Playout Xpress

Benefits

Top functionality - Our level of functionality is the reason why so many of the largest companies in our industries use our software products and why many of our customers use our products for over 10 years.

Future proof - Our software products support open standards, standard IT platforms (even as the broadcast video server), and state-of-the-art software technologies.

Huge growth path - Our FORK Playout Xpress software is based on our high-end FORK Playout Suite, so that it is the only entry level playout solution which offers such a huge growth path. This is unlike many other entry level solutions, which are closed boxes without any grow path..

Easy to use - Our software makes users more productive, helps to create great content and prevents user errors, because our software doesn't distract the users with technical "stuff".

Competitive pricing - Our top functionality and our support for the Apple’s standard IT platform gives the best price/performance-ratio.

FORK Playout Xpress

FORK Playout Xpress is the first professional entry-level playout (master control) automation system for small TV stations. This system is based on the unique combination of our high-end software (with just some options disabled, but with the full functionality!) and an Apple computer as professional video server. Benefits include proven reliability, top functionality, the top Apple computer platform (that really is best suited IT platform for handling video content), simple to use, open solution (not a closed box), unlimited growth path for the future and very competitive pricing (including rental).

FORK Playout Xpress offers the same functionality as the FORK Playout license from our high-end FORK Playout Suite, the best integrated suite of playout software products. FORK Playout Xpress differs in the following respects: only SD DV25 and HD DVCProHD, only one input (FireWire and network) and one output, only Apple computers as video server, no RS422 and GPI control (with the exception of logo inserters).

Proven solution on the Apple platform - Building4Media has around 300 TV channels on-air and installations, including the largest customers in our industries (CNN, CNBC, BBC, etc.), more than 65% percent of our customers are using the Apple platform, and more than 75% percent of our playout customers use broadcast playout servers based on standard Apple computers.

Proven reliability - The reliability of our software products is one of the reasons why we have around 300 TV channels on-air and installations, including customers such as CNN, CNBC, BBC, RTL, TVN, Antena, ERT, etc.