Join the digital lighting revolution and leave behind the conventional props and fixed image patterns. The journey starts with the award winning Catalyst Pro v4 Media Server, featuring the world’s fastest PC processing capabilities, and Catalyst Pro v4 software.

Flight cased system available as single or double media server for active / backup configurations: 
Including:

Apple ® Mac Pro 4.1 – 2.66Ghz 8 Core Nehalm Proccessor

·          6GB Ram

·          ATI Radeon 4870HD Graphics Card

·          250GB SSD Drive for content.

OR

Apple ® Mac Pro 3.0 - 3.2Ghz Quad Core Zeon Processor

·          6GB Ram

·          NVidia GeeForce 8800 Graphics Card

·          120GB SSD Drive for content.

3000VA Ups Providing approx 20mins backup power to both the media server and rack mount peripherals

Catalyst V4 Pro Software Featuring:

·          32 Layers of Digital Video:

o    Cross fading between all 14 layers

o    Individual real time effect playback on each layer

o    In excess of 50 real colour effects and 30 geometric effects

o    Ability to import 3d (.obj) objects

o    Aspect ratio adjustment

o    Rotation on X,Y&Z axis

o    Vertical & Horizontal plane keystone adjustment

·          10 Sub Mix Pixel mapped  output windows

o    Individual keystone adjustment

o    Edge blending

o    Image offset

·          12 Composite Inputs OR 6 (HD) SDI Inputs

·          DMX Led control Via built in PixelMad

·          DMX, serial, midi or standalone operation

o    Via additional equipment

·          Serial control of playback devices and switches (RS422 Protocol)

·          LTC timecode input

·          Frame accurate playback between multiple servers

·          Audio trigger for Spectograph Wave form generator

·          Two Individual video outputs, configurable as dual output or output and preview.

·          Graphical user interface

Choice of monitors

·          Dell  1708 17” TFT

·          Dell  2408 24” Widescreen TFT

Additional peripherals available

·          Triple Head to go

o    Allows one output signal to be split to three outputs utilising catalyst’s mix windows and edge blending .

·          Artistic License ARTnet Node

o    Gives 2 universes of DMX control to catalyst

o    Up to 4 universes of DMX output from catalyst (PixelMad LED control)

·          EDID Emulators / DVI Detective

o    Allows you to configure the output of the computer to your own resolution and select between 75, 60 and 50hz

o    Removes identification delay when connecting displays.

·          Kramer DVI Distribution Amplifiers

o    Connect multiple devices to your DVI output

o    Allows the addition of a local preview monitor on the output

·          Balancing audio input panel (timecode input)

o    Stereo passive audio distribution to 2x servers and XLR outputs

o    -20dB pad feature

o    Earth lift

o    Stereo & Mono capabilities

·          Video Input Cards – Maximum of three cards per machine

o    HDSDI dual input card (Phoenix PE4)

o    Composite quad Input card (LFG4)

·          Licensed Content Package

o    5 Library’s of digital content, fully licensed for use in broadcast, recording and performance world wide.