2010 NAB Show Preview
Compix Media Inc., the "character-driven" character generator (CG) company based in Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of the world's most affordable broadcast graphics systems. Compix systems have been on the air 24/7 since 1986, delivering broadcast graphic solutions in more than 17,000 locations, across 80 countries. Elegant, intuitive, award-winning solutions that offer both convenience and practicality, Compix CGs are available in single and multichannel analog, SD-SDI, and HD configurations. Every Compix broadcast graphics system boasts an engaging interface, a cutting-edge feature set, and 100 percent broadcast quality, backed by the remarkable Compix Freedom Support Plan. Compix clients include all major television broadcast and cable networks, post, sports, educational, military, worship, government, and corporate facilities. More information is available at www.compix.tv.
Compix at the 2010 NAB Show:
At the 2010 NAB Show, Compix will highlight its wide range of easy-to-use, intuitive, broadcast-quality character generators. The company will also share several new and exciting announcements leading up to the show - stay tuned!
Compix Turnkey Solutions
Enhanced! CynerG2
Compix will highlight its CynerG2 at NAB this year with a new version of GenCG software. Winner of the Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit award at the 2009 NAB Show, the Compix CynerG2 HD broadcast-quality, dual-channel HD CG is the company's flagship character generator, providing unrivaled price/performance with dedicated solutions for the broadcast, sports, professional, educational, and government markets. Capable of simultaneously outputting graphics in either SD-SDI or HD-SDI, the CynerG2 packs a powerful punch into a conveniently sized 4-RU chassis.
NEW! CompactCG HD
The company is also pleased to launch the latest addition to its CompactCG product line at NAB this year. The new CompactCG HD offers both HD-SDI and SD-SDI functionality. CompactCG is a portable CG offering the specs and rich feature set of a full-size system in a rugged 1-RU chassis - priced with the attractive affordability the industry has come to expect from Compix. The CompactCG is ideal for channel-branding applications, with software options including NewsScroll with RSS, which provides the power of multiple crawls, logos, a real-time clock, live weather updates, ratings, and live RSS feeds, among other features.
Compix Interfaces
Compix partnerships and solutions leverage market-specific interfaces to automation systems, enhancing interoperability and CG functionality within news, sports, and other demanding environments that require more sophisticated broadcast graphics capabilities.
NEW! CompixMOS 2.5
At the 2010 NAB Show Compix will demonstrate CompixMOS 2.5, the company's easy-to-use MOS interface for advanced newsroom integration of content from graphics systems, still stores, and clip players. Bringing an elegant and affordable implementation of the MOS protocol to a wide range of users, CompixMOS 2.5 allows insertion of CG events directly into newsroom scripts. By supporting the integration of discrete external devices, the interface allows users to build high-quality news products ready to air from within the NRCS rundown script interface.
NEW! CompixXML 2.0
CompixXML 2.0 is a new graphics creation interface designed to streamline the display of scores and other data during live sports events. Automating the live CG overlay process, CompixXML 2.0 allows real-time data streams from scoreboard controllers to be inserted into predefined templates - enhanced with logos, player preview information, and stats pulled from other sources - and be delivered along with video to the Jumbotron, screens in luxury boxes, and other displays to provide a richer fan experience. Highly customizable and configurable for various degrees of automation, CompixXML 2.0 transforms a previously expensive and cumbersome process into a simple, flexible workflow.
Software Enhancement and Support
NEW! GenCG 5.0
GenCG 5.0 is a newly enhanced version of the company's powerful yet straightforward CG software. Already equipped with a sizeable array of features such as rolls and crawls, more than 250 transitional effects, and user-definable clocks and timers, GenCG 5.0 has been refined in response to customer feedback to provide even greater usability in cost-effective generation of quality broadcast graphics.
NEW! NewsScroll RSS 4.0
Compix has also enhanced the utility and functionality of its NewsScroll RSS 4.0 software specifically for channel branding applications and for affordable creation of interactive, informational headline feeds. With added tools for creating graphics such as personalized lower-thirds, broadcasters can more easily monetize the on-screen space and increase viewer loyalty.
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