MagicSoft PlayOut ver 4.5
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INTRO
Magicsoft Playout is a solution built upon a client-server architecture that provides
noticeable stability and usability advantages
To allow an optimum CPU balancing in today's multi-core system, 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 materials in the same playlist
Works with Blackmagic's DeckLink or Intensity cards
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
PAL materials must be at size 720 x 576
NTSC materials must be at size 720 x 480
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
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 (that controls the Decklink card) and clients (that manages the playlist) allows a better cpu balancing for today 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 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 here you have an example of configuration for SD (PAL & NTSC) :
DeckLink Studio card
MotherBoard Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3
Processor Intel E7400
Ram Memory 2 X 1GB
Hdd system : 160-250GB
Hdd media : 1TB
For HD playout a quad processor ( Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 ) is recommended.
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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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