April 5, 2025 - Ross Video Team, Technology

Carbonite HyperMax: Smarter, More Efficient Production with Ross Platform Manager

Carbonite HyperMax and Ross Platform Manager (RPM) bring a flexible, scalable, and efficient workflow to your production environment. With dynamic licensing, you can assign and reassign features across multiple hardware platforms to maximize your resources without adding extra equipment.

Maximize Your Production Capabilities

With a single Carbonite HyperMax license assigned to an SDPE blade, you unlock six powerful effects systems:

  • 6 full Keyers with DVE combiners 
  • 14 – 2D DVE channels 
  • 4 – 3D DVE channels 
  • 4 Chroma Keyers 
  • 4 Media Stores 
  • Program / Preset Clip Player  

 

  • 3 MiniMEs per SDPE 
  • 2 full Keyers with Preview per MiniME 
  • 14 shared 2D DVE channels  
  • 4 shared 3D DVE channels 
  • 3 shared Chroma Keyers 
  • 4 shared Media Stores 

  • 8 Scenes – with 8 shared layers 
  • 16 shared 2D DVE channels 
  • 4 shared 3D DVE channels 
  • 4 shared Chroma Keyers 
  • 8 shared Media Stores 

  • Up to 10 – 1080p Tiles or 6 – 2160p Tiles 
  • 4 full Keyers Per Tile 
  • 4 Quadrants per Splicer 
  • 18 shared 2D DVE channels 
  • Input Replacement Media Store 

  • 2 full MEs 
  • 4 MiniMEs 
  • 6 full Keyers per full ME 
  • 2 full Keyers for MiniME 
  • Shared 2D DVE resources 
  • Shared MediaStore resources  

  • Up to 8 full MEs (FR12 frame) 
  • 4 Program / 2 Preview outputs per full ME 
  • 14 – 2D DVE channels per ME 
  • 4 shared 3D channels  
  • ME and Global MediaStore channels

On-the-Fly Flexibility

With Carbonite HyperMax, you can dynamically move or share licenses on any SDPE blade as production needs change. Assign a Mix Effect (ME) bank to an SDPE blade in a news studio control room for a broadcast, then reallocate it afterward. An outside broadcaster can use an SDPE blade as a video processor for one event and then repurpose it as a MaxME for another production. This adaptability ensures you always get the most from your investment.

The versatile Software-Defined Production Engine blade sits at the heart of the HyperMax system

Cost-Effective Resource Management

For facilities with Carbonite Ultra or Ultra 60 switchers, RPM simplifies resource allocation. By migrating ME licenses to a shared pool, multiple systems can access those capabilities without requiring duplicate hardware. This reduces costs while maintaining full production flexibility.

Built for Today, Ready for Tomorrow

Ross Software-Defined Production Engine (SDPE) boards are built for adaptability. Software updates allow you to add new features without requiring additional hardware. As new SDPE functionality is developed, Carbonite HyperMax licenses can be updated to provide additional capabilities to ensure you stay ahead.

With Carbonite HyperMax and Ross Platform Manager, you gain a production system designed for today’s fast-paced demands and tomorrow’s opportunities. Scale effortlessly, optimize resources, and produce without limits.

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