Designed with rapidly evolving operational environments in mind, the Epic MV was built to provide broadcasters, content distributors and other media companies with cutting-edge performance for years to come.
Its ability to handle both SDI and IP signals will help enable broadcasters to significantly simplify their monitoring environments, while at the same time unleashing unprecedented performance, scalability and adaptability to future technologies. ''We designed Epic with a focus on both the current and future needs of today's broadcasters and media companies,'' said Brick Eksten, Chief Product Officer, Imagine Communications. ''The software-based nature of the platform will allow us to seamlessly blend operational monitoring and orchestration in a way that leverages the state of the art in enterprise-class IT solutions, while catering specifically to the needs of broadcasters, both now and in the future.''Įpic MV, the first solution based on the new platform, is a fully integrated IP multiviewer with out-of-the-box support for displaying UHD signals. The software-based nature of the advanced monitoring system also guards against obsolescence, as the Epic MV is able to seamlessly incorporate new formats and technologies as they are introduced into the market. Capable of handling an array of formats - from production to multiscreen delivery - the next-generation monitoring solution empowers broadcasters, content distributors and other media companies with a single system for scaling their multiviewer capabilities to unprecedented levels. The Imagine Communications EPIC MV establishes new benchmarks in versatility, scalability and adaptability. The ongoing evolution of the broadcast plant has created the need for signal monitoring technology that is more scalable, flexible and multi-faceted than ever before.
In addition to the need to create and distribute content across a broad set of formats to a wide range of platforms, broadcasters and other media companies are also addressing simultaneous technology transitions, including the evolution to higher resolutions and the migration of operations to more agile and versatile IP-based environments.
Today's broadcast facilities are undergoing significant evolution. Powered by Zenium, the groundbreaking media processing platform from Imagine Communications, Epic MV is designed to seamlessly scale and evolve to meet future monitoring requirements. The software-based and UHD-ready IP multiviewer is optimized for hybrid and high-powered production, acquisition, origination and distribution requirements, providing broadcasters and other media companies a single solution for SDI, IP and hybrid environments.
The company also unveiled the Epic Multiviewer (Epic MV), an operational monitoring solution and the first product built on the Epic platform. Imagine Communications, empowering the media and entertainment industry through transformative innovation, today introduced Epic, a next-generation operational management and orchestration platform designed to facilitate the seamless assimilation of IT-based environments into the broadcasting realm. Imagine Communications Introduces Epic, a Next-Gen Operational Management Platformįirst Epic product is UHD-ready multiviewer optimized for hybrid SDI-IP production environments