Focus Unveils New Digital Video Mixer Line
August 05, 2004
Campbell, CA - FOCUS Enhancements Inc. will release its two new video mixer models, the MX-4 and MX-4DV, later this year.
The MX-4 and MX-4 DV (pictured) are designed for live event productions; they feature internal graphics store capabilities, additional I/O connections and embedded CD-quality audio tools, the company announced.
The FOCUS Enhancements MX-4 Digital Video Mixer offers a host of features including:
- 10 bit 4:2:2 video processing with superior input comb filter circuitry
- Four times faster processor with flash-upgradeable memory
- Integral graphics store
- Ethernet for computer and network connectivity
- Four-layer video effects, including foreground graphics
- 700+ transitions, with cuts, fades, wipes, zooms, edges, shapes and effects
- Two channel TBC (Time Base Corrector)
- Faster cuts and transition speeds
- Input effects with preview, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, posterization B&W, B&W Negative, Horizontal or Vertical Flip, Mosaic, Color Negative, Color Correction, Strobe and Chroma Key
- PiPs (picture-in-picture), which can be enhanced with soft edges, colored borders and drop shadows for 3D-like impact
In addition to the above features, the MX-4 DV model includes four FireWire/i.Link (IEEE 1394) inputs and one FireWire/i.Link output to enable videographers to mix DV video and 10-bit analog video in real time with fast cuts. Another advantage of using DV is its full support for up to four channels of embedded digital audio with CD-quality audio performance. The MX-4 DV is ideal as a production mixer or video processor upstream to an NLE or encoding station.
The MX-4 and MX-4 DV are expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2004. The suggested retail price of the MX-4 is $2,195. The suggested retail price of the MX-4 DV will be announced at a later date, the company stated.
For more information, visit
www.focusinfo.com
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