OmniBus Systems, provider of comprehensive automation and asset management solutions to the broadcast industry, has released a major new version of its leading large-scale, multichannel, multidelivery automation and control system. The new Colossus Version 3 combines the proven multichannel architecture of the core Colossus automation system with the modular flexibility of OmniBus G3 technology. The result is a system able to control an unlimited number of channels, items, or devices — all through customizable desktop-based user interfaces — to provide new levels of efficiency and flexibility to today’s large-scale broadcast operations.
“Colossus Version 3 bridges the gap between video, audio, Internet, and
data-streaming applications, just as earlier Colossus systems have, while
also providing broadcasters with flexible user interface and device control options that bring greater functionality to facilities of all types and sizes,” said Mike Oldham, CEO of OmniBus. “Through the use of modular control components that address virtually every device and process involved in media ingest, monitoring, playout, and management, Colossus gives operators precise access to and control over the specific areas of media and data necessary to perform their jobs efficiently.”
Colossus’ customizable G3 Desktop component features a highly intuitive
user interface with a timeline-based display that allows a single operator
to monitor the status of all channels at a glance and to focus in on any
single stream, confirm its data, and drive it in the traditional manner
should the schedule require it. Operators also have the ability to preview and adjust programme junctions ahead of time, inserting sophisticated visual and audio effects where necessary. Dynamic master control elements reflect the properties of each scheduled event. New revenue opportunities for OmniBus’ customers can be developed thanks to the flexibility and expandability built into Colossus Version 3.