Option +FRC provides comprehensive high-quality standards conversion utilizing Cobalt’s linear frame rate conversion to convert between virtually any SD/HD/3G format – 25/50, 29.97/30/59.94/60, and 23.98/24 (both film and PsF) from 525/625i to 1080p and anything in-between – with conversion to and from NTSC and PAL available for all input and output formats (see Diagrams for full conversion matrix).

Conversion modes are user-selectable from basic frame rate conversion (where frames may be duplicated or dropped as required), and finally three levels of non-dup/drop true conversion where a transitioning frames is blended from a preceding frame to the subsequent frame.

This option is available for numerous Cobalt openGear® card-based and
BBG-1000 models (as listed in the Ordering Information section on this page) and where option +FRC is listed in the model web page Options section. The option is software-based and can be ordered with card purchase, or activated later using a downloadable feature key via free DashBoard™ remote control/monitoring software (no need to remove or replace card.)