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ADC™ PSIP Manager™

Automatic Tracking and Forwarding of PSIP Information

The Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) is the glue that holds digital television signals together. An optional client feature of the Harris® ADC™ playout automation system, ADC™ PSIP Manager™ enables the automatic tracking and forwarding of PSIP information — eliminating manual tracking operation or intervention.

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ADC PSIP Manager Workflow

Features

  • Provides PSIP generators with Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) information integrated with ADC PSIP Manager playlists
  • Guarantees frame-accurate EPG event schedules
  • Reflects start-time changes following a live event immediately after the event ends
  • Synchronizes EPG events with last-minute changes
  • Manages multiple channels across multiple Harris Device Controllers
  • Provides EPG information for future events that may be loaded into playlists
  • Monitors PSIP generator by polling its status

Product Details

PSIP data viewed in PSIP Manager

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ADC PSIP Manager provides PSIP information for multiple playout channels simultaneously, using the industry-standard Programming Metadata Communication Protocol (PMCP). The application can deliver PSIP information to the PSIP generator in two ways: It can push the data to the PSIP generator across a TCP / IP network, or it can deliver the data to a file from which the PSIP generator can pull the information as required. ADC PSIP Manager monitors on-air schedules for changes and creates a PMCP- compatible file when changes occur. This file is then transferred to the PSIP generator through the configured process.

Broadcasters airing live programming with varying end times require their automation system to notify their PSIP generator of changes to start times of upcoming PSIP events. An automated PMCP interface offers value to the automation process by providing accurate start times for each upcoming PSIP event. Automation also requires the ability to notify the PSIP generator of programming changes that occur close to air, including deletion of program events and replacement of existing program events with new ones.

ADC PSIP Manager can be installed and operated from a dedicated Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows 7 workstation or from the same workstation on which ADC™ AirClient™ or Media Client™ resides.

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  • Caribbean and Latin America +1 786 437 1960
  • Europe and Africa +44 118 964 8200
  • Middle East and South Asia  +971 4 433 8250
  • Asia, Pacific Rim +852 2776 0628