Snell & Wilcox announced the launch of the image frequency standards for compensation of movement, Alchemist Ph.C HD TX, a new version of the HD standards converter that has been specifically optimized for teleports, ground stations and telcos. Capable of provide simultaneous SD and HD conversion into a compact unit Of 3 U rack, this addition to the Alchemist Ph.C family is for transmission facilities a convenient way and affordable to enter the international exchange market of HD programming, high-quality news, live events, sports programming through fixed services or ad links Hoc.
The Alchemist Ph.C HD TX enters to strengthen the technology developed by Snell & Wilcox for compensation of the movement, and allows you to now offer an almost conversion transparent frame rate for HD between 50-Hz and 60-Hz HD standards, for 1080i and 720p formats, as well as well as frame rate conversion for SD between materials in 50-Hz and 60-Hz. The converter accepts any input (525, 625, 720P50, 720P59, 1080i50 and 1080i59), and can convert aspect ratio to drive without difficultY SD materials in 4:3 or HD in 16:9. The Dolby system E-capable handles 16 channels of audio, both AES and embedded and is designed to meet all possible needs audio without requiring extra set-top boxes or encoders.
Two variants of the Alchemist Ph.C HD TX are available: the TX50, designed for applications in which the outputs desired are 625, 720P50 and 1080i50; and the TX60, designed for applications that require 525, 720P59, and 1080i59 outputs.
Other additional options for the standards converter include an active front panel for local control of the unit, as well as a secondary output that allows simultaneous output of SD/HD and eliminates the need for an external converter. This built-in conversion capability maintains a high standard of quality because it obviates the need for additional processes of deinterlacing and re-scaling.
