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Philips Digital Video Systems Company |
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1711 Dell Avenue |
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Company Background
Philips has been a pioneer in developing technology that video professionals throughout the world have used to produce and record the images of our lives. The tradition started with some of television's earliest systems. And it continues into the 21st century with products that will define the future, which includes digital television, high-definition broadcasting, digital video compression and Internet broadcasting.
With regards to automation, Philips has been providing proven and reliable automation systems for the broadcast industry since 1982. Hundreds of prominent broadcasters use Philips Automation, including the biggest multi-channel facilities in the world.
- DirecTV in the USA
- Measat in Asia
- Betadigital in Europe
- Optus in Australia
- CBC in Canada
Philips Automation is an integral technology that links vital digital platforms together for broadcasters to realize added enhancements and revenue to their operations. Philips strongly believes that an intelligent approach to automation starts with understanding everything and everyone.
General Overview of Product & Service Offerings
With the longest history of automating on-air operations, Philips Automation carries the tradition of creating powerful integrated solutions for broadcast control operations. As Philips has done in many industries, we have set the precedent for total station automation.
Philips automates yesterday's broadcasters for today's digital arena into tomorrow's total convergence. A well-seasoned architecture inherently supports the flexibility, processing and distribution required for this future.
With this operating philosophy and exclusive distributive architecture, Philips Automation accommodates the applications and functions of the small to very large broadcaster in one system. Philips has structured a product and service to provide profound benefits in protecting and saving customer revenue.
- Less hardware to configure
- Professional broadcast service personnel
- Easy to upgrade, reconfigure or change
- Simple software with deep features and operational scalability
- Integrated multi-level backups
- Actual on-line diagnostics, support and upgrades
- Easily supports any consolidated master control operations worldwide
- Supports Philips vertical broadcast solutions as well as multi-vendor integrations
- Open-architecture support of future services
Contact Information:
Christopher D. Reynolds
Sales & Marketing Manager - USA
1.408.866.9373
1.408.370.4861 FAX
[email protected]
Richard Tudor-Wallner
Sales Engineering Manager - Europe
49.6155.870.448
49.6155.870.671
[email protected]
Timothy Davis
Sales Engineering Manager - Australia
61.2.9704.8194
61.2.9764.4449 FAX
[email protected]
Victor Lau
Sales Engineering Manager -- Asia
65.350.2000
65.356.9031
[email protected]
MC-2098 High Performance Automation System
The MC-2098 computer will run the most demanding concurrent tasks for large multi-channel facilities. The efficient design allows Philips to configure the largest multi-channel operations in the world, including some of the largest Grass Valley Group Profile configurations. It all starts with an industrial rack-mounted chassis with the latest Pentium processor.
Feature Set:
- UNIX-based operating system
- True multi-user, multi-tasking system
- Supports up to 15 on-air program channels, 8 regional feeds, and 4 cache channels
- Supports up to 16 remote virtual terminal sessions
- System can manage 800 playlists, each with 9,999 events per list
- Separate data and control LAN flow
- Multiple backup methods
- Full remote diagnostics
MC-900A Automation System
The MC-900A automation system maintains much of the qualities and characteristics of its big brother. It is structured for the small to medium facilities that do not need a full-feature set.
Feature Set:
- Handles up to 6 on-air channels 1
- Controls up to 48 broadcast devices
- Manages up to 250 play lists (each with 9,999 events per list)
- Supports up to 2 virtual terminal sessions
MSL-4000
The MSL-4000 is the direct interface to broadcast devices to be controlled be it VTRs, video servers, cart machines, CGs, etc. The MC-2098 or MC900A automation computers distribute and store command structures and execution sets to the MSL-4000 for direct frame accurate control of devices.
The architecture and distributed intelligence of Philips Automation allows for very unique configurations. For instance, an MSL-4000 can receive its deferred instructions for device control from a Philips Automation computer that is not even in the same building, state or country -- without special automation software or hardware!
Feature Set:
- Each MSL can controls up to 32 serial devices
- Remote accessibility and diagnostics
- UNIX multi-tasking operating system
- Extensive device support
- Dedicated LAN/WAN
Media Manager
A flexible and customizable media library database is vital for effective interfacing between traffic and master control operations. The Philips Media Manager provides this as well as complete tracking of any and all on-air material. The Media Manager also manages and integrates Grass Valley Group Profile data into a plant's entire media management scheme.
A total asset management outlook helps define Philips Automation today and into the future.
Feature Set:
- Dedicated LAN/WAN Tracks and manages tens of thousands of reels, program IDs and cuts
- Digital Video Server management
- Supports up to 16 virtual users
- Provides dub and cloning features
- Various search parameters
DPL Purge Manager
The DPL Purge Manager application provides transparent processes that identify and purge material from one or more video servers to free up space to cache new material. This application automatically examines customer and automation playlists to analyze and calculate demand for program material. Once demand for program material is determined, the video server inventory is examined via the Media Manager application. DPL Purge Manager then creates a purge list file for the automation system to execute, thus creating space to cache new material determined by the demand lists.
Feature Set:
- Processes multiple playlist file types
- Selectable purge time and date (immediate/future)
- Scalable from one to many video servers
- Support single or multiple automation computers and channels
- Single or multiple purge controllers, including backups
Accessory Options:
Remote Terminals
These desktop or rackmount Pentium computers allow access to particular applications in the main automation system and Media Manager to allow accessibility for distant users. Data entry, dubbing, playlist editing and status updates are some of the features that the remote terminal allow. Again, the distributed architecture of Philips Automation allows many multiple and flexible configurations for its users' needs.
RT-100
The RT-100 is a rackmount (1RU) Remote Take Panel that allows manual control of a designated playlist.
LIP 100
The LIP-100 is a rackmount (1RU) Lighted Instrument Panel that can display an event counter, time of day, etc.
System Application Example
