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Miranda Imagestore HDTV / 300+

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HD channel branding and master control switching processor

Miranda’s Imagestore HDTV is a modular HD/SD master control switching and channel branding processor designed for playing out graphics that enhance program presentation and encourage viewer loyalty. It is ideally suited to lightly branded channels, as well as the most graphics-rich television requiring DVE transitions and multi-channel audio mixing.

FEATURES
STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE: Insertionofanimated and still HD channel branding graphics using internallystoredmedia or external fill/key signals Robustmodulardesign for easy performance upgrades Operatesat1080i/50, 1080i/59.94, 720p/59.94 and 720p/50 CONTROL IS PROVIDED BY: Serial orEthernetautomation control via single interface, using widelysupported ‘OxtelSeries’ protocol PresStationmastercontrol and branding panels CompactOxtel-HD-RCPpanel	OPTIONAL MIXING AND BRANDING FEATURES: Video mixingandadvanced 16 channel audio mixing for 5.1 and multi-lingualbroadcasting Eightchannelaudio playout for automated voice-overs Dual DVEforpicture-in-picture transitions for compelling program junctionsandpromotional graphics Automated,data-drivenmulti-level character generation Analog anddigitalclock insertion ImagestoreIntuition+co-processor allows virtually unlimited charactergeneration, animationinsertion and multiple clip playout IntegratedEAStext and audio insertion

SCALABLE, MODULAR MIXING AND BRANDING PROCESSORS

Imagestore HDTV is amodularprocessor which can be configured to suit lightly brandedchannels notdemanding complex transitions, as well as the most graphics-richchannels requiring advanced DVE and multi-channel audiomixing. Thisminimizes the initial outlay but allows easy systemexpansion, andeffective, common control systems across multiplechannels.

VIDEO AND MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO MIXING/PLAYOUT

Imagestore HDTV offershighperformance video and multi-channel audio mixing. The 16channeldigital audio mixer option can operate with AES, or withembeddedaudio, and allows for complex mixing effects, such as duallanguage 5.1mixing or multi-lingual stereo mixing. With ImagestoreHDTV, embeddedaudio mixing is offered as an enhancement to the AES Easy sound audio mixer, with 8 and 16 embedded audio input options available.

The Easy play audio storage option for the Imagestore HDTVprocessor allows playout of up to 6 hours of eight channel audio (25hoursstereo, 50 hours mono), and this is ideal for 5.1 andmulti-lingualbroadcasting. Easyplay audio files are loaded in 48KHz.WAV format. Upto 8 channels of audio can also be fed into the audiomixer using theclip playout feature of an associated ImagestoreIntuition+.

The internal video mixer offers cut and fade transitions, andisdesigned to be fed by an external router under automation.ImagestoreHDTV can be fitted with up to three dual HD-SDI input boardsto allowselection between multiple HD feeds without an external router.Theseinputs can also be used to provide dual external fill/key inputs.

POWERFUL DUAL CHANNEL, 3D-DVE EFFECTS

Imagestore HDTV canplayoutexciting, dual picture-in-picture effects with its high quality,3D-DVEoption. The DVE allows easy automated or manual control of engaging channel branding graphics.

ANIMATION, STORAGE AND PLAYOUT

The Imagestore HDTVprocessorsfeatures dual keying layers for inserting all types of branding and promotional graphics from internal storage, including animations, logos and full frame stills.

Graphics from external devices, such as character generators, can also be inserted by the dual fill/key inputs of the ImagestoreHDTVprocessors. Stored images/animations can be taken to air by fade or cut transitions. An automation pre-load capability allows the next animation to be loaded in advance, even while other animations are on-air, to avoid playout delays on-air.

The processors have a range of animation playout options to allow longer duration animation playout (see table below).

An almost unlimited animation insertion capability is provided with the Imagestore Intuition+ SD/HD co-processor.

IN-VISION DIGITAL /ANALOG CLOCKS

A customized in-vision analog/digital clock or timer can be inserted by each Imagestore keying layer with the BugClock option. For instance, this allows two time zone clocks to be played out simultaneously, or a clock plus a sports timer.

The clocks can include hours, minutes and seconds, and the digital clocks can be 12 or 24 hour style.

An unlimited number of digital clocks can be inserted with the internal EasyText HD/SD character generator option.

HIGHLYAUTOMATED CHARACTER GENERATION

Eye-catching graphics canberendered in real-time over custom backgrounds, usingmulti-sessionautomation data, with the Easytext character generator option for theImagestore range.

Easytext’s template based operation can significantly reduce manual intervention without compromising creativity, and is ideal for highly automated applications, such as inserting information about a musician’s chart performance for a music channel, or the play out of ‘Coming up next’ type program schedule information.

The Easy text system offers complete creative freedom for character generation. Graphic designers can use any style of back ground image. Unicode characters in True type fonts can be used from 6 to 600 pixels,in any RGB color. High quality characters are output with 256-levelanti-aliasing with easy drop shadow and transparency control.

Each Imagestore keying layer can insert a crawl layer, or astatic(dynamically updated) text layer with multiple lines ofcharacters ofdifferent sizes/colors. The graphics can be ‘zip revealed’with a dynamic mask, and they can also be moved or ‘panned’ in two dimensions.Time and date information can be inserted via automation, an external station LTC source, or Imagestore’s internal clock. Easy text can also insert images stored within the image library into the background graphic or strap, there by simplifying the playout of graphics combining text, logos and other icons.

Graphics can be produced quickly using the Text Builder PC software. Forexample, a program schedule background image can be prepared onagraphics PC to ‘house style’ with spaces where text, logo, time/date and temperature are to be entered via automation. Text Builder is used to convert the image into an Easy text template, creating multiple‘active fields’, where alphanumeric data and associated images are to be entered via automation.

The completed template is downloaded to an Imagestore via Ethernet.When the graphic is required to be played out, the template is keyed and the text is entered into the ‘active fields’ via commands within the automation protocol. The Easytext character generator can be driven by the main station automation or a simple text automation program, which may be fed by databases of program specific information, such as financial, political and sporting data. A more advanced character generation capability is provided by the Imagestore Intuition co-processor.

EAS MESSAGE INSERTION

The integral, EmergencyAlert System (EAS) option for the US market allows broadcast quality, emergency text and audio messages to be inserted into the program output without manual intervention.

This system operates with an external EAS receiver/ encoder,which outputs serial characters to an Imagestore system. An external audio router is used for switching the audio messages to air.

MEDIA PREPARATION, DISTRIBUTION AND LOADING

Miranda’s software suite provided with Imagestores allows easy media preparation, editing and distribution. Animations and stills can be loaded rapidly from aPCover 100Mb Ethernet or floppy disk (Imagestore HDTV). Once loaded, media can be saved with a file name and title to simplify identification.

The Media Conversion Software allows animations to be loaded and previewed as a series of stills. TGA, Quantel VPB, BMP and Windows Clipboard format stills can all be used with this software.

Image editing capabilities include clip, gain and transparency, as well as masking, and horizontal and vertical positioning.

Automated file format conversion and loading over TCP/IP networks can be performed by PC-based automation systems with Miranda’s OXSOX Dynamic Link Library.

IMAGESTORE DIAGNOSTICS AND BYPASS

The Imagestore range isequippedwith front panel diagnostics to provide easy monitoring of the internal temperature, power supplies and phase lock loop status. The diagnostics display also presents configuration and operational history. Imagestore processors can be monitored remotely over IP using Miranda’s iControlfacility monitoring and control system.

Remote monitoring information is provided by the EDH output option, which allows studio and network engineers to assess the quality of the SDI signal, even when keying has occurred in the program path.

In the unlikely event of power supply failure, a mechanical/video relay bypass can ensure that the program input to an Imagestore isp assed unaffected.

MULTI-CHANNEL REMOTE CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM

A choice of manual remote control panels is available, including compact control panels for basic mixing and branding, and a fully featured, multichannel master control switching and branding graphics panel.

Oxtel-HD-RCP / IS300+RCP
Compact control panel

The Oxtel-HD-RCPandIS300+RCP panels are just 3RU high, 1/2 19” rack frame wide, and provides control of basic mixing and channel branding functions.The panels are designed to fit into a desk or be rack mounted with the optional RMF-002 frame.

PresStation
Advanced HD/SD multi-channel master control switching & channel branding panel

The PresStation panelisan ultra-compact and highly affordable multi-channel HD/SDmastercontrol switcher panel for controlling up to 200 HD/SD transmission channels. PresStation combines a hard panel for transition control with a soft interface for easy configuration and monitoring.

ORDERING INFO

IS-HDTV Imagestore HDTV automated master control and channel branding system (two keying layers, 64MB animation playout storage per keying layer, dual outputs, redundant PSU, andEthernetinterface)

Input choice

IP2-HD-001 Dual input board
IP2-HD-2DVE Dual Input DVE BoardforIS-HDTV

Options

MEM-HD-400V Image library expansionto400 images/full frames plus 2 x 128MB animation play-out memory
MEM-HD-1000V Image library expansionto1000 images/full frames with 2 x 256MB animation play-out memory
MEM-HD-2000V Image library expansionto2000 images/full frames with 2 x 512MB animation play-out memory
MIX-HD-001 A/B video mixer
VRB-HD-001 Video relay by-pass
ET-HD-001 Easy text HD character generator
EAS-HD-001 EAS message inserter(USAonly)
BUGCLOCK-HD Bugclock for IS-HDTV
ES-HD-8 Easy sound digital audio mixerfor IS-HDTV (8 Channel Embedded/AES I/O per video)
ES-HD-16-UPG Audio mixer upgrade to16 Channel Embedded/AES I/O per video (software upgrade for ES-HD-8)
EP-HD-001 Easyplay 8 ChannelAudioPlayout for IS-HDTV
Oxtel-HD-RCP Remote control panel(3RU,half 19” rack width)

Miranda Imagestore HDTV / 300+ ImageStores
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Miranda Imagestore HDTV / 300+