QinMedia y Broadcast Meditel presentan las ventajas de Versio, una solución 'todo en uno' para automatizacion, grafismo y playout

QinMedia y Broadcast Meditel han presentado en Madrid la nueva apuesta “Channel-in-a-Box” de Harris que aúna en un solo equipo módulos de conocidos elementos del catálogo de Harris tales como ADC-100, servidor Nexio, IconMaster, Branding, … ofreciendo una solución única para continuidades de nueva generación con un considerable ahorro de costes y tiempos de despliegue de nuevos canales.

De mano de QinMedia and Broadcast Meditel, el tour mundial Harris On-the-road recaló este martes en Madrid centrándose en dos de las soluciones más punteras del fabricante: Selenio y Versio.

Con respecto a Versio, la apuesta “Channel-in-a-Box” aúna en un solo equipo módulos de conocidos elementos del catálogo de Harris tales como ADC-100, servidor Nexio, IconMaster, Branding, … ofreciendo una solución única para continuidades de nueva generación.

Harris verse combines base band video, channel branding and automated work flow capabilities in a software -based solution, simple to install and in a single frame. Verse is reducing the cost and time necessary to launch channels and Broadcast, cable and TV services while offering simple integration with production, traffic and billing, programming, asset management, content reproduction and master control functions, taking advantage of existing workflows to obtain maximum performance on investment.

Being a software -based architecture, it is only paid for what is needed, being able to work with a wide variety of codec support (automation allows up to 24 channels). It is also a very simple system since everything is integrated and preconfigured in the team itself, emerging almost like a plug and play.

According to Harris estimates, verse allows reducing the cost by 40% with respect to a traditional architecture and all this in a single rack unit. In addition, its installation is 50% faster than a traditional system.

Verse compresses multiple single channel workflows on a 1RU platform, incorporating the video Harris, channel branding and graphics and optional automation components. Flexible software configurations cover from single channel launches, independently or within an existing system, to the distribution of multichannels and disaster expansion and recovery systems.

Broadcasters can now accelerate the necessary times to launch a channel, reducing the usual period for preparations for months to only a few weeks or days by eliminating the necessary resources for the launch of traditional channels.

Verse clients will be able to take advantage of Harris's great experience in the digital management of assets, traffic and billing to help the administration of the general costs of the channel and increase income, while adding a solution to the existing workflow. This includes the ability to sell and program new ads at the same time as the issuance in order to maximize flexibility.

Simplicity and cost reduction

Verse is designed to start a new channel (with a unified playout), expand an existing system with new channels, such as Disaster Recovery (if the main system uses the ADC, verse would even resume the playlist to continue the broadcast from another center or by another route), or as a service provider to add channels as necessary.

Another advantages is its great Fexibility, since the client can opt between internal automation + internal lmacement, external automation + internal storage, or internal automation + external storage.

As for graphics, verse offers an environment similar to a G5 register, with 2D and 3D graphics without compression, up to 2 DVE 2D, an integrated mixer for effects or curtains, branding from server or live, content management and creation and import of graphics. 3D graphics admit up to 32 bits, without limitation in the number of layers (with up to 5 simultaneous layouts).

As a server, its great advantage is the flexibility of working with native codec by disappsulating the file by keeping the essences, being able to opt between external internal storage. Other advantages are the importation of subtitles, the possibility of managing audio tracks without having to re -intake a video, UP/Down/Cross Conversion and AFD/ARC support. Harris offers the possibility of external storage with Nexio Farad with RAID 601 or RAID 60, with a bandwidth between 3,000 and 48,000 Mbps.

Selenium

Durante el Tour Harris On-the-road también pudimos ver en acción Selenio, su plataforma de procesado y codificación. Se trata de un concepto revolucionario en el que convergen el mundo del broadcast y broadband contando con múltiples salidas y entradas (SDI, ASI, IP-cobre y óptic) para todo tipo de formato broadcast (SD, HD, 3G, 3DTv, móvil, web…).

One aspect to highlight is that it is a very young platform with a wide life ahead of development, so perhaps today we are only seeing part of what will be in the future.

This system has the vocation to replace complete systems with maximum reliability and availability without a single failure point throughout the chain with a very simple operation through a web interface, and easy to install in a simple and compact architecture that provides a significant cost reduction.

Selenium replaces the management network, IP video, control, and synchronism with a single module and its Backup equivalent. Review that between each controller and slot there is only copper, so there is no possibility of error through intermediate buses.

Each selenium module can store two firmware versions. The new firmware is loaded in the secondary bank and activates manually.

When inserting a new module we can maintain its intact firmware (mode test) or allow the controller to update it (normal mode). In addition, when activating the LET-View function (module exchange), the controller will apply the configuration to the new module or otherwise, the module configuration would be maintained.

With respect to the chassis, it is housed in 3RU with 14 modules and a consumption of just 40 W for each. Both the controller and the power supply is redundant, thus ensuring total reliability (by internal or external matrix, the redundancy is controlled by the controlling ones with two independent video reference inputs). For remote management we can use CCS nucleus, Navigator, HTTP Web Browser, SNMP ...

From the audio point of view, it has four virtual blocks for audio processing, in each of them the operating modes are chosen for each video channel.

For coding applications, it has two models (according to the card): one for contribution (H264 4: 2: 2 10 bit at low latency between 150-650 ms, with encrypted biss,) and another for header distribution with the most common profiles.

For contribution in DSNG units environments or where the lack of space is important, the advantages are very remarkable: maximum of 650W for a complete frame with the 14 modules, maximum weight of 14 kilos, and latency of 300 ms between point to point, it could choose the codec that best suits the needs.

The selenium multiplexor module has two two models (MUX1 and MUX2 that includes a DVB-T2 gateway. Each card has 8 multiplexer modules/demultiplexers up to 800 mbit/s, being able to process up to 240 programs and/or 4096 PIDS.

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