Channel Box is offered in two configurations to fit the needs of your facility:

• Channel Box HA is a high-availability configuration with RAID storage in a server-grade chassis with redundant power supply, for critical placement in the video stream.
• Channel Box EX is a low cost solution for on-air use that provises a striped media drive offering, as well as a content creation and qualification station.

A Complete HD/SD Branding Solution in a Single Box

Not ready for HD yet? Channel Box is both SD and HD TODAY! Budgeting worries for HD upgrade paths are gone as the SD/HD feature comes standard with Channel Box.

Flexibility

Instantly insert graphics elements, Windows® AVI or Quicktime® movies, internal clips and audio files into Channel Box’s Scene Builder, and then create 3D animation paths, squeeze live video with the built in 3D DVE and time trigger events to replace timely and costly editing time with “Live-to-Air” real-time playback. Design a custom User Interface and connect with most automation systems and Channel Box is ready for air.

Reduce Production Costs and Create New Revenue Streams

Pre-producing credit squeezes or adding in program promos will be history. Channel Box provides the tools to do all of this LIVE. Build a station promo just once and let Channel Box insert new voice-over tags, text and graphics during the live broadcast day. Squeeze back the ending of a show to add more commercial content such as show sponsors or “coming up next” promos. Channel Box has built-in trigger points to be time-accurate for this added content. Trigger events using manual selection on the user-designed GUI, one of the 16 built-in GPIs or via automation.

Our Focus: Integration

Channel Box now supports as-run logging in SMPTE standard BXF format, making integration into your BXF-enabled traffic and automation workflow simple. We have also added optional EAS capability to every Channel Box, giving you an economical way to integrate your EAS commitments with your branding needs in a proven and powerful platform. Our new Control Master 1-RU programmable switch panel is a space-efficient answer to loading and triggering scenes in crowded Master Control facilities.

Features

• Real-Time 2D/3D Render Engine
• Includes Lyric®, Chyron’s award winning 2D/3D graphics software
• Run multiple persistent messages simultaneously
• Automated promos & credit squeezes
• Auto-adjusting scene duration
• SMPTE standard BXF as-run logging
• Powerful content distribution capability
• Robust Automation Control
• Fully-featured internal audio mixer
• Fully-featured video mixer
• Optional hardware Clip Player
• QuickTime and AVI support
• VB Scripting
• COM Automation API
• Two 2D DVE and an Optional 3D DVE
• Hardware Control Panel
• Remote Monitor & Control Software