Aurora Ingest

Ingest Management for Shared Production Systems Running Windows 7/XP

Our Aurora™ Ingest solution is highly configurable, ranging from simple and affordable single workstations for small operations to fully networked, high-availability scheduling systems that fit the needs of the largest tapeless production environments running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is also the first product to enable server recordings to be scheduled from within a newsroom computer system.

Key Features

Control multiple channels of ingest for K2 or M-Series™
Manual or automatic port assignment
Mirrored record on backup channels
Supports Encore™, Series 7000, Jupiter™ and Acappella™ router control systems
Controls video, audio, RS-422 router levels
Networked (LAN) ingest scheduling client
Support for VizuAll's ScheduAll application for two-way scheduling of incoming feeds
Single and recurring event schedules up to one year in advance
Schedule ingest from ENPS newsroom computer system
Integrated with CompuSat satellite dish management system
Ingest directly to Aurora Playout placeholders for direct play to air
Unique removable media interface for central ingest of:
- Infinity media files
- P2 and XDCAM media files, including XDCAM EX
Preview and trim removable media assets before ingest
Multi-tape batch capture capability
Ingest as tape — ingest multiple clips as one asset while preserving individual elements
Simultaneously controls eight VTRs from a single workstation
Runs on standard PCs
High-availability, fault-tolerant configurations available

Specifications

Ingest Management for K2, Profile, M-Series

Encore, Series 7000, Jupiter, and Acappella router control
Controls audio, video, timecode, and RS-422 router levels
CompuSat satellite dish management interface
MOS newsroom computer system scheduling interface (requires Aurora Playout)
ENPS assignment grid schedule integration
ScheduAll integration for two-way feed scheduling

Hardware Requirements
Minimum Specifications
Processor: Intel Core 2 Dual Core 2.3 GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Graphics: Integrated or discrete graphics w/128 MB of memory and support for Direct3D 9 and Shader Model 3.0
System drive: 80 GB 7200 RPM SATA
Optical drive: CD/DVD
Network: Gigabit Ethernet (2)
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit)

Recommended Specifications
Processor: Intel Core 2 Dual Core 2.3 GHz
Memory: 2 GB
Graphics: Discrete graphics w/128 MB of dedicated memory and support for Direct3D 9 and Shader Model 3.0
System drive: 80 GB 7200 RPM SATA
Optical drive: CD/DVD
Network: Gigabit Ethernet (2)
OS: Windows 7 (32/64-bit) or Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit)

Notes: It is the customer's responsibility to insure that the system has sufficient number and type of expansion slots to meet the intended use.
AURORA-IN-WS and AURORA-IN-VTR require one free PCI slot for video capture board and one free PCI slot for Comtrol 422 board.
Playout requires one free PCI slot for each Comtrol 422 and Seachange GPIO board.