Expand the Team with an iPhone or iPod
You can also add a team member on an iPhone or iPod Touch. For example, if the
primary switcher operator has his or her hands full switching a complex production,
they can have an assistant use an iPod to find the next graphic or clip. Since the iPod is
wireless, it can be anywhere.
The iPixPad application replicates a Slate’s PixPad, the bank of 12 buttons on the
Broadcast Pix control panel that allows the user to fire off macro memories, as well as
select clips and graphics. The iPixPad can also be used to augment control of a larger
production by providing an additional operator, or even the director, with a wireless
controller that can be used to run macros or select graphics or clips. Each Granite
system has its own IP address, so iPixPad can control a specific system.
Installation: Go the the Apple apps store and download the free iPixPad app from
Broadcast Pix to your iPhone (or iPod Touch). Connect the Granite Content Server to a
wireless router. On the iPhone start the iPixPad app, and enter the IP address for the
Granite Sever. For long production you may wish to attach a power cable to the
iPhone.
Team Operation, Continued
iPixPad app
iPhone Wiring
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Expand the Team with an iPixPanel on a iPad
Technical Director
Graphics/Clips Operator
Wireless Network
Switch
iPhone
The iPad is large enough to hold an entire
Broadcast Pix 1 M/E panel. It is installed in the
same way that the above iPhone app is, expect
that the iPad app is not free. It can be used to
control anything a 1M/E panel can control, and is
handy for a wide variety of applications, from
team members helping to using its wireless
freedom of movement during set-up
iPixPanel app
