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RE: Switcher feature request


  • Subject: RE: Switcher feature request
  • From: Mark Harrison
  • Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 23:38:00 +0000

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<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">Keith,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">I do
need the conversion for exactly the reason you suspect - some output
devices only have one or the other (S-video in,composite
in)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">Neither my projector nor my Meridian video-switch
have SCART :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">However, sounds like I'm going to be able to do
everything I want with KAT5 kit :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="100423622-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">Mark</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV class="OutlookMessageHeader" dir="ltr"
align="left"><FONT face="Tahoma"
size="2">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Keith Doxey [mailto:keith.doxey@xxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B>
9 June 2002 22:59<BR><B>To:</B>
kat5-users@xxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [KAT5] Switcher
feature request<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN class="700584621-09062002">Hi
Mark,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002">Composite video used the same
channel as S-Video Luma. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002">Conversion from Composite to
S-Video actually makes the picture slightly worse unless very expensive
circuitry is used but conversion from S-Video to Composite is much better.
Any conversion from one standard to another results in some loss of quality
so its is better to keep&nbsp;to the same standard wherever possible.
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN class="700584621-09062002">Mark
McCall is converting S-Video down to Composite for his bedroom TV which
does not have S-Video capability.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN class="700584621-09062002">The
Mk2 receivers will have a link to mix S-Video down to Composite for TV's
that dont support it</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN class="700584621-09062002">The
Mk2 transmitters may have a similar link to split composite into S-Video
despite the slight softening of the image ( the choice of whether to use it
will be up to the individual)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN class="700584621-09062002">The
beauty of an S-Video enabled SCART is that you can toggle between composite
and S-Video from your remote so if what should be colour ends up black and
white..... hit the button on the remote
:-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN class="700584621-09062002">One
for Tony ..... if NetMedia design an 802.11 enabled siteplayer module then
you will only need 12 cables :-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"><SPAN
class="700584621-09062002">Keith</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV class="OutlookMessageHeader" dir="ltr"
align="left"><FONT face="Tahoma"
size="2">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B>
09 June 2002 21:01<BR><B>To:</B>
kat5-users@xxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [KAT5] Switcher
feature request<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">Keith,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">A
couple of questions:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">How
many "independant routing channels" will there
be?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Will
the switch do conversion from, say a videocamera on composite output on
phono to a TV with an S-video in? Or will this require external
hardware?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2">Mark</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="970365819-09062002"><FONT
face="Arial" color="#0000ff"
size="2"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
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