Lawo, a trailblazer in IP video, audio, control, and monitoring technology for the broadcast and AV industries, has advanced its IP portfolio of solutions for broadcast, live and AV customers.
Platform Approach
Given the rapid changes in the broadcast and AV sectors, Lawo has decided to dedicate a large chunk of its activities to providing operators with a unified platform that addresses the requirements users have today and in the future.
The result of this approach is becoming increasingly clear: all Lawo hardware and software products gravitate around the HOME management platform for IP infrastructures, and third-party vendors are most welcome to join in. Centralizing all processes, from discovery and registration, stream routing, parameter tweaks and configuration changes, user management, all the way to allocating license credits to where they are needed next provides operators with the flexibility, agility and speedy execution to shine in an increasingly hectic and budget-aware environment. All products listed below benefit from this next-generation platform strategy where each individual part complements all others.
HOME Apps – Revolutionary Server-Based Processing
Lawo HOME Apps, including HOME Multiviewer, HOME UDX Converter, HOME Stream Transcoder, HOME Graphic Inserter and the free Test Pattern/Test Tone Generator apps, leverage the power of a flexible microservice architecture. They deliver exceptional processing capabilities with minimal compute power and energy consumption, enabling customers to swiftly adapt to changing requirements and budget constraints. Lawo’s HOME Apps support SMPTE ST2110, SRT, JPEG XS, and NDI for increasingly mixed technology environments, ensuring instant integration with a variety of workflows. Operating seamlessly on standard servers on-premise, in remote data centers, or in the public cloud, Lawo’s HOME Apps redefine versatility in media processing.
New Lawo HOME mc²DSP App
The ultra-low-latency Lawo HOME mc² DSP app is the latest addition to the HOME apps family. This server-based, agile audio engine combines the superior flexibility of the HOME Apps platform in terms of connectivity and scalability with Lawo’s legendary audio processing quality. HOME mc² DSP can be used together with mc² mixing consoles or functions as a virtual mixing system at the press of a button wherever audio processing is required fast.
As a member of the HOME Apps platform, the HOME mc² DSP app benefits from the agility afforded by the abstraction of processing functionality from the hardware: it leverages Lawo’s Flex licensing and subscription model, allowing users to reallocate subscription credits to any available HOME App, whether audio or video, for tight budget control. It is also easy to “move” from one location—the production hub, say—to another, such as an OB truck or a remote location.
Evolving .edge Hyper-Density SDI/IP Conversion and Routing Platform
Lawo’s .edge Hyper-Density SDI/IP Conversion and Routing Platform has successfully proven that it is perfectly able to handle 8K workflows, and with licensable options such as proxy generation and JPEG XS compression, Lawo addresses bandwidth constraints, streamlining IP pipeline usage and optimizing workflows directly at the source with so-called edge computing.
In addition to the existing licensable options, the platform now provides JPEG XS encoding and decoding for high-density compression in remote workflows and bandwidth-sensitive applications. Lawo recognizes the importance of standard or add-on SDI input functionality to ensure seamless integration of so-called baseband tools into a network built on an IP backbone. All of .edge’s add-on licenses can now be leveraged via Lawo’s Flex scheme. This includes the possibility to allocate free Subscription Credits originally purchased for HOME Apps to functionality that may be required for .edge units.
Empowering Live Productions with mc²/A__UHD Core/Power Core Platform
Lawo’s dedication to empowering live productions shows in the latest software release for the mc²/A__UHD Core/Power Core platform. Featuring flexible bus routing, expanded AUX count (up to 256 busses), QSC Q-Sys proxy integration in HOME, Remote Show Control via OSC, and more, Lawo sets a new standard for live performances, broadcast and AV applications. Additionally, NMOS support for the mc² Gateserver enhances device compatibility, facilitating seamless integration of third-party products into Lawo’s ecosystem.
Future-Proofing Radio Broadcast with Power Core
With integration as a proxy in HOME 1.8, support for MADI front ports, and dynamic recognition of DANTE and/or MADI SRC cards, the Power Core delivers a seamless audio experience for both radio and TV applications and audio production scenarios. Combined with the V8 radio and Gateway V2.1 releases, the Power Core supports extended audio I/O capabilities via Audio IO Extenders (AIOX), GPI/O integration, and enhanced gateway configurations.
The Lawo Power Core Gateway is a software-defined, networked DSP mixing engine & modular I/O node for live sound and broadcast applications. It provides 128 channels of standard I/O, with functions remotely controlled from an mc² console or Lawo’s mxGUI software for Mac and PC. The new Gateway software update offers support for the 96kHz/2 Fs sample rate.
With Lawo’s VSC app for macOS, users can connect their computer to any RAVENNA/AES67-compatible studio hardware or software. A Swiss Army knife for countless audio and broadcast applications, it will be available in several versions, including a free one.
