- VOD asset manager
- Automatically find new assets
- Interpret XML data
- Video transcoding manger
- Video storage manager
- Populate app VOD guide info
Statistics as of March 1, 2022
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Court video depositionsManage VOD Assets from Catcher to Customer
The Bigger Picture
The anyVID-VM is part of a bigger story, which includes an entire in-house designed solution for delivering any video to any location. Applications include secure delivery of Cable TV via the Internet (or private networks), IPTV, hospitality, government, courts, police & fire, broadcaster streaming portals, etc.
Command and Control
Billing System Management
- Import of current billing system info
- Full billing system API available
- Ad campaign server for in-app ads
anyVID-XC Management
- Management of DRM, encrypt keys
- Manages GoBack playlists at XC
- Uploads all alarms from XC
anyVID-STOR Management
- Manages DVR events at the STOR
- Uploads all alarms from the STOR
- Imports STOR VOD guide data
App & Set Top Management
- Control of all apps, set tops, & TVs
- Channel lineups w/ ad zone support
- Manages Guide data & distribution
Source Acquisition
LIVE VIDEO CONTENT
- Live multicast IP Streams
- MPTS & SPTS input support
- Live HLS & DASH Streaming
- Legacy support of RTMP streams
FILE BASED CONTENT
- Legacy support of MPEG-1 files
- Support for codecs like AVI, WMV
- Support for all MP4 & TS files
- Able to ingest HLS/DASH playlists
Source Processing
- Live HLS/DASH (ABR) transcoding
- Multicast transcoding - in/output
- File-based transcoding
- Packet & Video encryption, DRM
- Packet inspection/authentication
- Short term GoBack storage
- On-the-fly Transcoding []
- N:1 redundancy across XC's
- DVR, VOD, & Archival Storage
- Packet inspection/authentication
- Built-in anyRelay CDN Endpoint
- High availability Storage/Powering
Source Distribution
LIVE VIDEO CONTENT
- Secure internet distribution
- Local intranet distribution
- Local multicast network
FILE BASED CONTENT
- Add to anyVID-STOR [DVR/VOD]
- Automatic watch folder delivery
- Custom send to remote location
- Download via anyVID apps
- Archival storage - anyVID's Cloud
Source Delivery
CUSTOM APP DESIGN
- Cordless Cable or Custom App
- Customizable - logos, colors, etc
- Runs on customer's equipment
- Built-in Live TV, DVR, & VOD
- Available in existing App Stores
- FireTV, iOS, Android, Android TV
- Many Smart TVs, Set Tops, etc
MANAGED SET TOPS/TVS
- Choose a launcher or design one
- Customizable w/ logos, colors, etc.
- Instant SW updates, just like apps
- East to set up & manage
- Built-in Live TV, DVR, & VOD
- Includes dedicated App Store
Summary of Features & Functions
- Automatically scans predefined Watch Folders in near real-time looking for new and/or updated VOD assets to process
- Notifies the Catcher of successful retrieval via API (when required)
- Determines which anyVID-XC units are open and assigns each new asset to one
- Sends VOD trailers/assets to open anyVID-XC units to transcode, then monitors the progress until completion (resubmitting on failures)
- Moves completed transcodes to permanent anyVID-STOR storage, and notifies the anyVID-AC of the completion
- Interprets XML metadata (even invalid and/or poorly made XML data not fully adhering to the Cable Labs Metadata spec)
- Populates title info, season/episode info, ratings info, descriptions, genres, costs, etc. from XML metadata to the anyVID-AC
- Sends all alarms/alerts to the anyVID-AC