YSTV's Unaltered Equipment

Magic DaVE

Our main vision mixer. With extensive effects, but no Chroma keying.

Panasonic Max

A vision & Audio Mixer

• Chroma & Luma keying.
• Basic image manipulation
  • Multiples of images (1,4,9,16)
  • Color correction
• 4 audio inputs
  • Can do "audio follow"

Krammer PiP

• Picture in Picture
• 2 in, 1 out (Composite or S-vid)
• Format convert (PAL, NSTC, SECAM...)
• picture size & location control via panel
• all controlable over serial

Net Mux

• 2, 16x1 switchers for video
• 2, 16x1 swithers for stereo audio
• Dual PSU
  • one PSU in maintainance
• The layers DO NOT combine
  • i.e. an input of layer x CANNOT be output on layer y

DaVE P169

An 8x4 Video switcher, with 8 inputs, and four duplicated outputs.

• 'Input 5' brightens anything inputted to it
• Output B is slightly weak
  • and DaVE 2 is VERY picky as to what it eats, (DaVE will herringbone when unhappy) so bear that in mind

VT 8x4 Video Switcher

(Also referred to as 'VT P169' because it replaced the actual 'VT P169' which was identical to the current DaVE P169)

• VideoRecorders - otherwise known as VT Decks, these are all the tape machines used in and around the station.