Avid Introduces New Avid | Stream IO Software-based Media Ingest & Playout Platform to Deliver Next-Generation News and Sports Production
Avid has announced a tech preview of its new software-based platform, Avid | Stream IO, at the upcoming NAB Show (April 16-19, Las Vegas). Designed for flexible production workflows, this platform supports both IP and SDI streams, allowing media companies to transition from legacy systems at their own pace. Key features include:
- Support for high-precision formats like 1080P, UHD, and HDR.
- Flexible channel configurations and deployment options (on-premises or cloud).
- Integration with Avid's MediaCentral platform for efficient content production.
The platform aims to enhance efficiency for live and multi-camera productions, demonstrating Avid's continued commitment to innovation in media technology.
- Launch of Avid | Stream IO, a next-gen production ingest and playback platform.
- Supports flexible deployment on-premises or in the cloud, accommodating varying production needs.
- Enables migration from legacy workflows, facilitating adaptation to modern IP standards.
- Integrates with existing Avid workflows, enhancing overall efficiency in media production.
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Tech preview to be featured at the upcoming NAB Show, demonstrating the scalable software solution for fast-turnaround workflows, with support for emerging formats and deployment models
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) is today announcing the tech preview demo at NAB Show of Avid | Stream IO™, a new flexible software-based platform for production ingest and playout delivered through the convenience of subscription.
With a flexible architecture that can be configured to ingest or play out IP streams and SDI streams, Avid | Stream IO allows content producers to migrate from legacy workflows and on-premises deployment to cloud and IP workflows at their own pace.
The solution also offers flexible channel configurations, supporting popular video formats, codecs and resolutions, enabling media companies to leverage new and emerging technologies within their production workflows. Avid | Stream IO offers complete deployment flexibility, supporting both off-the-shelf certified hardware for on-premises studio environments and standard virtual machines in the cloud.
The new platform also allows media companies to increase efficiency by combining different ingest sources in a single configuration. Ideal for live entertainment and multi-camera productions, Avid | Stream IO supports all common production formats including SDI, Compressed IP streams - SRT / RTMP / NDI, with SMPTE 2110 due later this year. And as a next-generation product, Avid | Stream IO offers all the best capabilities of Avid’s proven hardware-based server solutions—AirSpeed® and FastServe®—while expanding support for emerging IP standards and higher-precision formats, such as 4K and HDR.
Tim Claman, Avid SVP and General Manager of Video & Media Solutions, explains, “We’re very excited to announce Avid | Stream IO, our next-gen production ingest and playout solution, designed to help our customers bring their proven end-to-end Avid workflow deployments into the future. With a flexible software architecture that supports deployment on-prem or in the cloud, Avid | Stream IO is configurable for both SDI and IP, and supports high-precision formats 1080P, UHD and HDR, all at a lower cost per channel than traditional hardware-based systems.”
Avid | Stream IO also supports Avid’s proven fast-turnaround workflows, including shot-listing, craft editing and logging—all while tightly integrating with Avid’s MediaCentral® production platform.
Claman concludes, “We believe Avid | Stream IO will help production teams accelerate their content creation pipelines, both now and in the future, by delivering unparalleled speed, flexible deployment, and adaptable support for media formats.”
Avid | Stream IO will be demonstrated at NAB Show booth N1221 (April 16-19, Las Vegas) and will be commercially available later this year.
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© 2023 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Avid, the Avid logo, AirSpeed, Avid | Stream IO, FastServe and MediaCentral are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc., or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Product features, specifications, system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice.
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