This is the heart of the VT[3] Live Switcher, offering component, Y/C or composite ins and outs, along with audio, tally, GPI and machine control.

There are 8 Video input rows, but that does not indicate the true flexibility of this rack-mountable beauty measuring 18 7/8” wide by 10 ½” high (or 5 rack-units high) and 1 ½” deep.

This is a production switcher that saves you time and money.

All inputs can use whatever cameras you have at your disposal, and unlike more expensive switchers, does not require multiple cameras to be genlock-able. VT[3] performs all this internally, with each input having its own dedicated genlock controls in software. Less gear to haul to a shoot, less time in setup and less investment for you to produce a multi-cam production. If you wish to install VT[3] in an existing facility and need to sync the VT up with house sync, there is an optional genlock card that plugs onto VT, enabling the genlock input on the SX-8.

Inputs

Each input row consists of a Y/C input, a Y, U and V BNC input. This allows connection of 8 component cameras to VT, which is something not available to producers at even twice the price.

Not many production facilities have that many component cameras for live switching, so the SX-8 allows you to mix and match input types for incredible flexibility. Connect a component camera to input 1, then a Y/C camera to input 2, and then connect three composite video sources to the three BNC connectors on input 3.

When a Y/C source is connected, the BNC V connector is still free for a composite input.

This means you can connect inputs with the following combinations:

Outputs
Equally flexible on the way out of VT[3], there are 4 rows of video outs which allow you to send the program out to several devices for display or recording. You can also send your output in two different formats of either component, Y/C or composite.
Audio outputs provide two stereo pair of balanced outs, 6 stereo pair of unbalanced outs and an Aux Send channel if you wish to perform a pre-fader manipulation of an audio input.

DV(IEEE1394)
SX-8 is analog, and many customers are also interested in DV, the fastest growing acquisition format in the industry. If you have a standard-issue IEEE 1394 Firewire card, you can input your DV camera as an input into VT[3].

Control
With more than 100 connectors on the switcher expansion module, we have included inputs for controlling decks and external devices as well. SX-8 includes three independent RS-422 machine control ports to remotely operate your professional decks, as well as a serial connector and a Tally/GPI connection. VT[3] gives you complete control over hardware so YOU have control over your production.