VANTAGE PSU-3X®

Digital Video Assist

Vantage introduces
the new PSU-3X – the world´smost powerful video assist
Made in Germany by Vantage Film GmbHFor further information contact Vantage Film, Phone +49 961 26795, Fax +49 961 62983, www.vantagefilm.com

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psu -3x
The Ultimate Video Assist®

The PSU-3X sets the standard for high-end HD digital video assist systems. With thislatest iteration, Vantage Film delivers a powerful range of functionality and imagequality in a tool that is compact, elegantly designed and intuitive to use. And because
it’s from Vantage, you can be sure the PSU-3X performs with rock-solid dependability.
After 20 years of designing and building lenses and 15 years of making the PSU
line of video assist systems, we at Vantage Film understand the specialized needs offilmmakers. The PSU-3X combines software and hardware into a single, extremely small
and lightweight unit specifically designed to hold up under the duress of production.
When the pressure’s on, the PSU-3X delivers, flawlessly.
The PSU-3X records video streams from as many as four cameras at once and is capableof playing back two separate takes while simultaneously displaying all four cameras on
its high quality touch-screen. The result is vastly improved efficiency and a happy set.
The heart of the PSU-3X is a state-of-the-art integrated dual HD processor for highdefinition video input and output. HD takes are displayed in HD quality on the unit’s
touch-screen, as well as on up to four outboard HD monitors. Simultaneous recording
and playback saves time. 2x and 1.3x anamorphic desqueezing expand your options.
Users of the PSU-3X rave about the unit’s power attributes, which are far superior,especially in tough production environments. Battery operation lasts six hours, with hotswap capability eliminating headaches. AC power supply is also an option.

•P arallel operationoffers recording
and playback at thesame time•T
 wo individual
video-out streams
for HD or SDmonitors•M onitoring of up tofour sources at thesame time•D ual playback•P SU Satellite® iPadbased live stream
and directors
communication• Anamorphic
desqueezing for
regular 2x and1.3x squeeze• LUT Manager – allcommon formats –unlimited• Metadata Capturing– XML file export• Analog & DigitalTimecode• Multi Camera ShotManager• High speed take
import/export• Two independentaudio signals• Manual audio delayup to ±30 frames• Built-in speaker• Changeable SSD
data storage• 6 hours of battery
operation• Hot-swap ofbatteries

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Simplicity Ease of use is crucial to the on-set user of the PSU-3X. This operational simplicity might seemto conflict with the unit’s vast array of functions – many of them unavailable in any other system. But weplace great importance on striking the proper balance with logical design. It’s important to us that anyone
from an untrained newbie to the most seasoned digital imaging technician can use this tool with facility.
The PSU-3X’s instruction manual is four pages long. Enough said.

Made in Germany by Vantage Film GmbH · For further information contact Vantage Film,
Phone +49 961 26795, Fax +49 961 62983, www.vantagefilm.com• Built-in pivotable
touch-screen
monitor with highquality display• Optional AC mains
power supply• High quality, solid,
all-aluminiumhousing• Compact andlightweight(10.8 kg)

The perfect Crew Member
PSU®-3X and PSU® Satellite prove to
be indispensable tools

satellite

PSU Satellite
Video assist professionals must find convenient,
dependable ways to deliver quality images
to the eyes that need to see them – often
in difficult, ever-shifting circumstances.
This ingenious
tool helps bytransmitting
images fromthe PSU-3X toa nicely housed,
handheld, iPadbased unit called thePSU Satellite. It simply
works, with very little
delay and an array ofaccom­panying
functions. Your
producer will
thank you.

“The PSU is designed, manufactured, programmed and supported by one company. And it’s a company that stands behind every nut and bolt and every board in the unit.”

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Made in Germany by Vantage Film GmbHFor further information contact Vantage Film, Phone +49 961 26795, Fax +49 961 62983, www.vantagefilm.com

Manufactured by VantageForm follows function, and we believe that the PSU-3X’s outward elegancespeaks of the ingenious functionality within. The compact design andconstruction of the PSU-3X is done completely in-house. We develop our own
sophisticated electronics and other components with a single application inmind, without compromise. We have extensive experience with filmmaking toolsthat require extremely accurate yet bulletproof mechanics. All metal parts aremachined aircraft-grade aluminum or machined stainless steel, which makes theunit very robust but also very lightweight.

David “Goldy” Goldsmith on the PSU-3X:
Other devices I have used are dependent
on a tower computer, or a laptop, withmany external devices that have to workin conjunction: up-convertors, de-scalers,
things made by various manufacturers.
The PSU is designed, manufactured,programmed and supported by onecompany. And it’s a company that stands
behind every nut and bolt and every
board in the unit.

The PSU system offers portability andconfiguration possiblities that I haven’t seen
on any other system out there. The PSU is thefocal point of the entire production. With thePSU, I’m able to do everything a Director,Cinematographer, Producer, VFX Supervisor, or
Script Supervisor requests. It provides a crystal
clear picture. I can record and play back, and,with the built-in editor, I can quickly edit shots
without transferring to a different system orsoftware. Video effects capabilities are abundant.

The Vantage PSU system has proven itself
to be an indispensable tool, and my work
has grown by leaps and bounds since I’ve
been using it.

The software itself is incredibly intuitive. Say
you record a shot and play it back for the Script
Supervisor. Out of the blue,
the Visual Effects Supervisor
pops in and says, “Do mea favor. Can you flop theimage, blow it up 10%, androtate it to the left?” Theanswer is, “Yes.” I can do thatwithin seconds. That request
is accomplished without
interfering with the playback
I’m doing for the Script
Supervisor. The capability ofmultitasking is outrageously powerful.

Recently I worked withPaul Thomas Anderson.
He used the PSU Satellite
all day long. I found it
offered him freedom andon-set access like neverbefore. We could communicate with each otherthrough the Satellite. We
played back live images
from as many as fourcameras up to 100 feet away. The Satellite
is a wireless handheld viewing device inthe palm of the Director’s hand, that also
provides access to storyboards script,emails and live video with no visible delay.
The ability to download takes for later review creates ‘near-dailies’ way before they
are created by the post house.

The PSU is compact and configurable. You
can start your day on a sound stage in acontrolled environment, do a shot, then load
it into a truck and drive to the desert to do ahigh speed chase with the same system, goingwirelessly. Then you can jump into a helicopterand do some aerial shots. And all the while,
the production has access to everything, nomatter where you are.

David “Goldy” Goldsmithis a top video assist professional, with 20 years
experience working in the business.

Vantage PSU®-3X Accessories

AC Adapter

Serves as power supply for
the PSU. 110-240V. EU orUS version available.

Remote Control

Operates recording channels,player (play, pause, stop,skip), input switch, video-out
sockets and action master.

Sunshade

Built like a traditional mattebox sunshade to reducereflections. Folded up it´s ascreen protection on location.

Rain Cover

Waterproof textile cover
to protect the PSU in wetconditions. Requires PSU
sunshade.

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Specifications and technical data contained herein are subject to change without notice.
EP 1638004 / EP 1638101 European Patents granted
PSU® is a registered trademark of Vantage Film GmbH, Germany.

Made in Germany by Vantage Film GmbHFor further information contact Vantage Film, Phone +49 961 26795, Fax +49 961 62983, www.vantagefilm.com