Overview
VCube is a video hard disk based video player/recorder system designed specifically for use in audio post production.
VCube can operate as a standalone unit, or as part of a multi-system network fully integrated with Pyramix through standard Ethernet.
Like Pyramix it offers sync to PAL, NTSC, 24fps Film and all the HDTV frame rates.
VCube can also be connected through 9-pin machine control to any third-party DAW system.
There are two main configurations, a SD hardware compressed HD 2K playback capable (2k option required), and a HD hardware uncompressed HD 2K capable. Both are only available as a turnkey package housed within a custom built 19 inch 4U chassis. The previous configuration can turned into ingest stations when fitted with optional video cards. The SD hardware only supports SD video cards. The HD hardware supports both SD and HD video cards.
The VCube player only is intended to be part of a multiple VCube network together with one or more VCube player/recorders connected. In this way the player/recorder can then act as an off-line and centralized video digitizer transferring media to the players through the built-in 1Gb standard Ethernet link.
Multi-layer Avid Video OMF Compositions
VCube is capable of directly importing and streaming multi-layer Avid Video OMF Compositions (OMF2 Consolidated) either via a drive, or from being connected directly to an Avid Unity Network. Many trails and actual work-in-progress on major features films has already taken place, so this is now a proven functionality of VCube.
