● Accepts NTSC (M, Japan, 4.43), PAL (B, D, G, H, I, M, N, Nc) and SECAM (B, D, G, K, K1, L) composite video, S-video
● Accepts analog component YPbPr video
● Six analog video inputs for up to two component inputs or six composite inputs, or two S-video inputs and two composite inputs
● Two fully differential CMOS analog preprocessing channels with clamping and automatic gain control (AGC) for best S/N performance
● Dual high-speed oversampling 10-bit A/D converters
● Patented architecture for locking to weak, noisy, or unstable signals
● Single 14.31818-MHz or 27-MHz reference crystal for all standards
● Line-locked clock and sampling
● Automatic detect and switching between NTSC, PAL, and SECAM standards
● Programmable output data rates:
● 12.2727-MHz square-pixel (NTSC)
● 14.75-MHz square-pixel (PAL/SECAM)
● 13.5-MHz ITU-R BT.601 (NTSC, PAL, and SECAM)
● Complementary 4-line (3-H delay) adaptive comb filters for both cross-luminance and cross-chrominance noise reduction
● Subcarrier Genlock/real-time control (RTC) output for synchronizing the color subcarrier of an external encoder
● Active video cropping
● Standard programmable video output formats:
● 20-/16-bit 4:2:2 YCbCr
● 10-/8-bit 4:2:2 YCbCr
● ITU-R BT.656 10-/8-bit 4:2:2 with embedded syncs
● Advanced programmable video output formats:
● Oversampled raw VBI data during active video
● Sliced VBI data during vertical blanking or active video
● Multiple VBI data formats supported:
● World standard teletext (WST), North American broadcast text system (NABTS), closed-caption (CC), and extended data service (XDS)
● Wide screen signaling (WSS), video program system (VPS), vertical interval time code (VITC), and a custom configuration mode that allows the user to program the VDP for unique VBI data signals
● Macrovision™ copy protection detection
● Programmable host port options including I2C and PHI (3 modes)
● Brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue control through host port
● Internal program ROM
● 5-V tolerant digital I/O ports
● 80-terminal TQFP package
● Applications
● Digital television
● Digital image processing
● Video conferencing
● Multimedia
● Digital video
● Desktop video
● Video capture
● Video editing
● Professional video applications
● Security applications