New Panasonic AV-HS450 Video Switchers Added to the Rental Pool

The new AV-HS450 comes with 16 HD/SD-SDI inputs (extensible to 20 inputs via optional I/O boards), four HD/SD-SDI connectors, and various analog HD and SD ports. Like its time-tested little brother the AV-HS400, it offers a versatile MultiViewer display for incoming source and output signals. Its 10-bit HD processing capability maximizes picture quality and makes it easy to scale to various resolutions.

Alongside the standard features, it provides four aux buses, four scaled inputs, eight color correctors, two downstream keyers, and a high-quality chroma key.

Features at a glance:

• Built-in dual-screen MultiViewer for up to 20 images on 2 screens (up to 16 per screen)
• MultiViewer windows assignable to every output; extensive labeling options; red/green tally indicator for sources
• 4 independent aux buses
• 16 HD/SD-SDI inputs standard
• 4 HD/SD SDI outputs standard
• 2 DVI outputs for MultiViewer display
• Switchable TBCs for all inputs
• Color correctors for 8 inputs
• Switchable up and down scaling for 4 inputs
• Wide range of effects including 3D transitions
• Supported video formats: HD (1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 1080/24P, 1080/23.98P, 720/59.94p & 720/50p), and SD (480/59.94i & 576/50i).
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