The Grass Valley 110 HD Production Switcher is designed to meet the needs of small-scale digital production in high definition. Following the Grass Valley™ small switcher family tradition, the 110 HD switcher offers superb quality in an economical package. This switcher is ideal for film transfer, long-form editing, small mobiles, graphics and production suites.

Tektronix' first round of HDTV products demonstrates Tektronix' commitment to meeting the needs of the television community in high definition as well as standard definition. This initial offering -- which also includes high definition routers, master control, and modular products -- concentrates on providing affordable solutions in the ongoing transition to digital television.

The Model 110 HD provides high performance and unparalleled production power for its size. Built on production proven Grass Valley system architecture, this switcher's 3-bus multi-level mix/effects system gives you unmatched stability and picture quality.

Key Features

• Choice of field selectable 720p or 1080i HDTV formats allows greater operational flexibility
• Linear and luminance keying is standard in both the effects and the downstream keyer
• The Effects Keyer offers invert, mask, matte fill and breakaway key source selections as well as preset pattern
• Instant access to 8 primary background inputs
• 3 dedicated keyer inputs (2 key, 1 fill), for effects and downstream keyers, free up primary background inputs for other uses
• Mix/Effects provides Mix, Wipe, Key and Mask capability for greater creative freedom
• 10 Wipe Patterns -- with a choice of reversal, positioning, variable edge softness or hard borders and modifiers -- enable the creation of your own unique look
• E-MEM ™ Effects Memory System gives you the freedom to program effects in any of 10 standard registers and quickly recall effects setups on any or all switcher levels
• Multiple Mattes for wipe, border, and key fill allow the selection of different colors for each of these functions
• 3 independently programmable rates available for the auto transitions: Background and/or Key, Downstream Keyer Mix, Fade-to-Black
• Internal Black and Background Generators are independently controlled and auto delegated, reducing the need for external black and background as inputs
• Program and preset background buses
• 3 independent GPI inputs enable simple external control
• Look-ahead preview system that shows the next effect, including wipe preview mode and a preview of what will come up from black
• Clean feed video output shows program output without the downstream keyer
• Internal frame stores, each with multiple pages for video or key, provide instant recall of previously stored images and can be used as key sources, key fills, or background videos
• Downstream Keyer provides a luminance or linear key on top of the final composite picture
• The Downstream Keyer may be previewed before taking it to air
• Fade-to-Black allows single button control when fading the final composite picture to black
• 3-bus multilevel mix/effects system allows independent or combined background and key transitions
• Independent Key and Background transitions
• Blanking Processor can be enabled to reinsert black during blanking intervals or pass embedded signals during blanking intervals
• RS-422 serial interface provides flexible control of external devices such as editors and effects systems

Options

The optional Chroma Keyer with auto setup adds chroma keying capability to the effects keyer.