Vision mixer

A vision mixer (also called video switcher or production switcher) is a device used to select between several different video sources and in some cases composite (mix) video sources together and add special effects. This is similar to what a mixing console does for audio. Typically a vision mixer would be found in a professional television production environment such as a television studio, cable broadcast facility, commercial production facility or linear video editing bay. The term can also refer to the person operating the device.

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Video - Mixing console - Television - Television studio - Cable - Commercial - Linear video editing

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Vision mixer and video mixer are almost exclusively European terms. In the United States, the common name for a device of this kind is (video) production switcher, and most US video professionals will only know it by this name.

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Europe - United States

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