Broadcast Pix Granite 5000, Installation Planning Manual

Page 1: ...Granite 5000 Live Video Production System Installation Planning Guide Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 1 Create Compelling Live Video ...

Page 2: ... Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 2 January 10 2011 Copyright Broadcast Pix Inc Broadcast Pix Granite Slate Fluent PixButtons PixPad iPixPad iPixPanel and SoftPanel are trademarks of Broadcast Pix Inc Other trademarks are owned by their respective companies Specifications are subject to change Made in USA Patented ...

Page 3: ...nt File Inputs 17 Fluent Multi View 21 Team Operation 24 AutoAspect 25 Tally and GPI 26 Audio Follow Video Option 27 Sony Camera Control Option Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 3 27 Sony Camera Control Option 29 Hitachi Camera Control 30 Panasonic Camera Control 31 Other Options 34 Very Low System Delay 35 Granite Specifications 37 Contact Information ...

Page 4: ...l audio mixers robotic cameras video servers and video streaming appliances Granite 5000 System Overview The Granite 5000 system includes a Granite Switcher Granite Content Server and 2 M E control panel It provides support for two and optionally four monitors for an integrated multi view macros control and graphics station The Granite Switcher and Granite Server are connected with an included PCI...

Page 5: ...0i 59 94 1080i 50 720p 59 94 720p 50 486i NTSC and 576i PAL The system is selectable between 50 and 60 Hz and between 16 9 and 4 3 When each SDI cable is connected the switcher auto detects its format between 1080i 720p and SD and sets the format and lights an indicator light to indicate format Any input may be synchronous or asynchronous HD Processing 1 5Gb s HD 10 bit 4 4 4 YPrPb processing Inpu...

Page 6: ...ontrol panel and or from a Macro window on one of the systems monitors Macros can also be played from a remote panel SoftPanel iPhone or iPad Fluent HD Still Stores 2 channels of still store can support a wide variety of still graphic formats from TGA BMP GIF JPG PNG and TIFF Either 24 bit or 32 bit HD full screen graphics or a keyable graphic with an alpha channel HD Character Generator 2 channel...

Page 7: ... a clip to continue playing without interruption if one or two drives should ever fail Redundant control network and serial enables the Granite Switcher to keep switching all cameras and other external sources and outputs from the Granite Control Panel if the Granite Server should ever fail This is fail safe mode Note that when in fail safe mode you are switching between unprocessed inputs and so ...

Page 8: ...ted feedback to the operator The monitor layouts may be customized as each element can be moved resized and most can be replicated for team operation A typical monitor configuration is shown below using a the quad monitor option See the Multi View section of this manual for more on it Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 8 Dual Device Controls Clips Animations CG St...

Page 9: ... each Granite system in addition to a 10ft serial cable for fail safe control For custom wiring of the RS 232 serial cable see pinout below Redundant power supply test point Rear View of 2 M E Control Panel Redundant power supplies Redundant network ports for server communication RS 232 serial port for fail safe Pin Function 2 RXD 3 TXD 5 GND DP 9 pin Fail Safe Serial Cable Pinout Broadcast Pix Gr...

Page 10: ...Cut out installation of control panel 0 79 in 2 cm 5 1 in 13 cm 2 9 in 7 4 cm 5 9 in 15 cm Rear View Side Views 1 9 in 9 5 in 23 9 cm Control Panel Dimensions Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 10 31 6 in 80 3 cm 14 5 in 36 8 cm 31 6 in 80 3 cm Cut out Dimensions 1 9 in 4 8 cm ...

Page 11: ... inputs and 6 outputs In addition both models have 7 channels of file based inputs from the Granite Server each with key which would require another 14 video inputs on a conventional switcher While Granite has a powerful internal CG some users wish to connect an external CG with its video and key cut cables The key cut cable should be connected to input 11 The key fill cable can go to any input Th...

Page 12: ...undant 250 GB system drive RAID 1 with back up software 4 Removable 250 GB video hard drives for clip store storage upgradable to 4 removable 500GB drives RAID 10 1 DVD CD R W Redundant power supplies 2 10 100 1000BASE TX Ethernet ports one used for private Broadcast Pix control 2 front mounted USB 2 0 ports 6 rear mounted USB 2 0 ports 2 USB ports for keyboard and mouse supplied Sliding Rack Rail...

Page 13: ...etwork 10 100 1000BASE Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 13 Granite Switcher In 17 In 18 In 19 In 20 In 21 In 22 Ref In PCIe Serial Out 12 DVI Out 1 DVI Out 2 Ref Out Ref Out Ref Out Tally GPI Network Audio Out1 Audio Out 2 Blackburst or Tri Level DVI outs are DVI D 1080i 720p SD Mirror an SDI output To Remote Panels Granite Content Server Multi View 1 DVI D Mult...

Page 14: ... powered on before turning power on the server Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 14 Audio Output Clips Audio Output Animations PCIe Cable Included Cross over cable included Serial cable included Ref Input Black Burst or Tri Level 2 DVI D Outputs File transfer for clips graphics Granite Content Server DVI DisplayPort or DVI With quad monitor option all 4 outputs a...

Page 15: ...ore turning power on the server Granite 5000 Wiring Picture Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 15 Audio Output Clips Audio Output Animations PCIe Cable Included Cross over cable included Serial cable included Ref Input Black Burst or Tri Level 2 DVI D Outputs File transfer for clips graphics Granite Content Server DVI DisplayPort or DVI With quad monitor option al...

Page 16: ... can be set to 2 animation stores each with one half the capacity When set for 1 animation store the second channel of the animation store may be used for single frame graphics HD Clips Store mov or mp4 files in H 264 File Inputs Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 16 Fluent Watch Folders Fluent Watch Folders greatly streamlines your live production workflow by ena...

Page 17: ...000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 17 View Program Preview The Multi View will display windows for 4 compositions such as program and preview for each ME You can instead show a different 4 such as a clean feed or PowerAux instead of ME1 preview View Sources The 4 graphic inputs channels and 2 animation channels are displayed as still images Up to 7 live sources from cameras and other ex...

Page 18: ...w Continued Customizing the Multi View The Fluent Multi View can be extensively customized You can remove windows you do not use rearrange the windows resize them and change the colors of the window frame and the background You can make a duplicate copy of a window like Program or a source and put it on both monitors For example you can rearrange the standard multi view across two large wall monit...

Page 19: ...15 Tally Monitor 2 4 Outputs External Inputs 15 Internal Inputs Keys 1 6 PixPad Tally Menus Clocks CG Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 19 Customizing the Apantac layout This Apantac option is set up at the Broadcast Pix factory with a special preset to position its 15 monitors on top of a preset Broadcast Pix background This may be customized by changing layouts...

Page 20: ...Technical Director switcher operator and graphics operator Fluent Multi View Continued CAT5 to DVI adaptor Monitor 1 15 Inputs Input 1 15 Monitor 2 Outputs 4 Outputs Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 20 Granite Content Server with Quad Monitor Option Apantac Multi View Tahoma LI 16H Up to 15 SDI external inputs to input 1 15 Loop through up to 15 SDI external inp...

Page 21: ...aphics monitor Team Operation Technical Director Graphics Clips Operator Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 21 For even more demanding productions where each device needs to have a separate operator the Granite system easily adjusts It effectively has 2 control points one is the 2 M E control panel and the other is the keyboard and mouse When other users need acce...

Page 22: ...nnecting more than one a small dedicated network switch should be added to connect them all with straight network cables as shown below In this case the control panel should also be connected to this switch rather than use the cross over cable as this will streamline software updates Team Operation Continued Graphics Clips Operator Typical Wiring for 2 Remote Panels 1 GB Network Switch Connect to ...

Page 23: ...Pad can control a specific system Installation Go the the Apple apps store and download the free iPixPad app from Broadcast Pix to your iPhone or iPod Touch Connect the Granite Content Server to a wireless router On the iPhone start the iPixPad app and enter the IP address for the Granite Sever For long production you may wish to attach a power cable to the iPhone Team Operation Continued iPixPad ...

Page 24: ... causing people to look too wide or too thin Granite enables each input to be set to one of 4 aspect treatments Box Crop 14 9 or None anamorphic And each clip and graphic in the libraries can be separately treated in the same four ways AutoAspect AutoAspect Input Treatment AutoAspect Controls Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 24 Simultaneous 16 9 and 4 3 Aspect O...

Page 25: ...nection and fits in a standard 19 rack space Voltage needs to be supplied to the tally box from your camera control units or other source for the tally box to open and close the contact points and accepts wire from 12 to 22 AWG This option does not support General Purpose Inputs GPI 28 Tally Box 8 Adds relay contacts to tally up to 8 sources Connects to the server through a USB connection Voltage ...

Page 26: ... on air it triggers a scene change to bring up his volume adjust EQ settings and add some compression All this is accomplished with the Audio Follow Video option from Broadcast Pix For less demanding productions when an audio operator is not desired the audio follow option may be configured to completely take his place Audio Follow Video Option 880 Broadcast Pix Audio Follow Setup Window Broadcast...

Page 27: ...wn tilt Twist zoom 4 Knobs for control of Focus Iris and CCU Settings Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 27 A typical installation for the Sony VISCA cameras uses an RS 232C daisy chain configuration see below for example Where a DB 9 pin to Mini Din 8 pin VISCA cable is used to connect the first camera to the content server s communications port COM 1 or COM 2 an...

Page 28: ...n Function Pin Function Pin Function RS 422 Pinout to Connector Plug BRC 300 BRC H700 EVI 70 Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 28 If controlling more than one camera there is an optional 4 or 8 port Edgeport serial extender option 814 or 818 which plugs into a USB port on the server It provides either 4 or 8 DB 9 pin RS 422 connectors to accommodate a star config...

Page 29: ...s a Multiplexer or wire splice that sends 5 wires to each camera head 3 are for communication and 2 for power All cameras connect to a multiplexer to split power and communication to all your cameras The Pan Tilt heads Multiplexer power supplies and cables are provided from Eagle Hitachi Camera Control Option 801 RS 485 Pan Tilt head Pan Tilt head Pan Tilt head Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installat...

Page 30: ...y connect up to 2 convertors for 2 cameras since there are only 2 RS 232 ports on the server See below for the wiring diagram Panasonic Camera Control Option 802 RS 422 Granite Server Single Panasonic RS 422 Configuration Function Pin Function RS 422 Terminal Connector to RJ 45 Pinout AW HE100 Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 30 If controlling more than one came...

Page 31: ...Out External converter from HD SDI to Analog composite and SD SDI Ensemble Designs BE92 M Up to 6 converters fit in 1RU with rack kit option available from Ensemble Designs Other Options Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 31 Control Panel Options 100 103 SoftPanel Script Licenses Increase the 4 licenses that come with a Granite 5000 with packs of 1 or 3 Useful whe...

Page 32: ...onnector to unlock The other end of the locking connector is HDMI 266 Locking HDMI cable for DVI outputs 6 meters See description above Other Device Control Options beyond those describes earlier in this Guide 803 Telemetrics camera control enables a Granite panel to control the line of Telemetrics robotic equipment including Pan Tilt heads and pedestals Use any brand of camera The Granite control...

Page 33: ...etwork so the streamer can be remote from Granite Other Options Continued Streamer Granite Switcher Granite Content Server Video Granite 5000 Panel TCP IP Control TCP IP Control Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 33 Service Options 601 Americas 603 International On site Training Day 1 First day of training 602 Americas 604 International On site Training More addit...

Page 34: ...icture box When several of these steps are done conventional switchers add a lot of delay yet Granite adds none The only two circumstances where a Granite 5000 system adds delay are two areas common to all equipment from all manufacturers First when asynchronous sources are used such as an inexpensive camera without gen lock up to a frame of delay is added Second when video from M E 1 is re entere...

Page 35: ... input and output may be set Granite Processing Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 35 292M Type of Connector 75 ohm BNC Ancillary Data Blanked on composited outputs Not blanked on the Aux outs Embedded audio Blanked on composited outputs Not blanked on the Aux outs Max cable length 100 meters 325ft Number of inputs outputs Granite 5000 11 inputs and 6 outputs Gran...

Page 36: ... Weight 16 Lbs 7 Kg Power 350 watts Granite Switcher Specifications Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 36 Dimensions inches 19 x 23 x 3 5 millimeters 483 x 584 x 89 Rack units 2 RU Weight 40 Lbs 18 Kg Power 450 watts Granite Content Server Specifications Dimensions Weight 24 4 Lbs 11 Kg Power 150 watts 2 75 watt redundant power supplies 2 M E Control Panel Specifi...

Page 37: ...ns North American Regions Eastern US and Canada Boston MA 1 508 963 6382 Atlanta GA 1 404 391 2320 Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Installation Planning Guide Jan 2011 Page 37 Atlanta GA 1 404 391 2320 Central US and Canada Chicago IL 1 630 886 7116 Austin TX 1 512 217 6544 Western US and Canada San Francisco CA 1 562 480 0060 South American Region Rio De Janeiro Brazil 55 21 2541 3022 Europe Africa an...