Ohio HD Video Blog

Ohio HD Video, a video rental house in Columbus, OH, has purchased Panasonic’s AV-HS400 multiformat video switcher to support multicamera production for its event, corporate and broadcast clients.

The HS400 switcher integrates into existing HD/SD workflows — mixing HD and SD video sources. The switcher includes a built-in multiviewer for multi-image preview, an expandable HD/SD architecture with full 10-bit HD processing, 3-D digital effects, chroma key, an independent aux bus, and PIP.

The switcher can mix many signal types — accepting SD, HD and computer inputs — and can output virtually any kind of signal for projection or broadcast. It is all-digital with frame synchronizers that can eliminate the need for traditional genlock and timing adjustments. The user turns the switcher on and no other setup is required other than white balancing the cameras.

The switcher’s multiviewer function dramatically reduced the size of the equipment packages Ohio HD needed to bring to assignments. With the multiviewer, users can output four, six or 10 images from different sources to a single high-resolution display, eliminating the need for multiple HD source and preview monitors.

The HS400 accepts optional boards for upconversion of SD and DVI signals to HD. It features 3-D effects, including page turn, an independent aux bus, PIP, DSK and a high-quality chroma key that provides composite images for professional applications such as green screen, news and weather.

Scott Handel

Ohio HD Video

How often this fall will we hear the word change?  My bet is, so often that it will make your ears bleed.  Well I am not offering any political change, but the is a lot a change going on arround here.  First off is the new website coupled with a new name and new logo.  I have been working with Nat Hagey for a couple of months now to help create a more relevant presence for Scott Handel Productions in this market and on the web.  Ohio HD Video is the product of that collaboration.  This fall I have gone through our inventory and updated everything to reflect our commitment to High Definition video.  I am excited to offer four distinct HD camera packages.  These include Panasonic’s HDX-900 DVCProHD Camcorder, HPX-500 SD/HD P2 Card Camera, and HVX-200, as well as Sony’s new PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX HD Camcorder.  I have also streamlined our standard definition line-up by paring off some of the older cameras and upgrading to Sony’s new DXC-D55WS dockable camera.  This is a 16×9 native camera that can also shoot 4×3.  It docks to traditional Beta Sp recorders as well as DVCam recorders.  In addition we get many requests for the DSR-570 DVCam Camcorder as well as the popular Panasonic SDX-900 2/3″ DVCPro50 Camcorder and DVX-100b mini DV Camcorder.  All of these cameras have can be equipped with a variety of options and are available for immediate rental.

In addition to changes in the equipment, we are revamping the website.  We are working hard to make the website more accessible and easy to use.  The site will now offer a search engine for those of you who want to get right to a specific item.  Products will be listed with their accessories so you won’t have to wonder if a certain matte box will work with a certain lens.  I am also working to create some simple video content that will introduce the features and benefits of our various gear offerings.

Of course the last change I want to talk about will be my blog… I hope to make future entries a bit more interesting than this one.  I want to talk about new gear and trends, as well as best practices and new ideas about how to use video as the tools evolve.

Thanks for Reading…

Scott Handel

Ohio HD Video