Hands on Review: Roland V-1SDI 4 Input HD Switcher
Shawn Lam from Streaming Media reviews the new Roland V-1SDI 4 input HD Switcher! While also comparing the V-1SDI with the V-1HD this article is not one to miss.
Review: Roland V-1SDI 3G-SDI Video Switcher
Switching With the V-1SDI With a dedicated button for each of the four inputs on the A or Program Bus and the B or Preview Bus, switching on the V-1SDI is easy and intuitive. I tend to either straight-cut by punching the next input button on the Program Bus or select Mix and use the T-bar to cross-dissolve between my selections on the PST (Preview) and PGM (Program) Busses. Of course, I can also press the Auto take button to transition with a consistent and programmable duration, but having a physical T-bar is such a treat that I’m sure I use it more just because I have one than that I have a need to constantly adjust my transitions according to the feel of the programming that I am switching. Outputs As for outputs, the V-1SDI has three video outputs total (Figure 3, below). This is one more than does the V-1HD, which as an HDMI Multiview and an HDMI Program output. On the V-1SDI, the Multiview remains an HDMI output, and the program and preview outputs are HD-SDI.

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