Patent ID: 6919897

Claim:
A video input system for pre-processing video signals, the system comprising: a video input module for receiving, processing, and forwarding one or more live video signals, the video input module producing a forwarded video signal for each received live video signal; a first video pipeline for pre-processing VS 1 , wherein the video input system is configured to receive VS 1 as a first stored video signal in one input configuration, and the video input system is configured to receive VS 1 as one of the forwarded video signals produced in the video input module in another input configuration, the first video pipeline producing a first pre-processed video signal; and a second video pipeline for pre-processing VS 2 , wherein the video input system is configured to receive VS 2 as one of the same video signal being pre-processed in the first video pipeline in one input configuration, and the video input system is configured to receive VS 2 as one of the other forwarded video signals produced in the video input module in another input configuration, and the video input system is configured to receive VS 2 as a second stored video signal in another input configuration, the second video pipeline producing a second pre-processed video signal, wherein the pre-processing in the first video pipeline makes changes to video content in the signal VS 1 , and wherein the pre-processing in the second video pipeline makes changes to video content of the signal VS 2 .