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Suitcase TV's Breakthrough
In Live Video IP Production

S

uitcase TV, a leader in IPbased video transport systems
has
announced
the
successful
implementation of its groundbreaking
iphrame Vision solution by a worldclass public broadcaster.
Used as a means of managing
compliance issues while broadcasting
live events, iphrame Vision is a
software solution offering many of the
beneﬁts of a traditional vision mixer
but more cost effectively.
At a recent live event, iphrame
Vision was run remotely on a basic HP
desktop PC with i5 CPU, resulting in a
dramatic reduction in the equipment
required to transport the signal to the
compliance operator. By eliminating
the typical array of specialist encoders
and decoders as well as dedicated
connectivity, the costs involved in
setting up and operating the system
were signiﬁcantly reduced.
Key technical data of the trial set-up
include:

* HD1080i * 25Mb H.264 video
* SMPTE 2022 with 4x4 FEC
When
used
for
compliance
management, iphrame Vision enables
an operator to switch between several
video streams. If something potentially
offensive occurs, the operator can
simply swap to an alternative feed
such as a crowd shot, or display a full
page graphic.
In addition, iphrame Vision offers the
facility to mute unexpected audio or
show an on-screen apology. The BBC
has used iphrame Vision at various
events including Glastonbury Festival,
T in the Park, The Queen's Baton Relay
and more.
In order to be used even more
effectively, iphrame Vision has been
further developed to support the
SMPTE 2022 standard with forward
error correction (FEC).
This simpliﬁes integration of
iphrame Vision with other SMPTE
2022 compliant devices. Therefore,

at the recent
event, the only
equipment
required
onsite to bring
the broadcast
feedback
for
compliance was
an NTT encoder
with
SMPTE
2022.
From the encoder, the video stream
was carried via public internet. The
iphrame Vision operator simply had
to key in the appropriate URL and
was immediately able to monitor the
stream. The result was a low latency
"IP in, IP out" set-up which delivered
a full HD production and fed three
encoding farms for delivery to live
streaming and catch-up services.
"Iphrame Vision represents a
revolution in live broadcasting
technology," said David Atkins,
Technical Director at Suitcase TV Ltd.

Suitcase TV's iphrame Vision user interface

"Until now, if broadcasters wanted to
deliver video across IP networks, they
had to create elaborate and unwieldy
systems centred on traditional
broadcasting technology.
"Iphrame Vision does away with a
plethora of equipment and because
we've made it SMPTE 2022 compliant,
it integrates effortlessly with other
components of the same standard."
Suitcase TV will be attending BVE
2015 where they will be demonstrating
iphrame Vision.

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