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Chapter 2 – Introduction to BRIDGE LIVE
Overview
BRIDGE LIVE is a broadcast-quality, low-latency turnkey system for REMI,
Synchronous Multi-Channel Video Contribution, Backhaul, Remote Collaboration,
Direct to Audience Streaming and Multi Bit-Rate/Format Delivery.
Equipped with 12G-SDI I/O plus the power and flexibility to enable real-time
bi-directional encoding, decoding and transcoding for critical UltraHD and HD
workflows, BRIDGE LIVE is an essential part of any modern live video production
toolkit.
Whether facilitating remote production, two-way interviews, live event
streaming, synchronous multi-cam backhaul, field contribution, program return,
confidence monitoring, collaborative production, ABR ladder profiles to hand-
off for OTT packaging, BRIDGE LIVE ensures simultaneous, secure, and stable
workflows whether over private lines or the public Internet.
NOTE: REMI is an acronym used in the broadcast industry for Remote Model Integration
and is sometimes called "at home" or "virtual" production.
Features
• 12G-SDI/3G-SDI I/O supports 4-channels of HD or 1-channel of UltraHD as
standard.
• Bi-directional Encode/Decode/Transcode; NDI, H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC),
H.262 (MPEG-2) and JPEG 2000 (TR-01).
• Protocols; SRT, HLS, MPEG-TS, MPTS (input), RTMP/RTMPS (output), RTP, and
UDP.
• Multi bitrate/format content distribution, ABR Ladder Profiles for OTT hand-
off.
• Selectable profiles for 10-bit and 8-bit, 4:2:2 and 4:2:0
• Unmatched Metadata capabilities including:
• Ad insertion markers (SCTE-35/SCTE-104)
• CC/Subtitles embedded into H.264 SEI messages
• Closed Captions (EIA-608/708) conversion
• Line 21 captions
• MPEG-2 ancillary packet support, SMPTE 2038
• Electronic program guide (EPG) on input
• Metadata pass through
• Simple to setup and use
• Remote Web UI or local GUI access for administration, control and operation.
• Monitoring, Control and Automation supported via REST API or SNMP
• Turnkey 1RU rack-mountable, enterprise-class form factor
• Dual 10GbE interface for control and transport
• Dual power supplies for critical application redundancy
• Three year warranty
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