Pixel Power Slices Per Channel Cost in Half with New ChannelMaster Duo Channel-in-a-Box System
Burbank, California (PRWEB) March 31, 2014 -- Pixel Power, the innovative supplier of broadcast playout solutions with integrated graphics, today announced the immediate availability of ChannelMaster Duo, a new channel-in-a-box system that can deliver two independent channels simultaneously from a single system. The new system will have its public debut at the upcoming NAB 2014 show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in booth N2034. Fully compatible with Pixel Power’s powerful ChannelMaster family of integrated playout systems, ChannelMaster Duo dramatically lowers the cost of delivering a channel and expands the options available to playout centers and other multi-channel facilities.
“Today’s multi-channel playout environment handles a wide variety of requirements, from the extremely dynamic to the very simple,” said Pixel Power CEO James Gilbert. “With the introduction of ChannelMaster Duo, we are dramatically expanding the options available to operators. Pixel Power enables them to more precisely tailor their hardware to suit a given channel. We can effectively halve the per-channel capital cost while better aligning to the needs of many channels.”
ChannelMaster Duo is a two-channel configuration of the popular ChannelMaster system. It provides an impressive list of features including: 2 server ports per channel for A/B mixing, the sophisticated graphics of the world-renowned Clarity engine, master control switching, 4TB local cache storage, and media up/down conversion. ChannelMaster Duo supports mixed format media playback and up/down conversion within a single playlist that can combine HD, SD, MPEG-2 and XAVC formats. Native support for Sony XAVC provides broadcasters with a ready option to move from MPEG-2 to higher efficiency compression. Sophisticated Automatic Event-by-Event aspect ratio correction includes support for custom aspect ratios, further eliminating the cost of additional hardware otherwise required in many transmission chains.
ChannelMaster Duo is fully compatible with, and upgradeable to, any other ChannelMaster configuration including ChannelMaster Clips and ChannelMaster 3D. This adaptability provides customers with tremendous flexibility to address changing needs over time.
For more information visit Pixel Power at NAB 2014, April 7-10, in Stand N2034 or online at http://www.pixelpower.com.
About Pixel Power:
Pixel Power provides innovative graphics production and integrated playout delivery systems for broadcasters, OB truck companies, playout facilities, post-production houses, venues and sports complexes. Our award-winning branding and promotions systems, graphics-enabled master control switchers, and sophisticated HD/SD switchable graphics production systems allow producers to deliver dynamic live and pre-recorded content for any SD, HD, mobile, online or interactive application.
For 25 years Pixel Power’s engineering prowess and dedication to customer support have made it the industry’s first choice. Our customer base of over 2000 systems includes market leaders like ABC, Astral, CBC, Disney, Discovery, ESPN, HBO, MTV, CNBC and Technicolor.
Headquartered in Cambridge, England, Pixel Power has a subsidiary located in Burbank, California and a Middle East office in Dubai, as well as a global network of carefully selected distributors trained to support any requirement.
Pixel Power can be contacted online at http://www.pixelpower.com.
EVAN SIROF, MarComm-On-Call, Inc., +1 (845) 883-2109, [email protected]
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