Data is embedded into the VANC (Vertical Ancillary) lines of the SDI output. It is possible to embed more than one data type onto a single VANC line.
MK.IO Beam Distribution currently supports the following data types:
- VITC / Time code
- AFD / BAR
- Closed Captions
- OP-47 Teletext
- SMPTE 2031 Teletext
- Generic data
Before you start, ensure:
- At least one Receiver service is configured.
- The service to be decoded has been selected from the Selected Service list in the Input tab.
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From the Home page, select the RECEIVER item from the required feed then click
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From the Parameters section, select Output to display options.
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Select Data to open the tab and display options.
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Select the Line number from the drop-down menu.
Each selected data component (if present on the incoming transport stream) is now either decoded from a data PID or is extracted from User data or SEI in the video elementary stream.
Disable data output
Before you start, ensure:
- At least one Receiver service is configured.
- The service to be decoded has been selected from the Selected Service list in the Input tab.
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From the Home page, select the RECEIVER item from the required feed then click
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From the Parameters section, select Output to display options.
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Select Data to open the tab and display options.
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Select OFF from the drop-down menu for each data that you want to disable. Once disabled, the data is no longer embedded into SDI outputs.