Vicon Lock genlock support information
- Gisela Roberts
- Ben Stanley
Genlock support - Lock+ and Lock Studio
The following information applies to both Vicon Lock+ and Vicon Lock Studio.
Note that in the following table:
- Vicon frame rate reflects locking on a frame basis (not field) for interlaced signals.
- SD = Standard Definition
- HD = High Definition
- H,V are active horizontal and vertical pixels respectively
- I = Interlaced
- P = Progressive
Genlock support for analog input
Timecode support SMPTE 12M-1-2008
Current Vicon name | Analog SD | Analog HD | Vicon base | VITC | LTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAL | 625 / 50 I | 25 | Yes | Yes | |
NTSC | 525 / 59.94 I | 29.97 | Yes | Yes | |
Film 24 fps | 1920 / 1080 P | 24 | No | Yes | |
Film 23.98 fps | 1920 / 1080 P | 23.98 | No | Yes | |
30 fps | 1920 / 1080 P | 30 | No | Yes |
Genlock support - Lock Studio only
The following information applies to Vicon Lock Studio only.
Note that in the following tables:
- Vicon frame rate reflects locking on a frame basis (not field) for interlaced signals.
- SD = Standard Definition
- HD = High Definition
- 3G = 2.97 Gbs
- H,V are active horizontal and vertical pixels respectively
- I = Interlaced
- P = Progressive
- Anc = ancillary. Both horizontal and vertical inserted timecode are supported. Anc VITC or Anc LTC identification is also embedded in this data.
Genlock support for SMPTE 259M (270Mbps SD SDI)
Timecode support SMPTE 12M-2
Video Format | Active pixel Video Area | Vicon base | Anc VITC | Anc LTC | DVITC | LTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Component (PAL) | 1440 x 576 x 50 I | 25 | No | No | No | Yes |
Component | 1440 x 487 x 59.94 I | 29.97 | No | No | No | Yes |
Genlock support for SMPTE 274M (1080P <= 30fps) – SMPTE 292M (1.485Gbps HD SDI)
Timecode support SMPTE 12M-2
Video Format | Active Video Area | Vicon | Anc VITC | Anc LTC | LTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 fps | 1920 x 1080 x 30 P | 30 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Film 24 fps | 1920 x 1080 x 24 P | 24 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Film (23.98 fps) | 1920 x 1080 x 23.98 P | 23.98 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SDI (29.97 fps) | 1920 x 1080 x 29.97 P | 29.97 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SDI (25 fps) | 1920 x 1080 x 25 P | 25 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SDI (29.97 fps) | 1920 x 1080 x 59.94 I | 29.97 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SDI (25 fps) | 1920 x 1080 x 50 I | 25 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
