Terrington Facilities for Television Broadcast Servers
We can advise, help and design the installation of modern servers for small and medium systems.
Traditionally broadcast studios used video tape for recording. The equipment was fitted in large 19" racks and this was housed in MCR (master control room).
To-day we can even offer HD (high definition MPEG-2) ingest, play out, editing and archiving in a box no bigger than the old VTR machine.
"These systems enable broadcasters to migrate from analogue to digital, from tape to disk, from standard definition to high definition and from single to multi-channel operations"
For a fraction of the cost, these solutions provide ingest, play-out automation and studio play-out control:
- Processing - transcoding and encoding.
- NLE systems - Avid Xpress DV and Final Cut Pro.
- Management - workflow, asset, compliance, archive and delivery.
A typical system supports up to 6 simultaneous video channels and contain 4 TB of disk storage, enough for over 200 hours of material at a bit rate of 25Mbps.
High definition uses MPEG-2 I-frame compression. Setting a bit-rate of 200Mbps with the same 4TB disk storage would yield over 26 hours with associated audio channels.
Omneon
Omneon are now shipping their new MediaDeck. 2 SD inputs and 4 outputs from June 2007. Later in the year HD version will follow with the same configuration.
Nexio NX4200HDX
The Nexio NX4200HDX represents a turning point for HD broadcast video servers. Software codecs are used for coding and decoding MPEG-2 media.
Quantel servers
"Newsbox HD handles HD and SD with real flexibility. Newly ingested HD material can sit alongside archive SD footage with Newsbox HD automatically handling the mixed formats for editing and playout."
Ardendo
"ARDCAP is designed for broadcaster use with features such as batch-ingest from VTR, Copy-to-Tape functionality, and multi-channel play-out"
Geevs MR+
"Geevs MR+ can handle all of the media formats of the MR but also allows for the use of Mpeg2 encoded HD material. MR+ supports I-frame and IBP encoding for maximum efficiency in both production and distribution environments"
360system image servers
"360 Systems' Image Servers are a new generation of video server that finally offers broadcast quality and reliability at a reasonable price. Their extensive feature set makes them an excellent choice for VTR replacement, satellite ingests, and as play to air servers. The Image Server 2000 includes 3 video channels, and stores up to 170 hours of MPEG-2 video on internal drives"
OmniBus iTX
"OmniBus iTX is a ground-breaking technology that replaces all of the functions of a broadcast master control and playout chain in a single software application. Utilizing standard IT hardware and sophisticated software, iTX acts as a video server, master control, graphics and logo inserter with automation, ingest, editing, and content management"
For further information about broadcast servers please contact Mike Hartung or Adrian Huckfield at Terrington Facilities.