Section 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1
Description The
A60
is areal-time component digital recotding device, providing real-time playback in
forward orreverse, variable playback speeds and random access to recorded material.
The
A60 conforms
to
the 4:2:2 component digital standard and provides
CCIR
601
input
and
output ports
for
interface
to
other CClR
601
equipment, making it ideal
to
use
in various
graphics environments.
Functionally,
the
A60
will perform like a playback or a record
VTR,
configured in
one
of
two
capacities;
the
standard configuration ofeither
25
seconds for
the
525
version or
30
seconds for
the
625
version, and the optional configuration
of
50 seconds for
the
525
ver-
sion or
60
seconds for
the
625
version.
The
A60
has
two
CCIR
601
video inputports, eitherone
may
be
selectedfor recordingpur-
poses. The Abekas
A20
digital video encoder should be used
if
the
input
is
to
be
originat-
ing
from
an
analog component source, such
as
an
RGB
camera or a component
VTR.
The
A60
has several video output configurations present. Theprogram output is available
both in
the
digital
CCIR
601
format,
and
as
an
analog signal that is either
RGB
or
Y,
R-
Y,
B-
Y.
Sync is available
as
a seperate output
and
may
be
added
to
the
G or Y output.
The
preview output is available in either of the analog formats, and will only differ
from
the
program output
by
the presence of
the
time
code
and
frame
positioninfonnationplacedover
it.
The
A60
may
also
have
digital video transfer
and
remote machine control acomplished
by
using eitherthe Ethernet orthe
SCSI
ports. The Ethernetport
follows
the TCP/IP standard,
and supports remote log in,
FrP
and
TELNET.
The
SCSI
port is used typically for offline
storage of
video
using standard 9-track magnetic streamertape.
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