Analog Way Completes its Smart Series with Unveiling of Smart Quad

Analog Way has unveiled Smart Quad (Ref.SQD200), a new high-resolution seamless switcher dedicated to Quadravision. This new release completes the company's Smart Series with a total of six products for to the integration market: Smart Quad, Smart Edge, Smart MatriX, Smart MatriX LE, SmartVu, and SmartVu LE. Smart Quad was unveiled on Analog Way's booth during Integrated Systems Europe 2011 in early February in Amsterdam.

Franck Facon, marketing and communications director at Analog Way explains: "The Pro A/V integration market is characterized by well-focused needs, and research of performing and durable products. We designed the Smart Series to satisfy those demanding market and projects requiring matrixing, edge-blending, quadravision, or mixing features. With these six products, we offer a collection of powerful and straight to the point solutions to meet the needs of any type of installation."

Smart Quad offers seven universal analog inputs plus two fitted with DVI and two fitted with HD-SDI. It allows the display of four computer or video sources on the main output. The display of the four windows can be done according to 12 different pre-programmed presets. Different effects and seamless transitions are available (zoom, cut, fade, wipe, slide, smooth move, etc.). An included video output provides SD or HD-TV formats in various signals from composite video to HD-SDI.

Smart Edge is a seamless switcher and edge-blending system offering six universal analog inputs plus two fitted with DVI and two fitted with HD-SDI. It allows creating wide blended screens either horizontally or vertically. Multi-screen edge blending can be achieved by linking up to three Smart Edge units, resulting in a panoramic image with up to six video-projectors without any loss of synchronization. In addition, Smart Edge offers true seamless transitions such as cut, fade, wipe and slide. A downstream keying function is also available to add title.

Smart MatriX is a powerful scaled matrix offering 12 inputs including four fitted with SDI and two fitted with DVI-D. It offers a 12 x 2 scaled native matrix mode with true seamless switching and PIP features on the two independent outputs. An included video output provides SD or HD-TV formats in various signals from Composite Video to HD-SDI. Smart MatriX also comes in a Light Edition, Smart MatriX LE, with ten inputs.

SmartVu offers seven direct inputs including one fitted with DVI and two fitted with SD/HD-SDI. It allows the display of up 2 live sources including one live PIP on a live background, and offers seamless transitions and effects including cut, fade, wipe, and slide. SmartVu also comes in a Light Edition, SmartVu LE, with five inputs.