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Question about controlling content on local education channel
Not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes anyway. I work for a public school system and we have a channel provided by our local cable company that we use to broadcast upcoming events and such for our district. Currently we are basically running a powerpoint slide show. We would like to be able to schedule video to run at predetermined times and then return to the slide show when it is done. Is there some sort of broadcast scheduling software that would run on a pc that could do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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My company is currently in the process of replacing our automation system with one from Rushworks Media (rushworksmedia.com). I believe my boss found them at last year’s NAB, might look for them to be there this year.
Doug
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There are a number of these solutions out there, some let you update remotely overnight thru an internet connection. Sony makes one system, Doremi is another, like Adtec Digital, and there are more, in various price points. Some are hardware and software integrated together, some are just software, like SCALA and others. But yes, they sort of work like a TIVO in reverse: from a drive storing all the programming and stills, they will play back from a preset schedule, and can loop in various combinations with different combinations each day if you wish. You can access their playlist and make updates for things like emergency weather schedule annuncements and the like, from anywhere with an internet connection.
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Thanks for the info.
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Thanks for the info. I’ll see if I can find out more about them.
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You can also check out Keywest Technologies – http://www.keywesttechnology.com. Our local school channel uses one.
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