NEXUS

Network-Managed Video System Controller and Digital Video Server

Capture Your Audience

Video is a powerful tool for effectively communicating the messages of local broadcast and cable networks. The NEXUS® offers flexibility in video system control, allowing your organization to immediately broadcast an urgent message or activate a schedule for unattended playback automation. Inform, instruct, entertain, and alert viewers anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Create a Professional, On-Air Presence

Take part in the digital video revolution with the MPEG playback and recording capabilities of the NEXUS. With the NEXUS, you can capture digital video content on the fly, import edited digital video files, and even transform videotape/DVD media into MPEG video files automatically. Your channel will take on a new dynamic look as the NEXUS synchronizes digital MPEG program playback with video messaging, allowing you to incorporate bulletin boards, information overlays, program guides, and more.

Simplify Automation Control

Conveniently manage the NEXUS from anywhere your network extends or the Internet with the included, user-friendly control software and Web interface. The network management software allows you to immediately take control of your system and create conflict-free broadcast schedules for unattended playback. Your devices, media resources, and channels are automatically cross checked for scheduling conflicts by the management software. Through the NEXUS Web interface, authorized users with an Internet connection can import and create digital video messaging slides and reserve MPEG videos for playback.

Stay within Budget

The NEXUS is designed to meet both the needs and the budgets of local television operations. With its unique, all-in-one design, the NEXUS will help you save on your station automation investment without compromising on functionality or features. The NEXUS handles mixed media formats with ease and offers scalable digital video storage. Avoid the hassle and expense of integrating add-ons into your video system.

The unique, all-in-one design of the NEXUS separates it from other video server and television automation solutions. All of the features and functionality for unattended channel automation are built into the NEXUS, including a multichannel digital video server, two video messaging channels, DVD/VCR device control, video\audio switching, and a powerful, programmable event controller.

• Two MPEG Playback Channels

• One MPEG Record Channel

• Two Video Messaging Channels

• Two Digital Media Overlay Channels

• Integrated 8x4 Video/Audio Router

• Control for External Routers

• DVD Control

• VCR Control

Thousands of video professionals have discovered the unmatched value and performance of the NEXUS. Its user-friendly, versatile design has made the NEXUS the trusted digital television automation solution for a wide range of applications, including local broadcast, local cable television, and private, inhouse communication networks.