MEDIA POOL - FLEXIBLE VIDEO SERVER DESIGN FOR TELEVISION BROADCASTING

It appears to be an accepted fact that disk-based video storage system s are viable solutions for broadcasters to store and play video in the ir facilities. One of the more accepted disk-based video products in t he broadcast facility is the video server There are various approaches and technologies that manufacturers can use to build servers. All of these design decisions and trade-offs contribute to various video sen er architectures to address the task of delivering program content and commercials. The Media Pool video server offers a unique architecture and flexibility that leverages disk bandwidth and system modularity t o provide a system capable of multiple full-bandwidth ITU-R 601 stream s, system scaleability, and standard industry interfaces - protocols t o integrate the system into a facility.