

The first products to take advantage of the VOS platform are the Electra(TM) XVM virtualized media processor and ProMedia® X Origin multiscreen media server. Enabling the key functions of video delivery infrastructure - including ingest, compression, graphics and branding, packaging and delivery - on common hardware platforms, the VOS architecture leverages IT economics to enable content and service providers to simplify workflows, maximize flexibility, gain operational efficiency and lower their total cost of ownership. The Harmonic VOS(TM) is a powerful software-based, fully virtualizable platform that unifies the entire media processing chain for broadcast and multiscreen distribution. Harmonic VOS(TM) Virtualized Video Delivery Platform Photo Link: Photo Caption: The Harmonic MediaGrid Shared Storage System The new 84-drive MediaGrid enclosure features redundant controllers, SAS fabric and power supplies supports a choice of RAID 4 or RAID 6 configuration and uses 4 TB and 6 TB SAS drive technology. The Harmonic ContentStore 5840 storage node compresses 15 rack units' worth of conventional MediaGrid storage into just 5 RU and supports up to 360 TB of usable storage per chassis. The ContentStore 5840 provides the bandwidth and capacity of five MediaGrid ContentStore 3000 nodes and offers users significant cost savings per terabyte. With the release of the new ContentStore 5840 storage node, Harmonic enables the largest media customers in the world to realize the performance and efficiency of the MediaGrid shared storage system in a low total-cost-of-ownership package. By integrating ContentStore 5840 storage nodes into new or existing MediaGrid installations, users can build larger, faster video file systems within a smaller footprint using fewer cable connections. The new Harmonic MediaGrid ContentStore 5840 allows users of large-scale Harmonic MediaGrid shared storage systems to reduce rack space by two-thirds and achieve 30 percent cost savings on equivalent storage capacity.


Photo Link: Photo Caption: The Harmonic Spectrum(TM) X Next-Generation Media Server SystemĬontentStore 5840 for Harmonic MediaGrid Shared Video Storage The Spectrum X server is an easy-to-deploy, 1-RU ingest and playout system for up to four channels that fits seamlessly into any existing broadcast infrastructure, and it can be operated as an SDI server within a conventional SDI infrastructure, an IP-based system or a hybrid of the two. Supporting a broad range of SD and HD formats, and upgradable to Ultra HD, the Spectrum X system can operate as a true channel-in-a-box solution, as an integrated channel playout server or as a conventional I/O server connected to Spectrum shared storage infrastructure or internal storage. The software-based system leverages Harmonic's VOS(TM) technologies and combines file, baseband and transport stream ingest with comprehensive integrated channel playout capabilities, including graphics and branding, DVE, master control switching and audio mixing. Designed for production and playout applications, the Spectrum X media server system eases the transition to IP broadcast workflows by integrating SDI and IP I/O on the same chassis. Spectrum X elevates the industry's most trusted server platform to new levels of flexibility, efficiency and reliability. NEW Spectrum(TM) X Advanced Media Server SystemĪt IBC2015 the Spectrum(TM) X advanced media server system makes its European debut. Photo Link:Photo Caption: Harmonic Electra(TM) X2 Advanced Media Processor Powered by the Harmonic PURE Compression Engine(TM), the Electra X boosts video compression efficiency across an extensive range of formats and codecs - including MPEG-2, AVC and HEVC codecs - over CBR, VBR and ABR encoding schemes to support a broad array of devices, from handhelds to UHD/4K TVs.
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The family includes the 1-RU Electra X2, ideal for all SD and HD media processing applications, and the 2-RU Electra X3, designed specifically for UHD/4K encoding supporting formats up to 2160p60 (HEVC Main 10). Featuring real-time encoding of SD, HD and UHD/4K media integrated high-quality branding and graphics and reliable transport stream playout, Electra X offers content and service providers market-leading video quality, unparalleled function integration and increased operational flexibility in a cost-effective appliance.
