 Delivering Innovative MPEG Solutions |
| News From Adtec Digital |
| Contact: Mary Anna Brown Public Relations Coordinator (615) 256-6619 ext. 120 maryannab@adtecinc.com |
| June 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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NASHVILLE, TN – Adtec Digital introduced its evolutionary multimedia product, the Soloist HD Digital Media Server at InfoComm in Atlanta, June 9-11. "The digital media appliance is evolutionary, combining the functions of a digital video recorder, player, switcher and server in one device," President, Kevin Ancelin, said. "The product offers users powerful features including multiple-layer with multiple region text and graphic overlays, advanced video scaling and broadcast time delay (time shifting)." The S3DMS offers automated Real Time MPEG 1 and 2 encoding from analog or Serial Digital (SDI) sources as well as Real Time transcoding of DV formats from non-linear editors through IEEE 1394 (Firewire). The innovative two slot design allows for implementation of one of each encoder and decoder module or two of an encoder or decoder, providing flexibility in a system configuration. The S3DMS supports new and future compression CODEC devices, making the appliance economically sound. "We expect the product to have a broad appeal across a wide range of markets, including production and post-production, entertainment, digital signage, surveillance, news gathering and narrow market television," VP of Sales and Marketing, Ron Johnson, said. "The applications for the S3DMS are endless. An advertising agency can manage a national retail chain's digital signage network directly from their production studio. A cable or broadcast channel can integrate local origination programming such as church services, city council meetings or sports events, into their line-up, either live or stored for later playback." Content is played back in Composite and YC or optional SDI formats by time or cue, enabling the device to function as a broadcast play-to-air server/switcher or digital commercial inserter. Control is via the front panel, terminal, remote client web interface, Ethernet or stand alone. Prevailing broadcast automation systems will easily interface with the S3DMS via RS422. The appliance also functions as a network server retrieving and distributing content, boasting internal storage and external Network Array Storage (NAS) via Gigabit Ethernet. Support for Dolby Digital audio encoding and SDI embedded audio is available. Dolby Digital AC-3 and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound decoding are standard features and do not require external audio decoders. Audio outputs include analog, unbalanced and balanced, AES and embedded. Adtec Digital is a world-leading manufacturer of professional MPEG 2 based solutions including decoders, encoders, multiplexers, commercial insertion systems and digital cable headends. Adtec will be exhibiting at Booth #3255 at InfoComm. For more information about Adtec and their products, visit www.adtecinc.com. |