• Lower Thirds & Full-Screen Slides: Effortless creation for live production
• Drag-and-Drop Import: Easily add images and clips to Grafster
• Program/Preview Operation: Supports up to four PGM channels
• Scene Management: Read, merge, subtract, save, and recall scenes with ease
• Quick Page Refresh: Manual text updates for immediate changes
• Fast & Powerful Interface: Preview on VGA screen and dedicated keyboard controller
• Remote operation using dedicated interface
• Off-line content creation: complete control with Grafster  off-line and scenes creation with Page Composer
• Continuous Crawls: Unlimited real-time ticker with live data updates (CPU-dependent)

With Page Composer option and Grafster Off-Line available across multiple systems, it streamlines the editing process and ensures rapid scene creation before going live.
The Multi-Channel configuration adds another layer of flexibility, especially with four independent display channels. Having the ability to assign crawl feeds to specific channels makes it much easier to control how information is presented—whether for live broadcasts, real-time updates, or special programming.

Grafster™ provides a comprehensive set of tools able to:

• Flexible Graphics Import: Supports TGA, PNG, TIFF, JPG, MOV, MP4, MKV, and more for static images and animations
• Easy to import official graphics packets: Embedded tools for optimising load speed / file size
• Optimized Graphic Packet Handling: Built-in tools for speed and file size efficiency
• Control each individual element: for visibility, position, timeline, specific parameters and Z-Order
• Embedded Paint/Restyle Module: Basic image manipulation for precise adjustments
• Pixel-Accurate Object Positioning: Canvas' real broadcast resolution for perfect alignment with the broadcast output
• T i m el in e- B a s e d A ni m at ion: Objects can be triggered dynamically
• Unlimited Picture-in-Picture (DVE) Windows: Integrates SDI signals and NDI feeds. Live feeds can be adjusted for size and transparency.

That setup sounds incredibly efficient for managing on-air graphics!
Grafster's built-in tools allow users to effortlessly adjust the size and transparency of clips and graphic objects, fine-tune elements within their canvases, erase specific pixels, or modify various parameters. These features provide a seamless and intuitive editing experience, ensuring precise control over every visual element

Grafster offers exceptional text capabilities, including both static and dynamic fields, text elements seamlessly integrated with graphics, tickers, and multiple independent crawls. Its superior quality is achieved through 256 levels of sub-sampling and 256 steps of anti-aliasing, ensuring smooth and precise text rendering.

Additionally, Grafster supports Unicode text feeds, enabling flawless international compatibility with complex-text languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, and more. Its advanced text rendering technology guarantees high-quality and accurate display across various linguistic scripts.

• Advanced Font Rasterizer: Customizable effects layers for text styles, settings for font geometry, unlimited text layers with effects (outline, shadow, neon glow, etc.)
• Auto-Hinting: Sharp, flicker-free text display
• Enhanced Graphics Layering: Supports complex compositions
• Powerful playout engine supports multiple video and graphics formats
• Interlacing-Aware Processing: Proper resizing for interlaced video content

• Real-Time Data Connectivity: Access databases, text files, IP feeds feeds, OLE databases, Analog and Digital clocks, Up and Down Counters, SMS messages
• Dynamic Text Linking: Auto-update text fields with external data or filenames
• Automated Database Tools: Instantly populate text fields from live sources
• Clip Filename Retrieval: Integrated database engine for automated media management
• Manual Crawl Operation: User-controlled ticker customization and operation
• Chyron Intelligent Interface (CII) Protocol Support: Enables scene creation within Newsroom Computer Systems (NCS)

RSS feeds, OLE databases, Analog and Digital clocks, Up and Down Counters, SMS messages, weather feeds or instant weather info are just some examples of data feeds.  Grafster can do it all!

Grafster allows external control from any network-connected computer through the included Intelligent Interface Client application. Additionally, it supports GPI over OSC protocol, requiring either the GPI Server option or the Bitfocus Companion application for seamless integration and precise control.

Grafster features an uncompressed 4:4:4:4 component architecture, ensuring exceptional video quality. Its frame buffer remains unconverted throughout processing, right up to the final blending stage

Additionally, it offers sub-sampling down to 1/256 of a pixel for text and graphics in crawl tickers, enabling remarkably smooth crawls at any speed

All graphics and clips are played back using Black Magic™ Decklink cards or NDI streams. Depending on the hardware platform, Grafster provides a 10-bit linear internal downstream keyer or Video and Key outputs, allowing for seamless direct feed to the switcher

Other hardware platforms such as Deltacast™, Bluefish444™, compatible with previous version of LogoMaster, can be added on request

Intelligent bypass relay optional hardware can pass the HD-SDI signal to output in case of abnormal operation detected by its watch-dog module or, if operator needs to do maintenance.

• HD/4K resolutions as SDI (with Black Magic Design cards or external boxes) and/or NDI stream
• Intelligent HD SDI bypass with watch-dog

 

Our software products are fully compatible with Blackmagic Design's capture and playback cards, including the DeckLink series. This ensures seamless integration in professional video environments and access to high-quality standards in broadcast and post-production workflows
Supported Blackmagic Design Cards

• DeckLink Series (PCIe)
• DeckLink Quad 2
• Decklink Duo 2
• DeckLink 8K Pro G2
• DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K (no KEY signal)
• Older Decklink boards with drivers starting from 10.xx
• UltraStudio HD Mini, 4K Mini, Media Player 10G

All DeckLink PCI Express (PCIe) cards work in Windows-based workstations and servers, offering excellent flexibility for deployment.
 
Compatible Operating Systems
Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11

Compatible Video and Audio Standards

• SD, HD, Ultra HD, 4K video formats
• SDI, HDMI, Analog Component, S-Video, Composite connections
• 16 channels of audio input/output
• Blackburst sync input, tri-sync HD input

Connectivity Highlights

• SDI and HDMI outputs for monitors, broadcast decks, projectors, and video equipment.
• Support for older video devices via component analog, S-Video, and composite connections (various DeckLink models)
• Versatile PCIe slot compatibility: Compatible with both 8- and 16-lane PCIe slots, ensuring installation in most modern workstations

In summary:
Using Blackmagic Design DeckLink cards, our software will work on Windows systems and integrate smoothly with leading video, audio, visual effects, and streaming workflows. Both professional and consumer-grade equipment connections are supported, and developer resources are available for custom solutions.