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Stream Labs products present a really good solution to fulfill the requirements of our clients for multi-image display systems and character generators.

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STREAM ALPHA CARDS GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS – COMPARATIVE TABLE

Hardware characteristics for Stream Alpha video composition system models

Stream ALPHA Plus

Stream WIND SDI

Stream WIND SDI II

Stream ALPHA SDI

Video

Title, graphics and animation overlay on transmitted video

+

 

+

+

Alpha-channel mixing ("soft" key)

+

+

+

+

Channel transformation mode (transcoding)

+

 

 

+

"Relay bypass" in case of PC electrical supply failure

Composite / S-Video

-

SD-SDI

SD-SDI

Service information storage (teletext etc.) in the area of frame blanking pulse of transmitted video signal

+

 

+

+

Error control in incoming signals with check total count according to EDH method

 

+

+

+

Automatic black field generator engaging at absence of incoming video signal

+

+

+

+

Colour depth

4:2:2 YUV, 8 bit

4:2:2 YUV, 10 bit

4:2:2 YUV, 10 bit

4:2:2 YUV, 10 bit

Mixing on external mixer through Composite, S-Video and Key – mixer inputs (DSK)

Mixing on external mixer through Composite, S-Video and Key – mixer inputs (DSK)

+

 

 

+

Mixing on external mixer through YUV and Key – mixer inputs (DSK)

+

 

 

+

Mixing on external mixer through SDI and Key – mixer inputs (DSK)

 

+

+

+

 

Number of video layers on hardware level

2

1

2

2

Preview channel

+

+

+

+

Video inputs

Composite PAL/SECAM/NTSC input

+

 

 

+

S-Video PAL/SECAM/NTSC input

+

 

 

 

YUV input

 

 

 

+

SD-SDI (SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.601) PAL/NTSC

 

 

+

+

External synchronization input (genlock)

Analog Video Input (Blackburst Input)

Analog Video Input (Blackburst Input)

SDI/Analog Video Input (Blackburst Input)

SDI/Analog Video Input (Blackburst Input)

Video outputs

Composite PAL/NTSC output

+

+

+

+

Composite SECAM output

+

 

 

 

S-Video PAL/SECAM/NTSC output

+

 

 

 

YUV output

+

 

 

+

SD-SDI (SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.601) PAL/NTSC output

 

+

+

+

Alpha-channel with composite sync pulse analog linear key DSK signal

+

 

 

+

Alpha-channel with composite sync pulse digital linear key DSK signal

 

+

+

+

Audio

Analog stereo unbalanced input/output

+ (optional)

 

 

 

Analog stereo balanced input/output

+ (optional)

 

 

 

Digital stereo balanced AES/EBU input/output

 

+ (output)

+

 

Audio Bypass

+ (optional)

 

+

 

Software

Control Program (Windows 2000/XP)

+

+

+

+

Alpha Pro/TELE/TELE Info

+

+

-

+

VideoGrapher

+

+

-

+

Air Box

-

-

-

-

Title Box

+

+

-

+

 

PCI interface

PCI Express 1x

PCI-33/66 MHz

PCI Express 1x

PCI-33 MHz

 

Card Price with SDK ($USD)

900

850

1400

2300