Lumantek

About Lumantek

Founded in July 2006, Lumantek is a spin-off of the digital broadcast unit of Bando Electronic Communication, a Korean-based developer and manufacturer of CATV transmission products.

Lumantek was formed to cater to the specialized needs of IPTV, Digital & Mobile TV, Radio, and Satellite and Terrestrial Broadcasting through a range of broadcast transmission, electronic test & measurement instruments, and digital media convergence systems.

The company designs, develops, and markets the complex systems. They have maintained a bold presence where end-to-end value chain of production and broadcast are concerned.

To ensure superior quality and maximum value, Lumantel designs their own modulations, enabling to manufacture products for specific needs and with different features. Their ez-Caster EN3 MPEG2/H.264 HD Encoder/ATSC Modulator, for example, is designed for the applications in a small studio and optimized for the Korean terrestrial TV environment.

Designing their own modulations also help Lumantek minimize unnecessary costs.

The company is a trusted provider of broadcast and production systems to different business and industries, from automotive to hospitality. The brand represents specialized solutions and technologies that are user-friendly, reliable, and competitively priced. No need to compromise or make a choice between features and price.

Using Lumantek switchers and converters

The basic switcher has 6 input channels and 2 program outputs that allow different video sources to be connected in one device and used to create special effects.

In the world of video production, technical directors can't live without this vital tool. Any television studio, Outside Broadcasting (OB) van, production truck, or even post-production facility would not be complete without it either.

It works the same way an audio mixing console, except that it mixes visual inputs.

Lumantek's ez-Pro VS6 features a black console that offers users full control over AUX and video selection channels. Combined with ez-CGER, the company's dedicated CG software, the same console allows for frame synchronization and supports Fill & Key CG.

The video switcher also comes with an XLR audio input and output ports for SDI (Program), SDI (Clean), SDI (AUX 1 & 2), and HDMI (Multiview).

ez-Converters, on the other hand, are the smallest yet the most frequently used A/V products from Lumantek. This is primarily due to its simplicity, reliability and compact size. Designed for compact efficiency, it can deal with a range of resolutions, from 480i to 1080p60, and receives and sends video signals from SD to Full HD.

Buying advice

Introducing Lumantek and its Top 3 Highly Recommended Products

• Lumantek ez-Caster EN3 Ultra-low latency HD Encoder - The MPEG2/H.264 HD Encoder comes with a variety of interfaces and external audio in a 1RU Device System. Not only does it process input signals but it also mixes them. This is what you need to get the best picture quality out of the original signal. Offers a range of video resolutions, from 720x480 @ 59.94i (NTSC) to 1920x1080 @ 60i, 59.94i.
• Lumantek DSK Live CG Generator (USB 3-Type Overlay) - Designed primarily for Windows users, this CG generator provides graphics animators with a tool to take their content to the next level. Add images, subtitles, videos, widgets, and sequences into an outgoing video source with ease. Unlike other similar devices, the overlay technology doesn't take extra video ports. Better video quality is guaranteed.
• Lumantek VS4 4x1 Seamless Switcher - This 4-channel video source switcher makes video presentation easier, even in HD. Sources pass through the HDMI and/or SDI ports and, using built-in scalers for SD, HD, Full-HD, output video resolutions can be adjusted and assigned to HD projectors and displays. It also features 3G-SDI and HDMI Interface and User-Friendly Multiview.

How Video Switchers work

Mostly used in film and video production work, a video switcher, as its name suggests, is a hardware device used to switch between different video and audio sources. It's also known as a vision mixer, video mixer, or production switcher.

While its primary function is for choosing between audio and video sources, it's also used to mix videos and add special effects and footage via a secondary source.

Say, you need to connect two cameras to broadcast the output to a streaming device and/or video recorder. Since it's not possible for you to display two different feeds on one output device, you can use a mixer to switch between the two cameras.

Video switchers have several applications.

1. Webcasting using multiple cameras - Use the switcher to switch between wide and close shots, cut to previously recorded content, and swipe to effects.
2. Video podcasting - Switchers come in handy when two shots or more are needed and cameras need to pan from a wide view to a close-up.
3. Live event switching - Flawlessly transition between cameras, laptops, and other input sources. Ensure a seamless production feed. This adds more value to video content and materials for whatever purpose they serve.