Aperi SDMP-4S Microserver

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The Aperi A1105 1RU Switch/Compute platform comprises of 10/40 GbE, industry-leading wire-speed switching silicon and five accelerated, pluggable microservers providing unequaled density and integration of low-latency switching and high performance computing.

The consolidation of Ethernet switching fabric and microserver compute elements enables the lowest rack density and power efficiency possible while ensuring optimal reliability for service aggregation in an architecture that scales perfectly for data center and network access low-latency service applications. Depending on applications the microserver hardware acceleration can achieve multiples of compute over traditional x86 processing at a fraction of the consumed power resulting in tens of rack units of servers, associated cabling and switching collapsing into a 1RU A1105. The 10/40GbE switch executes all standard and high performance L2/L3 protocols through the Broadcom Fastpath networking software. The A1105 is Open Flow capable. Integrated network clock synchronization is achieved using PTPv2 or externally fed sync. The A1105 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch offers 6 ports of 10/100/1000BASE-T with 8 ports of wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet via SFP+ cages and 2 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet via QSFP cages. Exceptional reliability and serviceability are ensured with dual redundant hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies and hot-swappable redundant fans featuring front to back airflow.

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The Aperi H.264 App offers a unidirectional H.264 encoder/decoder supporting up to 2 channels of SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3G-SDI SMPTE compliant video signals. Each channel operates completely independent of the other, with support for video sources running in different formats and at different frame rates. The encoder automatically detects any valid video input on each channel and packetizes each H.264 compressed video signal into an elementary stream multiplexed with MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression and ancillary data elementary streams to create an MPEG-2 compliant transport stream. This transport stream is encapsulated in a SMPTE 2022-2 compliant IP flow and aggregated into 10GbE interfaces on the microserver edge connector. The decoder receives an IP flow for processing, which removes the SMPTE 2022 encapsulation and converts the signal into a transport stream (TS). The stream is separated into video, audio, and ancillary elementary streams which are synchronized via a traffic clock that is closely matched to the encoder. The elementary video data is then decoded, producing an uncompressed video signal. The management interface is accessible via an open RESTful API in addition to an intuitive graphical user interface via integrated web server to configure and monitor the app directly through the API.

Technical Information

• Detection of two unidirectional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259, SMPTE 292/274, and SMPTE 424/274.


• H.264 transport stream mapping compliant with IEC 13818-1. ▪ YCrCb 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, and 4:2:0, 8-bit code streams.


• Compressed ES rates of up to 150Mbps (I-frame only) and down to 5Mbps for IP frame GOP.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• FEC insertion as per SMPTE 2022-1. ▪ Transparent transfer of ancillary data per video in accordance with SMPTE 2038 and TR-01.


• Configurable to Baseline, Main, High, High 10, and High 4:2:2 H.264 profiles.


• Ultra-low latency, configurable to less than 1ms.


• Configurable GOP structure.


• Automatic Dolby E audio pass-through.


• MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression up to 384 Kbps.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• Decoder PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• Decoders with and without B-frame Decoding available.


• RESTful HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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The Aperi IP Multiviewer App (“Multiviewer”) is an FPGA-based application designed to run on an Aperi microserver and is available from the Aperi App Store.

Multiviewer receives IP video input from three sources: on the leftmost “SFP 1” 10 GbE front panel port, and on the two 10 GbE back plane Ethernet ports. The two 10 GbE backplane Ethernet ports support up to six SMPTE 2022-6 (uncompressed) feeds per port (12 total). The front input supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 (uncompressed) feeds via the Aperi Uncompressed over IP App.

Multiviewer output is split into a 16 tile HD-SDI for display, forming a 4x4 mosaic which is outputted via HD-SDI on the rightmost front panel “SFP 4” port. Each tile can be labeled to show its multicast address, as well as incorporating dynamically definable and static text.

Each input includes an analyzer, which detects for frozen picture, blank screen, or audio loss from any particular source. If an error is detected, the UI will indicate an issue with that particular tile via the alarm system. This alarm system is available via a common interface, and is exposed in the Multiviewer API.

Technical Information

• Supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 IP video inputs from the 10 GbE SFP 1 port on an Aperi Microserver.


• Supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 IP video inputs from each of the 10 GbE backplane Ethernet ports (6 + 6) on the Aperi A1105 Chassis.


• 16-tile 4x4 mosaic display of all video sources, outputted via HD-SDI on SFP 4.


• Support for quick-switching any stream from the 16x16 mosaic into full screen display.


• Full labeling support for each tile, displaying multicast address or user-definable text.


• Detection of frozen picture, blank screen, and audio loss via a common alarm interface.


• Graphical user interface available via HTTPS, accessible via any modern web browser.


• Built upon a RESTful API according to industry best practices, along with full API documentation accessible directly via the Multiviewer UI.


• Included Multiviewer User Guide PDF document packaged with the app, and available directly from the UI.

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The Aperi JPEG 2000 (“J2K”) Encoder and Decoder Apps are FPGA-based applications designed for Aperi's microserver platform, and are available from the Aperi App Store. These apps enable up to a four-channel unidirectional J2K encoder along with up to a four-channel J2K decoder for SD, HD, and up to two channels of 3G SMPTE compliant video signals. The encoder automatically detects any valid video input on each channel, and packetizes each J2K compressed video signal into an elementary stream multiplexed with audio and data elementary streams to create an MPEG-2 compliant transport stream. This transport stream is encapsulated in a SMPTE 2022-2 compliant IP flow, and aggregates them into 10 GbE interfaces on the microserver edge connector. Each J2K compressed IP flow is duplicated at the 10 GbE outputs of the encoder to enable diverse routing. The J2K decoder includes the capability to receive duplicate flows on separate, temporally aligned physical interfaces prior to packet validation & selection. This process provides the hitless switching capability for the apps. The J2K apps are ideal for scenarios requiring preserved picture quality in a compressed format. It delivers visually lossless (and mathematically lossless for some content) reconstruction at higher elementary stream rates. The UI is built above an open, highly accessible RESTful API that provides numerous monitoring and configuration parameters. It's designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and comply with evolving industry standards for device discovery and registration. It seamlessly integrates under any orchestration platform.

Technical Information

• Detection of 4 unidirectional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M or SMPTE 424M.


• JPEG 2000 mapping compliant with TR-01.


• YCrCb 4:2:2, 10 bit, J2K ISO/IEC 15444-1 code stream.


• Compressed ES rates of up to 460Mbps for HD-SDI.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• Selectable two or four AES uncompressed audio per video in accordance with SMPTE 302 and TR-01.


• Transparent transfer of ancillary data per video in accordance with SMPTE 2038 and TR-01.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• RESTFUL HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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The Aperi ‘ASI Transport Stream to IP Network Adapter App’ is an FPGA based app that has been designed to run on Aperi’s SDMP microserver. The app can be downloaded to an SDMP from an app store. An Aperi license is needed to create an entitlement to run the app. The app consists of a 4 channel uni-directional transport stream encapsulator and a 4 channel uni-directional de-encapsulator for ASI video signals compliant with DVB and ISO/IEC MPEG-2 transport stream standards. The encapsulation process is compliant with SMPTE 2022-2. The Encapsulator app will automatically detect any valid 188 byte or 204 byte ASI video input on each channel for processing. The Encapsulator app aggregates IP encapsulated MPEG-2 single or multi-program transport streams into a 10GbE interface and also provides a duplicate 10GbE signal for protection purposes. The inverse functions are applied to all receive channels and a PDV buffer is included on each receive channel to absorb network jitter. FEC can be added to each of the 4 IP flows created at the encapsulator which is compliant with SMPTE 2022-1 and the two flows received at the de-encapsulator can be temporally aligned, validated and selected to provide a SMPTE 2022-7 capability. The ASI outputs are presented in packet mode as defined in the DVB-ASI specification. The app can be used in application where it is necessary to connect a standards compliant ASI signal to an Ethernet network or vice-versa. This could be at the ASI output of any Encoder that uses MPEG-2 transport streams. The app is also ideal for transporting ASI singles from over an Ethernet network as a service in a contribution or distribution broadcast network. The user interface is built above an Open RESTful API that exposes all monitoring and configuration parameters. The API has been designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and to enable compliance with the evolving industry standards for device registration and discovery. The API can also be accessed by higher level management systems to allow integration within a single network control platform.

Technical Information

• Detection of 4 uni-directional channels of ASI compliant with EN 50083-9 carrying single or multi-program transport streams.


• Extracts 188 byte or 204 byte transport streams from ASI inputs.


• Encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• FEC protection compliant with SMPTE 2022-1.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• De-encapsulator PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms. - ASI transport stream outputs linearized in packet mode.


• RESTFUL HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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Aperi's Network Address Translation & Firewall app (“NAT app”) is an FPGA-based application designed for the microserver platform, and is available from the Aperi
App Store. Providing seamless inbound and outbound re-routing of RTP streams within your network infrastructure, NAT app also includes RTP stream health monitoring, which will automatically shut down streams that deviate from a specified policy. Stream replication allows for two distinct output streams with independent IP addresses, ports, and VLANs. Failover can merge multiple source streams, selecting the highest quality single stream and automatically switching to a perfect replication should the
original stream degrade in quality or deviate from policy. The supports the SMPTE 2022 standard for transporting both compressed (2022-2) and uncompressed (2022-6) media flows via IP. NAT app provides an open bandwidth budget across the 10 GbE interfaces, and can route varying numbers of compressed (2022-2) streams depending on size, and up to 6 uncompressed (2022-6) streams per SFP port. It also provides support for the SMPTE 2110 standard, and can route video (2110-20), audio (2110-30), and ancillary data (2110-40) flows independently through networks. NAT app provides an open bandwidth budget across the 10 GbE interfaces, and can route up to 64 independent media flows per port. It offers stream duplication for media flows via SFP, and A/B failover for flows outputting through SFPs.

Technical Information
Firewall
 4-layer inspection for basic ACL:
 Ethernet: mac.dst, mac.src, vlan, vlanid
 IP: ip.dst, ip.src
 UDP: udp.dst, udp.src
 RTP: rtp.src
 Additional inspection of RTP payloads for ACL
 Ensure 2022-2 payloads conform to transport stream structure and have correct packet count
 Ensure 2022-6 payloads include RTP header extension, SDI types in headers match configured values, and detect if frame size of encapsulated SDI matches configured value
 Ensure presence of RFC4175 payload header and indicated frame size matches configured values; ensure encapsulated raster video frame size matches configured value
Address Translation
 4-layer packet header rewrite enforces complete re-addressing of every packet before egress
 All unicast/multicast mappings are supported
 For multicast flows, flood, IGMPv2 and v3 are supported
Monitoring and Stats
 Ingress statistics include:
 Ethernet: Frames received, FCS errors, packet rate, and total average bandwidth
 Firewall-overall & firewall-per-flow counts total packets dropped, accepted, average speed and bandwidth
 RTP flow shows RTP type (and payload header if applicable), sequence number, transport stream checking, and PDV/inter packet arrival time
 For 2022-2, shows TS packets per payload, TS lock, TS rate, and payload alignment
 For 2022-6, shows SDI type indicated by payload header versus one detected by line/sample counting, and SDI TRS lock and errors
 For RFC4175, shows video raster type indicated by payload header versus type detected by line/sample counting
 Egress statistics show total packet count, packet speed, and average rate per flow and for Ethernet
Hitless Merge
 Configurable PDV buffer depth
 Creates a new regenerated hitless transport with new addressing
 Counts total number of recovered and unrecoverable packets, along with the differential delay between input flows

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The SDMP-4S or Software Defined Media Platform is a modular microserver designed to run software applications (apps) that require intense computational processing power and very low latency. Although the SDMP has a system architecture that has similarities to conventional servers, it uses state-of-the-art technology that provides the processing capabilities needed in apps such as live television production, financial trading and deep machine learning. Multiple apps can be staged on a microserver simultaneously enabling extensive adaptability for the platform. The microserver is based on the data concept of ‘single unit of deployment’ to run all apps. The apps can be downloaded as containerized bit files from an app store or repository and then run from memory in the low latency recomposable processor (FPGA). Physical access to the SDMP is accommodated via four SFP+/video SFP (small form factor pluggable) cages on the front panel of the microserver and two 10GbE parallel interface card edge connections at the rear. The microserver operates in the Aperi A1105 Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform (see A1105 data sheet). The A1105 platform can house up to five microservers and each microserver interfaces to ports on the Ethernet Switch in the A1105 via the two 10GbE ports on the microserver edge connector. This topology enables the seamless deployment of clusters of Ethernet connected microservers in a truly elastic architecture. The microserver has its own Linux based Aperi operating system. This OS has an associated ‘infrastructure API’ which is independent of the Open APIs that are integrated within each app that runs on the microserver. The microserver API assists with the orchestration and deployment of apps onto a microserver from an app repository.

Any app running on the microserver has as an integrated web server with an automatically discoverable intuitive user interface. The web server is accessed via the management port of the platform in which the microserver running the app is populated. Comprehensive information related to the microserver hardware on which the app is running is also accessible via this UI.

• Chassis - Populatse Aperi A1105 1RU Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform
• Module Form Factor - Industry standard telecommunications form factor defined by PICMG specifications
• Data Plane Processor - Xilinx FPGA with 2.5GBytes of DDR3–1.6GHz (also available with a quad core FPGA)
• Control Plane Processor - Processor with quad core using full Linux operating System
• App Staging on Microserver - Includes 16GBytes of flash memory to enable many different apps and app versions and instantaneously switch between them
• Networking - Dual 10GbE connections via card edge IEEE802.3 (also available in with dual 40GbE connections via card edge)
• Synchronization - Dual reference timing input for GPS, 1PPS or application layer (video) clock. IEEE 1588 capable.
• Application Layer Physical Interface - 4 x small form factor pluggable (SFP/SFP+) cages for any standards compliant modules
• Application Programming Interface - Open RESTFUL API using standard cloud model
• Graphical User Interface - Integrated web server with intuitive UI via HTTPS for all apps including microserver hardware status and authentication and authorization for security
• App Store - Apps can be managed and downloaded from an ‘app
store’ or app repository and run using an Aperi app license
• Applications - The microserver is ideal for low latency and intense computational processing applications including live
production, financial trading and image processing

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Aperi’s TICO Encoder and Decoder are FPGA-based applications designed for Aperi’s microserver platform and are available from the Aperi App Store.

The TICO Encoder and Decoder app enables a 4K UHD channel that provides virtually lossless quality. The 4K UHD signal is received as four 3G feeds and employs the TICO mezzanine compression to create a codestream that is packetized and encapsulated per SMPTE RDD35, conforming to SMPTE 2110/VSF TR-03 standards. It’s formatted as a quad-link 2SI.

Audio data is de-embedded from the first channel, and mapped into IP with either AES67 or RFC-3190. Ancillary data is encapsulated into IP with the SMPTE 2038 specification.

In the 3G quad link SDI mode, up to four bidirectional channels can simultaneously process all de-embedding, compression, and encapsulation, effectively bypassing the quad-link formatter, and processing independently. SMPTE 2022-7 RTP replication and merging is used for network protection.

Extensive flexibility and precise configuration options make Aperi’s TICO encoder and decoder ideal for a variety of scenarios. It effectively can encode and decode 4K UHD with near mathematically lossless 4K and 3G SDI quality, all at extremely low-latencies.

Technical Information

Supported Formats

• 4K UHD Quad-Link 3G-SDI per ST 425-5 with one simultaneous encoding or decoding channel.


• 4x 3G-SDI with up to four simultaneous encoding or decoding channels. Compression


• Offers TICO Encode (Profile 2) and TICO Decode (Profile 1 & 2).


• Visually lossless at 4:1 CBR, and virtually mathematically lossless at 2:1 CBR. RTP Encapsulation


• Video encapsulated according to SMPTE RDD35.


• Audio encapsulated according to AES67.


• Ancillary data encapsulated according to SMPTE 2038. Timing and Synchronization.


• SMPTE 2059-2 PTP (Precision Time Protocol) used when available.


• High quality reference if PTP isn’t available.

Networking

• RTP replication and hitless merging according to SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP v2 and IGMP v3.


• Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.

User Interface

• Open RESTful HTTP HAL & JSON open media API


• Automatically discoverable, highly intuitive interface offering extensive monitoring and configuration

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The Aperi Uncompressed SDI over IP (S22-567) App is an FPGA-based application designed for our microserver platform, and is available from the Aperi App Store. Offering up to four-channel bidirectional SDI encapsulator and decapsulator for SD, HD, and 3G SMPTE compliant video signals, it automatically detects any valid source on each input for processing. The app aggregates the IP encapsulated signals into 10 GbE interfaces, with supported FEC capability. FEC packets are added at the RTP layer of each encapsulated IP flow. Inverse functions are applied to all channels, with a PDV buffer on each to absorb network jitter. Uncompressed flows are duplicated at the 10 GbE outputs of the encapsulator, enabling the use of diverse routing. Each decapsulator can receive duplicate flows on separate physical interfaces, which are temporally aligned prior to packet validation and selection. These features provide a hitless switching capability. Our uncompressed SDI to IP network adaptor app provides unparalleled performance in transporting SDI signals over an Ethernet network. Additional use cases, such as replacing an SDI router with an Ethernet switch in an SDI plant. The versatility of transporting SDI via Ethernet lends the app to numerous present uses cases, along with uses in larger Ethernet networks in the future.

An integrated web server is included with the app, which is automatically detected and can be easily accessed via the chassis management port and viewed in any modern internet browser. The UI is built above an open, highly accessible RESTful API that provides numerous monitoring and configuration parameters. It's designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and comply with evolving industry standards for device discovery and registration. It easily integrates under any orchestration platform.

• Detection of 4 bi-directional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 424M.


• SDI jitter management per SMPTE RP184YCrCb 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, and 4:2:0, 8-bit code streams.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into/from RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-6.


• Per-channel protection via FEC in compliant with SMPTE 2022-5.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• Network over-subscription policing on all SDI inputs.


• RESTful HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Network management, monitoring and orchestration »

V-Stack is the next-generation cloud management software developed by Aperi for managing the A1105 platform. V-Stack offers powerful tools to manage your chassis, SDMP microservers, and all of your apps.

As a single point of view for chassis management, V-Stack manages all of the microservers, Aperi Apps logistics, and provides dynamic information about the operation of a chassis. With V-Stack, Aperi SDMP microservers are automatically configured for use and kept track of within the software. Aperi Apps can be easily imported via V-Stack from the Aperi App Store, and then launched directly to installed microservers with just a few clicks.

V-Stack also offers an intuitive web-based user interface that adheres to standard design principles, along with a documented REST API for developers to automate their chassis management.

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Matrox X.mio3 12G is a half-length PCI Express card that offers two 12G SDI inputs, two 12G SDI outputs, and two reconfigurable 3G SDI I/Os allowing for 4K and HD simulcast for broadcast production. Multi-channel hardware processing accelerates computation-intensive operations including up/down/cross scaling and compositing for resolutions up-to-4K. The card empowers OEMs to provide small-footprint, one-wire SDI solutions for 4K deployments like production trucks. X.mio3 12G also features 4K compositing and mixing to enable graphics workflows.

Matrox X.mio3 12G is ideal for OEMs who need to create advanced channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multi-viewers, switchers and other digital media equipment. This card is supported by the Matrox DSX SDK (Software Development Toolkit). Please refer to the Matrox DSX Developer Products datasheet for information on file I/O, software codecs and CPU effects.

Key features
Half-length PCI Express card
Up to two 12G SDI inputs
Up to two 12G SDI outputs
Two re-configurable SD, HD, 3G SDI I/O
Frame synchronizers on each input
VANC and HANC support for each input and output
Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level)
Onboard multi-channel 4K scaler
Onboard multi-layer 4K compositor
Live zero-frame delay video and audio mixer
Up to16 channels of AES/EBU inputs and outputs
Up to eight LTC inputs and outputs

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X.mio3 IP offers multi-channel, IP-encapsulated HD and 3G video I/O for SMPTE ST 2022-6, SMPTE ST 2110, and SMPTE ST 2022-7 transport protocols with hardware based packetization, plus onboard de-interlacing, scaling and compositing to free up CPU cycles, all packed into a single half-height, half-length PCIe card.

Key features Multi-channel IO allowing up to 4 video inputs and 4 video outputs with redundancy in HD Guaranteed non-bursty packet transmission with zero CPU usage Support for multiple IP encapsulations IP and analog blackburst timing reference IP bypass and fail-safe mechanisms On-board multi-channel MADI (Motion Adaptive Deinterlacer) Onboard multi-channel Up/Down/Cross scaler Onboard multi-layer compositor Feature rich SDK

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DSX LE4 FH provides multichannel SDI IO in a half-length PCI express card. This card provides up to 12 reconfigurable IOs, from SD to 4K, along with support for AES/EBU, LTC and GPIO to provide for versatile connectivity.

Matrox DSX LE4 FH is ideal for OEMs who need to create channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.

Key features Half-length PCI express card Re-configurable IO that can support up to 12 SDI IO Frame synchronizers VANC and HANC support for each input and output Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level) Automatic video relay bypass Live zero-frame delay video mixers Up to16 channels of AES/EBU inputs and outputs Up to 8 LTC inputs and outputs RS422 control Single slot all inclusive option

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DSX LE4 IP offers multi-channel, IP-encapsulated HD and 3G video I/O for SMPTE ST 2022-6, SMPTE ST 2110, and SMPTE ST 2022-7 transport protocols with hardware based packetization, packed into a single half-height, half-length PCIe card.

Key features
Multi-channel IO allowing up to 4 video inputs and 4 video outputs with redundancy in HD
Guaranteed non-bursty packet transmission with zero CPU usage
Support for multiple IP encapsulations
IP and analog blackburst timing reference
IP bypass and fail-safe mechanisms
Feature rich SDK

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X.mio5 Q25 SMPTE ST 2110 network interface controller (NIC) card provides 25GbE and 10GbE interfaces for multi-channel IP video I/O from HD to 4K, with zero CPU usage. The X.mio5 Q25 card features on-board multi-channel HDR conversions along with motion adaptive de-interlacing, pristine scaling, and powerful compositing engines for high-density 4K video processing.

The Matrox X.mio5 Q25 network adapter offers complete ST 2110 offload allowing OEM software solutions to provide reliable and scalable COTS based 10Ge and 25Ge IP solutions. This ST 2110 NIC offloads all packet processing required for ST 2110-20, ST 2110-30, ST 2110-31 and ST 2110-40, as well as ST 2022-7 redundancy, to free up system resources. With ST 2110-21 packet pacing built into the NIC, software solutions can provide guaranteed narrow senders (Type N) under all conditions independent of CPU load and OS interactions. The X.mio5 Q25 ST2110 IO cards also provide line rate capture allowing for wide asynchronous receivers (type A). Both the permissive wide asynchronous receivers and the ST 2110-21 packet paced, narrow senders allow software solutions to guarantee universal compatibility and interoperability at scale.

Key features Native SMPTE ST 2110 support with no CPU usage 4x UHDp60/50 inputs and outputs over 25GbE 32x HD inputs and outputs over 25GbE 256 audio flows from 1 to 64 tracks Multi-channel HDR conversion On-board de-interlacing, scaling, and compositing, Built in NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 support, 3 year warranty

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Matrox DSX Core is a complete set of 100% software-only modules for media processing in virtualized broadcast infrastructures based on Matrox DSX SDK. Modules include versatile file reading and writing, a large selection of software codecs and video effects, IP streaming and a precise system clock. OEMs can easily build IP- and file-based video applications such as ingest and playout servers, channels in a box, encoders and transcoders for broadcasters and service providers to use in media datacenters.

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Matrox M264 family of PCI Express cards features hardware-based multi-channel 8- and 10-bit H.264 encoding, decoding and transcoding capabilities. They provide an instantaneous H.264 quality and density boost offering the pristine quality needed for broadcast contribution, production and distribution. With the capability for up to four channels of 4K XAVC encoding/decoding in a single slot card, the M264 family enables OEMs to provide multi-channel 4K production servers in a PC platform. Supporting the H.264-based Sony XAVC and Panasonic AVC-Ultra mezzanine codecs, it makes live 4K production as easy as today’s XDCAM HD workflows in PC platforms.

The M264 family can encode/decode up to four streams of 4Kp60 at 4:2:2 10-bit, 40 streams of HD long GOP at 4:2:2 10-bit or 64 streams of HD at 4:2:0 8-bit. The faster than real-time encoding/decoding ability of the M264 allows multiple blazing fast transcodes for distribution on differing media platforms. With onboard multi-channel, motion-adaptive deinterlacing, and up/down/cross scaling, the M264 family can repurpose content into any resolution before encoding or after decoding, particularly beneficial for OTT workflows.

Specifically designed for high density encoding/decoding (Baseline Profile to High 10 Intra Profile up to Level 5.2), M264 cards provide the highest possible quality at the lowest power per stream (< 1.5 W per HD stream). The M264 S4, S3 and S2 cards are cloud friendly and their resources can be shared across virtual machines.

Matrox M264 cards are the ideal H.264 accelerators for channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, multi-viewers, and switchers or to create high-density encoders, transcoders and other broadcast media equipment. The Matrox M264 hardware is supported by the Matrox DSX Software Development Kit. Please refer to the Matrox DSX Developer Products datasheet for information on file I/O, software codecs and CPU effects.

Key features PCI Express Cards M264 - Gen 2, ½ length card M264 S2 - Gen 3, ¾ length card M264 S3 - Gen 3, ¾ length card, M264 S4 - Gen 3, full length card. Multi-channel, high-quality H.264 video encoding, decoding and transcoding Up to 4K resolutions supported 4:2:2 10-bit and 4:2:0 8-bit Hardware based deinterlacing and scaling Real-time and faster than real-time operation Dynamic codec control Sony XAVC compliant encoding including 4K XAVC Long and 4K Intra Class 480 Panasonic AVC-Ultra compliant Native MXF file wrapping Native MXF file reading. This includes Trim in and Trim out settings for building playlists File consolidation Time Delay Instant Replay (TDIR) support MXF file truncation and appending during live recording

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Matrox Xmio3 LP offers an unprecedented level of integration of both multi SDI I/O and hardware processing in the smallest form factor PCIe card.

This low-profile, half-length card offers up to eight reconfigurable SDI I/Os from SD to 4K.
Multi-channel hardware processing accelerates compute-intensive operations including motion-adaptive de-interlacing, up/down/cross scaling and mixing/compositing for all resolutions including 4K.

Matrox X.mio3 LP is ideal for OEMs who need to create advanced yet compact channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.

Key features
Low profile, half-length PCI-e card
Re-configurable I/O that can support up to 8 SDI inputs or outputs
Frame synchronizers
VANC and HANC support for each input and output
Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level)
On-board multi-channel MADI (Motion Adaptive De-Interlacer)
On-board multi-channel Up/Down/Cross scaler
On-board multilayer compositor
Automatic video relay bypass (optional)
Live zero-frame delay video and audio mixer

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Matrox DSX LE4 LP is a low-profile, half-length PCIe card that offers up to eight reconfigurable SDI I/Os—from SD to 4K. When configured with inputs, the cards are equipped with built-in frame synchronizers to generate clean SDI signals in any environment.

Matrox DSX LE4 LP is ideal for OEMs who need to create compact channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.

Key features
Low profile, half-length PCIe card
Re-configurable I/O that can support up to 8 SDI inputs or outputs
Frame synchronizers
VANC and HANC support for each input and output
Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level)
Automatic video relay bypass (optional)
Live zero-frame delay video mixers

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X.mio3 FH provides multichannel SDI IO with hardware based video processing in a half-length PCI express card. This card provides up to 12 reconfigurable IOs, from SD to 4K, along with support for AES/EBU, LTC and GPIO to provide for versatile connectivity. The multi-channel hardware processing accelerates compute-intensive operations including motion-adaptive de-interlacing, up/down/cross scaling and mixing/compositing for all resolutions, including 4K.

Matrox X.mio3 FH is ideal for OEMs who need to create advanced channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.

Key features Half-length PCI express card Re-configurable IO that can support up to 12 SDI IO Frame synchronizers VANC and HANC support for each input and output Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level) On-board multi-channel MADI (Motion Adaptive De-Interlacer) On-board multi-channel Up/Down/Cross scaler On-board multilayer compositor Automatic video relay bypass Live zero-frame delay video and audio mixers Up to 16 channels of AES/EBU inputs and outputs Up to 8 LTC inputs and outputs RS422 control Single slot all inclusive option

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The SDMP-4S or Software Defined Media Platform is a modular microserver designed to run software applications (apps) that require intense computational processing power and very low latency. Although the SDMP has a system architecture that has similarities to conventional servers, it uses state-of-the-art technology that provides the processing capabilities needed in apps such as live television production, financial trading and deep machine learning. Multiple apps can be staged on a microserver simultaneously enabling extensive adaptability for the platform. The microserver is based on the data concept of ‘single unit of deployment’ to run all apps. The apps can be downloaded as containerized bit files from an app store or repository and then run from memory in the low latency recomposable processor (FPGA). Physical access to the SDMP is accommodated via four SFP+/video SFP (small form factor pluggable) cages on the front panel of the microserver and two 10GbE parallel interface card edge connections at the rear. The microserver operates in the Aperi A1105 Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform (see A1105 data sheet). The A1105 platform can house up to five microservers and each microserver interfaces to ports on the Ethernet Switch in the A1105 via the two 10GbE ports on the microserver edge connector. This topology enables the seamless deployment of clusters of Ethernet connected microservers in a truly elastic architecture. The microserver has its own Linux based Aperi operating system. This OS has an associated ‘infrastructure API’ which is independent of the Open APIs that are integrated within each app that runs on the microserver. The microserver API assists with the orchestration and deployment of apps onto a microserver from an app repository.

Any app running on the microserver has as an integrated web server with an automatically discoverable intuitive user interface. The web server is accessed via the management port of the platform in which the microserver running the app is populated. Comprehensive information related to the microserver hardware on which the app is running is also accessible via this UI.

• Chassis - Populatse Aperi A1105 1RU Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform
• Module Form Factor - Industry standard telecommunications form factor defined by PICMG specifications
• Data Plane Processor - Xilinx FPGA with 2.5GBytes of DDR3–1.6GHz (also available with a quad core FPGA)
• Control Plane Processor - Processor with quad core using full Linux operating System
• App Staging on Microserver - Includes 16GBytes of flash memory to enable many different apps and app versions and instantaneously switch between them
• Networking - Dual 10GbE connections via card edge IEEE802.3 (also available in with dual 40GbE connections via card edge)
• Synchronization - Dual reference timing input for GPS, 1PPS or application layer (video) clock. IEEE 1588 capable.
• Application Layer Physical Interface - 4 x small form factor pluggable (SFP/SFP+) cages for any standards compliant modules
• Application Programming Interface - Open RESTFUL API using standard cloud model
• Graphical User Interface - Integrated web server with intuitive UI via HTTPS for all apps including microserver hardware status and authentication and authorization for security
• App Store - Apps can be managed and downloaded from an ‘app
store’ or app repository and run using an Aperi app license
• Applications - The microserver is ideal for low latency and intense computational processing applications including live
production, financial trading and image processing

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EVS introduces XS-NEO, the new studio server which provides flexible software-based workflows. Hosted on high-performing and compact EVS PMR processing module, the software-defined server ingests multiple formats and codecs concurrently, supported over swappable SDI or IP connectivity. XS-NEO is the ultimate video server that delivers EVS-built reliability, combined with unequalled flexibility and scalability for your future requirements.

Create » Content Acquisition and Capture » Social/UGC » Content/data acquisition from public sources »

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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A new live production server offering increased UHD-4K and HD/1080p flexibility, native IP support for SMPTE 2110, and powered by EVS’ new VIA technology platform to deliver evolutive services and capabilities for greater content access and future LSM operations.

The new EVS XT-VIA is a production server offering the most reliable and fastest UHD-4K replay. With up to six channels of flexible in/out combinations, the XT-VIA drives complete UHD-4K media control from ingest to playout. The added flexibility of the XT-VIA lets you bridge your investment to execute HD and Full-HD productions from the same server.

In addition to EVS Loop Recording technology, on-board XNet SDTI support and XNet-VIA IP networking, XT-VIA provides support of SuperMotion cameras and native XAVC-4K Intra encoding and decoding for live editing, slowmotion replays and multi-channel playback with server-to-server transfer options.

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Data & Metadata Management » (Meta)data aggregation and management »

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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Etere Channel in the Cloud encompasses all the features you need for a cloud playout, management and distribution. Be ready for the cloud with Etere's cost-efficiency, speedy deployments, easy scalability and secure remote access.

Etere Channel in the Cloud empowers users with broadcast-quality, cost-effective and cloud-based channel playout, management and distribution. With Etere, you can lower costs, retain better control of your operations and achieve greater flexibility.

Etere provides a hassle-free and cost-effective approach to cloud playout with a full range of advantages including:

■ Launch channels in the cloud without the high costs associated with traditional hardware and satellite delivery

■ Discover new revenue generating opportunities with the easy expansion of channels

■ Channels can be managed from any location and device with an internet connection

■ Distribution to all platforms including satellite, cable, IPTV, web and mobile

■ Unified workflows for linear, Video-on-Demand (VOD) and Over-the-Top (OTT) deliveries

■ Create unlimited sub-channels for different regions and head-ends

■ Insert logo and channel branding directly from the same interface

■ Full resiliency and secure access

Key Features

■ Time delay

■ Disaster recovery

■ As-run output file

■ With full IP inputs and outputs

■ Live playlist and live monitoring

■ Cloud Storage with automatic file sync

■ Cloud transcoding/transfer with Multiplex

■ Segment and edit clips directly from the cloud

■ Full SD and HD broadcast quality of 480i, 720p, 1080i and 1080p

■ CEA 608/708 closed caption support for both live and file sources

■ Supports IP Multiviewer for up to 9 display monitors and 30 input sources

■ Playlist preview and scheduling for both automatic and manual insertions

■ Costs are significantly lower than that of standard playout solutions

■ Channels can be controlled from any location with an internet connection

■ Manage CG insertions including logos, crawlers and animated graphics directly from the cloud

■ Network providers can launch a channel in the cloud easily without satellite video system setup and hardware complexity

■ Broadcasters can launch separate or sub-channels for different regions or headend which can also serve as revenue generators

■ No need to send affiliates playout servers when channels are launched in the cloud, cost savings are significantly lower than a traditional setup

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Jigsaw24 and Gallery have a longstanding partnership. Together, we’ve delivered innovative projects covering a range of workflows, including news, soap operas and live sports.

Our expertise and experience when it comes to networking and broadcast workflows mean we can provide a complete solution from specification through to installation, including ongoing support once a workflow is in place. As part of the global network of approved Sienna Cloud systems integrators, we can provide local installation, support and maintenance to ensure always-on operation of your entire Sienna Cloud for NDI network.

If you want to see first-hand how Gallery’s solutions can improve and augment your existing workflow, get in touch with the team to arrange an integrated demo featuring a selection of solutions tailored to your environment.

Everything you need to know about NDI

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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

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The most advanced IT-based solution, cost-efficient video management system on the market that is a complete channel in a box with full IP/NDI/SDI in and out capabilities.

Etere ETX is the most advanced, tightly integrated and cost-efficient video management system on the market, completely based on IT technology. It is 4K ready and a complete channel in a box with full IP/NDI/SDI (in and out) for multiple frames rates. It is able to drive the most popular HD/SD digital video/audio/graphics platforms without using middle-ware/proprietary hardware. ETX is a fully digital ingest/playout engine that gives you professional video technology with support for all major essences and wrappers in the broadcast industry. It is capable of SDI output, multiple layers of graphics. Additionally, HEVC/ H.265 encoding is also available on Etere ETX. With ETX inserter, operators are able to create closed captions including CEA 608 and CEA 708. In addition, ETX is capable of live subtitling with the ETX inserter and time delay. ETX is also integrated with a countdown timer that displays the time remaining until the next program. As part of the Etere Ecosystem framework, Etere ETX has a distributed architecture that enables it to take advantage of ultimate storage and video hardware to create a high-performance digital media solution that can be used to capture/playout servers, NLE systems, graphics/production servers, automation and master control units. To receive an NDI source stream, use live source object and initialize the "NDI Receiver" device just like any other capture card. The distribution of contents from the different ETX engines is controlled by Etere Data Mover, the application that delivers the correct video to the correct place at the correct time. In addition, Etere ETX video file transfer capability is one of the fastest in the market.

Key features

■ Multiple graphics and webGL graphics overlays

■ Capture web pages as live multimedia sources

■ 4K, HD, and SD with Up and Down conversion

■ RTMP input and integrated time delay

■ Serves as a RTMP sender or RTSP receiver

■ Full IP support for both HD and SD videos, supports NewTek NDI

■ Supports multiple layers of graphics

■ Fully compliant DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) stream

■ Supports Microsoft ReFS File System, cloud-ready

■ Included graphics engine allows overlay of static/animated logos and crawlers on 8 layers

■ Able to perform IP in and IP out, with multiple frame rates and independent IP out services

■ Integrated IT-based master control with multichannel ingest/playout

■ Easy insertion of closed captions including CEA 608 and CEA 708 with ETX inserter

■ Create live subtitling seamlessly with ETX inserter and time delay

■ SDI output with support for selected cards (SDI or IP) including Blackmagic, Matrox

■ File formats includes LXF, MOV, MXF, GXF, ASF, MPG-TS, MPG-PS, AVI, DV and MKV

■ Video codecs includes DVCPRO, MPG1, MPG2, MPG4, H.264, HEVC/ H.265, DNxHD, ProRes

■ Audio codecs includes AAC, MP2, MP3, Flac

■ Graphics files includes TGA, AVI, MOV, SWF, PNG, JPEG, GIF

■ Plays files from 5 secs

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Etere Automation is a powerful, reliable and modular playout automation system that is able to enhance broadcasters' potential in terms of functionalities and workflow design. Its unique approach combines real-time device control and media asset management in a single product, offering a powerful mix of solutions and capabilities. It is a system to fit all broadcaster needs. Etere Automation is able to transmit streaming events according to the videoserver capabilities, and play in A/B switch mode and remote several devices among the large list of the supported ones, using network, serial, and GPI connections. In addition, Etere Automation database-independent capabilities enable different levels of fault tolerance, allowing it to run on Backup Mode, Master/Clone Mode, and Disaster Recovery Mode. Etere Automation's distributed architecture provides a system that can grow and change to fit all broadcaster needs. It runs on Windows and controls all the broadcast system devices. Etere Automation uses the database of Etere Media Asset Management to integrate all the activities in a single environment, thus allowing retrieval of assets stored in the station with no size limit, as well as to manage playlists and perform last minute changes.

Key Features ■ Integrated environment with a user-friendly interface

■ Ingest system, common with Etere Media Asset Management (MAM), can be used for both archive and playout

■ Start and end points on videos are stored in the system database

■ Single segment, multi segment and multi spot are managed as a same database object

■ Barcodes can be printed on catalogue tapes

■ Ingest jobs can be automated to minimize operator work

■ Live recordings are also supported and these can be manually triggered or pre-scheduled

■ Play while recording is supported on every device

■ Etere Automation runs independently from the Etere' SQL Server, ensuring a truly fault-tolerant and resilient performance

■ Etere Automation is able to offer different levels of fault tolerance, with Backup Mode, Master/Clone Mode, and Disaster Recovery Mode with a distributed architecture that provides high redundancy for system failure

■ Seamless workflows with Etere ETX, Etere Scheduling and Etere Automation for real time content delivery

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Production AirBox provides content playout for News, Live shows, screens and video walls feeding, live production broadcasts and other places where video/audio content have to be displayed. It is designed to meet the high reliability requirements of broadcast playout.

Every modification to the playlist can be made during onair session for live productions! No clips become locked It is possible to trim or reposition every clip in the playlist. In fact, on - the-fly playout position can be modified with commands such as next, jump or shuttle. These changes are carried out smoothly without disrupting the running session of playout.

 For up to four individual players, one server can be installed. Each player will have separate playlist and control over the playout. It is possible to designate the four SDI interfaces as software or sample outputs. Production AirBox provides content playout for feeding news live shows, screens and video walls, live broadcasts and other places where video / audio material needs to be viewed. To improve the process, it is designed to address the high reliability criteria interfaces of the broadcast playout.

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PlayBox Technology has incorporated its most advanced playout engine which is the result of over 15 years of experience in developing playout solutions for the world's

leading broadcasters.

 

PlayBox Technology Channel-in-a-Box provides an integrated playout solution for Broadcasters and OTT service providers in a 1RU or 3RU server, regardless if you are working with IP or SDI.

The CIAB will enable you to playout an IP stream or an SDI in SD, HD or UHD. PlayBox Technology’s CIAB takes care of all your scheduling needs and uses simple, clean and engaging HTML5 for your transmission graphics needs including crawlers and rollers.

 

As you would expect from PlayBox Technology, it offers sophisticated and easy to use automation. We have designed a user friendly ingest which also gives you the ability to FTP your media straight to the Channel In A Box, saving you time.

It is available as a complete turnkey solution for single channel or multichannel HD SDI/SD. Available as both full turnkey solutions and software-only for single and multi-channel operations.

 

Channel in a Box (CIAB) is compatible with a wide range of compression types, including: MPEG-2, DV, DVCPro, DVCPro HD, AVC/H.264, HAVC/H.265, XAVC and more.

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Libero Multiviewer is designed to take multiple video / audio signals and combine them to monitor in real-time. The system provides attractive and flexible layouts for one or several large screens. It allows to preview the selected video source on the configuration window. This feature helps you to see the source and corresponding video signal. The layouts are customizable according to your scenarios and shows. Static and dynamic elements are available on Layout Designer such as video source or clocks. It analyses each input signal for important parameters to create notifications or warnings and sends them via e-mail.

KEY FEATURES

• Stable for 24/7 operations


• Customizable layouts


• User friendly interface and layout designer


• SDI, NDI or IP Stream inputs


• SDI, NDI or IP Stream outputs


• Multi-display support


• SD/HD/UHD/4K for SDI input up to 60 fps(*)


• UDP/RTP/RTSP/RTMP/HLS/MPEG-DASH for Stream input


• Configurable audio channels


• Threshold-defined signal loss, freeze frame, max/min audio, audio loss alerts via e-mail


• Threshold-defined visual indicator for low/high audio and video loss

(*) Depending on the type of video cards

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Media decks play a crucial role in studio production environments. If you are looking for a turnkey solution for your recording, ingest, transcoding, or playout workflows, without increasing your resources usage, mDECK is the right fit for you. Adaptable to a variety of different workflows, mDECK will handle multiple channels of any media format, simultaneously with full support for file-based and baseband contents simultaneously. Free your creative team from laborious tasks, so they can focus on what they’re really good at creating amazing content.

Highlights:

Internal Asset Management: Search | Proxy Generation | Rough Cut | Metadata Management | Logging

Baseband Ingest: up to 4 simultaneous records: Multi-camera Record | Loop Record | Crash Record | Schedule Record | Batch Record

File Playback: 4 simultaneous plays: Composition Play | Loop Play | Instant Play | Schedule Play | Remote Preview | Playlist

File Ingest: up to 4 simultaneous transcodes: Card Ingest | Growing Files Ingest | Schedule Ingest | Batch Ingest | Partial Restore | Clip Merge | Rough Cut | Clip Renaming

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Work from Anywhere: Cloud Video Tools

Production Workflows reimagined…work collaboratively with live content, files or rushes directly in the cloud.
* Live-Schedule: plan & record your UHD video streams from a web browser.
* Clip video highlights via our Advanced Clipping Tools and Speech-To-Cut™ functionality.
* Compatible with formats: RTMP, SRT, TS, Aviwest Safestream, LiveU, TVU, Zoom, and more.

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TICO-XS is a disruptive, innovative, visually lossless, light-weight and line-based compression technology, specifically designed to be used instead of uncompressed video in many applications. It is currently under standardization as JPEG XS.

TICO-XS is a smart upgrade path to manage higher resolutions (4K, 8K, …) and frame rates while assuring visual quality, keeping power and bandwidth at a reasonable budget and significantly reducing the complexity and cost of a system, a chip or an infrastructure.

 

Applications:

From 3G-SDI to IP in 4K

The mapping of the TICO-XS mezzanine compression to carry UHDTV 4K 60P over a single 3G-SDI cable has been specified in the SMPTE RDD35. intoPIX provides the needed building blocks to create a 4K over 3G-SDI solutions. Have a look at the intoPIX TICO-XS IP-cores and peripheral IP to map the compression over SDI.

 

4K with TICO compression over SMPTE2022-6

As SMPTE ST2022-6, defines the transport of HD-SDI or 3G-SDI over IP, using TICO-XS, it is easy to leverage an existing SMPTE 2022-6 system to carry up to three UHDTV 4K 60P streams over a single 10 GbE port using the SMPTE 2022-6 standard.

 

SMPTE 2110 and TICO compression

SMPTE ST2110-22 specifies the transport of compressed video over IP (including JPEG-XS), enabling you to transport any video formats over IP with full flexibility and all the benefits of TICO-XS compression.

 

8K over a single 10GbE

It has already been proven. TICO-XS can enable you to carry with lossless quality a 8K 60fps video stream over a single 10GbE link using TICO RTP payload and a SMPTE 2110-22 transport.

 

8K over a single 12G-SDI

It has already been proven. TICO-XS can enable you to carry a 8K 60fps video stream over a single 12G-SDI link with lossless quality.

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Live broadcast of cultural and sporting events, fairs, meetings, conferences, corporate events and product presentations.

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Bluefish444 have developed IngeSTore as a complementary multi-channel ingest tool, enabling Bluefish hardware to capture multiple independent format SDI or NDI® sources simultaneously. Capture to QuickTime, AVI and DVCPRO50/HD codecs for free.

Watch the IngeSTore product video here

IngeSTore can be used seamlessly in combination with popular NLE software such as Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro CC to provide a simultaneous capture and output solution, with compatible Bluefish hardware and firmware modes.

IngeSTore features software licence upgrades to encode uncompressed SDI to other codecs, such as Avid-compliant OP-ATOM DNxHD 8-bit media. IngeSTore can write directly to local or shared storage, including Avid shared storage, allowing systems to access media directly from the Avid Media Database.

The BlueCodecPack licence includes DNxHD, ProRes, H.264, Sony XDCAM, and AVC-Intra 100 codecs, with JPEG 2000 also available as an optional addition to BlueCodecPack.

The perfect companion for the following workflows:

• Multi-cam studio


• ISO recording


• Archive from video tape


• Post-production


• Electronic News Gathering (ENG)


• Uncompressed capture & encode later


• Edit While Record (Growing files)


• Remote production


• Mobile production

Multiple codec options

• Uncompressed, DV, DVCProHD codecs free


• H.264, DNxHD, AVC-Intra 100, XDCAM, JPEG2000 via additional licence


• Codecs are compatible with MAM options such as eMAM and CatDV

Network Shared Storage

• Connects via 10Gb, 5Gb, 2.5Gb or 1Gb network interfaces


• Compatible with Avid Nexis shared storage devices, and storage from G-Technology, DDP, SNS Evo, ProMAX, JMR, Caldigit, MAGMA, ATTO, Fusion, Facilis Technology, Masstech, Accusys, EditShare, StorageDNA, Quantum, plus more


• Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified shared storage options

Edit-While-Record

• BlueCodecPack licence allows IngeSTore to record to growing file compatible formats


• Edit live in Avid Media Composer or Adobe Premiere Pro while the recording is still underway. This is available within Premiere Pro natively in some formats, with all other formats requiring the BlueRT plug-in


• Can either be used on the same system as IngeSTore or a separate network-connected NLE workstation


• Growing file support with Adobe Creative Cloud, Assimilate SCRATCH, CasparCG, Drastic Video QC, VLC and Medialooks software

REST API

• Control IngeSTore remotely on your network


• Supports multiple servers controlled via a single interface


• Add extra functionality to IngeSTore


• Requires a REST API licence per server

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Bluefish444 IngeSTore Server 3G is a dedicated 3RU Server able to capture up to 4 independent streams of video from separate 3G/HD/SD-SD or NDI® sources simultaneously. Recorded files can be capture in Uncompressed, DV and DVC Pro HD file formats free, and additional codec upgrades are available for purchase. IngeSTore Server 3G comes pre-configured with Window 10 Pro operating system, Bluefish IngeSTore software, dual port 10Gb Network Interface to connect with existing network attached storage, professional NVIDIA Quadro GPU, and a Bluefish Epoch | 4K Supernova S+ professional SDI video capture card.

Watch the IngeSTore product video here

The perfect companion for the following workflows:

• Multi-cam studio


• ISO recording


• Archive from video tape


• Post-production


• Electronic News Gathering (ENG)


• Uncompressed capture & encode later


• Edit While Record (Growing files)


• Remote production


• Mobile production

Multiple codec options

• Uncompressed, DV, DVCProHD codecs free


• H.264, DNxHD, AVC-Intra 100, XDCAM, JPEG2000 via additional licence


• Codecs are compatible with MAM options such as eMAM and CatDV

Network Shared Storage

• Connects via 10Gb, 5Gb, 2.5Gb or 1Gb network interfaces


• Compatible with Avid Nexis shared storage devices, and storage from G-Technology, DDP, SNS Evo, ProMAX, JMR, Caldigit, MAGMA, ATTO, Fusion, Facilis Technology, Masstech, Accusys, EditShare, StorageDNA, Quantum, plus more


• Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified shared storage options

Edit-While-Record

• BlueCodecPack licence allows IngeSTore to record to growing file compatible formats


• Edit live in Avid Media Composer or Adobe Premiere Pro while the recording is still underway. This is available within Premiere Pro natively in some formats, with all other formats requiring the BlueRT plug-in


• Requires separate workstation connected to the same network as IngeSTore Server 3G


• Growing file support with Adobe Creative Cloud, Assimilate SCRATCH, CasparCG, Drastic Video QC, VLC and Medialooks software

REST API

• Control IngeSTore Server 3G remotely on your network


• Supports multiple servers controlled via a single interface


• Add extra functionality to IngeSTore


• Requires a REST API licence per server

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mxfSPEEDRAIL mediaREC is a powerful and flexible multi-format SDI recording system that can capture your baseband and IP Live signals.With dozens of formats supported and compliant with all editorial environments and workflows, mediaREC schedule your events, digitizes your tape archive and manages multiple cameras.Main benefits:

• Edit-while-capture;


• Multi-camera management;


• multiple formats and resolutions;


• Built-in VTR controller;


• Multiple destinations;


• Remote web interface;


• Video-Over-IP standards (ST2110 and ST2022-6) support.

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THERE IS A TRICASTER FOR EVERY PRODUCTION

Powerful and affordable tools. Help tell your story…beautifully. NewTek TriCaster systems put an entire suite of media production capabilities at your fingertips. You can make anything from keynote presentations and webcasts to online training and sporting events look amazing with quality, consistency and efficiency.

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The RACK400 is AVIWEST’s latest generation of video encoder designed for live production in tight spaces, including contribution applications and remote/at-home productions. Multi-camera production in HD or single pristine UHD capabilities is combined with mission-critical transmission in this compact half 1U solution.

The RACK400 can help broadcasters’ Remote Production or At-Home Production reach its full potential thanks to the followings features: perfect video and lip sync across multiple cameras, camera remote control, video return, intercom.

The RACK400 provides robust and error-free transmission over all networks (cellular, satellite, IP leased line or the public Internet) thanks to the AVIWEST Emmy® awarded SST Technology.

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Huge experience in development of slow motion instant replay and recording servers has given us an understanding that users need compact, reliable servers suitable for hand luggage.

A distinctive feature of the "Simple R" servers is their small size (1U) and weight. These are broadcast grade systems with all necessary functions for Production and Replays. The basic configuration allows export of recorded video for the subsequent nonlinear editing.

Simple R III is equipped with 16 bi-directional SDI I/O.

In its basic configuration, the Simple R III supports 662 mode for HD/SD resolutions: 6 recording + 6 search + 2 playback channels + FX.

The top configuration provides:

• For HD/SD SDI: Up to 7 recording channels + 7 search channels + 2 playback channels + FX


• For 3G SDI: 4 recording channels + 4 search channels + 2 playback channels + FX

Simple R III is the only server that can accommodate a second workplace. Two operators can simultaneously and independently work with 442 configurations (4 recording channels + 4 search channels + 2 playback channels + FX).

For exchange of clips and playlists between slomo.tv servers Simple R III is equipped with 1GbE network interface.

The Simple R III comes with Control Zx which can be replaced with Control ZR.

It is also possible to add an 8-channel, super high-speed USB 3.0 SD card reader (SDX option). SD cards are used for exporting and importing video materials, as well as for recording to H.264 Proxy or ProRes standards.

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The Broadcast Pix MX Hybrid is the simplest to install, easiest to use, most flexible 4K compatible video production solution on the market today. Packed full of powerful IP production tools and developed on a foundation of more than a decade of web-based control and automation technology, the MX Hybrid easily accommodates any production environment, including bringing in multiple remote IP feeds.

The MX Hybrid features:

•       8 Network/IP + 3 SDI (HD/4K) + 1 HDMI/SDI/Analog inputs

•       4 (2 SDI + 2 NDI™) Program & Aux assignable outputs

•       6 Keyers with DVEs and chromakey

•       Remote “Browser-Based” and “Easy-To-Operate” User Interfaces

•       GuestPix remote guest integration

•       Integrated Chat and Intercom

•       Enhanced macros to automate repetitive tasks and ensure consistency of production

•       Built-in streaming, recording and audio mixing

•       Hardware that fully supports 1080p/60 and 4K

 

“We are very pleased to announce MX Hybrid, the latest product in our range of easy-to-use live production solutions,” said Graham Sharp, CEO, Broadcast Pix. “The feature rich, future proof and flexible MX Hybrid will serve the production needs of government, broadcast, live events, and visual radio users – well into the future with its hybrid input configuration and video format agnostic support. We are offering competitive upgrades to existing users and coupled with our customer support packages, we are fulfilling our vow never to leave any customer behind.” Upgrade your production experience today - to the easiest to use, simplest to install, most flexible 4K compatible product on the market!  The MX Hybrid is now available to order for $19,995 US MSRP and will begin shipping in late 2021.

To learn more, visit www.broadcastpix.com.

 

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The gx range’s unrivalled power density pushes generative content to new heights. 8x 3G-SDI inputs unlocks new workflows for broadcast and live production with the ability to use more live feeds than ever before.

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The vx 4 has dual 25 Gb/sec and dual 10 Gb/sec ethernet ports, enabling faster media file transfer and higher resolution networked live video capture.

Optimised for playing up to four times uncompressed 4K60 using its high-performance NVME RAID drive array; as well as the capability of playing lossless 10-bit video.  Additionally, it can capture either 16 3G-SDI sources, or four 4K sources (2160p60).

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Built on the industry-leading vx 4 chassis, the vx 2 gives you the freedom to build out your technical capacity depending on your production. With two VFC slots and 12G capture capabilities, the vx 2 goes toe-to-toe with the vx 4 in terms of capabilities but with fewer inputs and outputs.

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The vx 1 has all the functionality of our other pro range machines with a single VFC slot. It has dual 25 Gb/sec and dual 10 Gb/sec ethernet ports, enabling faster media file transfer and higher resolution networked live video capture.

 

Capable of capturing up to 12G input, the vx 1 can be upgraded from its single 4K or four HD outputs to our vx 2 machine anytime you choose.

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RenderStream is the infrastructure that synchronizes your physical stage with your virtual set. It does this by integrating the disguise hardware, software, content engines and camera tracking seamlessly.

RenderStream also lets you safely scale your production by distributing rendering power across multiple render nodes, known as cluster rendering. Cluster rendering ensures graphics are processed with maximum performance making your content output as detailed as can be.

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Seamlessly connect your disguise hardware. fabric is a pre configured network switch that was built to connect your vx and rx servers quickly, with the lowest latency.

 

Ready to be used straight out of the box, fabric is bundled with cables, SFP’s, and a rackmount. Set up your disguise ecosystem with easy instructions and without the need to consult a network engineer.

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The rx II is the latest, high performance rendering node. Use it to create high quality graphics in real time and display them on virtual sets and screens. Scale your production, create photorealistic backgrounds and assets, and leave it to rx II to deliver your graphics to the screen with minimal latency.

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The rx is engineered to deliver new possibilities for scale out rendering. Scale from one to many synchronised inter-connected rendering nodes. Simple and code-free, rx requires no development skills to operate so you can focus on what matters most - creating an unforgettable immersive experience for your audience

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At disguise, we’re building the next generation of collaborative tools to help artists and technologists realise their vision.

disguise is a software on hardware solution. Get Designer as a software-only show design tool to visualise, design, and sequence projects wherever you are. When it's time to deliver, pick one of our hardware options to seamlessly turn your concept into a creation.

The gx range has been designed to push generative content to new heights. The powerful graphics engines let you render more particles, realistic smoke and liquids, lighting effects, and complex environments, all at higher resolutions and smoother frame-rates. Additionally, all gx range machines come with an integrated Notch Playback License.

The gx 2 has the most powerful workstation GPU available and also features two VFC cards. The result, an unrivalled platform for the most cutting edge generative content imaginable.

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Fresco-Atom is a flexible embedded OS multiviewer system, which supports up to 16 3G/HD/SD-SDI auto-sensing inputs, the first 4 inputs are also auto-sensing for CVBS, provides 2 HDMI outputs, 2 HD-SDI outputs and built-in 16X2 router. Fresco-Atom can easily achieve any scaling, any repetition and any span for any signal in any location. Fresco-Atom relies on its superb image quality, steady embedded OS, low-power consumption, highly compact chassis and great cost performance, suitable for master control room, broadcast control room, studio, mobile control room and other centralized monitoring occasion.

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Studio X is one of the advanced products for multichannel record and playback. It allows to record and playback from an unlimited number of channels with up/down conversion. Studio X is a live production and a multicamera ingest suite. It can manage an unlimited number of associated equipment. It provides functions for time-delay, edit-while-ingest, proxy generation and more.

Features

• Multifeed Ingest


• Multiple Playout


• Content Control, Edit and Playout


• Edit-while-Ingest


• Time-delay Recording


• An unlimited number of channels


• Playlist Editor to assemble the highlights of recording


• Proxy Generation


• Template Customisation


• Creating a role to users


• User-Specific Permissions


• Playout Control


• Up/Down Conversion


• File and Folder Naming Automation


• Multilanguage Support

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Hero Playout is designed for 24/7 automated video/live playout. Automated design allows scheduling live events from different source and durations.

Its easy-to-use interface designed for both monitoring and managing playout operation. Operators can easily manage daily and backup playlists. Customized playlist transfer tool could adopt any equipment and system. In the user interface, operators can preview audio & video live source before playout.

Hero Playout also supports multi layer image logo, text title and ticker. This self-developed system can integrate with main stream broadcasting equipment.

Hero Playout could be perfectly integrated with Hero Scheduling as an efficient media Channel in Box system.

Specification:

◎  Support 4K/HD /SD playout.

◎  Compatible with AJA / Blackmagic capture card.

◎  SDI output.

◎  Format: MP4, MPEG2, MXF, GXF, AVI, H.264, H.265.

◎  Audio sample rate: 48K / 44.1K.

◎  Optional 1CH or more Live input.

◎  Support 6 logo overlay, 2 titles and 2 tickers simultaneously.

◎  Support multi files of Targa and PNG.

◎  Support Timecode RP188-VITC-LTC

◎  Support  Audio codec: AAC / MPG1 &2

◎  Support GPI/ Cue ton

Feature:

◎  Support LOOP / 24HR playlist, seamless playout mechanism.

◎  Can appoint real time for playout, complete 24HR playlist is not necessary.

◎  Preview window for next clip.

◎  Can swap program or Ad while broadcasting.

◎  Support “back-up playlist” in case video not exist.

◎  Support pre-download function; download required video to local HDD from video archive base on daily playlist.

◎  Support remote playout function; when video not in local HDD, system will play the video in video archive.

◎  Support auto-delete function; while local HDD is full, system will check the oldest video is not in daily playlist and delete it,

◎  Can connect to video archive for metadata, ex: program, episode, ID, length, SOM, in/out point.

◎  When the file/ subtitle/ logo in archive is updated, playout system can detect and update automatically.

◎  Warming area for video not existing, click warming area to edit the warming program.

◎  6 logo and 2 program titles overlay simultaneously, manual or scheduled control every logo/title.

◎  24Hour ticker schedule.

◎  Can edit font, size, location, color of title/ ticker

◎  Audio volume control bar.

◎  Playout log, including playlist load time/start time/ end time/ every clip playing time

◎  Video log, recording auto-download and delete every clip.

◎  System log, including 1. AS run log 2. System debug log

◎  Integrated with 3rd party routing switcher

◎  English/ Traditional Chinese user interface.

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The vPilot automated studio product package enables content producers to create completely automated live video  production without any crew on site. Mobile Viewpoint’s patented Virtual Director software will vividly and accurately capture any interview or news production. With this state-of-the-art solution, a cameraman or director is no longer required. By mimicking a real director, Mobile Viewpoint’s VPilot solution allows presenters to do what they do best - hosting a news broadcast.

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Dreamcatcher Slow Motion Replay System

Bravo Integrated Production & Postproduction Platform

PHASE - Serving the Brazilian Television Market Successfully since 1980

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Dreamcatcher Replay System

Bravo Integrated Production Platform

Full SDVN IP Video Infrastructure Solutions

Video Modular Products

PHASE - Serving the Brazilian TV Market Successfully since 1980

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The IQ Sports Producer is an all-in-one multi camera production suite operated by just one person. Its simple and intuitive interface allows anyone to produce and stream a game anywhere.

The IQ Sports Producer makes live and on-demand web broadcasting available without the hassle of hiring an entire camera crew. The system provides an automated video broadcast production with up to 3 180-degree cameras, which makes it possible to upgrade from a single camera to a multi camera production. The superb de-warping and stitching technology provides a natural-looking corrected image with straight line-markings.

With this technology, cost-effective cameras can be used for complete coverage of the playing field. A pan and zoomed image is automatically created by special developed game tracking technology. With extra features such as live streaming, game replay generator, commentary, scoreboard options and automatic summaries and highlights, the IQ Sports Producer enables clubs to capture, stream and re-publish their field games easily and cost-effectively.

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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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Cloud-based

The LinkMatrix uses cloud-based transcoding to ensure compliance between any source and any streaming destination. The LinkMatrix is multi-destination and makes it possible to publish the same feed on many platforms including private CDN’s.

Key Elements

• Remote control of all Mobile Viewpoint systems in the field


• Enables a low cost complete remote production or multicamera event


• Create a complete web channel with playlist, graphics, leaders and advertisements

Management of Video feeds

The main function of LinkMatrix is to connect video sources with TS decoders such as IRD or social media platforms such as Facebook.

Remote control

With the LinkMatrix all systems in the field can be easily controlled and monitored. They can be remotely accessed and all settings on the units can be changed. The user-friendly architecture assures that the remote-control GUI is the same as seen in the field, facilitating true remote support.

Remote production management

In combination with our Multicam units, it is possible to do a true remote production of a multi camera event. In combination with our VPilot platform, it is possible to do the complete production with just a single operator on site. LinkMatrix also supports RS-422 output, enabling remote production with cameras from Sony, Panasonic and others.

LinkMix

The LinkMatrix serves as the heart of all our services and products, and can also function as a video router when combined with the MVP LinkSwitch server. The LinkMatrix production tab offers features such as the creation of playlists, overlays, live switches and tickers to enable the production of complete IPTV channels. Playlists can be generated with exports from original WMT streams, as well as from other clips using the upload function, and can be either wall-clock based or interruptible. Interruptible playlists introduce leaders and pre- and post-roles for live productions targeted to platforms such as Facebook. they can also be used to insert advertisements before and during the broadcast of sports events.

Multicamera

For our multicamera units, LinkMatrix supports web-based PTZ control as well as shading and color correction.

 

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"Arrow III" is a new, higher level model in the Arrow line. It is a broadcast-class server which is more powerful, quieter, and cheaper! It allows you to take a fresh look at television production.

The compact size of the server and the wide range of available options make it indispensable for live broadcasting of any sporting events and recording for editing of various TV shows.

Arrow III is equipped with 8 bi-directional SDI I/O. In its basic configuration, the server supports the 662 mode: 6 recording + 6 search + 2 playback channels + FX.

The top configuration provides:

• For HD/SD SDI: Up to 7 recording + 7 search + 2 playback channels + FX


• For 3G SDI: 4 recording + 4 search + 2 playback channels + FX.

All the needs and wishes of the customers were taken into account in its development. At ordering, the user can choose the disk array for its system: affordable HDDs or lightweight and reliable SSDs. One of the most important advantages of Arrow III is its optimized cooling system. To reduce the noise level the server was equipped with large low-noise fans installed on the front panel, which provide almost silent operation.

Arrow III is equipped with 3 built-in DMR™ Racks for 3.5" SATA hard drives for export and import of video material, as well as for recording for non-linear editing of native files and codecs with DMR™ technology (DMR™ option). Up to 8 HD channels can be recorded simultaneously, which makes the system a good space saver alternative to big 4U servers.

The high-speed 10GbE interface allows recording the video material on NAS, as well as speeds up the exchange of clips and playlists between slomo.tv servers working in the network.

Arrow III comes with specialized replay console: Control Zx for the HDD-based servers and Control ZR for the SSD-based systems. Control ZR is a latest generation of slomo.tv replay panels equipped with 51 RGB buttons and T-bar with up to 1024 values of the lever position. Connection of the console is via RS232/422, USB and Ethernet.

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Our experience in development of slow motion instant replay and recording servers has given us an understanding that users need compact, reliable servers suitable for hand luggage.

A distinctive feature of the "Simple R" servers is their small size (1U) and weight. These are broadcast grade systems with all necessary functions for Production and Replays. The basic configuration allows export of recorded video for the subsequent nonlinear editing.

Simple R IIM is equipped with 8 bidirectional SDI I/O. In the basic configuration, Simple R II supports the 442 mode for HD/SD resolutions: 4 recording channels + 4 search channels + 2 playback channels + FX.

The top configuration provides:

• For HD/SD SDI: Up to 7 recording channels + 7 search channels + 2 playback channels + FX


• For 3G SDI: 4 recording channels + 4 search channels + 2 playback channels + FX.

It has a 10GbE interface and DMR™ option for recording for NLE.

The Simple R IIM comes with Control Zx which can be replaced with Control ZR.

The available SDX option adds an 8-channel, super high-speed USB 3.0 SD card reader. SD cards are used for exporting and importing video materials, as well as for recording to H.264 Proxy or ProRes standards.

 

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Transform your HDC line-up with IP Capability of 4K and HD HFR with new IP extension adapters, the HDCE-TX50 and the HDCE-RX50 . These solutions provide efficient resource and asset sharing without large investments.