QuStream Muscles 'Cheetah' Range At NAB

QuStream Corporation will introduce 3 Gbit/s processing to its Cheetah range of HD/SD-SDI routers at NAB in Las Vegas. This new capability will enable broadcasters to embrace the 1080 line HD television standard as a mastering format in 24p and 24PsF.
"Broadcasters and digital film-makers are looking increasingly to 1080p24 as a worldwide video standard," said Karlton Burn, QuStream's Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. "The new 3 Gbit/s capability adds a huge amount of muscle to Cheetah, giving it the speed and processing power to route practically any digital signal stream a video or film production company, mobile crew, post-production house or broadcaster would ever need to handle. It comes at a time when the television market is converging with high-end digital film in a fusion which will greatly strengthen both sectors."
QuStream will also introduce three new video interfaces for its Cheetah range of routers at NAB 2008, the CH-INPUT-3GB-BNC, CH-OUTPUT-3GB-BNC and CH-HDSDI-OUT-BNC.
QuStream's CH-INPUT-3GB-BNC is a video input card with 16 individual source channels accepting up to 3 Gbit/s in a standard input card slot. An additional option slot can be fitted to permit further expansion. The module can be mixed and matched with other input cards.
The CH-OUTPUT-3GB-BNC is a multi-bitrate video output card operating at up to 3 Gbit/s. It delivers up to 16 individual outputs from a standard output card slot. An additional option slot can be fitted to permit further expansion. The CH-OUTPUT-3GB-BNC can be mixed and matched with other output cards.
QuStream's CH-HDSDI-OUT-BNC is a video output card with integral HD to SD downconversion. A direct replacement for the standard output card, it fits the same output slot and provides 16 independent channels. Features include high quality de-interlacing downconversion with genlock sync and individual output timing control. The CH-HDSDI-OUT-BNC supports 16:9 to 4:3; letterbox and center-cut aspect ratio conversion.
QuStream Cheetah routers are available in more than 15 frame types offering a virtually unlimited number of signal formats and I/O combinations. Sizes range from 64 x 64 in 4 U up to 1024 x 1024 in only two system racks with no outboard distribution amplifiers or combiners required.
For more information: www.qustream.com
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