The Cobalt BBG-1050-EMDE-ANC 3G/HD/SD-SDI Ancillary Data Embedder/De-Embedder offers full VANC/HANC ancillary data de-embedding and embedding for 3G/HD/SD-SDI streams. The easy-to-use UI allows direct access to DID and SDID locations to extract or insert user data such as camera PTZ, SCTE 104, closed captioning read/insert, GPI/GPO via ANC, or other specialized user payloads.

Data insertion and extraction happen via serial or IP interface. The BBG-1050-EMDE-ANC can be remote-controlled using DashBoard. The compact standalone form factor allows for desktop usage, as well as its 1/3-rack size that allows three units to be installed in a 1 RU space (an optional mounting tray is available and provides secure mounting of the units  on a standard 19" frame).

Standalone Form Factor    Rackmount Kit Available

• Full insertion/extraction access to DID/SDID ancillary data such as camera PTZ, SCTE 104, closed captioning, GPI/GPO via ANC, and other specialized user payloads
• HANC/VANC data interchange between SDI and GPIO, serial, and IP/Ethernet interfaces
• Full user VANC/HANC access
• SMPTE 337 embed/de-embed allows the serial user data to be embedded and de-embedded over unused embedded audio pairs
• Low-latency pass-thru for all 3G/HD/SD-SDI payloads
• Latching relay protect SDI output provides input SDI bypass backup, even in the event of power failure
• Low-power/high-density design; less than 18W
• Compact footprint: Up to three units in a 1 RU space (optional tray provides secure captive-fastener mounting of three units in a 1 RU tray)
• Uses DashBoard remote control (device appears as a single-card frame)

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this unit internally process 8 or 10-bit signal to the output?

A: Gefen HDMI to Composite and S-Video Scaler processes in 8-Bit.

Q: 2. If this unit is feed a signal from a multi Channel BluRay, will it output 2 channel analogue through the 7.1 L-R RCA Outputs?

A: If the signal is an HDMI, it will deembed the audio and send it out on the RCA.

Q: 3. Will this link a projector, Roku, and Sonos Amp?

A: No, this will not link those products. It is an audio deembedder.

Q: 4. Will this maintain 4:3 aspect ratio of older content played using vlc player?

A: This product is designed to maintain the original aspect ratio of the input. However we are not aware of any specific testing for this Scaler and the VLC Player.

Q: 5. is it anamorphic or can you take a 1080 16x9 and do a 4x3 cut?

A: If the inputted HDMI signal is 16x9 it should output the video to 4x3 with letter boxing on the top and bottom.

Q: 6. Will output the extracted audio to both the optical and L/R out at the same time? I want to pass the audio to headphones and a hearing aid broadcaster at the same time.

A: Yes. Audio format must be set for 2ch top accommodate both audio at sometime.

Q: 7. Where is it made?

A: According to our vendor details, at this time, the Gefen HDMI to Composite and S-Video Scaler is a product of Taiwan.

Q: 8. Can i connect 2 of these in sequence to feed 2 TOSLINK recipients + 1 HDMI?

A: Yes you can.

Q: 9. Does this remove / decode the old "macro vision" copy protection?

A: Unfortunately this product does not list that sort of capability. What is listed in the manual is the following, "HDCP encrypted HDMI sources are not supported by this device. If a connected HDMI source requires HDCP the outgoing video signal will result in a black screen."

Q: 10. Can this device extract the audio from HDMI ARC and pass all HDMI signals from input to output unaltered?

A: Hi Guenter. Thank you for your interest. This device does extract audio from the HDMI ARC return channel- however, in this mode, it will not pass video. Thank you, Ocean Matrix