Pebble Beach Systems (Stand 8, C71) plans to launch a number of new products at this year’s IBC.
They include a new suite of Web Client tools, from straightforward monitoring of a single playlist, up to highly granular remote control of multiple Marina automation systems and Dolphin integrated channel devices across geographically dispersed locations.
Created using HTML5 and the latest Web Server technology, they are designed to offer high visibility and access to systems of all sizes and architectures on PC or tablet devices using Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers.
The suite also incorporates a proxy streamer that provides a view of multiple IP streaming outputs within Marina’s web access environment. Proxy streams can be taken from Dolphin integrated channel devices or from other compatible video servers under Marina control, all of which may be located in different places.
Each stream is labeled with its location and the current time for ease of identification. The Proxy Streamer also works in single view mode, so that operators can select any IP stream and view its current output in the web client.
Meanwhile, Lighthouse is designed to alert Marina operators to upcoming problems. It aggregates all lists within the system, displaying a dashboard of the next problem on any list.
Pebble Beach Systems is adding a new plug in to deliver real-time advanced 3D branding. This new ClassX graphics inserter is automatically populated from the Marina playlist, even if late breaking changes are made close to air.
At IBC, the plug in will be shown generating Now Next Later graphics with video, as well as tickers, bugs and other animated channel branding devices.
ClassX is a specialist broadcast graphics provider whose customers include Mediaset, Italian state broadcaster RAI, and MTV, and the company is exhibiting at IBC on stand 8.A74.
Pebble Beach Systems will also be demonstrating the latest enhancements to its MARLIN workflow tool for the pre-render of complex graphics using Adobe After Effects which are saved out as a clip, simplifying graphics production workflows and minimising the processing load on playout devices.
Also being exhibited, for the first time in Europe, will be Marina Lite automation. Optimised for small-scale systems of up to four channels, this new solution benefits from Marina’s control layer, and each configuration is available with fault tolerant options, such as 1+1 redundancy with fully automatic changeover.
