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Streamline Your Workflows with KVM for Broadcast, Media & Post-Production!

Seamless Broadcasting with KVM Technology

In the live broadcast environment, program directors, producers, control staff and engineers rely on unrestricted and uninhibited access to a variety of production tools and transmission control systems. Each from their own personal workstation and with pristine image rendition and no latency.

KVM technology offers instant selection and connection to any source device; allowing operators unrestricted access to each and every tool they need to deliver world-class broadcast programming.

Streamlining the broadcast workflow

In order to work at peak efficiency, production staff must be able to instantly access and control any tool they need, whenever they need it. Any delay or miss-connection can cause disruption in the broadcast chain leading to missed cues, incorrect feeds and even blank screens.

KVM technology is already in use in leading broadcast organizations around the world that depend on it for their 24/7 operations; whether in a broadcast studio or mobile OB truck.

Maximizing post-production efficiency

Many post-production and sound recording facilities nowadays favor a flexible studio layout that enables the most suitable room to be assigned to each individual task. Each project requires its own customized set of equipment from a range covering all aspects of sound design and editing, picture editing and composition, VFX, color grading, recording and mixing, Foley and ADR.

In addition, expensive editing and storage devices and software licenses can be shared, minimizing duplication, increasing efficiency and dramatically saving infrastructure cost.

Key Features and Benefits of Draco KVM Solutions

Highly secure and continuous operation Designed for 24/7 continuous operation with hotswap capability enabling component replacement without system shut-down. Extensive redundancy and security options for total reliability.
Instant switching Switching between sources occurs with no latency, ensuring that operators are not faced with blank or frozen screens and do not miss vital information.
Multi-signal support Supporting all current video formats and resolution, including 4K60 and beyond, alongside audio, keyboard/mouse signals and USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connection.
Future proof IHSE maintains a future-proof product strategy. The modular design allows customized solutions and enables the incorporation of future technologies.

KVM Solutions in Broadcast and Post Production

BBC Wales

A full KVM switching system based around a single resilient 576-port Draco tera switch located in the central technical area alongside all the high-powered HPZ4/8 workstations, servers and equipment that hosts essential services; including Avid, ProTools, BaseLight, Adobe, Vizrt, EVS and other software applications.

“This gives a level of creative freedom that we’ve never had before. It connects the best possible tools to our content-makers and frees them from many of the historic constraints we previously faced at our HQ in Llandaff.”

Gareth Powell, BBC Wales’ chief Operating Officer

Game Creek Video OB trucks

The KVM matrix facilitates operational flexibility so that OB trucks can be custom-configured to meet individual broadcast production tasks. Each individual workstation operates virtually: connecting to the specific tools needed by the operator at that desk. In not just individual but interconnected vans.

“Switching between sources is glitch-free and instantaneous thus reducing eye strain and annoying video tearing found with other systems. IHSE flex-port technology which provides huge time savings for pre-configuring ports to specific I/O requirements.”

Jason Taubman, Game Creek Video vice president of design and new technology

Shapeshifter Post

The boutique Shapeshifter environment offers custom-tailored edit solutions and workflows for commercial, promo, feature film, television show and live events. IHSE KVM technology provides a robust solution that supports all in-house devices including Avid Symphony, DS, and Media Composer, De Vinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro workstations.

“With the Draco tera, an entire production house worth of resources becomes accessible at any single endpoint “We thought that by installing the IHSE Draco we would increase our productivity but didn’t realize the extent of that increase would be such a game change.”

Russo Anastasio, president of Shapeshifter Post

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