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Vbi/ancillary/data track specifications, Definitions – Grass Valley K2 Media Client System Guide v.3.3 User Manual

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June 9, 2009

Appendix B Specifications

VBI/Ancillary/data track specifications

This section contains the following topics:

“Definitions”

“Data track support on K2 Summit Production Client HD channels”

“Subtitling system support”

“Data compatibility between K2 Summit Production Client and PVS models”

Definitions

Terms in this section are defined as follows:

Ancillary data

Ancillary data (ANC data) as specified in this section is primarily a
means by which timecode, Closed Captioning, and Teletext
information is embedded within the serial digital interface. Other
Type 2 ancillary data packets are stored and played back without
modification. Ancillary data is standardized by SMPTE 291M.

Closed Captioning (CC)

Line 21 NTSC Closed Captioning as defined in EIA-608 and used
as a subset of EIA-708. EIA-708 has been updated and renamed to
CEA-708. Includes other Line 21 services such as V-Chip.

Teletext (TT)

Teletext System B subtitles as defined ETSI EN 300 706 and other
documents. The Australian standard for digital TV is Free TV
Operational Practice OP-47. It has been ratified as SMPTE RDD 8.

Captioning

Denotes both NTSC Closed Captioning and Teletext subtitling.