GRASS VALLEY IGNITE Datasheet

Ignite

SCALABLE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION

The Ignite integrated production
solution is the industry’s first and most
complete link between the control
room and the newsroom—one that
provides an unmatched return on
your investment with single-operator
capabilities.

PRODUCT DATA SHEET

The Grass Valley™ Ignite™ line of
integrated production solutions is a
software and hardware combination
that is the industry’s first and most
complete link between the control
room and the newsroom—one that
provides an unmatched return on your
investment. This innovative, single­operator production tool provides a
central point of management for control­room devices. As a result, you can put
increased staff in the field to better serve
your community through more news
programming , support 24-hour multicast
channels, and deliver real-time cut-ins.

Extending the capabilities of this
platform is Ignite, the first totally
automated HD control-room solution,
which combines the power and flexibility
of the Ignite platform with a new HDC
robotic camera system and controller.

KEY FEATURES

Transition easily between back-to-•
back newscasts

Proven to easily handle any breaking-•
news scenario

Float, drop, and add stories within •
seconds

Improved ROI vs. equipment-only •
depreciation

Enables reallocation of headcount •
from content moving to creating

Enables increased programming •
opportunities, revenue stream via
single workflow

Provides direct link between rundown •
and on-air programming

Single Workflow, Multi­Distribution Model

The Ignite platform supports a single­workflow, multi-distribution model that
gives you a highly efficient solution for
launching new digital multicast channels,
including local 24-hour news, sports
programming , shopping, education, and
civic and entertainment applications—as
well as Webcast channels. This approach
helps you generate alternate revenue
streams while improving your on-air look
and feel.

The new Ignite platform adds to these
capabilities by letting you move to HD
production directly or migrate from
standard-definition (SD) to HD whenever
you’re ready.

Cost-effective solution for new, •
live multicast channels and multi­distribution opportunities

Event-driven technology allowing one •
person to direct an entire production

Scalable architecture:•

One to four mix/effect (M/E) banks —
24-96 video inputs —
24-96 audio inputs —
Single, partial, and fully redundant —

backup capabilities for CPUs, video,
and audio frames

Configurations available without •
audio

Enhanced automation with Ignite IQ•

Optional video switcher panels for •
manual operation when desired

Cost-Effective, Scalable, and
Flexible

The scalable Ignite platform includes
Ignite automation control software and
support for third-party devices. It can
control broadcast-quality HDC camera
systems. And the switchable platform
supports 1080i and 720p HD formats and
525-line and 625-line SD formats.

By pairing an Ignite system with a
Kayak™ HD control panel you can choose
between producing some programs in
an automated mode and others using a
manual approach.

The scalable Ignite platform gives all
broadcast markets the efficiencies to
produce more content while increasing
production value.

Switchable SD and HD formats, •
including 1080i and 720p and 525­and 625-line

MOS-driven workflows for newsroom •
computer systems, digital news
production, and graphics automation
systems

Control-room solution airing hours •
of newscasts every day in top U.S.
markets

Manual control permits override of •
any command pre-stored on event
timeline

Proven industry leader for more than •
10 years

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PRODUCT DATA SHEET

News Producer

Newsroom

Computer

System

Journalist

News Editor

Media Storage

Ignite HD Production

Control Equipment

Graphics

News Graphics

Assignments

Assignments

Rundown and Scripts

News Stories

Scripts

Character Generator

Still Store

Graphics

Graphics

Edited Media

Camera Control

Web Data

Web and Auxilliary Data

Program Out

Program Out

Program Out

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Ignite HD Director’s Interface

Ignite SDC or HDC

Robotic Camera System

Studio

News Production

Closed-Caption

Encoder

ViBE Encoder

Broadcast

IP Distribution

(Mobile TV, Interactive TV,
and Web)

Teleprompter

Ignite HD Automation

and Control System

BROADCAST VIDEO WORKFLOW

The Grass Valley line of Ignite integrated production solutions is the industry’s first and most complete link between the control room and
newsroom.

It also interfaces with most newsroom
computer systems and uses the media
object ser ver (MOS) interface-based
workflow for newsroom computer,
graphics, and digital news production
systems.

As a result, Ignite technology identifies
certain columns within a producer’s
rundown to create a graphical
representation of the show. This graphical
representation contains production
events that make up each story, such as
camera one with mic one full. The Ignite
HD operator then controls the timing of
each on-air production event.

QUICBOX TACTILE CONTROL INTERFACE

The QUICbox™ solution for the Ignite platform gives you the feel of a tactile interface without the bulk of large control panels. Whether you’re
punching an entire show live or inserting individual production events, it can trigger simple or complex functions for instant recall, and provides
motorized, dynamic audio controls.

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The Ignite platform also lets you re­import a rundown at any time, without
affecting what is on air, to allow for
last-minute show changes. And you
can manually override any production
function as well as insert new events at
any time—making the Ignite HD solution
a perfect fit for any fast-paced newscast.

The Ignite platform also works well in
non-scripted environments, such as
election coverage, talk shows, game
shows, live-entertainment segments and
breaking-news stories. Using event­driven technology, you can punch a show
live, one element at a time.

The platform makes this capability
possible through the more than 300
configurable late-breaking news (LBN)
keys. LBNs are pre-built production
events ranging from a camera shot with
an appropriate mic level to a complex
eight-box effect with multiple mics
and graphic layers—all of which can be
inserted onto an event timeline at any
moment during a show. Now you can
direct any type of production on the fly.