Carbonite HyperMax is a flexible, super-compact platform for production switching, routing, video and audio processing, multiviewer monitoring and ultra-high-resolution compositing.
Ross Video’s new Carbonite HyperMax is a flexible hardware platform for production switching, routing, video and audio processing, multiviewer monitoring and high-resolution video compositing.
Organizations can use Carbonite HyperMax to configure their tools to suit varied productions, integrating all of Ross Video’s production devices and systems into a single, hyperconverged platform. The hardware is compact enough for mobile environments.
Using Software to Maximise Hardware
By hyperconverged, Ross refers to a single piece of equipment that can do the work of several devices while still performing its core task. Production equipment can be merged into one unified platform within a software-defined system. In the case of Carbonite HyperMax, the platform integrates a range of production tools intended to meet current production demands, as well as demands emerging into the near future.
The Software Defined Production Engine (SDPE) blade at the centre of Carbonite HyperMax is a versatile software-enabled hardware platform that changes functionality to address varied production needs.
With hardware combined with dynamic software licensing, Carbonite HyperMax works as a comprehensive suite of production tools that can scale up, down, combine or divide resources. One of the software licenses, for example, activates software features such as MaxME, MaxMini and MaxScene on any SDPE blade, as a more efficient, flexible option than multiple licenses.
Remote Production Workflows
Due to the Ross Platform Manager, users can add and remove capabilities when productions require it, without further hardware, setup requirements or costs. The Manager can apply enterprise-level control to the management of software licenses and configurations across SDPE blades and standalone Ross switchers. Its production capabilities can be immediately reconfigured and deployed in most environments – across rooms or countries – rapidly adapting to different production demands. Role-Based Access and license tracking avoids management error.
To operate productions remotely from decentralized locations and reduce the cost of on-site setups, resources can be shifted quickly to underutilized switchers and idle control rooms. by pooling switcher capabilities, workflows become more resilient with with built-in failovers.
The Carbonite HyperMax hardware is hyperconverged as well – Ultrix FR5 and FR12 frames are the compact, power efficient housing for SDPE blades that helps to reduce power usage and maintenance, and to simplify cabling.
Also note that Carbonite HyperMax is entirely compatible with the TouchDrive line of control surfaces, which includes DashBoard, Ross Video’s operational control and configuration software.
“Carbonite HyperMax has been designed with flexibility and scalability in mind, enabling users to easily add or remove capabilities based on their production requirements,” , Ross Video’s Vice President Production Switchers & Servers Nigel Spratling said, “The smaller size, weight, and power consumption makes Carbonite HyperMax a good choice for mobile production, and the dynamic licensing gives news producers the ability to modify and expand functionality to meet various demands while maximizing return on investment.” www.rossvideo.com
