Single Channel Remotely Manageable, Real Time, Unattended Operation, Live or Stored MPEG-2 In and Out Content and Ad Archiver with Scheduled or Triggered Content Playout with Video Ads, Text, or Graphics Insertion via Overlay, Splicing, or Video Squeeze. Supports SCTE 35, Optional Analog Cue Tones, and Most EAS Systems. Interfaces to Several Traffic Systems. Designed to Give You a Sophisticated, Easy to Use Playout Server for Over the Air, Satellite, or Cable Channel Use.
- Complete scheduled playout system
- Inserts or overlays ads, video clips, or emergency alerts – text and/or graphics – into video feeds on a schedule or via signaling like SCTE 35 signals from EAS generators
- Supports multiple SCTE 35 trigger levels
- XML based graphics insertion for rich graphics in channel
- Supports Insertion of Ads from the cloud
- Creates crawling messages and emergency alerts with programmable fonts and background colors, in any language
- Compatible with Trilithic™, Sage™, and Monroe™ EAS alert generators
- Works with most fonts: Chinese, Arabic, Indian, etc. via Unicode interface
- HD or SD
- Passes through Closed caption, AFD and other user data
- Secure Remote Scheduling from anywhere via Web Interface
- Generates playlists for time-shifted content that includes Long form spots, all national ads, local ads and content.
- Built in intelligence makes scheduling easy
- Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, and 480i, and all standard broadcast resolutions
- Selects transport streams by program numbers or PIDs
- Features daily, weekly, and monthly schedule-based logos, alerts, and text insertion
- Arbitrary location for graphics
- Choose from static, rotating, flipping, or blinking graphics, logos, and text
- Manages Ad inventories, logs Ad Plays, and generates Proof of Play list
- Creates crawling messages and emergency alerts with programmable fonts and background colors, in any language
- Creates Real Time Clock display in programmable fonts and colors anywhere on screen
- Displays remaining and next advertisement Time in output video
- Scales Input video from 10% to 100% and overlay on graphics – Ideal for EPG
- Overlays animating PNG files and scales Input Video from 10% to 100% – Ideal for L-Wrap, L-Squeeze and transparent overlays. Video squeezes.
- Select any degree of transparency
- Easy drag and drop placement to position logo, text, or graphics on screen
- News feeds from RSS in any language, with programmable fonts and background colors
- Able to mask entire screen with a static image in case of video input failure Auto Bypass in case of power failure of Channel Manager
- Sun Fade Detection to play prerecorded content on Solar Flare Days
- Optional Live Recorder function to record live content to play in the case of loss of ASI input signal
- Service Schedule for maintenance of antenna or other infrastructure
- 1 RU rack mountable frame
- Web based GUI with multi-level access control and Drop Box Inputs for all content
- Template based character generator. Supports 3D fonts.
- Works as a playout server – with or without ASI input signal
- EAS support is standard
- SLATE function puts up an Empty Background on which you can type messages
- Comprehensive Customization to your needs is possible
- ESAM support in development
- Stores and manages Content, Ads, Messages, and Graphics clips, on local RAID
- Optional analog Cue Tone Detection
- Supports many forms of GPI
- Can also play recorded files from hard drive, in loop mode
- IP input and output and SDI input and output versions available
- Applications:
- Channel in a Box
- Ad Inserter for Cable or Broadcast
- Emergency alert system for Broadcast and Cable
- Very Flexible Video Messaging System to subscriber base
