Smart Scalability: Redefining Flexibility

Many server systems claim to be flexible, but when the time comes to add storage or new channels, getting what you need more than likely means exchanging hardware rather than adding to it - an expensive and disruptive process. Omneon Spectrum media servers are designed with Smart Scalability™ ensuring that your investment is always protected. Virtually every function of the system is independently scalable so you're never locked into a system that doesn't fit your needs. Because of Smart Scalability, your initial system configuration precisely matches your requirements, your system grows in smart manageable increments as your needs change, and you can easily add to or modify your original system as new data, audio and video formats become available. In many cases, these upgrades and additions can be performed on your system without taking it off the air.

An Open Platform for Today and Tomorrow

The Omneon Spectrum media server system leverages industry-standard formats and protocols to enable the broadest range of applications, giving broadcasters the freedom to choose best-of-breed applications for an end-to-end solution. With support for leading, well-known tools, operations staff can quickly begin to take advantage of a shared storage infrastructure. Departments can share files at the same time and deliver content directly from storage to the target applications without having to convert formats. For some applications, media is manipulated directly on the server, eliminating the need to move large content files over the network. The Omneon Spectrum media server's open platform approach protects your investment even further by enabling broadcasters to easily add new services to an existing operation. With support for both SD and HD broadcast formats, Omneon systems allow broadcasters to deploy a media server for SD channels and add HD operations at any point in the future. HD channels can utilize an existing Omneon server and storage investment, eliminating duplicate storage costs and minimizing disruption to on-air operations. You want the most out of your investment with the least barriers and headaches - no other solution comes close.

Rock Solid Reliability

Media servers are complex and incorporate a huge number of both moving and non-moving parts-all of which are susceptible to failure. The measure of reliability for a media server is not how rarely a component fails, but rather what happens to the overall system when a component does fail. Omneon Spectrum media server systems are designed specifically to eliminate all single points of potential failure. Omneon's built-in resiliency ensures that if a component fails for any reason, the overall system continues to function.

Every Omneon Spectrum Media Server Includes…

Smart Scalability™

Grow your operations with ease — from a single channel system (and tens of hours of storage) to a large multi-channel system (and thousands of hours of storage). You can independently scale storage, channels, bandwidth and redundancy — all in smart, cost-effective increments.

Shared Storage

Leverage your storage investment across multiple applications and departments. Omneon’s unique Extended File System provides simultaneous access to all media in a single shared file system by both real-time I/O and data networks. The combination of real-time interface access and direct file system access enables you to acquire, manage, edit, and play-to-air from a single video server.

Ultra-Fast Network Connectivity

Access media files over networks — perfect for collaborative production, archiving applications, and file-based content distribution. For editing applications, built-in Gigabit Ethernet connectivity allows a highly efficient “edit-in-place” workflow that eliminates time-consuming media transfers.

Unprecedented Flexibility

Handle the industry's widest range of digital video formats simultaneously. Easily gain real-time, simultaneous access to content, combined with the ability to intermix or add formats as needed.

Powerful Control With MediaTools Software

Omneon provides a full suite of powerful utilities to give you direct control over the media in your server. Manage recordings, playback and transfers either manually or automatically. View and extract single-channel program material from ASI transport streams. Even stack multiple audio tracks and automatically route them based on language.

Open-Platform Functionality

Choose the applications you prefer for and gain workflow efficiency from broad application compatibility. Built around open standards, Omneon systems enable best-of-breed solution deployment for automation, production and archiving.

Trusted Reliability

Choose different levels of redundancy to meet your specific needs. Choose from fully mirrored redundant systems to an N+1 strategy. All Omneon systems incorporate built-in resiliency that ensures maximum uptime, even when a component fails.

Integrated Application Partnerships

The Omneon Partner Network ensures that industry-leading application developers have the latest tools and support to integrate with Omneon media servers, ensuring application compatibility and performance.

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