SL NEO 2000. Multipurpose Playout

Preparing: Сontent, Schedules, Graphics Templates

• Schedules: Import PlayLists Files from Traffic Systems, from Excel, scheduling in PlayList Editor.
• File Content: Search, Preview, I/O Points & Key Frames, Ad Points Settings, Proxy Fast Editing for News Stories.
• Graphics Preparation: Сreate and edit Graphic Compositions with titles, video, 2D DVE in Networked Graphics Editor.

Playout: Live Events and Files, On-air Graphics

• Automated according to Schedules or Manual Controlled Playout. Mix of File & Live Events (Input Streams from Server Capture Ports).
• Graphics Layers Generation and Overlay: Lite or PRO Graphics Set.
• Lite Graphics Set: 1x GR Players and Character Generator plus a Logo Layer per one PGM Channel.
• PRO Graphics Set: 8x GR Players and Character Generators plus a Logo Layer per each PGM Channel.
• Automated Channel Branding or Manual Controlled Graphiscs Playback.
• «Secondary events» with markers in the Main PlayList per each PGM Channel.

Data Exchange (Control, CC, Text Visualization)

From External Systems and Devices:

• GPI, VDCP for SL NEO Playout Services Control in Slave Mode,
• CII Protocol for SL NEO Graphics Playback Control,
• Live Close Captioning Data from FAB and Polistream Systems,
• Data from Emergency Alert System (EAS) — National Warning System in the United States,
• Data to Text Visualization from External Sources (Weather Stations, RSS, HTTP).

To External Systems and Devices:

• Aidio Devices (Ember+), GPO Ports,
• TSL5/UMD Data for External Multiviewers.

SL NEO Control Protocol

During operation, Server Software Modules exchange commands with each other, receive and generate commands to external Devices and Systems via software and hardware control interfaces. The SL NEO Control Protocol allows the exchange of commands between:

• SL NEO Modules running on the same Server, or Modules running on multiple servers in a local network,
• SL NEO Servers & Workstations (XML-RPC Clients),
• SL NEO Servers, and External Systems which use SL NEO Control Protocol.

Media Data & Embedded Ancillary Data Processing

• Media Data (AV Streams): up/down/cross convertion (FPS, Color Spaces), Super White/Black Levels, Video Levels Ajust, Frame Sync, Output Loudness Normalization (R-128), Audio Levels Ajust/Normalization, DRC, Audio tracks mapping,
• ANC/MPEG2 Data Decoding, Generation, Retransmittion (Relay) from Capture to Output Ports: VITC, AFD/WSS, Closed Captions, SCTE-104/SCTE-35/DTMF, DVB/ATSC Subtitles, EPG.

Media Files Processing

• During File Transfer Operations: up/down/cross convertion (FPS, Color Spaces), Output Loudness Normalization (R-128), Audio Levels, DRC, Audio tracks mapping, change Codecs and File Container.

Output Stream Encoding

• Streams Encoding with GPU Assistance. Data processng: ANC Data, DVB/ATSC Subtitles Insertion.
• Multiple Signals/Streams Outputs with a different resolutions/fps/protocols/bitrate per each PGM Channel (option).

Fault Tolerance in the Local Network or in the Cloud

• LAN and WAN Configurations: Built-in Media Database with proxy, Automated File Ingest, PlayLists Preparation and Control Tools, Web Application Server. All Playout (PGM) Channels are controlled and through SL NEO Client Applications when working in the local network or through Web-Clients when working in the WAN.
• SkyLark SL NEO Products is optimized for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver comprehensive cost-efficiently Solutions.
• Redundancy Schemes from N+1 to N+N: hot redundancy: parallel running of half sets, on-line synchronization of all Backup Playlists from Main Server. Automatic Media DB mirroring, copying content from the Main Server to the Backup with tracking of changes in file versions.

Best Performance & Functionality

• SL NEO 2000 Performance is provided by two Intel Xeon Gold Server CPU, highly productive DDR4 RAM, and the disk subsystem based on hardware RAID from 8 to 16 Tb (depend on model).
• The Wide Functionality is Powered by the SL NEO Media Platform Software.

SL NEO 2000 Server Software Licensing

• Only the number of each Function type for Ports and Channels (Capture Ports, Output Ports, Program Channels, Lite or PRO Graphics Set) and Formats (SD or SD/HD or SD/HD/UHD) are licensed.
• Any changing of Capture Port Interface type (SDI/HDMI/IP/ASI) and selecting for Capture Port any IP protocol from the list of supported, will not require additional licenses.
• Changing type of Output Port Interface (SDI/HDMI/IP/ASI) within the same category (uncompressed or compressed type), selecting any IP protocol from the list of supported for Output Port, will not require additional licenses.
• Increasing the number of Capture Ports, Output Ports or the number of Program Channels, format changes to a higher resolution will invalidate the current license.
• To restore license validity, return the number of Ports, Channels and formats to their original values, or purchase an upgraded license that includes payment only for additional Ports, Channels and Format upgrades.

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