The C-200 is available as pure software for IT deployments and as appliances for traditional setups.
Open Broadcast Systems has announced that its high-density C-200 encoders and decoders now have support for Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS). In particular, the C-200 platform supports both the IS-04 and IS-05 specifications.
NMOS is an open and free specification that allows interoperability between devices on an Uncompressed IP infrastructure. Adding NMOS support allows for vendor-neutral routing of Uncompressed IP flows into the C-200 Encoder without the need for specific drivers to be written or for manual configuration. Likewise, the C-200 Decoder can be incorporated into Uncompressed IP facilities without complex manual configuration.
The C-200 Encoder allows for high-density encoding of Uncompressed IP streams for contribution, distribution or internal monitoring feeds. It can encode more than 64 channels in 2U, higher than traditional systems. Similarly, the C-200 Decoder provides high-density decode of MPEG Transport Streams into Uncompressed IP formats such as 2110. The C-200 is available as pure software for IT-centric deployments or as appliances for more traditional setups.
Kieran Kunhya, CEO, Open Broadcast Systems, said: “It can be challenging to incorporate high-density encode and decode into Uncompressed IP facilities and so NMOS IS-04/05 allows for broadcasters to control encoders and decoders easily, without the need to go back to legacy SDI workflows, as many have done.”
