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Rascular – Mediant

Rascular's Mediant is a market-leading media management system for Miranda Technologies' "Imagestore" range of branding devices. Designed with real-world broadcast facilities in mind, Mediant handles legacy devices as well as the very latest products, providing a user-centric Media Workflow Solution.

Mediant 2.0 – NEW! – Now with support for LGK-3901, IS750, Intuition, Windows Vista, XP and automatic audio file conversion.

Mediant enables broadcasters to implement standard IT monitoring systems by monitoring device health and generating SNMP traps, as well providing Imagestore network monitoring for engineering staff.

“Mediant 2.0 – NEW! – Now with support for LGK-3901, IS750, Intuition, Windows Vista, XP and automatic audio file conversion.”

mediantMediant’s scalability makes it straightforward to deploy in multi-user and multi-channel environments. Automatic Directory Mirroring keeps the need for manual transfers to a minimum, while Backup and Restore reduces downtime in the event of equipment failure.

Features like Drag and Drop copying of media between branding devices and networked PCs, and Automatic Media Format Conversion have made Mediant the branding media manager of choice in over 1500 channels at broadcast facilities around the world.

Features

  • Windows 2000, XP and Vista compatible
  • Imagestore 1, 2, 3, 300, 750, Intuition and LGK-3901 compatible
  • Automatic networked Imagstore and LGK-3901 detection
  • Drag and drop media distribution
  • Auto conversion of .TGA, .BMP, .TIFF, Quantel VPB, JPEG and .JPEG 2000 files
  • Supports all Oxtel Series media formats including audio, animations, Easytext, MPEG clips and fonts
  • Background transfers and thumbnailing leaves Mediant user free to continue working
  • Schedule Transfers – allows media transfers to be scheduled at network traffic off-peak times
  • Hierarchical/logical grouping of Imagestores within network – Bay 1, 2, 3 etc…
  • Imagestore Network Monitoring
    SNMP trap generation – Highlights network problems at a glance
  • Windows shell extension allows OXT, TGA and VPB files thumbnailing directly on the desktop in Windows Vista/XP/2000
  • Automatic Key Cropping on image conversion
  • Adjustable thumbnail sizes
  • Backup and restore of all media/system files
  • Directory Mirroring automatically copies files from/to networked devices
  • Commander integration for media preparation
  • Thumbnail cache of media held locally and shared across the Mediant user network
  • File Timestamp integrity maintained throughout transfers