Ampex Data Systems DST Video Server Archive Brings Digital Video to WXXI-TV.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2001 The WXXI Public Broadcasting Council WXXI Public Broadcasting Council is an organization in Rochester, New York which owns that city's major public television and public radio stations, and other broadcasting services. is integrating the Ampex Data Systems DST (1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source." (2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups. (R) 814 25.6TB archive system as part of the overall engineering and design of WXXI-TV's renovated broadcast facility's video server-based master control center, scheduled to open in midsummer in Rochester, N.Y. According to Kent Hatfield, vice president for technology and operations at WXXI WXXI Warrior for the 21st Century , the project includes design, engineering and integration of a new CCIR See ITU. 601 16:9 & 4:3 format broadcast facility. The scope of work involves total systems design and construction of the main equipment room, master control, production control, VTR (VideoTape Recorder) A videotape recording and playback machine. VTR may refer to consumer MiniDV and DV recorders or to professional machines such as Betacam, DVCPRO and DVCAM. and feed area, audio booth and graphics area. "WXXI's mission requires rapid access to broadcast media in the multi-casting digital environment," Hatfield said. "The Ampex DST video archive will support our mission by providing more than 7,000 hours of library content to our audience in a cost-effective manner. This will help us serve our community better and use member dollars more effectively." Reflecting its support of the quickly expanding role of digital video in broadcast television operations, WXXI is collaborating with Ampex Data Systems, Grass Valley Group and Avalon Consulting Group to provide the networked video server archive management solution for WXXI's broadcast facility. "By uniting the industry leaders in video server system and archive and management software, WXXI-TV will enable optimal performance of digitized video from their DST 814 archive to the playback on-air environment 20 times faster than videotape," explained John Hennessy, director of video and broadcast marketing for Ampex Data Systems. The fully integrated broadcast solution comprises Ampex's DST 814 25.6 TB automated cartridge library, Avalon's archive management software, and Grass Valley's MPEG-2 Profile Disk Recorder video server system for video ingest in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. and play-to-air. The keystone of this solution is the use of Fibre Channel connectivity with the Avalon archive management system to store and retrieve broadcast media. Ampex DST automated cartridge libraries are high-performance, reliable digital archives with unlimited expansion capabilities to accommodate a facility's growing video storage requirements. The DST library reduces the overall time required to archive and restore program elements to a network of video servers. For the large number of broadcast and video houses currently using video servers, Ampex offers a bundled solution specifically designed for the broadcasting environment that meets all requirements for a compatible near-line archive to achieve complete automation. For more information, Ampex Data Systems at sales@ampex.com or call toll-free at 800/752-7590. Ampex Data Systems Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Ampex Corp. (Amex:AXC AXC Chief Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician (Naval Rating) AXC Add Cross-Connect Card ) with headquarters in Redwood City, is one of the world's leading providers of technologies for the acquisition, storage and processing of visual information. Ampex Data Systems designs and delivers extremely high-capacity, high-performance digital image storage solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment and telecommunications applications. Ampex Data Systems customers include such leading organizations as AT&T, the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , Fox Television, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Netcom and TV Guide Channel. |
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