Satnews Daily
February 26th, 2010

Vaddio — Conversion Considerations, Format Formulations (SatBroadcasting™)


Vaddio is now shipping the new UXHD CrossPoint, a dual input, dual output video format converter and scaler for HD-SDI and analog video signals. The UXHD CrossPoint allows users to easily integrate analog video and SDI signals into Vaddio’s ProductionVIEW HD-SDI camera controller/switcher, and can also be used as a stand-alone video converter.

The master control port runs via RS-232 and easily connects to third-party control systems (AMX, Crestron, etc.) for complete access to the internal functions of the UXHD CrossPoint. In addition, a Reference input for Gen Lock is available for synchronizing the SDI output to an external switcher. UXHD CrossPoint can also be used as a signal converter with a loop-thru output. In this scenario, an SDI or analog signal can be connected to the appropriate input, and the outputs can be analog, as well as an SDI output – one input, two outputs. In addition, the input on both outputs can be up- or down-converted to resolutions different from the input signals’ native resolution.