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SeaChange Spot System
Version 5.4.1
The SeaChange® Spot System is the premier delivery system for television
advertising with over 55,000 channels deployed worldwide, inserting
5 million advertisements everyday. The Spot System has a proud heritage
of success in television advertising and our software has been the secret
of that success. A reputation built from reliably delivering over 60 million
hours of advertising has made the Spot System the standard for ad sales
operations.
About SeaChange International
Ranked among the top 250 software companies in
the world, SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC)
enables transformative multi-screen video services
through an open, cloud-based, intelligent software
platform trusted by cable, IPTV and mobile operators
globally. Personalized and fully monetized video
experiences anytime on any device, in the home and
everywhere, are the product of the Company’s superior
back office, advertising and in-home offerings.
Microsoft’s Active Directory
• Standards-based systems protect your investments
service to provide centralized
• A vision for the future that starts building today
user administration, restricted
The SeaChange Spot System is a completely automated solution for reliable
advertising delivery at the lowest operational expense and highest quality.
Once schedules and videos are provided, the Spot System completes every
task necessary for fulfillment without operator intervention.
9.19_2012
©2012 SeaChange International, Inc. SeaChange
SeaChange is a registered trademark of SeaChange
International, Inc. All other marks are the property of
their respective owners. While every effort is made to
ensure the information given is accurate, SeaChange
does not accept liability for any errors or mistakes
which may arise. All features, specifications, system
requirements and/or compatibility with third party
products described herein are subject to change at any
time without notice.
system by adding new security,
platforms. The release leverages
• A complete management suite of graphical user tools
SeaChange International, Inc.
50 Nagog Park, Acton, MA 01720 USA
T 1.978.897.0100 F 1.978.897.0132
www.schange.com
release builds upon the Spot v5
for Microsoft’s latest software
• Proven capabilities that scale
Visit www.schange.com
The SeaChange Spot v5.4.1
increased capacity, and support
Comprehensive software for your business
that keeps getting better.
SeaChange’s hundreds of customers are many of the
world’s most powerful media brands including all
major cable operators in the Americas and Europe,
and the largest telecom companies in the world.
Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange
is TL 9000 certified and has product development,
support and sales offices around the world.
Enhanced Capabilities
access and Microsoft standard
auditing. The Spot Scheduler
application has been enhanced to
• Schedules are delivered to the Spot master control and its inserters,
where they are loaded and conflict checked for missing spots that need to be encoded.
efficiently handle a larger number
• Once the schedules have been loaded locally, the inserter
automatically determines the videos it requires and requests these
files from the master control.
addition, Spot v5.4.1 includes a
• With schedule files loaded and necessary videos cached, the inserter
cues up commercials for playback per the schedule.
System Center Operations
• The inserter waits for an SCTE 35 message, a DTMF tone, or a contact
closure as its cue to begin the ad insertion process. This trigger is
detected and forwarded to the Spot System for comparison to the
schedule and automatically acted upon.
• When the trigger is received, the inserter begins playing back the commercial and sends a command to the switch or splicer to replace the
network feed with the local commercial feed. Once the insertion is
complete the server instructs the switch or splicer to pass the network feed through and logs the playback as successful.
of records within the database. In
management pack for Microsoft
Manager to centralize Spot system
alarms, statistics on system
components, as well as the basic
health and server monitoring.
video. personal. everywhere.
SeaChange® Spot System v5.4.1
FEATURE
BENEFIT
FEATURE
BENEFIT
SeaChange solutions use standards to become the standard
Scales with
your business
without
increasing
operational
overhead
The Spot System’s flexible configurations support operations from 12 channels at one site to over 5,000 channels spread across 600 locations all
managed from a central facility
Always a
forward
path
SeaChange software delivers immediate benefits,
while laying the foundation for tomorrow’s
applications
New Features in Spot v5.4.1
Enhanced Security Features
New security features now assist operators in securing their network operations.
The release leverages Microsoft’s Active
Directory service to provide centralized
user administration, restricted access and
Microsoft standard auditing. This feature
expands the use of domain authentication to include access to databases, network shares, registry keys and local disks.
Domain administrators have complete
control over the creation and management of group and user accounts.
Channel Capacity
The maximum number of channels supported has been increased from 10,000
to 60,000* and is configurable. Each slave
database can now support up to 1,200
channels or up to three (3) 400-channel
downstream Inserters.**
Support for New Platforms
In addition to Microsoft Windows Server
2008 operating system and Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 database management
system, Spot 5.4.1 now runs on Microsoft
Windows Server 2000 and 2003 and
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database
management system. Customers running
older versions of Spot with any of the
above mentioned Microsoft products
may use their existing hardware platforms
to run Spot 5.4.1.
NAS Support for the MVL
The MVL can be configured to use
Network Attached Storage (NAS) as its
repository for videos to allow for larger
storage volumes. NAS support includes
both public and password-protected
storage paths. The maximum number
of video files supported by the MVL is
1 million.
Archive Service Improvements
Like the MVL, the Archive Service now
supports NAS storage for Nearline,
Backup and Miscellaneous volumes. To
efficiently handle a larger number of
archived videos, grooming and retrieval
now process files by air-time order, with
the oldest air-time groomed first, and the
nearest time-to-air retrieved first.
Easy
integration
• TCP/ IP for universal connectivity
• MPEG, DVB and CableLabs video standards
• Standard and high definition NTSC or PAL video
• Dolby AC-3 audio
• SCTE 30 interfaces for server control of splicing remultiplexors
• SCTE 35 splice-in messages in digital video
Completely
automated
for the
lowest
operational
costs and
highest
profits
• SCTE 30 messages over IP
• Embrace and extend into new opportunities
• Supports integration into SCTE 130 environments
• Seamlessly links broadcast, interactive and on
demand advertising services
• Always fully automated making complex businesses simple to operate
The Spot System automates activities from schedule to verification
• Automatic systems configuration & software distribution
Continue business as usual, while capitalizing on new opportunities
• Data ingest, management and replication
• Seamlessly extend systems for digital video insertion (TSI), interactive and on demand applications with software upgrades that maximize existing infrastructure investments
• Media is automatically distributed based on a pre-defined schedule
• Automated storage management across distributed servers
• Self-healing systems automatically work to resolve any issues
• Monitoring and alarming for central administration
Requirements
Simple
installation
and
configuration
Puts
operations
at your
fingertips
Quick guides and wizards reduce implementation costs
• Simple system documentation for local training
• Spot 5.4.1 requires Spot servers built with any of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Machine Builder wizards automatically configure systems
• Spot 5.4.1 requires Spot database servers built with either Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Sophisticated management with a suite of graphical tools enable you to operate your systems from near or afar
• For sites with high-availability, upgrading to Spot+ 1.4.6 or later is required
• View the status of your entire operation with a quick glance
Prerequisites
• Easy to use interfaces with the smallest
learning curve in the industry
* Customers must be running with 5000 Series database platforms for support of 60,000 channels
• Receive warnings before problems arise
• Extensive system logs and troubleshooting utilities
• Spot 5.4.1 management tools require a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768
** Customers must have either 30200 or 5000 Series inserters for support of 400 channels
SeaChange® Spot System v5.4.1
FEATURE
BENEFIT
FEATURE
BENEFIT
SeaChange solutions use standards to become the standard
Scales with
your business
without
increasing
operational
overhead
The Spot System’s flexible configurations support operations from 12 channels at one site to over 5,000 channels spread across 600 locations all
managed from a central facility
Always a
forward
path
SeaChange software delivers immediate benefits,
while laying the foundation for tomorrow’s
applications
New Features in Spot v5.4.1
Enhanced Security Features
New security features now assist operators in securing their network operations.
The release leverages Microsoft’s Active
Directory service to provide centralized
user administration, restricted access and
Microsoft standard auditing. This feature
expands the use of domain authentication to include access to databases, network shares, registry keys and local disks.
Domain administrators have complete
control over the creation and management of group and user accounts.
Channel Capacity
The maximum number of channels supported has been increased from 10,000
to 60,000* and is configurable. Each slave
database can now support up to 1,200
channels or up to three (3) 400-channel
downstream Inserters.**
Support for New Platforms
In addition to Microsoft Windows Server
2008 operating system and Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 database management
system, Spot 5.4.1 now runs on Microsoft
Windows Server 2000 and 2003 and
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database
management system. Customers running
older versions of Spot with any of the
above mentioned Microsoft products
may use their existing hardware platforms
to run Spot 5.4.1.
NAS Support for the MVL
The MVL can be configured to use
Network Attached Storage (NAS) as its
repository for videos to allow for larger
storage volumes. NAS support includes
both public and password-protected
storage paths. The maximum number
of video files supported by the MVL is
1 million.
Archive Service Improvements
Like the MVL, the Archive Service now
supports NAS storage for Nearline,
Backup and Miscellaneous volumes. To
efficiently handle a larger number of
archived videos, grooming and retrieval
now process files by air-time order, with
the oldest air-time groomed first, and the
nearest time-to-air retrieved first.
Easy
integration
• TCP/ IP for universal connectivity
• MPEG, DVB and CableLabs video standards
• Standard and high definition NTSC or PAL video
• Dolby AC-3 audio
• SCTE 30 interfaces for server control of splicing remultiplexors
• SCTE 35 splice-in messages in digital video
Completely
automated
for the
lowest
operational
costs and
highest
profits
• SCTE 30 messages over IP
• Embrace and extend into new opportunities
• Supports integration into SCTE 130 environments
• Seamlessly links broadcast, interactive and on
demand advertising services
• Always fully automated making complex businesses simple to operate
The Spot System automates activities from schedule to verification
• Automatic systems configuration & software distribution
Continue business as usual, while capitalizing on new opportunities
• Data ingest, management and replication
• Seamlessly extend systems for digital video insertion (TSI), interactive and on demand applications with software upgrades that maximize existing infrastructure investments
• Media is automatically distributed based on a pre-defined schedule
• Automated storage management across distributed servers
• Self-healing systems automatically work to resolve any issues
• Monitoring and alarming for central administration
Requirements
Simple
installation
and
configuration
Puts
operations
at your
fingertips
Quick guides and wizards reduce implementation costs
• Simple system documentation for local training
• Spot 5.4.1 requires Spot servers built with any of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Machine Builder wizards automatically configure systems
• Spot 5.4.1 requires Spot database servers built with either Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Sophisticated management with a suite of graphical tools enable you to operate your systems from near or afar
• For sites with high-availability, upgrading to Spot+ 1.4.6 or later is required
• View the status of your entire operation with a quick glance
Prerequisites
• Easy to use interfaces with the smallest
learning curve in the industry
* Customers must be running with 5000 Series database platforms for support of 60,000 channels
• Receive warnings before problems arise
• Extensive system logs and troubleshooting utilities
• Spot 5.4.1 management tools require a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768
** Customers must have either 30200 or 5000 Series inserters for support of 400 channels
QuickSpec
SeaChange Spot System
Version 5.4.1
The SeaChange® Spot System is the premier delivery system for television
advertising with over 55,000 channels deployed worldwide, inserting
5 million advertisements everyday. The Spot System has a proud heritage
of success in television advertising and our software has been the secret
of that success. A reputation built from reliably delivering over 60 million
hours of advertising has made the Spot System the standard for ad sales
operations.
About SeaChange International
Ranked among the top 250 software companies in
the world, SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC)
enables transformative multi-screen video services
through an open, cloud-based, intelligent software
platform trusted by cable, IPTV and mobile operators
globally. Personalized and fully monetized video
experiences anytime on any device, in the home and
everywhere, are the product of the Company’s superior
back office, advertising and in-home offerings.
Microsoft’s Active Directory
• Standards-based systems protect your investments
service to provide centralized
• A vision for the future that starts building today
user administration, restricted
The SeaChange Spot System is a completely automated solution for reliable
advertising delivery at the lowest operational expense and highest quality.
Once schedules and videos are provided, the Spot System completes every
task necessary for fulfillment without operator intervention.
9.19_2012
©2012 SeaChange International, Inc. SeaChange
SeaChange is a registered trademark of SeaChange
International, Inc. All other marks are the property of
their respective owners. While every effort is made to
ensure the information given is accurate, SeaChange
does not accept liability for any errors or mistakes
which may arise. All features, specifications, system
requirements and/or compatibility with third party
products described herein are subject to change at any
time without notice.
system by adding new security,
platforms. The release leverages
• A complete management suite of graphical user tools
SeaChange International, Inc.
50 Nagog Park, Acton, MA 01720 USA
T 1.978.897.0100 F 1.978.897.0132
www.schange.com
release builds upon the Spot v5
for Microsoft’s latest software
• Proven capabilities that scale
Visit www.schange.com
The SeaChange Spot v5.4.1
increased capacity, and support
Comprehensive software for your business
that keeps getting better.
SeaChange’s hundreds of customers are many of the
world’s most powerful media brands including all
major cable operators in the Americas and Europe,
and the largest telecom companies in the world.
Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange
is TL 9000 certified and has product development,
support and sales offices around the world.
Enhanced Capabilities
access and Microsoft standard
auditing. The Spot Scheduler
application has been enhanced to
• Schedules are delivered to the Spot master control and its inserters,
where they are loaded and conflict checked for missing spots that need to be encoded.
efficiently handle a larger number
• Once the schedules have been loaded locally, the inserter
automatically determines the videos it requires and requests these
files from the master control.
addition, Spot v5.4.1 includes a
• With schedule files loaded and necessary videos cached, the inserter
cues up commercials for playback per the schedule.
System Center Operations
• The inserter waits for an SCTE 35 message, a DTMF tone, or a contact
closure as its cue to begin the ad insertion process. This trigger is
detected and forwarded to the Spot System for comparison to the
schedule and automatically acted upon.
• When the trigger is received, the inserter begins playing back the commercial and sends a command to the switch or splicer to replace the
network feed with the local commercial feed. Once the insertion is
complete the server instructs the switch or splicer to pass the network feed through and logs the playback as successful.
of records within the database. In
management pack for Microsoft
Manager to centralize Spot system
alarms, statistics on system
components, as well as the basic
health and server monitoring.
video. personal. everywhere.