Dayang introduces VIPS 3000 HD server

Dayang has announced a major new addition to its range of broadcast video servers.
Designed for high definition or multiformat broadcast applications, the VIPS 3000 provides simultaneous output of HD and SD signals. HD ingest and playout can be performed in MPEG-I, MPEG-IBP and DVCPRO HD formats. SD ingest and broadcasting of files in DV25, DV50, MPEG-I, MPEG-IBP formats are also supported.
"Broadcasters worldwide are facing an increasing need to operate not just in SD but in an entire raft of television standards," commented Dayang International CEO Karlton Burn. "A single channel may typically be output via the internet in one or more streaming video formats, transmitted terrestrially in SD and delivered by satellite in 720p or 1080i HD. SD broadcasters have achieved tremendous increases in efficiency by progressing from tape-based playout to a combination of live and server-based transmission. The VIPS 3000 enables HD broadcasters to achieve the same benefits. Its ability to deliver HD and SD feeds in parallel enables 625i/525i audiences to be catered for seamlessly during the expansion of an SD channel into HD or as entirely new dual-format channels are introduced."
Occupying a compact 4U, the VIPS 3000 HD server provides RAID5 data protection and supports multiple data stream file formats including Motion-JPEG, MPEG2. MPEG4, DV, and WMV. The VIPS 3000 also allows MXF file interchange and the VDCP universal control protocol, allowing easy integration with broadcast automation systems. Server status can be monitored via SNMP-protocol TCI/IP. Microsoft Windows XP is incorporated to ensure a stable operating platform and user-friendly graphic interface.
An integral Dayang broadcast-quality I/O board accepts analogue or digital HD or SD inputs plus external sync and provides two analogue or digital outputs (I-frame, long-GOP). VIPS 3000 can handle 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 component signals as well as composite, Y/C, SMPTE-259M SDI and ASI. Two stereo digital/analogue audio inputs are provided plus four digital/analogue stereo outputs. Audio processing is fully transparent to Dolby-E and Dolby AC-3 signals.
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