Vaddio ProductionVIEW HD-SDI - Manual (Page 2)

ProductionVIEW HD-SDI
ProductionVIEW HD-SDI-SDI Overview
The
ProductionVIEW HD-SDI-SDI (Figure 1)
incorporates seamless video switching, camera preset
control and joystick camera control functionality into
one of the most fully featured video consoles on the
market today. In addition, ProductionVIEW HD-SDI
delivers user selectable HD-SDI or SD-SDI inputs, and
will up or down scale the output signal to a variety of
resolutions in either HD-SDI or SD-SDI with only one
frame of delay.
Video graphics insertion (i.e. “lower third”) is available through our unique Lower Screen Graphics (LSG)
feature. LSG allows users to insert graphics from a variety of graphics programs, including Microsoft®
PowerPoint®, Apple® Keynote®, MediaShout® or virtually any presentation software application. LSG
provides graphics insertion without the added latency or complexity of luminance or chroma keying.
The ProductionVIEW HD-SDI-SDI control surface is laid out to allow even a novice to operate the system
with minimal training.
• Video Switcher -- The internal video switcher can be configured as a traditional video switcher, using
the Take button, or Dual Bus mode.
• Dual Bus Mode – Dual Bus allows users to switch two separate programs (i.e. IMAG for live
presentations on the Program output, and a secondary program for a recording of the live event on
the Preview output). The Program output can be a discrete resolution setting from the Preview
outputs. Either set of outputs can be configured for SD-SDI or HD-SDI.
• Graphic Insertion -- Graphics may be inserted as “lower-thirds” using the Lower Screen Graphics
(LSG) feature. LSG can be set up to cover the bottom ¼,
⅓, ½ or full screen, with 10 adjustable steps
of transparency levels between the graphic and the video image behind it.
• Anything In / Anything Out – The inputs and outputs have discrete SDI video resolution settings. See
the specifications on page 19 for additional information on all of the resolutions supported.
• PTZ Camera Joystick -- The ProductionVIEW HD-SDI includes a joystick controller to operate up to
six (6) PTZ cameras directly (without daisy chaining) and the six discrete camera control ports auto-
sense the PTZ camera attached. Vaddio, Panasonic®, Sony® and Canon® PTZ cameras are
compatible with ProductionVIEW HD-SDI (see the list of specific models). Each input has a camera
selector to allow 12 preset PTZ positions to be stored.
• Transitions -- On the control surface, buttons for the type of effect (dissolve, wipe or cut) as well as
wipe patterns are selectable. The transition time is adjustable through a knob on the console, from
zero (0) to four (4) seconds.
• Automatic Mode -- The console is equipped with an Automatic Camera Switching Mode (for
compatible PTZ cameras on inputs 1 & 2), and when combined with Vaddio’s StepVIEW Mats,
MicVIEW or other trigger devices, allows ProductionVIEW HD-SDI to be set up for use without an
operator present. Preset triggers or Tally Outputs can be used, but not simultaneously.
• Tally Outputs -- The ProductionVIEW HD-SDI also has six Tally outputs for controlling tally lights on
external sources, such as Vaddio’s WallVIEW CCUs and PreVIEW HD monitors.
• Graphic Templates -- A variety of graphic templates are included on a DVD supplied with
ProductionVIEW HD-SDI in both Keynote and PowerPoint, to help guide users to create professional
graphics quickly and easily.
• Additional Features – Other features include auto/manual focus, auto/manual iris, backlight
compensation and automatic white balance for compatible PTZ cameras.
Figure 1: ProductionVIEW HD-SDI Camera Control Console
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