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RUSHWORKS
solutions integrate software and hardware, with
system components optimized for networked
operation and information management.
Every solution is built-to-order. The
specific hardware configuration is determined by
our assessment of your current and future
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CHASSIS
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We utilize four form factors in our
playback chassis selection: desktop
(MiniRUSH, MiniPEG), 2U, 3U, and
4U. The determination is
generally based on price,
local storage (disks), and the
number of PCI slots required or
anticipated to support your operations.
Our largest workstations support
eight (8) channels of MPEG playback.
And since all workstations are
networked, there is no practical limit
to the number of output channels we
support.
It is important to understand that, as a
general rule, the two computer
components most likely to fail are (1)
disks, and (2) power supplies.
Other system components are generally
reliable in the long term if you protect
your workstation from power surges and
'brown-outs' by using an appropriately
rated uninterrupted power supply (UPS).
So we highly recommend that you
consider, minimally, either a mirrored
disk set (RAID 1) or a failover
protected multi-drive configuration (RAID
5) with online capacity expansion (OCE).
We configure storage arrays that support
4, 8, 12 and 16 drives. Utilizing
the largest currently available SATA
hard drives, you can expand your system
to 6 Terabytes of storage ...
which is approximately 1,500 hours of
MPEG-2 video @ 8Mb/sec.
In many situations, using a Network
Attached Storage (NAS) server is a
sensible and cost-effective solution for
centralized data asset storage and
management. In the "end-to-end"
digital environment, this device
replaces the entire room or rooms that
may currently house your tape library.
As with all our server and encoder
solutions, the software and hardware are
integrated in a single chassis.
Encoders and Playback
workstations are generally in
separate chassis, providing
protection from total system failure,
but operating optimally over the
high-speed Ethernet connection included
with each chassis. |
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The
MiniRUSH is a great little host for our
MultiZone automation, as well as digital
signage applications. It boasts
Gig-E, 2 x USB, 1394, and outputs VGA/DVI,
composite, S-Video and component
signals. |
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The
MiniPEG desktop chassis is widely used
in our MultiZone solutions ... as well
as single-channel MasterPlay
workstations and encoders. It
includes a DVD or DVD-RW, a 300W power
supply, 3 x PCI slots and an AGP slot.
It supports up to two hard drives and a
RAID 1 (mirroring) controller. |
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Our
2U rack mount workstation is configured
much the same as the MiniPEG above.
If you need a rack mount solution, this
is the one for a single or two-channel
MasterPlay ... or single channel
MultiZone. |
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This 3U
rack mount workstation is the perfect
choice for multi-channel playback,
supporting up to five (5) channels.
It will support an 8-drive RAID 5
controller (as shown) with up to 3.5 TB
of storage (~ 825 hours MPEG-2
8Mb/sec). |
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Our 4U
rack mount workstation supports up to 8
channels of playback, and a variety of
storage configurations. Multiple
chassis can be networked for demanding
environments such as VOD/LOD. |
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DECODERS: SD |
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The MultiZone workstation uses
Windows Media Player ... along with
an MPEG-2 player ... for playback
of all media file types. The video
output to your modulator or transmitter
is from the composite video output of
the video card included in the system.
There is no additional hardware card
required for video output. This
system will also play PowerPoint
and Flash file formats. |
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All other RUSHWORKS playout servers use
a hardware decoder card that outputs
audio and video to your modulator or
transmitter. The file formats
supported are MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
BMP, JPG, TIF,
GIF, TGA and RTF.
You can configure up to eight (8)
cards in a chassis, so with an
8-channel MasterPlay Automation software
license you can control eight
independent channels of automation
from one playout server. |
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There are
several standard definition (SD)
decoders to choose from ... AND our High
Definition (HD) card. These cards
can reside in the same server for true
DTV Multi-Casting support. Here is
a comparison chart to assist in your
selection of the appropriate decoder:
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Specifications |
RW290 |
RW280 |
RW260 |
RW230 |
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Chroma Format |
4:2:2 & 4:2:0 |
4:2:2 & 4:2:0 |
4:2:2 & 4:2:0 |
4:2:2 & 4:2:0 |
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Color Standard |
NTSC & PAL |
NTSC & PAL |
NTSC & PAL |
NTSC & PAL |
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Maximum Video Bit
Rate |
50 Mbs |
50 Mbs |
50 Mbs |
50 Mbs |
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Video Outputs: |
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SDI (SMPTE
259M-C) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Composite
(RS-170-A) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Component: RGB or
YUV
(optionally configured) |
- |
- |
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Yes |
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Audio Outputs: |
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Embedded Audio
Channels |
8 |
2 |
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AES3 Digital
Audio |
2 |
1 |
- |
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S/P-DIF Digital
Audio |
- |
- |
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1 |
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Balanced Analog
Audio |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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Unbalanced Analog
Audio |
- |
- |
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2 |
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Unbalanced
(CD-ROM style) |
4 |
2 |
2 |
- |
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Other Features: |
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Machine Control
(RS-422) |
Yes |
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- |
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Linear Time Code
(LTC) |
Yes |
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Vertical Interval
Time Code (VITC) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Digital Control
of Video Saturation,
Brightness, Contrast,
Gamma and Hue |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Genlock |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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All the
decoder boards support On Screen Display
(OSD) of graphics. With the
MasterPlay Automation software you
can create text crawls with
user-defined colors, fonts, backgrounds
and transparency. You can also
position logos (bugs) and control
when they appear and disappear ... all
using the Playlist Editor in
MasterPlay. |
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DECODER: HD |
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The
RW500HD High-Definition MPEG-2 Decoder
decodes MP@HL (4:2:0) video at up to
80 Mbps. It provides continuous,
frame-accurate, seamless back-to-back
playback of all standard MPEG-2 streams.
All popular ATSC-compliant formats are
supported: 1920x1080i,
1280x720p, 720x576p,
720x576i, 720x480p and
720x480i.
It
has three video outputs for
maximum flexibility. Use the
High-Definition Serial Digital Interface
(SMPTE 292M) video output and the
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or
the analog RGB (or YPbPr) output. |
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