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GV STRATUS 6.0 from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, is a video production and content management toolset that simplifies workflows with a combination of intelligent tools and powerful customization. GV STRATUS 6.0 enables collaboration where everyone has access to every clip on the network with the tools required to manage content. Here are some of the latest, groundbreaking features that enable creative talent to produce more content, faster in GV STRATUS 6.0: Social Media Management: Prepare and publish assets to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube from within GV STRATUS 6.0. The first complete, rules-based tracking tool that allows for optimal management of breaking news, and other popular content on social media. Want to retweet stories from a particular organization? Done.
Want to delete a Facebook post if it doesn’t reach 50 likes? Got it. With social media management in GV STRATUS 6.0, the publishing team can focus on creating new content rather than managing existing assets. GVRE Transcoder: Build a loyal social media audience by always being first to publish. With growing file workflow support, Editors and producers can start working before the content has finished uploading. GV STRATUS 6.0 gets the video you need to air no matter the format within 15-20 seconds of ingest initiation. Virtualization: End-to-end virtualization allows GV STRATUS 6.0 users to phase in to virtualization on their own timeline. The new storage manager allows for a commodity-based system to allow users to utilize the feature based on their workflow, their schedule and their production requirements.

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Expand your capacity and creativity with limitless video inputs and outputs, for content curation and publishing at scale.

LTN® Live Video Cloud is an intuitive routing console that streamlines and scales the management of live video, from acquisition to distribution, from any source to every destination — without additional capex.

Break through feed chaos and power innovative video experiences: organize aggregation, monetize publishing, and easily enable remote productions with virtual audience engagement.

With Live Video Cloud, you can acquire unlimited concurrent live feeds from any source, configure productions in minutes, monitor and curate live video within a continuous playback multiview, and distribute live signals simultaneously to unlimited destinations.

Live Video Cloud runs on all major cloud providers worldwide, with intuitive browser-based control accessible from anywhere.

Empower audiences to easily become part of your program, and expand your digital audience reach to earn more top-line ad revenue. Command the future of video with Live Video Cloud.

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Enrich your productions and cover more events at a fraction of the cost of traditional transmission methods.

The LU800 is the first all-in-one production-level field unit, designed for live news and dynamic sports coverage.

The LU800 combines multi-camera and superior video/audio capabilities with mission-critical transmission in a native 5G unit. Designed from the ground up to unlock 5G potential, the unit offers unparalleled quality of service and resiliency.

The LU800 enables complex remote productions (REMI), supporting up to four fully frame-synced feeds in high resolution from a single unit. Delivering the highest-quality video performance, the LU800 offers up to 4Kp60 10-bit HDR transmission for optimal color depth and richness.

The LU800 product series accommodates any customer need or production scenario with multi- and single-camera variants.

Key features include:

• Up to 8 x 5G modems with high-efficiency internal antennas


• Up to 4Kp60 10-bit HDR transmission for optimal color depth & richness


• Multi-camera with up to 4 fully synced feeds & flexible unit/station switching


• Rich remote production tools: Video Return, Tally Light, Audio Connect


• Super-fast file transfer for sending edited footage from the field


• Up to 16 audio channels for richer audio production


• 7” ultra-sensitive capacitive touch-screen for easy unit control


• Optional external antennas connections for harsh RF conditions


• Dual power input (standard power supply & external battery input)


• 2 Ethernet & 2 WiFi interfaces for more connection options

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Whether it’s a slate of games for a major sports league, a regional athletic meet, an international esports competition, a targeted enterprise announcement, or any other live or virtual event, The Switch has production services to suit every organization’s needs. Our cloud-based platform, MIMiC, is an on-demand, production-as-a-service offering that includes remote IP-video contribution, production and clipping tools, and distribution. It empowers you to cost-effectively ensure broadcast quality production to and from anywhere in the world.

MIMiC handles all aspects of the production workflow in the cloud, from editing and graphics creation to comms and talk-back. It gives content producers the choice of using their own production crew or relying on The Switch to provide a full complement of experienced operators who know how to deliver award-winning programming. For a mainstream TV sporting event, for instance, rights holders can tap our full remote production service to produce the main game, while leveraging MIMiC to produce the shoulder programming, social media streams and individualized “player-cam” feeds. Plus, it offers the perfect set-up to produce esports tournaments, either stadium-based or virtual.

MIMiC is also ideal for both live and virtual enterprise events. It offers a flexible and scalable way to run everything from customer conferences and product launches to all-hands meetings and press briefings. MIMiC allows you to produce content in any time zone, localize the feed and address specific segments individually.

In enabling true cloud-based production, MIMiC gives producers of events of every size and type unmatched agility. It enables you to streamline workflows to get the most out of each production and better engage audiences. MIMiC complements the existing remote production services The Switch helped pioneer, letting rights holders, enterprises and other content producers choose the level of service they need.

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Produce traditional landscape (16:9) & vertical (9:16) video from a single 4K camera with built-in streaming. The KMU-200 allows users to output multiple landscapes or portrait pictures simultaneously just by creating cutouts of a 4K input using the 14” touch screen. The HD output signal can be streamed to many mainstream live-streaming platforms and output video can be recorded on an SD card. The KMU-200 features virtual camera control, switching, audio mixing, streaming and backup recording within one compact unit, which is an ideal product for content creators who want to live stream their content to social media platforms. Video productions that are traditionally done by multiple crew members now can be done by one person using the KMU-200.

The KMU-200 is a single unit that allows users to convert a 4K input signal to a 1080 HD output signal. An auxiliary HDMI input is also available for Skype or other sources. Hardware control is available on the unit to control the created cutouts, giving control over zoom, tilt, and pan of the virtual camera with a convenient joystick. Professional illuminated buttons control the switching of a maximum of 6 shots: 4 cutouts, the full image, and the auxiliary input.

Furthermore, its 14" capacitive touch screen allows users to easily control of picture selection and camera operations. Users can control the picture selection of the KMU-200 by not only the joystick but also by gesturing and pinching directly on the touch screen. This intuitive control method is suited for inexperienced users who are used to tablets and other touch screen interfaces.

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Hive’s omni-media content platform takes care of the storage, management and sharing of content. Using the most appropriate tools this unified content environment is key to generating efficient, productive and streamlined workflows.

With the latest HTML5 editing tools and the ability to integrate other best of breed toolsets onto the platform, Hive delivers an unparalleled user experience to rapidly process any content for any medium and deliver it whenever, where ever and how ever it is needed.

HIVE has been built on a cloud native distributed services architecture, therefore it is quick to deploy, easy to maintain and cost-effective to provision as workloads change. HIVE can be deployed on premise, in private or public cloud, or as a hybrid mix of all three, enabling ultimate commercial flexibility in the business.

Uniquely for a broadcast production system HIVE has been architected, from the ground up, on data centre class technologies that are not yet capitalised on in the media broadcast industry.

HIVE utilises the advantages of data centre focused and open source technologies (object storage, containers, NoSQL) as opposed to traditional industry configurations of dedicated systems running resources in silos. Thanks to this HIVE leverages internet methodologies to deliver a dynamically scalable, highly scalable and highly available system which can be deployed either on premise or in off-site data centres. See figure 1 to show the architectural differences and key benefits.

Hyper Convergent Node technology enables HIVE to grow (or shrink) with the business performance required. Complex broadcast systems can, for the first time, be designed for a customer’s current level of performance, secure in the knowledge that additional storage and processing can be added at any time in the future whilst the system is live. No down time. No significant project expenditure. No investment in under-utilised assets.

Future expansion of the system into new production areas with different applications is also supported through the use of a common Platform/Toolset architecture with a highly scalable core and industry standard APIs.

With these core technologies embedded in the Network Production platform it is not difficult to see the opportunities:
• Acceleration of the Capex to Opex trends
• Outsource of commodity IT practises – data centres or on premise service
• Centralsiation of multi tenanted platforms
o Either as a SAAS model
o Or a National Broadcaster providing a platform as a service to local
broadcasters
As an omni-media network production system, HIVE, supports the fast and efficient creation of content for Internet, VoD and Broadcast applications. Key integrations with a number of market leading Newsroom Computer Systems and Graphics Platforms ensure that the journalists and operators work within the tools they are used to.

Key customer benefits include:
• Streamlined camera-to-archive production workflow
• Fully Integrated solution to support efficient planning to publish operation
• Internet/mobile first workflows that flex with digital trends
• Common content management platform with the ability to optimize the
repurposing of assets through a single system
• A recognized toolset designed for journalists/users
• Proven and future proofed ROI with tested, delivered and improved workflows
following ten years of experience
• Dynamic “pay-as-you-go” system for scaling and functionality
• Ability to flex with the business requirements - scales down as well as up
• Adaptable and Open solution that can be expanded into new production areas

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Viz Mosart puts the story in the center of the production, removing technical complexity with a simple user interface, designed to give all necessary information to the director while giving full flexibility to operate both planned and breaking news scenarios.

Viz Mosart operators in the control room benefit from a real-time view of all upcoming events through a tight integration with all major newsroom computer systems.

The system gives the director a real-time updated version of the presenter text, and video integrated into the user interface to view of all the elements that are on program out and in preview. The user interface also contains advanced keyboard and touch screen hotkeys specially made to handle breaking news and other unscripted events.

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The TriCaster 2 Elite is the most complete video production platform available today, and sets a new platinum standard for how much you can achieve with a single system.

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ASTRA Studio 3 is Aveco’s third-generation news production automation system. It’s a synthesis of years of on air experience working with our users, listening to their needs today and their wants for tomorrow, studying the trends in the industry and understanding the economic demands facing our customers.

ASTRA Studio 3 controls all equipment in the production control room and studio, including graphics, camera robotics, video and audio mixer, video servers, lights, backdrop screens and more. It puts a show on air with maximum impact and minimum staff.

Being the only independent vendor of production automation, Aveco works with all industry manufacturers. This provides customers extreme flexibility in selecting the best-of-breed equipment for each aspect of operations. There’s no need to be tied to any single manufacturer.

ASTRA Studio 3 works with your existing equipment. Aveco has the industry largest library of interfaces, supporting essentially all studio, PCR and MCR hardware and software.

ASTRA Studio 3 is the industry’s only multi-studio production automation system. It not only excels in control of a single studio, but brings many benefits to designs of multi-studio facilities.

A single system can produce independent shows in different studios. It can manage complex multi-studio production scenarios as well as share devices across studios. When production runs long in one studio, a button click reassigns the next rundown to another studio. This moves control of all production switcher settings, graphics, virtual sets, camera robotics, video roll-ins, lighting and audio to the alternate studio.

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Input Interfaces:

HDMI

DVI-D 1.0

HDMI 1.4a

Host Interface:

USB 3.0

compatible with USB 2.0

compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1

Input features:

Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x2160

HDMI Specific Features:

165MHz HDMI receiver

Adaptive HDMI equalizer support for cables lengths up to 30M

Support for customized EDID

Support for extraction of AVI/Audio/SPD/MS/VS/ACP/ISRC1/ISRC2/Gamut InfoFrames

Full colorimetry support

Support for 8/10/12-bit color depth

Support for RGB 4:4:4，YCbCr 4:4:4，YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling

Support for 2 channel IEC60958 audio streams

Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data

Support for extraction of video timing information

Support for extraction of 3D format information

Support for Side-by-Side Half, Top-and-Bottom, Frame Packing 3D mode.

Video Capture format:

Support for capture resolutions up to 2048x2160

Support for capture frame rates up to 120fps

SDK:

The USB Capture SDK provide functions including signal status extraction, capture configuration and real-time audio & video capture, etc.

Accessories:

USB 3.0 cable

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Input Interfaces:

MMCX

SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI

Loop-through Interfaces:

MMCX

SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI

Host Interface:

M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)

Input Features:

Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels

SDI Specific Features:

Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:

up to 430m for SD-SDI signals

up to 200m for HD-SDI signals

up to 110m for 3G-SDI signals

up to 50m for 6G-SDI signals

up to 30m for 12G-SDI signals

Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS/6G/12G standards

Support for 4K (4096x2160) mode

Support for RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling

Support for 10/12-bit color depth

Support for extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier

Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz

Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data

Support for Closed Caption via SDK

Video Capture Formats:

Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels

Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps

SDK:

Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow (Windows) or V4L2 (Linux) for easy integration

Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS (Windows) or ioctl (Linux) for maximum flexibility & performance

Accessories:

MMCX to BNC cable

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Mo-Sys VP Pro is the complete solution for creating virtual production content for live broadcast, film, game cinematics and architectural visualization. With a full range of creative tools directly in the engine, enhance your productions using augmented graphics and virtual sets with real-time camera tracking.

What is Mo-Sys VP Pro?

Currently utilised by a growing pool of filmmakers, high-end broadcasters and developers, Mo-Sys VP Pro streams live tracking data from all Mo-Sys robotic and tracking hardware such as StarTracker and RoboJib. Mo-Sys VP Pro features a creative AR mode, an internal keyer and data recording with timecode stamp for FBX export, as well as many more virtual production features that empower your creative processes in the Unreal Engine.

High-quality camera tracking

Developed from our patented broadcast camera tracking system, StarTracker comes the film-orientated StartTracker VP. This optical tracking system looks at “stars”; which are small, identical retro-reflective stickers which are randomly applied to the studio ceiling or on the floor. A small LED sensor, mounted on the studio camera, shines light on the stars and remembers the constellation. This then reports the position and orientation of the studio camera in real time to the rendering engine.

Unrestricted Unreal Plugin

StarTracker VP comes with a plugin for Unreal and as such is not limiting you in your workflow. It allows you to tap into the raw power of Unreal, giving full flexibility and creative freedom. StarTracker VP was specifically tailored for virtual productions and VFX heavy filming – with many features that simplify VFX shots.

Post-production

Whilst allowing on-set visualization in real-time, as well as scene blocking in virtual worlds, StarTracker neatly provides timecode synchronization and an FBX export allowing you to efficiently drop the recorded data and footage into Maya and other post-production software.

• Mo-Sys tracking data over LiveLink - Supports StarTracker, StarTracker MoCap, StarTrackerVR headsets, StarTracker ViewFinder, Handwheels, and extends to all future robotics and tracking hardware.


• Raw Mo-Sys tracking data - Blueprint nodes for use within a 'built game'


• Data transmitter - Send data out of Unreal Engine to control Mo-sys robotics


• Mo-Cap drift correction - Positional correction for use with StarTracker MoCap hardware


• nDisplay for LED Wall -Receive data via VRPN for off-axis projection


• Live video I/O - Automatic configuration of compositing pipeline


• Drag-and-drop virtual camera -  Pre-fabricated components for a variety of compositing modes


• Data recording with timecode - Synchronous multi-source tracking and lens data recording


• Video management tool - Simple interface to configure and monitor video I/O


• VP system status - See at a glance the state of the virtual production system


• VP layouts  - Custom layouts for different stages of virtual production


• FBX data export - Virtual camera export to traditional pipelines


• Internal keyer - Color difference keyer for pre-visualisation


• External hardware keyer integration - Switch presets on Blackmagic Ultimatte from Unreal blueprints


• Switcher integration - Cut cameras on Blackmagic ATEM from Unreal blueprints


• External SDI recorder integration - Fire record on Blackmagic Hyperdeck recorders automatically with timecode and metadata


• Lens distortion - Entirely automated distortion for calibrated fixed and zoom lenses


• Depth of field - Automatic focal distance from StarTracker for depth of field handling


• StarTracker configuration - Detect and configure StarTrackers from inside Unreal editor