MagicSoft PlayOut ver 5
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INTRO
Magicsoft Playout is a solution built upon a client-server architecture that provides noticeable stability and usability advantages.
It allows for optimum CPU balancing using today's multi-core systems; the server controls the video output while the client manages the playlist.
The media files are verified by the client application before being accepted for playout.
More than one client can run and you can dynamically jump from one playlist to another.
Description
The software runs on Windows OS and can use SD, HDV and full HD material in the same playlist.
It works with Blackmagic's DeckLink or Intensity cards.
Output can be either analog or digital depending on the video card used.
The signals you can work with may be analog and/or digital depending of the card that is used.
Flexibility
Supported SD formats
DV in .avi container (fourCC dvsd and dsvd)
Mpeg2 (4:2:0 or 4:2:2 ) with extension mpg, m2p, mp2, vob, m2t, ts
QuickTime (can also have alpha channel) with extension .mov
Windows Media Video with extension .wmv
Mpeg4 (AVC) with extension .mts
For PAL the clips must have 576 lines (a clip with a size like 704x576 or 512x576 will be accepted in playlist and resized to 720x576)
For NTSC the materials must have 480 or 486 lines (and will be resized to become 720x480 or 720x486 if is necessary)
Supported HD formats
All supported SD materials (upscaling is done automatically)
HDV (1440 x 1080i .m2t or mpeg2)
Mpeg2 (4:2:0 or 4:2:2 ) with extension mpg, m2p, mp2, vob, m2t, ts
Windows Media Video with extension .wmv
Mpeg4 (HD-AVC) with extension .mts
Supported audio codecs
DV avi must have the sound uncompressed
Mpeg2 materials must have the sound as mp2 or PCM
Materials without sound are accepted for playout
Supported sampling rates are : 8000 , 11025 ,16000 , 22050 , 24000 , 32000 , 44100 and 48000 Hz
Both 8bit and 16bit and mono and stereo materials can be played
Supported NLE software
Adobe Premiere (beginning with version 6.0)
Apple Final Cut Pro
Avid (using Sorenson for files larger that 2 GB)
Canopus Edius (export as Microsoft DV)
Sony Vegas
Pinnacle Liquid
Supported encoders
Mainconcept
Canopus Procoder
CinemaCraft
Other encoders may work
In the next version of the software ,support for other codecs and containers are planned
Please contact us if you have any suggestions
Client-server architecture
MagicSoft playout solution has a Client-server architecture and that brings some noticeable advantages for stability and usability
- server (which controls the Decklink card) and clients (which manage the playlist(s)) allow a better cpu balancing for today's multicore CPU
- clips are verified in the client application before being accepted for playout
- you can have more than one client started and you can dynamically jump from one playlist to another
Linking with MagicSoft CG
The playout program has a very powerful way to link to the MagicSoft CG (Ultrared) acting as a TCP client to send the metadata
associated to each clip to GC.
The TCP/IP protocol allows you to control the text or image displayed by a project and can also trigger the projects.
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- Support for Xp, Vista and Windows 7
- SD, HDV & full HD mixed playlist with auto scaling for SD materials
- Suitable for 24/7 operation mode or news/commercial insertion
- Frame accurate playing of mov, avi ,dv, mp4 and mpeg2
- Possibility to play between marked IN and OUT points
- Video + key playout for QuickTime clips with alpha channel
- Metadata support for linking with the MagicSoft CG using TCP/IP
- Station logo as fullscreen .tga 32 bit uncompressed
- QuickTime materials (.mov, mp4, m4p) can have any size
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HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Regarding the machine to run the playout software :
DeckLink Studio card ( or DeckLink HD if alpha channel HD playout is needed )
Intel socket 1155 platform
MotherBoard
GA-P67A-UD3-B3 ( UD5 )
GA-Z68X-UD7-B3
Processor Intel i5 2500
Ram Memory 2 X 1GB
Hdd system : 160-250GB
Hdd media : 1TB
Intel socket 1156 platform
MotherBoard Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3( UD5/UD6 )
Processor Intel i5 750
Ram Memory 2 X 1GB
Hdd system : 160-250GB
Hdd media : 1TB
Intel socket 775 platform
MotherBoard Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3
Processor Intel E7400
Ram Memory 2 X 1GB
Hdd system : 160-250GB
Hdd media : 1TB
For HD, use a quad core processor and 2 X 2GB RAM
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SAMPLES
Here you have some video materials for testing:
SD PAL avi DV file 720x576 with sound
HDV 50i .m2t file 1440x1080 with sound
HD 50i mpeg2 file 1920x1080 without sound
SD NTSC avi DV file 720x480 with sound
HDV 59,94i .m2t file 1440x1080 with sound
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