Reliability, Functionality and Efficiency
(and multichannel since 2022 )
in playout creation puts behind this statement.
Reliability means:
Unattended work in 24/7 mode.
Special measures are taken and DV Play will stop working only in cases of totally critical error in the hardware or in the Windows core.
Email warnings
Advanced events system tracks all activities, the critical events could be set to issue email warnings. The info is sent just few seconds after the playout needs attention
Handle with critical events
Especially designed to handle with critical events like video file missing/damaged, live signal disappearing, silence detection, etc. All critical events have detailed description, clearly addressing the problem and giving the needed information to take measurements that will prevent the same problem to happen again.
Maintenance
It is not enough to run TV channels 24/7, there is a need to monitor & support the processes and fix possible issues before they produce bad results on-air. We provide the needed tools & methodology to ensure smooth functioning and, if requested do close support.
Functionality means:
All video formats on all resolutions.
Video formats .avi/mp2/mp4/h265/mov/mxf/wmv/mkv and others on all resolutions and frame rates, Live Sources in SDI/HDMI and IP sources (Http/UDP/NDI) in one playlist are supported.
4K & HD & SD outputs with different logos
For 4K/HD channels – provides HD/SD versions with different logos, done by the software only /without using external CG/.
All in one solution
All required functions like multichannel playout, CG, multiple outputs in format SDI/HDMI/IP/NDI in resolutions SD/HD/4K with Decklinks,Aja,StreamLab,Deltacast), Live inputs, IP Inputs, TV Logger could be done from a single server.
CG with great quality
CG provides overlay with perfect quality that meets the TV requirements, supports crawl and roll tickers that could be updated via text file, RSS, LTR support, sequence animations, plays video file in Picture in Picture mode.
Efficiency means:
Work efficiency
Especially designed to provide EASY and FAST work, focused on the common and most time consuming operations – video file managing, playlist creation, commercial insertion, reports, etc.
Price efficiency
Many functions done by expensive hardware now are done by DV Play software. With DV Play Additional Output Module is not needed a hardware encoder SDI–>IP*, HD/SD outputs with different logos are available without the need of expensive external CG, the Video matrix could be replaced by Live Input Module, the TV Logger responsible for saving TV Signal to video files uses the hardware of the video player and requires just an additional HDD.
* some limitations are applied because the PC hardware can’t provide at 100% the required time precision, ask us or use the demo version to test if the function will work properly for your case.
Media Asset System
Own original implementation of the media asset system – very simple and yet extremely useful.
Schedule system
Powerful schedule system is able to provide IF – THEN logic. 100% of the commands that a person could issue with mouse or keyboard could be programmed and put in a playlist or in a schedule.
Multichannel
Run up to 12 channels on a single CPU server with H264 output in UDP/SRT . This is not a marketing trick, but a reliable and long – term working solution that some of our customers use. Read here how to run 24 channels with 1 or 2 man staff only.