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Broadcast Pix To Demonstrate Granite HD Video Production System at InfoComm 2010

Granite HD - iPixPanel App - Slate Portable

Broadcast Pix™ will showcase three new products at InfoComm 2010 in Las Vegas, Nev., June 9-11 (Booth N2662). Granite™, the company’s new flagship product line, is an HD, 1080p-ready live video production system. The iPixPanel application allows an Apple iPad to control any Broadcast Pix video production system, while Slate Portable provides the productivity of a control room in a briefcase-sized package.

Other New Products Include Slate Portable, iPixPanel App for Apple iPad

“Our new products at InfoComm provide solutions for AV professionals who need to create compelling live video cost effectively,” said Ken Swanton, Broadcast Pix President. “Granite is a true milestone – an HD video production system that easily combines video and files and to create compelling live video. Slate Portable brings the power of a Broadcast Pix system to field productions in a rugged, transportable package. And iPixPanel turns an iPad into a fully functional wireless control panel.”

Granite

Granite combines a new 1080p-ready HD Granite switcher with an HD Granite server running the company’s innovative Fluent™ workflow software, enabling users to create engaging live HD video at a price point unmatched in the industry today. It excels in live event production, as it has very low overall constant system delay of just 33ms, including format and aspect conversion, picture-in-picture, and graphics.

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The Granite Switcher provides simultaneous multi-definition SDI I/O for 1080i, 720p, and SD sources – and is upgradable to 1080p. It offers 11 HD/SD-SDI video inputs (expandable to 22), plus the equivalent of 14 more inputs, including a clip channel (with key), two animation channels (with key), and four graphic channels (with key).

The companion Granite Server completes the system by running Fluent workflow software, which provides up to 120 hours of clip store, a graphics system with a new Inscriber CG, a multi-view that displays video and file sources, watch-folders that streamline file import from editing systems, and macros for file-based effects. The server also offers optional software to control other studio devices, including audio mixers, robotic camera control systems from Panasonic, Sony, Telemetrics, and Hitachi, streaming appliances from ViewCast, and video servers from Harris, 360 Systems, and Omneon.

Available in three models -- the 1 M/E Granite 100 and 1000 and the 2 M/E Granite 5000 – the new product line provides an easy upgrade path between models. Customers can also upgrade to Granite from current Broadcast Pix Slate™ hybrid HD/SD/analog systems, which use the same control panels and Fluent workflow software.

Slate Portable

Slate Portable provides all the power and reliability of a Slate video production system in a compact, cost effective, all-in-one unit. The system includes an HD/SD production switcher, multi-view monitoring, five channels of graphics, an Inscriber CG, Fluent workflow software, two channels of clip store with up to 200 hours of clips, and format and aspect conversion for 1080i, 720p, SD, and analog.

Built for easy transport, Slate Portable has a carrying handle on top, and comes in a padded carrying case with wheels. It features rugged aluminum construction, measures just 17x14x12 inches (44x35x25 cm), and weighs 45 pounds (20 kg). The cover folds down to reveal the built-in monitor, keyboard, and touch-pad.

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iPixPanel

With its classic switcher layout, the iPixPanel can control every aspect of a video production from an iPad, including switching cameras, adding graphics and clips, controlling robotic cameras, and creating special effects like an interview with dual picture-in-picture. The control panel includes auto transition and cut buttons, plus eight-input program and preview busses with shift for 16 inputs, device controls for the graphics system and clips store, and PixButtons that identify sources and file names. It is ideal for entry-level Broadcast Pix systems, such as the Slate and Granite 100, but also works on larger Slate systems, where a traditional control panel and multiple iPads can be used by a large team.

About Broadcast Pix

Broadcast Pix is the leader in integrated live video production systems. Its Granite native HD and Slate hybrid HD/SD/analog systems create compelling live video. They run unique Fluent file-based workflow software that streamlines production and improves functionality. With its integrated switcher, multi-view, CG, clip and graphic stores, and aspect and format conversion, Granite and Slate are a fraction of the cost of a legacy control room to buy, staff and operate. They are future-proof, as they can upgrade to 3Gbps 1080p. Customers include leading broadcast, webcast, podcast, entertainment, mobile, corporate, education, religious, and government studios in more than 70 countries. Learn more at

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