Configuring video settings, Chapter 2 configuring aurora edit ld – Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.6.3 User Manual
Page 28
28
Aurora Edit LD User Guide
September 14, 2007
Chapter 2 Configuring Aurora Edit LD
Configuring Video Settings
Setting
Description
Reference
Standard
NTSC
(59.94 Hz)
PAL
(50.00 Hz)
Select the Reference Standard you are using.
NTSC (default setting) has a frame rate of 29.97 frames/second and is used
primarily in the Americas and Japan. PAL has a frame rate of 25 frames/second
and is used in Europe, most of Asia, and Australia.
Video Format
480i (SD)
576i (SD)
720p
(1280x720)
1080i
(1920x1080)
Select 480i Video Format for an interlaced (i) standard definition(SD) television
format (default setting) for NTSC; select 576i for PAL.
Select 720p for a progressive (p), high definition (HD) television format.
Select 1080i for an interlaced, high definition television format.
Compression
Type
MPEG2
IMX30
IMX40
IMX50
DV25
DV50
Select a compression type.
MPEG2
is the default compression type. The
DV50
and
IMX
formats are optional
and may not be available on all systems.
Bit Rate
4-100 Mbits
Enter the Bit Rate specified by your system administrator.
Chroma
Format
4:1:1
The
4:1:1
Chroma Format is selected if you use DV25 compression.
4:2:0
Select the
4:2:0
or
4:2:2
Chroma Format if you use MPEG2 compression.
4:2:2
Select the
4:2:2
Chroma Format if you use DV50 or MPEG2 compression—
4:2:2
offers more color resolution than
4:2:0
with MPEG2; this is the default setting.
Video Aspect
4:3
Select
4:3
Video Aspect for a standard definition (SD) television format; default
setting.
16:9
Select
16:9
Video Aspect for a high definition(HD) television format.
Video
Resolution
720 x 512
Select for NTSC systems using MPEG2 compression.
720 x 480
Select for NTSC systems using DV25, DV50, or MPEG2 compression; default
setting.
720 x 576
Select for PAL systems using DV25, DV50, or MPEG2 compression.
720 x 608
Select for PAL systems using MPEG2 compression.
1280 x 720
Automatically selected when you select the 720p Video Format.
1920 x 1080
Automatically selected when you select the 1080i Video Format.