Imagine Communications

Hybrid IP, UHD-Ready Multiview Monitoring Solution

EPIC™ MV is a highly scalable, SDI/IP multiviewer for playout and monitoring environments, providing a single canvas for mixed signal types and a seamless transition path to an all-IP future. This microservices-based multiviewer is scalable to thousands of PiPs and hundreds of displays, providing a high-quality, low-TCO monitoring solution that optimizes IP infrastructure investment.

EPIC MV is a UHD-ready, multi-image display system with a rich set of supported tally, UMD protocols, and REST-API for the integration of control systems – it is primed for monitoring and monetizing content in high-value production environments.

The EPIC MV hardware sitting in front of a mutliviewer output screen

Back panel of the Epic MV Gen10 hardware

Mutliviewer monitors showing a live hockey game

Benefits

Flexibility – Optimize configurations for any system
Scalability – Any interconnected unit can view any network signal, on any display
One Solution – Monitor different signal types at once, ‘eyes-on’ or by exception
Future-proof – Provides 4x1080p or dual UHD displays today, from a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platform
Microservices-based – Provides the elasticity to meet the pace of change and innovation in any facility

Features

48 HD inputs via 4x PCiE cards per 2RU

Up to 48x SD/HD/3G over SDI inputs (option)
Up to 48x SD/HD @ 1.5Gb/s or 24x SD/HD @3Gb/s over ST 2022 inputs (option)
Up to 48x SD/HD @ 1.5Gb/s or 24x SD/HD @3Gb/s over ST 2110 inputs
Or any combination of SDI / ST 2022 / ST 2110 by increments of 12 inputs

2 UHD / 4 1080p displays

H.264 and MPEG-2 CODECs standard
High VQ and rich graphics capabilities
Strong tally/UMD support, advanced content-based alarming
Rules Engine for MBE behaviors
PiP copies and sharing between devices
SMPTE ST 2022-6/7 (max. 48 inputs) via option boards
Low latency/High VQ
UHD display support
Landscape & Portrait displays
Independent display control
Rich graphics support & layout toolset
Clock & Timer support
Captioning, Subtitles & Teletext
AFD/WSS decode
GPIO (option)
VNC client in a PiP
MPEG-2/H.264 distribution decode
MPEG & AAC audio decode
DolbyE metadata monitoring
Integration API available
Magellan panel control

Applications

Ideal as a playout and multichannel monitoring system where data integration, captions & subtitles, and complex alarm scenarios are prevalent
Landscape and Portrait mode displays for optimal monitoring
Open, standards-based solution supporting ST 2022-6/7, ST 2110 environments

Resources

tpc Rolls Out ST 2110 Full-IP Uncompressed UHD HDR OB Truck

When tpc’s UHD1 hit the road, this leading Swiss service provider became the first to broadcast a live sports event from a SMPTE ST 2110, full-IP, uncompressed UHD HDR OB truck.

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Customer Success

Imagine Communications Provides QVC With All-IP Upgrade to UHD in Japan

Imagine Communicatins SMPTE ST 2110-compliant Selenio Network Processor anchors video and ecommerce retailer’s new state-of-the-art facility.

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Press Release

Top 7 Business Benefits of Transitioning Video Operations to IP

Need to sell your CFO on the advantages of migrating to IP? This run-down of the top 7 business-improving benefits will help you make the case.

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