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| Kick Uncompressed Digital
Video Service provides high-quality, digital transmission
for audio and video signals. It can handle multiple digital
channels at the same time either point-to-point or point-to-multipoint
and can transmit up to 16 National Television Systems
Committee (NTSC) broadcast-quality video signals and up
to four 20 kHz audio signals at a rate of 2.4 Gbps. The
uncompressed digital format eliminates compression-related
signal artifacts that can affect quality.
Kick provides a modular way to access all of the powerful
services available through Kick national and international
delivery options, desktop review, storage and archive.
Allows content to be used in its native format, enabling
customers to choose between numerous audio, video compression
options including:MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DVC-PRO formats.
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It is a cost-effective choice for simultaneously transporting
multiple superior-quality digital channels. |
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Applications include:
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- Uplinking multiple channels of programming to a
satellite uplinker
- Off-track betting
- Distribution of news and programming content to
multiple locations
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With uncompressed video service, customers have the option
of 8-bit encoding for broadcast quality, or 10-bit encoding
for studio quality.
8-Bit Coding: Each video
signal includes up to two associated 20 kHz audio signals
or Broadcast Television Systems Committee (BTSC) stereo
audio signal.
10-Bit Coding: Each video
includes up to four associated 20 kHz audio signals |
- Dual Transmit Channel Termination-
Allows the identical video and audio signals of one
uncompressed digital video service channel to be transmitted
over a second channel. This provides route diversity
and redundancy. (Available only where two uncompressed
video service channels are provided at the same customer
designated premises).
- Video Bridging- Enables
the same video signal transmitted from one location
to be received by all other locations included in
the multipoint arrangement.
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- High-quality digital signal overcomes the distance
and loss imitations of analog transmissions.
- Provides a cost-effective solution for point-to-multipoint
connections.
- Streamlines distribution of programming and other
content.
- Offers unprecedented scalability and flexibility.
Rendering of all time-based media content including
full bandwidth uncompressed (SD) and (HD) video and
audio formats which gives media services technology
platform to deliver and store content that can be
tailored to the needs of each media content business.
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