Crystal Vision To Launch Vision 3

Crystal Vision has announced it is to launch a new frame system, Vision 3, later this year at CABSAT 2016. The initial Vision products include chroma and linear keyers, up and down converters, synchronisers, embedders, video and audio delays and audio converters. In addition, the company confirmed it has upgraded its existing Indigo products with new and enhanced features. Crystal Vision will also discuss its video over IP solutions for the Vision 3 frame.

CABSAT 2016 will be the first time the new frame system has been unveiled in the Middle East. Vision 3 is compatible with IP and 4K and houses up to 20 cards due to the higher density packing. Additional outputs mean more signals can be used which stops the need for DAs. Dual syncs distributed from the frame to each card allows easier wiring and redundant operation. Furthermore, Vision 3 has two 1Gb/s Ethernet connections for control and file transfer which allows the card software to be updated remotely. A remote backup to restore all card settings and presets is also available for extra system security.

To cover all aspects of keying, Crystal Vision has released three keying products in its new Vision range, and all are able to work with 3Gb/s, HD or SD sources and include extra main and auxiliary outputs.

The SAFIRE 3-VF is suitable for the demand of virtual studios with additional features to include built-in colour correction and video delay. The SAFIRE 3-VF XPRESS is an alternative chroma keyer with easy control, ideal for weather, news bureaus and other single static camera applications. For linear keying needs, the LKEY-VF is designed for the simple keying of one graphic over video streams and includes features such as a framestore synchroniser on each input, masks with adjustable edge softness and fades.

Also at CABSAT, Crystal Vision will demonstrate an upgrade to its main frame system, Indigo, which now has enhanced features such as a new backup and restore of settings making it easy to duplicate installations, put replacement boards into the correct state and return an installation to a recorded state. The Indigo range still has a range of products that can be housed in a choice of three difference frame sizes.

The Vision 3 frame is able to handle higher bandwidth signals and the company is expected to shortly introduce gateway and firewall products to help broadcasters make the transition to an IP video infrastructure. Converting between SDI and IP signals and offering wide protocol support, the gateway products have a functioning software-based IP stack providing support for ARP, IEEE802.1g (VLAN), IGMP (Multicasting), ICMP and ping. Multiple IP addresses can be used for each connection to allow access to multiple VLANs from the same physical connection. An IP-only version of the product allows changing of the IP addresses and other network settings to provide firewall capability. There are video synchronisers on every stream and up to 10 frames of delay, in addition to status reporting of video validity, video standard, black or frozen video and audio silence.

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