New Multiviewer Series From Snell Brings Greater Flexibility, Increased Monitoring Capability, and Top HD Quality

The Sirius 800's dedicated multiviewer outputs enables up to 576 input signals

Snell announced the release of the MV–Series of multiviewers, a range of flexible and cost-effective solutions for combining and displaying multiple images (or "tiles") on a single or dual video display device. Designed for a range of applications including control rooms, studios, and OB trucks, Snell's MV-Series offers users highly versatile and configurable viewing capabilities. The system accepts up to 64 video inputs, in a range of analog and digital formats including 1080p, which are complemented by powerful audio metering and monitoring of up to 16 channels per tile.

"The real power of the MV–Series is realized when it is attached to Snell's Sirius 800 router. The Sirius 800's dedicated multiviewer outputs enables up to 576 input signals to be monitored on any MV screen without sacrificing any router capability," said Alan Smith, product manager at Snell. "As part of Snell's extensive control and monitoring range, the MV–Series offers powerful and flexible status monitoring across the Snell product line, or from external devices. Parameters can be monitored or displayed in a user-configurable format to provide, for example, loss of signal indication at any point in the signal chain."

The MV–Series handles virtually any video format up to 1080p

Available in single 64-input or dual 32-input versions, the MV–Series features a wide array of easy-to-configure options, including tile content, size, labels, and positioning which may be adjusted along with the background to suit any application. The system also allows clocks, timers, timecode readers, UMDs, tallies, and event indicators to be displayed as required. All parameters can be adjusted quickly, and users can recall or even schedule preset configurations for instant access to the desired multiviewer layout. MV–Remote, an optional remote control panel for instant recall of presets, is also available.

Video quality is maintained throughout the MV–Series which can handle virtually any video format up to 1080p, and is capable of displaying inputs of differing frame rates simultaneously. Optional input cards for fiber connectivity are available for 270Mbps, 1.5Gbps, and 3Gbps SDI/HD-SDI. Comprehensive audio metering enables up to 16 channels of audio to be displayed per tile, superimposed as bar graphs, or placed outside the video image. Audio sources may be embedded or external analog, AES/EBU, or Dolby® depending on the optional cards selected. International standard scales and ballistics (including loudness) are supported and may be set by the user.

About Snell

Snell is a leading innovator in the digital media market. The company provides customers with a comprehensive range of solutions for the creation, management, and distribution of content, as well as the tools necessary to transition seamlessly and cost-effectively to digital, HDTV, and 3Gbps operations. Snell's Emmy® Award-winning image processing, live production, automation, and infrastructure technologies provide customers with the ultimate flexibility, operational efficiency, and ROI required in today's multi-screen world. Headquartered in the U.K., Snell serves more than 2,000 active customers in more than 100 countries through a worldwide team of sales and support personnel.