Grass Valley K2 Media Client User Manual v3.3 - Manual (Page 262)

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Appendix B Specifications
Aspect ratio conversions on HD K2 client
The following specifications apply to the HD-00 K2 Media Client and to K2 Summit
Production Client channels with the XDP (HD) license.
Source
aspect ratio Source image Conversion
option Conversion description Converted
aspect ratio Converted
image
4:3 Bar The 4:3 aspect ratio is maintained,
centered on the screen, with black bars
filling the left and right portions of the
16:9 display. 16:9
Half Bar The picture aspect ratio is maintained,
but the image is slightly enlarged. The
top and bottom of the image are
slightly cropped, and thin black bars
fill the left and right portions of the
16:9 display. 16:9
Crop The picture aspect ratio is maintained,
but the image is enlarged so that it
horizontally fills the HD display. The
top and bottom of the 4:3 SD image
are cropped to fit in the 16:9 display. 16:9
Stretch The picture aspect ratio is distorted.
The image fills the screen vertically
without cropping, and is stretched
horizontally to fill the 16:9 display.
This conversion up-converts Full
Height Anamorphic (FHA) 16:9 SD
material. 16:9
16:9 Bar The 16:9 aspect ratio is maintained,
centered on the screen, with black bars
filling the top and bottom portions of
the 4:3 display. 4:3
Half Bar The picture aspect ratio is maintained,
but the image is slightly enlarged. The
left and right sides the image are
slightly cropped, and thin black bars
fill the top and bottom portions of the
4:3 display. 4:3
Crop The picture aspect ratio is maintained,
but the image is enlarged so that it
vertically fills the SD display. The left
and right sides of the 16:9 HD image
are cropped to fit in the 4:3 SD display 4:3
Stretch The picture aspect ratio is distorted.
The image fills the screen horizontally
without cropping, and is stretched
vertically to fill the 4:3 display. This
conversion generates Full Height
Anamorphic (FHA) 16:9 SD material. 4:3