IBC (Hall 7, Booth #J20) –
Avid® (Nasdaq:AVID), a leading global media technology
provider for the creation, distribution and monetization of media
assets for global media organizations, enterprise users and
individual creative professionals, today announced the new Avid
FastServe™ family of video servers. Building on the rich heritage
of industry-leading AirSpeed® and PlayMaker™ video servers, Avid’s
new generation FastServe video servers are tightly integrated into
the Avid MediaCentral® platform as part of the industry’s most
comprehensive UHD/4K workflows.
The FastServe family of video servers features a unified modular
architecture that supports UHD and IP I/O to enable ultra-fast
ingest, turnaround, and playout in broadcast, news, sports, and
other types of live productions. FastServe servers also support
higher channel counts per video server which means a lower overall
cost-per-channel and a smaller footprint requiring less cooling and
power.
“Due to the increasing rate of content creation for sports,
news, and live event production, professionals need to encode,
edit, and distribute more content to more outlets in higher
resolutions,” said Dana Ruzicka, Vice President and Chief Product
Officer, Avid. “The new FastServe video servers have increased the
number of channels per server and are tightly integrated to Avid
NEXIS® storage, MediaCentral, and Media Composer® for end-to-end 4K
aggregation, production, and delivery at a lower cost.”
The FastServe family includes FastServe I Ingest, FastServe |
Live Edit, and FastServe | Playout, and deliver a broad array of
capabilities from ingest to playout:
- FastServe I Ingest allows broadcast teams to
capture HD and UHD content in pristine Avid DNxHR® format directly
to Avid NEXIS storage via a 10GB connection. This allows quick
access to assets across the organization through the MediaCentral
Platform and to Media Composer, enabling editing during ingest,
while decreasing the time to air for delivery of sports and news
content.
- FastServe I Live Edit provides news and sports
broadcasters with a turnkey solution for ultra-fast turnaround of
incoming feeds. FastServe | Live Edit incorporates ingest, editing,
and playout within the same 3U chassis, making it the most robust
fast-turnaround tool for live environments.
- FastServe | Playout is a file-based playback
server for video clips, images and motion graphics controlled from
a single user interface. Tightly integrated with
MediaCentral, FastServe | Playout can accommodate different
production needs including enabling operators to search indexed
content on MediaCentral, and drag and drop it into the video
server. It is also deeply integrated into MediaCentral |
Newsroom Management for lightning-fast turnaround, and it allows
playback of media directly from Avid NEXIS without copying the
content to local storage first.
With new generation features like support for 1080p and UHD
resolutions, and IP I/O, broadcasters can easily manage scheduled
ingest, live acquisition, and play-to-air demands, while automating
near instantaneous ingest to playback turnaround. When paired with
MediaCentral, FastServe video servers accelerate end-to-end 4K
sports, newsroom, and entertainment production for in-studio and
outside broadcast workflows by orchestrating the ingest and
delivery of content into Avid NEXIS storage. This enables instant
access across the organization without requiring additional
hardware.
Each FastServe video server supports up to eight flexibly
configured HD channels including 1080p, or up to four UHD channels
lowering the cost per channel while maximizing efficiency.
FastServe supports a wide range of native formats including Avid
DNxHD®, Avid DNxHR, and XDCAM HD. FastServe video servers
work with legacy Avid Interplay® and iNEWS® systems as well as the
new MediaCentral.
Avid FastServe | Ingest and FastServe | Live Edit video servers
start shipping in Q4 2017 with FastServe I Playout coming in 2018.
To learn more, please visit http://www.avid.com/products/fastserve.
About AvidThrough Avid Everywhere™, Avid
delivers the most open and efficient media platform, connecting
content creation with collaboration, asset protection,
distribution, and consumption. Avid’s preeminent customer community
uses Avid’s comprehensive tools and workflow solutions to create,
distribute and monetize the most watched, loved and listened to
media in the world—from prestigious and award-winning feature films
to popular television shows, news programs and televised sporting
events, and celebrated music recordings and live concerts. With the
most flexible deployment and pricing options, Avid’s
industry-leading solutions include Media Composer®, Pro Tools®,
Avid NEXIS®, MediaCentral®, Interplay®, iNEWS®, AirSpeed®, Avid
DNxHD, Avid DNxHR, Sibelius®, Avid VENUE™, Avid FastServe™,
Maestro™, and PlayMaker™. For more information about Avid solutions
and services, visit www.avid.com, connect with Avid on Facebook,
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logo, Avid Everywhere, Avid DNxHD, Avid DNxHR, Interplay, Avid
NEXIS, Avid FastServe, AirSpeed, iNEWS, Maestro,
MediaCentral, Media Composer, NewsCutter, Symphony, PlayMaker, Pro
Tools, Avid VENUE, Sibelius, ProSet, and RealSet, are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries
in the United States and/or other countries. The Interplay name is
used with the permission of the Interplay Entertainment Corp. which
bears no responsibility for Avid products. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners. Product features,
specifications, system requirements and availability are subject to
change without notice.
PR ContactAmy Paladino
amy.paladino@avid.com +1 (617) 733-5121
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