The Slate 3000 is the most powerful member of the Slate family.
The Slate 3000 starts with a Slate 1000 and adds an
integrated router for more I/O and redundancy, as well as a
second channel of clip store. The routers are manufactured
by Harris for Broadcast Pix. We add software to provide
integrated fail-safe switching and display all sources on
the multi-view.
Click here for more information on using the Slate 3000 system in the Slate 3000 Installation Planning Guide
Powerful I/O
Slate 3016 is available in HD/SD or SD only and includes a
16x16 router. It provides 12 live inputs, 2 channels of clips
and 5 graphic, and has 8 auxiliary outputs for program,
preview, clips or any live input.
Slate 3032 is HD/SD or SD only. It includes a 32x32 router and can select up
to 18 of its inputs, and has 24 outputs.
Two switchers can share a central router by adding a Slate
1000 or Slate 100 to a Slate 3000 switcher. For larger
facilities, this greatly simplifies wiring, and lowers cost.
Fail-Safe and Ready for Primetime
There are other integrated ‘studio-in-a-box‘ systems on the market, but
they all lack two things which the Slate 3000 provides - a professional
control panel that is instantly familiar to switcher operators, and
fail-safe switching so you can keep switching cameras even if the workstation stops. While Broadcast Pix computers are extremely reliable,
any workstation-based system used in live TV production must be ready for
the day when its network goes down, its computer stops or something is
simply unplugged.
The Slate 3000’s control panel is connected to the router with both a
network cable and a redundant serial cable. If the computer or network
goes down — the serial control takes over and enables the operator to
continue switching cameras. The Slate 3000 also comes standard with
dual redundant power supplies for both the control panel and router that
automatically fail-over, as well as a back-up SoftPanel that can take
over all panel operations if the physical control panel should ever
fail. No other switcher has a back up softpanel or standard redundant
power supplies.
The Slate 3000 expands the single channel clip
store in the Slate 1000 to dual channel, and increases clip storage
capacity from 15 to 30 hours.
HD/SD or HD-ready
The Slate 3000 HD model is the most cost effective HD live video production studio. It is a fraction of the cost of assembling an HD control room out of an HD switcher, CG, clip store and multi-view. Slate is so well integrated the one person can run it, and yet still create compelling live television that looks like it was created by a team. Slate HD I/O includes 1080i, 720p, SD, DVI and VGA.
The Slate 3000 SD is HD-ready. Use it today in SD, with either SD SDI or analog I/O, or a combination of both. Then whenever you want to upgrade to HD in the future, you can upgrade your switcher by just changing a board, for just $4,000.
Slate 3000 includes:
- Video Switcher with 9 button control panel, 4 keyers, 3 DVEs and
chromakeys. Mix 8 live SDI or analog inputs with 2 clips and 5
graphics.
- Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator with animations
- Clip Store with key, dual channel, 30 hours of storage
- Still Store, Title Store, Logo Generator
- Multi-View Monitoring with full motion displays of program, preview and sources, plus thumbnails of keys and libraries
- DVE on each key for up to 3 resized boxes (PIP)
- Non-stop, on-air operation, and still switch cameras even if
the workstation stops
- AutoAspect to enable mixing of widescreen (16:9) and traditional (4:3) cameras, clips and graphics without stretching video.
- Broadcast Pix control panel
- Broadcast Pix router
- Rack-mounted workstation with Broadcast Pix V5, Inscriber
TitleMotion Pro CG, Windows XP, Slate video boards, triple disks, dual
NICs, dual monitor support, r/w DVD/CD, keyboard, mouse (monitor not
included)
Slate 3000 specific Options:
- 2nd SDI I/O card for enhanced multi-view (& DVI in HD)
- Analog I/O card for 4 analog inputs and 1 output
- Remote aux control panel(s) 16x1
-
Tally box for all live inputs
For Clip Store:
- MPEG2 Support
- Clip Store expansion
For CG:
Camera Control
- Sony camera control
- Hitachi camera control
Workstation Options
- Premium workstation includes redundant power, removable media drives, and recovery system.
- Recovery system includes back-up system drive and auto-back-up softward
- Quad monitor support
Plus
- Quad monitor support
- Redundant power for panel
- Server control
- Extended warranty
- Training
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Specifications
- Internal processing is pristine 10-bit uncompressed digital
- Inputs can be synchronous and/or asynchronous sources
- NTSC or PAL switchable; 4:3 or 16:9
- Audio for clip stores: embedded SMPTE 272M, plus break-out to XLRs for analog stereo.
Dimensions:
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Control panel
table-top or drops into console
inches 18.5 x 12.5 x 5.5
centimeters 47 x 31.8 x 14
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Rack Mounted Workstation (4RU)
inches 16.75x20x7
centimeters 43x51x18
- Router
- 16x16 1RU
- 32x32 2RU
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The Slate 3000 starts with a Slate 1000 and adds an integrated router for more I/O and redundancy. Slate switchers are the only production 
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