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GeckoFlex 8985PRC HD/SD Video Processing Amplifier

The 8985PRC is a fiber-ready HD/SD-SDI video processing amplifier and color corrector. It is ideal for correcting camera feeds, in-vision monitor feeds, archive playback, or general proc. amp duties. This full-featured proc. amp allows RGB color correction including gamma and component adjustments on either HD or SD video. The 8985PRC can also control hue, chroma, and luma similar to a traditional analog composite proc. amp. Combined with a Newton control panel, one or several channels of video can be controlled easily and precisely by an operator to make preliminary or even live adjustments to levels and colors. All the functions of this proc. amp are available in the 8985FSP frame synchronizer where proc. amp control needs to be combined with frame synchronization. One of three types of optional SFP fiber optic submodules can be installed in the fiber optic rear cage connector to provide two fiber inputs (Dual Receiver), two fiber outputs (Dual Transmitter), or one fiber input and one fiber output (Transceiver). All parameters are set via the standard HTML Web browsers or via the Newton™ control panel (when installed in network equipped frames). In addition, NetConfig™ and NetCentral® can be used for remote configuration and SNMP signal health monitoring.

  • SD/HD video proc. amp
  • Full proc. amp functions, including color correction
  • Video gain, chroma gain, and black-level control
  • Phase control (hue)
  • Individual component controls (Y, Cr, Cb)
  • Individual RGB gain, offset, and gamma controls
  • Overall gain, offset, and gamma controls
  • Split screen mode for in/out comparison
  • Accepts an optional fiber transmitter, receiver, or transceiver SFP device providing optical HD-SDI and SD-SDI I/O
  • Intuitive Web browser configuration and SNMP monitoring
  • Supports Newton control panels for on-the-fly facility operation
  • Color correction for camera feeds in live production
  • Color enhancement and level correction for playback of archival material
  • Correction of previously digitized material not properly color corrected at digitization
  • Color balancing of feeds to in-vision monitors for neutral look

Supported Frame Types
GeckoFlex with 8900NET (Net Card) for configuration


Power Rating
8.0 Watts – single slot


Inputs
HD/SD-SDI: One electrical or optional fiber optic

  • Input equalization: up to 125m
  • Auto-sensing: No

Optical: Single-mode (optional)
Formats supported: 1080i @ 59.94, 50; 1080p @ 24, 1080sf @ 24; 720p @ 59.94, 50; 480i @ 59.94; 576i @ 50


Outputs
HD/SD-SDI: Four electrical and up to two additional optional fiber optic

  • Return loss: >15 dB, 5 to 270 MHz; >15 dB typ, to 1.5 GHz
  • Signal level: SDI 800 mVp-p ±10%
  • Rise/fall time (20-80%): 140 ps typical for HD, 500 ps typical for SD
  • Output jitter, low jitter applied:
    • <0.2 UI HD >100 kHz
    • <1.0 UI HD
    • 10 Hz >100 kHz
    • <0.2 UI SD >1 kHz
  • Re-clocked: Yes

Optical: Single-mode (optional)


Electrical Length (delay)
HD modes: 104 pixels
SD modes: 90 pixels
Precision: ±1 pixel


RGB Color Correction
RGB range 0% to 200% in 1% steps: R gain, G gain, B gain, total gain (controls all three at once)
RGB offset range 0% to 100% in 1% steps: R offset, G offset, B offset, RGB offset (controls all three at once)
Gamma correction range 0.25 to 4.00 in .01 steps: R gamma correction, G gamma correction, B gamma correction, total gamma correction


Proc. Amp
Range 0% to 200% in 1% steps: Y gain, color saturation, total gain (controls Y gain and color saturation together), Cb gain, Cr gain
Range -100% to 100% in 1% steps: Cb offset, Cr offset, Y offset
Range -180° to 179° in 1° steps: Hue


Control And Monitoring
SNMP: Yes
Web page configuration: Yes
Local configuration: No
Newton™ support: Yes
NetConfig™ support: Yes
NetCentral® support: Yes

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Product Documents

GeckoFlex 8985PRC SD/HD Video Processing Amplifier Data Sheet

Posted Nov 17 2010 (MOD-4017M-5 8985PRC) File Size: 228.3 KB

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