CARBONITE BLACK Mid-size Production Switcher

Powerful MEs

The Carbonite family packs major effects and keying power into 1, 2 or 3 MEs.

Each ME has 4 powerful keyers with luma, linear, chroma, and DVE key types – as well as an additional 5th hidden keyer for animated Media Wipe and DVE transitions. Each ME can access the 2 advanced UltraChrome chroma keyers. Two advanced pattern generators per ME are available for wipes, pattern masks and color washes. Each ME also provides a clean feed output.

4 Built-In MiniMEs

MiniMEs are powerful operational devices within the production switcher architecture that do not reside in a fixed position in the signal flow – they float and can be used anywhere in the signal path.

Carbonite contains 4 MiniME effects modules that include an independent Mixer and 2 Keyers: 1 standard Keyer and 1 specifically for DVE boxes. These MiniMEs reside in a resource pool to be used anywhere in the system for additional dissolves and key layers, which are immediately released as soon as the transition or effect is complete.

4 MediaStore Channels

Carbonite features four independent media player channels for playback of stills, logos, and animated graphics.

Four independent media player channels are available switcher-wide. Stills, logos and animated graphics are played out from the on-board 8Gb memory and can be loaded via USB storage devices. The MediaStore can also be managed directly over Ethernet via Carbonite’s browser-based graphics tools.

Frame Syncs / Format Converters

Carbonite is built with internal signal processing resources to easily manage differing equipment and formats.

The standard Carbonite and Carbonite Black comes equipped with 6 freely-assignable format converters / frame synchronizers, Plus versions have frame syncs on all inputs. These resources ensure any equipment plugged-in to the switcher can be properly timed to your show and that you can accommodate any format required for output.

Dual Head MultiViewer

Carbonite MultiViewers have been engineered to provide the best possible monitoring solutions for your production.

Two configurable MultiViewers (up to 32 windows) are included in the Carbonite’s standard feature set. These clean, low latency MultiViewers have access to all external and internal sources. Source naming and tally assignment automatically follow window routing selections. The MultiViewer clock can be locked to house time via Time code.

Each MultiViewer has user selectable layouts with the individual choice of border, tally and UMD label display for each source. In addition, a user configurable clock can be sized and positioned anywhere on the MultiViewer screen, locked to house time code or internal reference.

LiveEDL

Carbonite can capture EDL data in a file that you load into your NLE suite, for an efficient post-production process.

Another unique Ross feature; during your live production Carbonite can generate an industry standard Edit Decision List (EDL). Production decisions can then be seamlessly transferred to a Non-Linear Editor (NLE) suite to recreate the event timeline. With Carbonite, getting an as-run edit into post is as simple as a few mouse clicks.