Professional broadcast solutions
Offices in 4 countries Products sold in over 125 countries worldwide GERMANY
Koln
RUSSIA
Moscow
USA
New York
TAIWAN
Chupei City
Playout automation and broadcast graphics solution “TELE” by Stream Labs is a perfect tool for our daily work.
(«Megaservice», Argentina) Playout automation and broadcast graphics solution “TELE” by Stream Labs is a perfect tool for our daily work.
(«Canal Roses», Spain)
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The first steps of integration of their hardware with our IVS CG software were a really simple business, and Stream Labs boards worked perfectly from the start.
(«Akatona Technologies», Hungary)
The cards from Stream Labs cover all our expectations and allow us to develop customized software in a simple and quick way.
(«Net People», Argentina)
About company Founded in 1991, Stream Labs is a leading company specializing in three key areas:
Television computer systems www.stream-labs.com Video surveillance equipment www.ipstreamlabs.com Wireless monitoring devices (Gelix trademark) www.gelix.com In the television field Stream Labs offers high quality, reliable and cost-effective digital video solutions for TV-studios, central and regional television companies, satellite and cable television, music, news informational and sports channels and programs, broadcasting stations and video professionals. Professional television hardware and software manufactured and supplied by Stream Labs perform the following tasks:
Broadcast automation; Graphics playout; Interactive television support; Multichannel A/V monitoring; Design of music, informational, news and sports channels and programs. Stream Labs equipment is used in more than 2650 TV-channels in 125 countries around the world
Our mission Stream Labs is an international professional broadcast solutions development and manufacturing company, with offices in the USA, Europe, Taiwan and Russia (Moscow). Stream Labs’ satellite and cable television line of products expands broadcast automation, on air graphic design, ITV establishment, monitoring and control opportunities for its customers. Our company employs a creative, responsible staff, and our 15-year scientific and engineering thought achievements we turn to our developments professionalism. We use proven and innovative engineering and design solutions and the most modern production techniques. We evolve together with our customers. Participating in key exhibitions and trade shows worldwide, we are aware of current client-facing issues and tusks. We try to anticipate these needs and requirements, continuously improving the quality of our solutions. Partnership and all possible high level assistance to our customers in addressing the challenges they face - this is the approach which we are confidently moving towards success with. Our purpose - strives to become the leading developer and manufacturer of professional solutions for broadcasters worldwide.
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SOLUTIONS
Incoming video signal Video In: CVBS, S-Video, SD/SDI Audio In: Stereo In, Embedded SDI
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Playout automation and graphics overlay
Broadcast graphics
Interactive TV
Multi-channel monitoring
Informational channel
Channel branding, logo insertion, production graphics, CG, playout and graphics automation
SMS-chat, voting, game-shows
Monitoring of video and audio signal sources
Crawls, tickers, on-the-fly information ingest
Additional equipment is not required (synchronizers, mixers, transcoders, nonlinear editing systems,etc.). Video, audio and graphic information are overlaid directly over the pass-through signal. The choice of 3 different types of software allows to select a solution, which will match your needs perfectly. A simple Character Generator, a playout automation system and an integrated playout and CG system with interactive features are at your disposal.
Signal on-air Channel branding, logo insertion, character generation, playout and graphics automation; Clip rotation, crawls, rolls, tickers, on-the-fly information entry; Fully customizable analog and digital clocks with rich graphics; SMS-chat, voting and game-shows output.
Production process automation
Playout automation
Interactive TV
Clock output
Content management, traffic management, broadcast automation
Content management, scheduling, playout, CG and graphics overlay
SMS-chat, voting, game-shows
Fully customizable analog and digital clocks with rich graphics
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Multichannel A/V monitoring system
Multichannel A/V monitoring system Stream MultiScreen complex is meant for simultaneous monitoring several video and audio sources in real time on one or several computer screens (plasmas, LCD-television sets) in split-screen mode. Successful combination of universal abilities, multi channel processing (up to 30 channels in one server), customizable design and high reliability confirmed in collaboration with the major Russian operators are the main advantages of Stream MultiScreen complex. Stream MultiScreen is complete hardware and software solution implemented in a single device allowing to process and display: The unique difference and advantage of Stream MultiScreen in comparison with the analogs is ability to perform the detailed analysis of signal parameters for every signal along with its processing and displaying.
Application • TV-channel Master Control • Satellite TV apparatus rooms • Cable network apparatus rooms • IPTV network apparatus rooms • Studio apparatus rooms • Mobile TV stations • Control centers • Sport competitions • Concerts, mass events
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Stream Labs products present a really good solution to fulfill the requirements of our clients for multi-image display systems and character generators.
Key features
Monitoring features
• Multiple monitors support; • Signal parameters and error detection control; • High image quality. Resolution up to WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels); • Redundant power supply; • Quick video window location configuration change by pressing “hot keys” with external remote control or according to specified schedule; • Stream Zoom of any video window in configuration and ability to listen any audio source; • Stream MultiScreen connection to LAN allows to join several devices in a single network and fully control them from any workstation; • User-friendly interface, drag & drop support, output to monitor template creation software.
• Multiple monitors support. Up to 4 monitors connection via VGA / DVI / HDMI interface to one Stream MultiScreen device; • Vertical monitor arrangement support; • Displaying monitor resolution can reach: • VGA output 1600 x 1200 pixels • HDMI / DVI-I (DVI-D) output 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) or 1920x1200 pixels (PC resolution); • (Full HD) or 1920 x 1200 pixels (computer resolution); • Support of final signal image output in standard television CVBS / S-Video / YUV format with 720 x 576 pixels resolution.
Digital/Analog clock Random size Diverse types of design Time zone settings
Random video window position Picture-in-picture mode
SD SDI, Composite, ASI IP, PAL, NTSC, SECAM
DISPLAY 1
Random window size – up to Full Screen
Any frame ratio support: 4:3, 16:9, etc.
Random window text (title) location
Font of any color and size
up to 30 inputs up to 4 displays
Horizontal sound indicator position for radio channels monitoring
DISPLAY 2
Random audio PPM sound indicator position
Tally (GPI) indicators
Background: any color or image from a file (bmp, tga, tiff)
Controlled signal parameters: Video & Audio Loss; Frozen Video; Black Frame; Blocking Frame etc.
Core graphic design features Extremely user-friendly Stream Client Manager application allows to create window configurations on any common PC. By using simple drag/drop action a built-in window layout editor helps you quickly create a necessary configuration, including signal control parameters assignment, amount of service information supplied to user, clock, timer and sound indicators display. • Random video windows position and size. The maximum size a video window can reach is the full-screen monitor size. 16:9 frame ratio support; • Unlimited number of layers for objects layout (windows, PPM, clocks, captions, etc.); • Brightness, contrast and saturation can be adjusted for every window separately; • Random audio PPM sound indicator position; • Random window text (title) location, font, size and color; • Digital clock output with random position, font, size, color and format of displayed data (time/date); • Several analog clock types; • Time zone adjustment for digital and analog clocks; • Each system graphic object can have a specified outline (width, color) and background (color or image from file (bmp, tga, tiff)).
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Multichannel A/V monitoring system
Technical information The quantity of channels for 1 server
Input video&audio interfaces
• 50 channels TS MPEG-2 SD • 30 channels TS MPEG-4 SD • 10 channels TS MPEG-4 HD • 200 channels TS radio • 16 channels SDI (HD&SD) • 24 channels composite
• IP(SPTS,MPTS) • MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,10 (H.264) • ASI-DVB • SDI/HD-SD (SMPTE 259M standards for SD SDI),(CCIR656, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M for HD) 8 groups SDI Embedded Sound • Composite (525/60 (NTSC), 625/50 (PAL), 625/50 (SECAM))
Formats supported Video
Audio
• MPEG-1 ISO/IEC-11172-1 • MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818-1 • MPEG-4,10 (H.264)) ISO/IEC 14496-10
• MPEG-2 ISO-11172-3 • DOLBY DIGITAL (AC3) • AAC ISO-14496-3
Output video interfaces
Output audio interfaces
• HDMI up to 1920x1080 • DVI-D up to 1920x1080 • VGA up to 1600x1200
• 3.5” mini jack stereo • HDMI sound of video card
TALLY • Tally function (response on shorting the relevant pair of contacts).
Controlled signal parameters Video Server system modules log the following events: • Configuration change; • Video Loss; • Frozen Video; • Black Frame; • Blocking Frame; • Scrambled Video; • Stream Info: • service number and program name, • Program Map Table (PMT) pid, • Program Clock Reference (PCR) pid, • pid and codecs of audio stream, • pid and codec of video stream, • resolution of video stream and scan mode (progressive or interlace), • FPS (frames per second), • GPI input change; • EDH-error reports for SDI-signal; • TSCC error (Transport Stream Continuity Counter error); • Audio Loss; • Audio Silence (volume level is less than predefined value); • Audio Loss;
A schedule is composed to check the emergency alert response (with alarm analysis time span indication) with an option for custom response settings for each event; Information in the system operation log is constantly updated and saved in client’s (operator’s) application, where it is also possible to make a query to any available “Video Server” module in order to obtain selective information at random system operation time range; The system can be configured for response to any emergencyalert in the following ways: • Visual (graphic): changing color and frame width; • Visual (graphic): placing alarm history messages over the video. • Sounding an alarm signal; • E-mailing a message to specified address; • Upon video and/or audio signal loss computer Sound Blaster issues an alarm signal.
Hardware • Stream MultiScreen hardware and software complex is a rackmount computer with Windows operating system, which is equipped with special image and sound insertion Stream Labs cards, and relevant software. • The software for forming and editing configurations, network device control and operation register viewing can be installed on any computer and have no license number restriction.
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Quality assurance for DVR systems and transmission media TPG 8 is a compact, portable device with extreme usability, designed to generate test video signals based on test patterns or other static video images stored in the device memory. TPG 8 can be used to assess resolution, dynamic range, colour rendition in video monitors, digital video recorders, digital video security, TV, cable video systems and nonlinear editing systems after digitisation and compression. TPG 8 forms test patterns via USB interface and stores them in its memory.
Test pattern generator TPG 8 can be used to: Assess the video monitors rendering quality, including video frequency band; video monitor linearity, gamma correction, optimal contrast ratio and brightness; Measure the recording and playback speed in digital video monitors, network video servers and computer video surveillance systems; Control the signal quality of long cable commutation (adjust wave impedance parameters, far end echoes, etc.); Monitor the recording and playback qualities of video recorders and other devices for analog transmission and playback; Evaluate vertical and horizontal image resolution, dynamic range and colour rendition after image digitisation under various standards (JPEG, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, Wavelet, JPEG 2000, etc.) and compression levels; Estimate geometric distortions after video image digitisation; Detect video signal dynamic range and level.
TPG 8 specifications • Video Outputs TPG 8D S Video, YUV. • Video Outputs TPG 8SDI S Video, Composite, YUV and SDI with integrated test audio signal at 1 kHz, sinusoid shape. • Differential output signal (SDI) level comes to 800±80mV. • Maximum length of coaxial cable for SDI signal transmission (Belden 1694A) is 300m. • Test sine wave audio signal frequency (1 kHz) integrated into digital stream. Integrated EDH packages for error recognition and handling. • Supports SMPTE 125M, ITU R BT.601, SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 272M, ITU R BT.1305, SMPTE RP 165, and ITU R BT.1034 standards. • Eight video image test patterns or static video images, graphics. Test images are loaded through USB port. • Switchable output formats PAL and NTSC. • Digital video processing. • Custom level of output video signal, from 0.5V to 2V, with 0.1V resolution. • Power options external power adapter, USB power or built in three NiMH AA type batteries (6 hours operation). • Auto charge of batteries from USB or external power adapter. • Size: 190x77x26 mm. • Weight: 270 g. • TPG 8 can use any dynamic logo 100x100 pixels with 50 frames (PAL) or 60 frames (NTSC) as a test pattern. TPG 8 comes with a test logo in shape of a white circle divided into 25 (or 30) sectors with 50 (or 60) frames. Each sector is coloured red for even frames and black for uneven frames. When the logo is displayed, it shows a ray, which “runs” over the circle and changes colour twice within each sector. This dynamic test logo allows to estimate the frame record speed and frame display rate in digital video recorders and surveillance systems. It helps to obtain the true, correct number of lost frames in digital frame relay and encoding/decoding process.
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GENLOCK PCI CARDS FOR CHARACTER GENERATION
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Using the high-end PCB and the components only from the front-rank manufacturers and trusted suppliers, highquality equipment soldering and multi-level testing – this is what helped us to make the longest warranty period for the graphics overlay cards in the professional broadcast equipment industry .
Genlock PCI cards Stream Alpha series devices for graphics and titles output and overlay work in real time in GENLOCK mode by inserting the graphic information into pass-through video signal. The pass-through signal, despite everything, does not change; it is not decoded, not filtered and not compressed. • Complete with the suitable software our cards can perform a wide spectrum of tasks as a part of the television system working on editing and on the air: • TV-program titling while editing or on the air, manually or in automatic mode; • TV-channel / program static or dynamic logo display; • Automated time or temperature display; • Telephone voting results broadcast; • Any kind of analog or digital clocks generation and display; • Informational and graphic design of interactive talk-shows, news and sports reports; • Scheduled output of advertisement and informational blocks; • Text and graphic information display in form of crawl and roll; • Animation files and video clips (in 4:4:4, 4:2:2, DV Type II and AVI formats) playback; • Teletext and subtitles insert. For more than 15 years Stream Labs is designing and manufacturing specialized computer cards. High qualification and rich professional experience of Stream Labs engineers allow to incorporate state-of-the-art technologies for video signal processing and cutting-edge achievements from the world of microelectronics in our designs. Stream Labs cards use components and microchips only from the leading electronic companies, such as Analog Devices, Phillips, Altera, Gennum, Elantec and others. Card manufacturing and component mounting is performed in plant conditions on modern equipment while meeting all the technological requirements, including protection from delamination, contact loss on via-holes, overheating, etc.
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Stream Alpha Plus PCI–E Genlock PCI card for character generation
Main features • Works with pass-through composite or S-Video signal. Automatic activation of video signal relay bypass mode upon computer power loss. • In analog mixing mode pass-through signal is not being decoded, it is carried through the card without changes, while saving all its frequency characteristics and service information. • In digital mixing mode the number of connection combinations is unlimited. This lowers the requirements for input signal quality, while preserving the high quality of the output signal. • Component output green signal and key signal (alpha-channel) have built-in video synchronization with disabling option. • Capture and hardware scaling of video signal from card input allow to resize the pass-through video stream image in real time in combination with computer graphics overlay.
Specifications Size
188 x126 mm.
Bus
PCI-Express 1x.
Inputs (1,0 v / 75 Ohm)
Composite: PAL/SECAM/NTSC; S-video: PAL, SECAM, NTSC
Outputs (1,0 v / 75 Ohm)
Composite: PAL/SECAM/NTSC; S-video: PAL, SECAM, NTSC; Component YUV; Analog linear key DSK signal alpha-channel output with sync pulse (BNC)
Relay Bypass in case of power failure
Composite, S-Video.
Analog mixing bandwidth
> 10 MHz.
Differential nonlinearity
< 0,2 %.
Alpha-channel
256 degrees of transparency.
Alpha-channel delay adjustment
from -127 up +127 ½ pixel each.
Chrominance subcarrier phase adjustment
0 - 360° (256 values)
Adjustment of graphics position relative to sync signal
Within the limits of entire active line with an accuracy to one pixel.
Extension cards for Stream Alpha Plus: Stream Audio; Audio BYPASS (more information on www.stream-labs.com)
MSP2 Multi–Purpose Dual ASI/SDI Adapter for PCI Express It can be used as a basis for creation of on-air graphic design systems (CG-systems) and broadcasting video servers.
Main features • Two independent ASI/SDI ports: Input + Output or Dual Output (software-selectable) • Each port can carry either DVB-ASI up to 216Mbps or full-frame 10-bit SDI • Adaptive cable equalisation and inverted ASI • Low-Profile PCI Express x1 card; Shipped with both low- and standard-profile brackets • Watchdog-controlled input-to-output relais for redundant configurations • Flexible receive modes with time-stamping, packet sequence counting • SDI lossless Huffman encoding / decoding • Bit-rate measurement and statistics • 32/64-bit device driver for Windows, DirectShow filtres, SDK
Applications • Universal ASI/SDI input/output adapter for PC-based applications that record, play and/or process MPEG-2\H.264 transport streams
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GENLOCK PCI CARDS FOR CHARACTER GENERATION
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Main features Works with 8 and 10-bit component serial SDI signal, in accordance with CCIR656 and SMPTE259m recommendations. SDI embedded sound support. Automatic activation of video signal relay bypass mode upon computer power loss. Synchronization from input SDI signal or analog Black burst (Composite) signal. When external synchronization is lacking internal synchronizing generator is applied. Digital key signal (alpha-channel) output for use with external mixer that has a DSK (Down Stream Key) input. Key signal delay relative to output graphics has a software controlled wide adjustments range. 8-channels (4 stereo pairs) SDI Embedded audio input/output. When SDI signal passes through the card all the service information is saved, sound can be either kept or changed depending on the situation.
Error control in incoming SDI signals with check total count according to EDH method. EDH packets on the output are formed anew in accordance with SMPTE165 recommendation. EDH packets on the output are formed in accordance with SMPTE165 recommendation.
Specifications
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Size
135 x 95 mm.
Bus
PCI-Express 1x.
Inputs (0.3 v / 75 Ohm):
SD SDI (SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M-C and DVB-ASI) with embedded PAL/NTSC audio; External synchronization input (genlock)/Blackburst (BNC).
Outputs (1.0 v / 75 Ohm)
Composite: PAL/SECAM/NTSC; SD SDI (SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M-C and DVB-ASI) with embedded PAL/NTSC audio; Digital linear key DSK signal alpha-channel output (BNC).
Relay Bypass in case of power failure
SD SDI with embedded audio
Alpha-channel
256 degrees of transparency.
Alpha-channel delay adjustment
from -127 up +127 ﾂｼ pixel each.
Adjustment of graphics position relative to sync signal
Within the limits of entire active line with an accuracy to one pixel
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Main features Works with 8 and 10-bit component serial 3G, HD, SD SDI, DVB-ASI signal, in accordance with CCIR656 and SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M-C and DVB-ASI recommendations. SDI embedded sound support. Automatic activation of video signal relay bypass mode upon computer power loss. Synchronization from input SDI signal or analog Black burst (Composite) signal. When external synchronization is lacking internal synchronizing generator is applied. Digital key signal (alpha-channel) output for use with external mixer that has a DSK (Down Stream Key) input. Key signal delay relative to output graphics has a software controlled wide adjustments range. 8-channels (4 stereo pairs) SDI Embedded audio input/output.
When SDI signal passes through the card all the embedded information is kept unchanged, sound can be either kept or changed depending on the situation. Error control in incoming SDI signals with check total count according to EDH method. EDH packets on the output are formed anew in accordance with SMPTE165 recommendation.
Specifications Size
165 x100 mm.
Bus
PCI-Express 4x.
Inputs (1.0 v / 75 Ohm):
SD/ HD SDI (SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M-C and DVB-ASI) with embedded PAL/NTSC audio; External synchronization input (genlock)/Blackburst (BNC).
Outputs (1.0 v / 75 Ohm)
Composite: PAL/SECAM/NTSC; SD/ HD SDI (SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M-C and DVB-ASI) with embedded PAL/NTSC audio; Digital linear key DSK signal alpha-channel output (BNC).
Relay Bypass in case of power failure
SD/HD SDI with embedded audio.
Alpha-channel
256 degrees of transparency.
Alpha-channel delay adjustment
from -127 up +127 Âź pixel each.
Adjustment of graphics position relative to sync signal
Within the limits of entire active line with an accuracy to one pixel
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Multichannel AV signal input PCI-E cards
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Multichannel AV signal input PCI–E cards “Stream Labs” company has spent many years developing and manufacturing various multichannel AV signal input cards, including hardware coding models, for video security systems. The company engineers’ extensive knowledge of the field has allowed to develop FX416 OEM, a 16 channel card working with SD-SDI signal, which has been successfully used in our Stream MultiScreen SDI multichannel AV monitoring systems. This card is notable for having a large number of inputs and supporting Analog Composite and SD-SDI signals. Our newly developed MH4 is HD-SDI OEM card can work with 4 Analog Composite, SD/HD-SDI, DVB-ASI signals simultaneously. Just as the previous cards, MH4 was integrated into Stream MultiScreen SDI multichannel AV monitoring system. Our developed MS2 ASI/MS4 ASI is HD-SDI OEM card can work with 4 DVB-ASI/SD-SDI/Composite signals. MS2 ASI/ MS4 ASI was integrated into Stream MultiScreen SDI multichannel AV monitoring system.
Areas of card application: • Multichannel studio recording and slow motion replay systems; • Monitoring and TV broadcast recording systems (loggers); • Multichannel visual AV signal monitoring systems (multiviewers); • Broadcasting video servers; • Rear-projection systems and multi-camera virtual studios; • Other.
FX416 Multichannel analog AV signal input card This card can be used as a basis for creating monitoring and TV broadcast recording systems (loggers), multichannel visual TV broadcast monitoring systems (multiviewers), video surveillance systems, etc.
Basic features • Number of video capture channels: 16 • Analog CVBS/VBS PAL/SECAM/NTSC input • Analog video Standards Support NTSC(M/4.43) / PAL(B/ D/G/H/I/K/L/M/N/60)/SECAM • Number of analog audio stereo capture inputs: 16 • Capture analog audio in 24 bit/48кHz • PCI interface - PCI Express x4 • Firmware Update via PCI Express
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We provide OEM cards as demo pieces for the development and debugging period to the companies which are developing various applications and are interested in using our cards.
MH4 HD–SDI Multichannel AV signal input card This card can be used as a basis for creating multichannel studio recording and slow motion replay systems, monitoring and TV broadcast recording systems (loggers), multichannel visual TV broadcast monitoring systems (multiviewers), rear-projection systems and multi-camera virtual studios, etc.
Basic features • Number of video capture channels: 4 • ASI/SDI 75-Ohm BNC (4x) connectors with individual indication LEDs • 10-bit SD-SDI, bitrate 270 Mbit/s • 10-bit HD-SDI, bitrate 1485 Mbit/s • Hardware scaling the input SD-SDI/HD-SDI/CVBS video • Automatic switching standards SD-SDI/HD-SDI • Program switching standards DVB-ASI/SD-SDI/HD-SDI/ CVBS for each input • Compensation cable and automatic ASI inversion • Board supported SD-standards 625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC, 525/23.98 NTSC • Board supported HD-standards 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60 • ASI: Specification Compliance DVB-ASI (coax) EN500839; Rx bitrate 0- 214Mbit/s • SDI: Specification Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 372M, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601.
• Embedded audio capture • Analog video Standards Support NTSC(M/4.43) / PAL(B/D/G/H/I/K/L/M/N/60)/SECAM • Number of analog audio stereo capture inputs: 4 • Capture analog audio in 24 bit/48кHz • PCI interface - PCI Express x4 • Firmware Update via PCI Express
MS2 ASI / MS4 ASI Multichannel AV signal input card Basic features • Video inputs: 4 • 8-bit and 10-bit data capture • Hardware scaling the input composite video • Program switching standards DVB-ASI/SD-SDI/ Composite • Compensation cable and automatic ASI inversion • SD-standards 625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC, 525/23.98 NTSC • ASI: Specification Compliance DVB-ASI EN50083-9; Rx 0- 214Mbit/s • Embedded audio • Analog video NTSC(M/4.43) / PAL(B/D/G/H/I/K/ L/M/N/60)/SECAM • Analog audio stereo inputs: 4 • Analog audio 24 bit/48кHz • PCI Express x1
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Stream Labs Development Kit for developers
SDK
Stream Labs Development Kit for developers
Stream Labs SLDK software development kit for SD/HD I/O video cards is a powerful tool which allows developers to create applications that will work with all video/audio SDI SD/HD input/output and ASI cards made by Stream Labs.
SLDK allows you to develop applications for specific tasks in minimum time using a set of libraries included in SLDK or using the Microsoft DirectShow technology.
APPLICATION
SLDK API
Microsoft DirectShow API
Kernel layer Kerne
Driver DirectShow Function Driver SLD
Hardware Layer
Stream Labs SLDK contains all the API necessary for configuration, control and diagnostics of video and audio channels and ASI transport channels operation. The offered API allows you to solve many complex tasks quickly, from a simple graphic display with overlaid text to creating and displaying three-dimensional scenes with sophisticated effects. Using SLDK can significantly reduce the time for releasing a new product on the market. The modular architecture of the hardware and Stream Labs SLDK software allows you to easily produce a set of products with the best features and competitive prices. As the leading supplier of reliable equipment and development tools for manufacturers for more than 20 years, Stream Labs continues to set the pace for technological innovation, quality, and support.
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STREAM Multi Rec – Equipment for the television programs archiving
An ideal platform for multi-channel “police” TV and radio recording.
Stream MultiRec – Equipment for the television programs archiving. Stream MultiRec - is a multi-channel automated “police” television programs and radio recording video server. Allows to record to internal/ external disk array in a standard or low resolution. The system provides quick access to stored data to multiple network users. Video servers can operate in automatic unattended 24/7 mode.
• Ideal solution for sites with higher requirements for reliability - Stream MultiRec video servers are assembled from specialized components, which were originally selected by the criteria of high reliability, resiliency and durability when the equipment is in 24/7 operation; • Completely turn-key solution that requires minimal time to equip the facility; • Intuitive software interface makes it easy to customize options and manage the system within the user tasks; Kerne • Ease of operation and maintenance; • Easy to integrate into existing network infrastructure; • Reduces the requirements for hard disk drive by: - ability to control over the parameters of the recorded stream, to create files optimized for the user characteristics (the disk space, audio / video data quality); - compressed video / audio data into a single transport stream.
Main features: • Working with different amounts of recording channels, A/V signals types and interfaces (SD \ HD-SDI, ASI, IP). Stream Labs own multi-channel A/V input cards (Stream FX416, Stream MS-2 / 4, Stream MH-4) are used. • Uncompressed (SDI, Composite) audio and video encoding using MPEG-2 video and MPEG-2/LAYER 3 (with user-defined parameters) audio compression algorithms and packing in a single transport stream (TS). • Hardware failure data protection (using RAID-arrays) and unauthorized access protection. • Automated recording, server’s internal schedule or record-sheet recording. • IP-broadcast network streaming for the remote programs (entering the client workstations server input in real time) viewing. • Remote access, download and media data search by date, time of recording. • User workstations archive parts to removal media download. Standard Stream MultiRec server comes with a complete set of server and client software. The client software can be installed by the user to the desired number of network workstations. The software provides three levels of access to the settings of the system structure and properties of objects: 1. Configuration. 2. System management. 3. Monitoring without the ability to manage and configure.
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PLAYOUT AUTOMATION AND BROADCAST DESIGN SOFTWARE
Character Generation program Alpha Pro 2.0 is a simple, user-friendly Character Generation program. Using Alpha Pro you can create and display titles, rolls, crawls, commercial blocks, logotypes and more. The program grants infinite freedom in design possibilities; all types of fonts, three dimensional shadows, semitransparent masks, textures, complex multilayer compositions, animations etc. can be employed.
Usability and efficiency Edit and hold in readiness several scripts simultaneously; Classical Windows program interface and WISIWYG mode; Instant title output by using prepared scripts (templates).
Program features TV-program titling while editing or on the air, manually or in automatic mode; Text and graphic information display in form of crawl and roll; TV-channel / program static logo display; Any kind of analog clocks generation and display; Animations and logos playback; Cyclic playback of scripts; Multilayered graphic windows for incoming information display.
High quality and ease of Character Generation Using all available Windows TrueType fonts; Symbols and tickers design with complex 3D-shades, outlines and borders; Using text processors and graphic editing programs principles; Fonts with random direction gradients, textures including images in JPEG, BMP and TGA 32-bit formats; Anti-aliasing broadcasting rasterization quality; Line interlacing flicker filter; Placing logos as symbols in crawls; Using 16.7 million colours and 256 transparency levels to fill any page element.
Wide range of linear effects Script consists of an unlimited number of pages; every page has a video effect assigned to it. Alpha Pro 2.0 uses the following effects: • Vertical Roll – text that runs vertically from bottom to top; • Horizontal Crawl – «endless» page of random height and length that runs horizontally from left to right; • Reveal Up / Reveal Left – horizontal and vertical slide-ins; • Animated logos and clips playback as an individual effect, or as a part of titles block; • Fade In / Fade Out / Cross Fade – smooth transition effects; • Zoom – scaling effect; • Near 300 kinds of Wipes with transition softness settings. All effects can be displayed on full screen or in any specified rectangular area. All effects have speed, duration, delay, timing or external events control settings
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Program interface General view of the program with an additional open window of Go To Page script pages list From user’s point of view the program looks like a multiwindow text editor, which allows to edit several scripts simultaneously and keep them ready for output. Alpha Pro 2.0 classical Windows program interface (shortcuts, hotkeys, etc.) and “What You See Is What You Get” (WYSIWYG) mode provide fast and easy mastering of its capacities by the user. Title output can be done manually, or by generating a sequence of pages (GoTo Page window) and playing it out in a fully or partially automatic mode. Selected pages are highlighted in dark-blue in the list.
Main program window Vertical toolbar for style editing Use any Windows fonts for titles (Unicode supported). For frame formatting the principles of text and graphic editors are employed. You can choose a fragment of the text, down to a separate symbol, and change all its attributes: font, size, color, transparency, etc. A set of attributes can then be saved as a style. You are not limited by the amount of image layers in the frame composition.
Horizontal toolbar for editing the effect parameters of current page For titles playout you can use over 300 effects like: Cut, Wipe, Fade In/Out, Vertical Roll, Horizontal Crawl, Reveal Up/Left, Slide, Zoom In/Out etc. For each effect it is possible to define an area of its action in relation to the current content of the screen, as well as duration or speed of the effect and a delay during or after the execution of the effect.
Style editing and color parameters window To color any page element you can use 16,7 million colors and 256 transparency gradations, random direction gradients, textures and images.
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PLAYOUT AUTOMATION AND BROADCAST DESIGN SOFTWARE
Content playout, on-air text and graphics design server TELE is a robust content playout and on-air text and graphics design server. TELE software provides TV-studio broadcasting automation by scheduling the programs output, inserting regional advertisement into central channel broadcasting line-up, adding titles, overlaying stills and logos, generating clocks display and much more.
Key features
The application does not require any additional equipment (synchronizers, mixers, transcoders, nonlinear editing systems, etc.) and allows to execute graphic information, video and audio overlay directly over the pass through signal.
• Automatic, scheduled video material on-air playback in round-the-clock, 24/7/365 mode non-stop. • Graphics and text on-air design affixed to schedule or controlled manually. • Flexible triggering of every schedule element (at the end of the previous element playback, according to specified time, manually from external GPI or keyboard (hot keys)). • Using the following elements in same schedule in any combination: • Video clips of different format, resolution and frame rate (can be joined into blocks): MPEG-2 (MPG, M2V, VOB), MPEG-1, MPEG-4 (DivX), MJPEG, DV (Type I or II - Matrox, Pinnacle, Canopus), Windows Media (ASF, WMV), Quick Time (MOV, DV), etc.; • Video blocks; • Animation files (sequence of graphic files (TGA) with alpha-channel); • Titles output scripts (prepared in Alpha Pro application) with audio (*.WAV format); • Text blocks (crawls) with audio (*.WAV format). • Editing schedule and its elements: • Combine initial video files of various formats into video blocks while applying simple editing techniques (cutting, straight splice); • Clip trimming, brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma, audio level, field order, etc. (the initial file is left intact); • Cyclic clip playback option; • Prompt transition to any chosen schedule element output; • Custom colour assignment for identification of each clip in the schedule; • Video file verification function and automatic substitution in case of file access failure; • Audio track selection option for DVD-movies. • Editing current schedule on-the-fly, during schedule playback, at the last moment, or editing a different day schedule. • Creating a schedule for unlimited number of days ahead. • Remote schedule editing (optional). • Importing schedule from different formats, including text files (optional). • Transferring schedules and databases of clip parameters used in the schedules from one computer with TELE to another. • Preview function for preliminary material viewing on computer screen or reference monitor. • Rotation mechanism for automatic broadcast filling with text messages, graphic elements and video clips. No need to create a scrupulous playlist! It is sufficient to indicate the number of runs for every element and time range for their playback. • Synchronously with the start of every schedule element it is possible to overlay an additional unlimited number of text and graphics elements (secondary events) over it: • Graphics files (including those with alpha-channel); • Animation files (sequence of graphic files (TGA) with alpha-channel); • Titles (Windows fonts, Unicode coding supported); • Digital and analog clocks; • Temperature sensor readings. • Foreground composition elements and their contents can change from one schedule element to another, or when new values are transmitted during specified video clip frames display. • Clock display in TELE application consists of several layers: • Clock dial layer (static picture or full-screen video); • Dynamic layer of hour, minute and second pointers. • The application of “graphic frames” sequence for pointers display allows to create practically any possible clock appearance, imagination is the only limit! • Generating a real statistics report of video clips and blocks broadcast.
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TELE package includes Character Generation program Alpha Pro. • Remote TELE program control. • External switching equipment support (Kramer, DSC, XDR, etc.). • Professional equipment operation support via GPI. • External DV devices control via 1394 interface (Detailed program manual).
Supported video formats • DV type II (720x576), 4:2:0, 1:5 compression, audio 32/44/48 KHz stereo AVI file without 4 GB limitation, created by most nonlinear editing cards that operate in DV format. • MJPEG (720x576), 4:2:2, compression up to 1:3, audio 32/44/48 KHz stereo format created by miroVideo DC30/DC50, Matrox DigiSuite/DigiSuite LE, Fast AVMaster cards. • DivX, MPEG-4 (720x576), 4:2:0, stream up to 10 Mbit/sec, audio 32/44/48 KHz stereo AVI file without 4 GB limitation, created with DivX codec or analog according to MPEG-4 specifications. • MPEG-2 (720x576, 704x576, 512x576), 4:2:0, stream up to 10 Mbit/sec, audio 48 KHz stereo MPEG-2 Main Profile file (compatible with DVB, DVD standards and most hardware MPEG-2 coding devices). • MPEG 2 I-frame (720x576), 4:2:2, audio 32/44/48 KHz stereo, or in a separate WAV-file AVI file without 4 GB limitation, created by Matrox series RT-xxxx cards. • 422 type video files no compression, highest D1 video quality (720 x 576 x 4:2:2), 48 KHz stereo sound format, no AVI-like 4 GB limitation. • 444 type animation files no sound, resolution 720x576x32-bit, unlimited length, serve to create animation logos, presentations and advertisement “banners”, created by a converter from TGA 32-bit files sequence. The support for all the formats listed above is embedded in the program. In addition, AVI files of random formats can be played when a relevant video codec for Windows is present, e.g. Indeo, Microsoft MP42 or Canopus ver. 2.8 (to play Canopus DVStorm, DVRaptor RT files), etc. commercial bumper
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DETECT software module A part of TELE and TELE Info broadcast automation and informational and graphic on-air design software suite is an additional program for automatic advertising insert by DTMF-signal or by musical fragment - “bumper” (jingle, signature tune of the advertising block). Operation principle: at a regional (retransmitting) station a special program module called DETECT constantly listens to incoming audio coming from the head station and “recognizes” (picks out from incoming audio) the DTMF-signal sound or the musical signature. The sample for comparison can be set separately for the left and right audio channel. The program works together with the schedule, and upon detection of the specified sound sample it issues a certain command, forcing TELE/TELE Info to start the output of selected video blocks depending on current system time, or to stop the output. In addition, the program can perform similar actions by accepting GPI-signals through the Game-port of a computer. For example, from control panel in the studio or from the block of CUE-signals identification Softel SE3067. In a similar way, a system of local advertising insert in EuroNews, EuroSport and Animal Planet channels on St.-Petersburg cable TV was implemented on the basis of Stream ALPHA SDI cards and TELE Info software.
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PLAYOUT AUTOMATION AND BROADCAST DESIGN SOFTWARE
Playout automation, on-air text and graphics design server with interactive TV support TELE Info is a content playout and on-air text and graphics design server supporting SMS-chat output, voting results playout and other interactive features. With vast possibilities for text and graphics design of displayed video material and pass-through signal, much more extensive than those of TELE 2.2, TELE Info helps to organize a «Bloomberg» or RAI-24 style information channel. The design of those channels is distinguished by high informational and graphic intensity simultaneous output of several crawls, animated logos, and information fields with constant content update. TELE Info application will also help to organize a personal music channel fully automated clip rotation (by vote) with titles (song name, artist, etc.) in combination with SMS-chat and internet voting. The application does not require any additional equipment (synchronizers, mixers, transcoders, nonlinear editing systems, etc.) and allows to execute graphic information, video and audio overlay directly over the pass through signal.
TELE Info package includes • SMS-Terminal application, which is designed for on-air process automation, and receiving calls and SMS-messages from mobile phones and external programs (particularly via Internet). • Character Generation program Alpha Pro. • TELE 2.2 content playout and on-air text and graphics design server.
Additional Key features: • Broadcasting text and multimedia (graphic) messages (SMS). Moderating incoming messages. • Vote holding with the results scale display and a possibility to connect equipment for telephone vote option. • Automatic clip rotation by vote. Clip playback starts when it collects the majority of the votes. • Automatic blocks output from RSS sources. • Titling “on-the-fly” during news block output or organization of live broadcasts in the studio. • Picture-in-Picture mode with video clips and incoming digital streams. • Built-in module for programming and employment of personal applications written in Visual Basic. This helps to adapt the system for broadcasting in mixed mode (on-air broadcasting together with already prepared schedule playout). • Support for personal applications and scripts written in different programming languages, including Visual Basic and VBScript in HTML-pages. • Subtitles for movies (clips) displayed by the system using ready SRT-files. • Using the following elements in same schedule in any combination: • Streams coming from various video signal capturing devices. The source of digital stream can be a controller with IEEE1394 DV capture interface, “multipurpose TV Tuner” (different cards and USB-devices for video signal capture), or a web-camera. All digital streams can be scaled, colour corrected and sound adjusted, can be displayed in full-screen or picture-in-picture mode. • Synchronously with the start of every schedule element it is possible to overlay an additional unlimited number of text and graphics elements (secondary events) over it: • Animation files without restrictions of real cumulative output area (sequence of graphic files (TGA) with alpha-channel); • Titles (Windows fonts, Unicode coding supported), can be rotated by 90 degrees; • Crawls and Rolls. • Output one or several crawls and rolls not only over the pass-through signal, but also over clips and incoming digital signal (Stream) used as schedule elements. • Moving text can contain static or animated logos. Crawls can have markers assigned to them for pause or speed changes. • It is possible to perform output and editing of the text in reverse direction, in conformity with selected national font. Crawls can run from left to right and from right to left.
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• Editing schedule and its elements: • Define text attributes of the video clip (band name, artist name, song name, etc.) for automatic overlay in the beginning and at the end of the clip; • ScreenCap objects (displaying the computer screen window). • Capturing Windows Desktop display with all real-time changes (ex. In order to display flash-animation or a part of Internet Explorer window content). ScreenCap can be inserted into pass-through video signal or over a clip (digital stream) in a window with soft edges, scaling, color correction and smoothing. • External DV devices control via 1394 interface. Allows to broadcast the material directly on-the-air via Stream ALPHA card without preliminary copying to computer.
Accumulating TELE 2.2 functions and Interactive TV support
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Program Module DV Delay Both TELE and TELE Info systems for playback automation and graphics overlay contain the additional free of change program that allows to delay the pass-through signal for specified period of time. The maximum delay period depends only on the capacity of the used Disk Arrays The technical implementation of signal delay is the following. The pass-through TV signal is fed to the input of the hardware converter Analog-DV* via S-Video. Then converted DV-stream comes to PC through IEE 1394 interface. The delayed signal in such a way appears to be the input signal for TELE 2.2 system. Thus the insert of all video clips, logotypes, horizontal crawls etc is carrying out not by overlying the live TV signal that comes to the input of the Stream ALPHA Plus PCI-E card but using the delayed signal from Analog-DV converter.
Supported video formats TELE 2.2 supports the majority of the widespread formats that exist today: • TS, MP4, MOV, MPG, AVI, VOB, WMV, ASF, etc. • All resolutions - 480i 480p 576i 576p 720/24p 720/50p 720/60p 1080/24p 1080/50i 1080/60i, as well as clips with random resolution taken from the Internet - Youtube HD, QuickTime trailers, etc. • Regardless of PAL/NTSC, transcoding* is performed when necessary. • Regardless of SD/HD, transcoding SD-> HD or HD-> SD is performed when necessary. • Regardless of progressive or interlaced source file, transcoding 24p-> 50i, 60i-> 50i, 24p-> 60i, 50i-> 60i is performed when necessary * transcoding is performed in real time without preliminary rendering during playback
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PLAYOUT AUTOMATION AND BROADCAST DESIGN SOFTWARE
Program interface
Main TELE Info program window
SMS Terminal interface “SMS” service
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SMS Terminal program module SMS Terminal program module is designed for broadcast automation and is equipped with most demanded today’s services such as: • Broadcasting text and multimedia (graphic) messages, organizing the moderation of incoming messages. • Vote holding by utilizing pre-programmed templates with variable number of answer choices, including result representation scale and telephone vote equipment connection feature. • Automatic clip rotation via vote. Clip playback starts based on majority of its votes. • Automatic news blocks output from RSS feeds. • Organization of titling “on the fly” during news blocks production and organization of live broadcasts from studio. • Output of announces and crawls. SMS Terminal application can work by interacting with the process scheduled clips playout in TELE Info, and stand-alone. The program features a large number of parameters, which allow flexible system according to specific studio requirements, broadcast design style and various combinations of services.
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PLAYOUT AUTOMATION AND BROADCAST DESIGN SOFTWARE
Chroma key TELE Info software together with Stream ALPHA Plus PCI-E and Stream WIND SDI-II cards can now provide a rear projection (chroma key) with an option of adding various effects, titles, animation and graphics over the resulting video signal. The system works in real time, which is essential in broadcasting studio conditions. It operates by placing the object of your video filming between the two layers of computer graphics.
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You can use any computer graphics (static images, dynamically varying compositions and animations) or video clip as a back layer (background). The background behind the actor can also change in real time, for example, if it is animated or if the script implies a transition from one image to another with the use of a special effect. In the meantime, the object of the video filming in the studio is placed against a blue or green background and is being â&#x20AC;&#x153;cut outâ&#x20AC;? due to the chroma key effect. You will no longer need expensive background scenes, all the imaginary background can be created on a computer. The titles, crawls containing different incoming messages or information on-the-fly, computer graphics and animations are set as a front (top) layer (in the Logo Editor of TELE/TELE Info or SMS Terminal software), which is overlayed over the object of the video filming with controllable transparency (alphachannel). On a program level the quantity of graphic layers can be unlimited, restricted only by the computer processing power. The output of a picture on the top layer can be synchronized with the output of a picture on the background (for example, a change of the weather chart images).
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STREAM LABS SYSTEMS OPERATING PRINCIPLE
STREAM LABS offers advanced solutions for system integrators and video professionals to build modern, low-cost CG systems. These solutions are demonstrated in the sample block-diagrams, they can also be modified to fit specific ideas.
Mode 1: CG connection in bypass mode When there is no possibility to connect the CG through the mixer, Stream Labs CG system can be connected in a bypass mode. Titles and computer graphics overlaid over the video signal are delivered from the CG to the input of Stream Alpha/ WIND SDI card and the result of CG operation taken from the card output is going on air. In other words, the card works as a mixer. * Control of external devices (ex. switcher) can be made possible only by using the playout automation software TELE 2.2 / TELE Info. Matrix Switcher
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The Character Generator, which operates in this live on-air mode, must comply with several requirements. To avoid “black screen” during live broadcast, all Stream Alpha/WIND SDI cards are equipped with a bypass relay. If the computer power supply is switched off, or the bypass mode is activated, the output is connected directly to the input through relay contacts and the live video signal passes through the CG without any changes. Stream ALPHA Plus and Stream ALPHA Plus YUV cards also have a Preview output, which allows to view the information before broadcasting it on the air.
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Mode 2: CG connection through the mixer For use with an external mixer with DSK (Down Stream Key) input all Stream Alpha/WIND SDI cards feature a special Key output for the key signal generated by the card. There is also a possibility to switch off the mixing of computer graphics (Fill) with the pass-through or black burst signal inside the card via alpha channel. The card setup program allows to adjust the positive and negative key signal delay relative to the output graphics within a wide range of values. Mixer №1 Video input signal №1
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When several Character Generators are connected through a network, the operator can control them remotely. Information output from several CG systems, as well as on-line display of all the information coming to the computers can be controlled remotely via a single program. Auxiliary devices can be connected to the CG by using COM and USB ports.
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TELE IP - Software solution for IP broadcast
Software solution for IP broadcast
Features (similar to TELE Info playout automation software): • Automatic, scheduled video material display on the air in round-the-clock, 24/7/365 mode, non-stop. • The following elements can be used in one schedule in any possible combination: • Video clips of different formats, resolutions and frame rates (can be joined into blocks): MPEG-2 (MPG, M2V, VOB), MPEG-1, MPEG-4 (DivX), MJPEG, DV (Type I or II - Matrox, Pinnacle, Canopus), Windows Media (ASF, WMV), Quick Time (MOV, DV), etc.; • Video blocks; • Animation files (sequence of graphic files (TGA) with alpha-channel); • Scripts for display of titles (prepared in Alpha Pro application) with audio (*.WAV format); • Text blocks (crawls) with audio (*.WAV format). • Broadcast design with graphics and text affixed to schedule or controlled manually. • Broadcasting text (SMS) and multimedia (graphic) messages (MMS), organizing the moderation of incoming messages. • Automatic output of news blocks from RSS feeds. • Streams coming from various video signal capturing devices can be used in any combination in one schedule. The source of digital stream can be a Stream ALPHA Plus card (1 input), an FS-6e card (4 inputs), DeckLink cards (ex. DeckLink Intensity), a controller with IEEE-1394 DV capture interface, “multipurpose TV Tuner” (different cards and USB-devices for video signal capture), or a web-camera. All digital streams can be scaled, color corrected and sound adjusted, can be displayed in full-screen or picture-in-picture mode. • Editing current schedule on-the-fly, during schedule playback, at the last moment, or editing the schedule for a different day. • Creating a schedule for unlimited number of days ahead. • Remote schedule editing. • Importing schedule from different formats, including text files. • Using rotation mechanism for automatic broadcast filling with text messages, graphic elements and video clips. No need to create a scrupulous playlist! It is sufficient to indicate the number of runs for every element and time range for their playback. • At the start of the output of every schedule element it is possible to overlay an additional unlimited number of text and graphic elements (secondary events) over it, such as: • Graphic files (with alpha-channel too); • Animation files (sequence of graphic files (TGA) with alpha-channel); • Titles (Windows fonts, Unicode coding supported); • Digital and analog clocks; • Temperature sensor readings. • Foreground composition elements and their contents can change when switching from one schedule element to another, or by transmitting the new values when the specified frames of the video clip are displayed. • Generating a real statistics report of video clips and blocks broadcast. • Remote system control. • External switching equipment support (Kramer, DSC, XDR, etc.). • External DV devices control via 1394 interface.
WEB broadcast • Protocol: HTTP, bitrate: 100Kbit – 1.5Mbit. • Resolution: 360x288, 512x360, 640x480, progressive scanning 25p. • Coding formats supported: • Flash h.263 (FLV), h.264* • Windows Media 9 Simple, Main, Advanced profile (VC-1*) * For work with h.264 and VC-1 formats, we recommend Intel Q9650 processor. For the rest, Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz processor will suffice.
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IP broadcast • Protocol: UDP (multicast), RTP MPEG-2 TS, bitrate: 3-10 Mbit/s, MPEG-4 (AVC, h.264), bitrate:1.5-8.0 Mbit/s. • Support for AMINO-110, D-Link DIB-120 IPTV Set Top Boxes, etc. • Resolution: 360x576, 512x576, 720x576, interlaced scanning 50i. • Compatible with DVB-S, DVB-C and DVB-T. • Compatible with MPEG transport analysis and monitoring device DekTec DTU-245 (inputs \ outputs DVB-ASI / SDI).
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The advantage of this solution is that the picture generated by our software system can be transferred by employing a regular twisted pair, which is cheap and is easy to install. Moreover, one cable can transfer the picture from several independent servers. For picture visualization on liquid crystal monitors (LCD) or plasma panels, you can use D-Link DIB-120 and Amino 110 high definition IPTV Set Top Boxes (as in STREAM TV), which allow to transform the signal from IP to any convenient format, such as CVBS, S-Video, VGA, HDMI, etc. By configuring the Box for the required IP-address, you will receive the picture generated by the corresponding server on the monitor.
Live internet broadcast TELE IP software allows to organize a “live” internet broadcast. Internet broadcast can be performed both absolutely independently and together with the broadcasting through the Stream ALPHA computer graphics overlay cards.
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OPLAN v2.3 - Production process automation system for broadcasting companies
Production process automation system for broadcasting companies OPLAN v2.3 is a system for production process automation of a television company. The system supports all the stages of operation. From the content ingest, description and preparation, creation of preliminary line-ups and daily broadcasting schedules, registration of commercials and arrangement of commercial blocks, broadcast preparation and automation, to the control and analysis of broadcasting results.
Advantages • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Powerful content management and broadcast schedule arrangement tools; Automatic generation of commercial blocks; Unlimited number of channels and regional broadcasting options; Unlimited number of users; Control of user access to the information; Reliable information storage in a uniform database on MS SQL Server (use of free versions of SQL Server is possible); Clip import and export; Automatic clip conversion to specified broadcasting format; Automatic trimming of an initial file according to time codes; Automatic sound processing (normalization, mixing of tracks, etc.); Automatic creation of low-resolution versions of clips; Automatic generation of documents (playlists, program schedules, cue sheets, etc.); Preparation of servers for broadcast (automatic copying of clips and playlists on servers, removal of old clips); Control of clip output (on server logs); Automatic and manual insert of graphics (secondary events) into playlist.
OPLAN v2.3 facilitates the activities of various departments in a broadcasting company: Program management
Commercial management
Production department
• Forward planning; • Current (week) planning; • Broadcast planning (preparation of broadcast permits); • Acquisition of rights and content adaptation.
• Purchasing services (negotiations); • Advertising services; • Commercial services.
• Pre-broadcast preparation; • Preparation of announcements; • Adaptations; • Maintaining libraries and archives of video materials.
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Financial services and TV company management.
Basic functions: Content management • Description of content (clips): • automatic detection of clip timing and format; • input of metadata which describes the program or the initial material; • description and editing of clip tracks (contents, quality of material); • setting the points of input and output, breaks for commercials and trimmings. • Hierarchical structure of the content catalogue. • Viewing of clips in broadcasting and low-resolution quality inside the program. • Managing the content rights. • Operations with serials and cycle programs. • Clip archive management: • the archive consists of one or several volumes (local or network folders; • automatic import of clips into archive from selected folders; • automatic clip conversion to specified broadcasting format; • automatic trimming of an initial file according to time codes; • automatic sound processing (normalization, mixing of tracks, etc.); • export of clips from archive; • automatic creation of low-resolution versions of clips. • The functions of importing into archive, processing and code conversion are performed as services on one or several computers, which provide reliability, processing speed and clip archive access control. • Import and export of content information to Excel, external database.
Traffic management • Creating preliminary channel grids (pre-grid). • Creating running channel schedules for one or several weeks (grid). • Creating broadcast playlists. • User-friendly planning interface. • Import and export of playlists in various formats. • Generation of reports (cue sheets, programs, etc.) • Registration of rights for content display, replays. • Display of overlays, overflowing blocks, “holes” in the schedule. • Forming commercial slots (commercial grid). • Maintaining the advertising campaigns database by loading media plans from Excel: • setting the period for the advertising campaign; • one or several commercials; • assigning time slots for clip display; • assigning position and frequency of clip display; • Automatic filling of slots with manual editing option.
Broadcast automation • Support of unlimited amount of video servers and video server channels. • Playlist generation. • Exporting clips from the archive for one or several broadcasting days onto an external storage medium. • Automatic copying of clips onto video servers from the archive or from an external storage medium. • Loading broadcasting logs. Broadcast verification with playlist. • Support of TitleBox, TELE 2.2, TELE Info, InfoNet broadcast design systems (display of logos, banners, design effects, crawls).
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STREAM LABS HEADQUARTERS
STREAM LABS AMERICA
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