AUTOMATION SYSTEM
Pro-Bel Morpheus: Manages everything from simple server playout to complex channels where schedules are changing regularly; at the core is Pro-Bel's Mediaball concept, a package of media and data elements that are brought together at transmission time; complex events can be easily constructed and played out using Mediaball; features multichannel playout and a scalable and flexible architecture.
631-549-5159;www.pro-bel.com
ELECTRO-OPTICAL SWITCH
Multidyne EOS-4000: A versatile, multipurpose, non-blocking, transparent, electro-optical switch; provides high-speed switching between ports with minimal effect on overall network latency; is capable of switching digital signals up to 4.25Gb/s with any of its 144 ports, in a compact 4U chassis.
516-671-7278;www.multidyne.com
ROUTING AND PRODUCTION SWITCHER LINK
PESA and Snell & Wilcox interface: Links the PESA 3500PRO router control system and the Snell & Wilcox Kahuna SD/HD production switcher; streamlines operations by giving the user access to any input of PESA's Cheetah multirate video router directly from the Kahuna control surface; router source names are transferred over to the production switcher control panel; a physical connection between the Kahuna processing unit and the Cheetah router allows for the passage of video in either SDI or HD-SDI format.
631-912-1301;www.pesa.com
212-481-2416;www.snellwilcox.com
STORAGE AREA NETWORK
Studio Network Solutions X-4: Includes 1.6TB of SATA storage in a 1U enclosure; contains a single RAID controller and two client licenses of SAN software; is based on the iSCSI protocol; offers more bandwidth and greater distance capabilities than USB or FireWire; can create a high-performance SAN using Ethernet components; is part of the globalSAN family.
877-537-2094;www.studionetworksolutions.com
LASER INFRARED THERMOMETER
Saelig Ki-111: Can reveal out-of-reach or unsafe hotspots; a 630nm red laser points to a target spot for reading temperatures with 0.25S response time from -30°C to +550°C or -22°F to +1022°F; has an auto data hold function, so the backlit LCD display can be read after the unit has been moved; reads maximum/minimum or high/low alarms; emissivity is adjustable from 0.1 to 1.00; reads an area with 100mm diameter at a range of 1m.
585-385-1750;www.saelig.com
DIGITAL VIDEO SWITCHER
FOR-A VPS-700 GINGA: Includes 2-D DVE for every input, up to 16 SD inputs and outputs, six keyers, six chroma keys and six channels of 2-D or 3-D DVE; offers optional 2-D DVE in every input; delivers up to 32 DVE channels; supports 525/60 and 625/50 SD formats; features eight standard inputs, each of which has a frame synchronizer and still store feature using the F/S freeze and eight standard outputs, which can be increased by increments of four up to 16 primary inputs, 16 outputs and six key layers (four keyers and two DSK).
714-894-3311;www.for-a.com
