Qvest has unveiled two new open-source projects that it said address key challenges of modern broadcast architectures in the context of Dynamic Media Facilities (DMF).
The company has introduced mxl‑k8s and go‑mxl, which aim to make it easier for multiple applications to access the same stream simultaneously.
According to Qvest, mxl‑k8s enables scalable, converged use of the Media eXchange Layer (MXL) across multiple nodes within a cluster. Media flows are shared within a node, regardless of how many applications access them.
With mxl‑k8s, crossnode transport of MXL becomes available for the first time as an automated cluster feature, without the need to implement it within each media function, added the company, removing a key scalability limitation of modern media architectures.
go‑mxl, Qvest’s Go binding for the MXL libraries implemented in C/C++, simplifies integration into modern software stacks and makes the technology accessible to a broader developer base.
“MXL is designed as a layer for integration into software products, said Daniel Clasen, practice lead—custom software solutions at Qvest.
“Across multiple systems, an additional orchestration layer becomes essential. This is exactly the layer we are now adding, enabling fully automated operation across the entire cluster. Initial feedback from the industry confirms the strong demand for this type of orchestration.”
