Automation and Distribution Solutions
Automation and Distribution solutions from Sundance Digital, a part of Avid, are built on a flexible suite of powerful, easy-to-use technology engineered to manage broadcast master control operations. We offer an extensive library of device control software for broadcast video servers, tape transports, graphics devices and other common station equipment—as well as a full complement of software drivers—so adding a switcher, CG, or other new equipment can be done with minimal disruption.
Broadcasters running one or two channels need to keep down the cost of their operation, yet take advantage of the latest workflow efficiencies. Sundance Digital NXT Automation - Entry Level Edition offers technology from our Titan products in a compact, cost-effective system. The package includes an Air Station and a Media Prep Station. Inside, we include SIDON device control, full Flex Event functionality and SQL. Later, you can expand the hardware up to build any larger Sundance Digital system without sacrificing your investment.
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TV stations have long established workflows that allowed Master Control to effectively run a channel on-air. Today, the channel count is up with additional networks and sub-channels. Ingesting and preparing material to satisfy the appetites of these new channels has doubled or tripled the workload. Sundance Digital NXT Automation has the horsepower to run up to four channels. Ingest options allows operators to configure systems to handle the most challenging obligations.
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Many stations have advanced their operations deeply into the multi-channel space. Running a high channel count requires the reliability of a powerful automation system outfitted with multiple layers of redundancy. Sundance Digital Titan Automation brings distributed processing, full SQL power and independent list processors to the game. TitanSync executes redundant processes, ready to take over in case of any failure.
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Many station groups are chasing the efficiencies available with the central-casting model. Some choose to operate their facilities with full playout from a central location. Some disperse their playout equipment and control it from a central location. Others choose to vary their modes of operations during the day to take advantage of workforce efficiencies. Sundance Digital Titan Automation systems have been designed from the ground up with distributed control at the core. Operators can rely on Sundance for central-casting experience. After all, we engineered the first modern central-casting system in 1999.
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Diversity is the name of the game for broadcast facility operators. The challenge of operating dozens (or hundreds) of channels for a wide variety of customers is daunting. They need an automation system that can operate in different modes, handle input from multiple traffic systems and manage disparate video inventories. Full failover protection is not an option and redundancy must extend all the way out to the archive. Sundance Digital Titan automation brings a full range of options that allows an operator to engineer a system that meets the requirements.
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The way people consume media and entertainment has changed dramatically in only a few years—and that means the way media is distributed has to change too. Consumer demand means that content distribution must extend beyond conventional broadcasting channels to include Internet and mobile devices. This multi-point distribution challenge is complicated by the demand for content that must be tailored to a specific method of viewing. And in today’s competitive marketplace, adding staff to cover all of these new demands is not an option. Content owners are looking for a way to go online with a reasonable investment of time and resources.
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Efficiency and workflow optimization are essential to achieve a good return on your technology investment. Avid and Sundance have integrated production and automation through the "Publish to Sundance" feature: a true file-based solution to media distribution that uses the industry- standard Broadcast Exchange Format (BXF) messaging technology. The result is an end-to-end workflow that eliminates time-consuming handoffs and maximizes the potential of your technology.
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