Review of the KHi 80280 VDM 4 Himmelreich Video-Digital-Bildmischer
I bought this Videomixer from Ebay for 48 € and was told the BNC- Inputs wouldn´t work and some cables had been pulled out of the solderings. So first thing I did was fixing them and now the Himmelreich VDM4 works perfectly.

PAL

Inputs: video1 (master; BNC, Euro-Av: FBAS, Y/C, RGB)
video2 (BNC, Euro-AV: FBAS, Y/C, RGB)
video3 (BNC: FBAS)
video4 (color processor)
audio1 (stereo)
audio2 (stereo)

Edirol V8 is aimed to take place between very popular V4 and a bit more 'high end' V440 HD. It's construction is based on V4 however many improvements have been made, which seem to meet expectations of potential customers (people who cannot afford V440 but have 'outgrown' v4) very well.
Let's take a qucik look around.
Basic conception of the mixer is very similar to V4 (using buttons to sellect inputs assigned to busses A an B), but there are some new things:

This mixer is a two input mixer similar to the older model MX-12. It offers some different features, but lacks a few as well. See MX-12 review for basic info on this mixer line.

The plus points compared to a MX-12 are:
- joystick has double functionality (positioner and colour correction)
- color correction can be used on both channels
- more wipe patterns
- digital effects can be assigned to both channels
- a/v synchro for digital effects

The Krossfour is a Four Input mixer based on the basic design of the Korg Entrancer - the same metal styled case is used and includes an input and some controls of the front ala the Entrancer. At 185mm (W) x 249mm (D) x 75mm (H) its about a third smaller than an Edirol V4.Some of the unique features of the Krossfour are the dj mixer styled cross fader with curve adjustment. It features Black, White, Chroma and Luma Keying between channels. Other than that its a simple 4 channel mixer with TBC on each channel.

Okay, as promised I have finally written this review. I am sure many of you will have lots of questions. Please post all the questions to the forum so everyone can see the reply. I will try and respond as soon as possible. Also, please read the full review before asking any questions.
I have had the opportunity to use 2 of these units for a couple of different shows. I also demonstrated the V4 everyday for a week at National Association of Music Makers (NAMM).

Made in 1997