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Mix & match the best signal processing gear for your video facility with openGear [Webinar replay]
May 14, 2026May 29, 2026

Mix & match the best signal processing gear for your video facility with openGear [Webinar replay]

General by czuelsdorf

Want to cut costs while getting better performance? And use one company’s encoder with another company’s fiber card in the same frame? No problem. Your facility, your choices.
On this webinar, you’ll find out how video facilities like yours are mixing and matching the best signal processing gear from openGear manufacturers for specific use cases like live air chains where reliability and latency are big concerns, C-Band going away and what to do about it, hybrid SDI-IP setup for multi-camera cinematic workflows, IP encoding for remote contribution or multi-site applications, and timing reference generation.
You’ll hear from industry leaders AJA, Apantac, Cobalt, MultiDyne, Ross Video, and VITEC as they show you how openGear lets you pick the right tools – regardless of who makes them – from the broadest modular processing platform in the industry.

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Easily Scale & Sync 4K Signals With Apantac’s openGear DisplayPort to SDI Scan Converters
May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Easily Scale & Sync 4K Signals With Apantac’s openGear DisplayPort to SDI Scan Converters

General by czuelsdorf

DisplayPort is getting more popular for high-performance broadcast workflows. So Apantac has expanded their openGear lineup to include 2 scan converters that allow you to scale and sync in 4K with DisplayPort to SDI and SDI to DisplayPort. The OG-US-5500-RM and OG-US-6000-RM UHD Bi-directional Universal Scalers with Genlock feature DisplayPort 1.2 and 12G SDI inputs/outputs up to 4096x2160p60. Thomas Tang, […]

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AJA’s openGear Card for High-Powered 3G-SDI to HDMI 2.0 Conversion
March 23, 2026May 29, 2026

AJA’s openGear Card for High-Powered 3G-SDI to HDMI 2.0 Conversion

General by czuelsdorf

If you have one or two sources that need 3G-SDI to HDMI 2.0 conversion for monitoring, Mini-Converters do the job really well. But beyond a few sources, you’re going to start needing serious capability. And that’s where AJA’s OG-Hi5-4K-Plus comes to the rescue. It handles straightforward 3G-SDI to HDMI 2.0 conversion up to 4K/UHD 60p with HDR metadata support. You […]

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 MultiDyne’s openGear Cards Simplify Your 2110 or JPEG XS Signal Chain (ISE 2026)
February 27, 2026May 29, 2026

 MultiDyne’s openGear Cards Simplify Your 2110 or JPEG XS Signal Chain (ISE 2026)

General by czuelsdorf

You can simplify your whole signal chain using MultiDyne’s openGear ecosystem. With the MDoG-6060 series 2110 gateway card, you can take SDI sources and move them directly onto either an ST 2110 or JPEG XS network.  In the same openGear frame, you could install a SilverBack camera system connected to an OG-7800 series fiber transport card, which brings in 4 […]

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Versatile, Affordable Multiviewer Cards From Decimator For openGear
February 3, 2026May 29, 2026

Versatile, Affordable Multiviewer Cards From Decimator For openGear

General by czuelsdorf

Next time you’re in need of SDI multiviewer cards, you’ll want to take a look at Decimator’s MC-DMON-QUAD 1 to 4-channel display or MC-DMON-9S 1 to 9-channel multiviewer card.  They’re affordable options with the versatility of openGear. They support 3G level A and B on inputs and output (as well as HD and SD), allowing you to convert between 3G […]

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Ross Video’s openGear High-Density SRT Encoder/Decoder Can Now Reach the Cloud
January 8, 2026May 29, 2026

Ross Video’s openGear High-Density SRT Encoder/Decoder Can Now Reach the Cloud

General by czuelsdorf

If cloud is part of your workflow these days, you’ll want to know about Ross Video’s solutions for ground to cloud SDI to SRT and SRT to NDI.  Darren Ward from Ross Video caught up with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus at IBC 2025 about an openGear card that has been popular for high-density SRT encoding and decoding for a while […]

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AJA Expands openGear Line With Dante AoIP & Color Management Solutions
November 4, 2025May 29, 2026

AJA Expands openGear Line With Dante AoIP & Color Management Solutions

General by czuelsdorf

Nobody likes convoluted user interfaces or learning a whole new system for each workflow. That’s one of the reasons people love openGear – one convenient DashBoard that works for every card from hundreds of vendors.  And it’s why when one customer came to AJA and asked for a Dante audio over IP embedder/ disembedder, they requested it as openGear form […]

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New Apantac openGear Scan Converters Handle DisplayPort–SDI Distribution and Conversion
October 22, 2025May 29, 2026

New Apantac openGear Scan Converters Handle DisplayPort–SDI Distribution and Conversion

General by czuelsdorf

If you use Apantac’s popular DisplayPort, you’ll be happy to know that they’ve expanded their line of openGear scan converters to handle distribution and conversion from DisplayPort to SDI, and SDI to DisplayPort.  Because the US military has decided that the DisplayPort is more secure than HDMI, these two new universal scaler cards, the OG-US-5500 and OG-US-6000, will be especially […]

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New openGear Cards From Cobalt at IBC 2025 Offer You Higher Density, Lower Latency, and Much More
October 1, 2025May 29, 2026

New openGear Cards From Cobalt at IBC 2025 Offer You Higher Density, Lower Latency, and Much More

General by czuelsdorf

If you need to sync dozens of sources without filling racks with gear, you’ll want to know about Cobalt’s new quad-channel 12G frame sync. The 9924-4FS, one of Cobalt’s openGear cards, adds to their line of frame syncs with this higher density option.  That was one of many openGear cards Suzana Brady of Cobalt Digital highlighted on the show floor […]

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MultiDyne Puts openGear at the Heart of its Solutions With the New OG-7800 Series
September 23, 2025May 29, 2026

MultiDyne Puts openGear at the Heart of its Solutions With the New OG-7800 Series

General by czuelsdorf

When you want a flexible, reliable, modular platform that lets you combine exactly the solutions you need for all kinds of broadcast, AV, and OB truck applications, openGear is the clear choice.

That’s why the popular MultiDyne OG-4600 series has gotten a number of enhancements and is now the OG-7800 series. It can serve as the hub for many of MultiDyne’s solutions, allowing you to pick the exact device you need at the edge and have openGear in the machine room with redundant power, cooling, and DashBoard connectivity.

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