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Production Manager

Overview

IDC Production Manager provides centralized content management of live stream and file-based programming.

IDC Production Manager is a powerful content management tool used to control IDC receiver products including SuperFlex Pro Audio, SuperFlex Pro Video and LASER receivers. In these networks, Production Manager initiates and controls the insertion of live and/or stored programming on remote site receivers from the network operations center (NOC).

Production Manager | Pro Audio

Production Manager enables the critical “copy split” features that form the basis of exciting new revenue models being deployed by today’s most advanced professional audio networks. Production Manager
provides both scheduled program and “Live Assist” functionality, enabling operators to trigger pre-defined events including: the insertion of commercials; regionalized content (“copy split”); activation of a playlist; changing of channels; firing of relay closures; and the returning to live programming.

Production Manager | Pro Video

Production Manager allows system operators to schedule system-wide events for real-time broadcast of live programming. It enables scheduling of: file based programming; channel selection; and playlist rotation, creation and activation.

Production Manager | LASER

Production Manager allows system operators to schedule system-wide scheduling of seamless ad and program insertion via SCTE-35 splice. Production Manager allows the network provider to pre-define local and regional ad inserts, blackouts and programming. Production Manager is also capable of sending SCTE-104 messaging to SCTE-35 compliant video encoders.

Ad Insertion Module (AIM) for LASER

The Production Manager’s Ad Insertion Module allows network operators to implement the functionality of an automated ad playout system for operators who do not have SCTE-104 messaging capabilities. This module allows Production  Manager to convert basic broadcast GPIO and DTMF cue information into SCTE-104 messaging which is required by video encoders for DPI (Digital Program Insertion) functions such as ad insertion. This interface also allows the Production Manager to execute commercial insertion splices based on a time of day schedule.

Interfacing with Automation Systems

Production Manager provides an interface to third-party automation systems allowing them to control the IDC platform. Automation systems can send commands to Production Manager via a real-time electronic interface using IP over Ethernet via WSDL, or via file import. The results of Production Manager’s interpretation of the electronic interface originated commands from third party automation systems can be viewed and verified on a comprehensive Web-based GUI. This graphical interface also allows operators to enter appropriate programming information directly for those customers who are not using automation systems.

System Management

Production Manager provides management of IDC’s Datacast XD Server and Event Manager (for audio networks) and allows operators to manage redundancy, priority queuing, and retransmissions.

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Features

  • Time scheduled file playback
  • Time scheduled channel changes
  • Playlist support
  • Global, group and individual receiver addressability
  • Ad Insertion
  • Seamless splicing
  • SCTE-104 messaging
  • Web- based GUI
  • Central management of Datacast XD Server
  • Production studio interface
  • Optional RAID server database for redundancy

Applications

  • Media management for professional audio and video networks
  • Content management
  • Management of file based programming
  • Programming insertion
  • Content rotation

IDC offers a diverse portfolio of products and solutions for the world’s premiere broadcasters in radio, video, digital cinema and data networks. As industry innovators, our product evolution has involved the acquisition of key technologies previously marketed under the Tiernan, PROfline and Logic Innovation brands. Looking ahead, we will continue to innovate and to serve our key broadcast markets as a single worldwide brand, International Datacasting Corporation (IDC). Information for all IDC products can be found under these applications:

Broadcast Radio

As the pioneers of audio delivery via DVB satellite networks, IDC has over 20 years of experience distributing radio content with an installed base of over 25,000 sites. IDC is proud to include some of the world’s largest broadcasters as long-time clients.
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Broadcast Video

Responsible for the first ever HD network broadcast in the United States, IDC has 15 years of experience in delivering professional video encoding platforms with over 5,000 installations worldwide. Major television broadcasters count on IDC.
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Digital Cinema

With nearly a decade of experience in digital cinema, IDC is the leader in digital cinema content distribution worldwide, with over 4,000 installations.  We offer state-of-the art products and solutions covering 2D and 3D content, DCP delivery via satellite, and high frame rate capabilities.
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Broadcast Data

With more than 150 broadcast data networks deployed worldwide, IDC has been a pioneer in DVB datacasting technologies for over 15 years. Customers rely on IDC for timely and secure delivery of their high bandwidth data for large networks.
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