5330/6330 OVERVIEW
The 5330 Analog to Digital Video Converter takes composite or component analog and
converts the signal to serial digital component. Analog inputs are 4x oversampled at 12
bits of resolution, ensuring a clean signal that can be used in the most demanding applica-
tions. Composite signals are decoded using an adaptive comb filter. An infinitely
adjustable timing system genlocks to the house reference.
The 5330 accepts asynchronous inputs and delivers serial outputs locked and timed to
house reference. The input video is synchronized to a house reference by a TBC/Frame
Synchronizer. Noisy and jittery analog sources are faithfully tracked to provide a steady,
genlocked output, ensuring proper time base correction for virtually any source, even a
consumer VHS machine.
The 5330 has a full-featured Proc Amp for adjustment of every signal parameter. Proc
controls include Video and Chroma Gain, NTSC style hue rotation, Black Balance, and
pedestal. Black and White clips can be set to prevent excessive signal excursions. To help
optimize the settings in the Proc Amp, a Split Screen mode allows you to compare the
processed output with the original material.
Selective (toothed) vertical blanking lets you choose to pass or strip content in the vertical
interval on a line by line and field by field basis.
A Detail Enhancer recovers information that has been lost due to poor frequency response
in upstream systems. Certain values represented in serial digital component may be
illegal in the NTSC or PAL composite domains. The Predictive Composite Clipper mode
identifies picture elements that would be illegal in analog composite, and limits color satu-
ration and luminance excursions.
The 5330 delivers two dedicated SDI outputs. In addition, two BNCs on the rear module
can be configured with onboard switches to be either AES or SDI outputs. Video outputs
are fully timed to your house reference. On loss of output (such as noise), the 5330 can be
set to mute to black or freeze on the last good frame of video.
The optional 6330 Audio Processor submodule provides embedding of analog or AES audio.
Analog inputs are digitized at 24 bits of resolution. Two AES inputs provide four channels
of digital audio to the input selector. Audio inputs may be mixed, shuffled or level con-
trolled and any of the channels re-embedded and/or sent to the AES output connectors.
Full audio delay tracking is included as well as the provision to add fixed delay to correct
incoming lip sync errors. There is built in sample rate conversion allowing usage of asyn-
chronous AES inputs, while synchronous AC-3 or Dolby-E audio signals may also be used.
Because the 5330 is an Avenue module, every function and parameter can be controlled
from an Avenue Touch Screen, Express Control Panel, or the Avenue PC Control
Application.
While it can be used to control any Avenue module, the Express Panel really shines when
used with the 5330 A-D Converter module. With dedicated video, chroma, pedestal, and
hue knobs, live shading is easy. The continuous rotation velocity sensitive knobs are
responsive and dependable. Audio levels for multiple groups are easily accessed as well.
All other parameters, including timing and audio delay, are accessed through an intuitive
menu interface.
Model 5330/6330 Video Audio ADC
5330/6330-2
