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From securely broadcasting video to controlling light and water displays, openGear can do (almost) anything. openGear is an open-architecture, modular frame system designed by Ross Video and supported by a diverse range of terminal equipment manufacturers. Listen to the openGear podcast to hear how others use openGear.

  1. Sep 22

    Apantac’s new openGear CWDM card for multiplex fiber transport in stadiums & large venues

    If you need to get multiple signals to travel a distance over a single strand of fiber in stadiums and other large venues, you’ll want to check out Apantac’s new CWDM card for openGear. The OG-CWDM-MUX multiplexer is accompanied by a receiver card that demuxes everything, the OG-CWDM-DeMUX.  The Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexer card provides a convenient way to transport 4 inputs of SDI up to 12G on a single fiber as far as 10 kilometers away. You can cascade up to 4 cards, allowing you to transport 16 signals on a single fiber. Thomas Tang, founder and president of Apantac, speaks with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus at IBC 2026 about Apantac’s openGear lineup. Thomas says, “Every year we come out with 2 or 3 new cards, right? So over the years we now have over 50, just a little under 60 cards. So you can see there's a good catalog of these cards.” There’s something for everyone in the Apantac line of openGear cards. To see what’s available and find out more about the OG-CWDM-MUX and OG-CWDM-DeMUX, visit https://www.apantac.com/.  Visit https://www.opengear.tv/ to get the 2026 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide to see more than 30 use cases Leader Partners like Apantac have to offer you within the openGear ecosystem. About Apantac: Apantac is a leading designer and developer of high-quality, cost-effective image signal processing equipment. The Apantac product line has been specifically designed to provide users with a flexible and innovative technology solution for image processing, and signal extension and processing. Learn more at https://www.apantac.com/. About openGear: 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/.

  2. Aug 28

    Ross Video’s new server-based remote control for openGear DashBoard

    If you use DashBoard with your openGear signal processing equipment, you’ll want to hear about the new Ross Platform Manager. It’s a server-based technology that gives web access to DashBoard-enabled products. Everything is centralized, so in distributed scenarios, where you’re working with custom panels and things like that, now it's all in one place. And with secure access from the remote points and role-based access, it's like a remote control for managing everything on DashBoard effectively. Darren Ward from Ross Video speaks with Matt Robbins from KitPlus at NAB 2026 about Ross Platform Manager, which is available now in beta mode. They also talk about a new openGear 12G Distribution Amplifier, the SRA-8901A. It improves on the features of a couple of older models, and it’s available at a lower price.  openGear is celebrating 20 years of innovation in modern signal processing. During that time, 55,000 frames have shipped and more than 150 partners have come on board to offer you an unparalleled breadth of selection. Find out more about Ross Platform Manager, the SRA-8901A, and all of Ross Video’s openGear offerings at https://www.rossvideo.com/. openGear is your source for not only distribution amplifiers and converter cards, but also specialty products where you need space-saving and versatility. To learn more about openGear products, visit https://www.opengear.tv/ to get the 2026 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide.  About Ross Video: From the world’s biggest broadcasters and stadiums to community productions, Ross Video designs and builds technology that powers live production. Ross designs and manufactures everything from production switchers to robotic camera systems, infrastructure systems to 3D motion graphics, newsroom systems to stadium venue control, and more. Find out how Ross helps all manner of organizations create and share compelling content at https://www.rossvideo.com/.

  3. Jun 19

    New, affordable frame sync and 3D LUT openGear cards from Cobalt grow with you

    If you’re in the market for low-cost signal processing cards, you now have new options from Cobalt Digital. The first is a 12G SDI single-channel frame synchronizer, the 9925-FSx. It starts with 1 path at a very affordable price, and you can upgrade via software license options to 2, 3, and 4 independent paths. There's also an audio processing license option that gives you AES, MADI, and Dante embedding and deembedding.  The second new card is a single-channel 3G-SDI 3D LUT color processing card, the 9981-LUTx, which offers you up to 4 channels and even 4K with software license options. There’s a long menu of options on this card. You can add a scaler, the BBC LUT, audio options, and more. During NAB 2026, Suzana Brady of Cobalt Digital talks with Matt Robbins from KitPlus about how Cobalt is known for very high-end, multifunctional OpenGear cards, and so they have surprised the market by introducing entry-level, low-cost OpenGear cards with the same reliability and 5-year warranty as all of Cobalt’s products. As your workflow grows, these cards can grow with you. They also spoke about new ST 2110 inputs that have been added to the PACIFIC 9992-ENC encoder, as well as ST 2110 outputs that you’ll now find on the PACIFIC ULL-DEC-INDIGO decoder.  To find out more about these and all of Cobalt’s openGear cards, visit https://www.CobaltDigital.com/. Get the new 2026 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide to see what Cobalt and all of the openGear Leader Partners offer within the flexible and scalable openGear ecosystem at https://www.opengear.tv/.  About Cobalt Digital: Signal processing is about more than just powerful processing and system capabilities. Just as important are scalable, cost-effective, real-world solutions that not only meet today’s demands but adapt to tomorrow’s challenges. Cobalt Digital designs and manufactures award-winning 12G/3G/HD/SD conversion, throwdown, and multiviewer technology for the production and broadcast television environments. Find out more at https://www.CobaltDigital.com/. About openGear: 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/.

  4. Jun 3

    Easily scale & sync 4K signals with Apantac’s openGear DisplayPort–SDI scan converters

    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, founder and president of Apantac, speaks with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus at NAB 2026 about Apantac’s openGear cards for broadcast and proAV. They also talked about a frame sync card, a pattern generator, Dante audio embedders and de-embedders, and SDI embedders and de-embedders. If you’d like to find out more about any of Apantac’s 50+ openGear cards, visit https://www.apantac.com/.  Visit https://www.opengear.tv/ to get the 2026 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide to see more than 30 use cases Leader Partners like Apantac have to offer you within the openGear ecosystem. About Apantac: Apantac is a leading designer and developer of high-quality, cost-effective image signal processing equipment. The Apantac product line has been specifically designed to provide users with a flexible and innovative technology solution for image processing, and signal extension and processing. Learn more at https://www.apantac.com/. About openGear: 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/.

  5. May 14

    Mix & match the best signal processing gear for your video facility with openGear (webinar)

    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. After you watch, find out more about the signal processing cards you saw:  – Ross Video’s 12G SDI distribution amplifiers and MC1 Master Control switcher on an openGear card at https://www.rossvideo.com/  – Cobalt’s PACIFIC 9992 Encoder and PACIFIC ULL Decoder at https://cobaltdigital.com/  – MultiDyne’s OG-7800 Series and MDoG-6060 and JPEG-XS MDoG-6061 gateways at https://www.multidyne.com/  – VITEC’s new DIAMOND-IP OG Encoder at https://www.vitec.com/  – AJA’s new OG-GEN10 sync generator at https://www.aja.com/  Find out what you can use to build an open-architecture system that fits your exact needs when you download the new 2026 openGear Ultimate Applications Guide at https://www.opengear.tv/. About openGear: 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 opengear.tv.

  6. Mar 24

    AJA’s high-powered openGear 3G-SDI to HDMI 2.0 conversion card (ISE2026)

    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 can put up to 10 of them on a single openGear frame, so you’ll enjoy superior density. And as with all openGear cards, you get redundant power supply and the DashBoard control system to manage everything easily. Andy Bellamy, Technical Director at AJA, speaks with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus at ISE2026 about the OG-Hi5-4K-Plus that makes high-powered conversion to HDMI 2.0 displays for monitoring simple. They also talk about AJA’s commitment to the convenience and power of the openGear platform, allowing you to mix and match cards from different vendors in the same frame so you have exactly what you need. “Now anything new that comes out, the first thing most people say to us is, ‘Oh, are you going to make an openGear version of that?’” Andy says. “And generally the answer is yes.” Discover more about AJA, including all of their openGear cards, at https://www.aja.com/. See the power and versatility of openGear products from Leader Partners like AJA by going to https://www.opengear.tv/ to get the new 2026 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide. Thanks for watching and please subscribe to our channel. About AJA: Since 1993, AJA Video Systems has been a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge technology for the broadcast, cinema, proAV, and post-production markets. AJA develops a range of powerful, flexible video interface and conversion technologies, digital video recording solutions, and color management, streaming, and remote production tools. High-profile media companies around the globe, along with broadcasters, networks, post-production houses, mobile truck operators, cinematographers, film editors, and more rely on the reliability, flexibility, and performance of AJA technologies. Find out more at https://www.aja.com/. About openGear: 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/.

  7. Mar 24

    MultiDyne’s openGear cards simplify your 2110 or JPEG XS signal chain

    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 channels of 12G-SDI, 8x8 audio, Ethernet, sync, and serial data over a single fiber link. One or 2 slots over, an IP card can drop those signals straight onto the network. At ISE 2026, Matt Watkins from MultiDyne speaks with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus about how this workflow allows you to reduce cabling, simplify control, and streamline the path from camera to network. The MDoG-6060 series and OG-7800 series are popular with proAV customers, particularly houses of worship and enterprise production teams. Instead of racks of standalone converters and base stations, everything lives in one unified frame with openGear DashBoard control for centralized status and monitoring. Want to find out more about these 2110 or JPEG XS signal chain solutions? Visit https://www.multidyne.com/ to check out the openGear cards in the video, as well as the rest of the MultiDyne openGear line. Head to https://www.opengear.tv to get the new 2026 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide to see a wide range of applications from openGear Leader Partners like MultiDyne. About MultiDyne: MultiDyne leads the industry in pioneering signal conversion and fiber-optic-based transport systems for the broadcast, cable, satellite, production, digital cinema, surveillance, teleconferencing, and pro-AV markets. The company's highly configurable, durable, format-flexible, and feature-rich solutions service the continually evolving needs of local studios, network facilities, mobile trucks, live event venues, and enterprise organizations. Find out more at https://www.multidyne.com/. About openGear: 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-appl....

  8. Mar 2

    MultiDyne’s openGear cards simplify your 2110 or JPEG XS signal chain (ISE 2026)

    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 channels of 12G-SDI, 8x8 audio, Ethernet, sync, and serial data over a single fiber link. One or 2 slots over, an IP card can drop those signals straight onto the network.  At ISE 2026, Matt Watkins from MultiDyne speaks with Simon Tillyer from KitPlus about how this workflow allows you to reduce cabling, simplify control, and streamline the path from camera to network. The MDoG-6060 series and OG-7800 series are popular with proAV customers, particularly houses of worship and enterprise production teams. Instead of racks of standalone converters and base stations, everything lives in one unified frame with openGear DashBoard control for centralized status and monitoring. Want to find out more about these 2110 or JPEG XS signal chain solutions? Visit https://www.multidyne.com/ to check out the openGear cards in the video, as well as the rest of the MultiDyne openGear line.  Head to https://www.opengear.tv to get the new 2026 Ultimate openGear Applications Guide to see a wide range of applications from openGear Leader Partners like MultiDyne. About MultiDyne: MultiDyne leads the industry in pioneering signal conversion and fiber-optic-based transport systems for the broadcast, cable, satellite, production, digital cinema, surveillance, teleconferencing, and pro-AV markets. The company's highly configurable, durable, format-flexible, and feature-rich solutions service the continually evolving needs of local studios, network facilities, mobile trucks, live event venues, and enterprise organizations. Find out more at https://www.multidyne.com/. About openGear: 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.

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From securely broadcasting video to controlling light and water displays, openGear can do (almost) anything. openGear is an open-architecture, modular frame system designed by Ross Video and supported by a diverse range of terminal equipment manufacturers. Listen to the openGear podcast to hear how others use openGear.

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