Datavideo

Datavideo engineers, designs and manufactures a wide range of innovative technologies for use in broadcast, AV, live event and production environments.

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Based in Taipei, Datavideo engineers, designs and manufactures a wide range of innovative technologies for use in broadcast, AV, live event and production environments. Founded in 1985 in Taiwan, Datavideo has spread globally with subsidiaries in America, England, Canada, Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, France and China.

With regional offices in North America, Europe, the Indian sub-continent and South East Asia, and a global network of distributors, Datavideo deliver full support to resellers, end users and integrators. Datavideo is located all over the world with the EMEA office located in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Product Overview Datavideo designs a wide range of highly innovative broadcast equipment that are easy-to-use, cost-effective and longlasting. These listed below are some of the successful product lines. Production Switchers The first Datavideo video switcher dates back to 1994. This small switcher was rudimental but very powerful. It featured different wipe patterns, wipe colours and a basic audio mixer. The SE-200 was a huge leap forward with built-in title interface used for live events or recordings. Both switchers were used by both consumers and professionals.

The current lineup of production switchers includes small switchers with four input channels used in small productions, but there are also the larger 16 input HD switchers capable of being used in master control setups.

Mobile Studio Systems Datavideo excels in creating versatile and highly flexible mobile studio systems. All mobile studios are based around the acclaimed switcher range. They are mounted in an impact resistant case with an in-built screen and enhanced with equipment like talkback and tally

interfaces. These mobile studios are the size of a briefcase and weigh around nine kilograms.

The larger studios have a pull-out screen and can also be equipped with chromakeyers, recorders, audio delay interfaces and streaming encoders. These portable studios are mounted in a shockproof flight case. Datavideo carries several configurations to suit different needs.

Datavideo also carries full OB Van kits, which exists of one, two or three 27RU racks, fully catered to individual requirements. These racks are fitted for use in the back of a van with special rails to mount them to the floor or the car. They can also be popped out in minutes to use in a venue. Rack solutions can be entirely configured through a web portal at the Datavideo website or by contacting the local Datavideo distributor. These rack solutions can hold the full Datavideo CCU

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solution which consists of MCU camera controls, tally/talkback interface and video lookback, all through a single cable that can run up to 100 metres.

Virtual Studios Datavideo has developed a line of virtual studio systems that can be used in the educational field, small broadcasting field, webcasting, enterprise companies and other small production facilities. The key feature of this line of virtual studios is that it is very easy to operate. Anybody with a slight knowledge of video production can operate the system. For instance, the chromakey is made in seconds using the colour picker and with fine adjustment.

This virtual studio line is based around 2D trackless technology which means the background is 2D and the camera feed is projected onto the background. The main advantage of 2D trackless technology is that it creates backgrounds easily. It is also easy to create a studio by arranging JPG images in the special editor built into the system, but also available free as a standalone app for any Windows PC.

To simulate camera movement, three virtual zoom phases are built in.

The TVS series virtual studios all have

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two built-in clip players that support a majority of video codecs and containers. It has built-in recording facilities with the choice of recording on the built-in hard drive or the use of removable USB media. It is also possible to stream broadcast directly from the system using the in-built H.264 RTMP encoder. A majority of live streaming networks now use this format.

The Datavideo TVS series virtual studio is available as a one HDMI input version (TVS-1000) and a two input 3G-SDI version (TVS-1200). Also available is an AUX input board for ingesting an extra HDMI channel.

Signal Conversion, Extension and Distribution Datavideo offers highly compact, costeffective and high quality signal converters, extenders and distributors. These range from simple HDMI to SDI (and vice versa) converters to very flexible up/down/ cross converters for multiple standards. Datavideo also offers rack mounting kits for these compact converters, as well as battery packs, tripod mounts and other accessories. Extending composite video, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI can be done up to 1000 metres with the VP series active extenders, whereas splitting and distributing 3G-SDI can be done with distribution amplifiers.

Teleprompters Datavideo offers a highly innovative way of teleprompting with a clever system that can be mounted on a regular iPad or Android tablet to the front of a camera. Through a halfway mirror you can see your tablet screen running the teleprompting software. With the professional version you can distribute the script wireless to different teleprompters to sync them.

PTZ Cameras Datavideo carries a line of cost-effective and high-quality PTZ cameras. These cameras are both able to capture the image in 1080p and output this through 3G-SDI. The bigger PTC-150 has professional features like manual shading and iris, whereas the PTC-120 has less of these options sporting a smaller footprint. The PTC-150 is controlled by the professional RMC-180 controller that can store presets and can control up to four cameras. The smaller PTC-120 has a unique feature wherein the control cable can be cascaded like a daisy chain.

CONTACT

Datavideo Technologies Europe B.V Floridadreef 106 3565AM Utrecht The Netherlands Tel: +31 30 261 9656 Email: info@datavideo.nl Website: www.datavideo.com