User guide

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How to Contact Altera
Video and Image Processing Suite January 2013 Altera Corporation
User Guide
How to Contact Altera
To locate the most up-to-date information about Altera products, refer to the
following table.
Typographic Conventions
The following table lists the typographic conventions this document uses.
November 2009 9.1
Added new Frame Reader, Control Synchronizer, and Switch MegaCore functions.
The Frame Buffer MegaCore function supports controlled frame dropping or repeating to
keep the input and output frame rates locked together. The Frame Buffer also supports
buffering of interlaced video streams.
The Clipper, Frame Buffer, and Color Plane Sequencer MegaCore functions now support
four channels in parallel.
The Deinterlacer MegaCore function supports a new 4:2:2 motion-adaptive mode and an
option to align read/write bursts on burst boundaries.
The Line Buffer Compiler MegaCore function has been obsoleted.
The Interfaces chapter has been re-written.
March 2009 8.0
The Deinterlacer MegaCore function supports controlled frame dropping or repeating to
keep the input and output frame rates locked together.
The Test Pattern Generator MegaCore function can generate a user-specified constant
color that can be used as a uniform background.
Preliminary support for Arria II GX devices.
Date Version Changes
Contact
(1)
Contact Method Address
Technical support Website www.altera.com/support
Technical training
Website www.altera.com/training
Email custrain@altera.com
Product literature Website www.altera.com/literature
Nontechnical support (general) Email nacomp@altera.com
(software licensing) Email authorization@altera.com
Note to Table:
(1) You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative.
Visual Cue Meaning
Bold Type with Initial Capital
Letters
Indicate command names, dialog box titles, dialog box options, and other GUI
labels. For example, Save As dialog box. For GUI elements, capitalization matches
the GUI.
bold type
Indicates directory names, project names, disk drive names, file names, file name
extensions, software utility names, and GUI labels. For example, \qdesigns
directory, D: drive, and chiptrip.gdf file.
Italic Type with Initial Capital Letters Indicate document titles. For example, Stratix IV Design Guidelines.