| Miranda HDTV HD channel branding and master control switching processor The Intuition XG graphics co-processor extends thegraphics and clip playout capabilities of the Imagestore750 to allow playout of the most advanced channel branding andpromotional graphics, including ‘Coming up next’ and interstitialpromos.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS- MULTI-LEVEL CHARACTER GENERATION
- A powerful, HD/SD character generator allows theplayoutof virtually unlimited layers of animated text and dynamicallyupdatedtext
- CLIPS, ANIMATIONS AND STILLS
- Storage for up to 400 hours of video/audio clipsandsimultaneous playout of multiple clips
- Playout of an almost unlimited number of layersofanimated and still graphics for the most advanced brandingandpromotional effects.
- MULTIPLE INPUT/OUTPUT OPTIONS
- HD/SD Fill and Key outputs
- SD output as NTSC or PAL
- HD output as 1080i, 720p or 480p
- VAnc + VBI extraction processing and insertionorVAnc/VBI pass through
- INTEGRATION WITH GRAPHICS AUTOMATION
- Intuition XG offers full integration with theXmediaSuite graphics and voice-over automation for highly productivechannelbranding and promotional graphics workflows
- AUDIO CLIP PLAYOUT
- Intuition XG offers four group audio support, with16embedded channels and up to 8 AES outputs, which can feed anassociatedImagestore 750
- EFFECTIVE AUTOMATED & MANUAL CONTROL
- Full automation control is provided by serial,Ethernetand GPI commands.
- Manual control is available by the PresStationmastercontrol switcher panel or by the Xpanel GUI
- ROBUST PERFORMANCE
- Robust broadcast architecture with videobypass,redundant power, RAID storage, hot swappable fans and drives.
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MULTI-LEVEL CLIP, ANIMATION AND STILL PLAYOUTIntuition XG provides all the playout capabilities for themostadvanced branding and promotional graphics
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Multi-format clip playerThe video/audio clip player can output multiple clipssimultaneously,and features storage for up to 400 hours of clips inmultiple formats.- Ideal for playout of full screen or partial screen clips
- Designed for playout of automated promos,brandinginterstitials and emergency content
- Clip player supports MPEG-2 (I-Frame and Long GOP), MXF,IMXand DV100
- QuickTime and AVI file support with alpha channel playback
| Mbps | Clip storage with different storage options (hours) | | 146 GB | 300 GB | 600 GB | 900 GB | 1200 GB | 1500 GB | 1800 GB | | 10 | 30 | 60 | 120 | 180 | 240 | 300 | 360 | | 35 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 64 | 80 | 96 | | 50 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | | 100 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| | SOPHISTICATED ANIMATION CONTROLSThe sophisticated animation and still playout capabilities include:- Virtually unlimited layers of animations and still graphics
- Independent control of each virtual layer
- Expandable graphics storage of up to 1800 GB usinghotswappable drives
- Rapid loading of graphics over high speedEthernet(10/100/1000baseT)
- Keyframe animation editor and timeline forreal-timeanimation playback, including the following animation types:ping-pong,single shot, in-loop-out, multiple loop with loop delay
- Animations can be cut or faded to air, and can be movedtocreate slide transitions, and they can also be used forrevealtransitions
- Graphics can be controlled by ‘business logic’ toreflectdata content, using Xmedia Suite applications
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HIGH QUALITY HD/SD CHARACTER GENERATIONThe advanced HD/SD character generator option forImagestoreIntuition+ provides template-based, multi-level graphics,with analmost infinite number of layers of crawls, rolls and ‘dynamic’statictext. |
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Multi-level character generationA powerful, HD/SD character generator allows the playout ofvirtuallyunlimited layers of animated text and dynamically updated textwith thefollowing features:- Wide range of text effects including outlines, dropshadowsand gradient fills
- TrueType and Unicode character support for highqualitydisplay of Latin and non-Latin text
- Text can be transitioned onto the screen by fades,slidesand wipes
- Full control of the speed of each crawl layer
- Looping and single pass crawls
| | Effective data interfacingWhen combined with the Xmedia Suite applications, Intuition XGoffersthe most advanced data-interfacing capabilities formultipleapplications, including business graphics and channelpromotions:- Interfacing to Microsoft Excel files, XML, RSS feeds,webdata, and multiple databases, including MS-Access, MS-SQL, Oracleandall ODBC-compliant databases
- Interfacing to proprietary data feeds, includingReuters,AP, SportsTicker, and Bloomberg
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TYPICAL RICH BRANDING GRAPHICS WORKFLOWUsing Imagestore 750, Intuition XG co-processor, andXmediaSuite graphics automation
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