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White Paper: Playout in the Cloud
Today's rapidly changing broadcast marketplace necessitates faster channel launch and much more flexible content management, all while dealing with a massive increase in 8K, HD, and UHD data requirements and the ongoing need to reduce infrastructure ...
5G Broadcasting
The world of broadcasting is a constantly moving feast with changes happening all the time. One significant change is the introduction of 5G networks. In this section, we will provide further details on 5G broadcasting, including how these networks ...
Supporting previous Athensa Clients
PlayBox Technology will assist previous Athensa clients with the next level of broadcast solutions. If you have a valid Software Maintenance package with Athensa, we will provide PlayBox support and updates free of charge. For more information, get ...
Installation guide
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Channel in a Box Concepts
Whether located in a city centre, in a suburb or out in the countryside, these all have one thing in common: space is at a premium from the moment a racks room has been built. TV-Bay readers will know more than most people why this is. The broadcast ...
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Hardware requirements
Certified hardware configurations SuperMicro Xeon Silver 4208 Processor Item Qty MS Win 10 Pro 1 Server Case Supermicro CSE-835TQ-R920 - Extended ATX, Redundant 920W Platinum 1 ARECA ARC-1203-8i, 8 port SAS, PCI-Express x8 1 Intel® Xeon® Silver 4208 ...
Airbox / Playout - "Undefined external error"
On the first run of Airbox/Playout an undefined external error appears. To remove this error, you can navigate to the Airbox/Playout executable folder and remove the TLTC.tsb file
Multi Parallel Output
Multi Parallel Output enables IP streams with different codecs (MPEG2, H.264), resolutions (HD, SD) and transports (UDP, RTP) to be outputted simultaneously. The playout audio can optionally be encoded into Dolby Digital (AC3) and inserted into the ...
What are RTC and WBC files?
The *.rtc and *.wbc files are a snapshot of the current state of your WIBU-key (software protection device, also referred to as dongle), primarily mainly used to determine type of license installed on your system and for software diagnosing purposes.
Mobile phone bill and Contract charges
If you have mobile phone bill and contract charges from your mobile network provider that appear under the name of 'Playboxs', this is nothing to do with us. You can visit their website and stop the service here: https://www.playboxs.com/terms Even ...