AViTA is a real-time video server production control system for recording, searching and playing media.
AViTA easily integrates into the production chain for News and Sports.
AViTA takes Hi Tech’s control expertise right to the heart of the production workflow, providing financial and operational benefits to you.
From a 12 year heritage of designing and manufacturing VTR and video server remote control panels, Hi Tech has developed a unique hybrid control system using the very latest touch screen technology and modular hardware panels to allow multiple users to access multiple server ports over a network.
AVITA is a live production system that is designed to capture, edit and play out media from multiple sources very easily and quickly. The user interface is clear and uncluttered with menus that slide in and out of view as required and the system is built to allow easy conversion to languages other than English.
The core of the system is the AVITA engine that provides sophisticated video clip management tools with shared databases, multiple play lists and enhanced search facilities. AVITA can be supplied as a software only system and can be fully driven by a touch screen and features gesture control of the various system applications. Alternatively, AVITA is supplied as a system of hardware consoles and mix-and-match control modules so that a panel can be constructed to suit the operational requirements of a particular workflow application.
The hardware panel has a large clear touch screen with gesture control that is used to manage play lists, server set ups, clip creation and management, database creation and searching and is used to configure the hardware modules with an extensive range of functionality and appearance choices.
AVITA also has a unique feature to aid operator comfort when using the touch screen over extended periods of time – a cantilevered hinge that brings the screen to rest inclined in front of the hardware modules.
The system is highly expandable and has several software extensions such as a MOS interface, multiple server port control from one panel, scheduled play and record, logging and highlights applications, tape archive ingest and automated play out from single or multiple ports
AVITA is designed to interface with any video server using industry standard professional control protocols.
Each AVITA system can be supplied as a ready to go system installed in a small footprint PC case requiring an external monitor, mouse and keyboard. If hardware panels are required, one of Hi Tech’s configurable asigN control panels can be added (6 or more, maximum number depends on the system configuration).
Or an AVITA system can be supplied as a ready to go stand alone control console featuring a choice of 2 different size configurations, The desk consoles feature an optional high resolution 10.4 inch touch screen as a user interface – no keyboard or mouse is required (but could be used optionally). Control consoles are built using different front panel modules, and programmed from within AVITA to suit the user’s needs, and to suit the workflow requirements. The system is easy to use by technical or operational staff.
- Studio Playback
- Studio Record
- Searching media: Find and browse content on a single server, multiple servers or from database, using metadata fields, date created, clip ids, location, stored in search bins.
- Easily integrated into systems with best of breed servers.
- Clips added to shot keys from other AVITA tools such as search.
- Shots recalled from touch interface or hardware panel.
- Programmable transport keys for each playback channel – (for example PLAY, CUE, FREEZE and JOG).
- Multiple server control and database management from one panel.
- Connection via TCP/IP to control "engine" serial network box.
- Clip editing.
- Multiple control panels can access multiple server ports.
- SQL database and control engine
- Customisable key functions
- Integrated Help menu
- Dual screen with receivable docking windows
- Remote channel status monitoring (option)
- Optional XML and MOS interfaces
Hi Tech Systems’ AViTA News control system is available as an option to the AViTA production control system. It consists of a MOS gateway, GUI and a range of ‘Betacart’ styled hardware control panels. It has been designed for a variety of applications such as news, sports and live events.
Running Orders created in ENPS automatically appear in AViTA as a series of rundown lists which can be manipulated and taken to air using the AViTA GUI and/or the control panel. This information is dynamically updated to reflect changes made in the ENPS running order. Offering a combination of manual ‘shot box’ style; manual assist with ‘hold’, ‘take’ and ‘next’ functionality or fully automated. A GPI interface is also available for control from a vision mixer or switcher.
Additional functionality includes the ability to add ‘AD HOC’ video clips to a rundown, automate video playback channel assignments in ENPS, send video clip status feedback to the ENPS rundown such as READY, NOT READY, PLAY, END, STOP etc.
An optional ActiveX plug-in provides the following additional functionality:
Placeholder clip creation; Video clip inventory fed back to a folder in ENPS, or to the ActiveX plug-in or both; Show details of clips in a grid display which can show thumbnails and play proxy video (if available from the video server). The video can be referenced directly as a file or streamed from a URL. All formats handled by either DirectShow or Quick Time are supported and the appearance is customisable.
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The control panel contains all the hardware and software required for an "out of the box" solution. Hardware panel choice
Intergrated control panel with choice of control modules.
Unique cantilevered hinge mechanism
Enhanced operator comfort when using the touch screen for extended periods
All hardware panel functions provided on touch screen panel
Remote control panels.
Any control panel from the asigN range.
AViTA gui screen shots
