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Posted by blackburst@aol.com on 03/02/07 14:43
On Mar 1, 6:55 pm, "Richard Crowley" <rcrow...@xp7rt.net> wrote:
> <blackbu...@aol.com> wrote ...
>
> > Rick Merrill wrote:
> >> > You usually send sync to your sources, but this unit will also resolve
> >> > unlocked sources like remote feeds or consumer DVD players (as long as
> >> > you preview them first.)
>
> >> Say you have 2 unsynched sources: each is buffering its own frames, you
> >> start switching back and forth - the switch only happens when ch1 frame
> >> ends whereupon an already completed (buffered) ch2 frame is used - won't
> >> the system eventually add or loose a frame?
> >> - theoretically?
>
> > You'd have to ask the Broadcast Pix people to be sure, but my
> > understanding is that it "delays" (very slightly - 1 frame) each
> > signal, but spits it out in sync with all the other sources, so
> > theoretically, no, no loss. But I'll try it and see.
>
> Since the sources are not gen-locked, they could be (likely are)
> running at very slightly different rates, so it seems probable
> that you would drop (or duplicate) a frame every so often.
I haven't noticed it happening yet. I think the unit acts like a
typical broadcast frame synchronizer, used all the time.
>
> I haven't seen a price for that thing yet. Care to share what
> the cost was? If the price of INTC stock dosen't slump too
> badly, I might buy one.
In the 25k range, depending upon options. But they have somewhat
streamlined versions for as low as 10k, I believe.
Here's how I see it. If I bought traditional, here's about what I'd
spend (new):
$20,000. SDI switcher w/chromakey option
$ 2,500. analog conversion eq, 4 channels
$ 6,500. CG
$15,000. two DVEs
$10,000. DDR/clip store w/control, 2 channels
$ 4,000. still store
$ 1,000. logo inserter
That's about $58k, and I haven't mentioned the robotic camera control,
which I am not currently using. For that price, I could buy two of
these.
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