Monarch Virtuoso™ Effexx™ is a cost effective virtual studio solution. It is a versatile solution that can be used as a virtual studio, basic graphic system, studio switcher, streaming solution and much more. Monarch Virtuoso™ Effexx™ eliminates the need of multiple equipment and enables production through a box. The solution is specifically designed to cater to wide array of production requirements, be it professional videographers, Broadcasters, Cable Operators, Educational institutes or Religious institute.

Monarch Virtuoso™ Effexx™ simplifies production and enables the producer deliver sophisticated programming. It is powered with 2D virtual studio with two input chroma keying, it support upto 5 SD input or 3 HD inputs simultaneously in multiple combination. Monarch Virtuoso™ Effexx™ enhances the production through instant contemporary graphics. The solution is bundled with more than 300 3D and 2D transition. It is a hardware and software solution that is powered to deliver realistic look to the program.

Software Features

Video inputs

• 3 Live HD and 5 live SD inputs
• HD-SDI, SD-SDI
• HD-SDI video conforms to SMPTE 292M and SD-SDI video conforms to SMPTE 259M

Switcher with integrated Virtual Studio

• 16 channel switcher
• Up to 5 live camera source, 1-graphic, 2-DDR source and up to 8 Virtual camera
• Simultaneous SD and HD inputs in any combination
• Mix 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios
• Up/Down conversion
• Seamless switching between live and Virtual cameras
• Multi viewer for external monitors, program and preview
• Multi viewer output to VGA port

Transitions

• Animated transition with full-color, embedded overlay, audio and alpha channel
• Monarch® FX Designer™ for creating custom animation transition with support for image sequences upto 32 bit
• More than 300 2D and 3D transitions

Virtual sets

• 40 HD live virtual sets
• 32 SD live virtual sets
• Multiple camera angles, animated zoom, dolly, real time reflections and specular highlights
• Two advance HD/SD Chroma keyer
• Monarch® Virtuoso™ Motion Designer™ virtual set editor

Media and Graphics

• 3 integrated digital media player with presets, 2 DDR and 1graphics
• Multichannel audio mixer
• 4 static logos and single line ticker
• Media and Graphics Sequencer with 32-bit alpha image support
• Extensive media format support
• Monarch® Image Art™ software for designing logos and graphics

Recording and Streaming

• Full HD recording of program in all resolution up to 1080i
• Live streaming up to HD resolution

Supported file formats

The following types of files used in the Resource Media, Graphic overlay and as private media are supported.

• Video file formats supported - Video files in AVI format created with Microsoft DV AVI and Indo Video codec, Mpeg 1, Mpeg 2 and Mpeg 4 (created with H.264 compression format), MOV (created with H.264 compression format).


• Standard graphic file formats supported - JPEG, BMP, TGA, PNG, MIF, MGF and GIF.

Technical Specification

Video inputs	:	3 X HD SDI – SMPTE 292M / 5 X SD-SDI – SMPTE 259M – (BNC)
Video Outputs	:	2 X HD SDI – SMPTE 292M / 2 X SD-SDI – SMPTE 259M – (BNC)
Audio Inputs	:	2 X Balanced XLR Stereo inputs (Analog)
Audio Outputs	:	1 X Balanced XLR Stereo output (Analog)
Video Bypass	:	SDI Input-1 will be routed to SDI
Genlock	:	Bi Level and Tri Level – Reference in and Loop Out
Video Bypass	:	SDI Input 1 will be routed to SDI output in case of power failure
Deck Controls	:	9 Pin RS232 and 9 Pin RS 422 device controls
Tally Control	:	15 Pin Tally out for live video inputs
Color Sampling	:	4:2:2 Broadcast compliant

Recommended system configuration:

Motherboard	:	Asus P8Z77-V or Asus P8Z68-V_LE
Processor	:	Intel i7 2600K or Intel i7 2700K
Graphics Card	:	AMD / ATI Radeon HD 7970 (3 GB RAM)
RAM	:	DDR III - 4 GB (2GB x 2) 1066 or 1333 MHz - any standard make
HDD	:	1 Terra byte SATA drive with minimum 7200 rpm speed
Optical Drive	:	DVD ROM or writer - any standard make
Video Bypass	:	SDI Input 1 will be routed to SDI output in case of power failure
Cabinet	:	4 RU Rack mount
Power Supply	:	850 Watts
Operating System	:	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic