PixelComp Aggressiveness Not available in the imageConvert application Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 41 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Proc Amp Control Menu Press the Proc Amp tab to reveal the menu below Aspect Source Conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Video Gain ios db 0 4 6 Black Level Le IRE 0 ob 0 A db 0 Set 1 me Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preset 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspacel Enhance Noise Reduce Black Level MU gt 7502 gt gt aieo 00 Zero qe ONO JEEE so D 0 Hue L degrees 10 2 Saturation db 0 ae Figure 46 VC200 AAA Ld AN TATI ERS TERT ret T AS ME AAA Fd ME
73. the display to open the pull down User Set list e Select the Set from 1 8 into which you would like to save the current configuration e Select the specific User Preset button 1 5 to which you d like to save the current e A pull down menu will be displayed see above with the options to Store Recall or Rename the selected preset button Select Save To Recall a User Preset e Press the Set button at the top left of the display to open the pull down User Set list e Select the Set from 1 8 from which you would like to recall a configuration e Select the specific User Preset button 1 5 that holds the configuration you would like to recall A pull down menu will be displayed see above with the options to Store Recall or Rename the selected preset button e Select Recall e When the preset is selected the corresponding button will change to green to show that the preset is active e f any changes are made to the system after a preset has been selected the Preset button will show Yellow Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 29 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual To Rename a User Preset Press the Set button at the top left of the display to open the pull down User Set list Select the Set from 1 8 which you would like to rename Select the User Preset button 1 5 which you would like to rename A pull down menu will be displayed see above with the options to Store Recall
74. tix Inc imageConvert User Manual Installing amp Starting Installing Application Software from CD Teranex Video platforms come pre loaded with your purchased application software However if the need arises to install new or upgrade old application software loading software from CD may be required Please refer to the Teranex Video Computer Installation and User Manual section on upgrading from CD if you need to install software Getting assistance This manual will help you get started with your Teranex application It provides an overview of features and procedures for the tasks you can perform using this product However if you need further assistance please contact 24 hr Technical Support Phone For US amp Canada 877 2 TERANEX 877 283 7263 International 1 407 858 6000 Technical Support e mail support teranex com Technical Support web site www teranex com support Servicing Only authorized service personnel should open the unit Disconnect AC sources to the power supply ies before servicing Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 9 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Getting started with your application Automatic load of the factory set Default Application Your system has been shipped with one of the Teranex software applications selected as a default to automatically start at power on The following describes the power on amp start up sequence for the Teranex Video
75. tons are located in the lower portion of the display screen There are 4 main control buttons and two programmable Rotary Knobs left right for the VC600 Video Computer and top bottom for the VC300 Video Computer Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 19 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Standard Platform Color Error Indications There are four colors use to indicate system active or errors The colors utilized are gray green yellow and red The colors have the following meanings Input Select Button System Setup Menu VC200 e GRAY An input is selected and valid e GREEN Not Applicable e YELLOW If the input select button is yellow then the unit has detected an input signal but it is not valid based on the currently selected input RED Indicates that no input has been detected Reference Tab System Setup Menu e GRAY A reference input is selected and valid GREEN Not Applicable e YELLOW If the input select button is yellow then the unit has detected an input signal but it is not valid based on the currently selected reference source RED Indicates that no reference input has been detected Audio Tab System Setup Menu e GRAY An audio input is selected and valid e GREEN Not Applicable e YELLOW If the input select button is yellow then the unit has detected an input signal but it is not valid based on the currently selected audio input RED Indicates that no au
76. tor When the user selects another slider control and turns the knob the knob will be re assigned to the new function e Assigned Locks a knob to a particular function e g Proc Amp Video Level The knob retains this function even when the GUI screen is changed to another mode To assign a function to a knob activate the desired slider and then select the Assigned mode for the desired knob The knob will continue to control only this function until the knob is reassigned to Follow Mode or Deprogrammed Note On the VC200 chassis access to the knob menu is made by first eoing to the System Setup menu then selecting the Knob amp Display tab This menu also controls the brightness of the display on the VC200 Refer to the System Setup Menu section of this manual for a description of this capability Physical Knob Location for VC600 vs VC300 systems On the VC600 Video Computer the physical location of the rotary knobs is below the touchscreen display and are referred to as Left Knob and Right Knob in the GUI e On the VC300 Video Computers the physical location of the rotary knobs are to the right of the touchscreen display and are referred to as Top Knob and Bottom Knob in the GUI Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 32 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Processing Menu The Processing Menu is selected by pressing the Processing button The Processing menu is arranged in
77. trol should be set to a point where only pixels that are actually in motion are colored red This will allow noise to be correctly processed as noise rather than motion User Adjustable Parameters Manual Mode Temporal Recursive Filter Dist Button Sets the distance threshold to determine the sensitivity to motion between the current frame and historical frames This threshold represents a percentage of the current pixel value that the historical pixel value must be within in order to be considered unchanged The Dist button is fully operational in this mode so the user can identify the motion sensitivity of this control and better control it s setting The current value is displayed in the center of the button The range of the control is 0 to 40 The nominal value for this Dist threshold is 15 A Dist setting of O will detect motion at every pixel the impact being that no filtering will occur A Dist setting of 40 will be less sensitive to motion temporally filtering every pixel which may result in blurring of any objects areas that are in motion In other words if Dist is too low it thinks everything is moving therefore no filtering If Dist is too high it thinks nothing is moving therefore filtering everything Note Pressing the top or bottom arrow button will make adjustments in single value increments Historical Percentage No Motion NR Slider Sets the historical weighting factor for areas in the frame where no motion has
78. ts Analog Inputs Preset1 1 Presetl 2 Presetl 3 Preset 4 Presetl 5 Serial Digital Inputs Ln Composite Composite Composite SD A SD B Bas A B C det 201 POSSE Y C S Video YPrPb Component at ae o A B A B C Figure 21 VC200 SD A SD B SD C SD D HD A HD B a sa SD A gt b our z Input Select Processin Top Knob Bottom Knob Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 22 VC300 VC600 Note The Input Video selection menu on the VC200 Video Computer is located under the System Setup menu Serial Digital Inputs Note only 2 physical inputs are present on the VC200 and VC300 P4 Video Computers These 2 inputs will accept either HD SDI or SD SDI based on the conversion selected SD A Selects standard definition SDI input A Physical input A SD B Selects standard definition SDI input B Physical input B HD A Selects high definition HD SDI input A Physical input A HD B Selects high definition HD SDI input B Physical input B The VC200 Input Video menu as shown above is also used to select an analog video input For information about selecting analog inputs on the VC200 consult the Input Video menu in the System Setup Menu section of this manual Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 23 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual The color of the Input Select button VC300 VC600 will indicate the status of that i
79. tself run too slowly or have stopped Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved P 64 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Keyed Product Options On the VC300 VC600 systems pressing the Keyed Product Options button opens a window displaying a list of software packages activated by the Access Key as shown below Use the scroll bar at right to scan all packages and conversions in the list When finished press the DISMISS button to return to the System Setup menu On the VC200 system the Licensed Products list is part of the System Info menu that appears after pressing the System Info button on the System Setup menu When finished press the OK button to return to the System Setup menu Licensed Products Licensed Products PACKAGE NAME IC UDC CONVERSION 48015334 48015334 PACKAGE NAME X4 FC 2 48015994 48015994 48015994 480P2997 48015994 480P5994 48015994 576150 48015994 576SF25 48015994 720P2398 48015994 720P5994 48015994 1080150 48015994 108015994 48015994 1080P2398 48015994 10808F2398 48015994 10808F25 480P2997 48015994 480P2997 480P5994 480P2997 720P5994 Figure 79 VC200 480P2997 108015994 480P5994 48015994l 576150 48015994 576150 576150 576150 5768F25 ERECTA CIEMEN CONVERSION 46015994 480P5384 CONVERSION 48015334 720P5994 CONVERSION 48015334 108015994 CONVERSION 48015334 10805F2398 CONVERSION 460P5994 46015994 DISMISS
80. ues Ea sam 3000 1500 3127 Primaries Ml wW y 3300 soo 0600 3290 Luma Equation 2126 7152 0722 comp CANCEL Figure 52 VC300 VC600 Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 45 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Detail Enhance Menu Press the Enhance tab to reveal the menu below Set 1 Presets gt Aspect Source Conversion Proc Amp Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Dismiss Anti aliaspDetail Enhance db m o0 a n Preseti 1 Preseti 2 Preseti 3 Preseti 4 Preseti 5 Aspect Source conversion Proc Ampl Colorspace Enhance Noise Reduce Chroma e Softening Anti allas7 rDetail Enhance db room oo zo HT o Zero vera Q0 70 Luc yu 70 Zero Figure 53 VC200 Processing Options Redu i i SD A gt O Input Select rocessin 59 94 Top Knob Bottom Knob 59 94 Input Format Deprogrammed Deprogrammed Output Format Figure 54 VC300 VC600 Operation Based on a traditional film compositing technique called Unsharp Masking This edge sharpening filter allows for both positive and negative aperture correction User Adjustable Parameters Horizontal Detail Slider Allows the user to soften or sharpen the horizontal detail in the image by moving the slider to the left of center to soften the image or to the right to sharpen it An indicator to the left of the slid
81. w Note Variable aspect ratio conversion may not be available in all format conversions especially HD to HD e Zoom Crop This function when selected will zoom the image by 3 pixels and then crop the image by 3 pixels This purpose of this function is to allow video disturbances that may arise on the top or bottom edge of an image or on the left or right side of an image to be corrected e Exit Variable Aspect Replaces the Zoom Crop button when the Variable Aspect Control mode is activated This button will be Yellow and is used to exit the variable aspect ratio conversion mode Pressing this button will cancel any changes made on the Variable Aspect Ratio menu Other Controls Edge Trim This control adjusts the amount of border cropping that is performed on the image in common top amp bottom aspect ration mode It is adjustable from 0 to 50 or 0 to 20 pixels depending on the conversion currently in use To adjust move the slider up or down or press on the horizontal bars above or below the slider to change the setting by increments of 2 This control may also be assigned to a front panel knob Fill Shade When the input aspect ratio is smaller than the output aspect ratio and no stretching or zooming is performed there are areas in the output display device that are filled with black The Fill Shade control adjusts the level of gray of these areas from 64 digital black to 940 digital white Move the slider up or do
82. wn or press on the horizontal bars above or below the Edge Trim Fill Shade 50 340 slider to change the setting by increments of 1 This control may also be assigned to a front panel knob e Pan Control Adjusts the position of the input image window in aspect ratios where part of the image is cropped Note The status Icon in the Input and Output format buttons will change to show the selected aspect ratios Note The dotted line visible in the status icon shows the area of the input signal that will be cut off by going to the currently selected output aspect ratio Note Circles in the icons will show any geometric distortion that will occur with the currently selected aspect ratio Copyright 2007 Silicon Optix Inc All rights reserved 35 of 74 Silicon Optix Inc imageConvert User Manual Variable Aspect Control On the VC300 VC600 the control screen below will be displayed providing horizontal and vertical sizing controls Link ties Zoom X Nominal Fill Color Fill Color Fill Color Cr Slider the X and Y Slider returns the Luminance Cb Slider changes the Cr Zoom Y Slider Zoom sliders adjusts the horizontal Slider changes the red values of the adjusts the together horizontal size to the changes the Cb blue mask vertical size of The Y slider size of the default luminance value of Chroma Active the image will control image

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