Imagine evolves Selenium

Imagine has presented improvements to its platform at NAB, as well as the launch of Selenium X100.

Imagine Communications announced the launch of Selenio X100, the latest enhancement to the company's flagship facility signal processing and mobile production solution. Selenio

The intelligent 1RU Selenio X100 dual-channel image converter and synchronizer provides varied processing capabilities for video, audio, data and metadata. From ingest and output processing and tape archiving, to production and post-production applications, the powerful and energy-efficient Selenio X100 processor easily integrates into the signal workflow of any broadcast environment, including mobile production trucks, small stations, production studios and broader networks.

Uno de los primeros clientes de Selenio X100 es Lyon Video, que proporciona instalaciones de producción de televisión móvil, video de servicio completo, y producción y post-producción de cine y autoría de DVD para clientes en Norteamérica y para algunas de los canales más importantes del mundo. Lyon Video adquirió numerosas unidades de Selenio X100 para equipar sus camiones de producción móviles con transmisores de alta definición/digitales/analógicos input/output y small form-factor pluggable (SFP).

MCP

Imagine ha mostrado en NAB 2014 las mejoras de su ampliamente utilizada Selenio Media Convergence Platform (MCP). Combinando vídeo de banda base, procesamiento de audio, compresión y elementos de networking IP en una única plataforma que ahorra espacio, Selenio MCP proporciona una solución de contribución de alto rendimiento para eventos en vivo a través de la nueva y más avanzada capacidad de compresión JPEG2000 sobre IP, y una solución altamente eficiente de distribución por satélite, añadiendo el demodulador DVB-S/S2 con doble canal integrado.

Selenium MCP, a key element of Imagine Communications' Software-Defined Networking framework, is the platform of choice for media companies that need an all-in-one convergence solution to efficiently manage today's baseband and hybrid operations. By providing on-ramp and off-ramp for baseband over IP, the MCP acts as a bridge between these technologies, supporting the latest compression formats while taking advantage of the high-quality video made in baseband. This announcement follows the introduction of the MCP1 in 2013, which extended the capabilities of the award-winning MCP3 (3RU) into a compact, cost-efficient 1RU package.

The new multi-channel JPEG2000 compression capability is ideally suited for ultra-low latency broadcast contribution applications such as sports, live events and studio-to-studio production, providing signal transmission at high bit rate and visible lossless quality for superior editable video. Supporting real-time streaming of HD, SD, 3D and IP, the upgrade enables high-density multi-channel compression over IP, with a single module solution and 4 single-slot encoders, providing up to 56 JPEG2000 channels in a 3RU chassis. Selenium also provides extensive support for additional advanced compression, including H.264/MPEG4 and MPEG2 in the same form factor.