Participants news

16 november 2016

Advanced media server system Spectrum X

ADVANCED MEDIA SERVER SYSTEM Spectrum X

Easy-to-deploy ingest and playout for baseband and IP workflow

The Harmonic Spectrum™ X advanced media server system brings new levels of efficiency, simplicity and reliability to broadcast playout workflows. Designed for mission-critical production and playout applications, Spectrum X combines file, baseband and transport stream ingest with comprehensive integrated channel playout (ICP) capabilities, including graphics, branding, DVE, and live switching of baseband and compressed IP sources. By reducing the number of discrete devices required to produce and distribute branded programming, Spectrum X lowers capital expenditures, simplifies workflows and reduces operational costs.

The software-based Spectrum X supports a broad range of SD and HD formats up to 1080p (3G), and is upgradeable to Ultra HD. The integration of SDI and IP I/O on the same chassis also eases the migration to IP playout workflows, allowing broadcasters to transition smoothly away from baseband at a pace that makes sense for their operation.

Highlights

Single and dual integrated DVEs for sophisticated content presentation

PLAYOUT SYSTEM Spectrum XE

CiaB playout integrated with premium-quality encoding and transcoding

In today’s complex media environment, TV broadcasters and operators must support ever-larger channel lineups, including regional or international variants of existing channels, new thematic linear programs, and over-the-top (OTT) versions of established channels. The Spectrum XE (formerly FUZE-1) playout system addresses this challenge with integrated playout, encoding and rendering, as well as high scalability and availability. With Spectrum XE’s innovative IT-based design, operators can define flexible playout workflows in either the compressed or the uncompressed domain.

The Spectrum XE defines a new breed of IT-based playout solution tailored for SD/HD channel origination, manipulation and delivery. It offers a complete array of channel-in-a-box (CiaB) features to control and deliver new channels — and to meet broadcasters’ requirements for easy-to-deploy, easy-to-operate and easy-to-monitor facilities. It’s the perfect solution for originating broadcast and multiscreen channels, and for cost-effectively regionalizing downstream programs (with ad replacement and branding).

Highlights

SHARED STORAGE Harmonic MediaGrid

Harmonic MediaGrid is a highly scalable, Ethernet-based shared storage system optimized for digital media workflows.

Harmonic’s MediaGrid is an ideal fit for digital media applications requiring shared, real-time storage, such as ingest, playout, archive, edit-in-place, collaborative editing, transcoding and over-the-top (OTT) adaptive bitrate streaming. Simple to deploy, manage and scale, MediaGrid storage accelerates file-based workflows and provides the ability to manage the entire asset lifecycle. The system reduces the cost of storing media nearline, making it practical to economically deploy multi-petabyte digital media libraries and archives for video on demand (VOD) and other applications.

MediaGrid is purpose-built from the ground up to deliver high bandwidth and consistent low latency for video. Media operations can start with smaller MediaGrid systems — as little as 24 TB of usable capacity — and seamlessly scale to petabytes of capacity and tens of gigabytes per second of throughput. An industry-leading, high-density storage option — up to 504 TB of raw capacity in 5 RU — can reduce rack space by up to 60% and lower storage-related costs by up to 30%, minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO) through its exceptional price/performance capabilities.

Highlights

Integrates with Spectrum™ media servers and Harmonic ProMedia® X Origin streaming video server

INTEGRATED CHANNEL PLAYOUT AUTOMATION SYSTEM Polaris Advance

Powerful multichannel automation for Spectrum ChannelPort integrated channel playout systems

Polaris™ Advance provides optimized control of Spectrum™ ChannelPort and associated third-party devices within IT and hybrid broadcast infrastructures. Based on a 64-bit client-server architecture, the system enables control of up to four ChannelPort channels from a single operator position, with clear visibility of operations for efficient channel management, along with direct desktop view of playout and ingest monitoring.

Polaris Advance’s highly flexible and rich user interface can be optimized for individual and group accessibility, exception handling and resource access. This capability effectively improves service loading and workflow efficiency by simplifying the operator experience. Desktop layouts can be fixed to streamline operational practices and minimize errors.

Highlights

News archive

November 16		10.00 - 18.00
November 17		10.00 - 18.00
November 18		10.00 - 16.00

VDNH, Estate 119, Prospect Mira, Moscow,
pavilion 57,

VDNH map