GV I/O Playout SDI Channel settings

These settings are optional on GV STRATUS systems, and only applicable to GV I/O playout SDI channels.

Setting or button Description
Channel The name of the GV I/O channel.
Channel Type The Channel Type selected is Playout for the GV I/O Live Ingest and Playout Server.
Note: The GV STRATUS desktop application needs to be restarted after changing a GV I/O channel type from Playout to Record or from Record to Playout in order to see updated configuration options in the Channel Panel tool.
Channel Output Output signal type for the selected channel of the GV I/O Live Ingest and Playout Server. Select the channel output as below:
  • Unassigned - The channel output is set to this initial setting by default. No other settings are configurable when this option is selected.
    Note: Changing a channel's I/O configuration to Unassigned will set channel configuration information to a default state and release any SabreTooth licenses associated with the channel.
  • SDI - Configures the channel to use SDI output. Requires the GVIO-SVR-SDI license per channel and GVIO-HW-CORVID88 hardware configuration.
Video Format Select a format of 480i (NTSC), 576i (PAL), 720p, or 1080i.
Video Aspect Ratio Select an available aspect ratio of either 4:3 or 16:9.

Only the 16:9 aspect ratio is available if HD video format is selected.

Aspect Ratio Conversion Select an aspect ratio conversion for the playout channel from the list below:
  • Bar
  • Half Bar
  • Crop
  • Stretch
Lip Sync Adjustment Move the slider bar between -200ms to +200ms to adjust the lip sync of clip audio relative to the video rendering during playout. You can also enter a value manually or click the Revert to Default button to load the default value.
Horizontal Timing Offset Move the slider bar to adjust the horizontal timing of the SDI signal output relative to the External Sync present at the GV I/O unit. You can also enter a value manually or click the Revert to Default button to load the default value.
Vertical Timing Offset Move the slider bar to adjust the vertical timing of the SDI signal output relative to the External Sync present at the GV I/O unit. You can also enter a value manually or click the Revert to Default button to load the default value.

Click Save to save the current settings. If you click Revert, the application discards any new settings and reverts to the last saved settings.


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