We have many options and configurations available, so all of our video servers are custom and made to order. Let us know your particular application and we'll try to help. A 4-Channel MPEG-2 playback systems starts at less than $4000. Also, Click Here for info about our Solid State Media Players.
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We get lots of calls from people who want to scheduled playback as well as synchronizing multiple DVD players for video walls, traveling exhibits, scientific, and government applications. DVD synchronizer playback is not always easy or inexpensive. We've done it fairly accurately with 4 DVD players for less than $1,000 including the DVD players, and we've done it very accurately with 8 DVD machines for about $9,500 - not including the DVD players.
We built custom video servers back when MPEG video playback was immature, very expensive and not as reliable or as available as it is now. Today it's even better!
Video Servers make sense for corporate info channels, schools, churches, cable and broadcast TV installations. Mueeums can create their own video walls and change content automatically with easily changed scheduled video playback.
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Like many providers, we use third-party accessories to enhance our products. Enseo is among our favorites. Good products, lots of features, and above all, good service. BCD has the experience and expertise to customize your system just the way you want it.
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Here are some of the features available in our servers:
- Decode MPEG-1, 2, & 4
- Decode 1 to 4 Streams
- Zero-frame Seamless Back-to-Back Playback
- Max Bitrate: 10Mb/sec
- Video Out: Component, Composite, "S", VGA
- Graphics Overlay (BMP) 256 Colors *
- Transparency Levels for Surface Blending 16 *
* optional features
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Features of the Included Standard Player Program:
- Runs on the Server and is controlled from the Server
- Zero-frame Seamless Back-to-Back Playback
- 4-channel Synchronized Playback
For example, if you create 4 MPEG files designed to play in sync, you can make a "Project" which includes all 4 files. If the starting frame numbers of the files are different (and they probably will be), you can designate starting frames for each stream in the Project file.
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Optional Software is available for many applications:
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"QVS"TM - Quartet Video Software
- VCR control for on-demand playback of MPEG videos
- Integrated scheduling software for scheduled playback of MPEG videos
- Content Manager allows creation of MPEG play lists and associated bitmap overlay
- Win Kiosk application enables integration with control devices via RS-232 commands
- Content distribution defined by sophisticated ftp structure
This is a Client/Server program that can act as either a Client or as a Server application. (You run it on the Server and run it on another computer.) In addition to scheduling, QVS permits control of the Video Server from another computer.
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"AuthorTM / On the Air"TM
- Authoring software for assembling of graphic, text, web and video elements
- Supports mixing of multiple graphic formats with MPEG and analog video (using selected hardware)
- Scheduling software for advanced control of time/day playback of themes
- WebVU! feature supports web animations including Flash, animated gifs and live websites integrated into your presentation!
This is especially for the new buzz of "Digital Sinage" - bulltetin boards with video that change according to different circumstances.
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"QVS" and "Author" are trademarks of Enseo, Inc.
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