Ross Video’s Carbonite MultiMedia Redefines Signal Flexibility

Friday, August 31, 2012  [Iroquois, Ontario, Canada] – Ross Video goes multimedia with the launch of its new Carbonite Multimedia production switcher. Carbonite MultiMedia keeps all of the features and functionality of its predecessor and accepts inputs from computers and devices that do not provide native SDI outputs and standard TV resolutions.

Carbonite MultiMedia provides additional inputs for directly connecting computers and analog devices via new high quality, low latency format converters.

“Carbonite has been astonishingly successful, and our customers have been praising its performance and price point.  However, we discovered that many users were purchasing external devices to allow computers and legacy analog sources to be included in their productions,” stated Nigel Spratling, Switcher Business Development Manager, Ross Video. “This new Carbonite engine now gives customers an alternative to those expensive and often complex external conversion devices, in turn simplifying system installation and operation”

The Carbonite MultiMedia continues to be two Rack Units with 16 or 24 SDI inputs as the standard Carbonite platform, but allows four of those inputs to be selected as HDMI or analog instead of purely SDI. These new inputs include low latency and high quality scaling technology that allows computer display formats to be seamlessly converted to the chosen production standard.

About Carbonite
The Carbonite series of production switchers includes two choices on panel size combined with a 16 or 24 input chassis. Carbonite packs 4 channels of DVE, 4 keyers per MLE and 4 channels of Media-Store into a tiny 2RU chassis. Carbonite’s 1 or 2 MLE panels both offer full panel mnemonics, Ross ‘PanelGlow’ RGB buttons and of course those legendary Ross faders that are guaranteed for life. More info…

About Ross Video
Ross Video designs, manufactures and supports a wide range of innovative products for use in video production applications. Ross’ award winning product line includes Vision, Vision Octane, CrossOver and Carbonite Video Production Switchers; openGear, RossGear and GearLite Terminal Equipment; BlackStorm and SoftMetal Video Servers; OverDrive Automated Production Control Systems and Inception Social Media Management System; XPression Character and 3D Graphics Generator; NK Series Routing Systems and Ross Robotics. Ross products are installed in over 100 countries around the world, where they are used daily by top broadcasters, production companies, sports stadiums, government agencies and houses of worship.

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