Scheduled Actions and Secondary Events
One of the primary pillars of modern broadcast workflows is reducing the number of manual functions that operators are responsible for. Using scheduled actions and secondary events, production automation can be applied to many functions that happen on a daily or weekly basis at specific times of day and can be easily automated to free…
Read MoreGraphics Management
Modern live news networks will prepare many graphics ahead of time for potential future events, such as various outcomes of elections or sporting events. Managing this workflow and ensuring that the proper versions of graphics make it to air can often fall on the graphics department, which can make their daily work more complicated. Using…
Read MoreControl Room Snapshot and Recall (Presets)
When a production gallery switches the studio floor it’s been assigned to, or where it’s switched to a backup system, it requires the reconfiguration of multiple devices or systems, which can be complex and time-consuming. TSL’s suite of control solutions can create flexible, user-configurable snapshots of system configurations that can be instantly and easily recalled. These…
Read MoreDisaster Recovery
Many broadcasters need to provide a disaster recovery playout chain, but cannot afford a full additional channel of automation from one of the larger broadcast manufacturers. TSL Control can provide a low-cost, simple playout solution that will interface with a scheduling system (via BXF) and provide scheduled control of multiple devices, including basic secondary events.…
Read MoreHMI Interfaces
TSL control panels give you solutions to niche problems in a simplified way, allowing control of external devices from the button panels without having to go via a control system. It’s direct control. They have their own logical functions and GPIO. Plus, they have a wide variety of comms mechanisms that can talk over IP,…
Read MoreServer/Clip Control (DDR)
Broadcasters may have a number of record/replay devices (DDRs – Digital Disk Recorders) that they wish to control from a remote operational position, this device could be from a number of different manufacturers (EVS/Blackmagic/Evertz/Grass Valley, etc.). It is common practice to bring in rental equipment for some productions, so the make and model can change…
Read MoreIP Transition
More and more broadcasters are moving to IP-based infrastructure over traditional SDI. The promise is that the equipment required (IP switches, router etc) are more cost-effective than their SDI equivalent as well as opening up broadcast to a huge amount of industry-standard tools that are used in the IT industry. The problem is that doing…
Read MoreSNMP/Monitoring
Monitoring the status of devices within a mission-critical system is vital to its operation. Do you want to know where a fault occurs within a workflow chain, which device has lost its input or reference, whether there has been an outage or downtime for a particular output, or when the power supply failed in a…
Read MoreProtocol Translation
Most broadcasters have a wide variety of new and legacy equipment that they need to work together in one cohesive system. These devices will utilise a vast array of different protocols and interfaces, everything from GPIs to XML. Do you need to use your old Evertz control panel with your new Grass Valley Router? Do you need…
Read MoreFacility Control (Broadcast & Pro AV)
The modern operator can be faced with a bewildering array of control surfaces, web pages and graphical user interfaces to control even a simple production. This can lead to delays and errors, affecting production values and output, and perhaps even causing a financial penalty (service credits) from the broadcasters’ customers. TSL Control, with its vast…
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