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Hardware Products - BLADE II

Overview

BLADE IIThe Blade II is a small solid-state controlled playback system that delivers fantastic video and audio to broadcast standards. Designed in-house, the Blade II looks and performs like no other product available today. Constructed from extruded aluminum to an anodized finish Blade's dimensions are 185Lx156Wx56Hmm.

It is the most flexible system available today driven by it's powerful and user friendly BladeRUNNER software. Designed as a stand alone or remote system, the Blade II can be networked with an environment or accept external transmission from corporate "mission control" via POTS, ISDN, ADSL, Cable and Satellite. Flexibility of control is key to the Blade II, with the ability to communicate via FTP, IP, RS232, OSD, contact closure and IR remote control. Storage capacity is not an issue, the Blade II can store MPEG clips in a number of formats - Compact Flash, Micro Drives, 2.5" and 3.5" Hard Disks.
Downloads are very fast using the onboard 10/100BaseT LAN connector, information can be pulled or pushed to the Blade II via FTP or our own BladeRUNNER software. Able to output images in Video and VGA formats and with touch screen and barcode options the Blade II is the most cost effective expandable solution available.



Supported Software

BladeRUNNER Lite, BladeRUNNER, BladeRUNNER Event, BladeRUNNER Pro



Specifications



Video Output
Composite (CVBS) (RCA/Phono socket)
S-Video (Y/C) (Mini-Din 4 socket)
VGA (15-pin Female D-Sub) (Optional)
RGB (15-pin Female D-Sub) (Optional)
SDI (ProRACK version only)
GENLOCK (ProRACK version only)
PAL, NTSC

Supported Video/Content Formats
Elementary MPEG Layer I/II Audio Streams
MPEG-1 System Streams
MPEG-2 MP@ML Program Streams
DVD (.VOB) Streams (Unencrypted)
Static Images (GIF (non-Animated), BMP)
Overlays

Supported Video/Frame Rates
25, 29.97 and 30 fps
Maximum MPEG Video Bitrate: 15 Mbit/s

VGA (Optional)
User configure, supports most common resolutions. Supports Pixel Perfect output for Plasma Screens.

Audio Output
Stereo (Left, Right) (2x RCA/Phono socket)

Audio Sampling Frequencies
32, 44.1, 48 kHz
MPEG Layer I/II Audio Bitrates up to 384 Kbit/s

Storage Formats
3.5" Hard Disk Drive
2.5" Hard Disk Drive
1" Micro Drive
Compact Flash (Solid State)

Communication Control
Network Eathernet 10/100BaseT (RJ45 socket)
FTP Support with password protection
TCP/IP Support

I/O Control
RS232 (9-pin Male D-sub)
8 Input Triggers = 255 Binary Triggers
4 Output Triggers = 15 Binary Triggers
Infrared (IR) Remote Control (Optional)
On Screen Display (OSD) Menu
Keyboard and Mouse control with OSD

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