Pixel Power NAB 04 Preview

Pixel Power NAB 2014 Preview 25 Feb 2014

Pixel Power provides media companies with solutions that establish their brands across any video content delivery paradigm. Advanced automation, seamless integration and productivity-enhancing interfaces provide flexibility to bring together graphics, video, audio and data in ways that make the outstanding, effortless. At its 26th consecutive NAB, Pixel Power will showcase how its long graphics heritage enables today's forward-thinking broadcasters to:

Collapse their production and delivery chain to fewer systems and, through automation and simplified workflows, use less equipment to make the most of digital channels and second screen opportunities.

Reduce their CAPEX and the ongoing burden of equipment depreciation.

Differentiate when the economy of PC-based broadcast hardware makes sense and when the increased performance of purpose-built hardware is actually the more economical choice.

Pixel Power will achieve this through demonstrations of solutions for purely IT-oriented file-based workflows, usage-based On Demand graphics power, highly capable multi-function channel-in-a-box systems and world-class graphics systems.

Highlights for NAB 2014 will include:

Next generation graphics workflows

Pixel Factory Pixel Power's new server-based implementation of its world-class graphics engine is intended to support today's file-based operations. It is an ideal solution for adding extra graphics capability to support needs such as Quality Control, Web Delivery and post production, or to enhance program material and add graphics overlays for playout and streaming applications. Integrated Gallium workflow management provides the scheduling, asset management and workflow automation needed to optimally manage multiple rendering devices.

Pixel OnDemand a first-of-its-kind, software-only graphics solution that enables a media company to break free from traditional CAPEX infrastructure and its cycles of depreciation. Pixel OnDemand gives media companies the flexibility to pay for the rendering time they actually need rather than spend on unused capacity. Pixel OnDemand is provided as an easily deployed software package that runs on standard IT servers, making it perfect to meet the needs of nonlinear, store-and-play content delivery operations such as IPTV channels, video on demand services, mobile content, news operations, and second screen viewing applications. Output is a pixel perfect match to that of Pixel Power hardware products.

Gallium-- Pixel Power's highly integrated and scalable scheduling, asset management and automation system provides the intelligence to build a variety of playout solutions using Pixel Power output devices for file, IP or SDI domains. It's ideal for playout facilities that need to implement automated control of the company's transmission devices for graphics or a complete channel playout.

Integrated Solutions

ChannelMaster Pixel Power's complete integrated playout system is the only channel-in-a-box system backed by 25 years' graphics know-how. ChannelMaster reduces the traditional playout signal path storage, DVE, audio, subtitling, social media support, master control switcher for live feed and long-form video and graphics to a single system that doesn't cut corners when it comes to delivering a compelling look that appeals to audiences and advertisers.

Newsroom Pixel Power brings efficiency and optimization to newsrooms by integrating graphics throughout the entire workflow, from production through distribution. Graphics assets are accessible within any newsroom computer system and templates can easily be populated by staff or through automation, and can then be added to the rundown for playout. Data sources, from election data to crowd-sourced content via social media, are handled as an integral part of newsroom production, allowing for easy integration with news content and moderation. Operators have complete control over playout with Pixel Power Rundown Manager and Control Center making it easy to drive multiple Clarity or LogoVision graphics systems to air.

Pixel Promo Pixel Power's fully automated branding and promotion software eliminates the hurdles and lowers the cost to delivering strong branding and dynamic, accurate promos to air. From pre-programmed thematic channels to fully live environments, Pixel Promo ensures brand overlays are consistently and properly delivered. Graphics templates for promos are populated automatically, moments before air, using a channel's live schedule information. Live versioning and cross promotion is effortless across any number of channels with Pixel Promo.

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