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Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Audio Interfacing & Conversion » Audio signal processing, routing and infrastructure »

This system is the leading digital video and audio delay solution for easily eliminating all unwanted content from your live broadcasts or webcasts.

Key Features Include:

• Eliminate nudity, offensive language, and obscene gestures from live broadcasts while maintaining program continuity.


• Straight-forward to control with two large panic buttons; one for audio (red); and one for video (yellow). Simply press & hold to clean-up your broadcast.


• Allows for dual-user operations, with unique settings to accommodate each operator’s preferences.


• The viewer experience is minimally interrupted with subtle video and audio masking techniques.


• Compensates for the reaction time of human operators to an observed visual or aural event, ensuring every obscenity is concealed in its entirety.


• Solid-state technology equipped with bypass relay circuity to further ensure the integrity of your live television broadcasts.

Create » Content Acquisition and Capture » Cameras » Broadcast System cameras »

Create beautiful, clean, true high-resolution keys using the patented 0:4:4 UltrachromeHR output, a signal that contains full bandwidth color information for complete 4:4:4 data into the UltrachromeHR Chroma Keying System.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

Acuity is the top-of-the-line large production switcher designed to handle world’s most challenging live events. This switcher has been built to easily adapt to evolving technology in the video production industry and is built with the biggest creative feature set – for the biggest productions.

Features include:

- Powerful Production Engines

- Output Transitions

- Facility-Grade MultiViewers

- MultiFeed Split MEs

- MultiFeed Configurable Outputs

- Tremendous DVE Resources

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » Audio Monitoring » Loudspeakers »

Offering a choice of 1RU and 2RU monitoring bridges, the MB-series fits your rack or console with ease. Choose the model with embedded SDI or discrete audio inputs to match your installation.

Front panels include large, bright displays and intuitive tactile controls to easily tailor your audio monitoring experience. Quickly choose what you want to listen to, they way you like it. Full DashBoard control and GPI interfaces round out a complete control solution.

The MB-series feature surround mix-down, channel summing, easy channel selection and loudness measurement – all the tools you need to ensure your audio is in check.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

No ordinary compact production switcher, Carbonite Black Solo packs an astounding feature set including 2 MiniMEs and 9 keyers.

Carbonite Black Solo provides the compact form and affordability of a small switcher, while offering the big switcher feature-set of the Carbonite Black series.

If your productions are on the go, at different facilities and events, you want to make it easy to plug-in and get the show rolling. Carbonite Black Solo is built with internal video processing and MultiViewer resources, so no external gear is required.

XPression LiveCG complements your show with high quality still graphics. Graphics are fed directly into the switcher media channels over Ethernet for a truly simple workflow.

Smaller switchers generally feature base-level custom controls and memories, but not Carbonite Black Solo. This switcher features fully-customizable macros and a memory system with unique smart recall and effect recall functionality.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

Carbonite Mosaic is built to get high-quality video onto your large-screen display, quickly and easily.

Large-screen displays have grown to massive scale in both size and resolution. Carbonite Mosaic gets the highest quality images on displays of over 20 million pixels.

A complete set of video processing resources guarantees a uniform look across your display. For ultra-high-quality imagery, Carbonite Mosaic supports 10bit HDR formats.

Powered by 10 independently-controlled tile outputs, it’s easy to weave a massive single display or feed multiple displays throughout your venue – the choice is yours.

Carbonite Mosaic and XPression Tessera team up for high-quality upscaled video and beautiful pixel-accurate graphics on your display. Live has never looked this good.

Like all Ross products, Carbonite Mosaic is part of the DashBoard Control Ecosystem. DashBoard makes it easy to control your display layouts or even your entire venue, from a single interface.

 

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Broadcast system control SW and HW »

Dashboard enables users to quickly build unique, tailored CustomPanels that make complex operations simple. DashBoard provides control and monitoring to hundreds of products from more than 80 partners within the openGear and DashBoard Connect ecosystem, and of course most Ross Video products. Its ability to craft application specific solutions across this breadth of products is what makes DashBoard so special.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

Frontier works in a virtual studio environment for virtual sets and augmented reality. Frontier enables the creation of even the most complex graphical elements quickly, easily, and with unprecedented realism with greater accuracy than ever before.

Frontier uses the UX control platform as an operator-friendly front end, so operators are not required to know UE4 to use the system. Frontier supports customization, flexibility, and scalability in terms of number of cameras and graphics engines through the integration of UX and UX VCC applications.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Modular interfacing and signal processing »

Easily expand Gator’s capabilities by simply activating the appropriate software license.

Key Features:

Ultra-high Def - Gator features a native UHD processing core, featuring 12G-SDI interfaces.

Agile - A platform that becomes what you need it, when you need it. That’s what software-defined processing is all about.

Rock Solid - It has been carefully designed to meet the performance and reliability requirements of today’s demanding broadcast plant. Gator fits into the rock-solid openGear chassis featuring redundant power and cooling to maximize your all-important uptime.

Control - Gator is part of the industry-standard openGear ecosystem. Full control is available via DashBoard, allowing simple configuration, setup and alarm monitoring.

 

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Standalone interfacing, signal processing and conversion »

A throwdown mini converter needs to be built tough. GearLite modules are all constructed from heavy steel and include features like locking connectors to ensure reliable operation, wherever you throw them.

Gearlite point-of-use modules let you put them right where you need them. Every GearLite module ships standard with flexible mounting accessories and a universal power supply. They feature a compact design, so they fit almost anywhere, be it in a rack, on stage, behind a monitor or in a fly pack.

Small and compact doesn’t mean you need to settle for lower-grade processing. Our GearLite mini converter and distribution modules are built using the same high quality components and processing as our modular solutions, giving you broadcast-grade signal handling for SDI, 3G-SDI, 12G-SDI, fiber, audio and HDMI.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

Graphite provides a full production solution within a single 4RU frame. This simplifies connectivity, saves space, and makes it easy to take top-quality productions on the road. Built to withstand the rigors of a mobile production with carefully engineered physical construction. Graphite systems are extensively shake and bake tested before shipping. Rely on a system with consistent performance and immunity to traditional all-in-one software issues, thanks to unique dedicated hardware. Every aspect of the Graphite system is built with the quality of separate system components. The value of a single all-in-one system with no need for external supplement cannot be overstated. Crew your show as you see fit. A single operator can run an entire show through all-encompassing control, or roles can be separated for multiple operators during high-intensity events. Switcher resources and graphics power can be upgraded via software licences – and additional equipment is available through a single vendor for effortless integration and guaranteed support.

Produce » Manage Production » Production Software » Newsroom computer systems (NRCS) »

News happens quickly and users are turning to web and social media to get the news. Inception is a newsroom system that allow you to discover and get stories as they happen. A power news gathering tool and social media manager, all in one place.

From the smallest newsrooms to the world’s largest broadcasters, Inception can scale to meet any size operation or workflow with both subscription and purchase models available.

Inception’s robust MOS interface makes it easy to integrate with other broadcast devices like graphics, video servers, media asset management, teleprompters and automation.

Key Features:

- Story-Centric Workflows

- Enterprise Features

- Social media and Web

- Assignment Manager

- Horizon + Inception

- Messaging

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Newsroom production management and automation systems »

Inception Social enables you to bring text and image content from social media into graphics playout, manage moderating and approving content from social media channels, and prompt user engagement via social media polling.

Key Features:

Multi-platform publishing - Save time and increase productivity by using a unified platform to search and publish to social media and web platforms.

Feed social content to on-air graphics - Search, curate and display social media content by integrating Inception Social with broadcast graphic systems like Ross Video’s XPression.

Social Polls - Use social media polls to create content through real-time audience participation.

Geolocated Results - Use a location to produce focused results for breaking news, severe weather or live events.

User Permissions & Approval Workflows - Open up social media participation to your team while overseeing the final product before it is published.

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Broadcast system control SW and HW »

Lightning provides fully integrated switcher, graphics and camera control with an intuitive interface ideal for single operator use. Perfect for legislative assembly, house of worship, education and corporate broadcasts.

 

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Standalone interfacing, signal processing and conversion »

Ross offers Master Reference generators for any application. From a small openGear cards, ideal for fly packs and remote locations, up to flexible fully-redundant platforms for large multi-format facilities.

The SRG-series Master Sync Generators support a wide range of output signals and formats from composite to UHD. These reference generators can even provide multiple video standards simultaneously. Integrated video pattern generators with idents and motion are great for remote feeds.

Built to last and redundancy in mind, Ross Sync Generators will keep the heartbeat of your facility alive. All units feature redundant power and easy servicing. Automatic changeover units are available to ensure you never skip a beat.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Master control switchers »

The MC1 system scales from stand-alone branding to multi-channel master control installations adapting easily to manual or automated control.

At its core, MC1 is a powerful AV mixer, offering 4 keyers, logo playout, transitions with full preview. You get the tools you need to build your on-air brand.

Shuffle, correct your levels, sum and downmix. Keep your audio in check with fast, intuitive presets and manual overrides.

Manage multiple Master Controls with ease from an intuitive DashBoard touchscreen or tactile hardware control panel.

From single stand-alone branding to large multi-channel Master Control; MC1 can scale to your needs.

It features hardware bypass to keep your channel on air in any situation. MC1 can also be used as great backup to Channel-in-a-box and IP playout systems.

Applications:

- Sports & Live Venue

- News

- Virtual Studio

- Mobile

- Government

- Corporate

- House of Worshio

- Education

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Master control switchers »

Make it easy with an ergonomically-designed control surface and intuitive “heads-up” user display. Mira delivers remarkably fast learning curves for both novice and veteran replay operators.

Share the load by splitting/sharing server resources—so two operators can work independently on two replay events or work in collaboration on the same replay event.

Ensure maximum reliability, with standard dual-redundant, hot-swappable power supplies. For ease of maintenance, all Mira servers feature hot-swappable chassis fans and media disk drives.

Mira adapts to a wide variety of live production workflows, thanks to a symmetrical, multi-channel server architecture.

Integrated clip networking permits operators to quickly and easily share media clips between any number of Mira replay servers interconnected via inexpensive Gigabit Ethernet.

Reduce cost and substantially streamline workflow with integrated media file import and export tools.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » Hybrid SDI-IP video routers »

This is the first product species that brings to life compact, quiet and robust UHD-over-IP SDI/HDMI signal conversion. Newt is fluent in many open control protocols such as NMOS, EmBER+, and DashBoard (to name but a few), thus giving you the freedom to throw this little guy down into the IP environment of your choice.

Compact & Robust- Compact & robust signal conversion and processing of many formats from HD to UHD.

Open Control - Open control gives you the freedom to run Newt from our DashBoard™ control system, and/or seamlessly from many 3rd-party control systems.

Software Defined - What you need, when you need it: software defined processing enables multiple uses and functions.

Quiet - Newt is the strong silent type, with studio applications in mind. Unlike other IP conversion products with fans that scream loudly, you’ll barely hear a purr from Newt.

Goes Anywhere - Flexible mounting options enable Newt to scale any wall, zip-tie to a post, hide under a desk, behind a display, or for three of them to sit comfortably on an optional rack shelf.

Monetize » Acquire Content » Rights Management » Royalties and participations management »

Ross Video provides two solutions for encoding Nielsen watermarks:

NWE-3GA - Nielsen Watermarks Encoder

High quality insertion of Nielsen Watermarks into embedded and / or AES3 digital audio.

NWE-TS  - Nielsen Watermarks Encoder for ATSC Transport Streams

High quality insertion of Nielsen Watermarks into AC3 audio.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Modular interfacing and signal processing »

As the world’s first modular infrastructure platform open to other manufacturers, the Emmy®-award winning openGear provides solutions derived from hundreds of individual cards from dozens of companies. This cooperative effort gives users best of breed product and budget options, all while ensuring common control and monitoring within the DashBoard ecosystem.

Reliable

oGx is the 4th generation openGear modular infrastructure platform built for 24/7 operation. Featuring redundant power and cooling, service is a snap with zero downtime. Front-loading modules and passive backplane ensure ease of maintenance and maximum reliability.

Diverse

Ross offers a wide range of modular infrastructure solutions, including distribution, conversion, branding, fiber, timing and more. The openGear platform is flexible to support a multitude of signal types and formats from analog to UHD to IP.

SDI, IP or Hybrid

The oGx platform has been designed to meet the demands of today’s complex IP and hybrid infrastructures.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Newsroom production management and automation systems »

Automated Production Control (APC) is now common place, delivering operational efficiencies, while taking complexity out of the production process. OverDrive is the most advanced APC system on the planet, enabling the most sophisticated productions to be executed cleanly and consistently, while delivering substantial savings in operational costs. With nearly 400 systems on-air, OverDrive is the world leader in APC. OverDrive offers unparalleled choice with integration to more than 220 different production devices. Both manual and automated control is provided to both Ross and third party devices including production switchers, routing systems, video servers, audio mixers, robotic cameras, and graphics systems.

Create » Content Acquisition and Capture » Cameras » Broadcast System cameras »

High performance image capture with quiet and accurate PTZ functionality, at a fantastic price-point.
PIVOTCam is the perfect companion for assembly, education, corporate and house of worship applications, along with events and broadcast POV productions.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » Hybrid SDI-IP video routers »

Raptor lifts openGear to new purposes, adapting software defined modular processing to native IP or hybrid IP/SDI infrastructures. Raptor is fluent in many open control protocols such as NMOS, EmBER+, and DashBoard (to name but a few), thus giving you the freedom to soar through the IP environment of your choice.

This openGear appliance’s high-performance I/O and benchmark IP interoperability ensure a lasting investment designed to adapt to evolving IP standards and control requirements.

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Media asset management (MAM) »

Streamline Graphics is designed to work alongside your XPression motion graphics workflow to organize asset requests, search existing assets and easily add them to on-air graphics with ease.

Key Features:

• Make the most of your existing image and video assets by creating searchable metadata. End users can quickly find the right asset to tell any story.


• Utilize the built-in work order management system and user messaging capabilities to increase communication between newsroom staff and your graphics team.


• Requires no software installs on client machines. This increases the flexibility of devices that can be used to create content and decreases the amount of time it takes to perform upgrades. Streamline Graphics runs in a variety of supported web browsers on Windows and MacOS. It is also accessible directly inside the XPression MOS plugin.


• The system can scale to support larger scale operations with Streamline Enterprise.


•  Both purchase and subscription models available.

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Media asset management (MAM) »

Streamline Production is designed to bridge the gap between the newsroom computer system (NRCS) and playout server. Create placeholders, search customizable metadata and select the clip needed to tell the story. Use rules-based workflows to move content between locations and servers.

Key Features:

• Browsing Assets & Creating Placeholders - Users can browse assets or create placeholders inside the newsroom computer system (NRCS) using the HTML5 MOS plugin.


• Organize & Move Files - Index files in multiple locations to make them searchable within Streamline Production.


• Approvals & User Permissions - User permissions and approvals can be configured to help control the quality of your on-air content.


• Control Playout of Clips - Clips added to a rundown will be sent to the appropriate playout device and a playlist will be created and updated as changes are made.


• Streamline Enterprise - Robust features and scalability make Streamline Enterprise the ideal solution for large scale broadcasters.


• Streamline.cloud - Let Ross take care of the maintenance responsibilities and choose from a variety of subscription options to add Streamline Graphics to your workflow.

Create » Content Acquisition and Capture » Cameras » Specialist, POV, PTZ, action Cameras »

Ross Video has the most complete studio robotics offering available, whether you are looking for the unparalleled smoothness of a track-based system, the unbeatable flexibility of a free-roaming pedestal, or the simple efficiency of a standalone pan & tilt head.

All Ross robotic systems are designed, developed and manufactured in-house, using state-of-the-art technologies that provide industry-leading accuracy, precision, and payload capacity.

Key Features:

• Superior Performance - Ross robotic systems are engineered to outperform competitive offerings, providing more flexibility, better workflows, and highly consistent productions.


• Modern Control Architecture -All Ross studio robotic solutions communicate natively over internet protocol (IP), using a flexible and open control protocol. This makes our robots easy to implement and manage, simplifying installation into new and existing studios.


• Global Deployments & Support - With thousands of robotic systems deployed around world, few suppliers have more experience with installing, commissioning and maintaining robotic systems than Ross Video. As with all Ross products, you will enjoy the industry’s best support, legendary for its customer-oriented approach.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

Trackless virtual systems are all-in-one engines that require no external action on the part of the camera in order to create movement. They use a stationary physical camera, with all the camera movement being done within the graphics engine. This eliminates the need for physical tracking equipment.

Trackless Studio is an all-in-one virtual production tool that fits almost any budget. Built on the XPression Real-Time Motion Graphics System with an intuitive purpose-built interface, Trackless Studio leverages Ross Video’s years of experience with virtual sets and augmented reality to bring quality virtual sets to even the most basic productions.

Produce » Manage Production » Production Software » Newsroom computer systems (NRCS) »

From four independent PGM playout channels, this news playout server provides predictable and precise clip playout during live news shows. This server is built upon the robust and proven Abekas Tria server platform, which provides true hardware reliability and an intuitive software interface.

Tria News is tightly integrated with Ross Video’s Inception newsroom computer system, Streamline media asset management and OverDrive automated production control platform. With this seamless and comprehensive newsroom ecosystem, it's easy to organize newsroom media assets, create and manage run-down playlists, and present news story play out from Tria News. This system also uses well-established and proven MOS newsroom processes, providing reliable and worry-free live operations.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

Master the black art of chroma keying with UltrachromeHR, a high performance multi-channel chroma keying system that uses cutting-edge technology to create full resolution chroma outputs.

Choose the chroma key mode that gets the best results from your unique setup and fine-tune your key with built-in post key processing resources.

Produces excellent results from standard 4:2:2 camera inputs.

Measures your background video source and automatically adjusts your key edge and re-spill color accordingly.

Beautiful chroma keys with photo-realistic graphics and tracked + trackless virtual set technology – Ross can realize all your virtual set needs.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » Router control »

Ultrix is the ultimate routing, multiviewer, and signal processing platform for Studios, OB Vans, and Flypacks. As the only software defined platform, customers realize significant cost, space, and power efficiencies with unparalleled flexibility and agility, especially relative to competitive hybrid routers.

Native routing control support for Probel SW-P-08, GVG Native, NV9000, and TSL 3.1, 4.0, and 5.0 for Multiviewer tally makes Ultricore powered systems easy to work with 3rd party control and automation.

System discovery, Database creation, HW/SW panel configuration all done from one UI.

Router, Multiviewer, and Processing configuration and control from one system.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » SDI video routers »

The Ultrix 12G Router provides a compact and powerful combination of routing, multi-viewers, audio processing, and control, without requiring special hardware as advanced features can be added at any time via simple software licensing.

As the only software defined platform, customers realize significant cost, space, and power efficiencies with unparalleled flexibility and agility, especially relative to competitive hybrid routers.

You can easily add new features through additional software licenses. No additional hardware required.

Ultrix natively supports 12G throughout the entire chassis. This means it’s ready for UHD production when you are, without replacing any hardware or losing capacity. New version of the latest Ultrix-FR5 routing/AV processing platform that adds IP I/O to the already impressive feature set of this disruptive, ‘Swiss Army knife’ infrastructure solution.

The Ultrix 12G Router is infrastructure in a box. Video/audio routing, multiviewers, audio processing, frame synchronizers, clean/quiet switching, UHD gearboxing and more all unified in one single chassis.

Because of its size, base feature set, and software capabilities, owners save significant money on upfront capital costs. Additionally, the advanced architecture provides significant ROI in terms of power, cooling, shipping, and space costs.

 

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » Video Monitoring » Multiviewer display processors »

Ultriscape is the ultimate multiviewer  platform for Studios, OB Vans, and Flypacks. As the world’s first software defined multiviewer, customers realize significant cost, space, and power efficiencies with unparalleled flexibility and agility.

Key Features:

Software Defined - Easily add new multiviewer outputs through additional software licenses.  No additional hardware required.

Integrated Design - Ultriscape can be added to extensive routing, audio processing, and synchronization capabilities to create a completely integrated solution.

Flexible - Each multiviewer head is completely independent, offering tremendous flexibility for layouts and control.

12G Ready - Ultriscape supports inputs from 270Mb/s up to 12G.  This means it’s ready for UHD production when you are, without replacing any hardware or losing capacity.

Pay As You Go - The software defined architecture means you simply buy what you need, when you need it

 

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

The application provides seamless integration with tracking systems and real-time 3D rendering engines such as XPression and Frontier. It comes installed on a touchscreen PC for virtual set camera calibration, scene manipulation, media replacement, event triggering, animation control, robotic camera movement control and more.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Production graphics and CG »

XPression uses intelligent caching to provide real-time access to content so there is no lag between keyboard entry and system operation.XPression employs clean user interfaces, logical menus, and controls based on other widely deployed creation tools, shortening any learning curve. XPression handles it all: SD, HD, in SDI or IP, UHD/4K in Quad-Link or 12G Single-Link SDI. XPression software is resolution independent and output card agnostic. XPression Studio and BlueBox supports SMPTE ST 2022-6, SMPTE ST 2022-7 and SMPTE ST 2110. XPression Studio with SMPTE ST 2022-6 is deployed at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the world’s first all-IP stadium! XPression has always been available as a software only solution all the way up to a turnkey hardware product. From a portable configuration all the way to purpose-built hardware, there is an XPression platform that suits all configurations. XPression is in use around the world, in multiple languages. Designers have embraced XPression as a design tool, making it their entry point into creative design and animation development, rather than starting in a desktop suite.