EtherGuide Emissary reliable and powerful broadcast metadata generation software

For broadcasters who prefer broadcast metadata generation software running on their own dedicated computer hardware, EtherGuide Systems offers EtherGuide Emissary a 32-bit broadcast metadata generation system, offered under a site license, and which running under Microsoft Windows®.

EtherGuide Emissary, like all broadcast metadata generation systems from EtherGuide Systems, generates broadcast metadata with a degree of comoliance that is only limited by the information provided to the generation system.  Broadcast metadata output via UDP/IP format through an Ethernet port or DVB-ASI when a DVEO or Dektec output device is installed and configured on the computer running EtherGuide Emssary.

EtherGuide Emissary offers virtually all the features of our integral hardware-based broadcast metadata generation systems only in a 32-bit software application.

EtherGuide Emissary will run on a wide variety of dedicated computers running various versions of Microsoft Windows, based on system requirements. See the data sheet available at the link below for details.

Standard features

• Install EtherGuide Emissary on multiple computer platforms for one price (standard version supports one transport_stream_id and a single TitanTv.com account.)
• Generate all mandatory PSIP tables plus Extended Text Tables (other tables and bit streams available as options or custom implementations)
• No limits (beyond those imposed by applicable standards of your transport stream) on the number of virtual channels or hours of EPG listings transmitted
• Automatically generates all mandatory descriptors (limited only by the information provided to the software)
• Flexibly assign Event Information Tables and Extended Text Tables to free packet ids while remaining in compliance with standards and best practices
• Minimize broadcast metadata bit rates and maximize hours of electronic program guide information by adjusting permissible table section repetition rates.
• Includes ATSC A/76a Programming Metadata Communications Protocol (PMCP) data interface.  EtherGuide Systems will convert your existing data flows to PMCP at time of purchase, as needed.
•  Includes full support (via PMCP) for TitanTv.com^® program listings.
• System can be configured to generate MPEG-2 PAT and PMT sections syncronized with PSIP data output
• User can easily configure EtherGuide Emissary to generate SCTE-65 Profile 6 ("Cable PSIP") output syncronized with PSIP.
• Includes a dedicated instance of Microsoft SQL Server^® for system reliability and extensibility.

Optional features

• Generate MPEG-2 Conditional Access, ATSC Directed Channel Change, Directed Channel Change Selection Code and User Private Tables.
• What features does your station require?

Custom implementations

EtherGuide Systems will customize EtherGuide Emissary systems with 5 or more concurrent licenses. Custom implementations can include:

• Flexible, custom arrangement of EtherGuide Emissary instances, database servers, and output streams
• Generation of ATSC MDTV signaling and signaling-in-advance
• Generation of ATSC MDTV OMA BCAST Service Guide

Download: EtherGuide Emissary Data Sheet 

Purchase EtherGuide Emissary today and be generating dynamic PSIP tonight.

For more information on EtherGuide Emissary, including pricing, please contact EtherGuide Systems via telephone at +1 619-567-9486 or [email protected]

Computer hardware must meet or exceed specified system and operational requirements

Specifications subject without advance notice.

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