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For many years Pixel Power has been at the leading edge of broadcast playout, master control, workflow automation, graphics and branding. With many innovations that are now at the centre of television graphics, workflow and playout Pixel Power is continuing to lead the transition to the new world of software-defined, virtualisable solutions.

Two new technology platforms underpin a range of solutions that enable broadcasters to make the move to IP and do so at their own speed and with solutions tailored specifically to their needs in ways that were never possible before.

Flexible, bespoke, modular and with completely new pricing models, these new technology platforms offer broadcasters the opportunity to acquire just the features or functional blocks that they need and only pay for them when they use them. The days of buying a hardware product where you only use 60% of the features 40% of the time are gone.

StreamMaster Media Processing is the underlying technology platform upon which a variety of innovative solutions are based to help broadcasters manage the processing, branding, master control and delivery of content to customers. The solutions described are configured as standard branding and playout solutions based on how broadcasters currently operate. As a softwaredefined technology platform, however, features and functional blocks are constantly being added to offer broadcasters a future-proof platform and even more flexibility as operations change over time

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iChannel2 is a highly integrated, cost-effective, and easy-to-operate automation system for small and mid-size broadcasters. It supports up to 3 HD/SD playout channels in one compact chassis. The system is based on powerful video server platform, with rich features including ingest, playlist editing, multi-channel playout, CG, live signal pass-through, quality control, loudness control, etc.

Unlike other offerings, iChannel2 is not limited to a standalone playout box, it also can be used in a distributed multi-channel playout network, ensures excellent system scalability. By connecting multiple iChannel2 servers together, the system can support large number of playout channels, and there is a centrally located software module to handle automatic clip and playlist transfer. Separate workstations can be deployed for preparing playout schedules for multiple channels. Furthermore, various backup schemes can be configured to guarantee playout security.

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Limelight Video Platform is the fastest and most intuitive way to manage and distribute online video to media devices everywhere. Engage web audiences with immersive video content. Track performance and collect valuable metrics from your viewers. The power and simplicity of Limelight Video Platform lets you manage, publish, syndicate, measure, and monetize web video with ease. Upload your source file and our transcoding services automatically handle video format conversions and publishing steps required for optimized viewing on any device, anywhere. The video platform is integrated with the global Orchestrate Platform to deliver the high-quality viewing experience audiences expect.

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Epoch | Supernova CG is Bluefish444’s 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.

Capable of up to 4 independent and simultaneous channels of HD/SD-SDI input or output, Supernova CG features a flexible combination of multi-channel SDI I/O, and a dedicated Reference input BNC.

Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software

Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid  | Avmeda  | Brainstorm  | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion  | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense

All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.

Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.

FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore

• Capture up to 4 channels of video


• Wide range of codec options


• Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage


• Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer


• REST API to control remotely


• RS-422 Controller


• Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows

MAJOR FEATURES

Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility

• 4 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 1.5G-SDI I/O


• Up to 2K/HD 60p playout or capture via Dual Link 1.5G-SDI


• Each BNC is completely independent

Maximum connectivity

• Dedicated Reference Input BNC

The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design

Supernova CG has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.

Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline

• 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards


• Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material


• 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel


• 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!

Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV

• Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions


• Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering

Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility

• Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production


• Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options

Low-latency video keyer

• Low latency hardware video keyer


• Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay


• Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay


• Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data

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OASYS Integrated Playout is designed for broadcasters of all sizes from one or two channel facilities to mid-size operations with 3 to 12 channels or service providers with 50 or more channels.

OASYS eliminates the need for purpose-built devices and maximizes your investment in C.O.T.S, consumer-off-the-shelf hardware, making it easier to support and maintain. This approach also reduces your overall requirement for hardware and multiple support contracts.

The OASYS software modules provide flexibility to design a system, regardless of size, that meets your specific needs for today and the future, making OASYS fully scalable and feature rich and future-proof.

OASYS is a fully scalable, feature-rich playout solution that combines:

·       SDI, IP and UHD

·       Ingest and recording

·       Program Preparation

·       Captioning and Subtitling

·       Traffic and Scheduling

·       Switching

·       Playout and Graphics

·       Secondary Recording

·       Logging and Reporting

·       Redundancy & Archiving

·       Remote Access & Control

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nxtedition is a complete production solution for video and audio - used by broadcasters, publishers, corporates and other industries to create video channels for broadcast and streaming, as well as audio for radio broadcasting, streaming and podcasting.nxtedition encapsulates all the following activities into a single user interface offering to be first, fast and accurate with the stories people want - be that news, sport, entertainment, or production.• Production Planning• Scriptwriting• Media Asset Management• Metadata Management• Reporting• Graphics• Subtitling• Prompter• Transcoding• Rundown Creation• Studio Automation• Ingest Recording• Channel Playout• Music Rotation• Live Streaming In And Out• Publishing To Web, App And Social Medianxtedition - innovative storytelling grounded in realism.

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Epoch | 4K Neutron is Bluefish444’s fully-featured 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.

Capable of up to 3 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, 4K Neutron also features 4K/UHD HDMI monitoring, AES Digital Audio IO, Analogue Audio Output, RS-422 Control, and auxiliary Reference Input. 4K Neutron is also available as a low-profile configuration compatible with compact installations or devices.

Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software

Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid  | Avmeda  | Brainstorm  | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion  | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense

All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.

Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.

FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore

• Capture up to 3 channels of video


• Wide range of codec options


• Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage


• Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer


• REST API to control remotely


• RS-422 Controller


• Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows

MAJOR FEATURES

Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility

• 3 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O


• Up to 4K UHD 30p playout or capture via Dual Link 3G-SDI


• Each BNC is completely independent


• Third BNC can be set to Reference input instead of standard video signal

Maximum connectivity

Included breakout cable provides:

• RS-422 machine control for control of VTRs and other serial-controlled devices


• 8 channels of AES EBU audio input and output for 7.1 surround sound monitoring. Capture and playout digital audio signals in crystal-clear quality


• 2 channels of Analogue Audio for quick and simple high quality audio monitoring


• Auxiliary Reference (Input) connector frees the 3rd BNC for 3G/HD/SD video I/O

The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design

4K Neutron has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.

4K/UHD HDMI monitoring

• Cost-effective 4K/UHD monitoring via HDMI 1.4


• Simultaneous SDI and HDMI playout

Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline

• 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards


• Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material


• 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel


• 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!

Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV

• Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions


• Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering

Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility

• Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production


• Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options

Low-latency video keyer

• Low latency hardware video keyer


• Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay


• Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay


• Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data

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Helm allows the design of a control system dedicated to your operators’ requirements; there’s no clutter of unnecessary controls or information and no risk of confusion between channels as you switch from one manufacturer UI to another. There’s no hunting for the right buttons to press. We can help you design and implement Helm control panels, and you’ll have all the tools to modify and extend them as your requirements change.

BENEFITS

• Totally customisable: All the control you need, none that you don’t


• Smaller footprint: Not all environments have room for multiple hardware panels


• Lower cost: Helm panels run on entry-level PCs, or even on mobile devices via WebCentre


• Faster training: Only one system to learn for new operators


• Enhanced productivity: Simpler interfaces mean operators can work faster and more effectively


• Extend and replace: You can add or change equipment in the facility without impacting operators.

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RouteMaster uses Rascular’s proven router control and emulation technology to form a powerful yet flexible router control system. Built on tried and tested software modules, RouteMaster can be used with a wide range of video and audio routers  from all major manufacturers.

It’s equally suitable for new router installations or increasing the capabilities – and lifetime – of existing systems. You can add third-party hardware panels to existing systems, add IP connectivity to older serial routers, or simply increase the number of control ports available.

The integrated web server means operators can control routers from any web browser, using custom control panels built with Helm Designer. And because it’s built on HTML5 standards, there’s no need for browser plugins.

 

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KRONOS K8 is Bluefish444’s fully-featured high-bandwidth 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.

Capable of up to 8 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, K8 also features Reference and LTC I/O.

Cross-platform support with Industry leading 3rd-party software

Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | CasparCG | Dataton | Foundry Nuke | Resolume | Streamstar | Unity | Unreal Engine | vMix

All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.

Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.

FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore

• Capture up to 4 channels of video


• Wide range of codec options


• Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage


• Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer


• REST API to control remotely


• RS-422 Controller


• Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows

MAJOR FEATURES

Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility

• 8 bi-directional HD-BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O


• Multi-channel 4K UHD 60p playout or capture video Quad Link 3G-SDI


• Each BNC is completely independent

Maximum connectivity

• Reference I/O BNC


• LTC I/O


• Interlock between multiple K8 and Epoch | Neutron/4K Neutron cards

Optional connectivity

• Optional auxiliary I/O can be added to K8 via the STEM port interface and optional EX-1 and EX-2 products


• K8 with EX-1 adds LTC I/O, RS-422 control and AES audio I/O


• K8 with EX-2 adds LTC I/O, RS-422 control and Analogue audio I/O

The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design

KRONOS K8 has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.

Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline

• 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards


• Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material


• 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel


• 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!

Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV

• Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions


• Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering

Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility

• Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production


• Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options

Low-latency video keyers

• 4 x Low latency hardware video keyer


• Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay


• Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay


• Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data

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AirBox provides automated content playout for satellite channels, cable head-ends, over-the-air broadcasters and corporate TV users. It is designed to be extremely robust, in order to meet the highest reliability demands of on-air playout. Due to its unique modular architecture, it is also suitable for webcasters, hotel Pay TV channels, corporate presentations, video wall sourcing and other program distribution systems.

AirBox Multi Parallel Output allows simultaneous running of two or more SDI or IP streaming SD / HD outputs so that broadcasters can easily deliver parallel output in any combination needed to deliver the content.

AirBox supports a wide range of video / audio formats from almost every known platform for production Third-party video server files like Leitch, Seachange, etc. are supported natively.

Any modifications to the playlist can be made during the on-air session. There will be no locked videos in the playlist except the one being played at the moment. They can be changed, edited or substituted.

On-the-fly commands such as skip to next or jump can change the playback order. Such changes in order are carried out seamlessly without stopping the current session. The powerful Live Show Clipboard facilitates live productions, enabling the insertion and/or execution of different events or live streams.

AirBox enables playlist scheduling for weeks ahead for automated playout. The associated gaps and time overlaps are overcome dynamically to ensure smooth service even when timed activities interfere with each other. If content files or even entire schedules are missing and misplaced, special facilities guarantee continuous operation.

MS Windows 10 compatible.

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Welcome to the next generation of Bluefish444, with the arrival of the KRONOS range of video, audio, and data processing I/O cards. Built with multi-channel 4K UHD 60p, High Dynamic Range, High Frame Rate SDI and SMPTE 2022 & SMPTE 2110 support for Video Over IP workflows for broadcast, production and post-production, the new KRONOS range is ready for anything that you can throw at it.

KRONOS will offer the choice of SDI I/O connectivity with the KRONOS ēlektron, featuring 8 high-density BNC connectors capable of 3G/HD/SD-SDI. Each HD BNC connector is fully bi-directional, enabling numerous configuration options, including 8 input, 8 output, or a mixture of SDI input and output connections.