RayV Broadcaster is a unique combination of a friendly UI and flow with a robust software based media server and encoder that allows you to create and broadcast on the fly live and linear TV channels at HD quality.

From taking in nearly every possible form of video and audio source, to the creation of playlists, and live switching between sources, the RayV Broadcaster is a sophisticated software based broadcasting control room. Use it to broadcast live events, live channels, create new channels, time and place shift your content, record and instantly publish it. Simply put, the RayV Broadcaster is the "new truck".

Some of the broadcaster features include:

INSTALLATION AND NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS

Installation wizard

Our stepped approach wizard will help you set up your computer as a powerful broadcasting studio within minutes. The information added can be edited at any time and includes but not limited to channel name, rating, geography targeted, meta data, genre, URL white listing, categories of content and more.

Network configuration

RayV broadcaster is generically plugged into the RayV Grid, so no need for complex network configurations. RayV Broadcaster will automatically connect you thru the RayV grid or the RayV proxy to one of our other CDN partner (or any CDN of your choice.

• Automatic NAT Detection - The RayV Broadcaster discovers NAT types automatically and works out of the box without any network configuration.
• Manual NET Settings - If needed, you can manually configure the addresses to match network configurations needed for firewall traversal.

TRANS-CODING, ENCODING AND SOURCE TYPES

Formats

• The Broadcaster streaming format is the standard H.264 for video and AAC for audio. Equally supported via our gateway are Flash (H.264 or not) and the WMV format
• We support most playable video files sources such as FLV, WMV, MOV, DVD, and AVI.
• For remote streams we accept L MMS, RTSP, and MPEGTS formats.

Real time Trans-coding and encoding

RayV Broadcaster transcodes and encodes in real time without need to upload large video files to a central location. No need for any additional hardware but the PC, on which the broadcaster is installed, and the capture cards for external feeds.

Capture Devices

RayV Broadcaster intakes any capture device that supports DirectShow including TV tuners as well USB or integrated cameras, tripods and mixing devices, integrated or separated audio devices.

Compressed Mode

RayV Broadcaster includes a feature we call "Compressed Mode," which allows playing pre-encoded files without trans-coding, resulting in low CPU consumption.

Video Files

RayV broadcaster supports most video file formats and video/audio codecs. Files do not need to be decoded manually and are automatically trans-coded, in real time, to RayV broadcast format. File sources can be decoded with RayV decoders or using installed system codecs (DirectShow filters).

Remote Streams

We support the intake of remote streams such as Live MMS steams with Windows Media codecs. In addition, any RayV stream could be used as a source for a channel, allowing real time switching between channels, or time shifting the content to the local zone.

Broadcasting Quality

The user can select between 4 automatic broadcasting qualities, or alternatively indicate customized versions.

The Automatic qualities include:

• Low: 300kbps, 320*240 pixels, 16kbps audio
• Normal: 500kbps, 320*240 pixels, 64kbps audio
• High: 800kbps, 640*480 pixels, 64kbps audio
• 4HQ: up to 2.5 Mbps Kbps, Resolution

MASTER CONTROL CAPABILITIES AND FEATURES

Sources List

Sources list contains all the sources that were configured and can be filtered according to source type and source name. You can add, remove, preview or edit sources. Specific Icons for specific source types will appear.

Source Pre-Processing Control

Fully control how a source is pre-processed before it is encoded and decide on attributes such as:

• De-Interlace: Convert interlaced sources to progressive scan (RayV's standard scan)
• Video Scaling Quality: Use our Scaling algorithm when scaling sources to the desired resolution. (Better algorithms consume more CPU power
• Aspect Ratio: Convert sources with non-square pixels to square pixels (RayV's standard format) When the source's aspect ratio is different from the channel aspect ratio, black borders are automatically added to preserve a unified user experience.

Playlists

RayV Broadcaster includes a simple drag and drop playlist creator, multiple playlists can be added, edited and deleted. A play list can contain sources from different types including cameras, files, remote sources etc. The user can modify duration of sources in a playlist and edit the playlist on the fly even while broadcasting live.

Preview Pane

The preview pane allows you to preview in parallel any of your live streams, remote stream, files or playlist in a preview pane. Capture devices and remote stream source will show the live video when in standby, while file sources will show an automatically generated poster frame. You can either preview both in a standby or live mode.

Live Return

The currently live broadcast stream is displayed in the live return window along with timing information and audio levels. If no source is currently live, the last will be repeated. If a playlist is live then the playlist items will be displayed with the current playing item highlighted. You can choose one of two modes of operations: "on-air" and broadcasting to viewers or "off-air" and operate the broadcaster locally or live to tape.

Recording

The live broadcast stream can be recorded in multiple video formats. Those files can be used as a time shifted source for another channel or for playing pre-encoded files in a compressed mode.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Time Shifting

RayV Broadcaster includes a recording feature that allows you to record all the content broadcasted on the actual broadcasting machine in real time. Time shifting a live channel is achieved by recording the channel, using this specific content as the source and attributing a different time schedule while re broadcasting it. No need to trans-code as the original format is already saved in the RayV format. A good example for using this feature would be broadcasting content to expats.

Multiple channels

Multiple broadcaster instances can be operated from the same installation on the same machine, significantly reducing the resources needed to broadcast channels and support the operation.

Information and Support

Real time connection and upload bandwidth information are available for your use as well as for technical support (this info is automatically sent by the broadcaster while requesting support). The broadcaster also creates detailed log files containing normal operations and errors.

Operation without User Interface/ Parallel mode

The broadcaster window can be closed at any time and the live broadcast will continue to work as programmed. You can use all of the broadcaster features in parallel to prepare for another channel/ live broadcast/ show.

Auto Reboot - Broadcaster High Availability

RayV Broadcaster automatically checks video files before use to prevent crashes due to corrupted files. If a crash occurs the broadcaster will automatically restart the broadcast. If it crashes again it will suggest removing the suspect corrupted sources.