Video Switcher
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AUTOPATCH AMX OPTIMA VIDEO ROUTER SWITCHER DVI VGA S-VIDEO $499.90 |
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AUTOPATCH AMX OPTIMA VIDEO ROUTER SWITCHER VGA SDI S-VIDEO $499.90 |
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Pelco(49007246000c) Diebold VS512X VIDEO SEQUENTIAL SWITCHER $59.99 |
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HD Component Video Stereo Audio Digital S/PDIF Switcher $98.00 |
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Panasonic WJ-410 Quad Video Switcher $19.99 |
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3 Way Video AV Audio RCA Switch Switcher Splitter+Cable $4.84 |
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3 Way Video AV Audio RCA Switch Switcher Splitter+Cable $4.76 |
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ProVideo SQS-4B 4-Channel Sequential Video Switcher $9.99 |
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Philips 4-WAY Automatic AV Selector Switcher S-video HD Component Switch, opened $31.99 |
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Kramer VS-33Vxl 3 input video switcher $200.00 |
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PANASONIC VIDEO SWITCHER WJ-205RB TERMINATED WITH 75 OHMS STANDARD BNC CONNECTOR $39.99 |
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5 Port 1080P Video HDMI Switch Switcher Splitter for HDTV PS3 DVD with IR Remote $10.50 |
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Midtown Knox RS8x8HB 8×8 composite video switcher + audio USED $50.00 |
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SONY DVS-2000C DIGITAL VIDEO SWITCHER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION $1,734.00 |
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Crestron PVID8x4 Video Distribution Switcher $3,500.00 |
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Recoton S-Video, Composite and Audio Switcher $17.00 |
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RCA AV Video Audio Signal 3 Port Game Selector Switcher $7.99 |
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McCurdy VAS-100 Audio-Video Routing Switcher 10×1 $49.99 |
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Extron SW AV Series SW 8A (8 input) Video Audio Switchers SW8A $50.00 |
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VIDEONICS MX-1 DIGITAL VIDEO & AUDIO MIXER & SWITCHER SYSTEM $222.50 |
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Knox Rs8x8 4 channel routing video & audio switcher with power supply $49.99 |
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Kramer Electronics VS-5×4 Video Matrix Switcher VS5x4 $299.99 |
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Kalatel Digiplex III KTD-343 Slave Video Switcher Card $499.00 |
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Kalatel Digiplex III KTD-340 Video Switcher Card $499.00 |
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Universal Audio/Video Switcher $20.00 |
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GREAT PRO VIDEO SQS-4B FOUR POSITION SEQUENTIAL AUTO SWITCHER $24.99 |
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SONY DVS-8000C DIGITAL VIDEO SWITCHER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION $1,824.00 |
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AMERICAN DYNAMICS MATRIX CPU FOR AD1024 SYSTEMS AD1024CPU VIDEO Switcher $149.99 |
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Vintage Kramer VS1202 12×2 Vertical Interval Matrix Audio/Video Routing Switcher $539.99 |
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Panasonic Video Switcher WJ-220R $100.00 |
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FSR PN-2101S Pocket Navigator 2 X 1 S-Video Switcher $49.99 |
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Enlightened Audio Designs SwitchMaster VIDEO SWITCHER $99.00 |
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AMX Autopatch Precis LT 8×8 AVS-PL-0808 HD-15 RGBHV Video Stereo Matrix Switcher $95.00 |
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4 AUDIO VIDEO EQUIPMENT IVIE MATRIX MIXER IRP VOICE SWITCHER AUTOPATCH TEKNET IP $149.00 |
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US Sports Video Webb Electronics Video Switcher/Amplifier $19.99 |
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Extron VIDEO SWITCHER WITH AUDIO SW6 RGBHV – Rack Mount $79.00 |
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DVDO iScan HD+ HD video scaling processor and switcher $699.00 |
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Inday RGB4X-R HDTV Wideband Home Theater Analog Component Video Switcher Switch $59.95 |
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Ge cpmponent video switcher unit 1-4 switches $7.99 |
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Video Switcher – CS4.1, 4-Way Video Switcher $37.67 |
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HP 4-Port Console Switch J1493A Switcher Video KVM $9.99 |
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Vicon Industries V1404T Phase 8 Manual 4-Camera Video Switcher Module $109.99 |
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Sierra Video 32×64 Tahoe Analog AV Router Switcher ++ $3,999.95 |
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Videotek VDA-16 + Video VSG-21 + PVS-6A Audio Video Switcher (3 items) $20.00 |
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KNOX VIDEO RS 16X16 VIDEO AUDIO RIUTING SWITCHER RACK UNIT NICE!! $149.95 |
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Atlona 4X1 Component Video Switcher – AT-CV41R $25.00 |
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3 Port HDMI Video Selector Switch Switcher Splitter for HDTV PS3 XBOX 360 1080P $4.87 |
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Grass Valley Group Audio Video Switcher 10 inputs $50.00 |
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3 Way Audio Video AV RCA Switch Switcher Splitter+Cable $3.98 |
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EXTRON DXP 44 SDI Matrix Switcher PROFESSIONAL VIDEO UNIT W ETHRNET DXP44SDI $245.00 |
Setting Up a Video Production Studio
If you want to make a lot of videos, setting up a simple video studio might be the most cost effective way to go about it.
Making video in a studio is easier, faster, and therefore a lot less expensive than making video using field production method.
Why? A studio is more permanent, so you don’t have to take the time to set-up and tear down the equipment every time. More importantly, a studio production is edited live, which saves HOURS of post-production editing time.
Here is some advice and a list of the equipment you would need to set up a basic TV production studio.
A typical TV studio has three cameras on tripods with dollys (wheels) for easy maneuverability. With a good director and decent camera operators, three cameras could be made to look like one-hundred, so you do not really need more than three.
All three cameras are hooked into a machine called a video switcher. (Today you can get computers that operate like video switchers and also include graphics generators, but for the purpose of this article, I will just use the term video switcher.)
The video switcher is used to switch between cameras and edit your production live. This is the main reason why studio production is so much faster than field production. In field production, you use one camera and edit it later. Post production editing is extremely time consuming. At a professional level, edit time is estimated at one hour per finished MINUTE. That’s sixty hours of edit time for a sixty-minute show. On the other hand, an hour-long studio program is finished at the end of the hour-long taping session.
Any and all equipment that creates anything visual is hooked into the switcher, not just the cameras. So if you have a graphics generator, a video tape machine or DVD player, or a special effects generator it also gets plugged into the switcher.
The director then adds and removes whatever video elements she wants, when she wants, using the switcher. Think of it as functioning like a router. This method is also called instantaneous editing.
A DVD player or videotape player is used to run video clips during the show. Next time you are watching the news and they switch from the anchor person to video of the crime scene, that crime scene video is a pre-edited video being played on a separate player.
Audio is handled much the same way as video. You have an audio switcher, which is usually called an audio mixer or audio board. All microphones, all music/sound effects generators, all audio sources of any kind are plugged into the audio mixer. The audio engineer mixes, adds and removes whichever audio source is appropriate at the appropriate time.
The output of both the video switcher and the audio mixer are then plugged into whatever device you are using to record your finished show.
If you’ve ever noticed the shots of the control room they use frequently in news programs before a commercial, it has an entire wall of monitors. That’s not just to look cool. Each video source needs its own monitor so the director can see what the video source looks like before he punches it up.
A video studio usually has lights mounted on the ceiling, hanging off a metal grid. If you are setting up in a house this might not be feasible. However you can get small, simple ceiling mounts that do not require a grid. Or you can use lights on a stand, same as you would out in the field. They take up a bit of room, but sometimes it is the only way.
If you do have a ceiling grid, make sure you have electrical outlets on the ceiling too. You do not want light cables snaking all over the floor.
The control room, which is where the video and audio switchers are located, should be as sound-proof as possible. The people working in the control room need to have the freedom to talk to each other without being picked up on the microphones being used in the studio.
For control room to studio communication, a head-set system is used. Everybody wears one so the people in the control room can speak to the crew in the studio. The studio crew usually has to come up with some kind of “puff code” or “tap code” so they can answer back without actually making any real noise.
In summary, here is a list of the standard equipment needed for a TV production studio:
• Multiple cameras
• Tripods with dollys for each camera
• Multiple microphones
• Video switcher
• Audio switcher
• Graphics generator
• Lights
• Light mounts
• CD player
• DVD player (or videotape player)
• Cables
• Head set communication system
• Monitors for each video source
Once you have your studio set up, you can crank out polished, professional looking videos quite easily. If you are planning on making LOTS of videos, going to the trouble and expense of setting up a studio can definitely pay off in the long run.
Thanks for reading Video Production Tips
Lorraine Grula
About the Author
Lorraine Grula is an award-winning
video production
professional. For free information on how you can
make video
, Check out her blog, www.VideoProductionTips.com.
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