Viz Connect Tetra: Multi-Channel 4K Connectivity Anywhere
Pax: Vizrt, the leader in real-time graphics and live production for content creators, has announced Viz Connect Tetra, an ultra-compact live production workstation. Philip, what are your thoughts on this?
Philip: So it’s interesting to see that several manufacturers are now getting into this camera connection market. They realized that in order for their products to work, they’ve got to get the signal into their products. Everybody has different sorts of connections. Of course, SDI is our standard, but over the last three years, we have had SMPTE 2110, NDI, and a plethora of different types of connections. By creating a standalone unit that helps integrate into the Vizrt world and aids in the adoption of their other platforms, I think it’s a very smart move for them.
They are known for their graphics and technology, so it’s a name you can trust, as opposed to some third-party manufacturer you may not have heard of before. It offers a lot of flexibility and supports UHD, which is important nowadays as we’re starting to see more UHD programming available via OTT models. We’re still not quite seeing it on cable and satellite, although I think that’s coming.
This is just another tool in your toolkit to say, “Hey, now I can connect.” From within there, you’ll be able to apply a lot of camera shading and, to some extent, normalize the video signal across multiple different cameras. In general, I think it’s a great tool. I’m glad to see Vizrt getting into this market, and it’ll be exciting to see how far they progress with this type of unit.
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