XVR Playout Engines
Elevating video delivery
Quickly deploy, customize, and manage channels from ingest to playout, on-prem and in the cloud, with a single unified platform built for agility.
Grow your channel count, not your costs
Media companies today face increasing pressure to quickly launch more channels across both on-prem and cloud environments — all while driving down operational costs. Designed for rapid channel deployment and customization, the Imagine XVR™ meets these demands with full SDI, IP, and cloud workflow compatibility; seamless integration with Imagine’s automation systems; and real-time graphics capabilities.
Benefits
Built on Imagine’s decades of expertise powering top-tier broadcast channels, the XVR allows you to operate smarter and faster, while staying ahead of evolving media demands.
Operational flexibility
Seamlessly mix on-prem and cloud deployments in a single platform
Fast deployment
Integrate with Aviator Orchestrator™ to spin-up and spin-down channels with push-button simplicity
Channel-level flexibility
Independently configure graphics, automation, ingest, and output for each channel
Cost efficiency
Lower costs by maximizing channel density on-prem, while reducing per-instance costs in the cloud
Future-proof performance
Meet the demands of today and tomorrow with SDI, IP, and cloud compatibility, and modern security compliance
Integration and interoperability
Fully integrate with Imagine’s automation systems, third-party controllers, and DevOps through secure APIs
Scalability
Deploy anything from a single engine to a full-scale facility
Format flexibility
Play your content in its native format — no transcoding required
Features
Ingest & Playout
Playout (clip to live), Ingest (live to clip), Bidirectional (play while record)
Subtitle and caption support: EIA-608/708, DVB Subtitle, Teletext
MPEG-DASH proxy creation during ingest
Local and dedicated indexing and metadata support
Dynamic conformance on playout and Ingest
Control & Integration
Managed locally or with Aviator Automation™, ADC™, D-Series™, or third-party automation systems
SMPTE ST 2110 input / output including -7 redundancy.
Transport stream & SRT input / output
Integrates seamlessly with Prometheus and Loki for comprehensive monitoring
Storage options: local storage support, and IOX Express for on-prem / S3 for AWS
Built for the future
Deployed using the Aviator Deployment Tool, on-prem and in the cloud
Aligned with EBU R143 and similar checklists
Deploys on a secure Linux OS environment with upstream patches
Native support for wide variety of codecs and containers
Applications
Channel
Origination
Create and deliver channels with scheduled programming, ads, graphics, and metadata for billing — complete with automation and master control
Pop-up
Channels
Quickly spin-up and spin-down temporary channels for sports seasons and more
Sandbox
Channels
Test new content and formats quickly, without long deployment cycles — enabling faster iteration, feedback, and innovation
Ingest
Record live feeds for time-shifted playout, regulatory compliance, content repurposing, and offline editing
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Powerful alone, exceptional together
Create your winning team to efficiently and cost-effectively deploy channels on-prem and in the cloud.
Playout and Channel Origination
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Playout and Channel Origination
Aviator Automation™
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ADC™
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