Marquis Launches PostBox

"Marquis Broadcast will launch PostBox at Broadcast Live. Designed for fast media transfers from Avid Technology editing systems to a range of servers,

PostBox is an easy to use, cost-effective software utility for any facility or broadcaster whose workflow uses a mix of Avid and other vendors’ products. PostBox can be used with Avid Media Composer, Xpress, NewsCutter and Symphony editing systems. Operators simply drag finished Avid sequences onto a PostBox icon to initiate instant, faster than real-time transfers from the editing system to the destination server. The laborious task of outputting to tape and re-ingesting media into the playout server is eliminated and a higher level of automation is achieved.

Media is automatically transferred in a pre-selected format over a standard IP network. PostBox includes comprehensive sorting tools with configurable parameters for destination server addresses. Directories are stored as workstation-specific settings. File names are generated automatically at the destination server using the source sequence name.

PostBox supports a range of servers including the Omneon Spectrum, 360 IS, Leitch NX4000 and NX3600, Thomson M-Series and other generic PC servers using .AVI. Formats supported include DV 4:2:0 and 4:1:1 at 25 and 50Mb/s and IMX30, 40 and 50.

PostBox will be available from 19 June. Single user licences start at £99. A free 14-day evaluation is available from Marquis immediately."

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