Studio Software Livestream Studio LIVE 5.0 switcher streaming

Transform your PC into a professional live production control room, designed by broadcast professionals for broadcast professionals. Build your own switcher hardware to the specifications you need using any Blackmagic Design® Device and a Windows® / Mac OSX computer.

Tech Specs

Media Sources: 6 integrated digital media sources for video & graphics playback. 2 DDRs (video clip playback with built-in transcoder), 2 GFX (graphics), 2 Color Bars / Background Color

Built-in Multiview: On-screen full field rate multiview of all live inputs, Preview, Program Out, 2 GFX and 2 DDR, Audio PPM overlay with peak hold feature on all inputs and outputs. Resizable layout allowing hiding of all controls to maximize multiview screens.

Video Switcher/Mixer: 1 x Mixer & Effects Bank (M/E) with no upstream keyer. Transitions: SMPTE Wipes (feathering, symmetry & positioning), Cut & Fade (Auto transition with adjustable duration in frames, manual via on-screen T-BAR or keyboard shortcuts)

Graphics Downstream Key: 2 x Graphics DSK (downstream key) channels. One channel for GFX1 and one channel for GFX2. Independent or locked transition controls (fade/cut). Preview on multiview

Graphics & Tilting: Load JPG or PNG files (full transparency support with PNG files). Add dynamic text (set position/font/size/color) over any loaded image file within the GFX1 or GFX2. Dynamic Countdown, clock & timer.

Picture in Picture: Up to 5 input sources per GFX Module with cropping & opacity.

Video Clip Playback (2 Media Players): Eject/Load clip. Play/Pause/Stop. Audio/Video Scrubber. Timecode indicator. Seek to timecode. Mark In/Mark Out. Loop. Auto-play on transition

Recording: AVI MJPEG with uncompressed audio. Interlacing and timecode support. Full compatibility with Blackmagic Design Media Express and Adobe Premiere.

Recording Capacity: Depends on configuration.

Live Streaming: HD live streaming via Gigabit/100/10 built-in Ethernet. Presets in up to HD 720p. Multiple simultaneous bit-rates. Including mobile quality for playback over 3G on mobile devices (iPhone/Android). Integrated live streaming to Livestream or any other RTMP compatible service including Ustream™, YouTube™ Live, Akamai, Wowza® Media Server, Adobe® Flash® Media Server. Integrated support for ZiXi™ Internet transport protocol.

Audio Mixing: Integrated multi-channel audio mixer for internal and external audio sources, outputs, stream and headphones. Incorporated video switcher follow feature with audio crossfade support when fading two video sources.

Supported Formats: HD: 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94 and 1080i60SD: 625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC, 525/23.98 NTSC

Playback Media Formats: GFX: JPEG or PNG image files with transparency support - DDR: AVI MJPEG with uncompressed audio, DV Video, WMV (7/8/9), H.264 (.mov &.avi), MPEG4 Part 2 (.mov & .avi), MPEG4 V1/V2 (.mov & .avi), AAC, MP3

Record Media Formats: AVI MJPEG with uncompressed audio

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) / OSX 10.x

Processing: Video: 4:2:2, 10 bit Color (REC 601, REC 709)Audio: 48 kHz, 24-bit REF IN/Genlock (Requires genlocking the two Blackmagic Design cards via two separate connectors)

Included in the Box:

Software Dongle

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