Avid has updated its software subscription platform for broadcast production ingest and playout with additional channel count, playlist building, closed captioning and new codec support.
Avid | Stream IO’s channel count has doubled to support up to eight channels in a single system, with the flexibility to configure inputs and outputs freely, said the company.
Content teams can also build media playlists ready for playback during production directly from the Avid | Stream IO web remote console, which Avid said provides a back-up should studio playback automation be unavailable for any reason.
Additionally, Avid | Stream IO now supports closed captioning on playout, giving teams the option to preserve and include closed captions on both ingest and playout. Increased codec support is also now available, with AVC-LongG12 and 25 formats added.
Speaking about the additions, Tim Claman, chief product officer at Avid, said, “The enhancements in this new release of Avid | Stream IO are part of our drive to enable Avid customers to stay ahead of the increasing demand to accelerate the delivery of quality news, sports and live entertainment content.”
