Switchblade LPU4 Virtual Production Workstation with Aximmetry Broadcast SE (Discontinued)

CORE FEATURES

• • Real-time 2D/3D rendering

• • Real-time post-processing, effects, color correction, LUT

• • Advanced 3D graphics: HDR, Depth of Field, shadows, reflections, refraction

• • Aximmetry native 3D engine

• • Virtual studios:
    • • Advanced chroma keying

     

    • • Multiple virtual cameras with editable motion paths

     

    • • Customizable virtual camera and broadcast control interfaces

     

    • • Virtual lighting of live actors

     

    • • Live actors cast real-time shadows, reflections, refraction

     

    • • Support of experimental camera tracking using Antilatency, HTC Vive, Intel Realsense etc.

• • Rendering in arbitrary resolutions up to 8K

• • Multiple simultaneous video outputs to monitors, projectors, LED walls etc. via HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort

• • Live streaming output directly to YouTube, Facebook and Twitch or any platform supporting RTMP streaming

• • Capturing multiple simultaneous video inputs via HDMI/DVI, USB imaging devices, up to 4K

• • Multiple simultaneous input video/image files and image sequences

• • Most of the popular video/image and professional studio formats are supported

• • Highly flexible node-based graphics programming interface

• • Real-time node-based scene editing

• • Real-time curve-based timeline and animation editing

• • 2D/3D objects and any rendering parameter can be animated via keyed curves

• • Controlling any event or rendering parameter via touch screen, mouse, keyboard, GPIO, OSC, MIDI, DMX/ArtNet

• • Controlling attached devices from Aximmetry via GPIO, OSC, MIDI, DMX/ArtNet

• • Can be operated as a satellite (slave) in a Multi-Machine configuration where at least one machine has a Broadcast Edition license

• • Customizable on-stage/broadcast control interfaces

• • Customizable touch screen control surfaces

• • Importing 3D objects and scenes with materials and animations from COLLADA or FBX format

• • Custom material/post-processing shaders can be created in node-based editor

• • Node-based particle systems and effectors

• • Mapping: projection onto complex surfaces using grid-based distortion and shape masking

• • Keystone correction

• • Creating panoramic views using multiple projectors with edge blending

• • Multi-projector/mapping shows can be modelled/previewed within the editor

• • Rendering with arbitrary frame sizes and frame rates

• • Recording outputs into video files/image sequences

Additional Features in BROADCAST

• • SDI / NDI Extension:
    • • Multiple simultaneous live input sources via SDI / NDI (SD/HD/4K)

     

    • • Multiple simultaneous video outputs via SDI / NDI (SD/HD/4K)

     

    • • Unlimited SDI / NDI video inputs/outputs

• • Network Extension:
    • • Aximmetry can be integrated into an existing studio control system using its HTTP command interface

     

    • • Access of RSS feeds, images and any XML/JSON data content on the web via HTTP

• • Broadcast Extension:
    • • Support for professional camera tracking systems

     

    • • Support for standalone zoom/focus encoders

     

    • • Camera lens calibration tools

     

    • • Mixing real and virtual camera motion

     

    • • Augmented Reality support

     

    • • LED wall based virtual production

• • Multi-Machine Extension:
    • • Synchronized running of Aximmetry on multiple machines using a single control interface

     

    • • Higher number of camera inputs can be distributed among multiple machines

     

    • • Higher number of display / projector outputs can be distributed among multiple machines

     

    • • Each machine in the network requires the purchasing of a separate license. For the control machine a Broadcast Edition license is required, but satellite (slave) machines can be operated with smaller edition licenses as well (with the accordingly diminished feature sets)

• • Multi-GPU Extension:
    • • Linked mode: Loading of a complex SDI output rendering can be distributed among multiple GPUs.
        Independent mode: Outputs of a multi-display/multi-projector show can be rendered on different GPUs.

     

    • • Note: Multi-GPU feature cannot be used with Unreal scenes

• • Database Access and Plugins:
    • • Direct access of SQL databases

     

    • • Meteo plugin: Graphic elements and tools specialized for weather reports, importing meteorology data from GRIB, NetCDF, radar etc. formats

     

    • • Astro plugin: Astronomical/astrological calculations, 2D/3D imagery of celestial systems and objects

• • Aximmetry Calibrator:
    • • An easy-to-use lens/tracking calibration software for users working with various game trackers and object tracking devices that do not have their own lens calibration system. Accurate results for fixed or zoom lenses.

     

    • • Measures the parameters of a lens (lens distortion, FOV, etc.), which is necessary if camera tracking is used.

     

    • • Measure where and in which orientation the tracking device (sensor) is attached to the camera for accurate results.

Switchblade LPU4 Hardware Specifications

Processor: 20-core Intel Core i7 CPU
Memory: 32GB DDR5 RAM
Storage: 1TB NVMe Solid State Drive
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB GDDR6X GPU
Video Input/Output: Four (4) 3G-SDI bi-directional connections (configurable as inputs or outputs)
Network: Dual (2) 2.5Gbps Ethernet RJ-45 ports
Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Dimensions: 16.89″ x 17.00″ x 4U (6.96″) (429mm x 432mm x 176.75mm)
Weight: 25 lbs (11.34 kg)