FOR-A Production Switcher Delivers Value, Flexibility to Wide Array of Customers

Compact and cost efficient, FOR-A's HVS-390HS video production switcher has proven itself ideal for a wide variety of applications. First introduced last year at NAB, current customers of the 1 M/E to 2 M/E switcher include houses of worship, universities, public access television stations, major newsgathering organizations, government agencies, and network news stations.

Located in the heart of Lower Manhattan, Trinity Church, a historic Episcopal house of worship, recently purchased the HVS-390HS as the center of its new control room. Trinity Church regularly webcasts worship services, concerts, and conferences from its iconic Manhattan church, and estimates that the switcher will be used for 450-500 events throughout the course of a year.

We found FOR-A's HVS-390HS 2 M/E switcher to be exactly what we needed, says William Jarrett, Trinity Church's Director of Media, Production & Operations. The switcher has an easy-to-understand flow, and the ease of use and layout of the switcher inherently made sense to us. The amount of inputs it offers is ideal for our productions, and there's an elegance about the unit that we really appreciate.

News organization The Washington Post is another recent customer. The D.C.-based company is using the HVS-390HS along with FOR-A's VTW-330HS character generator for a video wall application.

The HVS-390HS video switcher is also well suited for schools, and has recently been purchased by both the New York Institute of Technology and Worcester State University. NYIT installed the HVS-390HS as part of a control room upgrade in September. The switcher is being used for hands-on production classes and for video produced for the school's global digital network.

The switcher offers great value and features that empower our students, explains Herb Savran, NYIT's Chief Engineer of the Communication Arts Department. Savran has over 25 years of experience in using FOR-A equipment. Our 2 M/E switcher provides extensive DVE and keyers options, multi-viewing and routing capabilities, and makes it easy for our students to produce a variety of fast-changing shows.

Broadcasters ranging from local PEG facilities to worldwide broadcast networks are using the HVS-390HS. Wilbraham Public Access, which serves the local Wilbraham, MA area, recently purchased the FOR-A switcher for use in its television facility. New York's ABC News is also an HVS-390HS customer, utilizing the switcher for mobile news production for the national network.

Phoenix, AZ-based company Road Dog Show Pros, who specializes in event management and corporate productions, is another new HVS-390HS switcher customer. The company currently has the switcher packaged in a flight pack, where it was first used during a November production in Nashville.

We purchased the HVS-390HS because of the extensive amount of features it offers at a reasonable price point, says Andrew Stavro, Road Dog Show Pro's Technical Director. A few things that stood out to me are the customizable labels for each source button, the two multi-viewers, and its Web interface. These features make set-up much easier for us. We've always found FOR-A products to be high-quality and reliable.

FOR-A's HVS-390HS is also ideal for government applications. The switcher is part of the video production setup at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

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