Radius Inc has announced VideoVision Telecast, a production-level digital video system that features broadcast-quality output and Betacam input and output in a rack-mountable system that meets both RS170-A and CCIR 624-4 specifications for broadcast video. VideoVision Telecast features two NuBus connector boards and a 19 rack-mountable control box that delivers 16-bit stereo audio, 30-frame, 60-field full-motion video capture and playback, full genlock capability, SMPTE time code for both audio and video, and professional-level audio and video input-output connections. It provides NTSC, PAL, and SECAM support and is designed for the Apple Computer Inc Macintosh Quadra series with Power Macintosh compatibility expected later. Other features include built-in adaptive JPEG video compression and decompression engine that maximises the image quality; RS422 device control; broad analogue and digital audio input-output capabilities with two balanced input channels (XLR, AES/EBU, S/PDIF) and four balanced output channels (XLR, AES/EBU, S/PDIF); Front panel LEDs showing current input-output selections; RGB monitor and composite monitor connections directly to the VideoVision Telecast rackmount unit; proprietary built-in circuitry with 24-bit convolution to provide output of 24-bit (16.7m colour) images directly to videotape; international standards conversion capabilities. The VideoVision Telecast system is scheduled for shipment during the summer.
