| 360
Systems’ MAXX Video Server delivers a new level of capability
and sophistication to broadcasters. MAXX is more than a video server—it’s
the key to building high-performance, system-level solutions at an
attractive price. |
MAXX
FEATURES & APPLICATIONS
• Self-contained video recorder
and three channel playout server
• Plays graphics and animation, including
key-and-fill pairs
• Advanced Playlisting software builds
& edits complex rundowns
• Capture and cache satellite feeds
• Trim, edit and segment content
• Video source for weather systems, music
TV and video wallpaper
• Fast FTP file transfer with NLEs
• Reconcile billing with accurate As-Run
logs
• Create remote ingest, edit and playout
stations with MAXX’s Remote Workstation Interface
• Perfect for backup and ‘evergreen’
applications |
360 Systems’
MAXX server redefines what a broadcast video server should provide
in today’s world. It’s a clean synthesis of current
file-based capabilities and traditional base-band standards. And
MAXX includes every 360 Systems option in a single, attractively
priced package.
MAXX operates as a video recorder, 3-channel playout server, graphics
store (with key-and-fill), and includes a versatile set of production
tools. Beyond recording and playing broadcast-quality MPEG-2 video
(all the way to 50 Mb), it also imports MPEG-2 and DV files over
Gigabit Ethernet from popular editors like Final Cut Pro®
and Avid®, as well as TARGA files from graphics programs.
As the name implies, MAXX delivers a high level of performance for
every task.
The MAXX server’s rich mix of hardware and software provides
a smooth upgrade path for tape-based stations. It’s ideally
suited for weather systems, remote trucks, graphics storage, extra
digital channels and production centers. MAXX includes all the advanced
features needed for file-based production and broadcast. But equally
important, it retains base-band connectivity and is compatible with
your existing equipment. Standard features include a frame synchronizer,
composite and SDI video ports; AES/EBU and balanced analog audio,
and even SDI-embedded audio. A set of XLR connectors makes MAXX
a drop-in fit at existing facilities, and there’s never a
need to buy outboard conversion accessories.
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Networked
Solutions for
Digital Broadcasting
MAXX shares
content easily with the rest of the world, thanks to fast file-transfers
over Gigabit Ethernet. It connects easily to other servers and NLEs,
or to Network Attached Storage. MAXX is able to move content across
the room—or across the country—rapidly and at low cost.
And of course, it supports MXF file transfers as well as IMX (D10),
MPEG-2, TARGA and DV formats.
Applications for
MAXX’s network include:
•
Transfers to Network Attached Storage
• Exchanging content with NLEs
• Content sharing over broadband networks
• Transfers from a satellite “cache”
to an air server
• Remote Workstation Interfaces for
server control
• Archiving and backup
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Production
Tools and Server in a Cost-Effective Package
MAXX Image Servers come with a full-featured Graphic
User Interface that’s able to control all three
video channels at once. VTR-style buttons and time code
displays give it a familiar look and feel, while keyboard
shortcuts like J-K-L keys speed up every operation.
You’ll be able to quickly perform head and tail
trims and segment network feeds for broadcast.
MAXX’s Advanced Playlisting tools provide rapid
list-building, editing and playout of sequences for
news or commercial islands. It includes many production-oriented
features like drag-and-drop, looping, skip and hold.
For many users, Advanced Playlisting may be all that’s
needed to get to air. And accurate time-stamped As-Run
logs make reconcilliation with traffic easy.
We’ve included our Remote
Workstation Software, making it easy to control
MAXX from any location in the building. Separate work
areas can be created for ingest, trimming and segmenting,
building playlists, or just monitoring server activity.
With the Remote Workstation software, every function
on MAXX’s GUI can now be controlled with a low-cost
PC.
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Ingest,
Trimming, Playlisting and Play-to-Air Workstations |
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100%
Compatible with Leading
Automation
360 Systems’
servers are on air with leading broadcast automation systems like
Crispin, DTG, Florical, Harris, Leightronics, Nverzion and Sundance;
in Europe, choose Ibis, Pebble Beach and ProBel. So pick your system
with the confidence that MAXX servers will work exactly as you expect.
We’re a plug-and-play fit with serial commands from switchers
like Ross and Echolab. Six GPI ports are also included for use with
push-button panels and switcher outputs. Many popular desk-top controllers
like DNF and BUF are able to control the server using VDCP, Odetics
or P2 protocols.
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High
Reliability RAID Storage
MAXX servers provide your choice of 112 or 170 hours of protected
internal storage. Advanced RAID-5 technology spreads data across
four serial ATA drives, resulting in a high level of security for
program material. MAXX’s storage array helps keep you on-air,
even if a drive should fail. And drives are easily replaced from
the front panel. The entire package fits in just 3½”
of rack space.
MAXX
Servers Make Broadcasting More Profitable
360 Systems brings
legendary quality and reliability to broadcasting and other mission-critical
projects. With 35 years of experience and 30,000 hard-disk products
in service world-wide, 360 Systems has more experience in the field
than any other manufacturer. The MAXX server’s refined design
is based on 360 Systems’ success with over 1,000 Image Servers
in service around the globe. It’s produced in both NTSC and
PAL versions, with innovative features that handle content in so
many forms that it has become a top choice in every market size.
MAXX servers
achieve a far better price-per-channel than any competitive server.
It’s large drive array also provides storage at a small fraction
the cost of any other system.
Call 360 Systems’
sales team at (818) 735-8221 to discuss how the MAXX server can
fit into your plans for a next-generation facility.
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Technical
Specifications
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Input Channels |
One, composite or SDI video |
| Output Channels |
Three, composite and SDI video |
| Analog video I/O |
Composite, 75-ohm, BNC |
| Digital video I/O |
SDI, SMPTE 259M, 75-ohm BNC |
| Video standards |
525/60 NTSC; 625/50 PAL (Model dependent) |
| MPEG recording formats |
MPEG-2: 4:2:2 Profile @ Main Level to 50 Mb/s
MPEG-2: Main Profile @ Main Level to 15 Mb/s (4:2:0 or 4:1:1) |
| DV playback |
DV-25 files imported via Ethernet in .dv format |
| Graphics playback format |
Playback of TARGA files with key & fill imported
via Ethernet |
| Video word Size |
10 bits dithered to 8 |
| Frame format |
MPEG-2: I-frame, 6-GOP, 14 GOP |
| Minimum
Pre-roll |
10
frames |
| Video sync reference
(Genlock) |
External black burst or internal crystal |
| Digital
Inputs/Outputs |
2 stereo pairs (4 channels) per video
input or output |
| Digital
audio format |
AES/EBU, 110-ohm, XLR-3 connector (AES-3-2000) |
| Dynamic range (digital) |
144 dB (24-bit word size) |
| Audio format |
48k sample rate, 24-bit word size, Linear PCM |
| Bit-for-Bit®
data handling |
Transparent to Dolby®-E,
Dolby AC-3 |
| Analog
Inputs/Outputs |
2 mono channels per video input or output |
| Analog
audio format |
Balanced, +4 dBu, XLR-3 connector |
| Frequency response |
10 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.1 dB |
| Harmonic distortion |
<0.002% THD+N at full scale –1 dB |
| Dynamic range |
112 dB (24-bit word size) |
| Headroom |
20 dB above nominal +4 dBu operating level |
| Audio sync reference |
Derived from video reference |
| Embedded
audio |
SDI embedded; 20-bit, 4-channel |
| LTC In |
External time code,
10k-ohm BNC connector |
| LTC Out |
External time code, Z = 750-ohm,
BNC connector |
| VITC line
number, NTSC |
Field 1: Lines 14, 16; Field 2:
Lines 277, 279 |
| VITC line
number, PAL |
Field 1: Lines 19, 21; Field 2:
Lines 332, 334 |
| Closed
Captions and VBI Data |
| Closed Captions |
Captures, stores and plays CC data
per EIA-608B |
| VBI Data |
Captures, stores and plays all VBI data |
| Automation control, RS-422 |
VDCP; 3 ports, 9-pin female “D”
connector |
| Other serial
control, RS-422 |
Odetics; Sony BVW for transport control only |
| GPI control inputs/outputs |
6 optically isolated inputs, 6 open-collector
outputs, 25-pin female “D” connector |
| MPEG-2 file interchange |
MXF (SMPTE 377M, 378M, 381M ) OP-1a,
OP-1b; import and export; program & elementary stream import;
IMX (D10) export |
| DV-25 file
interchange |
DV stream (.dv or .avi) import and export |
| Targa file
import |
TARGA graphics import with key-and-fill |
| Network
port |
Gigabit Ethernet |
| File transfer
protocol |
FTP |
| Storage time (max) |
112 or 170 hours (ref.
12 Mb/sec) |
| Drives |
Server-class SATA; total array is 1.0 TB or 1.6 TB |
| Data redundancy |
Hardware-generated RAID-5 utilizing 4 drives |
| Drive arrangement |
Located within enclosure, accessible from front panel |
| CD-ROM drive |
Internal, accessible behind front panel. For loading operating
system and application program upgrades. |
| DV & Graphics |
Included in Image Server
MAXX |
| Embedded Audio |
Included in Image Server MAXX |
| Remote Workstation Interface |
Included in Image Server MAXX |
| Advanced Playlisting
software |
Included in Image Server MAXX |
| CD-ROM drive |
Included in Image Server MAXX |
| Upgrade to 1 TByte of
storage |
Included in Image Server MAXX |
| Time-Stamped As-Run logs |
Included in Image Server MAXX |
| Operating
System |
Linux® |
| Front
panel indicators |
5 LEDs indicate Power-on, Genlock, Fan alarm, Drive alarm,
System alarm |
| GUI ports |
Keyboard, mouse, SVGA display |
| Cooling/Operating Temperature |
Forced air; Ambient operating temperature 10º to 35º
C |
| Power |
100 – 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 2.0 amp max. Shut down switch
on front panel; hard AC mains switch on rear panel |
| Mechanical
|
3½” x 19” x 18.5” (89
x 483 x 470 mm) H-W-D |
| Mounting |
Rack mount (2U), optional adjustable rear supports |
| Weight |
28 lb. (12.7 Kg) |
| Agency approvals |
UL, C-UL, FCC Class A, CE |
| Country of origin |
Made in U.S.A. |
Specifications
are subject to change without notice.
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