Thomson Grass Valley offers A/V professionals MediaEdge
Broadcast Engineering
Mar 18, 2008 6:08 PM
The Thomson Grass Valley MediaEdge3 video delivery system helps users move video across a TCP/IP-based local area network cost-effectively. The MediaEdge3 server system, which will be demonstrated at the NAB Show, leverages an affordable IP-based architecture to send and receive broadcast-quality video in a highly reliable way. A complete MediaEdge3 system includes the software and multiple MediaEdge3-STB3 set-top boxes that request, receive and control the video feeds coming from the server via handheld remote control.
The MediaEdge3 provides a cost-effective method for schools and universities, medical facilitates, sports venues and all types of administrative offices to distribute video content to multiple PC and set-top box clients including preprogrammed broadcast, live streaming and full-featured interactive video-on-demand.
A complete MediaEdge3 system includes the software and multiple MediaEdge3-STB3 set-top boxes that request, receive and control the video feeds coming from the server via handheld remote control.
Components include MediaEdge-LEB, a real-time MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4 encoder that instantly rebroadcasts via internal server; MediaEdge-SVS2 server software, featuring applications for overall content management and server and client configuration; MediaEdge-SWT2 client software, a Web browser plug-in for PCs connected to the MediaEdge network; and MediaEdge-STB2, a set-top box for MPEG decoding with a remote-control unit for MediaEdge network browsing.
A complete MediaEdge3 system includes the software and multiple MediaEdge3-STB3 set-top boxes that request, receive and control the video feeds coming from the server via handheld remote control.