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.

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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.

Beneficios

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

Escalabilidad

Deploy anything from a single engine to a full-scale facility

Format flexibility

Play your content in its native format — no transcoding required

Características

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 Aviator Orchestrator, for 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

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Download XVR On-Prem Platform datasheet

Aplicaciones

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

hand holding TV remote control in front of TV

Sandbox
Channels

Test new content and formats quickly, without long deployment cycles — enabling faster iteration, feedback, and innovation

operators at a television broadcast booth

Ingest

Record live feeds for time-shifted playout, regulatory compliance, content repurposing, and offline editing

Poderosos solos, excepcionales juntos

Create your winning team to efficiently and cost-effectively deploy channels on-prem and in the cloud.