Functions

• Multi-channel playout automation
• Multi-channel recording to server in various modes (including TimeDelay technology)
• Broadcast graphics with link to the main playlist and without by means of built-in graphics system
• HD/SD Up/Down converting by each input and output channel
• Metadata storage in multi-user database with quick search and access
• System as run logging with set level of deteils
• Users and groups rights for mediadata and its operation access management

Features

• All-in-one automation system:
  • Integrated Azimuth video server
  • Integrated database
  • Integrated audio/video Live Switcher
  • Built-in subsystem to control external devices
  • Built-in broadcast graphics system
  • Built-in HD/SD Up/Down converter for each input and output channel and IP streaming
• Playout:
  • SD: 720х576, 50i, video PAL/YUV/SDI, audio AA/ AES/SDI Emb.
  • HD: 1920х1080, 50i, video HD-SDI, audio HD-SDI Emb./AES
  • IP: MPEG4 part 10 (H.264)/ MPEG2
  • Monitoring of videoserver inputs/outputs by IP
• Automatic execution of two-level Air playlist with the following features:
  • Clips and blocks playback from the videoserver
  • Media playback from VTR
  • Live clips with control of external Air switcher
  • Live clips with the use of Live Switcher (passthrough mode)
  • Playback of files that are in process of capture, import
  • Secondary events execution: graphics overlay, GPI signals output, main event recording
  • Multiple channel output from single playlist with trascoding: HD-SDI, SD-SDI, HD-IP, SD-IP channels in various combinations
• Advanced videoserver control features:
  • Control of several playback channels from single client module
  • Local and network operation of all client modules
• Ability to manually disconnect control station leaving video server to continue playback
• Ability to continue playback from video servers even if the control module is disconnected due to the network failure
• Standby clip technology
• Control modules recovery at any network workstation
• Advanced playlists operations:
  • Editing of on-Air playlists
  • Manual or automatic adding of the next playlist without stopping the current one
  • Editing of all primary and secondary events (including on-Air) properties
  • Playlist looping mode
• Advanced operation with external control GPI/ DTMF/SCTE-104 signals
• Open format of reports for integration with media planning systems
• Creation of Air playlist backup copy on the tape
• As run log report for each Air channel
• Possibility to export log reports to files of spreadsheet formats

Specifications

NEW

• 64 Bit Software Architecture
• New Possibilities for Working with Clip Statuses
• Production Storage Quotas
• TimeDelay Server Redundancy

• Integration with CG Solutions Carrot Broadcast
• Sony Optical Disc Archive Petasite System Support
• Clustered LTO Library Connections
• Extended Options for MAM User Rights Management
• AutoPlay Advantages of File Naming

• A completely New Subtitle Engine
• Proprietary .asb subtitle file format with full text formatting.asb
• Multilingual Subtitle Support in AutoPlay Playout
• Automatic Subtitle Import and Full Logging Subtitle Operations

• Two-tiered news rundowns with blocks 
• New Printing for NRCS Software Module NewsPlan
• Sending CG Playlists to TitleStation Mix by MOS
• Dynamic Caption Templates

• SCTE-104 Playout Support 
• VBI in TimeDelay and pass-through 
• Clip Quick-cut in on-air Rundown 
• Parallel Video and Sound Processing when Importing Media Files 
• Customizable Condition Lists in Search Filters