Barco iStudio User manual

Managed monitoring for
broadcast & distribution
iStudio
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All-in-one high-density
managed monitoring
Barco’s iSTUDI is currently the most advanced all-in-one solution for managed
monitoring. It consists of a high-quality display with rear-screen projection, a graphic
controller, and Web-based operating software. ne projection module is capable of
simultaneously displaying multiple analog and digital video, embedded audio and
computer images.
Two or more modules can be combined into a huge display wall to monitor
hundreds of signals. iSTUDI acts as a single point of control and includes advanced
warning capabilities.
With iSTUDI , operators are no longer confined to a limited number of monitors. They
can now size and move a virtual monitor anywhere on the screen for maximum
viewing. No space is wasted for window or monitor borders. This enables display of
a higher number of video sources in the same amount of space and with the same
number of operators.
O TSIDE BROADCAST • MASTER CONT
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AIRPORTS • TRAIN TERMINALS • SHIPYARDS • S BWAY STATIONS • STOCKYARDS • ...
•All-in-one solution
•Flexible
•Grows with your needs
•Upgrade capability
•Fast installation
•Simplified cabling
NTROL • SERVICE PROVIDERS • SATELLITE TV • ...
Business value
•Space-saving
•Reduced operational costs
•Easy system integration
•ow cost of ownership
•Improved operators' efficiency
•High reliability
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•Designed for 24/7 operation
•Easy, cost-effective maintenance
•Front or rear access to projection unit
•Incorporates dual lamp
•amp replacement in less than a minute
•Average lamp lifetime of 8000 hours in 24/7 operation
•Hot-swappable power supply in graphic controller unit
Designed for
Operation
24/7
hours lamp lifetime
8000
Incorporates
lamp
dual
... • PLAYOUT CENTERS • VIRTUAL STUDIOS • PROD
For all applications
The number of images that need to be simultaneously viewed and
controlled in studios, master control centers, playout centers, uplink
centers and downlink monitoring is increasing drastically. That is why the
compactness and flexibility of Barco’s iST DIO monitoring solution is so
highly appreciated in today’s broadcast and distribution business.
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ODUCTION • ...
Opt for reliability
Barco is well aware that a control
center represents the heart of the
broadcasting business.
Hundreds of mission critical installations
not only in broadcast but also in nuclear
power plants, on oil rigs, and in 911
emergency centers, prove that Barco
leaves no detail to chance!
iSTUDI ’s design makes it a very reliable
system with a quality of service you
can count on 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
The HYDRA controller has hot-swappable
power supplies and operates diskless.
The projection modules incorporate
lamps with a very long lifetime and are
replaced in less than a minute. In
addition, Barco has a range of dual-
lamp projection modules based on
digital visualization technologies (Poly-
Silicon and DLPTM). A built-in second
lamp will make you rely for 100% on
the availability of your display wall.
Its software allows you to run the lamp
in hot or cold stand-by, it keeps track of
the 2 lamp life times and detects lamp
failure. Barco’s iSTUDI is unique in that it
offers constant display quality even
when switching from one lamp to the
other. Moreover, Barco’s lamp leasing
program allows you to efficiently
control operational costs.
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Excellent image quality
Irrespective of the input combination,
iSTUDI always guarantees perfectly
displayed, flicker-free and steady
images. The images are displayed on a
high-contrast screen for wide viewing
angles
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Broadcast monitoring
Whether on- or off-line, editors and post production staff need to view
multiple sources simultaneously, preferably within a limited viewing
field. Directors also find iST DIO especially appealing for its flexibility and
the way it adjusts to their preferred working environment.
At live events, sports journalists appreciate being able to see several
views of the action on one display. Combining all camera views on a
single screen ensures more accurate, exciting, and up-to-date coverage
of events. This is why iST DIO is also regarded as the ideal solution for
Outside Broadcast (OB) vans. Space, weight and power consumption
are primary considerations. iST DIO provides considerable savings in all of
these areas.
Be more flexible!
The layout of the display wall can easily
be adapted from any authorized PC that
is linked to the
LAN. All the layouts are created, saved,
retrieved, and adapted by means of a
Java application
running in a standard Web-browser.
You configure and re-configure your
display wall according to your
requirements, without moving a
monitor. Select from the list of available
sources, add a clock, tally indicators,
and source identifiers, drag and drop,
enlarge and reduce the windows until
the layout satisfies you, and publish it
on the display wall.
Exceptional functionality
Be it for the recording of programs in
studios or B-vans, or for the routing of
several feeds to and from studios in
master and traffic control, iSTUDI
provides unique and powerful
functionalities beyond that of
traditional studio monitors.
For instant layout switching, the iSTUDI
concept is unparalleled. For adjustment
of camera parameters, the output from
thirty cameras can be displayed on one
50, 67 or 84" display, providing an
easy, reliable comparison.
iSTUDI allows control of multiple
networked graphical control units from
any PC linked to the LAN.
Daily operations can be simplified
through the use of a touch screen.
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Let iSTUDIO be the watchdog of
your network!
Uninterrupted monitoring of signal
presence, and alarm generation in the
event of e.g. loss of signal, have
become increasingly important with
the ever-growing number of channels
brought to us by digital TV.
In addition to monitoring, the iSTUDI ’s
management capability allows the
installation of customized automation
tasks to interact with existing video
routing systems, and thus perform
automatic restoration of services in the
event of device or transmission failure.
Typical applications for video source
monitoring & management, are digital
uplink centers and video retransmission
stations.
Managed broadcast monitoring
for 24 7 uptime
To simplify problem analysis and
quicker incident correction, Barco's
iSTUDI introduces a revolutionary new
concept: managed broadcast
monitoring.
iSTUDI ’s advanced warning features are
highly valued. Its graphic controller
Hydra can detect fault conditions on the
incoming feeds — both video and audio
— and notify the operator of these
errors in a variety of ways.
Hydra then communicates the alarm to
network management systems via
SNMP traps or XML.
If an alarm is monitored on screen, the
operator can bring the entire network
process diagram alive with a simple
mouse click. At a single glance, the
operator can detect the failure and take
the necessary actions.
Hydra can monitor an alarm on screen,
log it to a file, or allow the operator to
confirm it in the alarm list provided by
the user interface.
Monitoring of VBI info such as closed
captioning,V-chip, WSS and XDS is all
integrated in the Hydra controller.
Managed broadcast monitoring
supports your quality of service 24/7!
Distribution monitoring
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Typical combined video/data display content for distribution
monitoring, facilitating early fault detection in the headend and
guaranteeing ultimate quality of service.
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DECODER / SELECT PROGRAM
NO NAME ELEMENT CA
Nbs
800 SPTV VA * 3.095
802 CNI VA 3.063
813 TV3 VA * 4.501
814 TV4 VA * 4.421
829 TLC1 VA * 4.202
850 GNT VA * 4.202
997 01 03 01 0 0 0.200
4444 01 20 01 2 0 0.200
4455 01 33 04 4 0 0.100
S1 TABLES DETAILS 0.307
NULL PACKET 11.193
Digital or analog inputs
iSTUDI can display a wide range of
source types, covering practically all the
standards commonly required by the
industry. These include analog and
digital video on PAL, SECAM and NTSC,
HD-SDI and analog RGB-HD, in 4:3 or
16:9 formats and computer images
through analog RGB or digital DVI (VGA,
SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA). Each image
can be upscaled to the full output
resolution ranging from SVGA up to
SXGA.
Any additional information, such as
computer-generated objects, digital or
analog clocks, animated
logos, and counters as well as tally
indicators, source identifications, and
audiometers, is flawlessly displayed.
You can position any content exactly
where you want: next to the video
image, or overlaid on it in transparent
mode.
Several modules can be combined to form a huge
display wall so you can monitor dozens of images.
Projection
modules
HYDRA
Sources
Control PC
LAN
Ultimate flexibility
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Audio monitoring
iSTUDI offers the possibility of real-time
calibrated in-picture audio metering: it
handles embedded audio for 30 video
channels (SDI) with each 16 audio
channels/SDI inputs or up to 112
external audio channels, analog or
AES/EBU.
Open protocol
iSTUDI has been designed to
communicate and integrate with
external devices such as control
devices, automation systems, routers,
operation support systems, etc. The
open XML based interface allows easy
integration into most common
management and automation systems.
With just a click you can add dual tally displays, source identifications,
audiometers and alert notifications. Analog and digital video in 4:3 or
16:9 formats can all be combined with computer data such as clocks,
counters and logos.
Main features include on-screen peak
meters, phase and loudness meters, as
well as full customization of bar size,
orientation, position and colors. All
popular scales and ballistics can be
selected.
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With a worldwide market share of over 50%, Barco Control Rooms has become the
industry standard in the field of monitoring solutions for Control & peration Centers
in telecom, traffic, surveillance, public utilities, broadcasting, finance and service pro-
viding companies. Barco Control Rooms is renowned for its flexible, market-specific
approach, successfully implemented in over a thousand control rooms worldwide.
Fully committed to quality, Barco Control Rooms offers full technical support as well
as on-site training. With its head offices in Belgium and Germany, Barco Control
Rooms is represented in more than 30 countries across the globe. With a yearly R&D
effort of 10% of its turnover, Barco Control Rooms ensures it remains at the forefront
of technology.
www.controlrooms.barco.com
Ref. no. R599511 January ‘04
Barco Control Rooms is a business unit of BarcoProjection, an I O9001 registered company.
DLP is a trademark of Texas Instruments Inc.
pecifiations subject to change without notice.
Photographs by courtesy of Alfacam (Belgium), Euskaltel ( pain), NTL (UK), Telecinco ( pain) and Time Warner (U )
Barco Control Rooms - Belgium
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Phone (32) (56) 368211
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www.barcocontrolrooms.com
iSTUDIO in use at
ABC-KG
Alfacam
Canal Satéllite
CNN International
DirecTV
EchoStar
Disney Channel
Euskaltel
France 2
France 3
Kosmos TV
NTL
ptus TV
rbit
Pan Am Sat
Prime Television
Telecinco
Time Warner
Turner
VRT
...
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