Video Mixer (Part Two)

After much discussion with justPlainRon, we can upon a few more practical solutions.

The current situation is that we have

• One PAL DV Camera.
• ProPresenter3 site licence
• Projector
• LCD TV for Creche Area
• Potential other LCDs

Below are two other options. The second can forgo the use of a Video Mixer/Switcher and therefore safe money – especially because we have only one camera at the moment (a second can make use of a simple RCA switch)

Option 1

Option 2

• Main Screen: Projector Screen
• Baby: Creche LCD TV
• PP: ProPresenter3
• PvP: Pro Video Player
• Video Source: Camera/s
• Chroma Key: a dedicated hardware keyer like DataVideo’s DVK100MkII
• Mixer: Video Mixer like Edirol’s V8

The only problem with option 2 is that we will need 2 operators for the PP Macs. But then we can provide a set of slides that are formated and sized for lower thirds to place the text over the live footage for the Creche TV.