

The new SNP MCL personality provides high-value channel release functions within the framework of a powerful 1RU processing platform.

“As UHD becomes a format of choice in many countries, SNP MCL enables broadcasters to create linear channels with proper branding, graphics in UHD and professional transitions under automation control, all in a streamlined, cost-effective package.” “The SNP’s unique architecture allows us to continually add innovative, practical functionality to meet the evolving needs of our customers - in this case, the need to bring the production values of their main channels into the UHD era,” says John Mailhot, CTO Networking and Infrastructure at Imagine Communications. As the SNP is an entirely software-defined application platform built on high-density hardware, the MCL personality can be licensed onto any SNP unit that has ever shipped, enabling current users to easily add this new functionality to their existing system, the company said. Offering support for both HD and UHD signals, the SNP MCL can also be configured as an industry-first, ST 2110-compatible dual downstream keyer (DSK), the company said. SNP Master Control Lite (MCL) adds branding, live graphics, and full master control functionality to the latest release of SNP.
