Channel in a Box by PlayBox Technology

From a Single Channel Playout Server to a Multi Channel Turnkey Broadcast Centre

Solution Overview
Channel in a Box from PlayBox Technology is a turnkey playout solution for broadcasting a single TV channel. It integrates all the elements needed to keep a channel on-air by combining automation, playout and interactive graphics within one box. It can provide SDI or IP streaming connectivity for applications including broadcast and cable TV as well as other applications.

Channel in a Box Basic Components

The major functions of PlayBox Channel in a Box offer video and audio ingest, storage and playout. Playlists can be prepared, interactive graphics and text presentation can be added and keyed internally or externally using a separate DSK. The operation of all modules is monitored and alarms are generated.

Basic Components Scheme

GPI

Ingest CaptureBox

Playlist Preparation ListBox, DataBox

Alarming

LTC Storage SD/HD SDI Monitoring AlarmBox

GPI

SD/HD SDI IP Stream KEY (Alpha)

IP Stream

Playout Automation AirBox

Interactive Grapics TitleBox

AirBox Mixed playout of all compressions and containers in a single playlist LTC Timecode input for playback triggering Output video scaling for picture-in-picture Simultaneous video scaling of both live input and playlist output MPEG2 at different resolutions, profiles and bitrates can coexist in the same playlist, together with streams coming live On-air subtitling (optional) GPI I/O interface TitleBox Net Control MPEG2 Live Input Stream Support Switcher & Matrix Switcher Control (Kramer, Leitch, Network Electronics, Pesa, Quartz, GrassValley Concerto/Acapella) DTMF & SCTE 35
(DTMF part) Decoding for Commercial Insertion

CaptureBox High-quality capturing in variety of compressions Automated RS-422 or Firewire VTR control with batch capturing lists Scheduled capturing of satellite feeds with automated channel switching File splitting based on duration VU/peak audio meters are available for precise audio level fine-tuning Streaming live MPEG2 video through UDP (optional)

AlarmBox
AlarmBox is a complete alarm monitoring and management module. AlarmBox monitors PlayBox modules such as AirBox, CaptureBox, TitleBox, etc. and sends alarms with user selectable messages via Email, Telephone, SMS, SNMP, GPI, etc.

TitleBox
TitleBox is an interactive graphics manager which creates, displays and controls fascinating multi-zone screens with rolls, crawls, animations, clocks, station logos, 3D Objects (optional) and more. All running objects are mixed and blended to each other in real time, including animations. Each and every CG object can be edited during the on-air session. All graphics are 24-bit true color (16.7 million colors) with 8-bit Alpha channel (256 transparency levels). These colors can be applied to font face, border, shadow and text background. Field-based sub-pixel rendering ensures smooth animation and rolling text at any speed. Multiple graphics objects can be programmed to run simultaneously or sequentially on a single or multiple layers with just a few mouse clicks. Dynamic text data coming from text, rich text, csv text, RSS feeds or ODBC-compliant databases can be linked to any text object and updated on-screen in real time.

Hardware Configurations
Common Video I/O parameters: Video In/Out: Serial Digital SD/HD SDI; Analog Component YUV, Composite; Audio In/Out: Embedded Audio, 2x Unbalanced AES/EBU; 2x Analog XLR Stereo Sync Input: Black burst in SD/Tri-Sync in HD

SD Channel in a Box
PlayBox SD AirBox with PRO Option, PlayBox SD TitleBox , PlayBox SD CaptureBox, PlayBox ListBox, PlayBox AlarmBox *Video Storage 1TB Single HDD min 6 GB DDR 3 RAM

HD Ready Channel in a Box

PlayBox SD AirBox with PRO Option, PlayBox SD TitleBox , PlayBox SD CaptureBox, PlayBox ListBox , PlayBox AlarmBox *RackMount Server with RAID5 2 TB Storage - 75h MPEG2 @ 60Mbit/s, min 6 GB DDR 3 RAM

HD Channel in a Box
PlayBox HD AirBox with PRO Option, PlayBox HD TitleBox - CG & Graphics Playout, PlayBox HD Ingest - Content Ingest PlayBox ListBox - Schedule Preparation, PlayBox AlarmBox - Alarm Management *RackMount Server with RAID5 2 TB Storage - 75h MPEG2 @60Mbit/s min 12 GB DDR 3 RA

Channel in a Box Workflows

Mixed SD/HD Playback with LIVE IN switch and Interactive Graphics Mixed SD/HD Playback with Interactive Graphics & Ingest
(SD/HD SDI/IP Input)
Ingest Playlist Preparation

Ingest

Playlist Preparation

Alarm
Monitoring

Interactive Grapics

Storage

Alarm
Monitoring

Interactive Graphics

Storage

Playout

Live In (SD/HD SDI/IP Input)

SD/HD SDI/IP Output

Playout

SD/HD SDI/IP Output

Channel-in-a-Box Workflows
Mixed SD/HD playback with interactive graphics for external (providing SDI Fill & Key) keying

Ingest

Playlist Preparation

Storage

SD/HD SDI
Playout

Interactive Graphics

Key (Alpha)

Monitoring

Alarm

PlayBox Technology, the leading provider of IT-based television automation software and playout systems for the broadcast industry, delivers highly scalable TV playout and branding workflow solutions. These are built to support today's industry standards, as well as the future demands of television on cable, satellite, internet and on-demand technology. Each of the over 11,500 playout and branding channels already delivered by PlayBox Technology was designed for the specific needs of its user, made up from the many modules available from the company, as well as from OEMs.

PlayBox Technology Worldwide

PlayBox Technology Limited - UK Tel. +44 1707 66 44 44 e-mail: sales.uk@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology Limited - Bulgaria Tel. +359 2 970 30 50 e-mail: sales.bg@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology Adria Tel. +381 11 311 72 86 e-mail: sales.adria@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology Romania SRL Tel. +4 031 106 5115 e-mail: sales.ro@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology Turkey Tel. +90 216 3379402 e-mail: sales.tr@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology Albania Tel. +355 44 80 45 52 e-mail: sales.albania@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology Asia Pacific Tel. +603 7954 3400 e-mail: sales.asia@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology Germany Representative Tel. +49 7251 302 0445 e-mail: sales.germany@playbox.tv

General Sales Contact : sales@playbox.tv

PlayBox Technology USA Tel. +1 404 424 9283 /East Coast/ Tel. +1 818 847 7402 /West Coast/ Tel. +1 847 769 8845 /MidWest Region/ e-mail: sales.usa@playbox.tv PlayBox Technology India Tel. +91 11 43743333 Tel. +91 22 40166465/66 /Mumbai Branch/ e-mail: sales.india@playbox.tv

PlayBox Technology Spain Representative Tel. +34 911230905 e-mail: sales.es@playbox.tv

Rev.:March 2012, All rights reserved copyright 1999-2012