Installation guide

Product Highlights
• Aspectizer
®
. Ideal for DTV requirements, the Aspectizer is an internal aspect ratio
converter that makes Synergy capable of handling simultaneous dual aspect ratio
production. It allows conversion from 4:3 to 16:9, 16:9 to 4:3, and now with version
2, six of the Aspectizer looks can be moved horizontally or vertically to provide even
more real estate on the screen for added flexibility. Any number of switcher inputs
and outputs can have aspect ratio conversion and, because the Aspectizer is built in, it
is tightly controlled from the Synergy 1 control panel.
• Powerful Keyers. The two full function keyers in the MLE have dedicated
pushbuttons, flying borders for every key type, Squeeze & Tease
®
, chroma keying, key
over transition, quick key preview, transition generators, and bicolor on-air status.
• Dual DSKs. The Synergy 1 has optional DSKs that can extend the keying power to an
impressive total of 4 keyers (not counting the additional keyer used for external DVE
transitions).
• OverDrive™ Compatible. The Synergy Series has evolved to control every single
piece of equipment in the control room. The next step in this evolution is the
revolutionary OverDrive Production Control System. With dual touch screens, the
TD can now automate a production when required. Thumbnail based, the TD can
step through the show’s run-down or instantly break away to unscripted events. When
connected to a newsroom automation system, a live MOS-based link keeps the two
systems in constant and instant synch, providing clear communication between the
producer and the TD.
• Squeeze & Tease
®
. A 2D DVE can be built into each MLE keyer. Every type of key
can be repositioned, squeezed, and zoomed. In fact, it’s possible to simultaneously
crop, reposition, flip, squeeze or zoom, mask, border, and
add a glowing transparent
color-washed drop shadow to a key inside a single keyer. These options also make
Squeeze & Tease wipes possible, where you can push, squeeze, tumble and swoop in
keys, over-the-shoulder boxes, and backgrounds.
• Squeeze & Tease
®
WARP. A 3D DVE with over 20 WARP effects can be built into
both MLE keyers. Every type of key can be squeezed or zoomed, cropped,
repositioned, and rotated in 3D space. You can perform 3D key or background
transitions, or build your own sequences with complex timelines, keyframe editing,
and quick “shot box” sequence recall. In addition, the 3D WARP functionality opens
up a new world for the creative mind. You get 2 channels of 10-bit 3D modifiable
WARP effects including page turn, positionable light source, on-board still store,
preprocessor effects such as defocus, mosaic, posterization, colorization, strobe, picture
frame borders, object builder for slabs, timeline sequences, and lots more.
• Chroma Keying Standard. Synergy’s standard chroma keyers feature natural and
simulated shadows, spill suppression, and hue rejection.
• Ultimatte
∗
Insider

Matting Device. Award winning Ultimatte Technology on a
card that plugs right into Synergy, for extra critical chroma keying requirements.
∗
Ultimatte is a trademark of Ultimatte Corporation.
Page 4 of 36 March, 2005 Synergy 1 SD Ordering Guide, v16