Grass Valley Turbo iDDR v.2.3 User Manual
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Turbo iDDR User Guide
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Convenient monitoring – The front panel display includes current clip information
for each channel, including a thumbnail image for the clip loaded on each channel. A
front panel headphone jack is provided for audio monitoring. The signal monitored
follows the channel selection.
Media transfer to other devices – The iDDR supports media transfers over the
standard Ethernet port. Supported devices for media transfers include other Turbo
iDDRs or the Grass Valley M-Series iVDR. You must configure the iDDR network
settings prior to attempting media transfers.
Importing and Exporting media – You can exchange media with other devices by
importing and exporting files using standard file formats. Files can be exchanged over
an Ethernet connection to network drives or using common forms of removable media
such as CD-R, DVD-R, external USB drives and flash drives. The following table
describes the file formats supported.
Importing: Still images and still image sequences – You can import still image files
and still image sequences from local drives or network devices. The Turbo iDDR
supports the following graphic file formats: .jpg, .bmp, .tiff, .tga, .gif, .png.
Remote control support – You can use remote control devices and applications
software developed for the Turbo iDDR that use industry-standard serial protocols.
For each supported protocol, the iDDR provides a protocol-specific application.
Supported protocols includes BVW over RS422 and AMP protocol over RS422 or
Ethernet.
GPI triggers – GPI input triggers can be assigned to channels to control actions such
as record, play, stop, and skip a playlist event. GPI output triggers can be assigned to
play channels and inserted in playlists to control external equipment as the list is
played.
File Formats Supported
Import
Export
AVI DV25 or uncompressed (.avi)
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Windows Media (.wmv)
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General Exchange Format (*.gxf)
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MPEG Program and Elementary Streams
(.mpg, .m2v, .m2p, .m2, .mpeg, .vob)
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Quicktime (.qt, .mov)
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