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Production was Ross Video ’ s key theme at

2016 NAB Show in April , when a whole slew of products were launched , including additions to the Carbonite family of production switchers .

It justs get bigger and bigger for Ross Video . Calling it the biggest NAB Show in the company ’ s history , Ross Video was at the Las Vegas Convention Centre in April this year to highlight its Smart Production theme , and to continue on a journey of “ unprecedented growth ”.

Speaking at the Ross Video 2016 NAB Show keynote event , David Ross , CEO of Ross Video , said : “ Ross Video recognises that today everyone works in a creative environment . As an absolute technology company , we want to help you solve workflow problems , we want to help you streamline your operations , we want to allow you to get more for less .”

Ross also reported on the company ’ s 24th consecutive year of growth , a feat that can be largely attributed to Ross Video ’ s flagship line of production switchers , which continues to be expanded . A new introduction to the Carbonite family , and its smallest member , is the Carbonite Black Solo , which will “ set a new benchmark in its class for small production switchers ”, declared Ross .

The Solo has six SD / HD- SDI connections and three HDMI inputs , is equipped with six floating frame synchronisers with format converters that can be assigned to any input , and comes with five SDI and one HDMI outputs . It also features a powerful single M / E with four full-featured keyers , a transition keyer for DVE and media wipes , as well as a UltraChrome chroma keyer .

Also new from Ross Video

David Ross , CEO of Ross Video , reported on a 24th consecutive year of growth for the company at 2016 NAB Show .

is the Carbonite Black Plus , a “ signal processing marvel ”. Described by Ross Video as a more powerful version of the original Carbonite Black , Carbonite Black Plus ’ 36 inputs are all equipped with frame synchronisers , format converters , colour correction and processing amplifiers . A new processing engine offers a total of five multiviewers with up to 16 configurable windows each — providing 80 windows in total , allowing every aspect of a production to be monitored . And for every Carbonite purchase , integration of the XPression Live CG 3D HD character generator is now available for customers .

Joining the Xpression family is Tessera , a multidisplay real-time graphics designer and controller for sports venues and studio video walls . Tessera enables users to link multiple XPression engines to create a scalable matrix of channels for output of scenes across large or irregularly assembled display panels . Frameaccurate , non-tearing recall of graphics and clips across any or all nodes is made possible with XPression ’ s new multiengine sync technology .

The ability to scale realtime graphic outputs to virtually any size or number

of displays is a “ game changer ”, said Brian Olson , director of marketing product management for XPression . “ We ’ re no longer limited by the horsepower of a single graphics engine . Users can simply add more Xpressions to scale up to larger and larger canvases ,” he added .

Where IP is concerned , there has never been a more confusing time as where the broadcast industry finds itself today , according to David Ross . To dispel some of the lingering uncertainties , and to assist the industry in the transition to IP — while paying attention to the differing rates of adoption across various regions — Ross Video ’ s Acuity production switcher can now be equipped with IP ( 10G ) I / O signal management .

The new Acuity IPBlades work with ASPEN and SMPTE 2022-6 protocols , while providing SDI connections . These new IP I / O cards can co-exist with standard Acuity I / O cards to allow the setup of hybrid IP / SDI system configurations .

All Acuity systems are also now running on version 4.0 software , expanding on the capabilities of the MultiFeed functionality with added split M / E controls . Users can set up an Acuity M / E as two M / Es

To dispel some of the lingering uncertainties , and to assist the industry in the transition to IP — while paying attention to the differing rates of adoption across various regions — Ross Video ’ s Acuity production switcher can now be equipped with IP ( 10G ) I / O signal management .

The big announcement : Ross Video announced its first foray into the camera business with the ACID camera , which specialises in chroma keying .

with up to eight keyer assignments . This enhanced configurability , said Ross Video , allows Acuity to fit into an even greater number of production environments and workflows .

There is also a new DoubleDown version of the Acuity Panel , designed to accelerate operation in live environments for large I / O systems in sports and other fast-paced productions , where shift functions to accessed map sources are “ undesirable .”

While the likes of Acuity continues to grab the headlines , perhaps the most significant announcement by Ross Video at 2016 NAB Show is the company ’ s first foray into the camera segment . “ We want to solve a problem that hasn ’ t been solved in 25 years ,” declared Ross . “ You look at a virtual set today and you think to yourself that the presenter is ‘ not really there ’. Enter ACID , which specialises in chroma keying .”

Designed to enhance and improve the creative control of the production look , with an emphasis on virtual environments , the new ACID cameras provide the

very best image compositing from chroma key sets , with the Carbonite UltrachromeHR chroma key system generating high-resolution key edges from chroma channel information .

Available in two models — ACID H200 and ACID Z50 — ACID cameras include a new signal format developed by Ross Video to overcome the difficulties of creating new chroma keys . They output standard SMPTE 4:2:2 video signals and also output a special 0:4:4 full bandwidth colour signal that is combined with the primary output within the Carbonite UltrachromeHR system to generate a fullresolution 4:4:4 signal , ideal for developing high-resolution key edges .

If you missed this year ’ s NAB Show , be sure to catch Ross Video at BroadcastAsia2016 . Find out more about not only the new ACID cameras , but also Ross Video ’ s complete systems and workflows for virtual sets , automated production , graphics creation and playout , news editorial , stadium display production , and more . Ross Video is exhibiting at booth 5D4-01 ❑