Modules
Dashboard
Ingest
Media asset management
Scheduling
Channel
Playout
IP multiviewer (MCR VIEW)
Ingest
Ingest sources
Automated ingest from FTP, SFTP, AWS S3 , Azure Blob , Telia OS , Alibaba OSS , Wasabi , dotstudioPRO
Video codecs supported
Broadcast MPEG2 (h.262) / AVC (h.264) / HEVC (h.265) formats, XDCAM, DV / DVCPRO, ProRes 422, H.264 / 265, XAVC-Intra, AVCHD / AVCHDPRO, XDCAM HD / IM
Video containers supported
MXF, MOV, AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, M2TS, M2V
Audio codecs supported
AAC, MPEG1 Layer2 audio
Audio containers supported
Embedded in video container, WAV PCM
Subtitle formats
SRT, STL, CAP, TTML, VTT, SBV, SUB, MCC, SCC, AVID SD
Quality Check
Built-in automated QC functionality verifies media playability, extracts metadata, analizes audio loudness, verifies secondary data streams (subtitles etc.)
AWS Rekognition support for additional QC (black/frozen frames etc.) and metadata (content type recognition etc.) extraction
Media asset management
Public cloud storage
AWS S3 (incl. automated Glacier deep storage/archiving functionality), Alibaba OSS, Azure Blob, Telia OS, Wasabi
Private cloud storage
Any AWS S3 API compatible object-based storage (OpenStack Swift, Ceph etc.)
Asset management
Search/filter by metadata values, content preview, tagging, manual metadata addition, virtual asset copies / segmentation, cue-point management (for ad insertion purposes)
Bulk-import external editorial metadata through XML sidecars (multiple formats supported) and REST API
Playout architectures
Full cloud (incl. choice of Warm backup vs. Hot backup)
Hybrid cloud + edge (custom deployment)
Business model options
SaaS self service, fixed monthly or annual subscription
Playout
Video output
SD, HD, UHD (up to 60fps) | PAL, NTSC, ATSC
Audio output
Stereo (up to 8 pairs)
Subtitles output
DVB Teletext (up to 8 tracks)
DVB Bitmap (up to 16 tracks)
Closed Captions (EIA/CEA-608)
WebVTT (HLS subtitles)
Playout Output options
Standard DVB-compliant MPEG-TS over IP (UDP / RTP / RTP-FEC / HLS (incl. ABR HLS) / SRT (server, client) / RTMP (server client))
Contribution / Distribution Transport
AWS MediaConnect , AWS MediaLive , AWS DirectConnect
Standalone Zixi Feeder/Broadcaster and Zixi OTT Repackager
WOWZA Streaming EngineLive feed ingest
Multiple simultaneous live feeds provided over IP (UDP / RTP / RTP-FEC / HLS (incl. ABR HLS) / SRT (server, client) / RTMP (server client)). This also includes live feed ingest from AWS MediaConnect.
SCTE35 / DTMF signalling capabilities
Input: SCTE-35 listener, SCTE-35 pass-through from live input to playout output
Output: Advanced customizable SCTE-35 output (customizable if..then.. /splice/event/program IDs configurable etc.), DTMF tone passthrough
Audio loudness normalisation
EBU-R128, ATSC A/85, custom -dB levels
Compliance Recording
Record customizable output feed(s) to AWS S3 / other object-based storage (incl. timecode overlay etc.)
Live Recording
Record incoming live feeds automatically and be able to schedule them afterwards for repeats (including markin/outs)
Broadcast graphics
Proprietary web-based WYSIWYG graphics editor
Multi-layer based graphics
Import external graphics (images, animations in Quicktime MOV with/without alpha channels - both real-size and full-screen)
Dynamic graphics (playlist or metadata-based image lookup, caption substitution)
Standard broadcast motion graphics (lower 3rds, running lines, countdown timers etc.)
Scheduling
Playlist Management
Drag and drop based playlist editor that allows easy daily/weekly playlist creation, including secondary events and other data (ad cues, metadata, etc.)
Apply last minute changes, automatically fix gaps and overlaps, identify missing content, timing deviations, create placeholders etc.
Gap-filler playlists - looping content that plays instead of gaps/missing content
Advanced Playlist Import
Native import of BXF-compliant playlists, import 3rd party text-based formats (e.g. WideOrbit, Broadview, PebbleBeach)
Capability to add custom format support including customer-specific CSV, XLSX, XML and other formats
EPG output
Automatically output playlist-based EPG data in XMLTV standard dynamic XML file served over HTTPS
Monitoring
Automated analysis of playout outputs feeds (black/frozen, audio tracks silent etc.)
Built-in Multiviewer - watch all live contribution feeds and outputs on a single screen
Audit Logging
Log user actions and system events
Filter and search the log results
Alert Notification Center
Configure personalised or group notifications
Email-based alerting related to outputs, missing assets other workflow issues
Post alerts over web hook (e.g. to Slack channels)
Security
TLS secured web-based management portal and REST API encryption
Multi-factor authentication support (Google Auth based system; authentication with mobile devices)
User account roles and permissions (RBAC)
Cloud infrastructure protected by AWS security services
Files-at-rest stored with AWS S3 encryption enabled
API support
Full system functionality available through fully-documented standard REST API for easy integration with 3rd party systems