ProductionVIEW HD
ProductionVIEW HD Manual 341-759 Rev. C
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ProductionVIEW HD Overview
The ProductionVIEW HD (Figure 1) incorporates
seamless video switching, camera preset control and
joystick camera control functionality into one of the
most fully featured video consoles on the market
today. In addition, ProductionVIEW HD delivers user
selectable HD or SD inputs, and will up convert or
down convert the output signals to a variety of screen
resolutions and screen formats in component high
definition (HD), standard definition (SD) or RGBHV, all
with only one frame of delay.
Video graphics insertion (i.e. “lower third”) is available through our unique Lower Screen Graphics (LSG)
system. LSG allows users to insert graphics from a variety of graphics programs, including Microsoft®
PowerPoint®, Apple® Keynote®, MediaShout® or virtually any presentation software application. LSG
provides graphics insertion without the added latency or complexity of luminance or chroma keying.
The ProductionVIEW HD control surface is laid out to allow even a novice to operate the system with
minimal training. ProductionVIEW HD is unmatched in today’s camera control, video mixing and video
switching market.
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Video
Switcher -- The internal video switcher can be configured as a traditional video switcher, using
the Take button, or Dual Bus mode.
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Dual Bus Mode – Dual Bus allows users to switch two separate programs (i.e. IMAG for live
presentations on the Program output, and a secondary program for a recording of the live event on
the Preview output). The Program output can be a discrete resolution setting from the Preview
outputs. Either set of outputs can be configured for SD, HD or RGBHV video resolution.
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Graphic
Insertion -- Graphics may be inserted as “lower-thirds” using the Lower Screen Graphics
(LSG) feature. LSG can be set up to cover the bottom ¼,
⅓
, ½ or full screen, with 10 adjustable steps
of transparency levels between the graphic and the video image behind it.
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Anything In / Anything Out – The inputs and outputs have discrete video resolution settings. See the
specifications on page 20 for additional information on all of the resolutions supported.
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PTZ
Camera
Joystick -- The ProductionVIEW HD includes a joystick controller to operate up to six (6)
PTZ cameras directly (without daisy chaining) and the six discrete camera control ports auto-sense
the PTZ camera attached. Vaddio, Sony® and Canon® PTZ cameras are compatible with
ProductionVIEW HD (see the list of specific models). Each input has a camera selector to allow 12
preset PTZ positions to be stored.
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Transitions -- On the control surface, buttons for the type of effect (dissolve, wipe or cut) as well as
wipe patterns are selectable. The transition time is adjustable through a knob on the console, from
zero (0) to four (4) seconds.
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Automatic
Mode -- The console is equipped with an Automatic Camera Switching Mode (for
compatible PTZ cameras on inputs 1 & 2), and when combined with Vaddio’s StepVIEW Mats,
MicVIEW or other trigger devices, allows ProductionVIEW HD to be set up for use without an operator
present.
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Tally
Outputs -- The ProductionVIEW HD also has six Tally outputs for controlling tally lights on
external sources, such as Vaddio’s WallVIEW CCUs and PreVIEW HD monitors.
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Graphic
Templates -- A variety of graphic templates are included on a DVD supplied with
ProductionVIEW HD in both Keynote and PowerPoint, to help guide users to create professional
graphics quickly and easily.
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Additional
Features – Other features include auto/manual focus, auto/manual iris, backlight
compensation and automatic white balance for compatible PTZ cameras.
Figure 1:
ProductionVIEW HD Camera Control Console
