Tri-level sync

Setup

• It reduces timing ambiguity around the reference transition compared with bi-level sync, but format, frame rate, distribution, termination, and device compatibility must match.

Venue contexts

• Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

• Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

It reduces timing ambiguity around the reference transition compared with bi-level sync, but format, frame rate, distribution, termination, and device compatibility must match.

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