Quick contents chapter 1: getting to know wsd/2x treme • about this manual • wsd/2xtreme features • system inputs • system outputs • external control • system options • front panel layout • wsd/2xtreme applications • image transfer considerations.
1-2 chapter 1: getting to know wsd/2x treme start here index contents about this manual this manual provides installation and operating instructions for the accom wsd/2xtreme ™ video disk array. If your system is not yet installed, refer to appendix b, installation . If you’ve already completed inst...
Wsd/2xtreme features 1-3 1 start here index contents wsd/2xtreme features the wsd/2xtreme video disk array is a desktop real time digital disk recorder. 2xtreme is ideal for graphics work, animation, imaging, and scientific visualization and is the perfect peripheral device for workstation applicati...
1-4 chapter 1: getting to know wsd/2x treme start here index contents n n n n analog video i/o component analog i/o is standard (menu-selectable betacam or rgb). N n n n itu-r/bt601 serial digital option optional itu-r/bt.601 (ccir 601) digital serial video i/o. N n n n image transfer flexibility tw...
Wsd/2xtreme features 1-5 1 start here index contents n n n n continuous play modes 2xtreme offers two continuous-play modes: “loop,” and “ping pong,” which are active in normal, segment, and cine play operation. In segment play the in and out points are defined as either segment ids or as points on ...
1-6 chapter 1: getting to know wsd/2x treme start here index contents system inputs the standard 2xtreme video input is analog rgb/betacam compo- nent. An itu-r/bt.601 (ccir 601) serial digital video input is optional. Data and control connections include: n n n n mini-keyboard connector n n n n two...
External control 1-7 1 start here index contents external control external device interface includes rs-422 ports, gpi (general pur- pose interface) triggers, ethernet, and scsi. N n n n rs-422 control— two rs-422 auxiliary ports are provided: port 1 is a slave port that allows 2xtreme to be control...
1-8 chapter 1: getting to know wsd/2x treme start here index contents system options a variety of options are available: n n n n serial digital i/o— the serial digital option provides itu-r/ bt.601 (ccir 601) serial digital input and output in addition to the standard analog component i/o. Full-band...
Front panel layout 1-9 1 start here index contents front panel layout note: when using scsi devices, including 2xtreme, connected through a scsi chain to a workstation, always power the workstation up last (after all scsi devices) and always shut the workstation off first (before all scsi devices). ...
1-10 chapter 1: getting to know wsd/2x treme start here index contents wsd/2xtreme applications primarily, 2xtreme is used with graphics workstations. Graphics cre- ated on the workstation are transferred to 2xtreme for realtime play- back. You can also record live video on 2xtreme and transfer thes...
Image transfer considerations 1-11 1 start here index contents image transfer considerations when you take a computer image created in one drawing program, of a particular file format, and transfer to a different file format for use in another drawing program, or convert a 525 line standard televisi...
1-12 chapter 1: getting to know wsd/2x treme start here index contents this disparity affects you when you build a graphic on the computer which you intend to use as a video ele- ment in either an ntsc or pal program. On the com- puter, the graphic is propor- tioned just right, but when you move it ...
Image transfer considerations 1-13 1 start here index contents n n n n interlaced scanning— a single, complete frame of video consists of many horizontal lines of video information (525 lines for ntsc; 625 lines for pal). Each frame consists of two “fields” of lines, which, when interlaced by the te...
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