Any source
Anything with an HDMI output goes in through the HDMI Encoder: eight HD channels, or two in 4K with HDR. Cameras and other SDI sources go in through the SDI Encoder, sixteen in one rack unit.
Use cases · Venue IPTV
Every channel, on every screen in the building.
Satellite and cable channels, your own cameras and your own content become one channel list, on every screen in a hotel, office, stadium or hospital: lobby displays, video walls, room TVs, phones and laptops.
The problem.
A building with screens everywhere usually has a receiver or a player behind each one, or a coaxial network that cannot carry your own content. Changing what plays where means walking from screen to screen, and adding a channel, a camera feed or a presentation to every screen is a project of its own.
How it works.
Your sources
Satellite and cable receivers, media players, computers and cameras go into Framecastic encoders.
One channel list
The IPTV Server turns them into one channel list for the building, with names, groups and logos.
On every screen
A small set-top box behind a screen shows the channel list, and TVs and players that can open a playlist take it directly.
On phones and laptops
The same channels play in a web browser, with no box needed.
What you get.
One channel list for the building
The central server keeps every channel with its name, group and logo. One server carries more than 100 channels, and a channel added there appears on every screen.
Who sees what
User accounts and rights decide which channels each floor, department or room can see, so staff channels stay with staff and guests see the guest line-up.
Screens that look after themselves
A set-top box behind each screen boots straight into the channel list, with no one logging in. Guests and staff change channel with a remote control and an on-screen menu.
Video walls and multiview
Each set-top box drives two screens, each showing one channel full screen or four at once, so a single box can build a small wall of eight channels.
Easy on the network, and on phones too
Inside the building, channels go out as multicast: one stream per channel however many screens show it. Phones and laptops play the same channels in a browser, and a live viewer count shows which channels people are watching.
What you need.
| Where | Unit | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Sources with HDMI | HDMI Encoder | Eight HD channels, or two in 4K with HDR |
| Cameras and SDI sources | SDI Encoder | Sixteen channels in one rack unit |
| The centre | IPTV Server | One channel list for the building, 100+ channels |
| Behind each screen | IPTV Set-Top Box | Two screens, up to eight channels |
| TVs, phones and laptops | A TV or player that opens a playlist, or a web browser |
Good to know.
- Video format. The set-top boxes play H.264, so channels meant for them are encoded in H.264.
- Satellite and cable channels. They come from your existing receivers, under your existing subscriptions.
- Size of the system. One IPTV Server carries 100+ channels. A bigger building or more channels takes more servers.
Try it in your own building.
Remote access to a running system first, then a pilot with a few of your screens, with a written report you keep either way.