Low Latency Encoding and Decoding using standard IT hardware.

Including native support for Uncompressed IP formats (2022-6 and 2110)

About Open Broadcast Systems:

Open Broadcast Systems delivers flagship broadcast services, using advanced, end-to-end encoding and decoding technology. Its solutions adapt to the demands of a modern broadcasting environment, delivering high-pressure, time-sensitive content such as major sporting events and breaking news.

Open Broadcast Systems designs, manufactures and deploys cutting-edge broadcast software for video and audio transport, which runs on off-the-shelf IT equipment. Accelerating the delivery of premium content over IP, improving quality and reducing latency. Helping to move the broadcasting industry towards a flexible, cost-efficient, IP-based future.

What we Deliver:

Open Broadcast Systems delivers IP contribution using commercial off-the-shelf hardware. This IT-centric approach allows hardware to perform multiple broadcast functions, aiding the convergence between the broadcast and IT industries. Solutions are easily integrated into existing and future broadcast infrastructure and offer native support for uncompressed content over IP. Agile software-based solutions can be developed and installed in extremely short timeframes, without compromising on quality, at a fraction of the cost of other providers.

Using specialist software running as apps on standard IT hardware, provides customers with the flexibility to add, or remove, software or services at any time, without needing to replace any core equipment.

Products:

  • Encoders and Decoders – Delivering high quality, low latency broadcast services. Solutions are available for entry-level and premium contribution and distribution. Offering both turn-key solutions or bring-your-own-hardware options, with the ability to combine other Open Broadcast Systems apps such as Intercom or ASI processing on the same device (where CPU and chassis allow).
    • OBE C-100 ENCODER / DECODER – Allows flexible deployment of contribution services in pure software or on a wide variety of high density chassis.
    • OBE C-200 ENCODER / DECODER – The C-200 leads to drastic reductions in cost for remote-productions, allowing the quality, latency, and bitrate configuration to be altered depending on the use-case.
    • TURN-KEY SOLUTIONS – Hardware requirements for the C-100 and C-200 encoder or decoder can be customized to suit application requirements. Whether customers need to fit more channels in a smaller space, optimize hardware redundancy, or find a suitable form factor for a specific environment.
  • Fleet Manager – Provides a single interface through which an entire encoding and decoding estate can be monitored and managed. Giving operators visibility and access to all essential equipment as well as connection to video feeds and services within a large-scale contribution or primary distribution network.
  • Interface Conversion – A range of interface conversion apps, running on standard IT hardware, which allow ultra-high density, low-cost conversion between legacy and future formats. Apps can be run in a single chassis on a single machine allowing infrastructure to be based on multi-purpose broadcast compute resources instead of single-function black-boxes.

Use-Cases:

Our solutions can be implemented within a wide range of different use cases and verticals find out more here. Or please get in touch for bespoke requirements.

  • Broadcast Contribution
  • Broadcast Primary Distribution
  • Digital Cinema
  • E-gaming 

Open Broadcast Systems also supports satellite replacement and augmentation. Working with customers to deliver a variety of contribution and primary distribution use-cases. Find out more here: