Production Switchers

Hello. We currently have a Carbonite Switcher, aging well. But we are looking to replace it. We are working with an integrator. And I'm mulling over the option of an Ultrix Acuity vs an Ultrix Carbonite. I was hoping to find a comparison or list of what each offers, so I can see what we would be getting if we upgraded to the Acuity line. I feel like we have maxed out the old Carbonite, but the new Ultrix Carbonite has many more features and possibilities. Either choice would be a massive upgrade.

What are the primary differences between the Ultrix Acuity and Ultrix Carbonite?

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Scott Link
MOBBERLY BAPTIST CHURCH
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Hi Scott,

There is a comparison document for the Ultra60 / Ultrix Carbonite / Ultrix Acuity being finalized and will get posted to the website end of the week or next week.  The team member putting a big effort into it is travelling the early part of this week.

There are operational features and functionality that is different but one of the primary things to understand is that the Ultrix Carbonite is an "Input Based" switcher in that you Route the "inputs" like it is an external switcher but it's built into the frame with no cables..  This means that it has 18 Connections to the Crosspoint to route any of the physical sources into.  Plus it has 4 dedicated Inputs (you can send them into the router via the "switcher" outputs but no audio) so the maximum simultaneous sources is 22.  You can route on the fly and the names all follow the database.  you can build that into Custom Controls and Build a Panel that will show up in the Live Assist menu if you wanted easy TD source selections for some of the inputs on the fly...

Acuity is a "Bus Based" switcher that uses an SDPE per ME .. that way each Bus (BKGD/PST/Keyers...) All have access to every Physical input and all other ME Outputs.  Each ME has all the resources of an entire SDPE so it also has more Media Store, DVEs, ME PGM outputs with MultiFeed (4 PGM / 2 PV per ME).

Depending on your System and needs you might also want to have a look at the newly released Ultra60 as well.  That comes into a really compelling spot in the market being able to go up to 60 inputs ...

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Les O'Reilly
Director - Switcher Product Management
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