Latin America. Roland's Professional A/V division launched the V-160HD Streaming Video Switcher, the latest addition to the company's V-series multichannel HD video switching product line and the first with integrated streaming capabilities.
Perfectly suited for modern hybrid production, the V-160HD allows users to connect with live audiences in Full HD with comprehensive HDMI and SDI I/O and simultaneously stream to any popular web platform via USB-C.
The V-160HD also features an eight-layer video effects engine, a 40-channel digital audio mixer, and built-in PTZ camera control, plus next-generation cue management tools and live show automation that simplify difficult production tasks.
Compact, portable, and easy to operate, the V-160HD combines the reliable hardware features needed to seamlessly run live productions with the live streaming capabilities found in computer-based systems. While software workflows are fine for online-only events, the V-160HD offers the professional essentials for handling the web and in-person streaming components of a hybrid live event, with the ability to customize content for each audience.
With its extensive connectivity and powerful real-time processing, the V-160HD is ready to take on almost any production. Eight HDMI and eight SDI sources can be mixed in Full HD, even with frame rates and mismatched color spaces. Built-in scalers are provided on four of the HDMI inputs for a worry-free interface with computers, tablets, smartphones, game consoles, and legacy 4:3 devices. And seven outputs in total (three HDMI, three SDI, and one USB-C) are available to power program displays, auxiliary monitors, multi-view producer displays, streaming software, recorders, and more.
The advanced workflow tools in the V-160HD allow a single operator to execute multiple functions with a single press. The 30 preset memories and powerful effects engine work together to achieve perfect scene changes, including synchronizing the transition of all composition layers in the program output. The 100 macros are even deeper and provide one-touch control of complex action lists that can include switching, DSK on/off, audio mix settings, PTZ camera movements, and more.
