High-Performance
Video Solutions

Trusted by broadcasters and film studios worldwide, we deliver openGear® cards to the broadcast industry and standalone 24-frame playback systems designed specifically for film and tv production. Cal Media Engineering designs, builds and supports cost-effective video equipment and solutions not found anywhere else.

Since 2008, California Media Engineering has been an active openGear® partner providing cost-effective Audio/Video Delay, Profanity Delay, and AV Sync solutions utilized by broadcasters and other facilities nationwide and around the world. The Model 5100 openGear® card is our latest offering providing 4K/HD/SD AV Delay, Profanity Delay, AV Sync, Dual SDI Channel Switching, Audio Channel Mapping and Embedding/De-embedding, Test Signal Generator, and Still Store all-in-one card.

For nearly 3 decades, Schindler Imaging branded 24-frame playback systems have been utilized in productions of Emmy® Award winning TV series and Academy Award® winning feature films. By converting standard video to film frame rates, the system eliminates artifacts when filming a CRT display, specifically rolling bars and tearing artifacts caused by camera motion.

More than just a simple frame rate converter, the unit features precise color correction (now with continuous color temperature adjust), precise image positioning and resizing, synchronization, still image store, customized test signals, effect presets, fan level settings, video wall support, built-in Raspberry Pi processor providing video input, easy firmware updates, and remote control of multiple units using Dashboard software.