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Functions

• Multi-channel broadcasting
• Automated execution of two-level hierarchic on-air playlist
  • Clips and blocks playback from the video server
  • Frame accurate VTRs playback
  • Control of various types of built-in or external switchers
  • Logos and graphics overlay
• Automated insertion of the advertising and information blocks into a retransmission signal on time or by an external GPI/DTMF control signal
• Automated media ingest on the schedule
• Media ingest with RS422 deck’s control or manually
• Broadcast graphics linked to the air’s playlist events or controled independently
• Computer graphics (CG) playout on-line or in graphic playlist mode
• Automated dynamic graphics playout (clock, temperature…)
• As run logging

Features

• On-air control of video server and built-in switcher
• On-air control of VCRs and external switchers (Leitch/Harris, Profitt, Les, Kramer, TeleView)
• Two channels of graphics for all playlist events
• Standby clip technology
• Local and network operation of on-air, ingest and graphics composing modules
• Local and network operation of on-air playlists ads blocks, recording sheets and production modules
• Support of various ingest types in one recording sheet
• Visual configuration of the entire system with a graphical representation of the components
• Graphics templates can use live video, video files, images, text, key-frame animation
• Advanced playout features:
  • 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
  • Recovery of on-air control at any network workplace
  • Edit of all events settings, including those on-air
• Advanced playlists features:
  • Editing of on-air playlists
  • Loading of the next playlist without stopping the current one
  • Playlist looping mode
• Advanced GPI / DTMF control signals operations:
  • Programming of “special” actions in playlist on the control signals
  • Setting up fixed delay for the actions on control signals
  • Ignoring of the control signals that does not get to the set time intervals
• Open format of playlists and reports for integration with media planning systems
• Creation of complete or partial copies of on-air playlist on videotape
• Ability to share between departments the processes of media production for playout

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 
• All-new HTML print server with template management for the NewsHouse NRCS 
• 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