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Input Versatility
The BVM-L230 can accept almost any SD or HD video format, both analogue and digital, plus PC signals from VGA
to WUXGA (1920 x 1200). In addition to a DVI-D interface equipped as standard, four option board slots are offered to
configure the BVM-L230 according to different user needs. The optional analogue interfaces accept composite, Y/C,
Y/PB/PR, RGB. Digital interfaces accept SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and Dual-Link HD-SDI inputs. Acceptable signal formats include:
525/60i, 625/50i, 525/60P, 625/50P, 720/50P and 720/60P, 10-bit/12-bit RGB 4:4:4 1080/24PsF, 1080/24P, 1080/25PsF, 1080/25P,
1080/50i, 1080/30PsF, 1080/30P and 1080/60i, 10-bit 4:2:2 1080/50P and 1080/60P and the digital cinema formats of 12-bit
4:4:4 XYZ/RGB 2048 x1080/24PsF and 2048x1080/24P.
Dual-Link HD-SDI Interface
* Also compatible with 1/1.001 frame rates.
Multi-format Signal Support
Main Features
No System
Nomenclature
Samples per
active line
Active lines
per frame
Frame Rate fV
(Hz)
Interface sampling
freq (MHz)
Samples per
active line
Total lines
per frame
Line Frequency
fH (kHz)
Standard
1 525/59.94i 720 487 59.94 13.5 858 525 15.73 Rec.ITU-R BT.601
2 625/50i 720 576 50 13.5 864 525 15.63 Rec.ITU-R BT.601
3 525/59.94P 720 483 59.94 27 858 625 31.47
SMPTE 293M/Rec.ITU-R BT.1358
4 625/50P 720 576 50 27 864 525 31.25 Rec.ITU-R BT.1358
5 1920 x 1080/24PsF* 1920 1080 48/47.95 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 2750 - 2750 625 27.00 SMPTE RP 211
6 1920 x 1080/24P* 1920 1080 24/23.97 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 2750 1125 27.00 SMPTE 274M
7 1920 x 1080/25PsF 1920 1080 50 1125 28.13 RP 211
8 1920 x 1080/25P 1920 1080 25 74.25 2640 1125 28.13 SMPTE 274M
9 1920 x 1080/50i 1920 1080 50 74.25 2640 1125 28.13 SMPTE 274M
10 1920 x 1080/30PsF* 1920 1080 60/59.94 1125 33.75 RP 211
11 1920 x 1080/30P* 1920 1080 30/29.97 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 2200 1125 33.75 SMPTE 274M
12 1920 x 1080/60i* 1920 1080 6/59.94 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 2200 - 2200 1125 33.75 SMPTE 274M
13 1280 x 720/24P* 1280 720 24/23.97 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 4125 1125 18.00 SMPTE 296M
14 1280 x 720/25P 1280 720 25 74.25 3960 750 18.75 SMPTE 296M
15 1280 x 720/30P* 1280 720 30/29.97 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 3300 750 22.50 SMPTE 296M
16 1280 x 720/50P 1280 720 50 74.25 1980 750 37.50 SMPTE 296M
17 1280 x 720/60P* 1280 720 60/59.94 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 1650 - 1650 750 45.00 SMPTE 296M
18 1920 x 1080/50P 1920 1080 50 148.5 2640 750 56.25 SMPTE 274M
19 1920 x 1080/60P* 1920 1080 60/59.94 148.5 - 148.5/1.001 2200 1125 67.50 SMPTE 274M
20 2048 x 1080/24PsF* 2048 1080 48/47.95 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 2750 1125 27.00
21 2048 x 1080/24P* 2048 1080 24/23.97 74.25 - 74.25/1.001 2750 1125 27.00
