Patent ID: 7495674

Claim:
A video processing arrangement, comprising: a host computer including a monitor; a video asset coupled to said computer for generating video signals; and an interface for connecting said video asset to said computer to enable the display of the video signals on said monitor, said video asset comprising a plurality of primary elements including a primary composite video module for producing different types of a primary video signal and outputting the primary video signal via output channels, a stroke generator module for generating a stroke XYZ video signal and outputting the stroke video signal via output channels and a real time capture module for capturing video signals in a plurality of different modes and a common distributed time base module for generating and distributing clock signals to all of said primary elements, said primary elements being autonomous or autonomously operational such that each of said primary elements does not share components with other of said primary elements aside from said interface and said distributed time base module to thereby enable each of said primary elements to act as a stand-alone instrument and all of said primary elements to act simultaneously.