Cambridge, England - Crystal Vision recently announced its broadcast down converter, the Q-Down series, now allows for keeping the maximum quality of 3Gb/s or HD signals when down converting.
The Q-Down-A 3G combines the three advantages of outstanding picture quality, short processing delay and competitive pricing and includes four audio group handling and the option of integrated fibre input or output connectivity for additional flexibility.
"The Q-Down-A 3G is the best converter so far from Crystal Vision… It has enabled broadcasters to design incredibly flexible installations working with both high and standard definition pictures," Said Crystal Vision’s managing director Philip Scofield.
The product has been designed to fulfill all of a broadcaster’s down conversion requirements, and can down convert 1080p, 720p and 1080i at both 50Hz and 59.94Hz. 3Gb/s (1080p) video can be converted to HD (720p or 1080i) digital and analogue, or to SD digital and analogue. 720p, 1080i and SD video can be converted to standard definition digital and analogue.
Q-Down-A 3G provides three video outputs which can be configured in flexible ways, with HD outputs selectable as mixtures of digital HD, RGB and YUV, and Standard Definition outputs selectable as mixtures of SDI, composite, Y/C, YUV and RGB. Q-Down-A 3G additionally provides up to two reclocked loop-throughs of the 3Gb/s, HD or SD input, along with another six input loop-throughs if a DA6 top board is fitted.
Using Crystal Vision’s propriety processing, Q-Down-A 3G provides a unique level of image quality in its price range - avoiding aliasing while retaining picture sharpness. Four alternative vertical filter characteristics are available for those who want to optimise the performance for their material, while RGB and YUV lift and gain controls help maintain colour fidelity.
Q-Down-A 3G includes the ability to deal with any 3Gb/s or HD to SD aspect ratio conversion requirements, with the option of selecting a 16:9 anamorphic output for 16:9 SD systems and either a 16:9 to 4:3 letterbox, a 16:9 to 14:9 letterbox compromise, or a 16:9 to 4:3 full screen with centre cut for 4:3 SD systems. Each of these aspect ratios can be individually adjusted away from the default values to create customised versions by using four independent sets of size, position and crop controls.
It is also possible to select the output aspect ratio according to the SMPTE 2016 AFD data embedded in the 3Gb/s or HD input video, and to insert WSS into the SD output, either manually or by automatically following the incoming AFD.
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