XForm Systems is a well known manufacturer of Broadcast Equipment. This presentation gives a short overview about the product range of signal processing devices.

2. Conversion
Processing
Infrastructure
Control

3. XForm Systems Product Portfolio
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Framerate / Standards Converter
Up-/Downconverter
Crossconverter
Aspect Ratio Converter
Synchronizer
Noise Reducer
AD / DA Converter
Color Corrector
Timecode Processor
Audio Formatter / Dolby-E
Modular Systems
Remote Control solutions

4. XForm Systems Product Families
• HD PRO
family of versatile format- / standard conversion
products for HD and SD
• XFS
family of dedicated HD products for budget critical
applications
• XFM
family of infrastructure products
• ICONN
comprises hardware and software products for system
control

5. XForm Systems Product Families
• Legacy AVBridge
versatile platform for SD with motion vector standards
conversion
• Legacy 2000 series
family of dedicated SD products

6. Application: Broadcasting
Up-, Down-, Crossconversion
HD Pro 10/40, XFS-1500, XFM-50
Standards Conversion
HD Pro 20/40, XFM-50, A/V Bridge, Quattro
Aspect Ratio Conversion
HD Pro 10/40, XFS-1500, XFM-50,
A/V Bridge, Aspect
Framesynchronisation
all units
Audio mux/demux
all units

7. Application: Post production
Color Correction
all units
Up-, Down-, Crossconversion
HD Pro 10/40, XFS-1500
Standards Conversion
HD Pro 20/40, A/V Bridge
Audio Mux/Demux
all units
Timecode Processing
all units

8. Application: OB-van / SNG
General purpose
HD Pro 10/40, XFM-50,
A/V Bridge
Infrastructure
XFM-50
Format / Standards Converter
HD Pro, XFS-1500, XFM-50
A/V Bridge
Audio Mux/Demux
all units

9. Application: Cable Provider
Multichannel
XFM-50
Format / Standards Conversion
HD Pro, XFS-1500, XFM-50,
A/V Bridge, Quattro, Aspect
Framesynchronisation
all units

10. ICONN
Control Products
SNMP

11. ICONN
• One panel controls multiple units
• One workstation controls multiple
units
• Uses existing ethernet / IP
infrastructure
• Fits into industry standard
management systems (VSM,
Dataminer, …)
• Remote panels have the same layout
as local control panels

12. ICONN

13. ICONN: Control Software
Intuitive visualized control environment

14. ICONN: Control Software
CFlow feature
• Visualizes real signal flow
• Tally frames highlight active
processings
• Improper conditions are
marked (no reference, no
input, etc.)

15. Monitoring Feature
Embedded signal analysis and processing overview

16. XFM-50
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Infrastructure products
Multi channel processing
Specialised solutions
• Audio delay tracking
• Closed Caption conversion
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Standards Conversion
Format Conversion
Signal Processing
AD / DA Conversion
ANC Processing
Audio Embedding/Deembedding

17. XFM-50
functional block diagram example

18. XFM-50
License overview

19. HD PRO
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Supports HD and SD
Framerate / Standards
Converter
Up-/Downconverter
Crossconverter
Aspect Ratio Converter
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Synchronizer
Noise Reducer
AD / DA Converter
Color Corrector
Timecode Processor
Audio Formatter / Dolby-E

20. XFS
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dedicated HD products for cost
critical applications
Up-/Downconverter
Synchronizer
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AD / DA Converter
Color Corrector
Timecode Processor
Audio Formatter / Dolby-E

21. Legacy SD Products
AVBridge: SD conversion platform with motion compensated standards conversion
2000 series: SD products dedicated to specific applications (ARC, NR, ...)