Panasonic AV-HS400AE

Panasonic AV-HS400AE

The AV-HS400AE is a compact HD/SD live switcher with powerful features that include a built-in multi-viewer image preview, full 10-bit HD processing, expandable HD/SD architecture, more than 40 digital effects and picture-in-picture (PIP) capabilities.

The AV-HS400AE's built-in multi-viewer can output four, eight, or 10 images from different sources to a single high-resolution display, eliminating the need for multiple HD source and preview monitors. The multi-viewer tools include enhanced functions such as labelling, border control and preview tally, and a joystick camera control for pan/tilt operation of one remote camera via direct serial connection, or up to five remote cameras with a Panasonic camera controller. The AV-HS400AE also incorporates additional advanced key effects such as flying key, 3D key effects, and a full key for a second moveable PIP. Custom and menu selection of window labels and enhanced control of labels, borders, and label background is also possible. For added creativity, the switcher offers a wide selection of wipe patterns including 3-D digital effects (such as Page Turn), and features a high-quality chroma key for green screen applications in broadcast and production.

As a compact, all-in-one mixer system, the AV-HS400AE easily integrates into existing HD/SD workflows, flawlessly mixing HD and SD video sources using a wide range of optional I/O boards. Its modular architecture comes standard with four HD/SD-SDI inputs and four HD/SDI outputs and can be expanded to support up to eight inputs and seven outputs with optional I/O boards. The switcher has a built-in, switchable 10-bit frame synchronizer for each input, for glitch-free switching, even with non-synchronous sources such as Blu-Ray DVD players or remote camera feeds.

Eight option cards are available for new AV-HS400AE switchers:

AV-HS04M1 ? SDI Input Board (2x HD/SD-SDI inputs (BNC) with built-in up-converter)

AV-HS04M2 ? Analogue Component Input Board (2x HD/SD-analogue component inputs (Y/Pb/Pr) with built-in up-converter)

AV-HS04M3 ? DVI Input Board (2x DVI-I inputs with built-in scaler)

AV-HS04M4 ? Analogue Component Output Board (2x HD/SD- analogue component outputs (Y/Pb/Pr))

AV-HS04M5 ? DVI/Analogue Component Output Board (1 x DVI-I output and 1x HD/SD- analogue component output (Y/Pb/Pr)) AV-HS04M6* ? Analogue Composite Input Board (2x analogue composite inputs (BNC) with built-in up-converter)

AV-HS04M7* ? SDI Output Board (2x HD/SD-SDI outputs (BNC) with built-in down-converter)

AV-HS04M8* ? Full-HD DVI Input Board (2x DVI-D inputs with WUXGA compatibility).

HD 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 720/59.94p, 720/50p

SD 480/59.94i, 576/50i

DV-I input XGA(1024x768), WXGA(1280x768), SXGA(1280x1024)

DVI-output XGA, WXGA, SXGA, WSXGA+(1680x1050), UXGA(1600x1200), WUXGA(1920x1200)

CONNECTORS

Input:

Video Processing Y:Cb:Cr, 4:2:2 10 bit

RGB, 4:4:4 8 bit

Video 4 inputs (up to 8 as optional extra)

Standard: HD/SD SDI x 4

Option: HD/SD SDI x 2, HD/SD-Analog x 2, DVI/RGB x 2 (each board equips with upconverter 2 inputs)

KEY Assign one out of video inputs

DSK Assign one out of video inputs

Reference Black burst/Tri-level sync (loop through) x 1

Output:

Video Standard: HD/SD SDI x 4

(PGM x 2, 2 outputs assigning PGM, PVW, AUX, MultiPVW, KEYOUT)

Option: HD/SD-Analog x 2, DVI x 2 or DVI x 1/RGB x 1

Reference Loop through x 1 (Gen-lock), Black burst x 1 (internal synchronization)

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Power: AC100 V to 240 , 50 Hz/60 Hz

Dimensions (WxHxD): 410 x 121 x 380 mm / 16.1 x 4.8 x 15.0" (excl. protrusions)

Weight: 6.4kg (without option boards)