Catalyst Pro v4 Media Server and Software

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)
  • 100v - 240v 50/60hz
  • DMX, Serial, Midi Machine Control, and Midi input (optional equipment required)
  • 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

The High End Systems products described on this site are protected by patents and pending patent applications. Patents owned or licensed by High End Systems include: US 4,392,187; US 4,602,321; US 4,688,161; US 4,701,833; US 4,709,311; US 4,779,176; US 4,800,474; US 4,962,687; US 4,972,306; US 4,980,806; US 5,010,459; US 5,031,078; US 5,073,847; More...
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