Tightrope Announces Cablesat SXHD LE Server

Tightrope Media Systems has announced the Cablecast SXHD LE video server, a new multiformat HD and SD video server that joins Tightrope's Cablecast family of all-in-one broadcast automation systems.
SXHD LE is a single-box, 1-RU solution for video playout that includes 4 TB of storage and built-in branding functions.
"The feature set at this price point is remarkable, which is a boon for smaller broadcasters with fewer resources because it can save time on the production side and money on the operations side," said JJ Parker, CEO of Tightrope Media Systems.
"For example, multiformat playout saves users time because they can go from edit to air without any transcoding. At the same time, back-to-back playout saves money for the facilities because they don't need extra servers or server outputs. One server output equals one channel out."
The Cablecast SXHD LE video server plays all common video formats, including MPEG-2, WMV, H.264, AVI, DVCPRO HD, and ProRes, with no transcoding required, and it encodes MPEG-2, DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD, and ProRes formats up to 220 Mbps in the full 4:2:2 profile. Besides having built-in support for all of those formats, the SXHD LE plays video files back-to-back on the same output. The server also automatically downconverts HD files to SD for playout on an SD channel, and upconverts SD to HD for playout on an HD channel.
The SXHD LE comes with Cablecast station automation and scheduling software, which allows users to "write once, publish everywhere."
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