Granite Switcher, continued
AutoAspect™:
Mix and match 16:9 content with 4:3 content interchangeably. Each external live input, as well as each internal
graphic and clip, can be adjusted to 4 different aspect treatments, Box, 14:9, Crop or None. These treatments allow
you to effortlessly adjust ratios, while maintaining the native aspect ratio. Simultaneously output 16:9 and 4:3 on SD
outputs.
Format Indicator Lights:
Each input and output has an indicator lights viewable from both the back and front of the Granite Switcher, which
illuminate blue for 1080i, green for 720p, and orange for SD.
Tally:
The Granite switcher includes tally for each of its inputs with 25 open collector outputs. For more see tally page.
Standard Features
Granite Content Server
Fluent Multi-View:
Customizable Multi-View showing all internal and external live inputs in motion with tally status and under monitor
displays, plus view all keyer assignments and internal clip and graphic libraries. Displayed on a dual or optional quad
monitor card. See the Fluent Multi-View section of this guide for more on it.
Fluent Macros:
Save and recall switcher panel snap shots and sequences. Macros remember not only setups, but the exact file
names of clips, graphics and metadata (mark points, auto start/stop/rewind, loop and roll/crawl speed). Sequence
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names of clips, graphics and metadata (mark points, auto start/stop/rewind, loop and roll/crawl speed). Sequence
macros can automate your production to quickly recall and play out pre-saved sequences including keys, DVEs,
specific clips and graphics, camera moves, audio follow, etc. Fluent Macros can be created and executed from the
control 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 HD character generator is a Harris® Inscriber® TitleMotion GS. Supports rolls/crawls, 2D & 3D animations,
on-air graphic changes with .scribe editing, many pre-loaded templates and anti-aliased resolution of <16nS. The 2
channels of CG store can also hold graphics input to the system, like the still stores.
Fluent HD Clip Store:
1 channel clip store that supports compressed H.264 video with audio, with auto start/stop/rewind, mark points and
looping capabilities. Play up to 120 hours (depending on compression settings) of .mov or .mp4 files encoded in
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, and play out image sequence animations files with key and audio.
Fluent HD Animation Stores:
1 or 2 animation store with auto start/stop/rewind, mark points and looping capabilities. Play out a folder of image
sequence animations files with key and audio. Create this animation folder on the internal Inscriber CG, or on an
external system like Aftereffects, Apple, Motion, etc. Plays folders of .tga, .bmp or .png files. Animations can be up
to 800MB long compressed .tga or up to 100 frames uncompressed with 1 animation store, which is how the system
ships, or it 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.
Fluent Watch-folders:
Streamline the flow of clips and graphics files to the Granite Server from other systems like Final Cut and Photoshop.
Add files to the show through standard network connections even when on-air.
