Cinegy Air Express

From normal scheduled playout to slow-motion playback - Cinegy Air Express does it all. Cinegy Air Express is the new entry-level version of the successful Cinegy Air product series that is used by hundreds of TV channels around the globe. It has more features and capabilities than most other vendor’s solutions, which are also many times more expensive. Affordability is not just limited to the price of the software. Operating and maintaining Cinegy Air Express is considerably easier and less expensive than other existing solutions.

Overview

Cinegy Air provides a broadcast automation and control front-end and a real-time video server for SD and HD playout in an integrated software suite. Designed to meet the most demanding requirements Cinegy Air effortlessly succeeds where so many others fail. Cinegy Air Express can be used to control playout to air or to plan schedules, program and commercial blocks offline. Offering unparalleled flexibility by playing mixed format and mixed resolution content, inserting logos, adding overlays and controlling external devices.

Cinegy Air Express supports simulcast output via SDI and/or IP streams for ATSC/DVB or web usage Cinegy Air Express is software-based, and runs on certified standard IT hardware and certified, standard SDI video cards. As a result, a complete HD channel can fit into a single rack unit with the potential for even higher integration using virtualization.

Playout as a Service
Cinegy Air Express performs video playout by acting as a TCP/IP-connected video “printer” offering its services in a network. The Cinegy Air Express broadcast automation software connects to the playout service and instructs it what to “print” to air and when. Cinegy Air Express consists of two elements, Cinegy Air Express control and Cinegy Air Express service. Cinegy Air Express control provides a state-of-the-art interface for controlling a Cinegy Air Express service playout channel connected via TCP/IP.

Cinegy Air Express service executes the playlist provided to it and renders video and audio to air. It also sends real-time video stream feedback to the Cinegy Air Express control interface, eliminating the need for video control monitors as well as SDI cabling and routing. In small environments, Cinegy Air Express control and Cinegy Air Express service can run on one PC – basically a “TV channel in a box”.

Simple Operation
The Cinegy Air Express control user interface is easy to use. Next to the traditional playout schedule list it also provides a horizontal timeline view. Items can be added by drag & drop. An item for example, could be a video file of any video format supported, which is almost all. Items in the list can be previewed, trimmed, and cut - all using the Cinegy Air control user interface built-in player/editor tool.