Carbonite Black Mid-Size Production Switcher

Carbonite Black offers native UHD processing and delivers on the promise of a true UHD production switcher – at no extra cost.

The Carbonite Black Plus 12G takes the most powerful Carbonite Black frame ever and adds single link 12G connectivity! The ability to accept 12G HD-SDI single link UHD signals provides total signal flexibility for signal format mixing and matching.

CarboniteIP delivers IP support for Carbonite Black, with AIMS-compliant IP options to interface to standards-based SMPTE ST 2110 and ST 2022-6 infrastructures.

Carbonite Black 3X Panel

The Carbonite Black 3X panel is the flagship of the Carbonite line, it is great to look at and a joy to operate. The CB3X has Acuity style faders and dedicated 32 button source select rows, it also has dedicated ME row selection buttons for instant control of any ME or MiniME on any row as well as 8 Custom Control bank select buttons, allowing a whopping 256 Custom Control Macros to reside on the panel for direct selection at any time. This panel connects to Carbonite frames via Ethernet and not the PSL (Panel Serial Link) port, providing control over much greater distance.

Carbonite Black 3S Panel

The beautiful new 3S is a 24 button panel that adds a third ME row for instant control of MiniMEs, MultiScreen or a half ME. This ergonomically designed panel also has a raised menu control area for easy reach and viewing. The new 3S has all the same features as the 2S, including individual ME Effects Memory Control keypads.

Carbonite Black 2S Panel

The Carbonite Black 2S, is a 24 button 2 ME panel for Carbonite incorporating individual ME Effects Memory keypads. The CB2S has all of the features of the original C2M panel and adds ME effects memory controls in addition to the standard global controls.

Carbonite Black 2 Panel

The Carbonite Black 2 2 ME production switcher extends the exceptional value and ease of use of the phenomenally successful Carbonite family. The CB2 boasts all the power and features of its bigger brothers – the CB2s yet with a more compact 16 button control panel. It is perfect for space restricted production environments such as small trucks and control rooms without sacrificing production features.

Carbonite Black 1s Panel

The Carbonite Black 1s is a feature rich control panel providing single button access for up to 24 sources as well as instant access to Carbonite’s powerful custom control macro’s, advanced transitions and smart menu system. Available with Carbonite 18 or 24 input Production Engines and 1 or 2 full ME’s, the Carbonite 1s will be perfectly at home in mobile or fixed locations. Instant access to all input sources means those fast paced – high pressure productions will be smooth and flawless with the necessary controls right at the operators fingertips.

Carbonite Black 1 Panel

Rugged and reliable – The stunning Carbonite Black 1 control panel has 16 source buttons and beautiful full color mnemonics for source and key naming. It also has a 3-Axis joystick positioner as well as direct access buttons in the transition area for advanced media wipes and DVE transitions. Uniquely, the Carbonite 1panel can control 2 ME’s via user configurable keys.

Legacy Carbonite Panel

Upgrading from the original Carbonite series? Well good news, the Carbonite Black series is fully-compatible with legacy Carbonite panels.

Frames

Carbonite Black Plus 12G Frame

Carbonite Black Plus takes the most powerful Carbonite Black frame ever and adds single link 12G connectivity for greater flexibility during UHD productions.

36 inputs (9 12G SDI Single Link Inputs)
22 outputs (3 12G SDI Single Link Outputs)
2 or 3 MEs
4 MiniMEs
Internal Format Converters / Frame Synchronizers on every input
Proc Amps & Color Correctors on every input
12 Output Color Correctors / Proc Amps / Format Conversion
5 MultiViewer with 16 windows each, along with 3 additional MultiViewer-dedicated outputs

Carbonite Black Plus Frame

Carbonite Black Plus is a 2RU signal processing champion. On top of the Carbonite Black feature set, every input has dedicated frame synchronizers, format converters, color correction and proc amps. Carbonite Black Plus also adds three more MultiViewers with dedicated monitoring outputs.

36 inputs
22 outputs
2 or 3 MEs
4 MiniMEs
Internal Format Converters / Frame Synchronizers on every input
Proc Amps & Color Correctors on every input
12 Output Color Correctors / Proc Amps / Format Conversion
5 MultiViewer with 16 windows each, along with 3 additional MultiViewer-dedicated outputs

Carbonite Black Frame

The Carbonite Black is the latest version of the Carbonite family. This 2RU chassis has increased I/O count, ME count, and can accept the full range of SD, HD, 3G, and UHD (4K) (Quad Link) signals.

36 inputs
22 outputs
2 or 3 MEs
4 MiniMEs
6 Internal Format Converters / Frame Synchronizers
4 or 8 Floating DVEs

Carbonite Ultra Frame

A great choice for smaller-scale productions, Carbonite Ultra combines the best of the original Carbonite series into a single 1RU platform that can handle the full range of SD, HD, 3G and 12G/UHD signals.

24 Inputs
14 Outputs
Up to 3 MEs
4 MiniMEs
Vast I/O Processing Resources
Up to 4 MultiViewers
Leading 12G/ UHD Switcher Performance

UltrachromeHR

UltrachromeHR is a high performance multi-channel chroma keyer with enhanced key edge resolution when used with the unique full bandwidth chroma output of Ross ACID cameras.

2 to 4 channels of UltrachromeHR chroma keying
3 keyers + background per channel
Standard 4:2:2 camera inputs
ACIDCam UltrachromeHR 0:4:4 inputs
4 MediaStores
Color Correction & Proc Amps for fill channels
2 MultiViewers