Join us at NAB 2025 as we speak to Ryan Wallenberg from Cobalt Digital about the latest openGear updates. Discover how Cobalt is expanding its offering with a new 2110 input interface for the PACIFIC 9992 encoder, an ultra-low latency decoder for REMI workflows, and a new range of simple but essential fibre converter cards. As one of the founding members of the openGear ecosystem, Cobalt continues to support practical, scalable solutions for SDI and IP workflows.
Jun 13, 2025•3 min
Join us at NAB 2025 as we speak with Bill Cassidy from VITEC about their latest openGear innovations. On show is the MGW Diamond C1 — a compact, cost-effective entry point into openGear encoding and decoding, ideal for remote or small-scale deployments. Also featured is the new Diamond C10 controller card, offering a unified interface for multi-channel monitoring and control across openGear chassis.
Jun 06, 2025•3 min
Join us at NAB 2025 as we speak to Darren Ward from Ross Video. Explore the latest advancements across the openGear ecosystem, including updates to the MC1 Master Control and Gator Toolbox, plus a powerful cloud-to-ground graphics workflow using the OSG-8971 SRT encoder. With over 55,000 openGear frames now deployed worldwide, Darren shares how Ross Video is continuing to evolve its modular platform, supporting everything from signal distribution to UHD/SD conversion. Discover new features like ...
May 30, 2025•6 min
Join us at NAB 2025 as we speak to Ryan Wallenberg from Cobalt Digital about the latest openGear updates. Discover how Cobalt is expanding its offering with a new 2110 input interface for the PACIFIC 9992 encoder, an ultra-low latency decoder for REMI workflows, and a new range of simple but essential fibre converter cards. As one of the founding members of the openGear ecosystem, Cobalt continues to support practical, scalable solutions for SDI and IP workflows.
May 23, 2025•3 min
Join us at NAB 2025 as we speak to Jesse Foster from MultiDyne about the company’s growing support for openGear across its fibre-based broadcast solutions.
May 16, 2025•4 min
Join us at NAB 2025 as we speak to Thomas Tang from Apantac OG. Explore the latest additions to their openGear lineup, including sync generators, auto changeover, and audio distribution modules.
May 09, 2025•3 min
No need to get locked into one vendor’s ecosystem. On this webinar, you’ll find out how video facilities like yours are breaking free by mixing and matching the best gear for their needs. You’ll hear from industry leaders from 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 – for these applications and more: *Color management for live events *KVM over IP *Low latency IPTV video distribution *Native ...
Mar 18, 2025•41 min
Reliability is always mission critical, and it’s especially important toward the end of the air chain with the last pieces of hardware before you go to transmission or go to air. That’s why Ross Video’s MC1 Master Control switcher has added an automatic smart failover functionality. This update is available through a free firmware upgrade, and it gives you a rock solid air chain. Watch Ross Video’s Darren Ward speak with Simon Tillyer from KITPLUS at NAB 2024, and find out about MC1 and 2 other ...
Jan 02, 2025•7 min
If you work in live production and you don’t have much rack space, but you do need to use a lot of ColorBoxes, you’ll be excited to hear about the latest innovation from AJA. You can fit 10 of the new openGear ColorBox advanced inline color transformers in 2 rack units, so it’s convenient for a truck or compact production space. Abe Abt from AJA spoke with Matt Robbins from KITPLUS at IBC2024 about AJA’s 2 new openGear cards. Watch the quick video now: https://youtu.be/q0Pgi7jxslE?feature=shared...
Dec 30, 2024•3 min
Reliability is always mission critical, and it’s especially important toward the end of the air chain with the last pieces of hardware before you go to transmission or go to air. That’s why Ross Video’s MC1 Master Control switcher has added an automatic smart failover functionality. This update is available through a free firmware upgrade, and it gives you a rock solid air chain. Watch Ross Video’s Darren Ward speak with Simon Tillyer from KITPLUS at NAB 2024, and find out about MC1 and 2 other ...
Dec 27, 2024•5 min
If you require high density and low latency production options, you’ll want to check out Cobalt’s new award-winning additions to the openGear family. Simon Tillyer from KITPLUS interviewed Suzana Brady from Cobalt Digital at NAB 2024 to talk about the newly released openGear cards, including the 12G Dante embedder/de-embedder, and the Indigo 2110 and Pacific 9992 encoders. Watch the video to find out more about the new cards: https://www.opengear.tv/cobalt-at-nab-24/...
Dec 23, 2024•4 min
The industry standard platform of choice, openGear is an open-architecture, modular frame system that offers freedom to choose technology from a wide range of products to meet the needs of remote production, broadcast, and distribution. Find out more at https://www.opengear.tv/ultimate-application-guide . Keywords: VITEC, Diamond C10, openGear, IBC2024, management card, broadcast technology, video encoding, video decoding, HDMI, SDI, 4K...
Dec 18, 2024•3 min
If you need multichannel and bi-directional conversion between SDI and ST 2110, or you require JPEG-XS compression, you’re going to want to check out what’s new in MultiDyne’s award-winning openGear line. Sebastian Mucha spoke with Matt Robbins from KITPLUS at IBC2024 about MultiDyne’s 9 new ST 2110 cards for the openGear frame. Depending on what you need, you can use the new ST 2110 cards to encapsulate/de-encapsulate SDI, UHD, audio, and JPEG-XS, with 10GbE or 25GbE I/O. You get all of this wi...
Dec 12, 2024•4 min
At NAB 2024 we speak with Thomas Tang from Apantac about openGear updates Thanks for watching and please subscribe to our channel.
Dec 02, 2024•2 min
If you require high density and low latency production options, you’ll want to check out Cobalt’s additions to the openGear family released at NAB. Suzana Brady speaks with Simon Tillyer from KITPLUS at NAB 2024 about Cobalt Digital’s new award-winning openGear cards, including the 12G Dante embedder/de-embedder with frame sync and super high density, that supports up to 200 audio channels. You’ll also hear about the new Indigo 2110 that is bi-directional, supports up to 4 channels, and is nativ...
Sep 25, 2024•4 min
If you work in a hybrid SDI and IP environment, or you are transitioning from SDI to IP, you want future-proof solutions that offer you both flexibility and reliability. And that’s exactly what MultiDyne produces within the openGear ecosystem. On the show floor at NAB 2024, Michael Jordan from MultiDyne speaks with Simon Tillyer from KITPLUS about two new openGear cards from MultiDyne. The MDoG-6060 and MDoG-6061 are both bidirectional converter cards that offer you the reliability of hitless re...
Sep 04, 2024•2 min
If you’re using multiple VITEC openGear cards, you need to check out the Diamond family streaming chassis just released at NAB 2024 that integrates them all into one dashboard, configures all the channels, manages streaming, and automates redundancy. David Ben Atar speaks with Matt Robbins from KITPLUS at NAB 2024 about VITEC’s new Diamond C10 reliable IP streaming chassis. Whenever a new card is inserted, it gets configured, updated, and gives you a view of what sources and channels are connect...
Aug 14, 2024•4 min
You probably already know that AJA’s Mini-Converters are popular in production, post, and live events because they offer a wide range of reliable standalone conversion options in compact forms. But did you know that AJA now makes openGear versions of 4 of their most popular Mini-Converter cards? New to NAB this year, these 4 cards merge AJA's renowned Mini-Converter technology with openGear's robustness and flexibility. All of the cards support 12G capabilities, ensuring you can future-proof you...
Jul 24, 2024•3 min
If you have multiple users in remote locations accessing the network, you probably already know how useful KVM over IP can be for securely delivering critical information that can be managed from anywhere. That’s why Apantac created a new openGear version of its popular KVM over IP cards. The OG KVM over IP is a 4K/UHD extender with either copper or fiber output. Thomas Tang, founder and president of Apantac, speaks with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus at NAB 2024 about Apantac’s new offerings in the...
Jul 03, 2024•7 min
Discover how Vitecs openGear products have evolved over the years now, including several diamond encoders, the latest being the diamond plus, which is a true broadcast encoding platform that supports a variety of special professional video distributing protocols. For information about a broader array of openGear applications, get the 2023 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ It contains 26 new use cases, including HDR, SRT, multiplexing, 12G-SDI, IPTV, 4K UHD, a...
Jun 26, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Get the free Ultimate openGear Applications Guide : https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ During this episode, Jesse shares an update on the openGear cards that MultiDyne has added to their collection and their continued commitment to the openGear platform. Watch the video of this discussion: https://youtu.be/1A2XlsBkKYc MultiDyne: http://www.multidyne.com openGear : https://opengear.tv MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Solutions has over 40 years of experience serving the broadcast and video productio...
Jun 12, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Get the 2023 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ . It contains 26 new use cases, including HDR, SRT, multiplexing, 12G-SDI, IPTV, 4K UHD, and more. Get the inside scoop from Darren at Ross Video on their latest openGear 12G SDI cards. Watch the video interview here: https://youtu.be/vgGiTq20b1U Ross Video: https://www.rossvideo.com openGear : https://opengear.tv Ross Video provides customized and scalable solutions for billions of global viewers, offering award...
May 29, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Get the 2023 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ It contains 26 new use cases, including HDR, SRT, multiplexing, 12G-SDI, IPTV, 4K UHD, and more. During this episode KitPlus speaks with Bill from openGear at NAB show 2023 and how the company has grown over the years, expanding to 150 partners! The collaboration of the openGear partners has accelerated the innovation delivering more choices for the customers. Watch the video interview here: https://youtu.be/uKQj...
May 15, 2023•3 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Get the free Ultimate openGear Applications Guide : https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ Thomas Tang of Apantac speaks with Simon from KITPLUS about the setups they had on display during NAB 2023 to show how their openGear HDR converters and mux/demux can maintain high dynamic range (HDR) throughout your workflow without it being cut off. With Apantac and openGear, if you put HDR in, you’ll get HDR back out. Watch the video of this discussion: https://youtu.be/_elu-4pFjwE Apantac: http://www.apantac.c...
Apr 30, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 13
At IBC2022, KitPlus speaks with Ross Video about their new openGear products. Get the 2022 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ It contains 26 new use cases, including HDR, SRT, multiplexing, 12G-SDI, IPTV, 4K UHD, and more. Darrin from Ross Video talks about what's new with openGear at IBC, the introduction of the Gator toolbox, and its support with UHD, SDR and HDR. As well as a new software license that allows 3D look-up tables with BBC and NBCU included in t...
Nov 02, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
At IBC 2022, KitPlus speaks with Ross Video about how the fourth-generation openGear frame supports robust workflows like 12G. Get the 2022 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ . It contains 26 new use cases, including 12G-SDI, IPTV, HDR, SRT, multiplexing, 4K UHD, and more. Darren from Ross Video talks about how the openGear frame now has more power and more cooling to support 12G. He also mentions the Ross openGear products that support 12G, including the GATO...
Nov 02, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 11
At IBC 2022, KitPlus speaks with AJA about why they are committed to openGear. Get the 2022 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ It contains 26 new use cases, including HDR, SRT, multiplexing, 12G-SDI, IPTV, 4K UHD, and more. Tim from AJA talks about their latest openGear products, including the OG-DANTE-12GAM card and the OG-FIDO line of converters. He says, “We’re definitely committed to openGear. It’s been very popular for us and our customers are having grea...
Nov 02, 2022•2 min•Season 1Ep. 10
At IBC2022, KitPlus speaks with MultiDyne about how openGear gives their customers flexibility and solves problems. Get the 2022 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ It contains 26 new use cases, including HDR, SRT, multiplexing, 12G-SDI, IPTV, 4K UHD, and more. Sebastian from MultiDyne talks about their portfolio of openGear fiber optic transfer cards, including the new 12G DA card, which offers a bypass relay in case of power loss so the broadcaster can contin...
Nov 02, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 9
At IBC 2022, KitPlus speaks with VITEC about a new solution developed for openGear first. As Richard Bernard of Vitec explains, “We have developed a lot of openGear cards over the past three years, and the last one is Diamond+ OG.” What makes this card so special is that it was developed directly for the openGear platform and form factor. Unlike other openGear products from VITEC, which are based on existing products, the MGW Diamond+ OG was designed first for openGear. The card, which made its ...
Nov 01, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Get the free Ultimate openGear Applications Guide : https://www.opengear.tv/guide/ openGear Partner AJA Video Systems' engineering has consistently supported advancements in broadcast technologies as well as format standards to provide video professionals with future-proof workflow solutions. This presentation was recorded live during openGear Live & Online, April 2021. Watch the video of this discussion: https://www.opengear.tv/aja-video-systems-new-opengear-applications-for-broadcast-and-p...
Oct 06, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 7
