WHAT IS CATALYST?
Catalyst Digital Media System is a Mac-based video and lighting system used in Live Events, Theatre, Opera, TV and installations worldwide.
With Catalyst you can experience affordable, flexible and outstanding digital video playback and manipulation with multiple layers of video mixes. It is powerful and incredibly flexible, available as as software-only, or “turn-key” server versions.
Catalyst is feature-packed to push your creative skills to the max*:
Live camera inputs, composite, HDMI/DVI and HDSDI
Pixel Mapping to DMX and LED fixtures
Keystone and curved screen correction
Soft edge and image blending
Colour and visual effects libraries
DMX Lighting desk compatible control or standalone
We are proud to offer local support to the Catalyst media server platform.
We both use and hire Catalyst systems for shows ourselves, and are easily able to setup “turn-key” solutions for any job, from the smallest video playback unit to the multi-server, multi-output, multi-layer (and multi-format) “Big End” of town.
We see the one of the best opportunity for Catalyst in this country amongst the smaller end of the world. Bringing controlled, superlative video playback to the Professional Theatre, Church or School production without breaking the budget.
CATALYST FEATURES OVERVIEW
Simple Connections = Creative Solutions.
Catalyst connects with a wide range of output devices, giving you amazing creative control in almost any event environment.
Catalyst is compatible with:
Maxtrox Graphics Expansion Triple/Dual Head 2 Go
Mtron & OCZ SSD Hard Drives
Active Silicon LFG4 Input Cards and Phoenix HDSDI Input Cards
Blackmagic Intensity Pro Input Cards
Peperoni Rodin DMX USB Interfaces
Luminex & Artistic License DMX/Artnet interfaces
*Subject to software and hardware specifications as specified and as required.
What can we do for you?
Catalyst Software and Server Sales - advice, sales & hire.
Advise on content and workflow preparation and optimization
Catalyst upgrades between versions
Additional DMX Universes (Pixel mapping)
Catalyst Training and Demonstrations
Consultancy - the best systems, connectivity, new developments
Versions Available:
Catalyst PRO
32 Playback Layers
16 Sub-Mixes
10 Universes
Catalyst DV
8 Playback Layers
8 Sub-Mixes
4 Universes
Catalyst XPRESS
4 Playback Layers
6 Sub-Mixes
4 Universes
Catalyst LITE
2 Playback Layers
4 Sub-Mixes
1 Universe
(all versions have 2 full screen outputs, 12 video inputs)
Did someone say “Predictive Frame Blending”?
Silverchair - Powderfinger - The Wiggles - Elton John - Black Eyed Peas - John Farnham - Tom Jones - Youth Alive - Arcade Fire - Rush - Sigur Ros - Razorlight - Rolling Stones - Kylie Minogue - Placebo - Faithless - Radiohead - Snow Patrol - Keane - Garou - Zazie - Oasis - Pink - Muse - zztop
Eurovision Song Contest - Australian Idol - Battle of the Chiors - Let's Do The Time Warp Again - It Takes Two - Logie Awards - Carols by Candlelight (Melbourne) - Royal National Theatre - Eno - Royal Opera House - Wynn Hotel Las Vegas. ...And Many More.