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Features AWS-G500HD
AWS-G500HD: Pre-installed modules:
1 x BKAW-560 HD Video Interface Module
1 x BKAW-590 HD SDI
Module
(one empty slot available)
The new HD-only version of the
system (model AWS-G500HD) retains the original multi-functionality
of its standard-definitionpredecessor.
It combines into one package the
capability of a six-input video switcher and six-stereo channel
audio mixer,special effects generator, LCD screen for GUI control
and preview/program monitor, control of Sony PTZ robotic cameras,
RGB connection for PC and projector display, and an encoder and Web
server for delivering streaming media, as well as a still
store,character generator, scale converter and frame
synchronizer.
However, the new system comes
preconfigured with the following
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AWS G500HD Anycast Station
Discontinued
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“With the latest
software, end users can easily migrate from analog to digital or
SDI to HD simply by swapping out various modular interface cards.
And professionals ready to begin HD production can keep their
operating costs low by avoiding the SD modules they may not need,
while increasing their connectivity options to our professional
line of HDV camcorders, decks and
displays.”
The third interface module
slot on the new version is left empty, giving users the option for
adding specific boards based on their individual needs. This slot
can be configured with any of the available system modules,
including the BKAW-550 PC RGB module, BKAW-570 SD video interface
module or BKAW-580 SDI interface module, as well as either of the
two new HD boards.
Since it was first
introduced in 2004, Sony’s Anycast Station system has been enhanced, with
several software upgrades adding new functionality. Capabilities
that have been added include: a multi-language GUI, the ability to
record program output on an external hard disk, exporting edit
decision lists to other devices, chroma
key, picture in picture, VTR control via an iLINK® IEEE-1394 digital connection, video
switching by an RM-BR300 Remote Commander unit and VOD file
creation, among many others.
With the Anycast Station system, live event logistics become
easier, potentially even reducing the number of personnel needed to
operate individual pieces of equipment. The system’s ability
to control robotic pan-tilt-zoom cameras—such as Sony’s
EVI series of cameras or the BRC-300 and BRC-H700 units—helps
crews capture shots that wouldn’t have been possible with
camera-operated personnel, while still allowing them to remain
unobtrusive. Cameras can be positioned on rafters or other out of
the way places that would be hard for human operators to work
in.
The system’s
“all-in-one” design can also remove many of the
headaches traditionally associated with live production,
specifically during set-up and tear-down, allowing crews to focus
on the event itself, rather than technical
logistics.
- The Anycast Station TM is
an all-in-one content creation tool designed for large projection
applications such as church productions, product promotions, event
and live staging, music clip creation, conferences, seminars, and
distance learning
- It comprises a
high-quality video switcher, an audio mixer, a large LCD display,
and a streaming encoder and server - all packed into an attache
case size chassis weighing only about 15 lb. (7
kg)
- The video switcher provides 4:2:2 8-bit
processing, 6 primary inputs plus one still picture source, 1 ME
with 1 keyer (selectable between Linear Key/Luminance
Key/Chrominance Key) and 1 DSK with 1 fixed station logo
- The audio mixer provides 48 kHz/24-bit
processing, 6 stereo channel input mixing, 6 channel faders and 1
master fader
- High-resolution (1280 x 1024 pixel)
internal processing for seamless switching between video and PC
sources
- Versatile input/output
(Input: Composite, S-Video, DV, and RGB/ Output: Composite,
S-Video, RGB)
- VISCA control functions
for compatible Sony Pan/TIlt/Zoom cameras
- A large LCD screen for PGM
and PVW monitoring, plus 7 windows for input source and one
internal still picture source monitoring
- Built-in streaming encoder
and streaming server function (optional
feature)
- Easy operation with one
integrated control panel and the multi-window
LCD
- Multi-camera recording for
convenient nonlinear editing.
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