Ross Video Carbonite Black Solo13 Compact Live Production Switcher

The Ross Video Carbonite Black Solo13 Compact Live Production Switcher is a perfect fit for smaller productions where quality and operational performance are essential. The Solo13 is a variation of the Carbonite Black Solo, differentiated by the I/O configuration. The Solo13 has 12 X 3G HD-SDI and 1 X HDMI inputs with 5 X 3G HD-SDI and 1 X HDMI outputs, compared to the Solo's 6x 3G HD-SDI and 3x HDMI ins with the same outs. The Solo13 live production video switcher is an integrated panel and frame containing a single panel row with 9 source and custom control buttons, 4 key transition buttons, 4 key type buttons, and 4 aux bank buttons.

The compact live video switcher is remarkably affordable and designed to offer the features, performance, reliability, and high-quality design of the best-selling Carbonite Series Production Switchers. This video switcher is packed full of the features that deliver incredible video production horsepower to equip a production studio, flight pack, or as a back-up switcher. The powerful, single ME in Carbonite Solo13, includes four keyers, a transition keyer (for DVE and Media Wipes), and one high-quality Ultrachrome chroma keyer. Solo13 also comes equipped with two MiniMEs - perfect for use in event production or for secondary outputs. Each MiniME has two keyers of its own - providing this live production video switcher with an amazing nine keyers in total.

Features:

• MIX EFFECT BUSES (ME) - 1 ME with 4 full-function keyers plus transition keyer
• MINIME EFFECT BUSES - 2 MiniMEs with two keyers each
• CHROMA KEY - 1 UltraChrome chroma keyer
• DVES - 2 (2D) floating DVES can be utilized in any keyer in the system
• STILLS & ANIMATIONS - 4 Channels of MediaStore with a total storage capacity of 8GB. Each channel can render stills/animations or two channels can be paired together for animations with alpha. Supports animations with audio or audio-only playback. Each channel can be converted for use as a frame synchronizer.
• GRAPHICS SOFTWARE - Included XPression LiveCG software creates still graphics from network connected-PC workstation and renders directly into MediaStores via Ethernet
• SUPPORTED MEDIA FILE TYPES
• Stills: .BMP
• Stills & Animations: .JPG, .JPEG (no Alpha), TGA & PNG (with Alpha & 48K WAV audio files)
• PATTERN GENERATORS - 2 Pattern Generators
• EFFECTS & TRANSITIONS - Support for standard transitions along with Animated MediaWipes with audio and overlay effects on main ME. Dissolve transitions are available to MiniMEs.
• MEMORIES - 100 Memories per ME and MiniME per Show File. Multiple show files can be stored on the USB drive. Effects Memory functionality allows for animated memory recalls, while MemoryAI ensures memory recalls will not affect what is currently on-air.
• CUSTOM CONTROL MACROS - 72 Custom Control Macros are available for use directly from the control panel, while up to 256 Custom Controls can be created in DashBoard
• INTERNAL FRAME SYNCHRONIZERS & FORMAT CONVERTERS - 6 freely-assignable Frame Syncs & Format Converters. If the switcher is operating in 1080p 59.94, you can only use a maximum of 7 frame synchronizers to sync 1080p 59.94 video inputs. This can be up to 3 FSFCs and 4 MSFSs or 6 FSFCs and 1 MSFS. Format conversion is not restricted.
• MONITORING - 1 MultiViewer with tally, source names, and clock. Configurable with up to 10 windows.
• CONTROL INTERFACES - Control from any Carbonite Panel - up to 3 physical panels! DashBoard VirtualPanel and additional DashBoard Custom Panels.
• DEVICE CONTROL - Includes device control for Servers, XPression Graphics, Robotics, Audio Mixers, PBus, GPO, Trackless Virtual Sets and PTZ Cameras
• IP, SERIAL AND PARALLEL TALLY - 16 Tallies
• GPI/O - 24 GPI/O Connections
• AES DIGITAL AUDIO - 1 AES Digital Audio Output
• TIME CODE INPUT - Via Optional Gear Lite LTC to RS422 Converter (TSC-9902)
• ETHERNET PORTS - 1 Ethernet Port
• REFERENCE INPUT - Black or Tri-Level
• EDITOR/SERIAL TALLY PORT - 1 (RS-422)
• EDIT DECISION LISTS - LiveEDL can capture EDL data in a file that you load into your non-linear editing (NLE) suites
• SYSTEM PHYSICAL - 1RU Rack Frame, with support for redundant power supplies.