Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 207)

Configuring the audio output for a playout channel
Output audio type Compatible source track types
PCM (Auto) Dolby D 2.0; Dolby D 5.1.
Dolby E 5.1; Dolby E 5.1+2.
A PCM stereo pair.
1, 2, 4, 6, 8 or 16 consecutive or grouped PCM mono tracks.
PCM 5.1 Dolby D 5.1.
Dolby E 5.1; Dolby E 5.1+2 (the +2 source channels are omitted).
6 consecutive or grouped PCM mono tracks.
PCM stereo Dolby D 2.0; Dolby D 5.1 (downmix).
Dolby E 5.1 (downmix); Dolby E 5.1+2 (downmix, with the +2 source
channels omitted).
A PCM stereo pair, or 2 grouped mono tracks.
PCM mono PCM mono track.
The following diagrams show how iTX may produce a single output of a selected audio type
(PCM stereo) from media files with different types of audio content.
Examples of a PCM stereo output from various source types
Distribution of source PCM channels in a Dolby D 5.1 output
Compatible sources for a Dolby D 5.1 output include 6 PCM mono channels. In this case, iTX
distributes the source content to the output channels in this way:
File 1
Track 1:
Dolby D 5.1
Channels 1 and 2:
PCM stereo
File 2
Track 1:
Dolby D 2.0
Channels 1 and 2:
PCM stereo
File 3
Track 1:
PCM stereo
Channels 1 and 2:
PCM stereo
File 4
Track 1:
PCM mono
Track 2:
PCM mono
Channels 1 and 2:
PCM stereo
Source from Track 1 to Channel 1;
Source from Track 2 to Channel 2.
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