Evertz 8084 Digital closed caption encorder 8084

Technical Details

• Keys directly into a 525 line or 625 line component (4:2:2) digital video bitstream

• 8084AD also keys directly into NTSC or PAL composite analog video

• Can add captions, text, web links or Extended Data Service information to previously captioned programs

• Individual caption and text data streams can be passed, modified or removed from the incoming video

• Support for text insertion from articles stored in the one encoder by the captioning software

• Support for Extended Data Service (XDS) to encode program information including TSID, CGMS-A and V-Chip content advisory ratings

• V-Chip blocking codes selectable from front panel menus

• Selectable V-Chip default rating after timeout

• Bypass relay can be activated by GPI, front panel or automatically on power failure to allow the input video to pass through the unit unprocessed

• Three RS-232/RS-422 serial ports allow simultaneous control from three computers, for applications such as in house captioning, XDS insertion and more

• Built in modem interface for dial-up real time captioning

• Support for an optional second internal modem

• Built-in composite analog monitoring decoders provide real-time verification of encoded data. The decoded captions, text or XDS data is inserted as open captions on the monitoring video outputs

• Monitor mode allows caption data to be read directly from line 21 and output on the serial port

• Built in test message inserts data into all 9 data channels

• Composite decoder can display these XDS packet types: Network Name, Call Letters, Program Name, Program Length, Time in Show, Program Type, Program Description and Program Rating

• Ability to offset the effect of downstream component to composite encoders which add setup to line 21

• VBI Bridge function allows captions to be copied from one video source to another using two 8084 or 8084AD units

• GPI input to provide caption shift. This input can control the shift of rows 12 to 15 up to rows 1 to 4 when activated. Intended to provide compliance with FCC order prohibiting obstruction of weather warning text which often appears on the bottom of the screen

• Can encode captions on lines other than line 21 for specialized applications

• EDH Packet checksum correction ensures SDI video integrity to downstream equipment

• SMPTE 269M fault reporting output

• Optional LTC input for setting internal clock

• Supports a wide variety of caption software including the following:
The Captioning Center - CCSQ and CCMS, Captions Inc. - Smart Encoder V 1.0b, Evertz ProCAP, Cheetah Systems - Captivator Offline Edit Version 2.1, Captivator Offline PostCAP 2.1, VITAC PostCAP 2.1, Computer Prompting and Captioning Co. -CPC-700 Version 6.20, National Captioning Institute - Text Encoding and Display System (TED) version 1.7, Autograph Systems - View level XDS controller, Rapid Caption