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UTILITY |
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DESCRIPTION |
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TAPE CONTROL |
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RS-232/422 control of
VCRs using Sony P2 control protocol;
IR control of S-VHS/DVD combo player |
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TRAFFIC IMPORT |
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Text file import of
logs/schedule files from any commercial
traffic and billing software system;
also from Excel worksheets |
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METADATA MANAGER |
|
User-defined fields
(unlimited) for managing data associated
with MPEG and still images. Full
Search of Field Selection Search. |
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AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL |
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Automatically adjusts
(normalizes) each MPEG file playback
level to the output level set for for
each channel. |
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FILE PREFETCH |
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Automation workstations
'pull' files from a Network Attached
Storage (NAS) array based on current
playlist requirements, filling up the
local drive to a user-defined percentage
of storage. |
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FILE TRANSFER |
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A utility that uses
either push or pull scheduling of
transfers between and among workstations
and a NAS
on a network. |
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ROUTER CONTROL |
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This is included in the
basic MasterPlay configuration ... but
is also useful as an add-in for
Monitoring and/or Encode scheduling,
selecting the appropriate I/O
crosspoints. |
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IRD CONTROL |
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Uses RS-232/485
multi-drop communications to command and
control multiple IRDs for scheduled
channel changes. |
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CAMERA CONTROL |
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This is included with the
ToastMaster solution, but is available
as an add-in for any system: Canon and
Sony PTZ cameras ... plus many more when
used with a third-party PTZ head. |
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MULTI-CHANNEL MONITORING |
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Allows one operator to
monitor the current playback status of
an unlimited number of server playback
channels. Includes comprehensive
e-mail notification, error monitoring,
and more. |
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AUTOMATIC FAILOVER |
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An option to
Multi-Channel Monitoring, this assures
the successful cut-over from primary to
secondary playout system in a 100%
redundant system installation. |
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CGKEYER |
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An integrated
downstream keyer solution that includes
hardware and content creation software.
Supports logo insertion ("bugs"),
crawls, rolls, CG pages and "snypes" ... and can
be used as your FCC-compliant EAS
message generation system. |
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CAPTURE |
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An encode scheduling
utility that lets you define program
names, record times, and MPEG
parameters. A "must have" if
you're encoding from multiple IRDs. |
