Pinnacle Speakers Lightning 1000 manual Documentation Terms

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Documentation Terms

The following terms are used throughout this guide:

•Operator and User refer to the person who uses Lightning.

•System refers to the entire Lightning system itself.

•Video System refers to the mix of interconnected equipment (including switcher, edit controller and VTRs) in which the Lightning is supported.

•SDI refers to Serial Digital Video, a digital signal that is distributed via a single via a single coaxial cable with BNC connectors.

•Image, Picture and Still are used synonymously to describe still

pictures—created, touched-up or captured.

•A Sequence is a playlist of stills (from 1 to 999). Sequences can be saved to the hard disk (with the .seq extension) and recalled later..

•A Source refers to an input video signal (to a particular channel or layer). Sources included external video inputs and key signals.

•A Channel refers to represents a single video input with an associated supporting key (2 inputs total), plus two outputs—video and key. Lightning can have up to 3 channels, each with support- ing key.

•Key describes the effect of electronically cutting one image into another.

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