Avid AirSpeed

Avid Post Production Equipment Hire, Hampshire and Manchester, UK

A smarter approach to ingest and playout for today's - and tomorrow's - broadcast environments

The Avid AirSpeed multi-purpose media platform is a cost-effective and , workflow-enabling, intelligent replacement for either VTRs or any older server technology that no longer fits your budget or your plans.

Key features include:

• Enables the fastest workflow
  Multiple AirSpeed servers can be connected to an Avid Unity media network - letting journalists and editors access media seconds as soon as recording begins, and send when complete.
• No-compromise HD end-to-end workflow production
  AirSpeed links with the award-winning DNxchange unit to convert an HD-SDI source (1080i/59.94, 720p/59.94) into pristine quality, workgroup-friendly Avid DNxHD – making ingest to playout HD production the fastest and smoothest it’s ever been.
• FrameChase™ Editing
  Direct ingest to shared storage with FrameChase™ editing—in a variety of formats, without transcoding—means that workgroup and MXF-supporting editing systems can simultaneously edit or play any live feed within seconds after recording starts.
• Supports the SD formats you use
  Direct acquisition of tapes and feeds and two-channel DV25, DV50, IMX30/50, and uncompressed SD playout capability offers significant time savings at each end of your nonlinear SD workflow.
• Unmatched flexibility and scalability
  Modular 3RU form factor, proven IT-standard design, and advanced codec technology make it easy to increase channel capacity and accommodate new media formats.
• Exceptional reliability
  Up to five AirSpeed units can be grouped together in an AirSpeed "studio" configuration, functioning as a single, multi-channel "virtual server" for precise playout and automatic failover.
• Intuitive operation
  Program remotely or locally using standard VTR control protocols, and operate manually like a VTR using familiar front panel controls and jog/shuttle knob.
• New remote-only, higher capacity option
  Where operation is by remote control only or when higher capacity for HD operation is required, AirSpeed is now available in a version without the front panel, and with drives providing 4x greater storage capacity.