OVERVIEW
The broadcast rack is a powerful video signal routing tool designed to provide the infrastructure for web broadcast in mobile form. Made to be transported from site-to-site, the rack can intake simultaneous audio/video signals and transport them discretely to a remote (offsite) switcher for processing. This ensures branding and digital identity continuity regardless of venue, and is scalable based on event complexity.
Through SRT technology, all outgoing feeds are time-locked, so the video engineer on the receiving end can ensure all feeds will arrive into their system in-sync. Intake of remote feeds (other speakers or other event sites) can also be facilitated remotely and sent into the broadcast rack routing.
Having an offsite switch (and therefore potentially facilitating other remote roles as well) provides a few benefits, including:
Reduced travel time & cost
Staffing consistency across multiple events
The primary switcher would host all public outbound streams and would be on a more reliable network.
If there are network issues at the event site, the main switch can maintain connectivity with the audience facing streams, keeping the viewers informed until connection is restored as opposed to the potential of the viewers’ feed going down during an unstable connectivity event.
If there are multiple event sites, an offsite switch could function as a master router between the multiple sites.
SIGNAL FLOW
SPECS
The broadcast rack includes the following features:
Up to 12x channels of simultaneous individual RTMP or SRT encoding
Up to 4x channels of simultaneous individual SRT decoding
Record up to 20x isolated video feeds
WAN Internet port for Ethernet hardline input
Advanced Local Area Network control
SDI and HDMI inputs for receiving up to 18x external inputs
SDI and HDMI outputs for sending up to 18x external outputs
Video Matrix for control over all routing
Audio routing
A stereo broadcast feed from onsite audio console can be distributed to all rack components via two XLR inputs (1x stereo input)
Embedded audio in SDI feeds can be passed through
Interface and connect Architex’s remote Unity Intercom with onsite Clearcom
Allocate 1x onsite Clearcom beltpack to live with the rack
All powered through a 1,000W UPS battery backup
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