Configuring video settings, Setting options configuring video settings – Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.6.3 Installation User Manual
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Setting Options
Configuring Video Settings
Setting
Options
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.
Has Setup
Check
Has Setup
if the analog composite signal carries setup
information.
Video Format
480i (SD)
576i (SD)
720p
(1280x720)
1080i
(1920x 1080)
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.
NTSC Timecode
SMPTE -
Drop Frame
Recommended setting to avoid the time slipping problems associated
with non-drop frame; default setting.
SMPTE -
Non-drop
Frame
Standard format used to represent timecode.
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
4-50 mbits
Enter the Bit Rate specified by your system administrator. 50 mbits is
the default setting. More than 25 mbits is optional.
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.