User guide

18 DISPLAY CONTENT MANAGER — Installation and User Guide
Section 1 — MediaEdge DCM Overview and Prerequisites
Figure 1. Single Server MediaEdge Network
Content Storage and Registration
Pre-encoded MPEG-2 (including HD) and MPEG-4 (H.264) content is
stored and registered on a MediaEdge server running MediaEdge-SVS4
server software. Live footage from HDV and analog video sources can also
be fed into the MediaEdge server; analog video being encoded into MPEG
format in real-time via the MediaEdge-LEB video encoding device or other
optional MPEG encoding solutions designed for MediaEdge.
Content Delivery
Once registered on the MediaEdge server, video content can be delivered
to various PCs on the network and displayed using MediaEdge-SWT4
client software. Content can also be distributed to MediaEdge-STB4 and
STB4H set-top boxes to be displayed on video boards, television monitors,
LCD screens and other display devices.
A multi-site MediaEdge system is illustrated in Figure 2. In this illustration,
a DCM Control PC is present in the Central MediaEdge Site. This single
MediaEdge Server
DCM Control PC
Live Encoder
(MVRD4000)
Live Encoder
(MVRD4000)
Set-top-box client
Set-top-box client Set-top-box client
Software client Software client
Live Encoder (LEB)
Live Encoder (LEB)