Serial digital interface for video transport
SMPTE 259M is a standard published by SMPTE which "describes a 10-bit serial digital interface operating at 143/270/360 Mb/s."[1]
The goal of SMPTE 259M is to define a serial digital interface (based on a coaxial cable), called SDI or SD-SDI.
There are 4 bit rates defined, which are normally used to transfer the following standard video formats:
Variant
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Bit rate
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Aspect ratio
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Total lines (per frame)
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Active pixels (per line)
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Active lines
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Frame rate
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SMPTE 259M-A
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143 Mbit/s
|
4:3
|
525
|
768
|
486
|
59.94i
|
SMPTE 259M-B
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177 Mbit/s
|
4:3
|
625
|
948
|
576
|
50i
|
SMPTE 259M-C
|
270 Mbit/s
|
4:3 or 16:9
|
525
|
720
|
486
|
59.94i
|
SMPTE 259M-C
|
270 Mbit/s
|
4:3 or 16:9
|
625
|
720
|
576
|
50i
|
SMPTE 259M-D
|
360 Mbit/s
|
16:9
|
525
|
960
|
486
|
59.94i
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