Using the highest quality video processing to achieve superior imageconversion results.
The HD Frame Rate Converter FRC-7000 is the ultimate productincorporating the essence of FOR-A's expertise in video processingtechnology. Frame synchronizer, video stabilizer, DVEs in videoswitchers, and other FOR-A products used around the world have alreadyserved as a testament to our high-definition conversion performance.
At first glance, the FRC-7000 looks like a simple product that onlyconverts the frame rate. Inside, however, it features numerous videoprocessing technologies that cannot be matched by anyone else.

Motion Compensation Technology
One major problem with linear converters performing simple frame rateconversion is their inability to perform suitable conversion on movingobjects. In the FRC-7000, FOR-A's long experience in video processingtechnology was used to develop a motion compensation processingtechnique based on motion vectors. The motion vector of the object isdetected, and movement of the interpolation frame object is generatedbased on the objects amount of vector movement in the frames justbefore and after the calculated area. The result is frame rateconversion with minimum judder.

Scene Cut Detection
Another problem in frame rate conversion is the processing of scenechanges. Because an interpolation frame is generated from the framesbefore and after, the process can fail to convert the video properly bycombining the frames before and after the scene boundary. The FRC-7000incorporates a scene cut detection function. Scene changes areautomatically detected so that frame rate conversion is performedwithout using motion compensation processing on unrelated data for theframes before and after scene cuts.

Progressive Format Support
Improvements to motion estimation/compensation performance nowenable smooth motion conversion even when converting from low framerates to high frame rates such as from 1080/23.98psf to 1080/59.94i.(1080p/1080psf format support requires the FRC-70PSFC option.) Theseimproved functions provide better conversion accuracy even whenconverting between interlaced formats such as from 1080/59.94i to1080/50i.

Conversion of Video with Subtitles
A function is available for converting video with imposed elementssuch as subtitles. Appropriate image processing is performed by thespecifying the corresponding area so that conversion is performedwithout harming the visibility of the subtitles.

AES/EBU Digital Audio Support
Installation of the optional FRC-70DA or FRC-70DA16 enables inputof asynchronous/synchronous digital audio signals. This enablesbuilding of a flexible audio system by combining with stereofour-channel internal processing (sample rate conversion/individualdelay adjustment function) and a remapping function.

Other Features