Roland Compact and Portable V1 Switchers and Bundles
By Jim Bask
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Roland Compact and Portable V1 Switchers and live streaming / production bundles.
Tag: switchers
ITProTV’s Review of the Grass Valley Director
By Jim Bask
The GV Director Nonlinear Live Production Systemis the ultimate multipurpose tool for live production. Integrating video switching, multilayer effects, animated graphics, multiviewer monitoring and more — all in a single, intuitive and highly creative system. GV Director removes the typical complexity of production and simplifies pre-production and production processes using one intuitive and dynamic platform.
Brandlive Streamlines Its Workflow with Roland VR-4HD
By Jim Bask
Live interactive video platform Brandlive is a vehicle for brands and retailers to interact with their audiences for training, marketing and e-commerce use cases, with a software platform that clients can use to execute live video events and pre-recorded video-based training events. Recently, Brandlive added a key element to its digital production workflow with the Roland VR-4HD All-in-One AV Switcher.
Datavideo HS1500T Cat6-Based Video Switcher and Cameras
By Jim Bask
PVC writer calls NAB 2017 the “Year of Affordable Multi-Camera Production”
Datavideo’s HS-1500T hand-carry mobile switcher supports full 1080p video and is designed for broadcast of live events and TV programs, which require a wide variety of video and audio sources.
Video Review of the Cerevo LiveWedge HDMI live switcher and iPad app
By Jim Bask
I’ve found that the simplest most effective way to use this device is as a basic multicam HDMI switcher. We use Livestream and a Livestream broadcaster box to live stream to the web. I’m able to input maximum four cameras and then use the Preview Out HDMI to run to a monitor to watch the feeds and the Output HDMI to send audio and video to the Livestream Broadcaster. This works fantastic. 95 percent of the time I don’t bother with the iPad app, as it’s just easier with the buttons and functionality of the box itself. As a switcher, this this is great.
Convergent Design Apollo / Odyssey New Firmaware Released v2016.06
By Jim Bask
Convergent Design will be releasing Firmware 2016.06, the largest, most comprehensive ever offered by Convergent Design, today, Tuesday, 7-June-2016.
Twenty-three new features cover functions for Apollo, Odyssey7Q+, Odyssey7Q, and Odyssey7. Twenty-Two fixes and improvements to current functions also cover the same models. And there are new versions of two free software apps. Detailed release notes are included below. All of these updates are free to the owners of the Apollo and Odyssey products. Convergent Design continues to expand upon a product line first delivered to clients 2.5 years ago, including gifting features that were previously charged upgrades.
Roland V-1200HD Promotional Video
By Jim Bask
The Roland V-1200HD Multi-Format Video Switcher is a 2 M/E switcher featuring a new 4:2:2 / 4:4:4 Hybrid Engine that combines the features of a production switcher with the power of a presentation switcher. Multiple M/E configurations can be selected from 1 M/E, 1.5 M/E and 2 M/E to meet the needs of your production. Inputs include 10 3G SDI and 4 HDMI with 6 3G-SDI Outputs and 2 HDMI outputs. Scalers on HDMI inputs 3 & 4 and HDMI outputs support SD, HD and VESA resolutions. Switch using the V-1200HDR Control Surface or free downloadable Remote Control Software (RCS). The video inputs and the powerful built-in 16-channel audio mixer can be expanded with XI-Series video and audio expansion cards*. An intuitive user interface with assignable cross-points and on screen names ensures maximum flexibility for live production or broadcast.
Convergent Design Adds Features to Apollo Monitor/Recorder/Switcher
By Jim Bask
Highlights include synchronization, including delay shift, between multiple cameras, and new dissolve options for the switcher.
Convergent Design announces new features for the Apollo Monitor/Recorder/Switcher. The new A/V Align feature allows the synchronization between multiple cameras to be shifted. Each input can be adjusted for delay individually, and then video and audio delay separately adjusted. This allows for the mixing of brands and models of cameras that can introduce varying amounts of delay to the video and audio outputs.