Sony Anycast
Encyclopedia
The Sony
Anycast is a portable video switcher that runs a firmware
version of the Linux
OS. It provides 6 video inputs of varying sources (SD
, HD
via DV, S-video, or composite inputs.) It also provides Real
media based streaming output.
The Anycast can record TX (also referred to as 'PGM') and isolated feeds to hard disk if required. One of the known hard-disks to work with the Anycast is the Maxtor One-Touch III (350gb & 500gb).
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
Anycast is a portable video switcher that runs a firmware
Firmware
In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices...
version of the Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
OS. It provides 6 video inputs of varying sources (SD
Standard-definition television
Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...
, HD
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
via DV, S-video, or composite inputs.) It also provides Real
RealVideo
RealVideo is a suite of proprietary video compression formats developed by RealNetworks – the specific format changes with the version. It was first released in 1997 and is at version 10. RealVideo is supported on many platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, and several mobile...
media based streaming output.
The Anycast can record TX (also referred to as 'PGM') and isolated feeds to hard disk if required. One of the known hard-disks to work with the Anycast is the Maxtor One-Touch III (350gb & 500gb).