The all new AVIWEST RACK2/3 Series video encoder is designed for space-constrained live production, including contribution applications and multi-camera remote/at-home productions.
The award-winning RACK Series is destined to be deployed in fixed locations, directly connected on wired IP networks, offering a real cost-effective alternative to satellite or fiber. It is also designed to be used on vans or trucks, connected to a roof-mounted AVIWEST QUAD CellLink (active 3G/4G multi-antennas) and/or Ka satellite transmitter, enabling video broadcast from any location around the world, even in the midst of unpredictable and unmanaged network conditions.
Equipped with a user-friendly, intuitive touchscreen, the unit supports multiple operational modes including live, record, live and record, file forward, and data hot spot for high-speed internet connectivity.
The RACK Series embeds a best-in-class full HD hardware H.265/HEVC encoder, as well as an H.264/AVC encoder to reach low bitrates at sub-second latency without comprising on video quality. Powered by the double award-winning SST technology (Safe Streams Transport), the RACK encoder offers ultra-reliable transmission on any network, thanks to an intelligent IP-bonding stack that aggregates all available bandwidth without needing to stop a live transmission, even as connections are added or dropped.
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AIR Series
The AIR Series is a range of mobile H.265/HEVC (and H.264/AVC) encoder & transmitter that enables video professional to broadcast news, sports or field events from any location around the world, as well as web streaming to social networks.
Designed in a very compact ruggedized enclosure along with a long life internal rechargeable battery and a large set of audio and video interfaces, the AIR Series supports the best state-of-the-art H.265/HEVC encoder offering premium HD and SD video quality with less data use, and low latency (down to 0.5 sec).
The solution features 2 embedded cellular modems (2 x 3G/4G or 2 x 3G/4G/5G) plus additional extension links combined and controlled by SST (Safe Streams Transport) protocol. This technology powered by AVIWEST is an intelligent IP bonding stack offering a set of powerful contribution network protocols. The 3G/4G units are also ready for 5G networks thanks to an hardware upgrade path.
The AIR series covers a large set of use cases, including live broadcast with (or without) simultaneous record. It also supports video recording only on the embedded SD card. The record file can be transferred after the clip is fully recorded but also during the record if the studio needs near real time delivery.
During Live sessions, the AIR Series also enables the field crews to watch on-air program or teleprompting information coming from the Studio, with sub-second latency, on external display. All these operations are easy to trigger locally from the ergonomic display or remotely from the Studio.
LiveGuest
Guest interviews, remote sports commentary, virtual press conferences and public experts contributions… Interview anyone from anywhere with LiveGuest, our easy-to-use and professional solution powered by a powerful cloud infrastructure.
MOJOPRO Series
Today’s broadcasters need to be able to go where the action is, to cover breaking news, conduct live interviews, and efficiently produce live videos. Using AVIWEST’s MOJOPRO, the most advanced iOS and macOS mobile video encoding and live streaming application on the market, broadcasters and other video professionals can flawlessly stream live videos, edit files, and forward recorded content from any location over bonded 3G/4G and Wi-Fi connections in just seconds.
Designed to run on iPhone, iPad and MacBook Pro, MOJOPRO Series gives mobile journalists and video professionals a competitive edge by enabling them to instantly stream broadcast events, news and interviews from anywhere in the field.
With optimized interface, advanced camera settings (e.g., focus, exposure, white balance, etc.), dynamic resolution, and easy-to-use video and audio editing features, MOJOPRO iOS allows remote journalists and video professionals to create video stories rapidly and directly stream it to any CDN, video streaming service platforms or social networks (Facebook Live, YouTube and others).
Advanced features on the MOJOPRO iOS app include live streaming, video recording, clip edition and content forwarding thanks to the aggregation of 3G/4G-LTE cellular connection and Wi-Fi when available. Leveraging AVIWEST SafeStreams® technology, the MOJOPRO Series detects and bonds together multiple IP network interfaces. Moreover, the MOJOPRO application dynamically adapts the video encoding bitrate according to the real-time network conditions in order to cope with the unpredictable performance of IP networks and to guarantee the transmission reliability.
By integrating the best-in-class video encoding technologies, it also enables to stream high quality videos even at low bitrate. The MOJOPRO iOS app deserves to win this award for its simplicity, versatility, and ability to dynamically adapt to the network bandwidth and guarantee the delivery of premium quality video comparable to broadcast grade equipment.
MOJOPRO is so simple that broadcasters can stream live videos in only two screen taps, ensuring that they are always “news-ready” and giving them an advantage over other broadcasters that use traditional broadcast equipment. Since the MOJOPRO also integrates the best-in-class video encoding technology, broadcasters’ journalists can stream high-quality videos even at low bitrates. Live or file-based production from anywhere in the world is now possible without the need to deploy bulky tools or buy new cameras.
PRO3 Series
The PRO3 Series is our flagship mobile video encoder & transmitter solution designed for live video producers and news gathering professionals looking for contribution performance from any location around the world.
With its large set of professional audio and video interfaces, the PRO3 Series supports the best state-of-the-art H.265/HEVC hardware encoder by offering premium video quality with less data usage, and low end-to-end latency (down to 0.5 sec). The widely adopted H.264/AVC video format is supported as well for compliancy with deployed infrastructures.
The solution features multiple world-wide compliant embedded cellular modems with high efficiency patented custom antenna array: up to x6 3G/4G/5G or x8 3G/4G modems. For strengthening the signal transmission in critical environment, the PRO3 Series can be also combined with external AVIWEST's QUAD Antenna (passive antennas) or AVIWEST's QUAD CellLink (active 3G/4G active antennas). Additional links such as built-in Wi-Fi and Dual Gigabit Ethernet for streaming over LAN/WAN, BGAN, GX or Ka band Satellite are also natively supported.
With its high versatility and low consumption (up to 4 hours with external battery), the PRO3 Series is the ideal companion for on-the-go video professionals that need robust and reliable solution, with the ultimate performance and picture quality.
Unique features and benefits:
- Simplicity: The PRO3 Series has been designed with ease-of-use in mind. Featuring a user-friendly intuitive interface, it allows broadcasting live videos in two touch-screen taps.
- Versatility: Used as on-camera or in a backpack, the PRO3 Series is lightweight, flexible, and agile, allowing broadcasters to quickly cover breaking news, conduct interviews, and efficiently produce professional live videos.
- High performance: By implementing the best state-of-the art H.265/HEVC encoder in a compact design enclosure, the PRO3 Series enables video professionals to provide seamless high-quality news and event coverage at low bitrates and low latency.
- Multi-network distribution: Leveraging AVIWEST’s SafeStreams® technology, an intelligent IP bonding stack, and powerful contribution network protocols, the PRO3 Series ensures the delivery of live video even in the midst of unpredictable and unmanaged network conditions.
PRO460
With its compact form factor, the PRO460 supports the upmost generation of UHD H.265/HEVC hardware encoder by offering premium video quality with optimized data usage and low end-to-end latency (down to 0,5 sec).
The PRO460 embeds 6 world-wide compliant 3G/4G/5G cellular modems with high efficiency custom patented antennas. The transmission can also operate on other networks such as WiFi, BGAN satellite, Ka or Ku band satellite, IP leased line or simply the Internet. It is made possible thanks to our Emmy® awarded SST Technology (Safe Stream Transport).
With PRO460, all required features for Remote Production or At-Home Production workflows are fulfilled:
- Video return
- Automatic Live Start
- Bi-directional IFB Intercom
- Camera Remote Control
- Remote latency configuration
- Multi-camera synchronization
- Simultaneous Live and IP traffic
QUAD CellLink
AVIWEST’s new QUAD CellLink combines four patented high-efficiency wideband antennas and four embedded 3G/4G-LTE cellular modems with SIM cards to increase signal resiliency in critical conditions for live HD/UHD/4K video transmission.
Paired with AVIWEST’s HE4000 4K live video encoder, the QUAD CellLink gives video professionals a powerful alternative to traditional satellite or microwave transmissions, reducing costs and time to setup equipment for real-time 4K video distribution.
The QUAD CellLink is designed for broadcasters transmitting live events in HD, UHD, and 4K from remote areas, locations with limited bandwidth or environments like stadiums, where higher performance or enhanced connection reception is important. By using the public internet to contribute and distribute video, it decreases distribution costs while improving video quality and latency. This solution is perfect for broadcasters that want to add to or extend cellular transmission capabilities in remote areas or environments like stadiums, where higher performance or enhanced connection reception may be required.
One of the innovative features of the QUAD CellLink is its rugged design, which is suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications. Moreover, it is quick and easy to setup, saving broadcasters a significant amount of time for newsgathering and field events broadcasting compared to the traditional satellite-based solutions.
AVIWEST’s QUAD CellLink has a unique ability to increase signal strength for live 4K video transmission, using four patented high-efficiency antennas and four 3G/4G-LTE cellular modems with SIM cards to ensure flawless delivery of broadcast content over the internet. With the QUAD CellLink, broadcasters can enhance the quality of their services, delivering higher resolution, low-latency, error-free video quality.
When paired with AVIWEST’s HE4000 encoder, the QUAD CellLink further improve broadcasters’ ability to deliver high-quality content in a live setting. By enabling broadcasters to meet the demand for 4K video, the QUAD CellLink opens up new revenue opportunities.
Unique features and benefits include:
- Fast setup and easy use: In live broadcast transmission scenarios, time is of the essence. Broadcasters can’t waste precious minutes setting up complex equipment. One of the advantages of the QUAD CellLink is its ease of use. The QUAD CellLink is compact and can be mounted quickly to motorbikes, cars, trucks, helicopters, boats, and tripods – any type of device used by broadcasters in a remote setting. Simple and fast to setup, the QUAD Series facilitates video professional operations for newsgathering and field events broadcasting compared to the traditional satellite-based solutions. The QUAD CellLink is also vendor-agnostic, meaning it can be combined with AVIWEST’s HE4000 encoder or any third-party solution for 4K distribution.
- Powerful cellular connectivity: In remote environments, direct access to the public internet may not be available. Using AVIWEST’s QUAD CellLink cellular transmission solution and the HE4000 encoder, broadcasters can achieve the high performance and enhanced delivery required for 4K distribution.
- Superior video quality: Using the QUAD CellLink with the HE4000 4K Ultra HD HEVC live encoder broadcasters can easily deliver live 4K, UHD or HD content over unmanaged IP networks. The encoder includes HEVC encoding and SafeStreams® contribution technology for delivery of highest video quality at minimum bitrates with ultra-low latency. SafeStreams technology incorporates IP bonding techniques, precision timing over bonded cellular and the public internet, and adaptive bitrate encoding, enabling broadcasters to save dropped packets during live transmission due to multiple layers of redundancy. AVIWEST’s technology automatically recovers dropped packets through forward error correction. Then, if the errors are too long or too deep, then automatic retransmission kicks in to request the missing packets.
- Cost savings: The QUAD CellLink reduces 4K distribution costs in two ways. First, it eliminates the need for expensive satellite equipment and delivery methods, enabling broadcasters to rely on more affordable internet-based delivery. Secondly, it reduces delivery costs through the use of HEVC compression on the HE4000 encoder. Leveraging HEVC technology, broadcasters can deliver the same visual quality as H.264/AVC at up to 50 percent of the bitrates, a substantial savings.
RACK3 and RACK2 Series
The all new AVIWEST RACK2/3 Series video encoder is designed for space-constrained live production, including contribution applications and multi-camera remote/at-home productions.
The award-winning RACK Series is destined to be deployed in fixed locations, directly connected on wired IP networks, offering a real cost-effective alternative to satellite or fiber. It is also designed to be used on vans or trucks, connected to a roof-mounted AVIWEST QUAD CellLink (active 3G/4G multi-antennas) and/or Ka satellite transmitter, enabling video broadcast from any location around the world, even in the midst of unpredictable and unmanaged network conditions.
Equipped with a user-friendly, intuitive touchscreen, the unit supports multiple operational modes including live, record, live and record, file forward, and data hot spot for high-speed internet connectivity.
The RACK Series embeds a best-in-class full HD hardware H.265/HEVC encoder, as well as an H.264/AVC encoder to reach low bitrates at sub-second latency without comprising on video quality. Powered by the double award-winning SST technology (Safe Streams Transport), the RACK encoder offers ultra-reliable transmission on any network, thanks to an intelligent IP-bonding stack that aggregates all available bandwidth without needing to stop a live transmission, even as connections are added or dropped.
RACK400
The RACK400 is AVIWEST’s latest generation of video encoder designed for live production in tight spaces, including contribution applications and remote/at-home productions. Multi-camera production in HD or single pristine UHD capabilities is combined with mission-critical transmission in this compact half 1U solution.
The RACK400 can help broadcasters’ Remote Production or At-Home Production reach its full potential thanks to the followings features: perfect video and lip sync across multiple cameras, camera remote control, video return, intercom.
The RACK400 provides robust and error-free transmission over all networks (cellular, satellite, IP leased line or the public Internet) thanks to the AVIWEST Emmy® awarded SST Technology.
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Live Video Cloud
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.
TVU One
Key Features and Benefits of TVU One with HEVC:
Software-based HEVC encoder - An optimized encoder for mobile transmission environment. Significant improvement than off-shelf hardware encoder, which often are designed for different applications.
Fast Starting - Boots in less than 20 seconds from cold start with one button operation
Half-second Latency - Reliable transmission at half-second latency even in fast moving vehicles
Dual Encoding - Creates an exact recorded copy of the source video from the camera to the TVU One’s on-board SSD. The pristine recording is at a much higher bit-rate than that of any live transmission bit-rate and can be accessed at any time as a back-up recording.
Return Video Feed - Enables field camera crews to stay connected with the station through TVU One as a confidence monitor for live on-air broadcast.
TVU MLink
When using MLink that’s integrated into a satellite or microwave truck or van, there is no need to stop a live video feed when switching from cellular to satellite or microwave transmission and vice versa. MLink also gives you the flexibility to transmit solely over cellular while driving and then seamlessly switch or add satellite or microwave at your destination without needing to interrupt the transmission to deploy the mast.
TVU MLink is available in a model that supports 4K transmission.
TVU Anywhere
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LiveU’s LU800 production-level field unit for live news and sports coverage
The LU800 is the first all-in-one production-level field unit, designed for live news and dynamic sports coverage.
The LU800 combines multi-camera and superior video/audio capabilities with mission-critical transmission in a native 5G unit. Designed from the ground up to unlock 5G potential, the unit offers unparalleled quality of service and resiliency.
The LU800 enables complex remote productions (REMI), supporting up to four fully frame-synced feeds in high resolution from a single unit. Delivering the highest-quality video performance, the LU800 offers up to 4Kp60 10-bit HDR transmission for optimal color depth and richness.
The LU800 product series accommodates any customer need or production scenario with multi- and single-camera variants.
Key features include:
- Up to 8 x 5G modems with high-efficiency internal antennas
- Up to 4Kp60 10-bit HDR transmission for optimal color depth & richness
- Multi-camera with up to 4 fully synced feeds & flexible unit/station switching
- Rich remote production tools: Video Return, Tally Light, Audio Connect
- Super-fast file transfer for sending edited footage from the field
- Up to 16 audio channels for richer audio production
- 7” ultra-sensitive capacitive touch-screen for easy unit control
- Optional external antennas connections for harsh RF conditions
- Dual power input (standard power supply & external battery input)
- 2 Ethernet & 2 WiFi interfaces for more connection options
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x.news™
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x.news™ enables you to:
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- Simultaneously research an abundance of sources (social media, agencies, publishers, internal archives, emails, web etc.) in real-time
- View results, share findings with other users and collaborate on creating and publishing content all within one dashboard
- Find information before competitors do to develop a competitive advantage
- Save time, money and resources while staying up to date with the latest trends/events
x.news™ utilises artificial intelligence to understand users and their search intents and presents relevant results in a clear and simple format. It helps users to manage the overwhelming number of sources and the speed at which news are published today.
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Engagement tools - Activate your audience
Utilize tools to create apps, polls, competitions, feature posts, or generate QR codes for call-to-actions. Give viewers a purpose to interact with your broadcast and feature live reactions.
Display & Graphics - Bring your production to life
Operate Dizplai’s native cloud graphics engine, or integrate third-party solutions into your workflow and redisplay sourced content across any creative output.
Cosmos
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.
Utelly Recommendation Engine
To build rich user and multi-user profiles, we identify key indicators throughout the user life cycle, as well as offer the option to ingest existing datasets and combine this with explicit user signals. These profiles are used in conjunction with our enriched metadata, real-time trending topics, and understanding of the wider user-base, to power our world-class recommendation engine.
There is a huge variation when it comes to individual consumption patterns and behaviors. This is exacerbated by the mixing of linear and on-demand content. Many existing solutions fail in the content landscape of today. Our nuanced approach to the challenge allows us to offer a much more effective solution.
By leveraging the connections within the unified metadata repository, better content filtering can be provided, related content can be highlighted and in turn, a better signal is collected to unlock collaborative filtering.
The next level builds upon user activities and their hidden signals for content desirability. Using the latest ML/AI techniques, prediction models are generated and help drive user engagement and ultimately retention.
PlayBox AirBox Neo
AirBox Neo provides automated content playout for satellite channels, cable head-ends, over-the-air broadcasters and corporate TV users. Itis designed to be extremely robust, in order to meet the highest reliability demands of on-air playout. Due to its unique modular architecture itis also suitable for webcasters, hotel Pay TV channels, corporate presentations, video wall sourcing and other program distribution systems.At a fraction of the price of any digital videotape player, a single AirBox server offers the same visual quality at its single or multi-channel SDIoutputs, multi-language audio, graphics and subtitle insertion, last-minute playlist changes and clip editing.
AirBox Neo supports MPEG1/2/H.264, HDV and DV streams from virtually every known production platform providing AVI, MPEG, WMV,Quick Time or MXF content. Files from third-party servers such as Leitch or Seachange are natively supported.
For live productions, any changes to the playlist during on-air session are possible! There are no qued or locked clips. Every clip in theplaylist, except the one which is currently playing, can be trimmed, edited or repositioned. Moreover, playlist order can be changed on-the-flywith commands like skip to next or jump. Such order changes are performed seamlessly without stopping current playout session. Liveproductions are facilitated by the powerful Live Show Clipboard which allows insertion and/or execution of various events or live streams.
For automated playout AirBox Neo allows fixed-time scheduling for weeks ahead. Resulting gaps or time overlaps are automatically resolvedin order to ensure continuous operation even when conflicting timed events are present. Special facilities ensure uninterrupted operation ifcontent files or even entire schedules are missing or misplaced.
Playout sessions are being logged for monitoring and control purposes. The log can be later used for extracting actual playout sequencewith exact timings or identifying user intervention into the playout session. The logging and recovery options allow completely unattended remote operation.
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Primestream Media IO™ is an advanced solution for video production and distribution, enabling recording from sources such as HLS, RTSP, SDI and NDI. Media IO uses the power of IP to record from almost any source including bonded cellular devices and encoders. Transcode virtually any IP stream, camera, or broadcast source to ProRes, XDCAM, HEVC, AVC and DNxHD for fast integration into production and distribution workflows. Media IO also enables editors to preview live sources and edit them while capturing. The application is seamlessly integrated with Primestream Xchange Asset Management platform for fast and easy access and control over all your assets.
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PRO460
With its compact form factor, the PRO460 supports the upmost generation of UHD H.265/HEVC hardware encoder by offering premium video quality with optimized data usage and low end-to-end latency (down to 0,5 sec).
The PRO460 embeds 6 world-wide compliant 3G/4G/5G cellular modems with high efficiency custom patented antennas. The transmission can also operate on other networks such as WiFi, BGAN satellite, Ka or Ku band satellite, IP leased line or simply the Internet. It is made possible thanks to our Emmy® awarded SST Technology (Safe Stream Transport).
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- Video return
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RACK3 and RACK2 Series
The all new AVIWEST RACK2/3 Series video encoder is designed for space-constrained live production, including contribution applications and multi-camera remote/at-home productions.
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Equipped with a user-friendly, intuitive touchscreen, the unit supports multiple operational modes including live, record, live and record, file forward, and data hot spot for high-speed internet connectivity.
The RACK Series embeds a best-in-class full HD hardware H.265/HEVC encoder, as well as an H.264/AVC encoder to reach low bitrates at sub-second latency without comprising on video quality. Powered by the double award-winning SST technology (Safe Streams Transport), the RACK encoder offers ultra-reliable transmission on any network, thanks to an intelligent IP-bonding stack that aggregates all available bandwidth without needing to stop a live transmission, even as connections are added or dropped.
MediaPower NewsApp
Technology has evolved in such a way that the transfer of data occurs in an instant and updates can be shared with a few swipes or clicks, in real-time. Along with this change in the communication landscape, the growth of video as a means to share, entertain, inform and educate is unrelenting — its impact on our communication undeniable.Every individual voice can now be heard, as people can easily share their opinions, thoughts and experiences through social media platforms. Countless online communities have been grown, and continue to grow, around these forms of communication — especially around video sharing, which has generated a number of modern professions such as blogger, vlogger, influencer and citizen journalist.Such professions, which could not have existed at all in the past, prove that, collectively, individual voices can be just as powerful, if not more powerful, than those of organizations who own and produce mainstream content and material. In today’s connected landscape, there is no doubt that user-generated content (UGC) is a potent tool in brand building, education and information sharing.
What Is NewsApp?
NewsApp is a powerful media sharing platform that enables two-way communications between news stations and their viewers, organizations and their user networks, or companies and their customers, primarily through a branded mobile application.NewsApp consists of a front-end mobile application for users to contribute videos and a backend infrastructure for operators (service owners) to browse, administer, and manage user-generated content and associated actions like reward mechanisms.NewsApp Mobile ApplicationThe NewsApp platform provides a front-end mobile application for user contributors, which can be customized, branded and made available in mobile app stores like Google Play and Apple App Store. It enables users to:
- Capture images and record video
- Tag and upload images or videos
- Share footage to respective organization owning the app or service
- Receive compensation depending on the owning organization’s setup (optional)
NewsApp Backoffice
The NewsApp backoffice provides web-based access to all user-generated content from mobile app users.
- Browse and preview low resolution proxy versions of all user-generated content in the entire library
- User videos are fully catalogued and made to conform to broadcast standards, complete with metadata
- Videos can be downloaded in full high resolution formats for use in corporate campaigns or to upload to website
- Only the NewsApp service owner (corporate organization or institution) has exclusive access to the backoffice system
- Customize reward or user compensation mechanisms
NewsApp for Broadcasters & News Networks
NewsApp for News Organizations aims to bring broadcasters, news networks, and ordinary citizens together into a more efficient and mutually beneficial news gathering process.Local news acquisition is a continuing challenge to broadcasters, more so in having a news crew immediately available onsite. With NewsApp, broadcasters can augment their traditional news gathering process by crowdsourcing news footage from loyal viewers and the very people who are present when breaking news happens.
NewsApp for Corporate Organizations and Institutions
NewsApp enables companies and other organizations to solicit or source media content from their user networks and/or customers, launch image/video marketing campaigns such as contests to engage users, promote products or services to build brand awareness, educate or distribute information to app users, or even organize crowdsourcing or crowdfunding campaigns.App users can, in turn, share images and videos through the mobile app, whether in response to a promotional campaign, to contribute content, contribute to a cause, provide information to other users, or to provide feedback to owning organizations.
Apex – UGV Management
Broadcasters and local television stations use Opus Digitas’ end-to-end UGV workflow to:● Create instant market reach with compelling viewer-contributed videos● Transform viewers to video contributors for local news, sports and weather● Increase viewer loyalty by creating more engaged audiences● Increase monetization with more video views, longer per view engagement● Immediately extend your video team and scale content and reach● Reduce time and cost of video production● Quickly authenticate, secure rights and prepare user-generated video to air:● Geo-lock and time-restriction with in-app upload● Built-in rights management process automatically guarantees usage rights● Online content editing accelerates time-to-air
Opus Digitas’ streamlined workflow enables you to easily leverage audience/viewer generated video content. Specific features of the platform help broadcasters create and distribute location based content at scale.Features:● Collect live or scheduled, invite specific users or groups● Geo-restrictions/locks● Clip duration limits, per user clip limits● Built-in content curation tools and capabilities● Online clipping, merges, transitions● Annotations, closed-captions● Built-in usage rights transfer process● One button publish and circulation to multiple destinations: ● Web ● CMS ● Social media ● Video portals ● Cloud storage
Opus Digitas fully integrates to most leading OVPs, and with in-app integration provides instant access to your captivated, engaged viewer base. Our full SaaS model is available as a pay-per-use or as an annual contract. Scale your video investment and improve your ROI, without deploying additional tools, acquiring new users, or making huge infrastructure investments.
MOJOPRO Series
Today’s broadcasters need to be able to go where the action is, to cover breaking news, conduct live interviews, and efficiently produce live videos. Using AVIWEST’s MOJOPRO, the most advanced iOS and macOS mobile video encoding and live streaming application on the market, broadcasters and other video professionals can flawlessly stream live videos, edit files, and forward recorded content from any location over bonded 3G/4G and Wi-Fi connections in just seconds.
Designed to run on iPhone, iPad and MacBook Pro, MOJOPRO Series gives mobile journalists and video professionals a competitive edge by enabling them to instantly stream broadcast events, news and interviews from anywhere in the field.
With optimized interface, advanced camera settings (e.g., focus, exposure, white balance, etc.), dynamic resolution, and easy-to-use video and audio editing features, MOJOPRO iOS allows remote journalists and video professionals to create video stories rapidly and directly stream it to any CDN, video streaming service platforms or social networks (Facebook Live, YouTube and others).
Advanced features on the MOJOPRO iOS app include live streaming, video recording, clip edition and content forwarding thanks to the aggregation of 3G/4G-LTE cellular connection and Wi-Fi when available. Leveraging AVIWEST SafeStreams® technology, the MOJOPRO Series detects and bonds together multiple IP network interfaces. Moreover, the MOJOPRO application dynamically adapts the video encoding bitrate according to the real-time network conditions in order to cope with the unpredictable performance of IP networks and to guarantee the transmission reliability.
By integrating the best-in-class video encoding technologies, it also enables to stream high quality videos even at low bitrate. The MOJOPRO iOS app deserves to win this award for its simplicity, versatility, and ability to dynamically adapt to the network bandwidth and guarantee the delivery of premium quality video comparable to broadcast grade equipment.
MOJOPRO is so simple that broadcasters can stream live videos in only two screen taps, ensuring that they are always “news-ready” and giving them an advantage over other broadcasters that use traditional broadcast equipment. Since the MOJOPRO also integrates the best-in-class video encoding technology, broadcasters’ journalists can stream high-quality videos even at low bitrates. Live or file-based production from anywhere in the world is now possible without the need to deploy bulky tools or buy new cameras.
AIR Series
The AIR Series is a range of mobile H.265/HEVC (and H.264/AVC) encoder & transmitter that enables video professional to broadcast news, sports or field events from any location around the world, as well as web streaming to social networks.
Designed in a very compact ruggedized enclosure along with a long life internal rechargeable battery and a large set of audio and video interfaces, the AIR Series supports the best state-of-the-art H.265/HEVC encoder offering premium HD and SD video quality with less data use, and low latency (down to 0.5 sec).
The solution features 2 embedded cellular modems (2 x 3G/4G or 2 x 3G/4G/5G) plus additional extension links combined and controlled by SST (Safe Streams Transport) protocol. This technology powered by AVIWEST is an intelligent IP bonding stack offering a set of powerful contribution network protocols. The 3G/4G units are also ready for 5G networks thanks to an hardware upgrade path.
The AIR series covers a large set of use cases, including live broadcast with (or without) simultaneous record. It also supports video recording only on the embedded SD card. The record file can be transferred after the clip is fully recorded but also during the record if the studio needs near real time delivery.
During Live sessions, the AIR Series also enables the field crews to watch on-air program or teleprompting information coming from the Studio, with sub-second latency, on external display. All these operations are easy to trigger locally from the ergonomic display or remotely from the Studio.
PRO3 Series
The PRO3 Series is our flagship mobile video encoder & transmitter solution designed for live video producers and news gathering professionals looking for contribution performance from any location around the world.
With its large set of professional audio and video interfaces, the PRO3 Series supports the best state-of-the-art H.265/HEVC hardware encoder by offering premium video quality with less data usage, and low end-to-end latency (down to 0.5 sec). The widely adopted H.264/AVC video format is supported as well for compliancy with deployed infrastructures.
The solution features multiple world-wide compliant embedded cellular modems with high efficiency patented custom antenna array: up to x6 3G/4G/5G or x8 3G/4G modems. For strengthening the signal transmission in critical environment, the PRO3 Series can be also combined with external AVIWEST's QUAD Antenna (passive antennas) or AVIWEST's QUAD CellLink (active 3G/4G active antennas). Additional links such as built-in Wi-Fi and Dual Gigabit Ethernet for streaming over LAN/WAN, BGAN, GX or Ka band Satellite are also natively supported.
With its high versatility and low consumption (up to 4 hours with external battery), the PRO3 Series is the ideal companion for on-the-go video professionals that need robust and reliable solution, with the ultimate performance and picture quality.
Unique features and benefits:
- Simplicity: The PRO3 Series has been designed with ease-of-use in mind. Featuring a user-friendly intuitive interface, it allows broadcasting live videos in two touch-screen taps.
- Versatility: Used as on-camera or in a backpack, the PRO3 Series is lightweight, flexible, and agile, allowing broadcasters to quickly cover breaking news, conduct interviews, and efficiently produce professional live videos.
- High performance: By implementing the best state-of-the art H.265/HEVC encoder in a compact design enclosure, the PRO3 Series enables video professionals to provide seamless high-quality news and event coverage at low bitrates and low latency.
- Multi-network distribution: Leveraging AVIWEST’s SafeStreams® technology, an intelligent IP bonding stack, and powerful contribution network protocols, the PRO3 Series ensures the delivery of live video even in the midst of unpredictable and unmanaged network conditions.
