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Versio Integrated Playout

Fully integrated on-prem playout system

Proven architecture with all the tools you need — from ingest and media asset management to playout, master control, and graphics.

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Complete control, seamless broadcast

™️Versio™ Integrated Playout is the industry’s first choice for robust, turnkey channel origination. Delivering high-performance application software running on COTS compute or in cloud-hosted environments, Versio provides all the power, control, and flexibility you need.

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Benefits

Deliver any on-prem implementation, including complex, multichannel playout environments with Versio — ideal for building a new playout center or refreshing your infrastructure.

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Future-proof your infrastructure

Supports MPEG2, SDI and ST 2110 environments – ready for today and tomorrow. 

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Add new capabilities

Modular system scales to high channel densities and supports advanced deployment and integration requirements.

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Stay flexible on compliance

SD, HD or UHD channels with HDR processing for customers with mixed technical requirements, or transitioning to other standards through a hybrid approach.

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Keep pace with audience expectations

Optimized for highly reactive workflows and channels with live events, like breaking news and sports, thanks to superior automation and master control tools.

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Modernize and scale operations

Pairs with Aviator Orchestrator and Aviator Automation to support deployment and integration into complex multichannel workflows.

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Meet the highest graphics standards

Integrates rich complex graphics capability including live rendering of text and DVE functionality.

Features

Superior playback

IN/OUT: Live inputs, key/fill, program, clean & preset outputs, simulcast, branded++

Real-time up/down-conversion: seamless multiformat playback

Graphics: Import from After Effects, dynamic branding, 10 layers with unlimited elements

Subtitles: Insertion & passthrough, closed captions, open captions, live captions

Advanced features

Mixing: Crossfades, fades & dissolves, single & dual DVE

Single, dual, triple, or quad channel per server

Storage: Internal or connected to online Versio IOX Storage

Advanced Audio Options: Loudness Correction, up/down mixing, track shuffling, and dynamic rules-based logic

Audience Measurement: Nielsen and Kantar

Interoperability: Open APls, Traffic integration, Services layer

Format support

ST 2110: -20/-30/-31/-40 & -7 redundancy, HD 720p, 1080i, 1080p or UHD, SEAM/NMOS IS-04/05

MPEG2 transport stream: HD 1080i, 720p; SD 525/625

Timing: PTP or LTC/Black Burst 

Format support: TS: MPEG-2 or H264 encoding

UHD: HD clip/live upconversion, HD simulcast; SDR-709/HDR-HLG crossconversion

VANC: AFD, ARC, VCHIP/XDS

SCTE-104/35: SCTE insertion & decoding for playlist triggers

Versio Ecosystem

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Versio™ Graphics

®️®️Take advantage of the intuitive web-based Ul to create simple or complex graphics using direct import from Adobe After Effects and add dynamic, data-driven content and real-time tags.

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Versio™ Ingest Server

Easily support the capture of SMPTE ST 2110 IP streams with a powerful, software-based ingest record engine.

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Versio™ Caption Server

Query and distribute subtitle files with this centralized web server service. Upload and import closed caption files in multiple languages.

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Versio™ Live Workflows

Manage live sources and routing, mix audio sources and combine them with video clips and DVEs to create compelling channels with master control functionality.

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Versio™ Audio Profile Builder

Automate audio presets, route multiple sources, and control them manually from master control applications.

Our Technology Partners

Imagine Communications partners with some of the industry’s most innovative companies to develop open-standard solutions that enable you to simplify your business operations, resolve workflow challenges and capitalize on emerging market opportunities.

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Customer success stories

Check out how innovative media companies around the world are using Imagine tech to reshape the way they make and monetize TV.

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With Imagine on the team, NESN became the first RSN in the U.S. to broadcast baseball games in UHD.

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Alaraby TV migrated its channels from London to a state-of-the-art IP-based media facility in Doha using Imagine’s solutions.

All in on IP

Over 90% of Alaraby’s Doha TV station was engineered to be IP ST 2110-compliant.

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MBC GROUP created a highly efficient playout automation environment with an integrated software solution from Imagine.

“Imagine impressed us with a detailed proof of concept that demonstrated that their dedicated regional team really understood our long-term requirements, and could deliver an agile, scalable solution that would match our needs.”

Nader Mokhtar, Director of MCR, Broadcast, and STB Technology
MBC GROUP

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Powerful alone, exceptional together.

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Versio™ IOX Storage

Easily scale capacity or bandwidth without having to take your system off-air.

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Mix on-prem and cloud channels using a common control system to ensure consistent on-air operations.

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Aviator Orchestrator™

Synchronize content, playlists, metadata, and channel status across all your on-prem and cloud-based sites.

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Services

Maximize your return on investment and minimize risk with Imagine’s full range of services to support, manage, guide, and optimize your applications and infrastructure. Our unique processes, tools, and methods ensure your business success.

Professional Services

We help you plan and design a system, get up and running, train your team, and work with you to ensure you get maximum ROI.
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Customer Care

Our highly trained support pros stand ready 24/7 to keep your systems running smoothly so you can stay focused on running your business.
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Training

Enhance your technical and professional skills while increasing productivity and efficiency when you enroll in our unique training courses.
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Insights and resources

Customer Success Stories

Alaraby Television Network

Alaraby TV migrated its channels from London to a state-of-the-art IP-based media facility in Doha using Imagine’s solutions.
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Customer Success Stories

Go Malta

Go Malta upgraded to more flexible, scalable playout for its eight live sports channels using Imagine’s Versio platform.
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Blog

The Integrated Approach to Playout

For greater interoperability in ST 2110 environments, Versio supports NMOS IS-04 and IS-05. These globally recognized specifications allow for IP devices to be discovered and…
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