Multiviewer Solutions

As 4K live production grows in popularity and the number of cameras productions can accommodate increases, the need for larger more flexible video walls is a must for OB vans and control rooms used for multiple games or shows.

Evertz multiviewer solutions provide ultimate flexibility for accommodating different input formats and quick wall layout changes using snapshots or quick live preset edits with a web UI.

A wide range of Tallies and UMD support Evertz' MAGNUM control system, image video, TSL 3.1, 4.0 and 5.0. Multiviewer support multi scale (user configurable) per input, up to 16x channel audio support per input. Evertz multiviewer solutions also have the ability to extract metadata information from DreamCatcher™ Live Production platform, including clip name, clip ID, countdown time, DC time of day, DC timecode, DC ctrl status, DC playlist name and many more.

A major challenge for TV broadcasters is the ability to efficiently and confidently monitor a growing number of channels distributed over different platforms, while maintaining the ability to quickly identify root cause analysis.

Evertz multiviewer products offer a wide range of input signal monitoring for SDI, IP (MPEG-2, H.264, HEVC, JPEG 2000, JPEG XS, ST 2110, ST 2022-6, etc), HDMI, Analog or web streaming, providing our customers real confidence monitoring in native formats for any type of input. Evertz multiviewer products provide continuous monitoring of Video, Audio, and Ancillary signals like loss, freeze, black, low, high, cc/teletext decode and loss, calm act monitoring, SCTE104/35 monitoring, transport layer monitoring and more.

The rapid growth of streaming platforms has pushed content providers to find new ways to monitor a wide range of OTT formats, including UDP, RTP, HLS, LSS, HDS, MPEG-DASH, MMSH, MMST and RTMP, as well as audio, video, ancillary data, ID3 tags data and any HTTP-related errors.

Evertz' OTT monitoring solution is based around the MViP-II, which supports all major video compression standards (MPEG-2, H.264/AVC and HEVC) and therefore can be used in almost any application where compressed video and audio are being transported over IP.

DVB and ATSC are among the common digital delivery standards widely used by broadcasters to transmit signals. But as broadcasters continue to introduce more and more channels there is a greater need for intelligent ways to monitor multiple signal types.

Evertz multiviewer solutions provide a wide range of signal type monitoring to monitor feeds from master control (SDI, ST 2110 or ST 2006), encoded feeds (MPEG-2, H.265, HEVC, JPEG 2000, JPEG XS), MUX signals, and return feeds (HDMI, IP), which offer extensive signal monitoring features for content providers to experience the most flexibility and have confidence in their end-to-end monitoring.

Broad consumer acceptance of OTT delivery platforms and a resulting increase in competition is driving DTH and Cable service providers to look for ways to stand out from the crowd by providing services with minimum down time and unmatched user experiences.

Evertz multiviewer solutions allow DTH and Cable service providers to monitor different signals types including set top box output (HDMI, component or composite) to monitor user experience, compressed or uncompressed IP signal confidence monitoring, monitoring to ensure signals are being received or leaving the facility, monitoring SDI compressed or uncompressed feeds from playout and monitoring video standard in SD, HD, 3G or UHD. Evertz multiviewer solutions offer flexible end-to-end monitoring for signals in any formats.

There are a growing number of applications outside traditional broadcast that are discovering the benefits of multiviewing solutions, including sportsbooks and casinos, sports and entertainment venues, security centers, government and military installations, academic institutions and house of worship.

Evertz multiviewer solutions provide a wide range of signal type monitoring, including IP (compressed, uncompressed), SDI, HDMI, DVI, VGA and more, with the ability to customize how content is presented on a video wall. These solutions also include all necessary and customized features, like UMD/Tallies support, audio metering and QC capability for more advanced ProAV applications. or looking to produce content for broadcast within the corporation or worshipers around the world.