| Convergent Design Athena 4K/Multi-Stream Player/Recorder Encoder/Decoder |
Product Code: ATHENA
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Athena is the first standalone, tapeless player/recorder deck capable of 4K/UHD 60p, 2K/HD 60p, and Multi-Stream (even in 4K). An industry first is the ability to record/play four HD video streams along
with 64 channels of MADI audio. It can be used as a production facility tape deck replacement; a driver for multi-screen video walls; the heart of an interactive multi-panel display for education, entertainment or point-of-sale, a
concert or live event multi-camera recorder, and even a system to stream footage live from set back to post or load material remotely.
 
Athena’s functions are hardware-based for high efficiency and reliability; it’s not a “PC in a box”. The easy to use playback system allows one to load Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD or DPX files
straight from a computer onto an SSD and play on Athena, or load them directly onto an SSD mounted in Athena via Gigabit Ethernet (Gig-E). Recording is equally versatile and straightforward. The efficient design fits in a 1U, Half-Rack
space; has a front panel featuring an LCD display for status info and confidence monitoring, a 2.5” SSD slot (up to 2GB current spec) and deck controls; and can operate 24/7 continuously with a low power draw. The auto-start/auto-recovery
mode means Athena can start up in seconds and begin or resume operations should power be interrupted.
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Studio Deck
- Record & Playback Master Deck for any resolution and frame rate format
- Create all deliverables from a single piece of hardware
- Live Multi-Camera capture with live Gig-E streaming to post
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Field Production
- Four camera, 64-track audio master recorder for events, concerts
- Stream video & audio content to post or broadcast via Gig-E
- Gang multiple Athenas for large scale events
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Digital Cinema
- Feed projectors & monitors of any resolution & frame rate
- 4K up to 60p
- 2x 4K/30p or 2x 2K/60p for 3D stereo projection
- (Tentative Spec) Play DCP formats in 4K or 2K (JPEG2000)
- Load content locally onto SSD for screening room facility
- Load content via Gig-E for mass distribution with encryption protection
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Digital Signage
- Feed monitor/projector 4K up to 60p- Feed 2x 4K/30p streams simultaneously
- Feed 4x 2K/60p streams simultaneously for video walls
- Gang multiple Athenas for large video wall installations
- Stream all outputs simultaneously for video walls
- Stream all outputs independently with local start/stop control for multiple
interactive displays
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Special Venue
- Trade Show: multiple interactive displays with live feedback via Gig-E
- Concert: large video walls which break into individual screens of content
- Theme Park: Rides or interactive information signage in wait lines
- Installation: Museum, Planetarium, Education/Information Center
- Point-of-Sale Kiosks: Interactive video wall multi-panel solution
- Producers & DPs: Portable player of any resolution & frame rate for client
presentations
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Connectivity: |
- Four 6G-SDI outputs, Four 6G-SDI inputs
- Two Display Port 1.2a outputs (4K/60p) with DP/HDMI dual mode
- Two HDMI 2.0 outputs (4K/60p) via DPàHDMI cable
- Four channels of AES audio out via two HD-BNCs
- 64 channels of MADI audio I/O via two HD-BNCs
- 64 channels of Dante audio I/O via Gig-E
- 16 channel SDI embedded audio I/O
- Balanced Professional Stereo analog audio out
- Tri-Level Sync, LTC Time Code, GPIO, Deck Remote Control
- Gig-E for streaming files to Ethernet/Internet
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Record/Playback Capability: |
- One stream of 4K/QHD up to 60p, two streams up to 30p
- Two streams of 2K/HD 4:4:4 RGB 12-bit up to 60p, four streams up to 30p
- Four streams of HD 4:2:2 up to 30p
- Simultaneously stream online/offline video to post or Cloud via Gig-E
- Record 4K/30p or four streams of HD/30p and simultaneously stream proxy
versions via Gig-E
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