Omneon And EVS Preview At SVG Tech

A leading provider of scalable media server and active storage systems, Omneon, has joined EVS Broadcast Equipment at the SVG League Technology Summit/Mobile Engineering Workshop in New York.
They paired up to preview the integrated storage and instant tapeless production workflow that will support NBC's coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
The joint demo presented by Omneon and EVS highlighted how the scalable high-capacity Omneon MediaGrid(TM) active storage system can be integrated with the high-performance EVS XT[2] production server to enable fast, seamless access to high volumes of HD media in live and near-live broadcast production environments.
Matt Adams, Vice President of Broadcast Solutions at Omneon commented: "The integration between the Omneon MediaGrid system and the EVS XT[2] server allows any HD footage to be immediately available and exchangeable between storage and production environments.
"The systems' robust combination of storage capacity, media access speed, and advanced live production capabilities gives NBC's Olympics a best-in-class solution for its coverage of the Vancouver Winter Games."
The EVS XT[2] production server, along with the EVS IPDirector suite, including the IPEdit on-the-fly editing solution, will be used for HD live and near-live ingest, production, and playout. Content recorded on the XT[2] servers in Avid DNxHD(R) codec will be made available on the Omneon MediaGrid system as self contained MXF OP1a files through the XTAccess, the EVSintelligent gigabit Ethernet network gateway. Conversely, EVS operators will be able to capture and manipulate video from the Omneon MediaGrid system to be used for production and playout.
For more information please visit: www.omneon.com
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