Latin America. As part of Ross Live, the company launched softGearTM, a new signal processing platform that draws its design and methodology from Ross Video's award-winning openGear Emmy ecosystem and our expertise in providing interoperable systems.
softGear is the technology platform that creates new ways to acquire, process, manage and distribute content. It complements existing hardware-based workflows with software-based processing for both on-premises workflows and ultimately cloud environments, offering video, audio, and metadata processing on COTS hardware.
Within softGear, algorithms are encapsulated using modern container technology, targeting CPU or GPU rather than FPGAs or DSPs, and media processing services are implemented as microservices, rather than dedicated physical cards. This allows for fast and hardware-free integration of IP from other companies that would not otherwise be possible. A common user interface framework through DashBoard also ensures that softGear is extremely easy to use for traders around the world.
The company submitted three initial product offerings based on the softGear platform. First is the Nielsen Watermark Encoder for IP (NWE-IP), which enables watermarking for audience measurement in AES67 and ST 2110 environments. The Radio and Audio Transmission Processor (RSAP) integrates the latest generation of legendary Orban radio processing for AM, FM, DAB and streaming. Finally, the Broadcast Audio Processor (BAP) integrates Dolby Realtime Loudness Leveling (RTLL), Nielsen Watermarking and Dolby Digital into a flexible multi-channel solution for television distribution and distribution networks.
