Join the digital lighting revolution and leave behind the conventional props and fixed image patterns. The journey starts with the award winning Catalyst Pro v4 Media Server, featuring the world’s fastest PC processing capabilities, and Catalyst Pro v4 software. Let your imagination lead you -- create new worlds of virtual scenery with up to 12 layers of digital media and enjoy the flexibility of real-time rendered visual effects. Control LED panels and curtains with PixelMad. Operate the Catalyst v4 Media with a MIDI keyboard or control device or standalone using the on-board cue list. Get twice the impact with two independent signals to two outputs. It’s like having two media servers in one.
Features
Road-cased unit containing Apple® MacPro G5, a 17" LCD monitor and Catalyst Interface Box (Pro only. CIB available in the DV and Express CIB option package)
Preloaded Catalyst Pro v4 software (Pro turnkey server only)
Hundreds of media files, including libraries from Artbeats, Feedback Video and A Luna Blue
Two independent video signals that can be configured as one output with preview or two outputs to separate devices
12 layers of digital media with full effects capabilities on each layer
Cross-fading between all 12 layers
6 sub-mixes for greater mix flexibility
Picture in picture mixes
Multiple mixes on screen with no Heads Up Display visible
Global keystoning
Infinite Canvas edge-blending with editable blending percentages, mix offsets, and a blending curve editor
Support for Matrox Dual and Triple Head To Go allowing more graphical outputs and panoramas
Support for Active Silicon LFG4 digitisers allowing up to 8 total video inputs
Real-time effects rendering
Rotation of images on x, y, and z axes
MIDI playback via MIDI keyboard or Mackie MCU
Standalone programming and operation
DMX LED control via PixelMAD
Intuitive pixel mapping with sub-mixes
More than 50 real-time color effects
More than 30 real-time geometric effects
Ability to import 3-D images (.obj)
Support for Quartz Composer compositions
Serial control of playback devices and video switchers
Aspect ratio adjustments
Color mixing
Frame-accurate playback between multiple media servers
Ability to lock to the exact monitor refresh rate
Audio trigger for Spectrograph (wave form generator)
RS422 (Sony 9 pin protocol) and RS422 serial control capabilities
Support for Blackmagic Design's SDI and HD-SDI video input cards
New, simple and intuitive graphic user interface (GUI)
* One year product warranty and technical support
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