cinegy Air

Cinegy Air provides a broadcast automation front-end and a real-time video server for SD and HD playout in an integrated software suite. Designed to meet the most demanding real-time requirements of busy control rooms, Cinegy Air effortlessly succeeds where so many others fail. Cinegy Air can be used to control multiple channels or to plan schedules, program and commercial blocks offline. Offering unparalleled flexibility, it can play mixed-format content and unconformed edit sequences straight to air. It can also create titles, insert logos and control external devices.

Overview

Cinegy Air provides a software-based system for SD and HD playout automation using standard PC server hardware. Cinegy Air performs video playout by acting as a TCP/IP-connected video printer offering its services in a network. Broadcast automation software connects to the playout service and instructs it what to “print” to air and when.

Cinegy Air consists of two elements, Cinegy Air control provides a state-of-the-art interface for controlling one or more Cinegy Air service playout channels connected via TCP/IP.

Cinegy Air service executes the playlist provided to it and renders video to air. It also sends real-time video feedback to the Cinegy Air control interface, eliminating the need for video control monitors as well as SDI cabling and routing. In small environments, Cinegy Air control and Cinegy Air service can run on one PC.

Cinegy Air is software-based, and runs on certified standard IT hardware and certified, standard SDI video cards. As a result, an HD playout server can fit into a single rack unit with the potential for even higher integration in the future.

Automating broadcast operations with Cinegy Air control is simple, it can be installed on any machine in a network and playlists can be created in online or offline mode. Clips, edit sequences and other objects can be added to playlists simply by drag-and-drop. Prepared blocks and playlists can be appended or inserted. Cinegy Air service continues to play existing playlists unattended until modified by Cinegy Air control.

Multi-channel, multi-format

Cinegy Air supports multi-channel playout, including simultaneous playout of several playout channels controlled by a single Cinegy Air control application. A horizontal timeline view provides simultaneous overview of all channels, while a vertical view permits editing of the currently selected channel. Cinegy Air playout channels can also be set up to broadcast programs live on the Internet, along with the broadcasts feeds, without requiring additional hardware or software.