StreamMaster Media Processing
StreamMaster Media Processing
For many years Pixel Power has been at the leading edge of broadcast playout, master control, workflow automation, graphics and branding. With many innovations that are now at the centre of television graphics, workflow and playout Pixel Power is continuing to lead the transition to the new world of software-defined, virtualisable solutions.
Two new technology platforms underpin a range of solutions that enable broadcasters to make the move to IP and do so at their own speed and with solutions tailored specifically to their needs in ways that were never possible before.
Flexible, bespoke, modular and with completely new pricing models, these new technology platforms offer broadcasters the opportunity to acquire just the features or functional blocks that they need and only pay for them when they use them. The days of buying a hardware product where you only use 60% of the features 40% of the time are gone.
StreamMaster Media Processing is the underlying technology platform upon which a variety of innovative solutions are based to help broadcasters manage the processing, branding, master control and delivery of content to customers. The solutions described are configured as standard branding and playout solutions based on how broadcasters currently operate. As a softwaredefined technology platform, however, features and functional blocks are constantly being added to offer broadcasters a future-proof platform and even more flexibility as operations change over time
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Matrox DSX LE5 12G
StreamMaster Media Processing
Ross Kiva Live Presentation Server
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QuickEdge Automation
Cosmos
AirBox
Bluefish444 KRONOS K8
OASYS Integrated Playout
Bluefish444 KRONOS Elektron
Helm
Limelight Video Platform
AutoPlay 7.10
iChannel 2
Matrox X.mio3 12G
Matrox X.mio3 12G is ideal for OEMs who need to create advanced channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multi-viewers, switchers and other digital media equipment. This card is supported by the Matrox DSX SDK (Software Development Toolkit). Please refer to the Matrox DSX Developer Products datasheet for information on file I/O, software codecs and CPU effects.
Key features
Half-length PCI Express card
Up to two 12G SDI inputs
Up to two 12G SDI outputs
Two re-configurable SD, HD, 3G SDI I/O
Frame synchronizers on each input
VANC and HANC support for each input and output
Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level)
Onboard multi-channel 4K scaler
Onboard multi-layer 4K compositor
Live zero-frame delay video and audio mixer
Up to16 channels of AES/EBU inputs and outputs
Up to eight LTC inputs and outputs
Matrox DSX LE5 12G
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.
Key features
- 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
Matrox DSX LE5 ST 2110 Network 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.
Key features
- 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
Matrox DSX LE4 BNC
Key features
- 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
Matrox X.mio3 FH
Matrox X.mio3 FH is ideal for OEMs who need to create advanced channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.
Key features Half-length PCI express card Re-configurable IO that can support up to 12 SDI IO Frame synchronizers VANC and HANC support for each input and output Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level) On-board multi-channel MADI (Motion Adaptive De-Interlacer) On-board multi-channel Up/Down/Cross scaler On-board multilayer compositor Automatic video relay bypass Live zero-frame delay video and audio mixers Up to 16 channels of AES/EBU inputs and outputs Up to 8 LTC inputs and outputs RS422 control Single slot all inclusive option
Matrox DSX LE4 LP
Matrox DSX LE4 LP is ideal for OEMs who need to create compact channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.
Key features
Low profile, half-length PCIe card
Re-configurable I/O that can support up to 8 SDI inputs or outputs
Frame synchronizers
VANC and HANC support for each input and output
Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level)
Automatic video relay bypass (optional)
Live zero-frame delay video mixers
Matrox X.mio3 LP
This low-profile, half-length card offers up to eight reconfigurable SDI I/Os from SD to 4K.
Multi-channel hardware processing accelerates compute-intensive operations including motion-adaptive de-interlacing, up/down/cross scaling and mixing/compositing for all resolutions including 4K.
Matrox X.mio3 LP is ideal for OEMs who need to create advanced yet compact channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.
Key features
Low profile, half-length PCI-e card
Re-configurable I/O that can support up to 8 SDI inputs or outputs
Frame synchronizers
VANC and HANC support for each input and output
Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level)
On-board multi-channel MADI (Motion Adaptive De-Interlacer)
On-board multi-channel Up/Down/Cross scaler
On-board multilayer compositor
Automatic video relay bypass (optional)
Live zero-frame delay video and audio mixer
Matrox M264 Family
The M264 family can encode/decode up to four streams of 4Kp60 at 4:2:2 10-bit, 40 streams of HD long GOP at 4:2:2 10-bit or 64 streams of HD at 4:2:0 8-bit. The faster than real-time encoding/decoding ability of the M264 allows multiple blazing fast transcodes for distribution on differing media platforms. With onboard multi-channel, motion-adaptive deinterlacing, and up/down/cross scaling, the M264 family can repurpose content into any resolution before encoding or after decoding, particularly beneficial for OTT workflows.
Specifically designed for high density encoding/decoding (Baseline Profile to High 10 Intra Profile up to Level 5.2), M264 cards provide the highest possible quality at the lowest power per stream (< 1.5 W per HD stream). The M264 S4, S3 and S2 cards are cloud friendly and their resources can be shared across virtual machines.
Matrox M264 cards are the ideal H.264 accelerators for channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, multi-viewers, and switchers or to create high-density encoders, transcoders and other broadcast media equipment. The Matrox M264 hardware is supported by the Matrox DSX Software Development Kit. Please refer to the Matrox DSX Developer Products datasheet for information on file I/O, software codecs and CPU effects.
Key features PCI Express Cards M264 - Gen 2, ½ length card M264 S2 - Gen 3, ¾ length card M264 S3 - Gen 3, ¾ length card, M264 S4 - Gen 3, full length card. Multi-channel, high-quality H.264 video encoding, decoding and transcoding Up to 4K resolutions supported 4:2:2 10-bit and 4:2:0 8-bit Hardware based deinterlacing and scaling Real-time and faster than real-time operation Dynamic codec control Sony XAVC compliant encoding including 4K XAVC Long and 4K Intra Class 480 Panasonic AVC-Ultra compliant Native MXF file wrapping Native MXF file reading. This includes Trim in and Trim out settings for building playlists File consolidation Time Delay Instant Replay (TDIR) support MXF file truncation and appending during live recording
Matrox DSX Core
Matrox X.mio5 Q25
The Matrox X.mio5 Q25 network adapter offers complete ST 2110 offload allowing OEM software solutions to provide reliable and scalable COTS based 10Ge and 25Ge IP solutions. This ST 2110 NIC offloads all packet processing required for ST 2110-20, ST 2110-30, ST 2110-31 and ST 2110-40, as well as ST 2022-7 redundancy, to free up system resources. With ST 2110-21 packet pacing built into the NIC, software solutions can provide guaranteed narrow senders (Type N) under all conditions independent of CPU load and OS interactions. The X.mio5 Q25 ST2110 IO cards also provide line rate capture allowing for wide asynchronous receivers (type A). Both the permissive wide asynchronous receivers and the ST 2110-21 packet paced, narrow senders allow software solutions to guarantee universal compatibility and interoperability at scale.
Key features Native SMPTE ST 2110 support with no CPU usage 4x UHDp60/50 inputs and outputs over 25GbE 32x HD inputs and outputs over 25GbE 256 audio flows from 1 to 64 tracks Multi-channel HDR conversion On-board de-interlacing, scaling, and compositing, Built in NMOS IS-04 and IS-05 support, 3 year warranty
Matrox DSX LE4 IP
Key features
Multi-channel IO allowing up to 4 video inputs and 4 video outputs with redundancy in HD
Guaranteed non-bursty packet transmission with zero CPU usage
Support for multiple IP encapsulations
IP and analog blackburst timing reference
IP bypass and fail-safe mechanisms
Feature rich SDK
Matrox DSX LE4 FH
Matrox DSX LE4 FH is ideal for OEMs who need to create channel-in-a-box systems, video servers, broadcast graphics systems, encoders, transcoders, multiviewers, switchers and other digital media equipment.
Key features Half-length PCI express card Re-configurable IO that can support up to 12 SDI IO Frame synchronizers VANC and HANC support for each input and output Analog blackburst reference input (tri-level or bi-level) Automatic video relay bypass Live zero-frame delay video mixers Up to16 channels of AES/EBU inputs and outputs Up to 8 LTC inputs and outputs RS422 control Single slot all inclusive option
Matrox X.mio3 IP
Key features Multi-channel IO allowing up to 4 video inputs and 4 video outputs with redundancy in HD Guaranteed non-bursty packet transmission with zero CPU usage Support for multiple IP encapsulations IP and analog blackburst timing reference IP bypass and fail-safe mechanisms On-board multi-channel MADI (Motion Adaptive Deinterlacer) Onboard multi-channel Up/Down/Cross scaler Onboard multi-layer compositor Feature rich SDK
StreamMaster Media Processing
Two new technology platforms underpin a range of solutions that enable broadcasters to make the move to IP and do so at their own speed and with solutions tailored specifically to their needs in ways that were never possible before.
Flexible, bespoke, modular and with completely new pricing models, these new technology platforms offer broadcasters the opportunity to acquire just the features or functional blocks that they need and only pay for them when they use them. The days of buying a hardware product where you only use 60% of the features 40% of the time are gone.
StreamMaster Media Processing is the underlying technology platform upon which a variety of innovative solutions are based to help broadcasters manage the processing, branding, master control and delivery of content to customers. The solutions described are configured as standard branding and playout solutions based on how broadcasters currently operate. As a softwaredefined technology platform, however, features and functional blocks are constantly being added to offer broadcasters a future-proof platform and even more flexibility as operations change over time
Ross Kiva Live Presentation Server
Kiva Live Presentation Server brings an impressive, professional digital media playout solution to the live sports and entertainment industry that will take your live productions to another level.
With a simple click, the highly intuitive operator-driven Kiva user interface presents a variety of digital media assets into venue videoboards with unparalleled flexibility and ease. These include real-time video clips, ‘fill+matte’ stills and animations, surround-sound audio, and sponsored adverts.
With Kiva, all your live productions are instantly simplified. Incoming media are quickly ingested, efficiently organized, and easily presented during live sports shows, concerts, and events.
Channel Branding
Both approaches will deliver all types of on air broadcast graphics whether its tickers and straps or DVE squeezes.
- Easy integration with playout automation.
- Proven technology with 100’s of tier 1 broadcast channels on air with Swift.
- Part of the modular Swift family ensuring consistent graphics across all platforms.
- Asset management using our Swift Services.
- Low resource usage means efficient use of server compute power.
- Embedded in the most popular integrated playout devices reduces resource usage even further.
- Wide range of broadcast format support - HD, UHD, HDR, SDI, ST2110, NDI.
- Fonts and language support including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, etc
nxtedition
QuickEdge Automation
QuickEdge automation solution is proven in over 50 24/7 Broadcast stations and has committed to providing the highest uptime in the industry.
QuickEdge automates MCR Operations, PCR operations, Ingest, device controls for the router, switcher, etc along with industry-standard MOS connectivity
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.
AirBox
AirBox Multi Parallel Output allows simultaneous running of two or more SDI or IP streaming SD / HD outputs so that broadcasters can easily deliver parallel output in any combination needed to deliver the content.
AirBox supports a wide range of video / audio formats from almost every known platform for production Third-party video server files like Leitch, Seachange, etc. are supported natively.
Any modifications to the playlist can be made during the on-air session. There will be no locked videos in the playlist except the one being played at the moment. They can be changed, edited or substituted.
On-the-fly commands such as skip to next or jump can change the playback order. Such changes in order are carried out seamlessly without stopping the current session. The powerful Live Show Clipboard facilitates live productions, enabling the insertion and/or execution of different events or live streams.
AirBox enables playlist scheduling for weeks ahead for automated playout. The associated gaps and time overlaps are overcome dynamically to ensure smooth service even when timed activities interfere with each other. If content files or even entire schedules are missing and misplaced, special facilities guarantee continuous operation.
MS Windows 10 compatible.
Bluefish444 KRONOS K8
KRONOS K8 is Bluefish444’s fully-featured high-bandwidth 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 8 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, K8 also features Reference and LTC I/O.
Cross-platform support with Industry leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | CasparCG | Dataton | Foundry Nuke | Resolume | Streamstar | Unity | Unreal Engine | vMix
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 4 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 8 bi-directional HD-BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O
- Multi-channel 4K UHD 60p playout or capture video Quad Link 3G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
Maximum connectivity
- Reference I/O BNC
- LTC I/O
- Interlock between multiple K8 and Epoch | Neutron/4K Neutron cards
Optional connectivity
- Optional auxiliary I/O can be added to K8 via the STEM port interface and optional EX-1 and EX-2 products
- K8 with EX-1 adds LTC I/O, RS-422 control and AES audio I/O
- K8 with EX-2 adds LTC I/O, RS-422 control and Analogue audio I/O
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
KRONOS K8 has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyers
- 4 x Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
OASYS Integrated Playout
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
Bluefish444 Epoch | 4K Neutron
Epoch | 4K Neutron is Bluefish444’s fully-featured 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 3 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, 4K Neutron also features 4K/UHD HDMI monitoring, AES Digital Audio IO, Analogue Audio Output, RS-422 Control, and auxiliary Reference Input. 4K Neutron is also available as a low-profile configuration compatible with compact installations or devices.
Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | Avmeda | Brainstorm | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 3 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 3 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O
- Up to 4K UHD 30p playout or capture via Dual Link 3G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
- Third BNC can be set to Reference input instead of standard video signal
Maximum connectivity
Included breakout cable provides:
- RS-422 machine control for control of VTRs and other serial-controlled devices
- 8 channels of AES EBU audio input and output for 7.1 surround sound monitoring. Capture and playout digital audio signals in crystal-clear quality
- 2 channels of Analogue Audio for quick and simple high quality audio monitoring
- Auxiliary Reference (Input) connector frees the 3rd BNC for 3G/HD/SD video I/O
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
4K Neutron has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
4K/UHD HDMI monitoring
- Cost-effective 4K/UHD monitoring via HDMI 1.4
- Simultaneous SDI and HDMI playout
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyer
- Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
Bluefish444 Epoch | Supernova CG
Epoch | Supernova CG is Bluefish444’s 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 4 independent and simultaneous channels of HD/SD-SDI input or output, Supernova CG features a flexible combination of multi-channel SDI I/O, and a dedicated Reference input BNC.
Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | Avmeda | Brainstorm | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 4 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 4 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 1.5G-SDI I/O
- Up to 2K/HD 60p playout or capture via Dual Link 1.5G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
Maximum connectivity
- Dedicated Reference Input BNC
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
Supernova CG has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyer
- Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
Bluefish444 Epoch | 4K Supernova S+
Epoch | 4K Supernova S+ is Bluefish444’s fully-featured 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 4 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, 4K Supernova S+ also features a fifth BNC for SDI monitor output and a dedicated Reference input BNC.
Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | Avmeda | Brainstorm | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 4 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 4 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O
- Up to 4K UHD 30p playout or capture via Dual Link 3G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
Maximum connectivity
- Additional BNC for SDI monitoring
- Dedicated Reference input BNC
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
4K Supernova S+ has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyer
- Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
Bluefish444 KRONOS Optikos
The KRONOS optikós offers future-proofing connectivity with 3 SFP+ cages in addition to 2 HD BNC connectors for 3G/HD/SD-SDI I/O. These SFP+ cages provide limitless connectivity options exposing greater than 3G SDI, IP connectivity across 10Gb Ethernet, and flexibility to choose from numerous physical interfaces.
Bluefish444 KRONOS Elektron
KRONOS will offer the choice of SDI I/O connectivity with the KRONOS ēlektron, featuring 8 high-density BNC connectors capable of 3G/HD/SD-SDI. Each HD BNC connector is fully bi-directional, enabling numerous configuration options, including 8 input, 8 output, or a mixture of SDI input and output connections.
Helm
Helm allows the design of a control system dedicated to your operators’ requirements; there’s no clutter of unnecessary controls or information and no risk of confusion between channels as you switch from one manufacturer UI to another. There’s no hunting for the right buttons to press. We can help you design and implement Helm control panels, and you’ll have all the tools to modify and extend them as your requirements change.
BENEFITS
- Totally customisable: All the control you need, none that you don’t
- Smaller footprint: Not all environments have room for multiple hardware panels
- Lower cost: Helm panels run on entry-level PCs, or even on mobile devices via WebCentre
- Faster training: Only one system to learn for new operators
- Enhanced productivity: Simpler interfaces mean operators can work faster and more effectively
- Extend and replace: You can add or change equipment in the facility without impacting operators.
RouteMaster
RouteMaster uses Rascular’s proven router control and emulation technology to form a powerful yet flexible router control system. Built on tried and tested software modules, RouteMaster can be used with a wide range of video and audio routers from all major manufacturers.
It’s equally suitable for new router installations or increasing the capabilities – and lifetime – of existing systems. You can add third-party hardware panels to existing systems, add IP connectivity to older serial routers, or simply increase the number of control ports available.
The integrated web server means operators can control routers from any web browser, using custom control panels built with Helm Designer. And because it’s built on HTML5 standards, there’s no need for browser plugins.
Limelight Video Platform
AutoPlay 7.10
Features
- 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
iChannel 2
iChannel2 is a highly integrated, cost-effective, and easy-to-operate automation system for small and mid-size broadcasters. It supports up to 3 HD/SD playout channels in one compact chassis. The system is based on powerful video server platform, with rich features including ingest, playlist editing, multi-channel playout, CG, live signal pass-through, quality control, loudness control, etc.
Unlike other offerings, iChannel2 is not limited to a standalone playout box, it also can be used in a distributed multi-channel playout network, ensures excellent system scalability. By connecting multiple iChannel2 servers together, the system can support large number of playout channels, and there is a centrally located software module to handle automatic clip and playlist transfer. Separate workstations can be deployed for preparing playout schedules for multiple channels. Furthermore, various backup schemes can be configured to guarantee playout security.