Don’t be fooled - this thing packs a mighty punch

Price is no longer an indicator of ability.

The same is true of the humble video switcher. The decades of innovation that have gone into developing today’s HD vision mixer is now condensed into the compact frame of the Datavideo SE-700.

The £1,200 SE-700 from Datavideo is based around a traditional, ergonomic control panel designed for live production. It looks like a stripped down mixer, built to a budget. But like a featherweight boxer looks can be misleading…

• 10-channel multiviewer to display PGM, PVW, inputs 1-4, still & freeze, plus two channel output monitoring with channel labelling

This means that you can queue multiple feeds, preview effects and route inputs to outputs… and manage it all on one low-cost monitor

• 3 keyers, 2 chroma keyers, plus linear or luma keying

You can be as creative at the production desk as you like and deliver true broadcast quality results

• Supports 5 layers: HD video, effects, picture in picture, graphics and keys and supports presets

Producers have no limit to their creativity, and it’s all so easy to operate even while on air

• Full control over 30 wipes

Give your programme a unique look and create a true brand identity

• 2 independent still stores to store up to 500 images

Call up still images as backgrounds, overlay graphics to add colour and interest to your production

• 12 User memories on the control panel (more if you do choose to use a PC as the controller)

At the click of one button:

Launch the picture in picture feature – in any number of styles

Trigger end titles

Switch to channel 1 and apply a fade

Fade to black or display a logo

Anything else you need automated!