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"The Anycast Station is a breakthrough product that takes the trouble out of setup, freeing crews to focus on event content rather than event logistics," said Bob Ott, vice president of professional audio and video products for Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Production Systems Division. "Fast setup, advanced capabilities and simple operation make it practical for small crews to create a big show out of this little box."
The Anycast Station AWS-G500 model now includes: a six-input video switcher, six-channel audio mixer, special effects generator, LCD screen for GUI control and preview/program monitor, PTZ control for Sony interface robotic cameras, RGB connection for PC and projector display and an encoder and Web server for delivering streaming media.
The system is designed for producing a variety of live programming including staging, presentations and conferencing, on-site product promotions and display advertising. Its portability makes it ideal for settings where equipment is stored between uses or where it is shared between multiple locations within a facility or organization.
Houses of worship can set up quickly to web-cast and archive a service, and academic institutions can bring advanced distance learning capabilities to any classroom or produce and archive outstanding events wherever they may occur on campus.
Each element of the system combines in-depth features with easy operation. The video switcher, for example, includes 16 wipe patterns, still picture import (TIFF, TGA, BMP and JPEG), DV program out from EDV I/O port, video input level adjust, fade to black, color bar and matte, DSK, LOGO and luminance key.
The audio mixer features program/mix/auxiliary outputs, limiter/compressor, EQ, delay adjustment (0-7.5F), four-line intercom and test tone generator. The camera control operates up to six PTZ cameras and can capture high-quality stills as well as high-resolution, full-motion video.
Streaming features include a Real Video 9 encoder with a broad range of bit rates, operated by a menu-driven GUI interface.
The Anycast Station system is also capable of multi-camera HDD recording for tapeless A/V capture. Production elements can be transferred via iLINK ® (IEEE 1394) digital connections onto external hard drives. The content is then immediately available for repackaging and reuse by attaching the drives to a non-linear editing system.
The variety of venues the Anycast Station system can operate in is matched by the diversity of media it can ingest. Live video feeds, pre-recorded tapes with various resolutions and formats, DVDs, PowerPoint ® presentations and still images can be mixed and matched on the fly. Built-in line converters and a frame synchronizer combine this media seamlessly in real-time without the need for an external scaler.
The Sony AWS-G500 Anycast Station is currently available at a suggested list price of $19,500 for a standard configuration, which includes one BKAW-550 PC image interface module (two PC RGB input capability) and two BKAW-570 DV interface modules (two DV/composite/S-Video input capability).
The Anycast Station can also be customized and expanded by adding various optional modules, with prices based on individual configurations.
