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Devices => PC's and Other Hardware => Topic started by: newsposter on April 27, 2011, 03:02:30 pm
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Ok, I've got to build a one-off mobile setup for live presentations from multiple video feeds.
does NOT have to switch audio, don't care one way or the other.
min 4 x inputs, able to take just about anything from ntsc/vga up to 1080p. Connectors from bnc/composite to dvi-i and hdmi
very important: a 'monitor out' output that will feed the 4x inputs into a 2x2 matrix for display on a single monitor. The quality of this display doesn't have to be too good as it's for behind the scenes monitoring only. we know that we can do this with a pile of cables, having it internal to the switcher makes things a helluva lot easier to manage.
a reasonably good scaling capability so that the switched output is somewhat stable.
output to vga/dvi, scaling on the output device from xvga to 1080p.
the switching 'effects' don't have to be too fancy, a few wipe or fade effects would be more than enough.
I've looked at product from Intelix, Kramer, and Extron without finding too much.
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Analog Way (http://www.analogway.com/) has some very nice switchers, matrix boxes, and event controllers. I've never personally used one, but at an event I helped with out in California, the guys from the AV company we contracted recommended them very highly. They used one for the event, and it worked great (though, again, I didn't set it up or run it myself, I was there for videography, not AV support).
I don't think they're very cheap, though.