Broadcast Pix Slate 3000 Installation Planning Guide - October 2008
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Classic 1 M/E Panel Layout:
9 direct input source buttons, 9 shifted input source buttons for a total of 18 mappable inputs. Classic
program/preview architecture and next transition layout.
3 Keyers:
Each Keyer of the 3 keyers (upgradeable to 6) has a 2 dimensional DVE, reposition and cropping
capabilities. And one Chromakey one Luminance key is standard (upgradeable to 8), with clip, gain, hue
and spill suppression.
Integrated Memories:
Save and recall switcher panel snapshots, which remember not only setups, but the exact file names of
clips, graphics and metadata (mark points, auto start/stop/rewind, loop and roll/crawl speed). Take
memories a step further with Scripts, a macro-based application, to automate your production to quickly
recall and play out pre-saved sequences and macros.
PixButtons™:
Unique push buttons with built in computer displays that show you icons of the device selected (camera,
clip, graphic, etc.), the channel number selected and the exact file name selected of clips and graphics.
Always know what content will appear on air once a button is pushed on a Broadcast Pix Slate system;
no other switcher on the market has this functionality.
Multi-View:
Customizable Multi-View showing all internal and external live inputs in motion with tally status and under
monitor displays, plus view all keyer assignments and internal clip and graphic libraries. Displayed on a
dual or optional quad monitor card.
Character Generator:
2 channel character generator is a
Harris® Inscriber® TitleMotion Pro. Supports rolls/crawls, 2D & 3D
animations, on-air graphic changes with .ICG editing, many pre-loaded templates and anti-aliased
resolution of <16nS.
Clip Store:
2 channel clip store that supports uncompressed and compressed video with audio, with auto start/stop/
rewind, mark points and looping capabilities. Record any input directly onto the 500 GB hard drives
(upgradeable to 1TB) uncompressed. Play up to 60 hours of QuickTime (.mov files encoded in DV, DVC-
Pro, or H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) and MPEG 2 files, and play out image sequence animations files with key
and audio.
Still/Logo Stores:
2 channels of still stores and 1 channel of logo store that can support a wide-variety of still graphic
formats from .TGA, .BMP, .GIF, .JPG. .PNG and .TIFF. Either 24 bit or 32 bit to support full screen
graphics or a keyable graphic with an alpha channel.
AutoAspect™:
Mix and match 16:9 content with 4:3 content interchangeably. Each external live input, as well as each
internal graphic and clip, can be adjusted to 4 different aspect treatments, Box, 14:9, Crop or None.
These treatments allow you to effortlessly adjust ratios, while maintaining the native ratio, without the
need for wiring or configuring external components. Simultaneously output 16:9 and 4:3 on HD models.
Standard Features
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