Features

Our GRIDSHOT® playout and scheduling system offers a multitude of features. Having built and operated channels we understand which features are required for operating a successful channel cost-effectively.

Our team of professional engineers and UI specialists works on the development of new features and tools and on the optimization of existing features and intuitive interfaces for our current and future customers, always keeping practical operational ability in mind. If you are searching for a feature and it doesn’t exist, please contact our team and we will check if we can add this to our product line.

GRIDSHOT® Media Asset Management (MAM)

Video & Audio Automated error detection and warning system
EBU R128 Automated volume detection and correction
REST API Support for third-party support for data retrieval / insertion from / to GRIDSHOT

GRIDSHOT® Playout

Video Outputs PAL 4K UHD (ASI / SDI / IP ASI (multicast / unicast) / HLS* / SRT*)
PAL HD (ASI / SDI / IP ASI (multicast / unicast) / HLS* / SRT*)
PAL SD (ASI / SDI / IP ASI (multicast / unicast) / HLS* / SRT*)
- Including dual ASI / SDI / IP ASI (multicast / unicast)
* Unlimited numbers of connection to (over-the-top (OTT)) operators
Video Resolutions 4K UHD (2160p50)
HD (1080p25, 1080i50, 720p25)
SD (4:3, 16:9)
- Automated downscaling / upscaling of the original content according to the playout output
Integrated Video Encoder H.265, MPEG-H Part 2 or HEVC
H.264, MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC
MPEG-2
Integrated Audio Encoder MPEG 1, Layer 2
Widescreen 16:9 / 4:3 / mixed 16:9 & 4:3
Audio Unlimited number of languages
Subtitles Unlimited number of languages
HD / SD DVB subtitles
Burned-in subtitle insertion by playout
Interlacing Automatically detects and fixes interlacing conflicts
HDR HLG Based on official ETSI and ATSC standard
EBU R128 Automatically volume correction based on the information for MAM
Overlays Animated and non-animated
Live Insertion Unlimited numbers of stream insertion (SDI / ASI / IP ASI (multicast / unicast) / HLS / SRT)
Advertising Insertion DTMF / SCTE-35
Date & Time control Support different timezones, including daylight saving timezones
WEB application The WEB application is available for all devices with a browser installed, such as laptops, computers, tablets, etc. You are not tied to any specific operating system such as Windows or MacOS.
Automatic Failover System (Hardware &) Software failover

Gridshot® Video on Demand (VOD)

Video Resolutions 4K UHD (2160p), HD (1080p, 1080i, 720p) and SD (4:3, 16:9)
Integrated Video Encoder Adaptive bitrate streaming & different video codecs (H.264 / H.265 / HEVC)