Subtitling - FAB Subtitling Insertion
FAB DVB Interface

FAB DVB Interface is a software package for PC that can be used to receive DVB Subtitles over TCP/IP from FAB Subtitler BCAST/XCD and converts and synchronizes them to a PCR present on ASI/IP input and transmits them on the ASI/IP output to a DVB multiplexer.

Instead of using ASI cards one or more additional network cards can be used in the PC to use ASI over IP without any special hardware.

One FT-DVB software license is required for every DVB Multiplexer present on the ASI/IP input. Multiple ASI cards and network cards are supported per PC.

Figure 1: DVB Subtitling Transmission for multiple channels and up to two DVB multiplexers

Figure 2: DVB Subtitling Transmission for multiple channels and more than two DVB multiplexers

DVB subtitling is used in satellite and terrestrial DVB (Digital Video Broadcast) transmissions. Only Set Top Boxes (DVB decoders) that support DVB subtitles are capable of displaying DVB subtitles.

DVB subtitles are transmitted in a separate DVB stream with a separate PID. Every subtitle contains a PTS (presentation time stamp) which is defined by the subtitle transmission system. The PTS is calculated from the PCR/video stream which comes from the DVB ASI output of the DVB multiplexer and is connected to the input of FAB DVB Interface.

The DVB encoder/multiplexer must be configured so that the subtitle streams with correct PIDs are passed through and the PMT (Program Map Table) must be configured correctly so that Set Top Boxes will associate subtitle streams to video streams correctly.

Multiple FT-DVB licenses with multiple ASI cards can be installed in one PC: One FT-DVB license is required for every connection to a DVB multiplexer.

PTS RESTAMPING

FAB DVB Interface supports a special feature for PTS restamping of DVB subtitling and teletext streams. This function receives multiple DVB subtitling and teletext streams and calculates the time and PTS offset between the packets of the received DVB subtitle/teletext stream and the referenced PCR stream. The DVB subtitle/teletext stream is retransmitted on the output but referenced with the same time and PTS offset to a different PCR stream. The DVB subtitling/teletext stream can also be delayed for a constant time defined in miliseconds.

This function is necessary when video/audio is received, reencoded and retransmitted so that the PTS of the retransmitted DVB subtitling/teletext stream is correctly referenced to the PCR of reencoded video/audio.

Figure 3: PTS restamping for DVB Subtitle and Teletext Streams

In the above example 2 ASI/IP inputs and one ASI/IP output are necessary:

- One ASI/IP input is used for receiving the DVB stream from the DVB receiver. The stream must include the PCR/Video PID and the DVB Subtitling or Teletext PID that should be restamped.

- The connection to the DVB Multiplexer is using one ASI Input to read the PTS and PCR from the Video PID to which the DVB Subtitling or Teletext PID should be restamped. The ASI Output will contain only the DVB Subtitling or Teletext PID with correctly restamped PTS so that they will correspond to the PCR/PTS of the Video PID on the DVB Multiplexer.

FAB DVB Interface always uses the ASI ports on the FT-ASI cards so that one is input and one is output. The FT-ASI 1 card has one input and one output. The FT-ASI 2 card has two inputs and two outputs.

However a license for FT-DVB software is only required if the output is actually used. Therefore the above configuration requires only one FT-DVB license. Additional FT-DVB licenses are required for every DVB Multiplexer to which the subtitles have to be sent to. Additional ASI/IP inputs for receiving DVB Subtitling or Teletext Streams do not require additional FT-DVB licenses.

Models & Specifications
FT-DVB
FAB DVB Interface. For transmission of DVB subtitles with FT-SUBTITLER BCAST/XCD. Requires FT-ASI card for ASI or network card for IP interface. Required is a standalone PC with Windows XP/Win7/Win2008. One unit per DVB Multiplexer is required. Standard Software for 1 PC incl. 1 year software updates~S/N:
FT-ASI 1	FT-ASI 2
FAB ASI Interface Card. PCI-Express x1 card for PC for low profile and high profile slot with ASI input and ASI output, incl. driver for Windows XP/Win7/Win2008~S/N:	FAB ASI Interface Card. PCI-Express x4 card for PC for high profile slot with 2xASI input and 2xASI output, incl. driver for Windows XP/Win7/Win2008~S/N:

Example of FAB DVB Subtitles on DVB transmission: