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Configure video I/O

Here you define your video inputs and outputs. Currently supported sources/destinations

  • AJA - AJA video cards

  • BMD - BlackMagic Design DeckLink video cards

  • NDI - Video over IP - What is NDI?

  • File (experimental) - should only be used for testing

See System Requirements for supported cards

Learn more about color profile and color space in how to Configure your color pipeline

How to work with interlaced video

If you are feeding an interlaced video into Pixotope, it will be deinterlaced before coming into the engine to composite the video in the best way with the graphics. If you are using interlaced output, it will be re-interlaced after compositing. This intermediate deinterlacing will not be visible in the output and is strictly to improve the compositing quality.

  • Go to SETUP > Configure > Video I/O

  • Output either interlaced or (deinterlaced) progressive.

Video input

Camera systems are listed by default.

  1. Add additional media inputs, if you need untracked video sources in your level. For example, the input for a virtual monitor

    1. Name your media input

  2. Choose Input from where the Input source will come from

  3. Optionally override the default settings:

    1. Choose the input format (resolution and frame rate) of your camera systems and media inputs

    2. Choose the Color profile

    3. Choose a Color space from the selected Color profile

    4. Choose the transfer type

    5. Choose the input type

Fill

default setting, allows for using the internal video keyer

Fill - External Key

the video is keyed externally and is provided as a separate fill and key signal
(when selected, a separate key entry is created automatically)

Fill/Key - External Key

the video is keyed externally and is provided as a combined fill and key signal

Video output

The frame rate of inputs and outputs must be the same! 

For example, if your production needs to output in 50p, choose a 50p output format and set your physical camera and the camera system in Director up to match.

  1. Add one or more media outputs

    1. Name your media output

  2. Choose Output to where the Output destination will be output to

  3. Optionally override the default settings

    1. Choose the output format (resolution and frame rate) of your camera systems and media inputs

    2. Choose the Color profile

    3. Choose a Color space from the selected Color profile

      • Color management in Editor

        • When "OCIO Viewport Enabled" is selected in the Editor, the color space of the Editor viewport is linked to this color space selection.

        • This only applies if SETUP > Show > Settings > Base settings > Compositing color space is set to "Linear space"

    4. Choose the output type

    5. Optionally output Audio by selecting the checkbox - Learn move about how to Configure audio output

Fill

for internal compositing mode (default)

Key

for external compositing mode

Learn more about Compositing modes

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