At IBC 2011, Atomos announced their pocket sized, battery-powered Connect converters, designed to simplify video interconnections anywhere and everywhere. Modern video productions use an ever-increasing range of professional and lower-cost equipment: a mixture of HD/SD-SDI and HDMI gear that needs to seamlessly connect in real-world conditions.

Connect converters are the ultimate portable, battery-powered conversion tool. Connecting HD-SDI to HDMI (Connect S2H) or HD-SDI to HDMI (Connect H2S), they remove Pulldown (reverse-telecine) where necessary, and include an inbuilt test pattern and audio tone generator for confidence - all in a compact, rugged and modular form-factor.

Connect’s clever design means that they can be used stand-alone or attached unobtrusively to any device with a Sony NP battery plate (or other similar mounting systems with an adaptor plate). Simply by adding a Connect converter to a Marshall monitor for example, that monitor inherits Atomos’ Continuous Power technology, allowing uninterrupted monitoring in the field. In the studio, up to 6 Connect converters can be rackmounted using Atomos rackmount adaptor. Multiple Connects can be stacked and powered from a single battery source.

A host of thoughtful features make Connect converters “must-have” additions to any digital toolbox:
- Physical compatibility with Marshal and Small HD Monitors, Atomos Samurai and Ninja field recorders and any device with a Sony NP Battery Mount
- Canon and Panasonic mounting compatibility with suitable battery-plate adaptors
- Data compatibility with any SDI, HD-SDI equipment from the past two decades!
- Rackmount adaptor available: ideal for studio or OB truck use
- Real-time conversion between HD-SDI and HDMI (S2H) and between HDMI and HD-SDI (H2S)
- In-line real-time pulldown removal (60i to 24p and 30p; 50i to 25p)
- Futureproof: 3G HD-SDI chipsets used throughout
- Dual battery system (one internal, one external) for continuous power
- Internal battery can power converter for two hours
- External battery (2-cell, NP-470-type) can power a converter for 15 hours (6-cell for up to 36 hours)
- Internal battery can be charged from an external battery
- Use external DC supply via D-Tap adaptor
- Cascadable - stack up to six converters together and power from a single source - AC or battery
- Torch light - Built-in LED torch for use in dark spaces - Eg. behind racks or at night
- Built-in test pattern generator
- LED Battery-level indicators
- Add HDMI inputs and outputs to Samurai
- Add HD SDI input to Ninja

Pricing and Availability
Connect converters can be pre-ordered now, and will be shipping in late 2011 for $389 AUD including GST.

For more information, please click here...

At IBC 2011, Atomos announced their pocket sized, battery-powered Connect converters, designed to simplify video interconnections anywhere and everywhere. Modern video productions use an ever-increasing range of professional and lower-cost equipment: a mixture of HD/SD-SDI and HDMI gear that needs to seamlessly connect in real-world conditions.

Connect converters are the ultimate portable, battery-powered conversion tool. Connecting HD-SDI to HDMI (Connect S2H) or HD-SDI to HDMI (Connect H2S), they remove Pulldown (reverse-telecine) where necessary, and include an inbuilt test pattern and audio tone generator for confidence - all in a compact, rugged and modular form-factor.

Connect’s clever design means that they can be used stand-alone or attached unobtrusively to any device with a Sony NP battery plate (or other similar mounting systems with an adaptor plate). Simply by adding a Connect converter to a Marshall monitor for example, that monitor inherits Atomos’ Continuous Power technology, allowing uninterrupted monitoring in the field. In the studio, up to 6 Connect converters can be rackmounted using Atomos rackmount adaptor. Multiple Connects can be stacked and powered from a single battery source.

A host of thoughtful features make Connect converters “must-have” additions to any digital toolbox:
- Physical compatibility with Marshal and Small HD Monitors, Atomos Samurai and Ninja field recorders and any device with a Sony NP Battery Mount
- Canon and Panasonic mounting compatibility with suitable battery-plate adaptors
- Data compatibility with any SDI, HD-SDI equipment from the past two decades!
- Rackmount adaptor available: ideal for studio or OB truck use
- Real-time conversion between HD-SDI and HDMI (S2H) and between HDMI and HD-SDI (H2S)
- In-line real-time pulldown removal (60i to 24p and 30p; 50i to 25p)
- Futureproof: 3G HD-SDI chipsets used throughout
- Dual battery system (one internal, one external) for continuous power
- Internal battery can power converter for two hours
- External battery (2-cell, NP-470-type) can power a converter for 15 hours (6-cell for up to 36 hours)
- Internal battery can be charged from an external battery
- Use external DC supply via D-Tap adaptor
- Cascadable - stack up to six converters together and power from a single source - AC or battery
- Torch light - Built-in LED torch for use in dark spaces - Eg. behind racks or at night
- Built-in test pattern generator
- LED Battery-level indicators
- Add HDMI inputs and outputs to Samurai
- Add HD SDI input to Ninja

Pricing and Availability
Connect converters can be pre-ordered now, and will be shipping in late 2011 for $389 AUD including GST.

For more information, please click here...

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