ATX Networks to display VidiPlay IPTV solutions

ATX Networks, a manufacturer of end-to-end IPTV solutions for private video networks and the cable television industry, will feature its VidiPlay IPTV solutions for local or private IP networks at InfoComm 2016 from June 8-10 in Las Vegas, according to a company press release.

The system includes UCrypt gateways, DigiVu II encoders, VersAtive Pro transcoders and VidiPlay middleware. The products will be on display at booth N1263 in the Digital Signage Pavilion at InfoComm.

The system can include IP set-back boxes and Smart TV clients to deliver IP video to large format displays as well as clients for PCs, tablets and mobile devices. VidiPlay also manages client authentication and access control, and provides client UI customization. It supports features such as an interactive program guide, video on-demand, network personal video recording and digital signage, the release said.

VidiPlay uses ATX's award hardware for live TV content ingest, encoders for local content and transcoders for additional video processing to build a comprehensive channel lineup for the local network. VidiPlay features ATX's IPTV platform for integration, scalability and open architecture for future expansions.

ATX's UCrypt QAM to IP gateway is designed to ingest content from any cable provider's source signal in a space-efficient and cost-effective manner, the release said. The device can ingest up to 60 MPEG-2/H.264, HD/SD video streams and output them with Pro:Idiom encryption or in-the-clear IP format.

The ATX DigiVu II encoders provide video quality and are suited for local-channel insertion and backhaul applications. They offer multi-input, multichannel and PEG encoding to QAM and IP. Video inputs include HD/SD-SDI, CVBS, HDMI, VGA and component. Outputs include MPEG-2/H.264, SD/HD and multiple-output profile encoding. They feature optional integrated Zixi Feeder or VideoFlow DVP technologies for video delivery over the Internet.

ATX's VersAtivePro licence-free transcoding platform enables users the ability to transcode what they want, when they want and how they want, in the most cost-effective manner possible, the release said.