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InMedia

Routers And Video Production Switchers

Blackmagic's ATEM Production Studio

and individually monitored. Flexible
scheduled routing automation can be
managed as well as signal-dependant
routing. VMC is a client/server based
application allowing multiple instances
to run in parallel. This multiple user
functionality includes individual user
rights management for access to the
various control features.
PESA's Cheetah Flex IP integrated
routing
environment
seamlessly
integrates baseband and IP-based
infrastructures. It combines the PESA
Blade System with the Cheetah digital
video router product line, handling
up to 4K resolution as well as H.264
streaming video sources.
Riedel's MediorWorks auto-senses
the configuration and status of a
MediorNet routing installation. All
windows are visible at the same time
or can be accessed via a single mouse
click. Detailed user rights management
and user specific view modes allow for
easy and secure operation.
Thinklogical's MX and VX are
modular switches for routing of video
and peripheral signals over multimode or single mode fibre-optic
cable. The MX48 version is scalable
in increments of 16 ports, up to 48
ports, for a unidirectional 48x48 or a
bidirectional 24x24 switch.
Utah Scientific's UHD-12G digital
routing switcher is claimed to be the
industry's first enterprise-class router
able to distribute SDI at up to 2160p60
via a single-link interconnect. It is fully

compliant with SMPTE ST 2081 and
ST 2082 standards for SDI video. The
UHD-12G is now available and shipping
in 32 x 32, 144 x 144, and 288 x 288
frame configurations.
Production Switchers
Blackmagic
Design's
ATEM
Production Studio includes advanced
6G-SDI and HDMI 4K inputs that
are SD, HD or Ultra HD switchable.
Each input supports embedded
audio mixing and has a frame
resynchroniser. Dual balanced XLR
audio inputs are also provided. Realtime transitions are available in all
SD, HD or UHD resolutions. Every
transition is instantly available and
you get full control of the transition
type, pattern, length and other
attributes.
Broadcast Pix' Flint is an
integrated production switcher with
comprehensive support for NDI
and RTSP IP protocols. It can ingest
multiple NDI inputs over a single
GigE connection, and output can be
sent directly to other NDI-compliant
devices. Flint also accepts native RTSP
video streams from many IP cameras,
including models from Sony and
Panasonic. New Flint systems can be
configured with four network inputs
and an NDI-compliant output. Existing
Flints can accept two NDI and/or RTSP
IP inputs. The switcher accepts HD and
SD camera sources simultaneously,
plus computer files and cloud-based
content. It also features three
key layers, two clip channels
with built-in storage for
up to 60 hours of content,
and six graphics channels
supporting the internal CG.
Control options include
three different panels, as
well as custom interfaces
for use on touch screens,
Apple iPad or Google
Android tablets,
or
desktop
keyboard
and
Sony's AWS-750
Anycast Touch mouse.

For-A's HVS-2000 video production
switcher features automatic input/
output and four-bus pair switching
in 4K mode. Offering the capabilities
of a seven mix/effects switcher, the
HVS-2000 allows a traditional aux
bus to transform into a mix/effects
production switcher with cuts, mix,
wipes, keys, and DVE including
full preview. Operators can add,
move, and multiply key and DVE
layers to traditional M/E or MELite
resources. The switcher accepts
up to 48 inputs/18 outputs or 40
inputs/22 outputs, and offers a 4K DVE
expansion card that allows 3D DVEs in
4K mode.
Grass Valley's Korona K-Frame
S-series production switchers are
available with single or dual mix/
effects. Customers can choose
between two new control surfaces with
a built-in touchscreen menu system,
touchscreens in transition areas, and
a K-Frame S-series video processor.
The switchers come preconfigured
with single or dual M/Es, 32 inputs and
16 outputs plus software licenses that
include chromakeyers, 2D DPMs for
each keyer, internal 16 GB ImageStore,
two multiviewers, and FlexiKey.
NewTek has introduced TriCaster
Advanced Edition, a software option
available for TriCaster 8000, 860,
400 and Mini production switchers. It
implements NewTek's Network Device
Interface (NDI) technology, letting
users work with video via direct IP
integration to other connected devices.
TriCaster Advanced Edition now adds
four additional external inputs and
delivers instant access to an almost
unlimited number of video and audio
sources via IP.
Every external input can now
receive video from local hardware
connectors or multiple NDI video
sources. In addition, each SDI, HDMI
and analog video input with audio

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is simultaneously delivered to the
network as an NDI source. Each source
is immediately accessible to all other
NDI-enabled
systems.
TriCasters
running TriCaster Advanced Edition
deliver four fully configurable output
channels that can be assigned to IP
and system hardware outputs.
Ross Video's Acuity production
switcher enables operational control to
be customised as the communications
hub for the entire system. Acuity is
fully integrated with Ross Video's
OverDrive Automated Production
Control system and DashBoard
control and monitoring platform. It
also integrates with Ross XPression
Graphics Systems, BlackStorm Video
Players, Ross Camera Robotics and
Inception Media Workflow Tools.
S-A-M's Kahuna Maverik is a panel
for studio and mobile production
switchers. Its modular architecture
enables panel reconfiguration on
a production by production basis.
OLED buttons with user assignable
thumbnails and configurable user
function buttons are incorporated.
Sony's AWS-750 Anycast Touch is
an ultra-compact production switcher
with six video inputs and five video
outputs with 1920 x 1080 10-bit
processing and 1080i/59.94, 50,
480i/59.94 and 576i/50 operation. It
allows stereo mixing via a touch panel
fader and features six stereo audio
inputs as well as three stereo-pair
audio outputs. Operators can control
one or more remote pan/tilt/zoom
cameras such as the BRC Series. 10
hours of programme output can be
recorded to an internal 192 gigabyte
store. Recorded files can be exported
and edited by various types of nonlinear editors. Operators can generate
texts to overlay onto the programme
output
with
the
touch-screen
keyboard. 10 languages are available
for the text-typing tool.

Ross Video's Acuity production switcher
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