Encore Presentation System • User’s Guide • Rev 04 23
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System Overview
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Following is a detailed list of Encore features:
Up to 12 independent windows or 6 windows with seamless transitions.
Two native high resolution background channels provide background video
underneath PIPs and Keys. Background transitions are standard.
PIP effects, including:
~A full range of transitions, such as dissolves and wipes.
~Smooth moves, with keyframe-controlled sizing and positioning.
~Adjustable aspect ratio.
~Adjustable borders, including drop shadows and soft edge.
~Clone mode (mirror and offset).
Keying effects, including:
~Luminance keys.
~Invert keys (key source luminance video inverted).
~Color keys (using absolute luminance values of Red Green And Blue).
~Split keys (key cut and fill).
~“Join” mode to lock mixer layers together (e.g., key cut and fill).
One native high resolution Downstream Key (DSK) channel, independent of the
PIP/KEY processing channels.
Superior video processing:
~10-bit processing, with 1:1 pixel sampling.
~Motion adaptive de-interlacing (SD & HD).
~3:2 and 2:2 pull down detection.
~Image cropping and aspect ratio correction.
Low video delay — less than 3 input fields.
~60ms @ 50Hz
~50ms @ 60Hz
Athena proprietary high-performance scaling.
Z-order control for assigning overlay priorities to each PIP or key.
Dynamically re-assignable mixer layers:
~In Mix mode, a mixer’s two layers are ganged together.
~In Split mode, a mixer’s two layers operate independently.
Frame grab “captures” still frames for use as backgrounds and downstream key
sources, with internal storage of up to 100 frames.
Complete lookahead preview.
Blended wide screen projection support.
~10-bit processing
~Variable overlap and edge blending (feathering)
Multiple output sync modes: free-run or vertically locked to NTSC/PAL black burst.