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Reliable, flexible compressed playout

Deliver premium quality content to your subscribers with the flexible Spectrum™ XE Playout System.

Flexible multi-channel playout

Operate multiple channels individually or at the same time. Choose the way you want to run your operations using one or different playout workflows in compressed or uncompressed domains.

Support large channel lineups

Handle regional or international variants of existing channels, new thematic linear programs, and over-the-top (OTT) versions of established channels with Spectrum XE. By integrating playout, encoding and rendering, you can scale your channel lineup and ensure availability. 

Modernize your playout & record solution

You can record incoming transport streams, register lists and automatically schedule those lists for recording events with the powerful IT-based 1-RU video server.

Maximize system reliability

Spectrum XE runs on a best-of-breed, IT-based 1-RU server featuring a secure dual RAID system, hot-swappable redundant power supplies, and scalable storage consisting of high-reliability hard drives. Optional gigabit Ethernet ASI and SDI physical interfaces are available.

Playout with Spectrum XE

You get a secure dual RAID system with built-in automation, a smart asset manager and powerful encoding and processing. Scale up your system by adding a new license to the software-based appliance.

Time-shift

Delay configurations for one or multiple incoming transport streams

Mosaic generation

Create SD or HD mosaic channels, with any supported codec

On-demand & continuous TS record

Transports streams are immediately available for editing or playback

Graphic overlay

Supports static bitmaps, sequences of bitmaps, text crawls and videos (PiP)

Built-in automation

Edit and modify channel playlists with a simple user interface

Asset management

Automatically initiate video file transfers and provisioning

Spectrum XE technical specifications

Playout

Live and transport stream (TS) file playback

Multiple user-selectable playout modes
Compressed domain splicing
Baseband switching with dynamic decoding and re-encoding

Graphics and branding
Static bitmaps
Animations
Dynamic text crawls
In/out effects
Squeezeback
EAS
Video (PiP)

Content acquisition

Continuous capture from TS feeds

Event-based capture from TS feeds based on record playlist

Advanced time-delay capabilities

Clip editing, trimming, and concatenation

Inputs/Outputs

Inputs
SDI 
MPEG-2 TS MPTS/SPTS over ASI
MPEG-2 TS MPTS/SPTS over IP (CBR & VBR)
MPEG-2 TS, MXF OP1A files

Outputs
MPEG-2 TS MPTS/SPTS over ASI
MPEG-2 TS MPTS/SPTS over IP (CBR & VBR)
OTT (DASH, HLS, MSS, RTMP)
MPEG-2 TS files

Decoding

Video
MPEG-2 SD/HD 
MPEG-4 AVC SD/HD 
HEVC SD/HD 

Audio
MPEG-1 Layer II 
Dolby® Digital Plus (E-AC-3) 
AAC-LC/HE-AAC

Encoding

Video
MPEG-2 SD/HD 4:2:0
MPEG-4 AVC SD/HD 4:2:0
HEVC 4:2:0 8/10-bit

Audio
MPEG-1 Layer II
E-AC-3
AAC-LC/HE-AAC v1/v2

Processing

Video
SD and HD up/down-conversion
Remultiplexing
Internal statistical multiplexing
Mosaic generation: SD/HD mosaic channel based on video thumbnails

Audio
Up/down-mixing
Audio loudness control

Storage

Dual RAID system up to 11 TB of useful capacity

Extensible storage capacity

FTP transport stream file provisioning

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Spectrum XE is ideal for your compressed playout

Launch mosaic channels

Demand for OTT channels is growing. Create premium OTT channels to deliver the content your subscribers want on the device of their choice.

 

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Dynamic ad insertion

Advertising is an effective way to monetize content. Insert your video advertising elements into live, linear programming and video-on-demand (VOD) content.

 

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Disaster recovery backup

Protect your assets and have a redundancy plan in place. On-prem or hybrid solutions could be just what you need.

 

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Frequently asked questions

How can I get assistance for my Spectrum XE?

You can get assistance from the Harmonic Technical Assistance Center for all your support questions and issues. The fastest and most efficient way is through our OneCare Portal.
Otherwise, you can reach the team by phone, through chat, or by reporting your issue. 

What kind of services are available for Spectrum XE?

At Harmonic, we offer multiple services for all our products. Our experts can guide you to a package that works for your business including, professional services, service level agreements, technical support and training for your team. 

Let's talk Spectrum XE

Thank you for your interest in our Spectrum XE Compressed Playout System.
 
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