Harmonic Launches Omneon MediaDeck Four-Channel Media Server System

Harmonic (News - Alert), a provider of video infrastructure solutions, announced the launch of Omneon MediaDeck 7000, a fully integrated four-channel media server system.

Leveraging Omneon MediaDeck 7000, content and service providers will benefit from high capacity, performance, and modularity in a convenient 1-RU form factor.   

The new media server is an addition to the current Omneon Spectrum (News - Alert) media server product line.

Moreover, Harmonic is adding new I/O modules to its recently introduced Omneon MediaPort 7000 Series that supports MPEG-2 encode and simultaneous generation of H.264 proxies.   

The new media server solution allows users to tailor systems precisely to their needs, so they will have more choice and flexibility in server deployment. The MediaPort 7000 Series streamlines ingest workflows with real-time high-quality H.264 proxy generation available on all models, including the new MediaPort 7300, company officials said.

“With broad and flexible codec support, as well as valuable conversion and simulcast capabilities, the MediaDeck 7000 system is optimized to serve as a playout edge server, delay server, or stand-alone media server,” said Mark Cousins, senior product line manager for media servers at Harmonic, in a statement. “Our new MediaPort 7300 modules address the reality that media server customers use MPEG-2 far more often than any other codec.”

The MediaDeck 7000 system offers multiple-codec playback, up/down/cross conversion, HD/SD simulcast capabilities, and two-channel modularity. The MediaDeck 7000 server is an economical unit that is ideal for applications requiring two to four channels in an integrated 1-RU package.

Recently, Harmonic announced that Dubai Media Inc (DMI), the official public broadcaster for Dubai, deployed the Omneon MediaGrid active storage system for a new transmission archive. With Omneon, DMI benefits from fast and convenient access. It can also implement file-based workflows.

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