3.3 Video Screen
3.3.1 Creation:
A Video Screen must be created as part of a Monitor. Use the Monitor Browser to add a Monitor to the current Layout.
- Open the Monitor Browser in KEdit in one of three ways:
- Select its icon from the KEdit toolbar.
- Select the Monitor Browser item in the View menu.
- Push F6 on the keyboard.
- Select an appropriate Monitor from the pull down list, using the Preview to see its appearance.
- Click on the preview, and drag a copy of the Monitor onto the layout.
All Monitors contain one, and only one, Video Screen. You cannot add a second Video Screen, or delete the one included in the Monitor.
3.3.2 Configuration:
The attributes of a Video Screen are adjustable using the Configuration Panel in KEdit. To access the panel for a Video Screen:
- Select the Video Screen using one of these methods:
- Unlock the Monitor in which the Video Screen is located, by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu (an UNLOCKED Monitor is identified by a YELLOW BORDER and YELLOW RESIZING HANDLES in its corners), and then click on the video screen to select it
- ALT-click on the video screen. The monitor will unlock, and the screen will be selected.
NOTE: at this point the Video Screen may be positioned (click within the screen and drag) and scaled (click and drag a control point) within the Monitor. It will retain its aspect ratio when scaled, and cannot be moved outside the Monitor boundary.- Open the Configuration Panel for the Video Screen by pushing F5, or from the Configuration Panel item in the View menu.
The Configuration Panel's appearance will vary depending on the KEdit operating mode.
- Offline operation: KEdit is operating in a stand-alone mode, and is configuring a layout located on its local computer. Some information about the video inputs is not available, and certain configuration controls are not active. These items are grayed out on the configuration panel in the offline mode.
- Online operation: KEdit is connected online to a Kaleido-K2, and is configuring the Kaleido-K2's current layout. All configuration controls are active.
In the following section, all possible versions of the configuration panels are shown, and all parameter setting are discussed.
3.3.2.1 Offline Panels:
The offline Video Screen Configuration Panel has six tabs, each of which allows configuration of a specific class of parameters. Note that certain items in the Assignment tab are grayed out, as they can only be used while online. These items are not described in this section.
Assignment Tab
Assign Video Input:
Input Number: Enter the number of the Kaleido video input that is to appear on this video screen [enter a number between 1 and 32].
Input Format:
Kaleido detects and reports the format of the selected input in online mode only. In offline mode, the Input Format box reports that no video is assigned
Loss of Video:
Select the check box to display black on this video screen when the Signal Loss alarm is detected for the video stream. Leave the checkbox unchecked to display the video stream as found.
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Border Tab
Border Color:
A border around the periphery of the Video Screen is used to show Alarms associated with this Video Screen component. For each of the four possible Alarm states, select the color and width of the border. For the Warning and Error states, border flashing can be turned on or off by clicking the box.
- The Color Fill icon shows the color currently selected for the border. Click on the down-arrow beside the Color Fill icon to open a color selection window and choose a different color.
- The border width pull-down shows the current width of the border for each error condition. Click on the pull-down to select a different value (range between 1 and 5)
Assign Alarm Monitor:
Select an Alarm Monitor to be assigned to this Video Screen component from the pull-down list of available Alarms. The status of the Alarm will be shown by the border.
New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Video Screen when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.
Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.
Error Latching:
Use these controls to keep the Alarm on after the error has passed, to make detection of transient errors easier.
The latched status is indicated by the corners of the border, while the top, bottom and sides continue to show the current status.
Video Window Frame:
The appearance of the Video Screen at the Kaleido output can be enhanced by adding a frame which creates the appearance of depth. This frame does not appear in the KEdit rendition of the Layout. Select the format of the frame around the Video Screen:
Channel:
The channel assignment for this Video Screen will be shown and the Alarm Link Order box will be active. The alarm link order can be changed by entering a new value in the box.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Use this Monitor as target Quality Monitor:
Ticking this box assigns this Monitor as a Quality Control Monitor at the Kaleido-K2 output. It will usually be a large Monitor that can be used on the Kaleido-K2 screen to quickly access a larger image of video from any other on-screen Monitor
Note that when a Monitor is assigned for Quality Control, the use of the double click to trigger an Action is disabled, since the double click is used to assign the Monitor for Quality Control.
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CC/Subtitling Tab
Text Overlay
None: disables this feature
Close Captioning / Subtitling: turns on an on-screen presentation of Closed Caption or Subtitling information. This may duplicate the information seen on a CC Text component, but it is formatted to conform to the on-screen presentation that would be seen by a viewer looking at a monitor with standard CC decoding.
VBI/ANC Detection: in an On-line layout, the Calibration button is enabled. Click it to open the VBI/ANC Detection Calibration panel. Use it to select the Character set that will be used by the parser to decode the subtitling.
Transparency
Use the slider to select the transparency of the text.
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Aspect Ratio Tab
Automatic Aspect Ratio
(Not available in the off-line panel)
Monitor Aspect Ratio
Click the appropriate radio button to set the aspect ratio for this video screen. If you select Custom, you must enter values in the two data boxes: Width on the left, Height on the right.
Decoder User Option
(Not available in the off-line panel)
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Markers and Scan Tab
Aspect Ratio Marker:
Display Markers: select the checkbox to display the aspect ratio markers on the Kaleido display
Use the radio buttons to select 4:3, 16:9 or Custom markers. If you select Custom, you must enter values in the two data boxes: Width on the left, Height on the right.
Set the marker line color and background (area outside the marked zone) color using the two pulldowns
Transparency:
Set the transparency of the background zone using the slider.
Scan Option
Select Over Scan or Under Scan for this video screen.
Click the Cropping (Alto Only) button to open a dialog box allowing you to crop this video component if the layout is intended to be exported to Kaleido Alto or Kaleido Quad.
NOTE: The cropping effect will not be displayed if the layout is sent to a Kaleido-K2.
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3.3.2.2 Online Panels - Analog Video (Kaleido-K2 only)
Assignment Tab
Assign Video Input:
Input Number: Enter the number of the Kaleido video input that is to appear on this Video Screen [enter a number between 1 and 32]
Input Format:
Kaleido detects and reports the format of the selected input.
NOTE: In the case of Analog Video, Kaleido cannot automatically distinguish between versions within certain families, so the user must specify which of the system versions it will process using a dialog that is accessed through the Advanced... button
Loss of Video:
Select the check box to display black on this video screen when the Signal Loss alarm is detected for the video stream. Leave the checkbox unchecked to display the video stream as found.
Router Control:
Router Input: If a router has been assigned to the selected video input (see Control of an External Router by Kaleido-K2), then this data entry box will be active. Enter the number of the router input that will be routed to this Kaleido-K2 input. [enter a number in the range from 1 to the highest input available on the router]
Video Detection Calibration:
Click on the Calibration button to set detection parameters for the three configurable types of error detected by Kaleido:
Kaleido also detects loss of video, but there are no configurable detection parameters.
VBI Detection Calibration:
Click on the Calibration button to set detection parameters for the two signals whose presence in the VBI is monitored by Kaleido:
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Border Tab
Border Color:
A border around the periphery of the Video Screen is used to show Alarms associated with the screen's video. For each of the four possible Alarm states, select the color and width of the border. For the Warning and Error states, border flashing can be turned on or off by clicking the box.
- The Color Fill icon shows the color currently selected for the border. Click on the down-arrow beside the Color Fill icon to open a color selection window and choose a different color.
- The border width pull-down shows the current width of the border for each error condition. Click on the pull-down to select a different value (range between 1 and 5 pixels)
Assign Alarm Monitor:
Select an Alarm Monitor to be assigned to this Video Screen component from the pull-down list of available Alarms. The status of the Alarm Monitor will be shown by the border.
New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Video Screen when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.
Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.
Error Latching:
Use these controls to keep the Alarm on after the error has passed, to make detection of transient errors easier.
The latched status is indicated by the corners of the border, while the top, bottom and sides continue to show the current status.
Video Window Frame:
The appearance of the Video Screen at the Kaleido-K2 output can be enhanced by adding a frame, which creates the appearance of depth. This frame does not appear in the KEdit rendition of the layout. Select the format of the frame around the Video Screen:
Channel:
The Channel assignment for this Video Screen will be shown and the Alarm Link Order box will be active. The alarm link order can be changed by entering a new value in the box.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Use this Monitor as target Quality Monitor:
Ticking this box assigns this Monitor as a Quality Control Monitor at the Kaleido-K2 output. It will usually be a large Monitor that can be used on the Kaleido-K2 screen to quickly access a larger image of video from any other on-screen Monitor
Note that when a Monitor is assigned for Quality Control, the use of the double click to trigger an Action is disabled, since the double click is used to assign the Monitor for Quality Control.
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CC/Subtitling Tab
Text Overlay
None: disables this feature
Close Captioning / Subtitling: turns on an on-screen presentation of Closed Caption or Subtitling information. This may duplicate the information seen on a CC Text component, but it is formatted to conform to the on-screen presentation that would be seen by a viewer looking at a monitor with standard CC decoding.
VBI/ANC Detection: Click the Calibration button to open the VBI/ANC Detection Calibration panel. Use it to select the Character set that will be used by the parser to decode the subtitling..
Transparency
Use the slider to select the transparency of the text.
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Aspect Ratio Tab
Some signal formats carry information about the aspect ratio of their video signal. Kaleido allows the user to choose to use this information to modify how the signal is displayed on the Kaleido output. The available resources for aspect ratio detection using this source type are:
Automatic Aspect Ratio
Sets up a prioritized list to be used for automatic aspect ratio detection. Kaleido will look for aspect ratio definitions in the data stream in this order, and use the first data it encounters.
The window shows the current list.
Click on the pulldown to see a list of the methods applicable to the current input card that are not already shown in the window. Click on one to select it
Click ADD to add the selected method to the window.
Click on a method in the window to select it, and use the MOVE UP and MOVE DOWN buttons to change its position within the list.
Click on a method in the window to select it and click REMOVE to delete it from the list.
Default Aspect Ratio
Use the radio buttons to select the default aspect ratio of the video screen. This aspect ratio will be used unless overridden by automatic aspect ratio when enabled. Options: 4:3, 16:9 or Custom. If Custom is selected, enter the H and V proportions in the data boxes.
Decoder User Option: N/A
Decoder Format Conversion: N/A
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Markers and Scan Tab
Aspect Ratio Marker:
Display Markers: select the checkbox to display the aspect ratio markers on the Kaleido display
Use the radio buttons to select 4:3, 16:9 or Custom markers. If you select Custom, you must enter values in the two data boxes: Width on the left, Height on the right.
Set the marker line color and background (area outside the marked zone) color using the two pulldowns
Transparency:
Set the transparency of the background zone using the slider.
Scan Option
Select Over Scan or Under Scan for this video screen.
Clicking the Cropping (Alto Only) button opens a dialog box allowing you specify cropping for this video component that will take effect only if the layout is displayed on a Kaleido Alto or Kaleido Quad. The effect can only be seen at the Alto/Quad output.
NOTE: The cropping effect will not be displayed on the Kaleido-K2 showing this online layout. The panel is available here only because you may choose to export this layout to a Kaleido- Alto/Quad, and there the cropping will be applied.
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Calibration Tab
Calibration:
Set some picture parameters for the selected input to the Kaleido:
so that its appearance on the Monitor Wall output is optimized.
Slider controls are provided for each parameter to establish a custom set-up. The default button selects the factory settings.
DeInterlacer:
Select the built-in deinterlacer's mode of operation for this input, in order to optimize the Monitor Wall output appearance:
Select one of the three using the buttons.
Note: the deinterlacer is engaged only when the resolution of the video displayed on the Layout is greater or equal to its native resolution
Output Dynamic Range:
The definition of a digital video signal places Video Black at 16 and Video White at 236 within the available range of 0 to 255. The Kaleido's monitor wall output is a VGA signal, with black at 0 and white at 255.
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3.3.2.3 Online Panels - Digital Video (Kaleido-K2 only)
Assignment Tab
Assign Video Input:
Input Number: Enter the number of the Kaleido video input that is to appear on this Video Screen [enter a number between 1 and 32].
Input Format:
Kaleido detects and reports the format of the selected input.
Loss of Video:
Select the check box to display black on this video screen when the Signal Loss alarm is detected for the video stream. Leave the checkbox unchecked to display the video stream as found.
Router Control:
Router Input: If a router has been assigned to the selected video input (see Control of an External Router by Kaleido-K2), then this data entry box will be active. Enter the number of the router input that will be routed to this Kaleido-K2 input. [enter a number in the range from 1 to the highest input available on the router].
Video Detection Calibration:
Click on the Calibration button to set detection parameters for the three configurable types of error detected by Kaleido:
Kaleido also detects loss of video, but there are no configurable detection parameters.
VBI Detection Calibration:
Click on the Calibration button to set detection parameters for the two signals whose presence in the VBI is monitored by Kaleido:
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Border Tab
Border Color:
A border around the periphery of the Video Screen is used to show Alarms associated with the screen's video. For each of the four possible Alarm states, select the color and width of the border. For the Warning and Error states, border flashing can be turned on or off by clicking the box.
- The Color Fill icon shows the color currently selected for the border. Click on the down-arrow beside the Color Fill icon to open a color selection window and choose a different color.
- The border width pull-down shows the current width of the border for each error condition. Click on the pull-down to select a different value (range between 1 and 5 pixels)
Assign Alarm Monitor:
Select an Alarm Monitor to be assigned to this Video Screen component from the pull-down list of available Alarms. The status of the Alarm will be shown by the border.
New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Video Screen when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.
Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.
Error Latching:
Use these controls to keep the Alarm on after the error has passed, to make detection of transient errors easier.
The latched status is indicated by the corners of the border, while the top, bottom and sides continue to show the current status.
Video Window Frame:
The appearance of the Video Screen at the Kaleido-K2 output can be enhanced by adding a frame, which creates the appearance of depth. This frame does not appear in the KEdit rendition of the Layout. Select the format of the frame around the Video Screen:
Channel:
The Channel assignment for this Video Screen will be shown and the Alarm Link Order box will be active. The alarm link order can be changed by entering a new value in the box.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Use this Monitor as target Quality Monitor:
Ticking this box assigns this Monitor as a Quality Control Monitor at the Kaleido-K2 output. It will usually be a large Monitor that can be used on the Kaleido-K2 screen to quickly access a larger image of video from any other on-screen Monitor
Note that when a Monitor is assigned for Quality Control, the use of the double click to trigger an Action is disabled, since the double click is used to assign the Monitor for Quality Control.
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CC/Subtitling Tab
Text Overlay
None: disables this feature
Close Captioning / Subtitling: turns on an on-screen presentation of Closed Caption or Subtitling information. This may duplicate the information seen on a CC Text component, but it is formatted to conform to the on-screen presentation that would be seen by a viewer looking at a monitor with standard CC decoding.
VBI/ANC Detection: Click the Calibration button to open the VBI/ANC Detection Calibration panel. Use it to select the Character set that will be used by the parser to decode the subtitling.
Transparency
Use the slider to select the transparency of the text.
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Aspect Ratio Tab
Some signal formats carry information about the aspect ratio of their video signal. Kaleido allows the user to choose to use this information to modify how the signal is displayed on the Kaleido output. The available resources for aspect ratio detection using this source type are:
Automatic Aspect Ratio
Sets up a prioritized list to be used for automatic aspect ratio detection. Kaleido will look for aspect ratio definitions in the data stream in this order, and use the first data it encounters.
The window shows the current list.
Click on the pulldown to see a list of the methods applicable to the current input card that are not already shown in the window. Click on one to select it
Click ADD to add the selected method to the window.
Click on a method in the window to select it, and use the MOVE UP and MOVE DOWN buttons to change its position within the list.
Click on a method in the window to select it and click REMOVE to delete it from the list.
Monitor Aspect Ratio
Use the radio buttons to select the aspect ratio of the video screen. This aspect ratio will be used unless overridden by automatic aspect ratio when enabled. Options: 4:3, 16:9 or Custom. If Custom is selected, enter the H and V proportions in the data boxes.
Note that Custom is not permitted when AFD is included in the Automatic Aspect Ratio list; you must select either 4:3 or 16:9 (a pop-up warning will appear if Custom is selected in this case)
Decoder User Option (AFD only)
Use the radio buttons to select between these options in situations where the video image aspect ratio does not match the screen aspect ratio:
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Safe Area Markers Tab
Aspect Ratio Marker:
Display Markers: select the checkbox to display the aspect ratio markers on the Kaleido display
Use the radio buttons to select 4:3, 16:9 or Custom markers. If you select Custom, you must enter values in the two data boxes: Width on the left, Height on the right.
Set the marker line color and background (area outside the marked zone) color using the two pulldowns
Transparency:
Set the transparency of the background zone using the slider.
Scan Option
Select Over Scan or Under Scan for this video screen.
Click the Cropping (Alto Only) button to open a dialog box allowing you to crop this video component if the layout is resident on a Kaleido Alto or Kaleido Quad. The effect can only be seen at the Alto/Quad output.
NOTE: The cropping effect will not be displayed if the online layout is resident on a Kaleido-K2.
NOTE: Although a Kaleido Alto/Quad cannot be accessed online, it is possible to export the current layout (online on a Kaleido-K2) to an Alto/Quad, so this feature remains active in the online panels.
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Calibration Tab
Calibration:
Set some picture parameters for the selected input to the Kaleido:
so that its appearance on the Monitor Wall output is optimized.
Slider controls are provided for each parameter to establish a custom set-up. The default button selects the factory settings.
DeInterlacer:
Select the built-in deinterlacer's mode of operation for this input, in order to optimize the Monitor Wall output appearance:
Select one of the three using the buttons.
Note: the deinterlacer is engaged only when the resolution of the video displayed on the Layout is greater or equal to its native resolution
Output Dynamic Range:
The definition of a digital video signal places Video Black at 16 and Video White at 236 within the available range of 0 to 255. The Kaleido's monitor wall output is a VGA signal, with black at 0 and white at 255.
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3.3.2.4 Online Panels - HD/SD Video (Kaleido-K2 only)
Assignment Tab
Assign Video Input:
Input Number: Enter the number of the Kaleido video input that is to appear on this Video Screen [enter a number between 1 and 32].
Input Format:
Kaleido detects and reports the format of the selected input.
Force detection of 480p format: When this box is checked, 480p60 will be detected instead of 1080i60.
Loss of Video:
Select the check box to display black on this video screen when the Signal Loss alarm is detected for the video stream. Leave the checkbox unchecked to display the video stream as found.
Router Control:
Router Input: If a router has been assigned to the selected video input (see Control of an External Router by Kaleido-K2), then this data entry box will be active. Enter the number of the router input that will be routed to this Kaleido-K2 input. [enter a number in the range from 1 to the highest input available on the router].
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Border Tab
Border Color:
A border around the periphery of the Video Screen is used to show Alarms associated with the screen's video. For each of the four possible Alarm states, select the color and width of the border. For the Warning and Error states, border flashing can be turned on or off by clicking the box.
- The Color Fill icon shows the color currently selected for the border. Click on the down-arrow beside the Color Fill icon to open a color selection window and choose a different color.
- The border width pull-down shows the current width of the border for each error condition. Click on the pull-down to select a different value (range between 1 and 5)
Assign Alarm Monitor:
Select an Alarm Monitor to be assigned to this Video Screen component from the pull-down list of available Alarms. The status of the Alarm will be shown by the border.
New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Video Screen when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.
Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.
Error Latching:
Use these controls to keep the Alarm on after the error has passed, to make detection of transient errors easier.
The latched status is indicated by the corners of the border, while the top, bottom and sides continue to show the current status.
Video Window Frame:
The appearance of the Video Screen at the Kaleido-K2 output can be enhanced by adding a frame, which creates the appearance of depth. This frame does not appear in the KEdit rendition of the Layout. Select the format of the frame around the screen:
Channel:
The Channel assignment for this Video Screen will be shown and the Alarm Link Order box will be active. The alarm link order can be changed by entering a new value in the box.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Use this Monitor as target Quality Monitor:
Ticking this box assigns this Monitor as a Quality Control Monitor at the Kaleido-K2 output. It will usually be a large Monitor that can be used on the Kaleido-K2 screen to quickly access a larger image of video from any other on-screen Monitor
Note that when a Monitor is assigned for Quality Control, the use of the double click to trigger an Action is disabled, since the double click is used for Quality Control assignment.
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CC/Subtitling Tab
Text Overlay
None: disables this feature
Close Captioning / Subtitling: turns on an on-screen presentation of Closed Caption or Subtitling information. This may duplicate the information seen on a CC Text component, but it is formatted to conform to the on-screen presentation that would be seen by a viewer looking at a monitor with standard CC decoding.
VBI/ANC Detection: Click the Calibration button to open the VBI/ANC Detection Calibration panel. Use it to select the Character set that will be used by the parser to decode the subtitling.
Transparency
Use the slider to select the transparency of the text.
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Aspect Ratio Tab
Some signal formats carry information about the aspect ratio of their video signal. Kaleido allows the user to choose to use this information to modify how the signal is displayed on the Kaleido output. The available resources for aspect ratio detection using this source type are:
- WSS - Wide Screen Signaling per ITU-R BT.1119-2 (NOTE: 625-line signals only)
- AFD (VideoIndex) - Active Format Descriptor within the Video Index of an SD signal as defined in SMPTE RP 186
- AFD (HD ANC) - Active Format Descriptor within the ANC data of an HD signal
- Follow Input Resolution - as detected by the Kaleido input card.
Automatic Aspect Ratio
Sets up a prioritized list to be used for automatic aspect ratio detection. Kaleido will look for aspect ratio definitions in the data stream in this order, and use the first data it encounters.
The window shows the current list.
Click on the pulldown to see a list of the methods applicable to the current input card that are not already shown in the window. Click on one to select it.
Click ADD to add the selected method to the window.
Click on a method in the window to select it, and use the MOVE UP and MOVE DOWN buttons to change its position within the list.
Click on a method in the window to select it and click REMOVE to delete it from the list.
Monitor Aspect Ratio
Use the radio buttons to select the aspect ratio of the video screen. This aspect ratio will be used unless overridden by automatic aspect ratio when enabled. Options: 4:3, 16:9 or Custom. If Custom is selected, enter the H and V proportions in the data boxes.
Note that Custom is not permitted when AFD is included in the Automatic Aspect Ratio list; you must select either 4:3 or 16:9 (a pop-up warning will appear if Custom is selected in this case)
Decoder User Option (AFD only)
Use the radio buttons to select between these options in situations where the video image aspect ratio does not match the screen aspect ratio:
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Safe Area Markers Tab
Aspect Ratio Marker:
Display Markers: select the checkbox to display the aspect ratio markers on the Kaleido display
Use the radio buttons to select 4:3, 16:9 or Custom markers. If you select Custom, you must enter values in the two data boxes: Width on the left, Height on the right.
Set the line color and background color using the two pulldowns
Transparency:
Set the transparency of the markers using the slider.
Scan Option
Select Over Scan or Under Scan for this video screen.
Click the Cropping (Alto Only) button to open a dialog box allowing you to crop this video component if the online layout is resident on a Kaleido Alto or Kaleido Quad.
NOTE: The cropping effect will not be displayed if the online layout is resident on a Kaleido-K2.
NOTE: Although a Kaleido Alto/Quad cannot be accessed online, it is possible to export the current layout (online on a Kaleido-K2) to an Alto/Quad, so this feature remains active in the online panels.
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Calibration Tab
Calibration:
Set some picture parameters for the selected input to the Kaleido:
so that its appearance on the Monitor Wall output is optimized.
Slider controls are provided for each parameter to establish a custom set-up. The default button selects the factory settings.
Output Dynamic Range:
The definition of a digital video signal places Video Black at 16 and Video White at 236 within the available range of 0 to 255. The Kaleido's monitor wall output is a VGA signal, with black at 0 and white at 255.
Select Graphic to expand the signal to place Video Black at 0 and Video White at 255 at the output, thereby expanding its dynamic range to match the graphic elements within the monitor wall display.
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3.3.2.5 Online Panels - VGA Video (Kaleido-K2 only)
Assignment Tab
Assign Video Input:
Input Number: Enter the number of the Kaleido video input that is to appear on this Video Screen [enter a number between1 and 32].
Input Format:
Kaleido detects and reports the format of the selected input.
Loss of Video:
Select the check box to display black on this video screen when the Signal Loss alarm is detected for the video stream. Leave the checkbox unchecked to display the video stream as found.
Router Control:
Router Input: If a router has been assigned to the selected video input (see Control of an External Router by Kaleido-K2), then this data entry box will be active. Enter the number of the router input that will be routed to this Kaleido-K2 input. [enter a number in the range from 1 to the highest input available on the router]
Note: some of the features available in online mode for other video formats are not supported for VGA video. These features are grayed out in this panel.
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Border Tab
Border Color:
A border around the periphery of the Video Screen is used to show Alarms associated with the screen's video. For each of the four possible Alarm states, select the color and width of the border. For the Warning and Error states, border flashing can be turned on or off by clicking the box.
- The Color Fill icon shows the color currently selected for the border. Click on the down-arrow beside the Color Fill icon to open a color selection window and choose a different color.
- The border width pull-down shows the current width of the border for each error condition. Click on the pull-down to select a different value (range between 1 and 5 pixels)
Assign Alarm Monitor:
Select an Alarm Monitor to be assigned to this Video Screen component from the pull-down list of available Alarms. The status of the Alarm will be shown by the border.
New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Video Screen when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.
Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.
Error Latching:
Use these controls to keep the Alarm on after the error has passed, to make detection of transient errors easier.
The latched status is indicated by the corners of the border, while the top, bottom and sides continue to show the current status.
Video Window Frame:
The appearance of the Video Screen at the Kaleido-K2 output can be enhanced by adding a frame, which creates the appearance of depth. This frame does not appear in the KEdit rendition of the Layout. Select the format of the frame around the screen:
Channel:
The Channel assignment for this Video Screen will be shown and the Alarm Link Order box will be active. The alarm link order can be changed by entering a new value in the box.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Video Screen is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Use this Monitor as target Quality Monitor:
Ticking this box assigns this Monitor as a Quality Control Monitor at the Kaleido-K2 output. It will usually be a large Monitor that can be used on the Kaleido screen to quickly access a larger image of video from any other on-screen Monitor
Note that when a Monitor is assigned for Quality Control, the use of the double click to trigger an Action is disabled, since the double click is used for Quality Control assignment.
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CC/Subtitling Tab
Close Captioning is not available for VGA video sources.
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Aspect Ratio Tab
Some signal formats carry information about the aspect ratio of their video signal. Kaleido allows the user to choose to use this information to modify how the signal is displayed on the Kaleido output. The available resources for aspect ratio detection using this source type are:
Automatic Aspect Ratio
Sets up a prioritized list to be used for automatic aspect ratio detection. Kaleido will look for aspect ratio definitions in the data stream in this order, and use the first data it encounters.
The window shows the current list.
Click on the pulldown to see a list of the methods applicable to the current input card that are not already shown in the window. Click on one to select it
Click ADD to add the selected method to the window.
Click on a method in the window to select it, and use the MOVE UP and MOVE DOWN buttons to change its position within the list.
Click on a method in the window to select it and click REMOVE to delete it from the list.
Monitor Aspect Ratio
Use the radio buttons to select the aspect ratio of the video screen. This aspect ratio will be used unless overridden by automatic aspect ratio when enabled. Options: 4:3, 16:9 or Custom. If Custom is selected, enter the H and V proportions in the data boxes.
Note that Custom is not permitted when AFD is included in the Automatic Aspect Ratio list; you must select either 4:3 or 16:9 (a pop-up warning will appear if Custom is selected in this case)
Decoder User Option (N/A)
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Safe Area Markers Tab
Aspect Ratio Marker:
Display Markers: select the checkbox to display the aspect ratio markers on the Kaleido display
Use the radio buttons to select 4:3, 16:9 or Custom markers. If you select Custom, you must enter values in the two data boxes: Width on the left, Height on the right.
Set the marker line color and background (area outside the marked zone) color using the two pulldowns
Transparency:
Set the transparency of the background zone using the slider.
Scan Option
Select Over Scan or Under Scan for this video screen.
Click the Cropping (Alto Only) button to open a dialog box allowing you to crop this video component if the layout is resident on a Kaleido Alto or Kaleido Quad. The effect can only be seen at the Alto/Quad output.
NOTE: The cropping effect will not be displayed if the online layout is resident on a Kaleido-K2.
NOTE: Although a Kaleido Alto/Quad cannot be accessed online, it is possible to export the current layout (online on a Kaleido-K2) to an Alto/Quad, so this feature remains active in the online panels.
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Calibration Tab
Video Resolution:
The VGA input card automatically detects the resolution of the incoming VGA signal, and the detected value is reported in this box.
Calibration:
Set some picture parameters for the selected VGA input to the Kaleido, in order to optimize its appearance on the Kaleido output.
Use the radio buttons at the top of the box to select between:
Default: factory default values are used. The sliders are inactive, and the data box shows the default value.
Custom: The slider controls are active; adjust the parameters to get the desired result. Data values can be typed directly into the data box.
These parameters are available on the main panel:
- Brightness [range 0-100, default 50]
- Color [range 0-100, default 50]
- Contrast [range 0-100, default 50]
- Hue [range 0-100, default 50]
- Sharpness [range 0-7, default 4]
- Additional adjustments are available on the VGA Adjustment panel, opened by clicking on the Gains and Offsets... button.
- HPhase (range -10 to +10, default 0)
- VPhase (range -10 to +10, default 0)
- RGain (range 0-100, default 50)
- GGain (range 0-100, default 50)
- BGain (range 0-100, default 50)
- ROffset (range 0-100, default 50)
- GOffset (range 0-100, default 50)
- BOffset (range 0-100, default 50)
Click Close to exit the VGA Adjustment panel and return to the Video VGA Calibration panel.
Click Apply to apply the selected values to the VGA Video screen.
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3.3.3 Operation
3.3.3.1 Fire an Action
Left-click on the Video Screen in the Kaleido display using the mouse.
- Single-click fires the single-click Action configured for this Video Screen in the Action pane of its Configuration Panel
- Double-click fires the double-click Action configured for this Video Screen in the Action pane of its Configuration Panel unless it has been configured as a Quality Control Monitor. In that case, double-click is reserved to assign the Video Screen as the active Quality Control Monitor.
3.3.3.2 Aspect Ratio
Using Kaleido-RCP
Push the Select button on the Kaleido-RCP. Each Monitor in the Layout will show an ID number, and its current Channel assignment (either a Channel name or "No Channel"). A yellow box surrounds the ID of the monitor currently being pointed to, which is the current selection.
- Use the arrow keys to move the pointer box and change the current selection. Push Enter to select this Monitor for adjustment. A dotted box will appear around the Monitor.
- If you want to change the aspect ratio of the Video Screens in multiple Monitors, use the arrow keys to move to each Monitor you want to change, and push the Enter button. All Monitors added to the selection group will show a dotted box. You can remove a Monitor from the group by pointing to it and pushing Enter again.
- Push the Aspect Ratio button. The Video Screens in all the selected Monitors will change from their current aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) to the other option.
The group of Monitors selected for adjustment is saved in memory. Pushing the Select key multiple times brings up the following displays:
Using a Keyboard
Push the Tab key on the keyboard. Each Monitor in the Layout will show an ID number, and its current Channel assignment (either a Channel name or "No Channel"). A yellow box surrounds the ID of the Monitor currently being pointed to, which is the current selection.
- Use the arrow keys to move the pointer box and change the current selection. Push Enter to select this Monitor for adjustment. A dotted box will appear around the Monitor.
- If you want to change the aspect ratio of the Video Screens in multiple Monitors, use the arrow keys to move to each Monitor you want to change, and push the Enter button. All Monitors added to the selection group will show a dotted box. You can remove a Monitor from the group by pointing to it and pushing Enter again.
- Push the R key. The Video Screens in all the selected Monitors will change from their current aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) to the other option.
The group of Monitors selected for adjustment is saved in memory. Pushing the Tab key multiple times brings up the following displays:
3.3.3.3 Unlatch Error Status of Video Screen Border
3.3.3.4 Router Input Selection
You can directly change the router input selection for a Video Screen component from the Kaleido output display, using the Kaleido's mouse.
To do so, right click over a Video Screen component. If that component's selected input is sourced from a Router (as defined in the Router Reference Table), then a pull-down list of available Router inputs is accessible, as shown in the following diagram. The current selection will be indicated by a check mark. Select a new input and the Video Screen component will immediately display that input. The virtual router hierarchy will switch audio and other elements of the Monitor at the same time.
The inputs may be identified by name as shown in the figure, if those names were defined using the iRouter Manager. See the iRouter Manager manual for details.
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3.3.3.5 Select Subtitling Pages
You can directly select the subtitling pages that will be displayed on a Video Screen component from the Kaleido output display, using the Kaleido's mouse.
To do so, right click over a Video Screen component. Select Subtitling pages... from the pop-up menu, and enter the appropriate page number in the dialog that appears (the dialog will open with the current page number displayed).
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Note that this menu item will be only be available if you have selected "Teletext Standard" for this system in the VBI/ANC Data Standard Selection box available via View-Setting-VBI/ANC Standard in KEdit
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3.3.3.6 Control Aspect Ratio Markers
You can turn Aspect Ratio markers on and off, and select the aspect ratio of those markers, from the Kaleido output display using the Kaleido's mouse.
To do so, right click over a Video Screen component. Select A/R Marker from the pop-up menu, and then click your desired option in the list that appears.
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The bottom item toggles between On and Off depending on the current state of the markers. The current selection is indicated by a tick mark.
If you select Custom, the Custom Aspect Ratio Marker dialog opens, allowing you to create markers with any aspect ratio. Click OK to apply the custom markers.
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