CCV – Compact Component Video
Todays breakfeast time was spent searching for CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) pinouts – the [Philips cam|http://www.artificis.hu/node/23] I wrote about eariler uses something similar.
No good matches on CCTV, but nice ones generally on S-Video and Composite video, which I am extensively using in my work projects. Hopefully I dont say much top secret information, but my project is about Linux combined on a custom DVB SetTopBox.
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Nice links:
- [A good link collection regarding CCTV and analog video|http://www.infosyssec.com/infosyssec/cctv.htm]
- ”[Video buses|http://www.interfacebus.com/Design_Connector_Video.html]”
- [Taming the Composite, S-Video, Component and RGB Jungle|http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/VideoConnectors/VideoConnectors.asp]
- [Video Essentials DVD|http://www.videoessentials.com/products_main.php]
- [on Amazon|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305073279/102-7852365-6314517?v=glance]
This was the introduction, now comes the real part.
Everyone knows about the quality what composite has (not) versus S-Video. While the latter is much better, still not too complete, because it combines the two chrominance (color) channels: Cb (blue) and Cr (red).
In most cases it has good quality, but what if we are using some higher sampling rate, like 4:4:4 instead the usual 4:2:2 (YUV422, used on TV).
This proposal is about combining component video and s-video into one connector. I selected the 6 pin mini din connector which is commonly used by PS/2 mouse and keyboards.
Use all the 6 pins, every 2 pins are making up one channel, like Y/Cr/Cb and appropriate ground lines. In Y/Cr/Cb channels should be shielded, and the shield should be the ground lines. I call this CCV aka Compact Component Video.
Actually this will be never implemented, but IMHO it is a nice idea, I had to write it down. Feel free to comment per email or per comments (you need to register or the like).
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