Broadcast Pix Granite 5000 Manuale tecnico
Granite 5000
Live Video Production System
Installation Planning Guide
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Create Compelling Live Video
This Installation Planning Guide is intended to help plan the purchase and installation of the Broadcast Pix
Granite 5000 live video production system
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© 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
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Table of Contents
Page
4 Introduction
5 Standard Features
8 Control Panel
11 Granite Switcher
12 Granite 5000 Server
13 Granite 5000 Wiring Diagram
14 Granite 50000 Wiring Pictures
16 Fluent 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
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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
The Broadcast Pix Granite™ 5000 live integrated production system combines a 2 Mix/Effect (M/E) Granite Switcher
with a Granite Content Server running Fluent workflow software which provides a powerful and efficient file-based
workflow The Granite Switcher is native HD with simultaneous multi-definition support of 1080i, 720p and SD The
Switcher has up 6 keyers, with multiple DVEs The Content Server includes a clip store, animation store, graphics
stores, Inscriber Character Generator, Multi-View monitoring of video and files, watch-folders to streamline file
import, and file-based macro memories In addition, it can optionally control external 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 PCIe cable, and come with a keyboard and
mouse
Two Granite models are available providing different I/O The Granite 5000 has 11 live SDI baseband video inputs and
6 SDI outputs, while the Granite 5000+ has 22 live SDI inputs and 12 SDI outputs Both models also add have 7
channels (with key) of file inputs from the Granite Server for graphics, animations and clips
Introduction
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Granite Switcher
2 /E Panel Layout:
16 direct input source buttons, 16 shifted input source buttons for a total of 32 mappable inputs ME 1 re-enters into
ME 2 to setup your next composition, or re-enter ME 1 into a keyer DVE box (picture in picture) Or use ME 1 to
control a secondary program output such as for 2 screens or for TV and Internet
6 Keyers:
Each ME has 6 keyers which are shared across both MEs 4 Keyers have 2 dimensional DVEs, with reposition and
cropping capabilities, and these can accept any type of input, including external inputs, such as from a camera to fill
a DVE box, or from an external CG, and internal inputs from a graphics or clip store An external CG can input one
channel using video and key inputs, and a second channel using a self key
The other 2 keyers are for internal graphics, and so can hold files from the Fluent animation and still stores, or from
the internal Inscriber CG
One Chromakey/Luminance key is standard (upgradable to 8), with clip, gain, hue and spill suppression
PixButtons™:
Unique push buttons with built in computer displays that show an
icon of the device selected (camera, clip, graphic, etc ), the channel
number selected, and the exact file name selected of clips and
graphics Always know what content will appear; no other switcher
has this functionality
ulti
-
Format, with Auto
-
Detect:
Standard Features
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ulti
-
Format, with Auto
-
Detect:
The SDI connectors enable any combination of video formats including: 1080i/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
Inputs:
11 SDI inputs on the 5000 model (22 on the 5000+ model), for cameras and other external sources, plus 14 video
and key inputs for 7 channels of internal clips, animations and graphics from the Granite Server
Outputs:
6 SDI outputs on the 5000 model (12 on the 5000+ model) All SDI outputs are software assignable to any four of:
ME 2 Program, ME 2 Preview, ME 1 Program, ME 1 Preview, ME2 Clean Feed, or PowerAux In addition to four of
those, they can additionally show an Aux assigned to an external input Each SDI output can be assigned to 1080i,
720p or SD Future software will also activate 2 DVI-D outputs, each of which must mirror one of the SDI outputs
PowerAux and Standard Aux Outputs
The PowerAux output can output any source, enables keys to be composited on top of it, and processes the format
The Background can be an external source, any internal source like the clip store, or any program or preview The
PowerAux output can maintain a format and aspect ratio no matter what source it displays
The other standard aux outputs are unprocessed, and so will output whatever the format is of the source they are
asked to monitor, including any external source, or any program or preview output So, if for example you are
making a 1080i recording from a standard Aux, care should be taken to not change it to a non-1080i format
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 ulti-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 acros:
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
ultiple Redundancies for Non-Stop Operation
The Granite 5000 has many redundancies as standard equipment for non-stop on-air productions:
•Redundant power supplies are standard on the control panel, switcher and server
•Redundant Soft-Panel if the control panel ever stops
•Recovery system hard drive and back-up software
•Hardware RAID 10 storage array of four media drives in the Granite Server for increased efficiency and
redundancy, and enables 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 if you are
producing for example a 1080i show, care should be taken not to select an SD camera or other non-1080i source
Standard Features, Continued
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Granite 5000 Control Panel
Granite 5000 User Interface: Control Panel and Integrated Multi-View
Video and File Sources
with tally All 6 Keyers
Program, Preview,
for each M/E
The Granite 5000 control panel combines a 2M/E switcher layout, with 2 banks of device controls that can be
assigned to control a wide variety of internal and external devices The monitors are an integral part of the user
interface and provide unprecedented 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
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Dual Device Controls
- Clips
- Animations
- CG
- Stills
- Logo
- Macros
- Wipe effects
- Keyers
- Robotic camera
- External Server
- Streamer
6 Keyers
2M/Es 16 inputs
(32 with shift)
Clip & Graphic
Libraries
with Metadata
Key & Aux
assignments
Macros
CG
Next
Transition
Control Panel Specifications
The control panel comes standard with dual internal redundant power supplies that uses standard IEC power cords
(included for 60Hz) In addition, there are 2 redundant 100BASE-TX Category 5 network ports for communication to
the server and an RS-232 serial connection for fail-safe control to the switcher (1) Cat 5 cross-over cable is included
with 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:
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14 5 in
36 8 cm
31 6 in
80 3cm
3 in
7 6 cm
9 5 in
23 9 cm
op View
Bottom View
16 5 in
41 9 cm
32 5 in
82 6 cm
op View
abletop installation of control panel:
Provides greater visibility of PixButtons™
8 in
20 3 cm
1 25 in
3 2 cm
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
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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
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