One of the main attractions of Snell & Wilcox will be the new generation of products that facilitate the passage between SD and HD technologies, allowing television studios an easy migration, at their own pace, to a full implementation of fully digital HDTV. You can see, among others, the Kahuna SD/HD production switcher with the new DVE options and a new range of SD/HD products for the entire range of IQ modular infrastructure. In addition, the design philosophy at Snell & Wilcox ensures that new infrastructure products are machine-ready and compatible with television technology based on source material stored on hard drives, protecting TV channels against future obsolescence when the transition to a tapeless working medium inevitably occurs. in fully computerized installations.
The new Kahuna
The new multi-format Kahuna SD/HD production switcher is the masterpiece of an innovative design that sets a radically new standard for switcher functionality. It is the first production switcher that offers simultaneous operation in HD and SD within the same operating system, with the same control panel. It is also the first switcher that allows an invisible integration of SD sources in HD productions without the need for the corresponding external conversion of the signal.
Kahuna's extraordinary flexibility allows users to initially work in a single-format environment, either SD or HD, and then move to multi-format SD/HD operation whenever they want.
Increased functionality in IQ
Although IQ modular components already allowed for amazing electronic circuitry packing densities, in 2005 emphasis was placed on increasing the functionality of each module. This means that each of them is in a position to carry out multiple tasks, with less space, less weight, less heat and lower energy consumption.
For example, the new IQDEC00 module from Snell & Wilcox incorporates a premium 12-bit Golden Gate 3D decoder, a synchronizer and a noise-reducing audio integrator, on a single compact card. This versatile module offers a complete solution for digitizing and processing an input analog signal, both video and audio.
