Adtec digital EN-30 (version 1.02.02) Manual User Manual
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of the incoming video source.
SDI Mode
This allows automatic or fixed rate 
detection of SDI video signal.
AUTO
SD
HD1.4G
*.ECMD# SVM
Chroma
Chroma Type is the color 
information signal used to 
determine chrominance for the 
encoded video.
Note: 422 is only available for MPEG2
SD encoding
420
422
*. ECMD# CHT
Video Rate
Elementary stream video rate. In
standard definition encoding mode. 
(input is composite video, or SDI 
auto-detected at standard 
definition)
MPEG2 (VE1): 1 - 15 Mb/s
H.264 (VE2): 500 kb/s - 10 Mb/s
In high definition encoding mode.
(SDI input only and auto-detected 
as 720p or 1080i)
MPEG2 (VE1): 7 - 60 Mb/s
H.264 (VE2): 2 - 30 Mb/s
MPEG2:
1 - 60 Mb/s
H.264:
0.5 - 30 Mb/s
*.ECMD# VRT
Aspect Ratio
Aspect Ratio can be set to 16x9 or 
4x3 when the input is a SD 
resolution
16x9
4x3
*.ECMD# ARA
AFD
Active Format Descriptor is data
that can be sent in a MPEG video 
stream that provides information 
about the aspect ratio and picture 
characteristics within the stream for
cropping/letter boxing by 
downstream devices. The 
configuration can be set to OFF, 
WSS for AFD ‘passthrough’ or 
manually set.
OFF
WSS
2 - 11
*.ECMD# AFD
View AFD API 
documentation for 
further details of 
arguments 2-11
GOP Type
GOP Type can be set to open or
closed. An OPEN GOP uses 
referenced pictures from the 
previous GOP at the current GOP 
boundary. A CLOSED GOP starts 
with an I Frame and subsequent B 
Frames do not rely on I or P frames 
from the previous GOP.
OPEN
CLOSED
*.ECMD# GOP
