Sony is no stranger to the professional market and to some extent, they’ve better delivered to them than to consumers this past decade. Cameras, camcorders, and professional displays like their upcoming 30- and 56-inch 4K OLED are just a few of many different ways Sony caters to content creators. While less known, now their Anycast studio-in-a-box system is receiving a substantial upgrade. Announced at NAB 2013, the live broadcasting box that can be used at sporting events and other demanding live events is stepping into the 21st century with a native sliding dual touchscreen. This new 1080p display features a tilt-screen and allows for multitasking by displaying audio and video editing functions on each respected screen.

Other highlights from the Anycast (AWS-750) include:

• Video switcher
• Audio mixer
• Special effects generator
• Encoder
• Scale converter
• 1080p out
• 10-bit processing

With a September 2013 availability, Sony has yet to announce a price.

Discuss:

Do you think Sony’s consumer segment sees a benefit from Sony’s involvement with the professional sector?

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SONY’S NEW ANYCAST TOUCH ADDS FAMILIAR EASY-TO-USE INTERFACE TO ITS POWERFUL AND PORTABLE LIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Las Vegas, NAB Booth C11001, April 7, 2013 — Sony’s new Anycast Touch system combines
the familiar touch-screen interface common in mobile devices with full-scale A/V
performance. This affordable, easy-to-use, ultra-portable all-in-one live production system is
ideal for live broadcasting or webcasting in applications such as education, corporate,
government, houses of worship, sports and more.

The Anycast Touch system combines a video switcher, audio mixer, special effects
generator, PTZ camera control, a real-time streaming encoder, image still store, character
generator, and scale converter. It uses a sliding, dual touch-screen interface similar to a
tablet. A unique tilt-screen function allows the two dual screens to split video and audio
controls and conveniently store them in scene folders with settings including titles, logos and
effects. Operators can recall the next video source just by touching its thumbnail picture,
and content can be easily streamed live over the internet or a dedicated network.

Sony’s Anycast Touch live production system
The Anycast Touch system eliminates the additional hardware typically required for professional live streaming such as encoders, video recorders, audio mixers, titlers and remote camera controllers.

The new system (model AWS-750) is an evolution of Sony’s popular Anycast AWS-G500. Enhancing the original system’s portability, flexibility and scalability, Anycast Touch offers incredible picture quality for live production. The system can produce full HD (1920×1080) content with 10-bit processing to produce extremely clear, highly detailed pictures either in SD, HD or a mix of both.

Sony’s Anycast Touch live production system will be available in September 2013.

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