Unprecendented Upgradeability
With Slate, you can grow as your needs grow. A low cost Slate 100 SDcan upgrade all the way to a 2 M/E Slate 5032 HD. Slate non-G systemscan upgrade to the Slate G Series, and then on to 3G 1080p/60.Conventional HD switchers are not upgradeable to 3G, so someday theywill need to be replaced to support the emerging 3G standard. BroadcastPix gracefully takes you to the future.
Benefits of 3G 1080pSuperior Picture Quality
3G is named for its data rate, 3Gbps 1080p/60, which is twice the1.5Gbps data rate of conventional HD.
Superior Multi-Definition Switcher
3Gbps creates a superior “multi-definition” switcher. Thefundamental problem with conventional multi-def HD switchers isthat they lose image quality, such as when using a mixture of 720p,1080i, and SD cameras and other sources, or providing outputsin different formats. Upscaling 720p cameras to 1080i means thefinal output will not have all of its spatial resolution. In the otherdirection, de-interlacing 1080i sources to output 720p createsartifacts. A 3G 1080p switcher solves both of these problems,providing a superior multi-def switcher, with lossless use in bothmixing and simultaneous output of 1080p, 1080i, 720p and SD.
Superior Mixing, with Progressive
1080p progressive processing is inherently less prone to motionartifacts than conventional interlaced HD switchers, and soprogressive processing improves picture quality whenever theswitcher processes motion, which includes transitions, picturein-picture boxes and 4:3 / 16:9 aspect correction. Broadcast Pixis a leader in progressive processing, as all Slate switchers featureprogressive processing.
An Emerging 1080p World
The most important reason to have a 1080p live video production system isthat everything is going to 1080p. New TV sets are now predominantly 1080p.New routers and terminal gear are 1080p. New computers, monitors andprojectors are mostly 1080p. Cameras are now emerging in 1080p. With itssuperior picture quality, superior effects, and the creation of a single standardthat superbly handles both of the conventional HD signals (1080i and 720p) isit any wonder why 1080p is becoming so dominant?
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“Because of this high-quality video capability, our congregants are more engaged and attentive during worship. We really like our Slate switcher and definitely recommend it to others. It’s a powerful, flexible, intuitive system that will enable us to build and expand our use of video well into the future.”