Built-in workflow tools are the bread and butter of video production today.

Broadcast Pix™ has released Granite™ Version 1.3, which adds Fluent™ Clip Store to the live video production system’s suite of built-in workflow tools. The Fluent Clip Store holds up to 120 hours of HD clips and supports 1920x1080 .MOV and .MP4 files. The upgrade also provides stereo audio output for both Fluent Clip Store and Animation Store.

The new Fluent Clip Store is an important milestone for Broadcast Pix because it is the first company to offer a production switcher with a true clip store. With Granite Version 1.3, the company is delivering HD clip and animation playback with stereo audio through its integrated content server.

Fluent Clip Store is so well integrated into the Granite workflow that clips can be instantly accessed from the control panel with file names displayed on the PixButtons. In Fluent Multi-View, clip thumbnails appear along with file names and metadata, while active clips play in real time and display a clip counter. Clips are easily imported to Granite using Fluent Watch-Folders and begin playing automatically on the transition to air.

Having a feature like the HD clip player is what makes the Broadcast Pix Granite system useful for the live events industry, according to concert producer Simon Graves, who used a Granite 5000 system for the production of Donny & Marie: A Broadway Christmas in New York City.

Through Fluent Macros, the industry’s first file-based switcher macro memory system, clips can be combined easily with switcher moves and graphics file recalls, as well as control of robotic cameras and audio mixers. The only switcher with a built-in content server, Granite can store up to 2 TB of clips, animations, and graphics, and can be ordered in a RAID array for redundancy and additional reliability.

Version 1.3 also provides stereo audio output for the new Fluent Clip Store and Granite’s existing Fluent Animation Store through XLR connectors in the rear of the Granite system. Granite’s dedicated Fluent Animation Store is ideal for animated backgrounds, logos, or transitions. Animations can be created on the built-in Inscriber CG or uploaded from external programs such as Adobe After Effects.

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