Brick House to release a fully-featured SDI switcher

Brick House Video, the innovative manufacturer of award-winning compact switchers, is adding a fully-featured broadcast specification SDI/composite hybrid rack-mount 1RU switcher to its suite of compact and cost-effective production and post-production equipment.
The competitively priced VTB-2D switcher will make its European debut at IBC 2003 on stand 11-118.
The new unit offers broadcast specification performance at a cost-effective price point making it an ideal solution for outside broadcast vans/trucks and small to medium edit suites. Based upon the widely-accepted VTB-1D, the latest generation switcher incorporates significant enhancements, including frame-store synchronizers for asynchronous working, and digital audio processing including slave mixes.
An eight-input switcher, the VTB-2D has programme and preview SDI and composite outputs with two auxiliary outputs. Together with standard wipes and mixes, the switcher offers soft edge and variable width/colour border and auto fade to black, and has full editor capability for Sony or Grass Valley protocols.
The VTB-2DR desk-mount panel controls the VTB-2DC rack-mount unit via a single cable RS-422 and power link. The VTB-2D also offers both composite inputs and a single-layer dual-channel DSK as options.
The VTB-2D can work in stand-alone mode or from station reference, and two composite sync outputs are provided. The switcher has full GPI capability, with high-current GPI output drivers.
The VTB-2DC mainframe is supplied in a 1RU rack-mount case, and will run from any voltage supply in the range 90-263V a.c. The VTB-2DR remote control panel measures 300mm wide x 160mm deep x 65mm at rear.
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