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Avid Product Brief
The Avid
®
AirSpeed
®
next-generation I/O server is a direct, single channel ingest and
single or dual-channel playout system designed to integrate with the Avid nonlinear
production environment—the most cost-effective and efficient means for the start and
finish of a project or getting a story to air. With AirSpeed, direct acquisition of tapes and live feeds
into an Avid Unity
™
shared media network or standalone Airspeed directly into Avid editing systems without shared
storage makes incoming footage available immediately to all contributors. With support for single channel capture and
playout of Avid DNxHD
®
and uncompressed SD and two-channel playout support for DV25, DV50, IMX30, IMX50—
AirSpeed offers significant time savings at each end of your HD or SD nonlinear workflow. Its compact, modular 3RU
form factor reduces space requirements and its proven IT-based design integrates easily with your existing equipment,
applications, and processes—including third-party automation systems.
For exceptionally reliable, high-redundancy playout, up to five AirSpeed units can
be grouped together in an AirSpeed “Studio” configuration, functioning as a single,
multi-channel “virtual server” for precise playout—even as media is still being transferred,
as well as for automatic failover.
Avid CountDown
iNEWS ControlAir
™
or third-party app
Avid NewsCutter
®
Avid Unity
shared storage
Avid AirSpeed Studio
Media Request
Media
Send to Playback command
Play to Air command
Transfer Playout
Faster workflow and FrameChase editing
Direct ingest to shared storage with FrameChase
™
editing—in a
variety of formats, without transcoding—means that workgroup and
MXF-supporting editing systems can simultaneously edit or play any
live feed within seconds after recording starts. AirSpeed systems
virtually eliminate the time between acquisition and editing. At
airtime, AirSpeed systems can play the story while the file is still
transferring, speeding up both ends of the process in time-critical
news, talk show, and sports production.
No compromise end-to-end HD production
Avid AirSpeed 2.5 is the key to the fastest and highest quality
HD production workflow possible. Linked with the award-winning
DNxchange
™
coprocessor, AirSpeed 2.5 captures any 1080i/50,
720p/59.94 or 720p/50 source, records Avid DNxHD media
directly into an Avid Unity media network, and then plays out the
finished project in the original format, maintaining pristine video
and audio quality.
More affordable cost of entry
The Avid AirSpeed multi-purpose media platform is a cost-effective
and workflow-enabling replacement for VTRs or server technology that
no longer fit your budget or your plans. Now, the same AirSpeed server
that provides dedicated ingest, storage, and playout directly to and from
Avid Unity shared storage is now available for capture and playout over
the network to standalone Avid editing systems without shared storage.
Greater reliability
Safe playout transmission is ensured by caching material from shared
storage onto the AirSpeed system’s internal storage. Grouping up to
four AirSpeed systems in a Studio configuration provides redundancy
and flexibility for even greater playout confidence, while adding a
fifth unit can provide additional failover channels in conjunction with
the AirSpeed CountDown
™
playback control application.
Software upgradeable codecs
Simply because formats change doesn’t mean the entire server
should. Once installed, the AirSpeed system can be software-upgrad-
ed to accommodate new codecs as needed. With new formats and
resolutions emerging all the time, facilities and broadcasters can
stay up to date without a total hardware replacement.
Straightforward operation
The standard AirSpeed system can be operated from the LCD front
panel or controlled using standard VTR control protocols—and its
familiar UI requires minimal training. Users can operate the AirSpeed
system over the network through included or optional applications. The
AirSpeed system is also available without a front panel and with higher
capacity drives for remote-only operation or more flexible HD workflow.
Extended access
With AirSpeed systems, direct shared storage is as accessible to the
feed room operations as it is to the connected editing clients—and over-
the-network control applications give you freedom from the feed room.
Modular scalability
The 3RU form factor and the ability to simply add ingest or playout
channels (or easily reconfigure between them) means broadcasters
or facilities can start small and grow affordably.
Tight integration with production process
AirSpeed systems work in conjunction with MediaManager for easy
search of ingested assets, bringing all attached clients (editors and
non-editors alike) the power of integrated asset management embedded
in the production process.
Avid AirSpeed v.2.5
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