Broadcast Pix announced a new 3G Switcher Frame as an upgrade for its Slate G Series of live video production systems. The new frame is native 3Gbps 1080p/60 and provides simultaneous multi-definition SDI I/O for 1080p, 1080i, 720p and standard definition and DVI.
It provides support for 3Gbps on a single SDI cable and processing of complete 1080p/60 progressive streams inside 1 M/E. The 3G Switcher Frame is a separate box and it communicates with the Broadcast Pix workstation over a single PCI Express bus cable, which carries sixteen video and key inputs of full resolution clips and graphics.