Crystal Vision’s Safe Switch 3G provides clean and intelligent 2 x 2 switching between two 3Gb/s, HD or SD sources containing up to four groups of embedded audio and is the only way to guarantee a clean switch. The full framestore synchroniser on each input allows it to correct for any timing difference between the two inputs resulting in no disruption to the output picture when a switch takes place, while it can even lose the reference and not affect the output. It can be used for planned maintenance switches to manually re-route a good signal around broken equipment, or as an intelligent emergency transmission switch with the option of selecting from 16 different fault conditions to automatically trigger the switch. (31/01/12) View full press release and photos...

Crystal Vision will be exhibiting on Stand S3-20 at the Middle East’s largest digital media and satellite expo, CABSAT. The products being showcased at this year’s event include Crystal Vision’s best selling products within the Middle East: the chroma keyers and video delays. Alongside these will be new products within the Crystal Vision range: a clean and intelligent 2 x 2 switch with a full framestore synchroniser on each input, an audio/video delay designed for correcting large lip-sync errors and a synchronising up, down and cross converter. (05/01/12) View full press release and photos...

Crystal Vision will be exhibiting on Stand E56 at the UK’s broadcast exhibition, Broadcast Video Expo at Earl’s Court 2, London between 14th and 16th February 2012. The products being showcased on Stand E56 this year include a clean and intelligent 2 x 2 switch with a full framestore synchroniser on each input, an audio/video delay designed for correcting large lip-sync errors, a synchronising up, down and cross converter that can perform two different conversions at the same time, enhancements on Crystal Vision’s very successful modular logo keyer and a new fibre optic transmitter for transporting sources over large distances. (20/12/11) View full press release and photos...

SYNNER-E 3G simplifies system designs for those working with 3Gb/s, HD or SD sources in AES and Dolby E environments, saving broadcast engineers money and rack space. SYNNER-E 3G’s multi-functionality combines a video synchroniser, tracking audio delay, embedder, de-embedder, audio processor and video proc-amp, along with four group audio handling, advanced processing of Dolby E, integrated fibre connectivity and flexible delay compensation – all on one 100mm x 266mm board. (21/11/11) View full press release and photo...

Crystal Vision has been chosen as the exclusive modular interface supplier for a multi-million pound development by the University of York. This major investment by one of the UK’s top ten universities includes 104 Crystal Vision boards for distributing, down converting, synchronising, switching, embedding and de-embedding the signals for two HD television studios in a brand new building designed for the Theatre, Film and Television department, with the boards selected and installed by Leeds-based systems integrator AVC. (26/10/11) View full press release and photo...

Crystal Vision’s TANDEM 3G is a single board solution providing a combined embedder and de-embedder for four groups of digital audio – with the ability to embed and de-embed up to eight AES at the same time and in any combination. Working with 3Gb/s, HD and SD sources and including integrated fibre input or output connectivity while still only using a single slot in a frame, makes TANDEM 3G a powerful, economic and space-saving solution for a very wide range of applications. (01/08/11) View full press release and photo...

At IBC 2011 Crystal Vision will be unveiling the advanced engineering featured in the company’s latest range of modular interface and keying products, all developed in response to customer requests. Products on Stand 2.B11 will include a clean and intelligent 2 x 2 switch with a full framestore synchroniser on each input, a synchronising up/down/cross converter that can perform two different conversions at the same time, an audio/video delay perfect for correcting large lip-sync errors and enhancements to Crystal Vision’s increasingly successful modular three-layer logo keyer. (15/07/11) View full press release and photos...

Experienced broadcast engineer Chris McLendon joined Crystal Vision as Senior Product Engineer, North America in May. In this new role, Chris will provide engineering expertise on the full Crystal Vision range, giving pre-sales and post-sales technical assistance and training and sharing his knowledge at SMPTE meetings – as well as being the Crystal Vision support contact for North America. Chris will be working with Director of Sales for North America, Ed Holland, to solidify existing relationships and to build new relationships to help grow the business in North America. (30/06/11) View full press release and photo...

New from Crystal Vision is CoCo 3G – a colour corrector and legaliser which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD sources and allows flexible whole picture adjustments in both the RGB and YUV colour spaces. CoCo 3G takes the innovative technology found in Crystal Vision’s other space-saving colour correctors and adds additional features, including the ability to work with 25 different video standards, enhanced picture processing and optional integrated fibre input/output connectivity. (09/06/11) View full press release and photo...

New from Crystal Vision is the ARC-20MC, a high performance bi-directional digital aspect ratio converter with a features-set that makes it suitable for any application. Crystal Vision has worked hard to make the ARC-20MC its best aspect ratio converter yet while retaining its affordability, with an excellent conversion quality, more SDI outputs than ever before, and features designed for easy automation of the aspect ratio conversion including full AFD support and the ability to change the aspect ratio live on air without picture disruption. (18/05/11) View full press release and photo...

Systems integrator Dega Broadcast Systems is in the process of installing a hundred Crystal Vision Indigo 2 frames as part of its on-going project to provide the central technical areas and infrastructure for the redevelopment of BBC Broadcasting House in London. The 80,000m2 W1 broadcast centre will be the new home of the BBC's national and international news operations as well as the national radio networks. Dega were appointed as Systems Integrator for W1 Central Technical Areas following a competitive procurement process under EU regulations, and are using Crystal Vision synchronisers, audio embedders, fibre optic receivers and video and audio distribution amplifiers to help create the 3G-capable backbone for the routing and distribution of programme content. (18/02/11) View full press release...

At NAB2011 Crystal Vision will be showing its latest range of interface products, which offer more features than ever before. Products on Booth N1520 will include a 2 x 2 switch which combines clean with intelligent switching, two new versions of its dual-output up/down/cross converter, an upgraded down converter with enhanced GPI functionality, a colour corrector for 25 video different standards and an aspect ratio converter ideal for live use – along with Crystal Vision’s project-winning four group embedder/de-embedder and multi-functional synchroniser which are now shipping. (10/02/11) View full press release and seven photos...

Austria’s national public service broadcaster ORF has selected 120 Crystal Vision interface boards including up and down converters, synchronisers, embedders and distribution amplifiers for the HD upgrade of Studio RP6 in Vienna. RP6 is the second ORF studio to upgrade to HD in 2010 using Crystal Vision interface, following the purchase of 107 boards for Studio RP3 earlier in the year. (25/01/11) View full press release...

Swedish creative audiovisual solutions company Informationsteknik is using 44 of Crystal Vision’s ViViD HD-20 long video delays to create the largest permanent video artwork in Europe. Created by French Colombian visual artist Tania Ruiz Gutiérrez and opened in December 2010, “Elsewhere” is a multi-projection video artwork in the Malmö C Nedre underground station, Sweden. Spanning 360 linear metres, “Elsewhere” projects 44 video sequences on to the concrete walls which give the impression of windows on a moving train, with the ViViD HD-20 modules used to delay the video so that the appropriate scenery reaches each of the ‘windows’ at the right time. (18/01/11) View full press release and photo...

An aspect ratio converter with more outputs than ever before and a colour corrector for 25 different video standards are just two of the products to be showcased by Crystal Vision at Broadcast Video Expo. Crystal Vision will be exhibiting on Stand E56 at the UK’s broadcast exhibition, Broadcast Video Expo 2011 at Earls Court 2, London between 15th and 17th February. (06/01/11) View full press release...