The GlobeCaster Studio 4000
GlobeCaster 4000 is designed for live broadcast output to the medium of your choice: television, cable, satellite and the Internet. By engaging GlobalStreams' real-time effects and titling software, users can increase creativity and the effectiveness of their message. This easy-to-operate solution is ideal for anyone interested in delivering impactful, high-quality broadcasts without the costs or manpower required in a traditional studio environment.
Key Features
- Four Input Digital Production Switcher
- Real Time Character Generator
- Animation and Paint Compositing Tools
- Real-Time 3D Video Warp Effects Creation Tool
- Eight Input Digital Audio Mixer
- Fully Digital Streaming Video for Encoder Capture
- Supports Internet Streaming Pixel Resolutions between 160x120 to 320x240
Integration with existing systems
The GlobeCaster product line is compatible with all major video formats (Composite, S-Video{Y/C}, Component RGB/YUV, Serial 601), as well as VTRs that support RS-422 control. The GlobeCaster product line is used by world-class companies and has won numerous industry awards, including recognition from the National Association of Broadcasters.
Live Broadcast Production Switcher
- On-screen switcher panel provides live access to eight non-compressed video sources with full color correction plus multiple still stores and matte generators
- Live control over transitions, digital video effects, animated overlays, title rolls and crawls
- Active real-time chroma-keying and virtual set compositing
- On-screen video preview windows with vectorscope and waveform monitors
- Multi-format I/O, built-in true color correction, flexible chroma, luma and linear keying, RS-422 VTR control, eight GPI triggers and separate video preview, unparalleled real-time 3D visual effects, organic wipes, dramatic virtual set capabilities and 32-bit animating graphics
Paint, Animating and Compositing
- High-performance object-oriented 2D paint engine capable of nearly infinite layering
- Vector drawing tools, including geometry, freehand, particle clouds, and soft airbrushes
- Extensive control of stroke properties such as transparency, soft edges and drop shadows
- Powerful image-processing strokes such as blur, magnify, colorization and posterization
- Properties of strokes can be animated over time with on-screen and timeline control
On-Air-Character Generator
- Sophisticated titling treatments, text effects and formatting
- Delivers a wide range of text attributes, flexible multi-layering and smooth real-time text effects
- Contains over 100 scaleable fonts from the industry-standard Bitstream broadcast font library
- On-screen user interface for text layout and font typestyle editing
- Based on a powerful font rasterizing engine, using Windows(r) True-Type font faces
- Independent application of image and transparency maps for face, border, sides and shadow
- Loads most common image formats for backgrounds, textures, images, logos, etc.
- Creates smooth sub-pixel variable-speed rolls and crawls
Breakthrough Real-Time 3D Digital Video Effects
- Includes a wide variety of 2D and 3D effects with 32-bit graphics and animation
- Can make your own effects in GlobeCaster's 2D or optional 3D software
- Features live production capabilities never before possible, such as Warp Geometry FX and Video Tracing
- Place actors on virtual sets, complete with real-time reflections and refractions
- Sub-pixel positioning, smooth filtering and edge anti-aliasing ensures the highest broadcast-quality output possible
- Supports Windows Media Player and RealPlayer video formats
- GlobeCaster features the critical components found in a six-figure, high-end television studio with additional rich media options.
