Affordable Professional Switching
Component Switching. A sweet dream for many, since an 8-input component switcher easily costs tens of thousands of dollars. Not anymore. NewTek brings you VT[3]’s integrated, flexible, easy-to-use switcher. Anyone who’s ever run a switcher will feel right at home with this on-screen device. In combination with the SX-8 switcher module, this video mixer is capable of seamlessly inputting and switching dizzying array of sources:

• 8 Component inputs
• 8 Y/C inputs
• up to 24 composite inputs
• Unlimited DV inputs
• Unlimited DDR inputs

There is full support of uncompressed ITU-601 switching in either PAL or NTSC, and the inputs can be a mix of any signal type, with genlock, time-base correction and Proc Amp control provided for each input. This saves tremendous time and money for live production. Preview, Program and Key rows operate just as any other switcher. Fire up a trio of Toaster Vision monitors onscreen, and you now have a fulltime view of each row’s inputs. Camera inputs, deck inputs, or digitized Toaster clips are all ready to be called up on the switcher. The ouput can go as live A/V show support, or be streamed around the world while you switch.

An efficient workflow is critical, so many of the important modules are now combined into a single interface using tabs, so you can quickly access the Effects bin, Proc Amp controls, the live keyer or the Background Generator all within the switcher. VT[3] also allows you to rename switcher inputs to anything descriptive of either the shot or the camera operator.

Tight integration between Switcher and DDR means that clips can be cued in Preview, and the instant they go on air, the DDR rolls. A built-in videotape operator will frame-accurately pause and play captured media with other inputs. When Cue is enabled, Switcher can even automatically transition back to the source selected on the preview row as you near the out point of the clip in the DDR. This 'auto' transition will complete at the exact out point assigned to the DDR clip.

Hotkeys
When managing a live production, reaction time is essential. VT® [2] lets the Technical Director keep an eye on the show and keep things moving by allowing transitions using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys. There are actually a large number of switcher commands linked to keyboard hotkeys. By turning on the CapsLock key, you’re telling the VT® that the Switcher now has keyboard priority. NumLock key on tells the VT® that you will be loading the DVE by its numeric identification.

Effects
When planning your project, you can pre-load any of more than 300 effects on the switcher. A tap of the keyboard space bar and your video or still transitions to the program row. Each effect can be previewed in the file bin or on the switcher by simply moving the cursor over it. As NewTek did with the classic VT® more than a decade ago, there is a graphic definition assigned to each. Many of the DVE’s incorporate real time reflections, refraction, or warping. Here are but a few of the hundreds of effects that Toaster editors will be able to run out of the box:

Whether for live Internet switching, keying, pre-production or punching a live show, VT® [2] addresses your needs with elegance and simplicity.