MagicSoft Playout Broadcast Automation Software

• Output streaming supports resolutions between 4k and 360 x 288. Some of the RTMP / RTMPS servers that work for 24/7 streaming are : YouTube, Twitch, Wowza, Vimeo, Facebook and DaCast

There is also support for UDP ( supporting unicast and multicast by using H264 with AAC, AC3 or MP2)

• The supported video input and output modes are :
  4K UHD       23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60
  HD1080p      23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 /30 / 50 /59.94 /60
  HD1080i       50 / 59.94
  HD720p        50 / 59.94
  SD                PAL / NTSC
  The internal video engine will automatically resize, match aspect ratio and transcode the media files and the live inputs in order to match the characteristics of the output.
• Up to 4 video inputs and 4 video outputs are supported and the inputs and outputs depend on the capability of the used devices :
  – SDI with audio embeded
  – SDI with audio AES
  – YUV with analog audio
  – Composite with analog audio
  – HDMI
• MagicSoft Playout client allows you to schedule a certain clip or live input to be started at the pre-establish time.
  The skipped events or gaps that may appear will be marked as such.
• By using the “advanced audio” module, you can :
  – set up to 16 audio output channels
  – apply real-time audio loudness normalization
• The sound module allows applying loudness normalization for playout files ( EBU, NTSC, YouTube or custom normalization settings are supported )
  Allows using media without requiring a manual adjustment of the sound level.
  Other advantages:
  – real-time automatically processing, without compression or distortion
  – offers the best results even if the audio has a high dynamic range
  – possibility to achieve a predictable loudness level
  – guarantees that a signal does not clip
• The conformance recorder module allows you to record the output of the Playout and it can work with two profiles simultaneously.
• The timeline is flexible and intuitive, it allows scrubbing, marking and displaying the segments and it also shows the continuity or overlapping of the segments.
• Multiple consecutive rows can be selected and transformed into a collapsible group. Working with multiple level grouping is supported.
• The trimming feature allows you to easily create segments and manage the properties of each segment.
• The list of video codecs and containers tested in a broadcast environment :

  – H264 AVC Intra 50 and AVC Intra 100 .mxf
  – H264 8 bit and 10 bit .mp4 / .mov / .avi / .mkv and transport stream ( 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 )
  – HEVC 8 bit and 10 bit .mp4 / .mov / .avi / .mkv and transport stream ( 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 )
  – XdCAM 35 and XdCAM 50 .mov and mxf
  – ProRes .mov
  – DNxHD 8 bit and 10 bit .mov and .mxf
  – DNxHR .mov and .mxf
  – Mpeg2 program stream and transport stream ( 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 )
  – DV .avi /.mov /.mxf and rawDV
  – DVCPRO .avi and .mov
  – DVCPRO HD .mov

• The software has a watch-dog application that ensures the functionality of the MagicSoft Playout and sends the status and alerts by SMTP email.