Ensemble Designs BE-90A Specifications

BrightEye 90-A

HD Up / Down / Cross Converter
and ARC with Analog Audio

Easy To Use

BrightEye 90-A is a versatile up/down/cross converter
or aspect ratio converter for use with analog and digital
video signals. Simply set the BrightEye 90-A to output
your facility’s preferred HD or SD standard. The BrightEye
90-A will accommodate whatever input you connect –
analog composite, SD SDI or HD SDI. After setting the
output standard, BrightEye 90-A automatically converts
the selected input to the correct standard for your facility.
BrightEye 90-A will upconvert, downconvert, cross convert,
or act as an ARC, as needed. A special Mirror Output Mode
can be enabled, causing the output image to be ipped left
to right for use with on-camera talent. The built-in Frame
Synchronizer allows you to feed asynchronous signals
to the BrightEye 90-A. An external reference input allows
genlock to a house reference. All vertical interval data and
closed captioning is faithfully passed.

Upconverting to High Denition

Feed the analog composite or SD SDI output of a camera to
a BrightEye 90-A and upconvert to HD. You can take the HD
signal from the BrightEye 90-A into a switcher or projection
system. Upconverting existing SD equipment lets you
leverage the equipment you already have and operate in
the HD domain.

While some cameras may have rewire out, using the video
output and upconverting before distribution is preferable
since longer cable runs can be achieved and quality is
superior. Additionally, the BrightEye 90-A’s reference input
allows you to time the upconverted video output for use
with a production switcher.

Audio Processing Made Simple

BrightEye 90-A handles both embedded audio and eight channels
of analog audio. Sixteen channels of embedded audio are
supported in BrightEye 90-A. If the incoming video has embedded
audio, the audio will be safely bypassed around the video
processing and lipsync will be preserved. Audio mixing is available
for two of the four embedded groups of audio. The analog audio
I/O ports can be congured for eight channels of incoming audio
or for eight channels of audio output. The audio mixer can be used
for analog audio as well. Mixer controls are accessed through
BrightEye Mac or PC software.

Monitoring for Video and Audio

Audio monitoring is easy with BrightEye 90-A’s convenient 3.5 mm
mini jack. Select the audio channels you want to monitor from the
front panel and plug in a headset.

The HDMI connector on the rear of the unit provides a future­proof monitoring interface. Plug it into most LCD monitors for
condence-monitoring of your feed.

Front Panel and Software Control

Input selection, gain control, and test pattern controls are
provided through the front panel interface. Audio presence LEDs
indicate which channels are detected. Controls for crop, letterbox
and pillarbox are accessed from the front panel or BrightEye Mac
or PC software. Video and audio levels and the audio mixer can be
adjusted through BrightEye Mac or PC software.

Downconverting to Standard Denition

BrightEye 90-A will downconvert any type of HD signal and
provides both an SD SDI and an analog composite output
suitable for broadcast or monitoring.

Cross Conversion

It’s easy to convert between various HD standards,
whether 720p or 1080i. Simply select the output standard
you need and connect the input – that’s all there is to it.

Aspect Ratio Conversion

For converting between SD 4:3 and HD 16:9, BrightEye
90-A has you covered. Just select the output standard you
need and connect the input.

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BrightEye 90-A

Use with Cameras and Projection Systems

Turn Analog Camera into Digital HD Source

HD and SD Digital and Analog Composite Video I/O

Analog Audio I/O

Analog Audio Monitor Output

Mirror Output Mode for On-Camera Talent

Graticule and Safe Title Generator

HDMI Output for Monitoring

Frame Sync

12 and 16 bit processing

Passes Embedded Audio

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