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Pro-Bel Cygnus To Feature in ASTRA Playout Centre

ASTRA Platform Services GmbH (APS), a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based satellite service operator SES ASTRA, has selected Pro-Bel’s Cygnus router to play a crucial role in its new playout centre.

The Farm Group Takes Control With Pro-Bel

Pro-Bel’s Morpheus Control and Monitoring (MCM) solution has been installed by The Farm Group, the cutting-edge TV and film post-production facility based in London’s Soho district.

USER STORY:  By Ron Tarasoff, Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. faces any number of challenges in the pursuit of its core business, which is of course creating and delivering some of the world’s most popular content across some of the world’s most-watched broadcast and new media channels. 

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Routing & Control

Our huge range incorporates every signal format and size from 8x1on a DA style card, to over 2000 x 2000 HD with our Sirius family. We also understand the importance of router control and have developed intuitive PC and hardware based platforms with unrivalled capabilities. Total flexibility is provided by a variety of pushbutton, keypad, LCD and software-based panels, including a web-based interface for remote access. Whatever your routing requirement, Pro-Bel has the product and the experience you can rely on.

Axis 16x16
Axis 16x16

Self-contained, compact 16x16 router in 1RU frame

Signal types include:
Analogue Video
Stereo Analogue Audio
Serial Digital Video
AES/EBU Digital Audio (balanced or unbalanced)

Axis HD 16x16
Axis HD 16x16

16x16 switching of high definition serial digital signals at 1.485 Gb/s, Also handles standard definition serial signals and DVB-ASI streams with automatic output reclocking. Includes integral or remote control panels.

Halo ASI/SDI HD/SD to 32x32
Halo ASI/SDI HD/SD to 32x32

Supports HD, SDI and ASI switching. The router can either be supplied with 8, 16 or 32 inputs and outputs and is undoubtedly one of the most competitively-priced routers in the marketplace today.

Pyxis multi format routing
Pyxis multi format routing

A new generation of flexible, multi-format, multi level, cost effective routing.

Features:
3RU and 1RU frames
Dual redundant PSUs
Integral redundant control system
Mix/match:3G, HD, SD/ASI 72x72, 34x34, 17x17
AES, Analogue Audio 288x288, 216x216, 144x144, 72x72
AES Sample Rate Converters on all inputs
Transparent Dolby E passthrough
MADI interfaces on AES and Analogue Audio
RS422: 128, 64 and 32 port
Timecode: 128, 64 and 32 port balanced.

Freeway multi-format to 128x128
Freeway multi-format to 128x128

Freeway multi-format to 128x128. The widest range of solutions for small to medium scale routing requirements.

Sirius multi-format to 512x512+
Sirius multi-format to 512x512+

The First large-scale router offering in-router A-to-D and D-to-A conversion, fully automatic & transparent to operators.
New 3Gbit's capability
New Miranda Multiviewer integration

Cygnus HD Routing
Cygnus HD Routing

Our Brand New 3Gig-Native HD Router

Cygnus combines a compact form factor with the latest routing technology in a highly cost-effective package. Cygnus is 1080p 3Gbit/s native, and offers up to 576 x 576 routing in a single 26U housing, including PSUs. There is also a 288 x 576 version in a 21U housing.

Eclipse SD to 2048x2048
Eclipse SD to 2048x2048

A high performance, cost effective router taking you beyond the expansion constraints of traditional systems.

Eclipse MADI
Eclipse MADI

Modular large scale audio routing combining advanced digital technology with precision signal conversion in a highly compact package.

Aurora Control
Aurora Control

The ultimate flexibility and power to provide control solutions for every rouitng application.

Control Panels
Control Panels

Pushbutton and keypad panels are available for all control systems. The pushbutton panels offer button per crosspoint control and limited X-Y/multi-bus operation while the keypad types provide full X-Y and multi-bus control.

 

Automation and Media Management

Whatever the size and complexity of your broadcast operation, Pro-Bel's Morpheus automation and media management solutions can satisfy your needs now and as they evolve in the future. Our scalable solutions address every area of transmission, from content ingest, storage and playout, to interfacing with back-office business systems.

Morpheus Solution Suite
Morpheus Solution Suite

Pro-Bel’s Morpheus range of solutions is designed to consolidate and simplify the operational environment in broadcasting. From ingest and media management, to playout automation, to the configuration and control of glue and routing products, Morpheus provides a common approach, based on a consistent software framework with a common database engine at its heart.

Morpheus Automation
Morpheus Automation

Morpheus uses new technology and a new architecture to provide the most flexible and powerful automation solution on the market today. Managing everything from simple server playout to complex channels where schedules are changing regularly and unpredictably, Morpheus introduces new concepts in user interfaces and a scalable object oriented event structure.

Morpheus Foundation
Morpheus Foundation

An entry-level automation system which combines the high levels of functionality and reliability for which Pro-Bel is renowned with an uncomplicated approach to implementation and operation...and all at an extremely competitive price.

Morpheus ICE
Morpheus ICE

Morpheus ICE combines standard IT hardware with industry-leading automation software to deliver a package which is not only a powerful standalone automation system but a scalable platform for expansion and growth and a building block for adding capability to larger automation systems.

Morpheus Media Management
Morpheus Media Management

Powerful, modular, media asset management system for simple spot insertion through to complete hierarchical storage management.

Automation Partners

Pro-Bel prides itself on having excellent relationships with other manufactuers, working together to achieve the closest possible integration between our products and the very best solutions for our customers.

 

Master Control

Pro-Bel’s range of master control solutions efficiently handle basic, single channels to sophisticated multi-channel environments. A wide choice of control panels, advanced manual operations and unparalled integration with the automation environment ensures the fulfilment of any master control requirement.

Masterpiece
Masterpiece

Masterpiece, housed in a single 2RU frame, is Pro-Bel’s new HD and SD master control switcher. Based on many years of experience designing state of the art digital switchers, it is the most advanced and cost effective solution yet conceived.

TX Series
TX Series

A master control switcher for local broadcasters to multi-national transmission facilities. The architecture allows users to build their own future proof and scalable master control switcher with modular mixers and keyers for video and audio signals. Fully compatible with automated transmission systems. System status monitoring and diagnostics option also available.

 

Modular Interfacing

The exceptional Vistek range incorporates everything required for an HD infrastructure including the World’s most advanced converters. It also benefits from a huge selection of signal processing, monitoring and distribution modules together with highly flexible, user-configurable remote control panels. The ICON family offers a wide variety of modules and two rack frame options together with niche functionality provided by relay, GPI and presence detection.

Vistek
Vistek

A highly comprehensive family of video and audio products, the Vistek range provides signal processing, interfacing, multiplexing and conversion to the highest boradcasting standards.

ICON
ICON

The wide variety of modules and two rack frame options making up the ICON range enable complete and flexible interfaces between all signal types whether analogue or digital, video or audio.

 

Control & Monitoring

The Morpheus Control and Monitoring (MCM) platform extends the reach of Morpheus Automation and Media Management to provide a unified environment for Pro-Bel and third party applications, allowing the creation and customisation of user interfaces including router control, modular product monitoring and control, media management, automation and master control.

 

Customer Services

Pro-Bel’s enviable record of customer service has been achieved through total dedication to customer support. From pre-sales consultation and system commissioning, through customer training programmes and a highly responsive support service, customers come first at Pro-Bel.

Solutions Group

Pro-Bel’s Solutions Group provides a host of truly first class customer services to take the client from the inception of a project all the way through to completion and beyond.

Support Contracts

Pro-Bel has dedicated teams of support engineers in each of its regional offices, available to help customers diagnose and correct faults either on the telephone or through site visits.

Training Courses

Pro-Bel has dedicated instructors and a wide range of courses available in fully equipped training facilities in the UK, USA and France. On-site training at customer’s premises is also available and in all cases, emphasis is placed on practical hands-on experience complemented by comprehensive supporting documentation.

 

Certifications and Compliance

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