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Alpermann+Velte time code and ancillary data systems, faq, Ancillary Time Code (ATC) according to SMPTE 12M-2
AncillaryTimeCode(ATC)accordingtoSMPTE12M2 Overview
TheSMPTEstandardSMPTE12M22008definestheTransmissionofTimeCodeintheAncillaryDataSpaceandreplacestheRP 188.InthepastthereweredifferentmethodsofimplementationsregardingATC.ThisnotedescribestheimplementationofATC accordingtoSMPTE12M2andwhatarethechangesregardingAlpermann+Veltetimecodemodules. Thefollowingspecificationsareconcernedwithancillarytimecode:
Standard RP196
DC 8h 9h 8h 10h
Remark Nolongerlisted!
SMPTE291M RP188/SMPTE12M 2
ItisstronglyrecommendedtoimplementATCaccordingtoSMPTE12M2!
Introduction
Therearefourtransportmethodsoftimecodeknown(regardingonly12Mtimecodes,sonotdealingwithMPEG,film,digitalaudio,midi etc.):
AncillarydatapacketsshouldnotbelocatedinthelinesidentifiedasaswitchpointdefinedbySMPTERP168.
FormatofAncillaryTimeCodePackets
SMPTE291Mdefinestheformatforatype2ANCpacket.
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Alpermann+Velte time code and ancillary data systems, faq, Ancillary Time Code (ATC) according to SMPTE 12M-2
RecommendationsofSMPTE12M2
LocationforATCinHDvideo: LocationforATCinSDvideo:
Interlaced: Progr.25/30frames:
Progr.50/60frames:
SomethingNewandSpecial ATC_VITC:
IndetailtheATC_VITCconsistsoftwotypes,VITC1andVITC2.Apartfromthistypedefinitionthepayloadofbothtypesisidentical. ImplementationsofVITC1andVITC2shouldbeusedtodistinguishbetweenthefieldsofinterlacedformatsandtheframesofaframe pairofprogressiveformats,togetherwiththefieldmarkflag.NowonlyATC_VITCwillbepresented,andtheinternalencoderordecoder handlestheVITC1andVITC2type. OlderversionsoftheRUBIDIUMmodulesDT/DVandHT/HVaswellasourPCboardsPCIHD,PCIeDandPCIeHDhavetreatedVITC1 andVITC2asseparatetimecodes,thisnowhaschanged:
DT/DVandHT/HV
fromversion2.0.168,November2009,
PCIHD/PCIeD/PCIeHD fromversion7.19,October2009.
Afteranupdatepleasetakecareusingonlythelatestconfigurationtoolsanddrivers.
ATC_LTC:
TheSMPTE12M2givesnotaclearrecommendationaboutthetransmissionrateoftheATC_LTC:...atleastonceaframe....In interlacedvideoformatsthetransmissionratemaybeonceaframeoreveryfield.Wedecidedtooffertheonceaframemethodasa default,insertingtheATC_LTCinthefirstfield.TheusermayselecttheeveryfieldmethodbyactivatingtheAllFieldscheckbox.This concernsourRUBIDIUMmodulesDT/DVandHT/HV.
ATC_LTC>ATC_VITC:
TheHTandHVmodulesareourtimecodeconvertersinHDdigitalvideosystems.IfonlyATC_LTCispresentinaprogressivevideo systemwithframerategreaterthan30framespersecondorininterlacedsystems,theseconvertermodulesareabletoconvertthe ATC_LTCtoanATC_VITC.Thismethodwillkeepthetimeaddressesandaddtheadvantageofthefieldflags,thusmakingtheindividual frames/fieldsdistinguishable.
Others:
Youcandownloadthelatestversionsfrom:Software PleasedonthesitatetocontactAlpermann+VelteifyouhaveanyATCproblems.Wewouldliketohelpanalyzingthisproblem.
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