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How bout developing a digital dissolving switcher that would pair with Catalyst and accept multiple video inputs and can be controlled via DMX. Maybe you can do this already with what exists out there along with the serial controller.
It would be ideal to be able to control the input and screen output of on average 12 cameras via the faders on your console or from within cues all through Catalyst!
Is there something that would do this now?
Christian Choi
Dan cook was working on similiar things.Quote:
Originally Posted by litemover
Im sure other people are too.
http://www.d-tek-industries.com/
D-Tek Industries are currently offers a range of 4 units which sound like they may be suitable for your needs.
The D-Switch (4 Inputs 1 Output) and the D-Swith Pro (4 Inputs 4 Outputs) are DMX controlled video switchers/matrix units. These units allow the user to route switch video signals, but require genlocked video sources as the D-Switch series has no frame buffering built in.
The D-Mix (4 Inputs 1 Output) and the D-Mix Pro (4 Inputs 4 Outputs) are DMX controlled video mixing matrix units. These are fully frame buffering and will mix (dissolve) multiple video sources to an output(s).
To mix more than 4 sources or output more than 4 outputs, all these units can be used in combinations to provide a mixing/matrix solution.
Ie: 4x D-Switches running into a D-Mix Pro = 16 input, 4 output mixer.
The D-Switch and D-Mix series units are all currently Composite Video and S-Video units, so convertors or input/output cards will be required to run into or out of a catalyst, but there are a number out there.
More Specs on D-Tek units can be found at
http://www.d-tek-industries.com
or http://www.projectedimagedigital.com who are the distributors.
Hope this helps, any questions, please feel free to mail me at dan@d-tek-industries.com
Dan Cook
Thank you for the info Dan.
Is there a fully digital one (SDI) that you will be coming out with?
Christian Choi
Well.....
A DVI version of the D-Mix Pro (4ip 4op) is in development, as is a DVI to everything box (Simultaneous Outputs: DVI,SDI,Component, XGA, Svideo,Composite), so outputting SDI would be easy. Inputing SDI may be better done directly through a catalyst, but I can research a SDI to DVI box if there is a demand for it.
Regards
Dan
cool. everybody wants sdiQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan C