Playout In A Box - IABM Single BaM Product

• Half-length PCI express card


• 4 channel re-configurable SDI IO


• Frame synchronizers


• VANC and HANC support for each input and output


• Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level)


• Live zero-frame delay video mixers


• One comprehensive SDK for all our developer cards

The Matrox® DSX LE5 Q25 and Matrox DSX LE5 D25 SMPTE ST 2110 network interface controller (NIC) cards provide 25 GbE and 10 GbE interfaces for multi-channel IP video I/O from HD to 4K, with zero CPU usage.

The Matrox DSX LE5 ST 2110 network adapters offer complete ST 2110 offload allowing OEM software solutions to provide reliable and scalable COTS-based 10 GbE and 25 GbE IP solutions. These ST 2110 NIC cards offload all packet processing required for ST 2110-20, ST 2110-30, ST 2110-31, and ST 2110-40, as well as ST 2022-7 redundancy, to free up system resources. With ST 2110-21 packet pacing built into the NIC, software solutions can provide guaranteed narrow senders (Type N) under all conditions independent of CPU load and OS interactions. The DSX LE5 ST 2110 cards also provide line rate capture allowing for wide asynchronous receivers (Type A). Both the permissive wide asynchronous receivers and the, ST 2110-21 packet paced, narrow senders allow software solutions to guarantee universal compatibility and interoperability at scale.

Matrox DSX LE5 ST 2110 NIC cards also offer integrated, hardware-based PTP support allowing for ST 2059-2 accuracy in the nanosecond range eliminating network jitter associated with general-purpose, non-video-aware NIC cards . With built-in support for JT-NM TR-1001-1 -- including NMOS Device Registration and Discovery (IS-04) and NMOS Device Connection Management (IS-05), DSX LE5 cards provide for seamless integration in ST 2110 environments.

With access to standard network functionality, DSX LE5 ST 2110 NIC cards provide a complete comprehensive COTS solution for software applications to seamlessly transition from SDI to ST 2110 with no hassle and guaranteed success.

• Native SMPTE ST 2110 over 25 GbE support with no CPU usage


• Up to 4 UHDp50/60 inputs and outputs


• Up to 32 HD inputs and outputs


• ST 2110-21 packet pacing in hardware for narrow senders (Type N)


• Wide asynchronous receivers (Type A)


• 32x HD inputs and outputs over 25 GbE


• 256 audio flows from 1 to 64 tracks


• Integrated hardware PTP for ST 2059-2


• Built in NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 support


• 3 year warranty


• One comprehensive SDK for all our developer cards

The Matrox DSX LE5 12G provides multi-channel reconfigurable 12G/3G SDI I/O for HD and 4K workflows. The DSX LE5 12G allows 4x 12G inputs, 4x 12G outputs and 4x 3G reconfigurable I/O to operate simultaneously on a single half length PCI express card. The DSX LE5 12G is supported by the feature-rich, field proven Matrox DSX SDK.

• Versatile 12G and quad 3G SDI for 4K connectivity


• Up to 4x 12G inputs and 4x 12G outputs with 4x 3G reconfigurable I/O


• Up to 12x completely reconfigurable 3G I/O


• Frame synchronizers


• Decimation for input preview

StreamMaster PRIME is a turnkey appliance with SDI I/O that offers a flexible feature set to satisfy channel branding and simple integrated playout requirements. StreamMaster PRIME is aimed at broadcasters looking to replace legacy equipment nearing end of life whilst retaining existing automation and discrete playout infrastructure.

Designed for 24/7 operation in a transmission environment StreamMaster PRIME leverages Pixel Power’s renowned StreamMaster technology platform into a cost effective SDI connected appliance that fits seamlessly into existing infrastructure. Investment in StreamMaster PRIME is future proofed as the software licenced features can be transferred to a new architecture or deployment model as business needs evolve.

Cosmos provides software based playout engines for Broadcasters, Over The Top service providers and Broadcast Services companies.

The distributive virtualised architecture of the playout engine from Cosmos provides a fast and trusted cloud based playout solution enabling broadcasters and service providers to spin up both OTT and traditional TV channels in a few minutes thus lowering the cost of ownership.

Channels can be hosted from data  centres or from your own Master Control Room over a private or public cloud. Cosmos also gives you the ability to playout both file based and live services .

Cosmos is an open system which enables all the features of a playout engine be implemented on a service basis. Cosmos reduces the need to invest in capital infrastructure. It removes the need to find space for technical equipment and the ongoing cost of technical maintenance.

Channel owners in worldwide gain the freedom to outsource practically all the technical equipment traditionally required for broadcasting.

Cosmos virtualises the process of channel management under control from a standard enterprise computer via a firewall-protected secure internet connection. Programme playout can be automated to any required extent while always retaining the freedom to insert live content.

Cosmos offers established broadcasters and content owners the ability to introduce new programme channels at very short notice, whether a permanent additional to an existing bouquet or a supplementary programme stream covering a temporary event. It can be matched to a wide variety of deployment models, enabling consistent operation across baseband, hybrid IP, and virtualised, cloud-based networks.

Cosmos also enables independent content producers to establish television channels without the high start-up cost usually inherent in such ventures.

Cosmos delivers unsurpassed flexibility in format handling and transcoding. It supports practically any technical standard in today's fast-evolving television industry, whether for terrestrial, satellite or online viewing, live, near-live or catch-up.

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.

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

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

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

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

·       SDI, IP and UHD

·       Ingest and recording

·       Program Preparation

·       Captioning and Subtitling

·       Traffic and Scheduling

·       Switching

·       Playout and Graphics

·       Secondary Recording

·       Logging and Reporting

·       Redundancy & Archiving

·       Remote Access & Control

VectorBox is for the UHD, HD and SD channels that want to capture the attention of world audiences with the eye-catching power of hardware-based DVEs and frame buffers. This top-of-the line model offers to the broadcast engineer the quality and reliability of the traditional equipment and uses the software only for the tasks that are suitable for it. Crossfade, fade-to black, dynamic effects, superimposing, PIPs and crops are performed by dedicated hardware that makes the difference. Let’s get back to the classics when only perfection was allowed in broadcast but with the flexibility and automated control made possible by current technology.

All models in the VectorBox range are is fully compatible with its environment, accepting all wrappers and compression schemes used in the industry, interacting with any device in the master control room and smoothly integrating with third party traffic, scheduling and MAMs of manufacturers by XML or other standards. VectorBox is built on top of a best-in-class hardware platform and can work with any NAS/SAN accessible via LAN. Its monitoring capabilities and its ability to be stacked (with or without automation layer) in large multi channel facilities makes setting up channels simple and straightforward.

* Full branding with graphics, transitions and effects

* Support for all codecs and wrappers support

* User interface in a client for remote control

* Dynamic redundancy management

Easel TV OTT delivers a complete streaming media/OTT cloud video service to the world's leading consumer devices.

The Easel TV OTT Dashboard provides a rich set of cloud features in an extensive suite of management tools; a powerful CRM and CMS management system which provides content and user management, promotional tools and reporting, all through a single portal.

Our award-winning template-driven consumer applications provide a feature-rich, intuitive and cohesive user experience across web, TV and mobile devices.

We avoid expensive multi-partner solutions by having a ready-made horizontal systems integrated OTT service. In this way, we look to minimise the risk and increase the return on your investment by using an OTT VOD platform that is already up and running, tried, tested and approved.

Built on Amazon and Microsoft cloud technology, and the world's largest CDNs, Easel TV OTT provides an immediate low-cost route to market, using a stable, scalable cloud service.

• Playout Automation


• Workflow Process Orchestration for media content movement to video servers and other file storages


• Rundown Management


• Immediate Content Access whatever it is stored


• Automatic Files Transfers to meet Users requests and Channel Schedules


• Sophisticated Quick Search


• Manual & Automatic Media Content Archiving & Extraction


• Different Access Rights for Multiuser workflow


• Proxy Files Generation


• File Transfer Bandwidth Control


• Distributed Media Storage with quick Content Search and Access


• Advanced Embeded Cut Editor for Multiuser Network Environment


• Export XML editing projects to third party NLE systems


• Production Storage Filename Translation for NLEs


• As-Run & User activity Logs for TV Traffic management system integration


• Report Export


• Facility Monitoring and Control from any workstation on the network


• Multichannel Playout configuration with full redundancy capabilities


• Media Editing and Playout while Ingest


• Clip Quick-Cut in On-Air Rundown


• “Time-Delay” Recording, Editing&Playout


• TimeDelay Server Redundancy


• DTMF/Х31/SCTE/GPI Signal Detection&Insertion


• SCTE-104 Playout Support


• VBI in TimeDelay and Pass-Through


• Advanced Subtitling/Teletext Processing with proprietary or third party devices


• A completely New Subtitle Engine


• Proprietary .asb subtitle file format with full text formatting


• Multilingual Subtitle Support in AutoPlay Playout


• Automatic Subtitle Import and Full Logging of Subtitle Operations


• Multifeed Ingest capabilities


• Media Quality Control Option


• Broadcast Graphics Creation with Azimuth Servers or External Systems


• Integration with Carrot Broadcast CG Solutions


• Customizable Graphics Layouts


• Dynamic data manipulation (temperature sensor option, images, time/date, videos, text data)


• Digital/analog Clock Insertion


• Fill+Key Out or internal graphics DSK overlay support with Azimuth servers


• Proxy Files Preview with graphics and subtitles


• Video Processing: codecs, formats, aspect ratio conversion


• Audio Processing: normalizer (LUFS), track mapping, noise reducer, compressor/limiter


• Parallel Video and Sound Processing when Importing Media Files


• Various Studio Equipment control, inc. VTR


• Modern 64 Bit Software Architecture


• User-Friendly Intuitive Interface

Harmonic’s VOS®360 Channel Origination & Distribution Platform is an advanced, fully managed, channel origination and distribution platform for total content control. The schedule-based delivery solution enables the creation of linear channels, live events and streams, direct to consumers or syndication partners, at lightning speed, through one simple platform, without deploying complex infrastructure.

Through the platform, users have creative control over sources, assets, schedules, monitoring and metrics, with real-time agility. The platform ensures fast channel origination by allowing users to fine-tune the output for each channel, including graphics, animations, captions, subtitles and embedded signaling.

Adapting and creating channel playlists is simple with the VOS360 platform. Users can build a playlist for clips and graphics manually, use built-in scheduling, or import from an external traffic system. The VOS API also gives users the freedom to create and manage with their choice of external playout control.

All in the cloud, the platform is built around docker containers and microservices using Kubernetes orchestration. With the VOS360 Channel Origination & Distribution Platform, all live streaming channels are fully managed by Harmonic’s advanced DevOps team to ensure high availability and reliability.

Using the platform, customers can seize every opportunity to create value, including creating pop-up channels based on major events, testing new markets and launch new brands, leveraging the internet to optimize syndication distribution and repurposing content to increase ROI.

Harmonic’s advanced DevOps team guarantees the highest levels of availability and reliability. All IT infrastructures, media processing and delivery applications are always fully functional, with maximum uptime. This takes the guesswork out of system upgrades and enhancements.

X-Pert Channel-In-A-Box is an all-in-one bundle that includes Playout, Graphics, and Ingest. It integrates all the elements needed to keep a channel on-air by combining automation, playout, and interactive graphics. It is suitable for broadcasting single or multiple TV channels. X-Pert Channel-in-a-Box can provide SDI or IP streaming connectivity for broadcast and cable televisions as well as other applications.

It provides a user experience where on a single server or computer can be performed in parallel Playout with CG branding and Ingest with a possibility to broadcast currently ingested content. Furthermore, it can work in full automation with predefined events or controlled through remote API, as well as in operations in manual mode.

X-Pert Playout is a fully automated broadcast software that can run as a standalone solution or in a Channel-in-a-Box configuration. In addition, its modular architecture makes it suitable for every professional who needs seamless content playout automation. X-Pert Playout is a 24/7 solution, available in UHD/HD/SD-SDI or IP streaming.

Main features

• Seamless Ultra HD (4K) playout with CG branding (It is hardware dependent on the broadcast board used.)


• Collapsible playlist


• User-definable interface


• Clip trimmer


• Multi parallel output (MPO)


• Multi-channel multi-language audio and subtitling capabilities


• Loudness control


• Mixing different media formats, frame rates, and resolutions in a single playlist


• Third-party device control.

X-Pert Graphics is a state-of-the-art on-air CG and graphics manager with a very user-friendly interface. It helps you create projects with static or dynamic objects of all kinds: rolls, crawls, multi-layered simultaneous still pictures, digital and analog clocks, animated logos, etc. Additionally, the projects could be used for direct broadcasting or could be saved as customized templates for future use.

Main features

• Simple or animated logo insertion


• On-air editing


• Slide sequencer


• Automated text rendering into graphics templates


• Dynamic data sources


• Scheduling


• Task manager


• Advanced scripting engine

X-Pert Ingest enables capturing multiple channels of HD or SD content from HD/SD SDI digital feeds,  MPEG transport streams, and various types of IP streams. Its streamlined interface allows you to monitor and control up to four video sources on a single screen. In addition, you can monitor and adjust audio levels if needed.