Playout automation

Broadcast automation constitutes one of the vital components of modern TV-studio operation.

Looking for a hands-free, fully automated, robust playout system, which is flexible, innovative and cost-effective?

Stream Labs Playout Automation solutions maximize the productivity for intelligent playout of rich media content with real-time editing access. We provide everything you need to automate the processes, eliminate duplication, insert live streams, and efficiently manage the multitude of complex operations.

Our media ingest capabilities include automated and manual processes that satisfy your requirements whether your content acquisition and preparation processes are file-based or include more traditional methods of ingest.

Stream Labs offers a complex hardware and software solution for 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, much more.

Simple installation and user-friendly operation of our systems provide the best solution for regional advertisement insert. The system operates on Stream ALPHA cards that guaranty connection in any studio, regardless of whether you work with analog or digital SDI signal.

No need for additional equipment (synchronizers, mixers, transcoders, nonlinear editing systems, etc.), our system allows to execute graphic information, video and audio overlay directly over the pass through signal. Automatic activation of video signal relay bypass mode upon computer power loss guaranties that your viewers will not be staring at a black screen.

Our complex can connect to a mixer that has component and DSK (Down Stream Key) inputs. In addition, our solution features external switching equipment support (Kramer, TELEVIEW DSC, ITM XDR, etc.), professional equipment operation support via GPI and external DV devices control.

The system offers automatic, scheduled video material on-air playback in round-the-clock, 24/7/365 mode non-stop.

We support video clips of different format, resolution and frame rate. The system allows to combine original video files of various formats into video blocks by using simple editing techniques, perform clip trimming, adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma, audio level, field order, etc.

Unlike other existing broadcast automation systems, our solution, besides being a video server, presents a rich spectrum of on-air graphic design possibilities. Along with video clips you can use animation files, titles and text blocks output scripts (crawls) with audio in the schedule, on top of which it is possible to overlay additional bugs, titles, clocks and temperature sensor readings.

Rotation mechanism provides automatic airtime filling with text messages, graphic elements and video clips. No need to create a scrupulous play list! It is sufficient to indicate the number of runs for every element and time range for their playback.

Stream Labs software allows to edit schedules on-the-fly, during playback, create schedules for unlimited number of days ahead, import schedules and compile them remotely.

What is required to introduce this solution?

Extra:

• Stream Audio card audio module for Stream ALPHA Plus PCI-E card (required for correct operation of  TELE 2.2 / TELE 2.2 Info software on Windows Vista) – $300