OverDrive

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Audio Interfacing & Conversion » Audio signal processing, routing and infrastructure »

This system is the leading digital video and audio delay solution for easily eliminating all unwanted content from your live broadcasts or webcasts.

Key Features Include:

• Eliminate nudity, offensive language, and obscene gestures from live broadcasts while maintaining program continuity.


• Straight-forward to control with two large panic buttons; one for audio (red); and one for video (yellow). Simply press & hold to clean-up your broadcast.


• Allows for dual-user operations, with unique settings to accommodate each operator’s preferences.


• The viewer experience is minimally interrupted with subtle video and audio masking techniques.


• Compensates for the reaction time of human operators to an observed visual or aural event, ensuring every obscenity is concealed in its entirety.


• Solid-state technology equipped with bypass relay circuity to further ensure the integrity of your live television broadcasts.

Create » Content Acquisition and Capture » Cameras » Broadcast System cameras »

Create beautiful, clean, true high-resolution keys using the patented 0:4:4 UltrachromeHR output, a signal that contains full bandwidth color information for complete 4:4:4 data into the UltrachromeHR Chroma Keying System.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

Acuity is the top-of-the-line large production switcher designed to handle world’s most challenging live events. This switcher has been built to easily adapt to evolving technology in the video production industry and is built with the biggest creative feature set – for the biggest productions.

Features include:

- Powerful Production Engines

- Output Transitions

- Facility-Grade MultiViewers

- MultiFeed Split MEs

- MultiFeed Configurable Outputs

- Tremendous DVE Resources

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » Audio Monitoring » Loudspeakers »

Offering a choice of 1RU and 2RU monitoring bridges, the MB-series fits your rack or console with ease. Choose the model with embedded SDI or discrete audio inputs to match your installation.

Front panels include large, bright displays and intuitive tactile controls to easily tailor your audio monitoring experience. Quickly choose what you want to listen to, they way you like it. Full DashBoard control and GPI interfaces round out a complete control solution.

The MB-series feature surround mix-down, channel summing, easy channel selection and loudness measurement – all the tools you need to ensure your audio is in check.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

No ordinary compact production switcher, Carbonite Black Solo packs an astounding feature set including 2 MiniMEs and 9 keyers.

Carbonite Black Solo provides the compact form and affordability of a small switcher, while offering the big switcher feature-set of the Carbonite Black series.

If your productions are on the go, at different facilities and events, you want to make it easy to plug-in and get the show rolling. Carbonite Black Solo is built with internal video processing and MultiViewer resources, so no external gear is required.

XPression LiveCG complements your show with high quality still graphics. Graphics are fed directly into the switcher media channels over Ethernet for a truly simple workflow.

Smaller switchers generally feature base-level custom controls and memories, but not Carbonite Black Solo. This switcher features fully-customizable macros and a memory system with unique smart recall and effect recall functionality.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

Carbonite Mosaic is built to get high-quality video onto your large-screen display, quickly and easily.

Large-screen displays have grown to massive scale in both size and resolution. Carbonite Mosaic gets the highest quality images on displays of over 20 million pixels.

A complete set of video processing resources guarantees a uniform look across your display. For ultra-high-quality imagery, Carbonite Mosaic supports 10bit HDR formats.

Powered by 10 independently-controlled tile outputs, it’s easy to weave a massive single display or feed multiple displays throughout your venue – the choice is yours.

Carbonite Mosaic and XPression Tessera team up for high-quality upscaled video and beautiful pixel-accurate graphics on your display. Live has never looked this good.

Like all Ross products, Carbonite Mosaic is part of the DashBoard Control Ecosystem. DashBoard makes it easy to control your display layouts or even your entire venue, from a single interface.

 

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Broadcast system control SW and HW »

Dashboard enables users to quickly build unique, tailored CustomPanels that make complex operations simple. DashBoard provides control and monitoring to hundreds of products from more than 80 partners within the openGear and DashBoard Connect ecosystem, and of course most Ross Video products. Its ability to craft application specific solutions across this breadth of products is what makes DashBoard so special.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

Frontier works in a virtual studio environment for virtual sets and augmented reality. Frontier enables the creation of even the most complex graphical elements quickly, easily, and with unprecedented realism with greater accuracy than ever before.

Frontier uses the UX control platform as an operator-friendly front end, so operators are not required to know UE4 to use the system. Frontier supports customization, flexibility, and scalability in terms of number of cameras and graphics engines through the integration of UX and UX VCC applications.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Modular interfacing and signal processing »

Easily expand Gator’s capabilities by simply activating the appropriate software license.

Key Features:

Ultra-high Def - Gator features a native UHD processing core, featuring 12G-SDI interfaces.

Agile - A platform that becomes what you need it, when you need it. That’s what software-defined processing is all about.

Rock Solid - It has been carefully designed to meet the performance and reliability requirements of today’s demanding broadcast plant. Gator fits into the rock-solid openGear chassis featuring redundant power and cooling to maximize your all-important uptime.

Control - Gator is part of the industry-standard openGear ecosystem. Full control is available via DashBoard, allowing simple configuration, setup and alarm monitoring.

 

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Standalone interfacing, signal processing and conversion »

A throwdown mini converter needs to be built tough. GearLite modules are all constructed from heavy steel and include features like locking connectors to ensure reliable operation, wherever you throw them.

Gearlite point-of-use modules let you put them right where you need them. Every GearLite module ships standard with flexible mounting accessories and a universal power supply. They feature a compact design, so they fit almost anywhere, be it in a rack, on stage, behind a monitor or in a fly pack.

Small and compact doesn’t mean you need to settle for lower-grade processing. Our GearLite mini converter and distribution modules are built using the same high quality components and processing as our modular solutions, giving you broadcast-grade signal handling for SDI, 3G-SDI, 12G-SDI, fiber, audio and HDMI.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Production switchers »

Graphite provides a full production solution within a single 4RU frame. This simplifies connectivity, saves space, and makes it easy to take top-quality productions on the road. Built to withstand the rigors of a mobile production with carefully engineered physical construction. Graphite systems are extensively shake and bake tested before shipping. Rely on a system with consistent performance and immunity to traditional all-in-one software issues, thanks to unique dedicated hardware. Every aspect of the Graphite system is built with the quality of separate system components. The value of a single all-in-one system with no need for external supplement cannot be overstated. Crew your show as you see fit. A single operator can run an entire show through all-encompassing control, or roles can be separated for multiple operators during high-intensity events. Switcher resources and graphics power can be upgraded via software licences – and additional equipment is available through a single vendor for effortless integration and guaranteed support.

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

News happens quickly and users are turning to web and social media to get the news. Inception is a newsroom system that allow you to discover and get stories as they happen. A power news gathering tool and social media manager, all in one place.

From the smallest newsrooms to the world’s largest broadcasters, Inception can scale to meet any size operation or workflow with both subscription and purchase models available.

Inception’s robust MOS interface makes it easy to integrate with other broadcast devices like graphics, video servers, media asset management, teleprompters and automation.

Key Features:

- Story-Centric Workflows

- Enterprise Features

- Social media and Web

- Assignment Manager

- Horizon + Inception

- Messaging

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

Inception Social enables you to bring text and image content from social media into graphics playout, manage moderating and approving content from social media channels, and prompt user engagement via social media polling.

Key Features:

Multi-platform publishing - Save time and increase productivity by using a unified platform to search and publish to social media and web platforms.

Feed social content to on-air graphics - Search, curate and display social media content by integrating Inception Social with broadcast graphic systems like Ross Video’s XPression.

Social Polls - Use social media polls to create content through real-time audience participation.

Geolocated Results - Use a location to produce focused results for breaking news, severe weather or live events.

User Permissions & Approval Workflows - Open up social media participation to your team while overseeing the final product before it is published.

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Broadcast system control SW and HW »

Lightning provides fully integrated switcher, graphics and camera control with an intuitive interface ideal for single operator use. Perfect for legislative assembly, house of worship, education and corporate broadcasts.

 

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Standalone interfacing, signal processing and conversion »

Ross offers Master Reference generators for any application. From a small openGear cards, ideal for fly packs and remote locations, up to flexible fully-redundant platforms for large multi-format facilities.

The SRG-series Master Sync Generators support a wide range of output signals and formats from composite to UHD. These reference generators can even provide multiple video standards simultaneously. Integrated video pattern generators with idents and motion are great for remote feeds.

Built to last and redundancy in mind, Ross Sync Generators will keep the heartbeat of your facility alive. All units feature redundant power and easy servicing. Automatic changeover units are available to ensure you never skip a beat.

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

The MC1 system scales from stand-alone branding to multi-channel master control installations adapting easily to manual or automated control.

At its core, MC1 is a powerful AV mixer, offering 4 keyers, logo playout, transitions with full preview. You get the tools you need to build your on-air brand.

Shuffle, correct your levels, sum and downmix. Keep your audio in check with fast, intuitive presets and manual overrides.

Manage multiple Master Controls with ease from an intuitive DashBoard touchscreen or tactile hardware control panel.

From single stand-alone branding to large multi-channel Master Control; MC1 can scale to your needs.

It features hardware bypass to keep your channel on air in any situation. MC1 can also be used as great backup to Channel-in-a-box and IP playout systems.

Applications:

- Sports & Live Venue

- News

- Virtual Studio

- Mobile

- Government

- Corporate

- House of Worshio

- Education

Produce » Real-Time Production » Video Production » Real-time production replay and slow-motion servers »

Live instant replay system with compelling features, a unique ergonomically-designed control surface and purpose-built user application.

Features include:

- Easy-to-Use

- Single or Dual-User Workflow

- Reliable Protected Media

- Flexible Configuration

- Content Sharing

- File-Based Operations

 

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

Make it easy with an ergonomically-designed control surface and intuitive “heads-up” user display. Mira delivers remarkably fast learning curves for both novice and veteran replay operators.

Share the load by splitting/sharing server resources—so two operators can work independently on two replay events or work in collaboration on the same replay event.

Ensure maximum reliability, with standard dual-redundant, hot-swappable power supplies. For ease of maintenance, all Mira servers feature hot-swappable chassis fans and media disk drives.

Mira adapts to a wide variety of live production workflows, thanks to a symmetrical, multi-channel server architecture.

Integrated clip networking permits operators to quickly and easily share media clips between any number of Mira replay servers interconnected via inexpensive Gigabit Ethernet.

Reduce cost and substantially streamline workflow with integrated media file import and export tools.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » Hybrid SDI-IP video routers »

This is the first product species that brings to life compact, quiet and robust UHD-over-IP SDI/HDMI signal conversion. Newt is fluent in many open control protocols such as NMOS, EmBER+, and DashBoard (to name but a few), thus giving you the freedom to throw this little guy down into the IP environment of your choice.

Compact & Robust- Compact & robust signal conversion and processing of many formats from HD to UHD.

Open Control - Open control gives you the freedom to run Newt from our DashBoard™ control system, and/or seamlessly from many 3rd-party control systems.

Software Defined - What you need, when you need it: software defined processing enables multiple uses and functions.

Quiet - Newt is the strong silent type, with studio applications in mind. Unlike other IP conversion products with fans that scream loudly, you’ll barely hear a purr from Newt.

Goes Anywhere - Flexible mounting options enable Newt to scale any wall, zip-tie to a post, hide under a desk, behind a display, or for three of them to sit comfortably on an optional rack shelf.

Monetize » Acquire Content » Rights Management » Royalties and participations management »

Ross Video provides two solutions for encoding Nielsen watermarks:

NWE-3GA - Nielsen Watermarks Encoder

High quality insertion of Nielsen Watermarks into embedded and / or AES3 digital audio.

NWE-TS  - Nielsen Watermarks Encoder for ATSC Transport Streams

High quality insertion of Nielsen Watermarks into AC3 audio.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Video Interfacing & Conversion » Modular interfacing and signal processing »

As the world’s first modular infrastructure platform open to other manufacturers, the Emmy®-award winning openGear provides solutions derived from hundreds of individual cards from dozens of companies. This cooperative effort gives users best of breed product and budget options, all while ensuring common control and monitoring within the DashBoard ecosystem.

Reliable

oGx is the 4th generation openGear modular infrastructure platform built for 24/7 operation. Featuring redundant power and cooling, service is a snap with zero downtime. Front-loading modules and passive backplane ensure ease of maintenance and maximum reliability.

Diverse

Ross offers a wide range of modular infrastructure solutions, including distribution, conversion, branding, fiber, timing and more. The openGear platform is flexible to support a multitude of signal types and formats from analog to UHD to IP.

SDI, IP or Hybrid

The oGx platform has been designed to meet the demands of today’s complex IP and hybrid infrastructures.

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

Automated Production Control (APC) is now common place, delivering operational efficiencies, while taking complexity out of the production process. OverDrive is the most advanced APC system on the planet, enabling the most sophisticated productions to be executed cleanly and consistently, while delivering substantial savings in operational costs. With nearly 400 systems on-air, OverDrive is the world leader in APC. OverDrive offers unparalleled choice with integration to more than 220 different production devices. Both manual and automated control is provided to both Ross and third party devices including production switchers, routing systems, video servers, audio mixers, robotic cameras, and graphics systems.

Create » Content Acquisition and Capture » Cameras » Broadcast System cameras »

High performance image capture with quiet and accurate PTZ functionality, at a fantastic price-point.
PIVOTCam is the perfect companion for assembly, education, corporate and house of worship applications, along with events and broadcast POV productions.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » Hybrid SDI-IP video routers »

Raptor lifts openGear to new purposes, adapting software defined modular processing to native IP or hybrid IP/SDI infrastructures. Raptor is fluent in many open control protocols such as NMOS, EmBER+, and DashBoard (to name but a few), thus giving you the freedom to soar through the IP environment of your choice.

This openGear appliance’s high-performance I/O and benchmark IP interoperability ensure a lasting investment designed to adapt to evolving IP standards and control requirements.

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Media asset management (MAM) »

Streamline Graphics is designed to work alongside your XPression motion graphics workflow to organize asset requests, search existing assets and easily add them to on-air graphics with ease.

Key Features:

• Make the most of your existing image and video assets by creating searchable metadata. End users can quickly find the right asset to tell any story.


• Utilize the built-in work order management system and user messaging capabilities to increase communication between newsroom staff and your graphics team.


• Requires no software installs on client machines. This increases the flexibility of devices that can be used to create content and decreases the amount of time it takes to perform upgrades. Streamline Graphics runs in a variety of supported web browsers on Windows and MacOS. It is also accessible directly inside the XPression MOS plugin.


• The system can scale to support larger scale operations with Streamline Enterprise.


•  Both purchase and subscription models available.

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Media asset management (MAM) »

Streamline Production is designed to bridge the gap between the newsroom computer system (NRCS) and playout server. Create placeholders, search customizable metadata and select the clip needed to tell the story. Use rules-based workflows to move content between locations and servers.

Key Features:

• Browsing Assets & Creating Placeholders - Users can browse assets or create placeholders inside the newsroom computer system (NRCS) using the HTML5 MOS plugin.


• Organize & Move Files - Index files in multiple locations to make them searchable within Streamline Production.


• Approvals & User Permissions - User permissions and approvals can be configured to help control the quality of your on-air content.


• Control Playout of Clips - Clips added to a rundown will be sent to the appropriate playout device and a playlist will be created and updated as changes are made.


• Streamline Enterprise - Robust features and scalability make Streamline Enterprise the ideal solution for large scale broadcasters.


• Streamline.cloud - Let Ross take care of the maintenance responsibilities and choose from a variety of subscription options to add Streamline Graphics to your workflow.

Create » Content Acquisition and Capture » Cameras » Specialist, POV, PTZ, action Cameras »

Ross Video has the most complete studio robotics offering available, whether you are looking for the unparalleled smoothness of a track-based system, the unbeatable flexibility of a free-roaming pedestal, or the simple efficiency of a standalone pan & tilt head.

All Ross robotic systems are designed, developed and manufactured in-house, using state-of-the-art technologies that provide industry-leading accuracy, precision, and payload capacity.

Key Features:

• Superior Performance - Ross robotic systems are engineered to outperform competitive offerings, providing more flexibility, better workflows, and highly consistent productions.


• Modern Control Architecture -All Ross studio robotic solutions communicate natively over internet protocol (IP), using a flexible and open control protocol. This makes our robots easy to implement and manage, simplifying installation into new and existing studios.


• Global Deployments & Support - With thousands of robotic systems deployed around world, few suppliers have more experience with installing, commissioning and maintaining robotic systems than Ross Video. As with all Ross products, you will enjoy the industry’s best support, legendary for its customer-oriented approach.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

Trackless virtual systems are all-in-one engines that require no external action on the part of the camera in order to create movement. They use a stationary physical camera, with all the camera movement being done within the graphics engine. This eliminates the need for physical tracking equipment.

Trackless Studio is an all-in-one virtual production tool that fits almost any budget. Built on the XPression Real-Time Motion Graphics System with an intuitive purpose-built interface, Trackless Studio leverages Ross Video’s years of experience with virtual sets and augmented reality to bring quality virtual sets to even the most basic productions.

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

From four independent PGM playout channels, this news playout server provides predictable and precise clip playout during live news shows. This server is built upon the robust and proven Abekas Tria server platform, which provides true hardware reliability and an intuitive software interface.

Tria News is tightly integrated with Ross Video’s Inception newsroom computer system, Streamline media asset management and OverDrive automated production control platform. With this seamless and comprehensive newsroom ecosystem, it's easy to organize newsroom media assets, create and manage run-down playlists, and present news story play out from Tria News. This system also uses well-established and proven MOS newsroom processes, providing reliable and worry-free live operations.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

Master the black art of chroma keying with UltrachromeHR, a high performance multi-channel chroma keying system that uses cutting-edge technology to create full resolution chroma outputs.

Choose the chroma key mode that gets the best results from your unique setup and fine-tune your key with built-in post key processing resources.

Produces excellent results from standard 4:2:2 camera inputs.

Measures your background video source and automatically adjusts your key edge and re-spill color accordingly.

Beautiful chroma keys with photo-realistic graphics and tracked + trackless virtual set technology – Ross can realize all your virtual set needs.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » Router control »

Ultrix is the ultimate routing, multiviewer, and signal processing platform for Studios, OB Vans, and Flypacks. As the only software defined platform, customers realize significant cost, space, and power efficiencies with unparalleled flexibility and agility, especially relative to competitive hybrid routers.

Native routing control support for Probel SW-P-08, GVG Native, NV9000, and TSL 3.1, 4.0, and 5.0 for Multiviewer tally makes Ultricore powered systems easy to work with 3rd party control and automation.

System discovery, Database creation, HW/SW panel configuration all done from one UI.

Router, Multiviewer, and Processing configuration and control from one system.

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » SDI video routers »

The Ultrix 12G Router provides a compact and powerful combination of routing, multi-viewers, audio processing, and control, without requiring special hardware as advanced features can be added at any time via simple software licensing.

As the only software defined platform, customers realize significant cost, space, and power efficiencies with unparalleled flexibility and agility, especially relative to competitive hybrid routers.

You can easily add new features through additional software licenses. No additional hardware required.

Ultrix natively supports 12G throughout the entire chassis. This means it’s ready for UHD production when you are, without replacing any hardware or losing capacity. New version of the latest Ultrix-FR5 routing/AV processing platform that adds IP I/O to the already impressive feature set of this disruptive, ‘Swiss Army knife’ infrastructure solution.

The Ultrix 12G Router is infrastructure in a box. Video/audio routing, multiviewers, audio processing, frame synchronizers, clean/quiet switching, UHD gearboxing and more all unified in one single chassis.

Because of its size, base feature set, and software capabilities, owners save significant money on upfront capital costs. Additionally, the advanced architecture provides significant ROI in terms of power, cooling, shipping, and space costs.

 

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » Video Monitoring » Multiviewer display processors »

Ultriscape is the ultimate multiviewer  platform for Studios, OB Vans, and Flypacks. As the world’s first software defined multiviewer, customers realize significant cost, space, and power efficiencies with unparalleled flexibility and agility.

Key Features:

Software Defined - Easily add new multiviewer outputs through additional software licenses.  No additional hardware required.

Integrated Design - Ultriscape can be added to extensive routing, audio processing, and synchronization capabilities to create a completely integrated solution.

Flexible - Each multiviewer head is completely independent, offering tremendous flexibility for layouts and control.

12G Ready - Ultriscape supports inputs from 270Mb/s up to 12G.  This means it’s ready for UHD production when you are, without replacing any hardware or losing capacity.

Pay As You Go - The software defined architecture means you simply buy what you need, when you need it

 

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Virtual sets and chromakey »

The application provides seamless integration with tracking systems and real-time 3D rendering engines such as XPression and Frontier. It comes installed on a touchscreen PC for virtual set camera calibration, scene manipulation, media replacement, event triggering, animation control, robotic camera movement control and more.

Produce » Real-Time Production » Real-Time Production Graphics » Production graphics and CG »

XPression uses intelligent caching to provide real-time access to content so there is no lag between keyboard entry and system operation.XPression employs clean user interfaces, logical menus, and controls based on other widely deployed creation tools, shortening any learning curve. XPression handles it all: SD, HD, in SDI or IP, UHD/4K in Quad-Link or 12G Single-Link SDI. XPression software is resolution independent and output card agnostic. XPression Studio and BlueBox supports SMPTE ST 2022-6, SMPTE ST 2022-7 and SMPTE ST 2110. XPression Studio with SMPTE ST 2022-6 is deployed at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the world’s first all-IP stadium! XPression has always been available as a software only solution all the way up to a turnkey hardware product. From a portable configuration all the way to purpose-built hardware, there is an XPression platform that suits all configurations. XPression is in use around the world, in multiple languages. Designers have embraced XPression as a design tool, making it their entry point into creative design and animation development, rather than starting in a desktop suite.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your on-air graphics control center. CAMIO Universe is a news producer-driven, template-based workflow for a unified, end-to-end content creation, production, and playout solution.

In CAMIO , artists set the visual brand for consistent and correct content, producers/journalists create stories that include broadcast graphics, weather graphics, virtual studios, and augmented graphics, and directors build, order, and control all camera, switcher, audio, virtual set, and graphic cues – all from within a single, unified tool.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Key features include:

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


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


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


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


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


• Up to 16 audio channels for richer audio production


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


• Optional external antennas connections for harsh RF conditions


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


• 2 Ethernet & 2 WiFi interfaces for more connection options

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Media asset management (MAM) »

OpenMedia NewsBoard

CGI's cross-media planning tool

OpenMedia NewsBoard enables journalists and editorial teams to organize their story production process directly from everywhere.

It features a fully customizable and open widget architecture that allows newsrooms to stay flexible to workflow adaptations at any time. It’s modern and unified web-based user interface for journalists and editorial teams dynamizes the collaboration process.

Key features include:

• Story-centric planning for full transparency


• Web-based for collaboration anywhere- Integrated agency feeds and social media for broad news access


• User-friendly interface and highly customizable board design for intuitive handling


• Seamless integration with existing OpenMedia solutions for data consistency


• Cloud-native architecture for easy scalability


• Microservice structure for high performance and easy maintenance

Find out more about OpenMedia NewsBoard

CGI offers a wide range of professional news and content delivery solutions for innovative media companies across local, national and international markets. This includes OpenMedia CGI's flagship newsroom computer system, providing maximum speed and scalability for handling complex workflows in broadcast news production.

Learn more about CGI's newsroom 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 » Newsroom production management and automation systems »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Break free of the restrictions and compromises generally incurred by XR stages - VP Pro XR enables the use of traditional shooting techniques within virtual productions.

Unreal Engine editor interface

VP Pro XR further builds upon Mo-Sys’ trusted VP Pro software, which integrates directly into the Unreal Engine Editor interface. The complete suite of real-time compositing tools can also record data for camera tracking, lens focus and zoom plus camera setting data for Arri Alexa and Sony Venice cameras.

nDisplay-enabled

VP Pro XR contains the full VP Pro feature set with additional XR tools, new unique capabilities and it is also nDisplay-enabled for large LED screens. Designed to have the minimum system delay possible, typically 6-7 frames, it ensures that XR shoots requiring real talent to interact with mocap AR avatars, are possible.

The Cinematic XR Initiative

Mo-Sys will deliver Cinematic XR capabilities on VP Pro XR. The Cinematic XR initiative focusses on four key aspects of XR: to improve pixel and composite image fidelity, introduce established cinematic shooting techniques to XR, provide seamless interaction between virtual and real elements, and enable hybrid workflows combining final pixel and non-real-time compositing.

Cinematic XR Focus

The first unique capability released for VP Pro XR is the recently announced Cinematic XR Focus, a collaboration with Preston Cinema Systems, the first product to enable seamless interaction between virtual and real worlds. Mo-Sys will release additional unique features aimed at Cinematographers and Focus Pullers over the coming months.

Multi-Cam

Multi-Cam for VP Pro XR orchestrates the 5-6 frame delay between switching two or more cameras and updating the LED volume with the new camera’s correct perspective graphics. Importantly, it allows switching at full resolution up to UHD4K.

VP Pro XR feature set

The Cinematic XR Focus feature is a taste of the kind of developments from Mo-Sys’ Cinematic XR initiative, with two key software releases due in the coming months. Mo-Sys is also working alongside LED tile and processor experts, developing unique Cinematic capabilities, as well as offering a single supplier solution.

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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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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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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

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

What is Mo-Sys VP Pro?

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

High-quality camera tracking

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

Unrestricted Unreal Plugin

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

Post-production

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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


• FBX data export - Virtual camera export to traditional pipelines


• Internal keyer - Color difference keyer for pre-visualisation


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


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


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


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


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


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

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

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

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

Everything you need to know about NDI

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Mo-Sys bMR is for sports, news, or current affairs broadcasters who want to deploy (or transition to) a unified Unreal-based graphics solution for driving an LED virtual studio with integrated 2D/3D on-air graphics under MOS/NRCS control.

bMR has been designed to address multiple deployment scenarios

New studio build - where both on-air graphics system and a LED virtual studio are installed at the same time. Upgrade transition plan - where either the on-air graphics system or the LED content server are installed first, and used with the existing on-air graphics system or green screen studio until these are upgraded.

bMR LED content server system

bMR can drive any size/shape/pixel pitch LED virtual studio (equipped with sufficient render nodes), with the base system able to drive an LED studio with up to 8million pixels.

Create expansive virtual studios

Set extensions with simultaneous augmented reality (AR) are also possible, with the delay between the Unreal graphics perspective displayed on the LED wall, and the camera’s actual position, the lowest on the market today.

Multi-camera switching

The system offers multi-camera switching capability, up to UHD4K resolution, enabling multiple cameras to be used with an LED volume, where switching between cameras is orchestrated with the LED wall updating correctly.

Flexible upgrade path

bMR contains 2 Mo-Sys VP VFX virtual studio compositing licences (more can be added), for an upgrade transition scenario where a broadcaster needs to deploy bMR as initially an on-air graphics replacement to work with an existing green screen virtual studio, before upgrading this to an LED virtual studio.

bMR on-air graphics system

bMR’s on-air graphics system offers three ways of displaying templated data-fed graphics; standard 2D keyed graphics, keyed 3D graphics, or 3D ‘in-scene’ Unreal element graphics. The system conforms to MOS protocol and can be controlled by commonly available newsroom computer systems (NRCS) such as Octopus, ENPS, or other popular NRCS.

Intuitive interface with full system redundancy

bMR is based on web browser technology and uses a fully redundant server/client architecture. Importantly, it is an on-premise solution and is not cloud-based.

Local and remote preview

bMR offers local and remote preview, where remote preview is enabled via temporary agents to avoid copying, which in turn reduces remote preview latency.

Absolute control

The system uses a browser-based Mediahub to manage graphics assets, offering streamlined control of multiple graphic elements on a single production, as well as multi-studio capability. bMR offers users the ability to create simple custom interfaces for populating graphic templates, for attaching real-time data sources to graphic templates, or for manual control of graphic elements.

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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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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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Megahertz designs, engineers and delivers turnkey systems to the world’s leading broadcasters, content owners and media service providers. As a leading systems integrator, its expert team of skilled engineers and solutions architects, drawn from both broadcast and IT backgrounds, ensures a creative, forward-thinking, independent and highly efficient approach. Megahertz provides dynamic and resilient systems for news and sport production, state-of-the-art studios and advanced file-based workflows, as well as fully equipped vehicles for outside broadcast and newsgathering. The company also provides consultancy, training and support services.

The company head office is based in Ely, Cambridgeshire where it has a 2,000 square metre engineering facility. This allows Megahertz to carry out its own coachwork for vehicles and to pre-fabricate even the largest systems.

With a reputation for excellence since 1982, Megahertz continues to deliver value-added engineering solutions worldwide.

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MAM4PRO offers an agile and cost-effective way to produce and orchestrate high-quality content, no matter where teams or resources are located.

By virtualizing the media operations such as recording, ingest, transcoding, streaming and even file transfer, MAM4PRO is simplifying equipment redundancy and network complexity, making collaborative production effortless and simpler.

Jump into the next level of production with virtualized media operations.

 

Virtualized Media Operations - Real-time Stream, Record, Ingest, Playback, Transcode and File Transfer.

Multiple Deploy Options - On-premises or on the Cloud (Private, Public and Hybrid).

Management and Control - Central Administration of all Media Operations, anywhere.

Centralized Media Ecosystem - Same platform for Production, Contribution and Distribution Video Formats

Collaborative Remote Workflows - Ideal for Remote Digital Media Production and Management.

Resources Allocation & Optimization - Shared equipment, facilities and teams across locations.

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• Intuitive, graphical user interface, with video thumbnails • Customizable video edit screen with configurable screen layouts • Wide variety of input sources video and text feeds, agencies, RSS, social media feed, web sites • Intuitive, Outlook style scripting • Easy and advanced search modes • Keyword alerts customised for each user • Seamless MAM integration to browse and use archived video • Built in video player for previewing and trimming videos and voice overs • Proxy file support for network based playback » Customizable news edit screen, configurable screen layouts » Custom workspace for each new item » Organize all production materials for each programme in one space • Proxy based server side editing and rendering

 

ACQUISITION & NEWS PLANNING Journalists can quickly and easily browse for video and text, with a variety of information sources at their disposal: wire agencies, rss feeds, websites, the station’s existing media archive, or any external video file. The time and number of programmes per day, week and month, and the format or outline structure with placeholders, are imbedded into LNS system. News stories on individual rundowns are assigned to journalists who can see the tasks assigned to them from their own login.

SCRIPT AND VIDEO EDITING Journalists write their story, app and web page template cues, prompter script, camera cues and character generator text using a simple to use, multilingual Windows programme. As the story is changed and updated, all users are updated on developments. The journalist can record voice overs and undertake a simple edit in their workspace, using the inbuilt timeline editor. If extensive video editing, packaging and compositing is required, the timeline can be exported to an NLE, rendered and the file imported back into the LNS workspace. If only cut editing and voiceovers are required, then rendering of the timeline is processed by LNS. After checking, the assigned journalist marks the resulting video as the on-air copy, which notifies it’s completed. It is then marked as being ready for more senior editorial approval and placed in a pool of stories and content, ready to go into the programme running order with a simple drag and drop.

PRE-PRODUCTION RUNDOWN MANAGEMENT Using pre-prepared templates for each deadline or programme category, the completed stories and packaged content is now in a specific rundown, which shows detailed information on the readiness of each of the stories or packaged content, signaling potential issues such as video missing, prompter script not approved, cg not approved, etc. Users who have sufficient rights can then publish the rundown, for air, app and web

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

Watch the IngeSTore product video here

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

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

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

The perfect companion for the following workflows:

• Multi-cam studio


• ISO recording


• Archive from video tape


• Post-production


• Electronic News Gathering (ENG)


• Uncompressed capture & encode later


• Edit While Record (Growing files)


• Remote production


• Mobile production

Multiple codec options

• Uncompressed, DV, DVCProHD codecs free


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


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

Network Shared Storage

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


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


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

Edit-While-Record

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


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


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


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

REST API

• Control IngeSTore remotely on your network


• Supports multiple servers controlled via a single interface


• Add extra functionality to IngeSTore


• Requires a REST API licence per server

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Automated Production Control (APC) is now common place, delivering operational efficiencies, while taking complexity out of the production process. OverDrive is the most advanced APC system on the planet, enabling the most sophisticated productions to be executed cleanly and consistently, while delivering substantial savings in operational costs. With nearly 400 systems on-air, OverDrive is the world leader in APC. OverDrive offers unparalleled choice with integration to more than 220 different production devices. Both manual and automated control is provided to both Ross and third party devices including production switchers, routing systems, video servers, audio mixers, robotic cameras, and graphics systems.

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Inception Social enables you to bring text and image content from social media into graphics playout, manage moderating and approving content from social media channels, and prompt user engagement via social media polling.

Key Features:

Multi-platform publishing - Save time and increase productivity by using a unified platform to search and publish to social media and web platforms.

Feed social content to on-air graphics - Search, curate and display social media content by integrating Inception Social with broadcast graphic systems like Ross Video’s XPression.

Social Polls - Use social media polls to create content through real-time audience participation.

Geolocated Results - Use a location to produce focused results for breaking news, severe weather or live events.

User Permissions & Approval Workflows - Open up social media participation to your team while overseeing the final product before it is published.

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THERE IS A TRICASTER FOR EVERY PRODUCTION

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

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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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TUBICON is an ingenious app for live video production, designed for video producers caught between the rising costs of video production and getting their message to the world. Just by using a smartphone users are able to produce and stream live videos to all social media channels in real-time and in HD. This cloud-based app enables content producers and creators from all industries, such as News, Sport and E-Commerce, to use smartphone technology to reach more viewers and grow their business.

TUBICON's intuitive user interface ensures users an easy access for live production anytime and anywhere. Users can quickly and easily switch live between multiple cameras/smartphones, mix audio, fade in graphics, logos and lower thirds and simultaneously record and stream live in all social media channels. The app warrants a high-quality viewing experience for thousands at a fraction of the usual costs, specially geared to content producers who want to reach more viewers the minute events or news break.

The low latency time for the transmission of the smartphone video signal directly to the cloud-based environment is one of the special functionalities of TUBICON. The latency time from the smartphone to the website, where a preview of the video is presented to the user, is 0.3 seconds worldwide. As far as security is concerned, all control communication and live streaming on Facebook is secured by SSL connections.

The different video and audio streams via smartphones are automatically synchronized with each other in the TUBICON environment, even if the mobile phones are physically separated. With this function it is possible to transmit the video from one and the audio from another smartphone. Transmission delays over the internet are compensated by TUBICON, so that video and sound are played back lip-synchronously. TUBICON can be used directly from any web browser without having to install various extensions.

Furthermore, with TUBICON's new, soon available virtual studio functionality users are able to create a virtual room and easily insert your protagonist into this virtual reality.

TUBICON represents the beginning of a new era, which will lead us away from rigid, linear television formats and towards a low-cost, digital consumption on the go.

The simplicity of using this low-cost platform to develop low latency content and the intelligent virtual studio makes professional live production available anywhere and anytime. It meets the needs of a new generation of live production for a high-quality viewer experience at a fraction of the cost of traditional media production.

As the production of online content will continuously increase in the coming years, TUBICON is the perfect solution for a large number of people to create content on social media platforms in an intelligent and simple but professional way.

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The Zao is a mobile device that can be mounted on the camera or from a backpack, and can encode and stream over multiple standard 3G and 4G (LTE) mobile networks, Wi-Fi and/or satellite solutions providing extreme reliability, even at low bit rates, with a very low latency. The Zao-S, is a tiny encoder that can be used with multiple LTE networks – it can be worn on person and weighs only 300 grams and can live stream to anywhere in the world.

Smart Telecaster Range

• H.265 HEVC Mobile Encoder


• Bonded Multiple 3G/4G/LTE/Wi-Fi Connections


• Low Bit Rate Requirement


• Minimal Latency (240ms)


• Full HD 1080i Quality


• Optional Cloud Management


• Lightweight & Robust

 

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Input Interfaces:

JST SHD 20-Pin socket

DVI-D 1.0

HDMI 1.4

FPC 20-Pin socket

DVI-D 1.0

HDMI 1.4

Host Interfaces:

M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)

Input features:

Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels

HDMI Specific Features:

297MHz HDMI receiver

Adaptive HDMI equalizer

Support for customized EDID

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

Full colorimetry support

Support for RGB/YUV 4: 4: 4 8-bit format signals with a pixel frequency of no more than 297MHz

Support for YUV 4:2:2 12-bit format signals with a pixel frequency of no more than 297MHz

Support for RGB/YUV 4:4:4 10/12-bit format signals with a pixel frequency of no more than 170MHz

Support for up to 8-channel IEC60958/IEC61937 audio streams via SDK

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 extraction of Sony/Canon DSLR time code

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

Video Capture Formats:

Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels

Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps

SDK:

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

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

Accessories:

SHD to HDMI type A cables

FPC ribbon cable

FPC to HDMI type A adapter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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