The new Anycast™ Station content creation system combines a six-input video switcher, a six-channel audio mixer, a special effects generator, a preview and program video monitor, a Pan/Tilt/Zoom remote control for Sony VISCA™-interface robotic cameras, an RGB output for displaying content from a PC or projector and an encoder and server to handle webcasting and streaming.

In addition to this multi-function capability, the Anycast Station can ingest diverse media of varying resolutions and formats, including live video feeds, pre-recorded tapes, PowerPoint® presentations, DVDs, and still images. These disparate sources can be easily mixed into a presentation without the need for an external scaler.

The Anycast Station is designed for applications such as live event programming and staging, presentations and conferencing, on-site product promotions or display advertising, distance learning and house-of-worship production. Also built-in is multi-camera HDD recording. This feature allows users to record and store all feeds as an AVI stream, which can easily be read by most non-linear editing systems, for repackaging and reuse.

The various modules of an Anycast Station configuration include:
· AWS-G500 Sony Live Content Producer
· BZAW-500 Sony Live Content Producer Software
· BKAW-550 Sony PC Image Interface Module (two PC RGB input capability)
· BKAW-560 Sony Stream Interface Module (two Stream on Ethernet interface capability)
· BKAW-570 Sony DV Interface Module (two DV/Composite /S-Video input capability)

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