AJA FS1 Version 2.2.0.47 User Manual
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Upconvert Mode (5.1)
Downconvert Mode (5.2)
SD Aspect Ratio (5.3)
Downconvert AFD Default (5.5)
4x3 Pillar
14x9 Pillar (default)
Full Screen
LB to Full
Wide Zoom
Results in 4x3 image in center of screen with black sidebars.
Results in 14x9 image, zoomed slightly to fill a 14x9 image with black sidebars.
Anamorphic full screen display.
Image is zoomed to fit the full screen (letterbox).
Using a combination of zoom and stretch, the image is sized to fit a 16x9 screen (this can
introduce a small aspect ratio change).
Letterbox (default)
Crop
Anamorphic
14x9
Auto AFD
Image is reduced and aspect ratio preserved with black top and bottom added to image area.
Image is cropped to fit new screen size.
HD image is converted to full-screen SD with a 16x9 aspect ratio (anamorphic).
Image is reduced slightly with aspect ratio preserved. Black is added top and bottom, and
the left and right sides are cropped.
Automatically selects the best downconvert mode based on the input video's Active Format
Description (AFD) code. If the input video is not carrying an AFD VANC code, the
downconverter defaults to the mode specified in parameter menu 5.5 (“Downconvert AFD
Default”).
Off (default)
Letterbox
H Crop
Pillarbox
V Crop
14x9
Turns aspect ratio conversion
Off.
Anamorphic converted to
Letterbox 16:9 to 4:3.
Anamorphic 16:9 screen cropped to 4:3 screen.
Converts standard 4:3 screen to
Pillarbox (black sidebars) as an anamorphic screen.
Transforms an SD Letterbox image to an anamorphic image.
Converts 16:9 Anamorphic video to
14:9 Cropped video.
Hold Last
(Default)
Letterbox
14x9
Anamorphic
Crop
Use the last AFD code detected and continue to use its aspect ratio selection until a new
AFD code is detected again in the SDI meta data.
When an AFD code isn’t present, switch the downconverter mode to
Letterbox.
When an AFD code isn’t present, switch the downconverter mode to
14x9.
When an AFD code isn’t present, switch the downconverter mode to
Anamorphic.
When an AFD code isn’t present, switch the downconverter mode to
Crop.