NAB Show: Avid Introduces IO Software-Based Media Ingest & Playout Platform
Summary
At NAB Show (April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth N1221), Avid will offer a tech preview demo of Avid | Stream IO, a new flexible software-based platform for production ingest and playout delivered through the convenience of subscription. Avid said the solution also offers “flexible channel configurations, supporting popular video formats, codecs and resolutions, enabling media companies to leverage new and emerging technologies within their production workflows. Avid | Stream IO offers complete deployment flexibility, supporting both off-the-shelf certified hardware for on-premises studio environments and standard virtual machines in the cloud.” The new platform also allows media companies to increase efficiency by combining different ingest sources in a single configuration. Ideal for live entertainment and multi-camera productions, Avid | Stream IO supports all common production formats including SDI, Compressed IP streams – SRT / RTMP / NDI, with SMPTE 2110 due later this year. Claman concluded: “We believe Avid | Stream IO will help production teams accelerate their content creation pipelines, both now and in the future, by delivering unparalleled speed, flexible deployment, and adaptable support for media formats.” Avid | Stream IO will be commercially available later this year.