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New version of MultiLogo logo keyer
Safire 3 chroma keyer gets more features
A convenient way to encode Dolby E
New piggybacks for analogue audio
Relay bypass protection for DAs and synchronisers
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Crystal Vision shows latest virtual studio and infrastructure products at Broadcast Asia 2013 (Stand 5E2-09)

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 Welcome to Crystal Vision

Crystal Vision designs and manufactures distinctive modular products for the professional broadcast industry.

These products include chroma keyers, graphics storage products and a full range of interface modules including converters, encoders, decoders, distribution amplifiers, synchronisers, routing switches, aspect ratio converters, delays, colour correctors and audio embedders.

With headquarters in the UK, a dedicated sales and support team in the USA and distributors in more than 55 countries, we sell to broadcasters, Outside Broadcast vehicles, post production facilities and systems houses all over the world.

Read our latest news in the March/April "Vision On" newsletter (which introduces our brand new logo keyer, as well as the new features we've added to our Safire 3 chroma keyer and our solutions for Dolby encoding and decoding) or download our brand new 2013 Product Range brochure (published February 2013) for information on all the modules in our range...

 New for the 2013 NAB Show...and beyond!

If you didn't manage to visit the Crystal Vision booth at the 2013 NAB Show, find out more below about the new products we were launching in Las Vegas...

What's new in chroma keying?
Safire 3
Safire 3 chroma keyerOur new real-time modular chroma keyer is ideal for any live virtual production. It's our best chroma keyer yet – both in features and output picture quality, and it's winning the evaluations as a result. It uses an extremely sophisticated algorithm, and includes numerous new key processing features for convincing edges, noise reduction, colour spill processing, lighting compensation – as well as built-in colour correction and video delay. The Safire 3 Controller is a dedicated 3U touch screen control panel for Safire 3 and ideal for live use. Find out more...

What's new in video delay?
ViViD 3G
ViViD 3G video delayThe ViViD 3G video delay is available in four versions and provides up to 110 seconds of video delay for matching any system delays. New features appearing on a Crystal Vision video delay for the first time include 3Gb/s support, integrated fibre input/output, video proc-amp and signal timing – with a framestore synchroniser on the 'S' versions making it possible to apply a long delay to a video path and lock the signal to a station reference using a neat single board solution. Find out more...

What's new in station branding?
MultiLogo V132 and V432
MultiLogo V132 logo keyer New versions of the MultiLogo modular logo keyer - now with full audio processing and new video features ideal for on air use. MultiLogo V132, V132 8G, V432 and V432 8G all provide three layers of keying from a variety of internal and external sources, including a 4 GB or 8 GB video store with DRAM and Flash memory which can hold up to 500 still or animated logos. Now with audio mixing, which allows the output audio to be generated from a mix of the audio embedded on the video input and a voiceover sourced from either the internal audio stores or from an external AES input. Also new and designed for live on air use are partial presets which allow just some of the variables to be changed, plus the ability to now use all three keying layers while graphics are being transferred to MultiLogo. Find out more...

What's new in audio embedding?
TANDEM 310
TANDEM 310 audio embedder/de-embedderOur new flagship embedder and de-embedder with optional Dolby decoder and Dolby encoder. TANDEM 310 works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD sources and both analogue and digital audio - making it ideal for use in the studio. You can embed and de-embed a mixture of up to four groups of AES and two groups of analogue audio at the same time, while it includes full audio routing, processing and delays for both the video and audio delays, and integrated fibre. Find out more or watch the video demo below...

What's new in synchronising?
SYNNER 310
SYNNER 310 synchroniserOur most multi-functional synchroniser yet. SYNNER 310 combines a video synchroniser, tracking audio delay and embedder/de-embedder for 3Gb/s, HD and SD sources and up to four groups of AES and two groups of analogue audio. It includes optional Dolby E decoding and encoding, audio and video processing, integrated fibre and flexible delay compensation - all on one 100mm x 266mm board. Find out more...

What's new in fail-safe switching?
New features for Safe Switch 3G
Safe Switch 3G fail-safe 2 x 2 switchFour new features for the Safe Switch 3G 2 x 2 routing switch - the only way to guarantee a clean switch with its two full framestore synchronisers and loss of reference protection. The new features include the ability to delay the earliest arriving input by up to 25 frames, as well as the option to auto-trigger a switch on missing or frozen Ancillary Timecode. Find out more...

What's new in up and down conversion?
New features for Up-Down 3G
Up-Down 3G up/down/cross converterThree new features for the Up-Down 3G up/down/cross converter which gives the output picture quality that broadcasters standardise on and is available in nine versions to suit all applications. The new features include improved down conversion performance, a multitude of new aspect ratio conversions and support for SMPTE 2031 to carry teletext across different definitions. Find out more...
 Latest video demo

View our engineering video demo to discover the most powerful audio embedding and de-embedding - thanks to TANDEM 310...



Discover more about the TANDEM 310 audio embedder/de-embedder...

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Telephone us on +44 (0)1223 497049 or e-mail us on sales@crystalvision.tv. You can find our full contact details here.