Etere ETX

Manage » Prepare » Content Preparation » Content and metadata packaging »

A multi-channel and end-to-end software solution, Etere combines video switching, video server, advertisement and logo insertion capabilities for targeted ad insertions. From planning and billings to playout, Etere is able to manage real-time connectivity between different departments.

Etere Ad Insertion enhances video monetization opportunities, it effectively manages the end-to-end ad insertion and playout process including resource management, insertion of filling events on demand, scrolling text, logo and CG insertions. Etere is designed to manage dynamic and targeted ad insertion requirements in any fast-moving environment. Running on either automatic or manual mode, it is able to manage real-time insertion of video clips, logos, CG graphics, graphics overlays and scrolling text into stored content and live content for an unlimited number of channels. It combines a video switcher, video server, ad and logo inserter into an open system that ready to fit into any workflow. It streamlines playout complexity with its multi-format capabilities and support for cable, satellite, terrestrial and IP deliveries. Its integrative real-time monitoring and redundancy features provide a highly fault-resilient and accurate performance. Etere is capable of managing an unlimited number of TV channels, scale up or down according to your business needs. It is a fully integrative software-based solution that increases your advertising ROI and operational efficiency.

 

Key Features

■ Supports multiple platforms including satellite, terrestrial, cable and IP television

■ Manages Ad Insertion on compressed video channels with high density DPI ad server

■ Frame accurate splicing on any frame

■ Intuitive PC and web-based interface enhance control and operational efficiency

■ Integrated Cue-Tone decoder

■ Fault resilient performance with main and backup redundancy

■ Manages channels independently for each network

■ Start via GPI/SCTE signals/VANC codes

■ Multi-network support

■ Supports IP connection, SD and HD inputs and outputs

■ DVB Subtitles

■ Supports Splicing and pass-through

■ Time-shift with very high accuracy

■ Manages loudness control and syncs loudness levels across all channels and formats

 

Significant Cost Advantage

■ IP workflows support for a more cost-efficient setup compared with baseband systems

■ Uses standard servers

■ Lowers total cost of ownership across multiple platforms

■ Integrates seamlessly into any environment without a major change in the system

■ Does not require dedicated streaming server with local file-based storage

Ad Insertion

■ L-shaped squeeze and overlay for ads

■ Insert graphics, texts, crawlers and logos

■ Able to manage last minute changes and filling events

■ Flexible ad insertion: Overlay, around the content via slices, overlays and text crawls

■ Seamless insertion of advertisements into live, linear or video-on-demand (VOD) content

■ SCTE-104 and SCTE-35 compatibility for targeted ad insertion

■ Effective video monetization with location specified programming

 

Easy Scalability

■ Scalable at any stage according to requirements

■ Does not require a major change in the system

Splicing

■ Frame accurate splicing

■ Able to splice on any frame

■ CBR & VBR splicing

■ Stream-to-stream (live to live program)

■ File-to-stream (advert to live program)

■ File-to-file (advert to advert)

■ Stream-to-file (live program to advert)

■ Embedded filee asset streaming server

■ MPEG video playout server

Logo Generation and Embedment

■Enhanced advertisements with the embedded 2D & 3D logo generator, supports multiple overlays and layers

■Seamless commercial graphics/logos workflow from production to edits, scheduling, invoicing and playout

■Pre-set and real-time preview features enable preliminary checks on the graphics

■Dynamic ad insertion: Inserts 2D and 3D logos into live and stored video feeds

■Compatible with a wide range of graphics files: TGA, AVI, MOV, SWF, PNG, JPEG, GIF

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Etere Airsales is the most powerful software solution to manage your complete advertising lifecycle.

Etere Airsales is an integrated solution for traffic, accounting and all sales management-related operations. It is completely scalable to your size and needs, from the smallest single-station setup to the largest corporation. Etere Airsales is THE powerful solution for your sales workflow. It is able to give you total visibility and inventory control to optimise advertising revenue and profitability. The integrated characteristics of Etere Airsales ensures information is always visible in real-time, thus allowing enhanced inventory management and optimal decision-making. Etere Airsales manages the full spectrum of advertising sales activities including pre- and post-sales activities, sales campaigns, customer relationship proposals, commercial planning, invoicing, salesmen and agencies commissions.

Key Features ■ Multi-day inventory view for managing inventory across multiple days

■ Maximized returns on investment and reduced operating costs

■ Fast contract entry for unlimited spots

■ Centralized campaign planning and placement

■ Sales force and account management

■ Post transmission analysis, real-time reporting and statistics

■ Seamless integration with automation systems

■ Available web management of orders and pre-orders

■ Ability to import data from traffic systems

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

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

Monetize » Schedule Content » Broadcast Management System » Linear and non-linear scheduling »

A comprehensive and complete scheduling solution providing a range of program planning tools, customisable views and filters along with full rights, media and content validation.

Designed to be scalable, robust and secure, Etere BMS has evolved to provide the most powerful integrated suite of content management modules available. Etere BMS was developed to satisfy the most demanding users by providing an all-in-one-solution with program acquisition planning, content utilisation monitoring, inventory using Etere Media Asset Management.

It integrates with Etere Media Asset Management (MAM) metadata, dynamic play-out, post-transmission accounting, rights management and media workflow processing via Etere Workflow and Delivery Platforms.

BMS stands for Broadcast Management System and it specifically refers to the management of licensing rights process, which is a critical element to overall success in the broadcasting business.

Key Features

■ Central tracking of rights consumption and distribution

■ Long-form and short-form rights for multi-platform services

■ Real-time reporting of rights situation and payments

■ Detailed rights management on territory and media diffusion

■ Versatile amortization templates to manage program payment

■ Transparent and powerful inventory management

■ Manage licensed television programs (both single programs and series programs), including their planning, rights management and scheduling

■ Reliable way of managing of one of the most delicate parts of the broadcasting business

■ Organised structure streamlines workflow and increases efficiency

A comprehensive and complete scheduling solution providing a range of program planning tools, customisable views and filters along with full rights, media and content validation.

Designed to be scalable, robust and secure, Etere BMS has evolved to provide the most powerful integrated suite of content management modules available. Etere BMS was developed to satisfy the most demanding users by providing an all-in-one-solution with program acquisition planning, content utilisation monitoring, inventory using Etere Media Asset Management.

It integrates with Etere Media Asset Management (MAM) metadata, dynamic play-out, post-transmission accounting, rights management and media workflow processing via Etere Workflow and Delivery Platforms.

BMS stands for Broadcast Management System and it specifically refers to the management of licensing rights process, which is a critical element to overall success in the broadcasting business.

Key Features

■ Central tracking of rights consumption and distribution

■ Long-form and short-form rights for multi-platform services

■ Real-time reporting of rights situation and payments

■ Detailed rights management on territory and media diffusion

■ Versatile amortization templates to manage program payment

■ Transparent and powerful inventory management

■ Manage licensed television programs (both single programs and series programs), including their planning, rights management and scheduling

■ Reliable way of managing of one of the most delicate parts of the broadcasting business

■ Organised structure streamlines workflow and increases efficiency

Manage » Prepare » Content Preparation » Compliance control »

Etere CensorMX Simple is a reliable, powerful and user-friendly Live Censorship and Time Delay platform that allows you to edit or replace any video segment, insert clips or advertisements on the fly, as well as easily mute or bleep any audio segment. It features a dual-monitor design that enables Hi-Res preview alongside a second monitor that is capable of displaying the CensorMX Simple interface with full controls for a seamless operation. CensorMX Simple also offers workspace customization that allows the user to pick the layout that they want or use a default setting. The software is also a client server application that allows a single client to control multiple servers with zero delay technology for preview, making Etere CensorMX Simple a flexible, reliable and cost-effective solution.

Etere CensorMX Simple comes equipped with a comprehensive editing suite containing all essential tools to allow broadcasters to quickly and efficiently replace footages. Its load balanced architecture ensures a fault-resilient and powerful performance. With CensorMX Simple, broadcasters are able to build a library of clips that can be inserted without delay, into time-critical live footages.

Key Features

■ Variable time delay

■ No waiting times to preview content while recording, with countdown timers for alerting

■ Quickly perform deletions, insertions and replacements for live and recorded video

■ Easily mute and bleep audio with Mute and Bleep functions

■ MTX zero delay technology for preview

■ Continuous Loop in Playlist

■ Multiple Image Format Management

■ Anticipate, censor and replace sensitive or inadequate footages

■ Save costs as client server applications allows one single client to control multiple servers

■ Timeline with markers showing all edits with full logs and report of censorship operations

■ Library allows you to select any clips (including advertising spots) for rapid insertion

■ Enhanced preview for both live/delayed video with countdown timers

■ Multiclip insertion

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

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

Produce » Manage Production » Production Software » Project, resource and facilities management software »

Etere DiskLibrary is a next-generation software solution that manages archive based on sleeping disks. It is a cost-efficient alternative to LTO and ODA libraries. It allows to mix any archive enclosure as well as different disk technologies.

Etere DiskLibrary is a disk-based archive solution that bridges the gap between performance and cost-efficiency. It is a cost-efficient alternative to Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tapes and ODA. It features greater flexibility and interoperability as it allows the user to use any archive enclosure instead of a dedicated type. For long-term benefits, Etere DiskLibrary provides easy maintenance and upgrades. The ultra fast retrieval time of Etere DiskLibrary fits better in Newsroom application and MAM, where data needs to be retrieved as fast as it is possible. The easily expandable and small footprint fits in every system.

Ultra-dense Storage with Greater Flexibility

Etere DiskLibrary uses sleeping disks which enable significant power savings when not in use. The average life span of the disks is also enhanced. With current technology, it costs lesser than LTO for capacity up to 1 PB. Recognizing that data retention and long-term archive are important elements of a broadcasting lifecycle, Etere DiskLibrary is designed to offer greater flexibility and security at a lower cost. Etere DiskLibrary allows unlimited I/O while LTO access is limited by the number of files and linear access. Etere DiskLibrary is also easier to maintain and upgrade.

■Very low setup costs

■Very low maintenance costs

■Smaller footprint compared to LTO and ODA

■Low power consumption compared to LTO and ODA

■Extreme density of up to 1.3 PB hard drives using just 10U of rack space

■Price advantage against LTO with capacity up to 1 PB

■Unlimited bandwidth

■Easy to upgrade, mix of different generations and hardware in the same system

■JBODS and MAID integrated

■JBODS and MAID enclosures are inexpensive and interchangeable

■Disk backup provides greater reliability, faster data retrieval and faster write speed

■Archive based on sleeping disks, this extends Hard Drive lifespan to more than 5 years

■Centralized database of archival records

■FAST !! Less than 2 secs to access any data and access multiple data at any point of time

Hybrid Disk and Tape for Long-term Storage Solution

Etere DiskLibrary is a versatile solution that works well on its own or as part of a hybrid disk and tape solution, thus empowering organisations with the flexibility to adapt the most suitable solution based on the functional requirements of the data to be archived. Picking an archive solution that meets the functional requirements of the archived data will not only ensure regulatory compliance, lower costs, and mitigate risks but will also meet operational goals and achieve long-term viability.

Key Features ■All-in-one software-based solution that works with a simple PC setup

■Users are able to use any archive enclosure and mix disks of any size

■Users are able to mix hardware from different vendors

■Fast and powerful performance with Windows SQL database integration

■Can be configured with JBODS and MAID for high performance, fast restores and large capacity for a smaller energy consumption and footprint

■Fast data recovery and restoration when compared to tapes

■Easy upgrades with very low maintenance costs

■Able to cluster multiple disk archives to create a geographically distributed archive

■Off-premise deployments, configurations and upgrades at distributed locations

■Provides both logical and physical redundancies that protects your data

■Archive based on sleeping disks with low energy consumption and longer disk life

■Customisable settings for user rights

■Faster replication, migration and integration

■Distributed architecture ensures a fault-resilient and fault-tolerant performance

■Highly scaleable solution that can be upgraded easily and quickly

■Supports partial restore, manage restorations according to specific requirements

■Able to handle large data capacity with no limitations, suitable for media enterprises

■SMPTE 2034 data format

■Reads any disk from any computer, standard NTFS file system

■Disk encryption to avoid unauthorized access

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

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

Store » File-based & Object Storage » On-Premise Storage » Off-line/archive storage »

Tape Library Manager for several long-term archiving: integration, proactive cache, MAM prefetch, reliability, enterprise design, and partial restore capabilities. Etere provides higher storage variations.

Etere HSM is a tool to move and optimize video contents between different media. The data movement policy is applied to get the best compromise between cost and speed.

Etere HSM manages all archives in a single integrated environment, supporting a mix of proprietary and/or industry file systems, including Linear Tape-Open (LTO) storage, Sony Optical Disc Archive (ODA) storage, Disk Archive, Object Storage and Cloud Storage, with a single interface that provides all information on archives located on-site as well as across multiple geographic locations. The integrated workflow orchestration helps automate multi-vendor and multi-format file transformations, across unlimited storage tiers in a hybrid cloud environment. Etere HSM also streamlines metadata interchange between third-party systems, and metadata enrichment services to enable users to attain more value from their assets. This solution lets our customers choose from a wide range of archive storage technologies. Users can create an archive copy of all critical data on performance storage and a second copy on secure storage. Optionally, a disaster recovery copy can be stored offsite. Etere HSM uses Windows drivers to interface with hardware; any windows-compatible library or tape drive can be used.

Key Features

■ Supports LTO8

■ Archive high and low resolution copies as well as Master and TX copies

■ Store all metadata along with the video for an increased protection

■ Carry out the backup copy of the database

■ Auto-update the library status of files to prevent last minute issues

■ Optimize space according to cost and reduce expensive media

■ User-friendly interface combined with display of tape content, even for offline tapes

■ Capable of producing multiple copies of the tapes, up to three copies that can be held in the library or off the shelf for increased security

■ Archiving of all the video files and management of both high and proxy resolution with increased protection

■ Enables metadata integration when a clip is archived in the Tape Library

■ Long term archive management; the tape library is used to significantly expand the system capacity to allow permanent storage of data

■ MS Windows based and is able to interface with all library or tape drives that are MS Windows compatible

■ A single view of a multi-library environment; it is able to manage different libraries located in different places as a single logical entity

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Master control switchers »

Etere Master Control enhances Etere ETX video and graphics features to achieve new capabilities of a full IT-based playout.

Etere, the pioneer of IT-based playout, is a worldwide provider of comprehensive and integrative software solutions for an easy management of all the functions within a Media company. Etere solutions are designed with more efficient workflows that are also fully scalable to your organisation's needs. Etere has always been an innovator in broadcast and integrating the traditional Master Control functions into Etere ETX ensures that you get the best returns on your investments. Etere system turns a simple computer into a multi-functioning integrated solution. With ETX, you will need only one server to playout, switch, fade dissolve, insert logo and do all the CG functions.

For customers who already use ETX, implementing an IT-based playout enhanced with master control functionalities will consist in a simple software upgrade based on an add-on license, no extra hardware is needed.

Etere Master Control provides all features required from a master control including:

■ Supports touch-screen display for a fully interactive experience

■ Customised transition effects settings

■ Preset and preview bars for fast switching

■ Default configuration (A/B) needs a SD/HD 2IN-2OUT card

■ Up to 8 logo layers with multiple sizes per decoder

■ Unlimited number of input channels plus one Crawl/CG

■ Audio shuffling and control as well as dolby-e pass-through

■ Video switching including transitions effects

■ Multiple PC's installations (e.g. for a 2nd EE monitor)

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

Etere MAM is a highly-effective digital content management solution that is designed specifically to streamline the process of ingest, index, storage and retrieval of digital assets. MAM is an end-to-end software solution created to fully optimize the value of your assets through a centralized management of digital content and associated metadata. Its effective implementation both increases operational efficiency and maximizes the return on investment of digital media. MAM simplifies the process of content management by streamlining the digital workflow, bringing media to the market faster and in multiple formats thus ensuring an exceptional and frame accurate content. MAM is an indispensable workflow orchestration that simplifies complex tasks across the entire media lifecycle.

 

Key Features

■Complete modular solutions that are able to manage the end-to-end media lifecycle including ingest, transcoding, content retrieval, metadata association and asset distribution

■Compatible with Nuance Dragon for automatic audio and file transcriptions

■Automated content processing that is able to detect new content assets

■Automated Ingest followed by effective and integrated QC workflows

■Connects to Wowza for live and VOD content

■Generation of multiformat, multipurpose files for delivery to multiple platforms

■Connects with Etere Browsing to support the streaming of VC-1 codecs

■Rights structure to protect intellectual property including digital watermarking

■Etere Nunzio Newsroom integration for real-time access to media content(MOS compliant)

■Etere HSM integration to transfer files between near-line, libraries and playout servers

■Compliant with FFV1 Format

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Compliance recording »

Get more out of your compliance logger software with Etere Memory which equips you with the features to comply with regulatory requirements as well as to analyse audience data, insert logos/timecodes, view/edit recordings, log clips for OTT, VOD and social media delivery.

Etere Memory provides broadcasters with a reliable compliance logger that records and stores all transmitted video and audio in a low resolution format (Mpeg4/WMV), enabling operators to fulfill all broadcast recording laws. Not only that, it allow content creators to re-purpose their content in a cost-effective and easy way. Etere Memory provides the tools to record, create, edit clips, add metadata, transcode and distribute content for VOD, OTT and social media. Etere Memory is a simple and cost-effective software that runs on any Windows computer that enables the recording and viewing of clips at the same time with only a few seconds delay. Etere supports commonly used input cards including Blackmagic and IP input including IP with TS, AIMS and ASPEN. Streaming out from Etere Memory is possible with HTTP, UDP, RTSP & RTMP streaming to flash media server and Wowza Media Server. Etere Memory also supports the H264 format (MPEG-4) which was developed for use in high definition systems such as HDTV, Blu-ray and HD DVD to produce better quality at a lower file size. Etere Memory comes with Etere player for Windows and HTML5 player for web to provide an exceptional viewing experience.

Key Features ■ HTML5 player for web/desktop browsing and H264 (MPEG-4) compatibility

■ Compliance logger that complies with all the TV regulatory requirements

■ Streaming out of content for remote control of video

■ Live clipping for OTT and social media

■ Video-On-Demand (VOD) clipping

■ HTTP, UDP, RTSP & RTMP streaming to flash media server and Wowza Media Server

■ Supports analogue and digital video capture boards

■ Data protection and advanced redundancy to record files on remote servers

■ Unlimited and simultaneous clients/recordings, multiple viewings and editing

■ Embedded time code on recorded videos

■ Automatic detection and SNMP notifications for black and freezed video issues

■ Metadata marking to identify and search key video parts

■ Audience data insertion into logged video files and competitors record checks

■ Supports insertion of logos and timecodes, supports annotation on video

■ Includes Etere HSM archiving at no additional costs

■ Integration with loudness check and preview with Etere Audience

Etere Memory provides broadcasters with a reliable compliance logger that records and stores all transmitted video and audio in a low resolution format (Mpeg4/WMV), enabling operators to fulfill all broadcast recording laws. Not only that, it allow content creators to re-purpose their content in a cost-effective and easy way. Etere Memory provides the tools to record, create, edit clips, add metadata, transcode and distribute content for VOD, OTT and social media. Etere Memory is a simple and cost-effective software that runs on any Windows computer that enables the recording and viewing of clips at the same time with only a few seconds delay. Etere supports commonly used input cards including Blackmagic and IP input including IP with TS, AIMS and ASPEN. Streaming out from Etere Memory is possible with HTTP, UDP, RTSP & RTMP streaming to flash media server and Wowza Media Server. Etere Memory also supports the H264 format (MPEG-4) which was developed for use in high definition systems such as HDTV, Blu-ray and HD DVD to produce better quality at a lower file size. Etere Memory comes with Etere player for Windows and HTML5 player for web to provide an exceptional viewing experience.

• HTML5 player for web/desktop browsing and H264 (MPEG-4) compatibility


• Compliance logger that complies with all the TV regulatory requirements


• Streaming out of content for remote control of video


• Live clipping for OTT and social media


• Video-On-Demand (VOD) clipping


• HTTP, UDP, RTSP & RTMP streaming to flash media server and Wowza Media Server


• Supports analogue and digital video capture boards


• Data protection and advanced redundancy to record files on remote servers


• Unlimited and simultaneous clients/recordings, multiple viewings and editing


• Embedded time code on recorded videos


• Automatic detection and SNMP notifications for black and freezed video issues


• Metadata marking to identify and search key video parts


• Audience data insertion into logged video files and competitors record checks


• Supports insertion of logos and timecodes, supports annotation on video


• Includes Etere HSM archiving at no additional costs


• Integration with loudness check and preview with Etere Audience

Produce » Manage Production » Production Software » Newsroom computer systems (NRCS) »

Etere Nunzio Newsroom integrates seamlessly with Newtek NDI to deliver unlimited streams for live productions with savings of up to half the cost of a traditional SDI setup. Upgrade your newsroom to Etere to get more done for less!

With NDI integration, Nunzio Newsroom software delivers and receives unlimited broadcast quality video streams with low latency and frame accuracy. Setting up a live newsroom production for unlimited streams is easy and cost-efficient. Newstek NDI is a royalty-free standard that allows multiple video systems to identify and communicate with one another over IP. It encodes, transmits and receive multiple streams of high quality, low latency, frame-accurate video and audio in real-time. Etere is compatible with Newtek NDI technology since 2014 when it rolled out support for the IT-based Etere ETX Channel-in-a-box system.

Etere NDI Nunzio Newsroom enables the use of virtual machines to manage the complete newsroom workflow. With a virtualised environment, you have the freedom to run unlimited streams without the need to invest, operate and maintain a large number of hardware and cables. In addition, you can save up to half the hardware costs with a smaller footprint using only standard Gigabit cables. Moreover, with the use of standard IP adapters, the system is fully redundant for a fault-tolerant performance.

Etere Nunzio Newsroom is the newsroom management component of Etere Ecosystem. It enhances coordinated multi-media planning and collaboration across different production units and departments with an editorial driven workflow and flexible metadata management. Etere Nunzio Newsroom represents the future of news reporting with a host of features for the modern newsroom. Etere supports complex stories with multiple video elements including video files, live streams, graphics and secondary media files simultaneously. Even in the face of complex workflows, Etere delivers the reliability, flexibilty and speed that is critical in any fast-paced newsroom. Etere Nunzio taps on a common database to provide real-time updates across all workflows. Nunzio newsroom goes the extra mile for your workflows so that you can focus on producing better content.

Etere Nunzio Newsroom is a collaboration tool that was designed to facilitate information exchange between internal and external teams of all sizes. It supports Windows and web interfaces, giving you the flexibility to share resources, run your workflows, plan tasks, schedule news story, create and approve content from wherever you are. With a simple software download, you have access to capabilities including instant chat, E-paper support, website uploads, integration with social media platforms and a mobile interface to take your newsroom with you wherever you are. No longer confined to a single device or platform, you are equipped with the software tools to bring the stories to your audience anytime, anywhere.

Key Features ■ Unlimited creative possibilities for live production, allows multiple video systems to connect to one another over IP

■ Use of virtual machines for unlimited broadcast quality video streams

■ Eliminates the need to invest, operate and maintain hardware equipment and bulky cables

■ Cost-efficiency at its best - Save up to half the hardware and maintenance costs

■ Encodes, transmits and receives multiple streams of high quality, low latency, frame-accurate video and audio in real-time

■ Uses standard IP adapters for complete redundancy

■ Send high-quality and low latency video while simultaneously streaming and capturing it elsewhere on your network

■ Support multiple devices with web, Windows and mobile interfaces

Produce » Manage Production » Production Software » Newsroom computer systems (NRCS) »

Nunzio Newsroom is a newsroom management software that empowers Media Enterprises with the best tools to develop a story from the initial idea to the final broadcast, all from a single interface. With Etere's mastery of integrated workflows, you can achieve a better performance!

With Nunzio newsroom, you can work better, faster and achieve amazing results. Nunzio Newsroom is a highly-flexible and cost-effective solution with fully empowered Newsroom Computer System (NRCS) capabilities to manage the entire tapeless workflow of a Newsroom environment, starting from the planning of news stories (virtual assets) to the control of on-air playback.

Nunzio Newsroom makes all jobs within a Newsroom easier, helping managers control overall daily operations, guiding journalists to prepare their stories, and enabling editors to quickly edit (e.g. voice-over) and deliver news stories. Nunzio Newsroom is the newsroom management component of Etere Ecosystem, the approach that greatly improves coordinated multi-media planning and collaboration across different production units such as radio, TV or web departments, editorial driven workflow and metadata management. Nunzio Newsroom enables you to develop a story from the initial idea to broadcast. It leverages Etere workflow capabilities to handle requirements and offers ideal integration into the entire existing IT and production environment. Nunzio Newsroom relies on an Etere Media Asset Management (MAM) database and uses the Etere Data Mover engine for transfers and integration of multi site systems. Nunzio Newsroom is equipped with a powerful new instant chat feature that enables quick set-up of group chatrooms; logs favourites list, contact list as well as a history of conversations. Etere Nunzio Newsroom supports E-paper, website upload as well as full integration with Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Youtube directly from Nunzio interface. Additionally, Nunzio is NDI-ready, enabling unlimited channels and live productions with low latency.

Key Features

■ Manage complex stories with multiple video elements including video files, live streams, graphics and secondary media files simultaneously

■ Supports Newtek NDI

■ Supports E-paper and website upload

■ Add/update playlists from social media including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Youtube directly from Nunzio interface

■ Real-time updates

■ Supports MOS-compliant Teleprompters

■ Flexible and scalable production workflow

■ Fully configurable data model

■ Supports Dante Audio

■ Sophisticated rights, search and communication tools

■ News tickers to create custom carousels

Publish » Non-Linear Publishing » Non-Linear Publishing Systems » Internet/OTT servers and systems »

A business-class OTT delivery solution to expand broadcasters' and TV operators' multi-platform product.

The invasion of Over-the-Top (OTT) services has begun, it is time for media operators to prepare their positions and choose their weapons to win the battles for media, mobile and cloud services.

Etere OTT Delivery is the solution that enables you to get a quick and easy way to export your content to over-the-top platform provider, meet all contract terms and media formatting requirements while ensuring the protection of your premium assets.

The broadcasting industry is well known for being a rapidly-evolving landscape, Etere's strong grasp of industry's trends and innovative technologies enables you to keep up the pace. Etere OTT Delivery is the innovative and revolutionary solution to enrich your broadcasting and make you the next generation media winner.

Key Features

Etere OTT Delivery module enables content providers to manage the distribution of their OTT content over a variety of media platforms. Delivery orders managed in this module have:

■ Facilitated order compilation and multi-change capabilities

■ OTT Ad Insertion: Create multiple sub-playlists to be generated from the main playlist

■ Exclusive relation to a specific platform

■ Easy duplication of orders to extend platforms

■ Multi-platform delivery of assets through different orders

■ Custom XML headers per order/platform

■ Automatic workflow preparation and export of files

■ Track and consult all delivered assets through accurate reports

■ Defines the rights agreement that determines the platforms through which the delivered content can be transmitted through diffusion of Rights

■ Real-time payment tracking of delivered content

■ "ToDo Notifications" tool allows easy creation of reminders to be automatically delivered via e-mail at specific times, for example, to remind the accountancy department to perform the payment of the sold rights

■ Search delivery orders easily via search filters

■ Distribute content over a variety of media platforms including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime, Redbox Instant, Vudu, Vodafone TV, CanalSat, Orange Nouvelle TV

■ Specify all delivery conditions such as licensee, platform, metadata, asset(s) and workflow to be executed

Produce » Manage Production » Post-Production Software » Playlist/package mastering software »

Streamline your workflow and increase operational efficiency with Etere Post Pro package which is designed as a one-stop solution for all your post-production needs. Etere Post Pro package includes some of our top-of-the-line products at a single package price.

Post production is a critical part of the broadcasting lifecycle. Get a headstart with Etere Post Pro Package which is tailored to help you to achieve optimised operational efficiency while enhancing the production value of projects with the best tools possible. Future-proof your projects with Etere's forward-thinking solutions curated in an all-in-one package tailored for all your post-production needs: Reduce complexity with Etere Media Asset Management (MAM) at every stage of your post-production workflow including management, access, production and archive. With demands for higher quality content with shorter timelines, it is important to stay relevant in this fast-paced environment. Etere Post Pro amplifies your investment returns with optimal quality at every stage of the workflow. Etere's efficient load balancing capabilities distributes tasks across resources for a fault-tolerant and exceptional performance.

Key Features

Advanced Archive Management: Users are able to use Etere DiskLibrary as a more cost-efficient alternative to LTO and ODA libraries Transcoding with Intuitive Interface: Transcoder for quick search, multi-formats support for multi-platforms delivery Metadata Search: Delivers files & metadata efficiently & adds metadata for a quick search Seamless Integration & Delivery: Multi-format, multi-frame-rate, multi-resolution and multi-platform Etere Media Asset Management (MAM) Indexing with QC: Performs file based QC of the files produced, scalable speeds from 3X to 50X Etere HSM - 20Slots: Tape Library Manager for long-term archiving Etere CAL Licence - 5 Licenses: Licence is identified by computer not by username, supports multiple users Etere software driver for each LTO tape drive - 2 Drives in total: Interfaces the devices & systems most widely-used in broadcast/post-production houses Etere Database Management and Etere User Rights: Comprehensive tool to facilitate total configuration of all the system settings Etere Workflow: Complements and optimizes underlying broadcasting system Etere Resource Management: All-in-one framework for all activities, shared metadata exchange between departments Etere Tape Loan: Fast Loans & returns, comprehensive view of tape movements Etere Ingest - Indexing with QC: Captures in real-time SD/HD media from virtually any video source Etere SNMP console: Optimizes all infrastructure performance & availability of a system from a centralised real-time system Etere Media Manager: Streamlines the process of ingest, indexing, storage & retrieval of digital assets Etere Proxy Browsing: Advanced browsing solution integrated in all Etere solutions with free web client Etere Player: Designed to play any major HiRes and LoRes codecs Etere Tapeless Reception: Manages all your digital content from external sources Etere Subtitles Tool for Closed Captions: A digital platform for the creation, management, burning, airing and conversion of subtitles, captions and other text services for production, post production, advertisement and entertainment Etere Disklibrary: A software solution that manages archive based on sleeping disks and enables you to mix any archive enclosure as well as different disk technologies

Manage » Prepare » Content Preparation » File-based technical QC »

With scalable speeds from 3X to 50X, Etere QC is able to carry out high-speed controls of video files including that of black frames, audio silence and freeze frames.

Etere QC is an integrated file-based module for performing Quality Control (QC) via a streamlined workflow. It automatically detects and marks audio/video issues (e.g. freeze frames, black frames, scene changes, audio loss) on assets' EDL according to their quality, setting also a default quality rating at the end of the process.

Etere QC is able to speed up, automate and streamline the operational efficiency of file-based quality controls performed via workflow across the entire content life cycle.

Etere QC is the best solution for checking audio/video either prior (e.g. playout, repurpose, archiving) or after (e.g. encoding, ingest, editing, transcoding, archiving) media operations. It is able to check all the main videofile codecs and wrapper of any resolution including 4K.

Key Features

■ Works on any Windows computer, without dedicated hardware

■ Multi-processing on the same computer is supported

■ Prevents wasting time by processing only selected issues

■ Up to 50 times faster than real-time speed

■ Fully customizable detection profiles

■ Results are stored in the database using standard format

■ Thumbnails are generated for each detected issue

■ Fault tolerant, load balanced architecture

Produce » Real-Time Production » Audio Automation » Audio Automation »

Fully integrated, cost effective, and user friendly, Etere makes radio broadcasting attainable with Radio Live. Managing audio and visual radio with the latest IP technology, Radio-Live is Etere’s solution to fuss free radio and radio on video broadcasting.

Radio Live makes radio broadcasting easy. Each aspect of radio broadcast has been perfectly virtualised on a intuitive, user friendly interface and supported by a 24 hour support center. With Radio Live, you can present radio programs in multiple video formats and platforms including smartphones, tablets, web browsers and smart TVs. Etere Radio-Live manages live video based on IP technology, featuring pre-set playlists, unlimited preview of audio and video, interface with GPI, control surfaces and serial controllers.

Create, prepare and present content for Radio, TV, Web, and Mobile, with Radio Live's integrated system. Fit to ingest and produce content, Radio Live is intended to be a complete solution that is able to complete all aspects of radio broadcast. Built on the guidance of industry professionals, Radio Live is perfect for big broadcasters to organise your tracks, build stacks, and schedule multiple channels. Equipped to create graphics to wow your audience, enhance your visual radio streams by making easy 2D and animated graphics fit for broadcast. Shape logos, crawls, animations, and customise your streams however you want. Even create Picture-in-Picture effects with up to 8 layers of video.

The system is fully connected through IP, and is powered by NDI technology. The software only system brings out its full potential with NDI by making your streams stronger, faster, and better.

Key Features Etere Radio-Live can make live, instant changes to your broadcast, and schedule advertisements with customisable graphics, for a single track or the entire channel. The flexible manipulation of media item playback, simultaneous previews, and high degree of control over characteristics and specifications of the output allow you to make the most out of your broadcasts.

■ Instant player

■ Preview and quick edits

■ Inbuilt playback automaton

■ Unlimited simultaneous previews

■ High degree of control over characteristics and specifications of the output

■ Media material instant playback

■ Simultaneous broadcasting

■ TCP/IP/Gpio (matrix, switches, audio processors, video processors, remote control) and serial connection

■ Manage direct and live streaming

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Resource monitoring systems »

Etere SNMP Console is a highly customizable solution that optimizes all processes, infrastructure performance and devices from within a single interface.

Etere SNMP Console is the leading edge technology with a simple, intuitive and user-friendly interface that helps to optimize all the infrastructure performance and availability of a system. The SNMP Console provides a smarter solution since it takes under-control not only Etere solutions but all processes/devices in the system. Etere innovates and upgrades its Console continuously to transform any broadcast system into a completely safe solution because the security is of utmost importance! All processes are monitored by SNMP standard protocol.

Etere provides a common, flexible and easy-to-use browser interface, designed to be highly customizable to facilitate system monitoring, it's able to detect and recover potential problems automatically. Etere SNMP Console is capable to receive SNMP messages sent by other non-Etere applications or devices such as network switches, routers, and firewalls.

Key Features

■Easy monitoring and management of all the system

■Monitors the status of the system and performs diagnostics

■Handshakes Etere applications to check if they are running correctly

■Controls any SNMP enabled process

■Saves the history log of what happened in your system

■Gives you a view of your machine room to easily locate every PC

■Web access console for an easy control of the system

■In order to improve monitoring of devices, modules and workflows, all Etere components are automatically subscribed to SNMP Service, periodic heartbeats are sent via SNMP

■Etere SNMP Console detects missing heartbeats and sends both a visual-alarm and a real-time e-mail notification to the operations department

■Increased visibility to isolate raised faults

■Etere SNMP Console is smartly divided across different panels to allow a quick monitoring of specific functions

■Manage and archive all SNMP messages

Produce » Post Production » Editing and Finishing » Non-linear editing »

With one single licence, you can have all the functions you need to manage closed and open captions. Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption software manages production, approval and transmission.

Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption Software is a digital platform for the creation, management, burning, playout and conversion of subtitles, captions and other text services for production, post-production and live shows. It allows broadcasters to freely produce subtitles in multi-languages and for multi-platforms, search by metadata and streamline the process with real-time sharing of edits without hardware. Operators are able to insert live captions, open captions and closed captions including ARIB and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) via ETX inserter. Etere MOS connection supports teleprompter and provides a seamless integration with newsroom. For live subtitling, Etere MOS connector connects with NCS Server to receive rundowns and import subtitles from the rundown directly with extremely fast speed and accuracy. Etere also supports FTP connection to newsroom for live news. For a complete management, Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption Software makes it easy for broadcasters to monitor and verify all captions to comply with closed captioning laws across different countries. Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption Software supports all formats, frame rates and comes equipped with Etere Media Asset Management (MAM) for an effective and efficient management of multi-language subtitling.

Key Features

■Integrated with Google Speech to Text for 120 Languages and variants

■CEA 608 and 708 Closed Captions

■DVB Subtitling and ARIB Subtitling

■Extremely fast. Captions can be inserted/edited even just before being on-air

■Web format include ad webVtt

■Automated subtitling workflows including insertion, extraction, format conversions, timing, frame rate adjustment, sub-clipping and clip assembly

■No licence or hardware is needed for insertion or preview

■Unlimited web clients supported

■Etere ETX 's time delay feature enhances live captioning

■Easy single key production and management of large files

■Live captioning management with live edits and voice recognition

■Import and export subtitles in all major standard formats

■Full support for Unicode language, TrueType fonts and spell-check for multiple languages

■Integrated MAM provides an effective management of subtitles and targeted advertising

■Open captions: Transcoder licence for file production and preview

■Integrated Etere workflow system for easy production

■Customisable subtitle fonts and size

Manage » Prepare » Content Preparation » Transcode and normalization »

The Etere Transcoder action is a robust transcoder that provides a flexible workflow action able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux and filter almost any media used in the broadcast industry.

Etere Transcoder is an encoding solution for file-based workflows, a transcoder able to provide all major format conversions required in production, post-production, broadcast and distribution environments. Additionally, Etere transcoder is able to perform frame rate conversions between different video standards.

These days, where file-based video is the common standard for media workflows and content is being more and more ingested from different sources, encoded at different bitrates and formatted in different standards, an automated transcoding system becomes crucial within any workflow. With Etere Transcoder your files will be always in required places at the right time, with the right format!

Key Features

Etere Transcoder is the solution that ensures an advanced level of transcoding for your media, giving you all the advantages of a reliable automated system powered with the following features:

■ H265 encoding/Decoding at at different resolutions

■ H264 encoding/Decoding at at different resolutions

■ H262 encoding/Decoding at at different resolutions

■ XDCAM HD 50 PAL/NTSC encoding

■ XDCAM IMX 30 PAL/NTSC encoding

■ Up conversion and aspect ratio change

■ Down conversion without aspect ratio change

■ AAC and MP3 audio encoding

■ Timecode burn-in on video

■ H264 encoding/Decoding at at different resolutions

■ GPU accelleration

■ Custom rules for auto file naming

■ Flexible workflow action able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux and filter almost any media used in the broadcast industry

■ Set transcoding profiles under the Etere Transcoder Job Builder area

■ Cloud-device path selection

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

Wildmoka’s Auto ReZoneTM - Dynamic and real-time rezoning

Wildmoka Auto ReZone™ transforms automatically and in real-time horizontal layouts into vertical ones.

The Wildmoka’s Auto ReZoneTM extracts content from live streams or recorded videos, and automatically reconstitutes it into a mobile-first video format (typically 9:16 or 1:1). The tool uses AI and machine learning to:

• Detect all the zones of interest in each 16:9 frames,


• Select a vertical layout/template suitable to fit the various zones of interest detected above,


• Extract each zone from the horizontal frame and adjust them individually to fit the zone sizes of the target vertical layout,


• Finally, re-compose the extracted zones and graphical elements into the overall final vertical frame.

This process is done automatically and in just a few seconds in order to minimize the delay between the original live stream and the newly generated vertical stream. This solution has been especially designed for 24/7 news live streams.

The Benefits

• Deliver a premium mobile-first experience without changing your existing Newsroom workflow.


• Boost your audience, including on Youth and Senior market segments.


• Extend your mobile audience's average viewing time.


• Differentiate on Social Media with vertical formats.


• Become the place to be for advertisers.

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Produce » Manage Production » Production Software » Newsroom computer systems (NRCS) »

Viura

Smart camera automation

Viura is a CGI software tool for editors and presenters that provides intelligent camera control in the radio studio. The solution is entirely manufacturer-independent through a combination of video hardware from Blackmagic Design and our specially-designed control software. This means it’s compatible with other dira solutions, as well as with third-party solutions for playout and production.

Triggered by microphone-level detection, fader starts, or by key actions, the software automatically switches to the corresponding configured camera in the studio. Packaging elements, such as lower thirds or broadcast logos, are generated automatically and also can be displayed automatically or by pressing a button.

Key benefits: 

• Automatic operations with no additional studio staff required


• Event-controlled camera changes (e.g. by microphone input level, fader starts, etc.)


• Individual logos and texts displayed


• Automatic background recording


• Workflow can be implemented with any mixing console using Ember+


• Integrated touch interface

Find out more about Viura

CGI offers a wide range of professional news and content delivery solutions for innovative media companies across local, national and international markets. This includes the market-leading flagship dira radio delivery software product family, serving many key players in broadcast and delivery.

Learn more about CGI’s radio solutions

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Newsroom production management and automation systems »

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

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

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

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

Viz Mosart 4 changes the studio production dynamic by adding live IP video support directly within the touch-based user interface, opening the door to entirely new workflows and allowing producers to build shows that can be run more easily, from a wide variety of locations. Further improvements to usability also mean that anyone in the organization is able to execute a pre-built show, reducing dependencies on limited resources.

Live sources in the interface

As a market first, Viz Mosart 4 features a fully customizable interface with interactive live sources. Viz Mosart integrates video over IP directly to your monitor to give an unrivaled view of the show – displaying any video source, program and preview directly in the user interface. Building on the software-based and IP leadership within Vizrt Group and NDI®, this setup can be deployed to an existing network environment and does not require radical infrastructure or monitoring changes.

Breaking news tools

Viz Mosart was made for breaking news. New functionality gives instant and unscripted access to assets including templates, show openers, and much more. The new graphics panel lets you access all your Vizrt graphics, preview them and then put them directly on-air. When combined, these tools offer true innovation and access to on-air news production in ways that have previously just not been possible.

 

Template management

The template organization capability introduced in Viz Mosart 4 significantly reduces the time spent on creation and maintenance of automation templates, allowing you to focus on your show and not the tools needed to create and bring your vision to life.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

StarTracker is an absolute system that always knows where it is that is suitable for both AR and VR. With no technician required, StarTracker could be the perfect tracking technology for your next project.

Features and capabilities

The system looks at “stars”; which are small, identical retro-reflective stickers – the same reflective material that could be found on emergency vehicles. These stickers are randomly applied to the studio ceiling or the lighting grid. No additional structure is required. They do not have to conform to any pattern and can vary in height. The “stars” are hardly visible to the naked eye. A small LED sensor, mounted on the studio camera, shines light on the stars. This defines the star map, which allows the StarTracker to report the position and orientation of the studio camera in real time to the rendering engine.

Freedom of movement

StarTracker offers unlimited freedom of movement and gives accurate position, rotation and lens data in real-time - this makes it ideal for Steadicam and handheld. You can rotate the studio camera 360 degrees, and move it to any position in the studio, even right to the edge, as long as enough “stars” are in sight of the tracking camera. Other systems are often restricted in their tracking volume. StarTracker can track in 3m to 20m high studios. Since the tracking sensor points up rather than looking into the scene, the tracking is unaffected by studio conditions, such as moving objects, set changes, lighting configurations, reflections and plain green screen environments.

No lighting restriction

As the “stars” can be applied randomly, in no certain pattern, above the lighting grid, they do not restrict the studio lights in any way. Despite being optical, StarTracker is unaffected by studio lighting, giving you complete freedom to install and adjust lights as needed. This is unique to StarTracker.

Ease of use

The initial set-up and calibration is quick and simple. Once you have applied the "stars" to the ceiling, a major part of the installation is done. A brief mapping and calibration process only need to be performed once for each studio. Multiple cameras in the studio can track off the star map. Once calibrated, the system is fully automatic and starts tracking after being powered on. No extra technician is required for day-to-day operation.

Absolute tracking

StarTracker does not drift, unlike mechanical encoded pedestals that work on dead-reckoning and accumulate error with distance travelled. This excludes them from almost all AR applications. Because StarTracker is always referencing itself to its star map, its position is absolute and drift-free.

Cost-effective solution

StarTracker is the most cost-effective choice for tracking of free moving cameras. In fact, it is often the only viable option to track cameras in large areas. Having just one tracking sensor camera and lots of inexpensive “stars”, instead of having an array of expensive tracking cameras, makes it cost-efficient. By adding more stars to the ceiling, the tracking volume can be easily extended at a very low extra cost. You can even employ a single StarTracker system in several studios.

Support and maintenance

StarTracker does not require a tracking operator. Once it is set up, it just tracks, and maintenance is minimal. In case of a problem we can offer fast support, remote or on-site, and training.

 

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

With a cleaner finish and upgraded internal drive chain, the revamped Mo-Sys Lambda 2.0 is set to disrupt the remote head market once more, being one of the only remote heads to feature programmable motion control.

High precision

The Lambda 2.0 is pre-equipped with telescopic camera plates, which provide quick and easy adjustment for any size of camera packages. The slip-ring technology allows continuous multi-turn 360˚ rotation on all axes without the worry of cable wraps. Since it was originally designed for motion control, the Lambda 2.0 offers and enhanced high-precision operation, accurate to a millionth of a full rotation, or a 3000th of a degree.

Incredible payload

The gears are also strong enough to cope with out-of-balance cameras that weigh up to 50kg. The head is capable of moving the heaviest cameras with a feather-like touch and can even handle 3D-stereoscopic mirror rigs.

Strong gears

Unlike some of its competitors, Lambda 2.0 has zero backlash. As a result, there is no ramping-up to overcome the backlash and, therefore, no latency. Now, integrated with the specially-designed gears from our L-40, it is reliable and robust, and can be used in extreme temperatures, enduring both in Siberia and the Sahara.

Intuitive controls

Another reason why the head is so popular is its ease of use. It comes with an operator friendly touchscreen control with an intuitive user interface that makes changing the settings, recording a move and playing it back a quick and painless task. The motion data can be recorded and used for post-production VFX.

Modularity

Another strong point of the Lambda 2.0 is its modularity. A two-axis head can be effortlessly upgraded to a three-axis model with a 360˚ roll axis, allowing operators to perform quick and smooth start and stop shots, allowing very subtle slow dutch moves, all with lightning fast precision. The additional roll-axis is controlled by a 3rd hand wheel or joystick remotely located at the operating desk for ease of use.

Console features

With the modularity come three stages of operational sophistication. The touchscreen operator can set the level with a password we provide. Some rental houses have been using the first level head as a tech-less system. The second level is for motion control with a simple, tech-less operation.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Newsroom production management and automation systems »

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

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production automation systems »

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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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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The next generation in gyro-stabilized remote heads, the heavy-duty G30 delivers precision in movement as well as superior image stabilization.

Novel 45 Degree Frame Geometry

The G30’s unique oversized frame geometry provides easy access to all the camera connections and accessories, making camera loading fast and simple. Its shorter and stiffer frame delivers better extended crane performance, ensuring the smoothest looking images. The unique frame geometry combined with a re-ordered axis priority (pan, roll, tilt) means that even when the mounted camera is pointing directly down, there is no gimbal lock and all 3 axis of movement and stability are active.

Oversize Direct Drive Motors

The G30’s high torque output oversize motors makes for crisp and precise camera movement, with optimum stabilization. Its built-in axis encoders are designed for virtual production and green screen use, meaning the G30 can be used for VFX shots without the need for re-rigging or additional external encoders.

Designed for Large Camera/Lens Packages

The oversized frame of the G30 means there's no need to use counterweights with large camera payloads to compensate for a gyro frame that is too short. The unique frame design, combined with powerful motors and semi-automatic balancing system, helps to balance a heavy payload.

High Payload

With a weight of 24kg (27.3Kg with wire isolator) and a 30kg/66lbs optimum rated payload, the G30 provides the fastest stabilized acceleration of camera payload in its class. The oversize motors and stub-frame design ensure that the G30 can provide stabilized movement for any camera and lens package chosen by the DP.

Smart Cable Management

The G30’s drive motors all contain ‘through holes’, eliminating the need for slip rings and specialized cables. As a result, standard cables and connectors can be used to connect camera and lens packages, giving the DP a wide choice of equipment.

Assisted balancing

On the back of the G30 are controls for Pan, Tilt, Roll. Pressing each button in turn enables the operator to adjust the axis chosen whilst the G30 holds the camera package in the other two axes. This dramatically reduces the time taken to balance the camera package across all three axes.

New Touch/Dial console

The Touch/Dial console for the G30 takes its design from the automotive industry. It comprises a shallow menu structure, a display showing the operator current parameter settings, and physical controls for direct, tactile, intuitive operation. This is the optimum interface for stressed production environments, where changes need to be fast and delays minimised.

Simple Tuning

Using a combination of the G30’s assisted balancing, simple cage adjustment, and touch/dial console, tuning a camera package for optimum performance is simple and fast compared to traditional gyro-stabilised heads. This process is further accelerated by smart features available through the Touch/Dial console: Auto inertia measurement – auto-sensing of camera payloads; Factory pre-sets – a library of camera/lens weight presets; Console pre-set buttons – recall of previously used camera settings.

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

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

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

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

ASTRA Studio 3 is the industry’s only multi-studio production automation system. It not only excels in control of a single studio, but brings many benefits to designs of multi-studio facilities. A single system can produce independent shows in different studios. It can manage complex multi-studio production scenarios as well as share devices across studios. When production runs long in one studio, a button click reassigns the next rundown to another studio. This moves control of all production switcher settings, graphics, virtual sets, camera robotics, video roll-ins, lighting and audio to the alternate studio.

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The world’s first pre-configured complete virtual studio system. All the flexibility and creativity virtual sets offer without the complexity or cost.

This state-of-the-art virtual studio system provides unlimited creative freedom to generate visually impactful digital studios for every video type.

Create all your video content with a single studio

• 3-camera 4K virtual studio system – expandable to 16 cameras.


•  Pre-confi gured system with pre-calibrated lenses.


•  1 vendor for supply, installation, training, and support.


• 1 day installation.


• No additional virtual studio compositing software required.


• Works with LED wall studios or green studios.


• 4K recorders included – shoot live to air, or record for post-production.


• Includes Mo-Sys Beam In technology – include remote guests in a virtual studio.


• Uses Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) - the market leader in photo-realistic graphics engines.


• Suitable for live broadcast/streaming, real-time film workflows, and rapid reaction social media video

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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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TitleBox is a complex and incredibly user-friendly on-air CG and graphics manager. It allows you to make and save various static or dynamic objects like rolls, crawls, multi-layered simultaneous still images, analog and digital clocks, animated logos, etc. These can be easily used for direct broadcasting or for future use as customized templates.

TitleBox is an interactive graphics manager that generates, shows and manages captivating multi-zone screens with rolls, crawls, animations clocks, station logos, 3D objects, and many more. It is ideal for broadcasting and cable TV channels digital signage systems and public and private facilities like schools, colleges, universities, business entities, corporations, retail, shopping malls, churches, airports, hotels, holiday resorts, theme parks, etc. Furthermore, TitleBox has a Scheduler that allows you to start items at different times from previously created tasks.

TitleBox provides on-air graphics that can be interactively controlled. You can enable multi-layer simultaneous crawls, rolls, animated icons, clocks and text templates with a click of the mouse. TitleBox provides full on-air command, including text selection, running speed and transitions.

MS Windows 10 compatible

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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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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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IDSaaS is a fully managed service encompassing design, implementation, hardware, software, and ongoing support and backup. Customers can sign up for a determined time period, with two years expected to be the normal duration, while they will also be able to scale their use of the IDS platform in response to evolving demands. It can be difficult to predict how business will change over the course of 12 months, so we have designed IDSaaS to be flexible, affordable, and supportive of users managing their cashflow. The new service also takes advantage of recent updates to the IDS platform that allow it to be used more flexibly – whether part of a hybrid approach or on-premise, at someone’s home, or in the cloud. In the wake of Covid-19 there is evidently a stronger pull towards more remote working, and users of IDSaaS will be able to benefit from this increased versatility.

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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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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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With over 1,000 installations worldwide, TallyMan has proven to be the most flexible and user-configurable broadcast control system available, providing a simple but powerful layer of control to any facility, delivering against three demands of the industry today:;seamless high quality, high production values, and cost control.

TSL’s advanced control systems allows users to easily gain exclusive control over resources, streamline operations and automate key functions to improve efficiencies and maintain high level production values, no matter the complexity of the underlying system.

Advanced Device Control and IP Device Routing:

IP Device Routing - Simple and intuitive interface that translates IP workflows to retain the familiarity of SDI routing, providing signal control and routing of edge devices in ST-2110 networks.

Powerful tools for remote production - open up channel delegation, add security controls and protect devices with a system built on independent device protocol translation and intuitive interfaces that add flexibility and efficiency to operations.

Playout and Transmission:

Cost-Effective Playout – Easily implement automation playout functions for up to four channels or align with existing systems to act as a cost-effective secondary system. Includes intuitive playlist creation, as-run log and crash & automated ingest record.

Cloud Playout Solutions - to make it a Small Step, instead of a Giant Leap to cloud playout, use the GTP Control Processor to mimic video server functionality and allow the automation system to control a familiar playout device.

Transmission Control - safely switch between SCTE 104 /35 Command Generators. Easily distribute SCTE Commands across Signal Chains and Streams. Simplify distribution by manipulating SCTE Command Messages at the Edge to fulfil contracted obligations. Validate SCTE Messages prior to Injector / Encoder.

Production Automation:

MOS Gateway plus ENPS / iNews Interface – Configured to match customer specific workflows to support control over any GPI/O, Serial, or IP Device from MOS rundown, with simple button or virtual panel interfaces that give production staff true control.

Plug & play Interfaces:

Individual and intelligent button panels - control any GPI/O, IP, RS422, or RS232 enabled device. Perform simple and complex functions from a single button push - GPI trigger, relay closure, web key etc. Perfect for flyaway kits, small productions tasks and one button configurations, controlling anything, located anywhere.

Expanded plug & play functions - Interface new systems to legacy devices, monitor SNMP traps, generate alarm output GPOs, convert on / off GPI Inputs to Serial or Ethernet Messages, convert serial or ethernet messages to GPI output on / off, with web-browser based Setup and Configuration.

Additional features include Ember+ support, enabling engineers to integrate all Ember+ capable 3rd party devices and provide control to operators in an accessible and intuitive manner. Advanced capabilities of a broad range of broadcast equipment and can be accessed and integrated into automated workflows and streamlined operations.

User can also use the Studio Failover functions to create presets for all devices in a studio/control rool, to automatically trigger preset recall and source selection failover across the facility.

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Next generation high-resolution tracking

Mo-Sys invented 'simple-to-use' marker-based optical camera tracking for Virtual Production. The resulting product, StarTracker, became the world's best-selling absolute tracking solution for broadcast and cinematic. Utilising its unrivalled knowledge of Virtual Production Mo-Sys has continued to develop. StarTracker Max features redesigned and miniaturised hardware which leverages Mo-Sys improved algorithm to produce Mo-Sys' most accurate tacking solution to date.

Set-and-forget professional tracking

StarTracker Max auto alignment technology simplifies set-up and ensures ultra-precise studio calibration. Once set-up, StarTracker Max is fully autonomous with no need for costly, time-consuming daily re-calibration. With rapid star map discovery, a new user-friendly interface (iOS and Android) and simple D-Tap power inlet, StarTracker Max sets a new standard for set-and-forget professional tracking.

Maximum versatility

StarTracker Max is optimized for use in studio spaces up to 100 x 100m with no explicit upper limit, and ceiling heights >16m with appropriately sized and spaced stars. Immune from occlusion and blind spotting often experienced by 'outside-in' tracking systems, StarTracker Max provides absolute 'inside-out' tracking.

Superior tracking capabilities

StarTracker Max delivers 6-axis tracking with lens zoom and focus for precision blending of photo realistic 3D virtual graphics with the real-world scenes and objects. Its 120-degree field of view sensor enables tracking even on a camera pointing straight down, with zero drift accumulation and ultra-fast star map discovery.

Unrivalled pedigree

Its a StarTracker! Designed and manufactured in the UK to the same exacting standards as all of our world-leading Virtual Production solutions, StarTracker Max marks the beginning of an exciting new platform, building on the trusted current StarTracker technology and delivering even greater tracking accuracy coupled with new unique capabilities to be announced in due course.

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Ensure your content reaches the widest audiences, even on those breaking news. AUDIMUS.MEDIA creates automatic closed captionings for all of live programs and nowadays they are reaching more that 500 million viewers spread in two continents!

The cost-effective solution you were looking for to comply with CC regulations.

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MoRail enables creative moves using PTZ / ENG cameras in a cost-effective, high performance package. The perspective change achieved dramatically improves on the existing static only movement of PTZ cameras, immersing viewers into the studio without the cost and complication of track based dolly systems.

Cost-effective motorized camera rail

Designed for popular pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) / ENG cameras weighing up to 15kg, MoRail transforms regular static shots into repeatable creative shots with controlled parallax movement. With MoRail, producers can achieve accurate movements during a show without the need to invest in expensive and complex robotics systems.

Controlled movement for creative shots

MoRail delivers a simple yet elegant solution that has the power to transform regular newsroom shots with programmable and live controlled movement. A powerful Mo-Sys controller is used to set rail height and camera position in addition to pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris.

A new life for PTZ cameras

MoRail gives the PTZ a new creative life by transforming the usefulness of this popular camera format. Production teams can now program accurate and repeatable PTZ movement to traverse, loop and orbit presenters to achieve beautifully smooth and immersive parallax movement.

Flexible design and quick set up

MoRail is available in 3m lengths, either straight or with a 30-degree curve (4m fixed radius). Up to two lengths can be joined together offering production teams maximum creative freedom. Motorized, height adjustable legs ensure fast studio set up, moving the camera plane quickly between 1025 – 1725mm.

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Our Powerful GUI control software has elevated and transformed information display, monitoring and management in the broadcast sector.

Developed for the broadcast industry, IDS integrates with all essential broadcast systems, offering future proof adaptability and scalability. Despite the complexity, sophistication and intelligence of the IDS offering, the software and user interface are intuitive and easy to use.

Integrate with any platform

Compatible with all broadcast systems, the integration of IDS Core software is seamless and fast. Designed to work with all major essential broadcast technology eliminating compatibility issues and creating the exact configuration needed.

Critical Time Synchronisation

For the ultimate confidence, IDS delivers 100% accuracy across your network. Referencing your preferred Primary NTP or SPG source, we deliver synchronicity across Audio and Visual inputs down to the nanosecond, with zero latency.

Automate Workflows

Our IDS Core configuration software provides easy access to workflow changes. A network based system, it allows users to create and automate both critical and no essential operations, from dimming studio lights to dynamic noise monitoring.

Easily Manage Content

Using a standard TCP/IP backbone, IDS can be scaled to suit and operate any project. Wherever you are, and on whichever device you prefer, controlling, monitoring and managing content takes only the touch of a finger.

Display Anywhere

Control, monitoring and management through networked displays, touchscreen control devices, web based app, DMX lighting and noise SPL monitoring.

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Polymotion Chat is an easily deployable studio solution that allows an operator to automate up to six presenter and guest camera positions. Using limb and face detection software Polymotion Chat tracks their movements and provides stable and natural-looking content.

SIMPLY YOUR WORKFLOW

Polymotion Chat is a camera solution for small studios. Controlling up to 6 robotic heads from one operator stadium, Chat can be used as a flexible broadcast solution.

ADAPTABLE, AUTOMATED SYSTEM

Whether your requirements are traditional newsroom, standing presenter-led, or magazine format show, Polymotion Chat can help streamline this work-flow.

REPLICATE NATURAL MOVEMENT

An operator has several tools inside Polymotion Chat to replicate a natural camera movement. For example, after framing their subject, a ‘static zone’ can be set to control how far the subject can move before the camera starts to follow it. The speed of this move can also be controlled in line with the production requirements.

FLEXIBLE AND EASY TO USE

Polymotion Chat can utilise presets to help locate and frame subjects. This can include off frame positions for graphics insertions for news or sports programming or set camera positions for intros or interviews.

Additionally, for the pop-up studio, a remote production workflow can be used with the operator managing the Polymotion Chat system over IP from the main production facility.

USE YOUR EXISTING CAMERAS

Any combination of the MRMC Robotics range can be used with Polymotion Chat.

For customers who already have chosen their cameras they can simply add them to our AFC100 platform. This will turn the camera into a fully automated robotic head with pan, tilt, zoom and focus. This delivers the same consistent ‘look and feel’ in production with the added benefit of precision.

ONE OPERATOR

The Polymotion Chat solution comes in either a 1U Polymotion Server (which supports up to 3 tracking heads) or a 2U Polymotion Server (which supports up to 6). Simply use your existing cameras on one of MRMC Robotic heads and connect. The interface has been designed to work with either a touchscreen or a standard keyboard and mouse. One operator can easily control Polymotion Chat and additional operators’ consoles can be added.

SIMPLE UI

With Polymotion Chat software, automatic zones can be set per camera to ensure the subject is framed correctly and if they move beyond a set radius the camera automatically follows them. Limits can also be set so that if the subject moves out of the studio space the camera simply stops following and returns to it’s default position.

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The AFC head is the ideal choice for a wide range of broadcast applications ranging from studio camera robotics to live events and sports production. With a small footprint, the AFC head is the perfect choice for getting close to the action without compromising picture quality.

AFC-100S SOLUTION

The AFC-100s head is the ideal choice for a wide range of broadcast applications ranging from studio camera robotics to live events and sports production.

Speeds of up to 100° per second can be achieved whilst a high payload capacity offers supports for full studio build-up kits including cameras, teleprompters and accessories.

AFC-180 SOLUTION

The AFC-180 head offers exceptional speed and performance from a compact head. With pan speeds of up to 180° per second, the AFC-180 is ideal for getting trackside and following fast moving targets whilst high-bandwidth slip rings offer unlimited pan rotation.

HIGHLIGHTS

-High bandwidth pan slip-rings with support for up to 3G HD video

-Available with brushless servo or stepper motors

-360° unrestricted pan with high bandwidth HD throughput

-Ethernet control of pan, tilt, zoom and focus (further options include RS232, RS422 & wireless)

-Integrated control of Fujinon and other broadcast servo lenses

-External fibre interfaces for extended operating distances are available

-Single cable provides highly accurate control of iris, zoom & focus for broadcast lens digital servos

-Control options include joystick console, pan-bars, hand-wheels and MRMC’s bespoke Flair software

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Edison PRO is an innovative, template-based playout application that seeks to transform any live, online presentation or conference into an immersive experience through AR and virtual environments, allowing users to enhance their speech and storytelling with real-time 3D graphics and other visual aids, including immersing themselves in the presentation.

Based on Brainstorm’s 25 years of broadcast experience in virtual sets and AR, Edison PRO substantially improves the impact of any presentation. Users do not require any experience in graphics, video, image or 3D, as the starting point for their sessions is a PPT of PDF document.

Based on 25 years of the broadcast experience of Brainstorm in virtual sets and AR, Edison PRO substantially improves the quality and impact of your presentations without requiring specific knowledge in 3D, virtual studios or video.

Edison PRO is a standalone product that includes a future-proof hardware to ensure the ease of operation, compatibility and performance. Installation, training and support are straight-forward, ensuring a rock-solid operation even in highly demanding, live production environments.

Compatible with standard presentation tools

Edison PRO can import standard PPT and PDF files so the slides or pages can be displayed and controlled by the presenter by using Edison’s interface. The presentation can also be controlled using standard clicker devices, smartphones or tablets.

Easy to use and control

Running a presentation is as easy as loading a template and importing the slides. Once a template is loaded, Edison PRO can key out and insert the presenter inside the 3D Virtual Reality scene, which can be further customized.

TrackFree virtual cameras that turn your virtual set limitless

Using Brainstorm’s patented TrackFree™ technology, Edison PRO takes the video feed of your fixed camera and creates virtual camera views from it. These are flexible, independent from the live feed, and can move freely in 3D space, as pedestals or cranes do in live production environments. This feature expands the virtual environment far beyond the limits of the physical chroma set. Users can change the camera view or create a new one at any time, instantly, with just a click!

Unreal Engine compatible

Edison PRO is compatible with UE scenes, which can be used as 3D backgrounds for the presentation. This improves your presentations with the ability to use hyper realistic background scenes in real-time.

Also, the optional Edison UC (Edison Unreal Control) plugin allows for controlling and editing the UE scene’s blueprints, objects and properties directly from Edison’s own, user-friendly interface.

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Libero Hybrid is a software which can be used to convert multiple IP sources to SDI/NDI video signals to integrate them on an existing system. Software gives you brief information about input stream visualization such as video formats, frame rates, and bitrates. Libero Hybrid offers video and audio previews of multiple streams. It provides different SDI output formats per port via supported capture and playback cards.

KEY FEATURES

• Stable for 24/7 operations


• SD/HD/UHD/4K/8K support(*)


• SDI, NDI, WebRTC, IP Stream or File inputs


• SDI, NDI or WebRTC outputs


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


• Video and audio preview feature


• Input bitrate chart


• Loop feature for file inputs


• LUFS(Loudness Units Relative to Full Scale) Audio Normalization


• Audio Gain feature to turn up or down the audio level


• Auto-recovery of disconnected or failed streams


• Monitoring inputs to auto-activate outputs


• Frame rate conversion (e.g. 30 fps to 25 fps)


• Up/down/cross scaling

(*) Depending on the type of video cards

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This production tool meets the latest industry standards and is tailor-made to work seamlessly with other NativeWaves products and tools across the Hybrid Multiview platform, to facilitate the creation of Synced Multiview content.

The Key Features of the NativeWaves AVCoder are:

High Performance: Deliver a premium viewing experience that supports high resolutions in live event settings. Deploy complex multi-stream setups with many real-time streams with full ABR (Adaptive Bitrate) ladder. Deliver high quality content with complete control using the versatile combination of GPU and CPU encodings.

Easy Management: With seamless integration into the NativeWaves content encoder platform and remote management using a web browser we provide a high degree of freedom with flexible encoding configuration options.

New experiences: Deliver new experiences to your viewers by integrating seamlessly into the NativeWaves cloud platform for synched Multiview experiences with next level encodings that support Ultra low latency standards

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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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Post-Production Automation

Post-production workflows are notably slow and manual, with files being shipped by hard drive  and editors tasked with batch encoding and ingesting files, as well as manually entering custom bin information into their Avid systems. These steps can add days to the production schedule, slowing content creation.

Now, latakoo has created a solution that automates this workflow for teams using Avid Media Composer, shaving days off of the current process.

Automation with MediaComposer

With latakoo, crews on location can send a lightweight proxy file to the editors within minutes of the shoot. With latakoo’s patented compression/upload process, proxy files can be created and quickly uploaded to your private cloud account, for storage and sharing. Metadata associated with the files – such as card number, shoot date, camera ID, project number, or any custom field - can be collected for each group of videos transferred. The metadata form is completely customizable for your project requirements.

After upload, the files are automatically downloaded by latakoo HUB and dropped inside your firewall. All the editors have to do is drag the group of files into the appropriate bin in Avid Media Composer. The files, along with the metadata, automatically populate the Avid bin with the correct information.

And because the proxy files retain their original video ID, relinking the original media is easily achieved.

latakoo is a complete system, so when that first draft is finished, you can easily export it to the cloud for review and approval.

Reclaim Your Time

Imagine saving days off of your current video workflow; automating proxy creation, ingest and metadata into one simple system. It’s possible with latakoo.

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As IP continues to go mainstream for video production, producers have identified key requirements. They’re looking to move away from bulky, expensive hardware to more flexible software and cloud-based solutions as well as more lightweight field gear like bonded cellular backpacks. They need IP streaming solutions that can be incorporated easily into production workflows, with the ability to ingest non-baseband sources.  Broadcast Operations need to be able to use the entire gamut of IP-based protocols, and sometimes several of them during the same production. Likewise, they need fast, frictionless ways to transcode feeds and files into multiple video house formats for asset management and distribution. 

The concept of an IP network operations center (IP-NOC) addresses all of these requirements by bringing together the state of the art in IP-based signal acquisition and cloud-based media asset management (MAM). Driven by these enabling technologies, the IP NOC offers a paradigm shift from traditional broadcast operation centers and satellite trucks to smaller and more nimble transmission gear, cameras, and capture devices. 

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Input Interfaces:

DVI-I

DVI 1.0

HDMI 1.4a (via breakout cable)

VGA (via DVI-to-VGA convertor)

Component (via breakout cable)

DB9

YC (S-Video)

Composite video

Analog audio (L+R)

Component video

BNC

SD/HD/3G SDI

Host Interface:

USB 3.0

compatible with USB 2.0

compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1

Input features:

Auto scan of video input sources when there is no signal input to the currently selected input source

Manual selection of video input source

Auto selection of linked (embedded) audio input source when the video input source changes

Manual selection of audio input source

Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x2160

HDMI Specific Features:

225MHz HDMI receiver

Adaptive HDMI equalizer support for cables lengths up to 30M

Support for customized EDID

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

Full colorimetry support

Support for 8/10/12-bit color depths

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

Support for up to 2-channel IEC60958 audio streams

Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data

Support for extraction of video timing information

Support for extraction of 3D format information

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

SDI Specific Features:

Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:

up to 330m for SD-SDI signals

up to 190m for HD-SDI signals

up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals

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

Support for 2K (2048x1080) mode

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

Support for 10/12-bit color depth

Support for extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier

Support for up to 2 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz

Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data

Limited support of 3Gb-DS: only the first stream can be captured

Limited support for capture of the first link of dual link interfaces:

YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit 1080p 50/59.94/60: captured as 1080i 50/59.94/60

YCbCr 4:4:4 10-bit: captured as 4:2:2

RGB 4:4:4: R/B sub-sampled

Video Capture format:

Support for capture resolutions up to 2048x2160

Support for capture frame rates up to 120fps

SDK:

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

Accessories:

USB 3.0 cable

DVI to VGA connector

DVI-I to HDMI + Component breakout

DB9 to YC + Composite + Analog Audio + Component breakout