Cisco Cisco MXE 3500 (Media Experience Engine) Hoja De Datos
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The Cisco MXE 3500 also supports a scheduling module that can manage a single Cisco MXE 3500 or a cluster of
up to 10 appliances providing reliability, scalability, and performance.
Table 1 lists features and benefits of media transformation on the Cisco MXE 3500.
Table 1.
Features and Benefits of Media Transformation on Cisco MXE 3500
Feature or Capability
Benefit
File-based inputs
With support for the most common source formats, the Cisco MXE 3500 can play a central role in virtually any
file-to-file transcoding workflow. File-based transcoding takes place with impressive speed, thanks to powerful
CPUs and efficient workflow-management routines.
file-to-file transcoding workflow. File-based transcoding takes place with impressive speed, thanks to powerful
CPUs and efficient workflow-management routines.
File-based outputs
Source multimedia assets can be transcoded and transrated for playback on a wide variety of networks and
devices. The Cisco MXE 3500 includes preconfigured and customizable support for the most popular web and
mobile output devices and formats, including WMV, Flash, Real, QuickTime, and H.264. You can upgrade the
software-based CPU-driven transcoding system to support future devices and formats, helping ensure
investment protection.
devices. The Cisco MXE 3500 includes preconfigured and customizable support for the most popular web and
mobile output devices and formats, including WMV, Flash, Real, QuickTime, and H.264. You can upgrade the
software-based CPU-driven transcoding system to support future devices and formats, helping ensure
investment protection.
Transcode and transrate
The Cisco MXE 3500 can perform both transcode (change format) and transrate (change speed) actions to
source files and produce one or many outputs. Inputs and outputs can range from audio-only to SD and full HD
resolutions and bit rates.
source files and produce one or many outputs. Inputs and outputs can range from audio-only to SD and full HD
resolutions and bit rates.
Enhancements
Source videos can be automatically enhanced, including the application of color corrections, cropping, scaling,
and more. The system can automatically add introductory bumpers and trailer videos and transparent
watermarks before creating the transcoded output files.
and more. The system can automatically add introductory bumpers and trailer videos and transparent
watermarks before creating the transcoded output files.
Watermarks can also be placed anywhere within the video to mark content confidential or provide copyright
notices or other messaging.
notices or other messaging.
Easily deployed as a 1RU rack-
mounted appliance
mounted appliance
Built on the high-performance, high-reliability Cisco UCS C220 M3 Server, the Cisco MXE 3500 provides a self-
contained solution that is easy to deploy, manage, and operate.
contained solution that is easy to deploy, manage, and operate.
Workflows combined with the
highest-quality adaptation and
postprocessing
highest-quality adaptation and
postprocessing
Use file data and associated metadata (received and triggered through APIs) to alert the Cisco MXE 3500 Watch
Folder attendant to initiate preconfigured jobs that include adaptation and postprocessing elements.
Folder attendant to initiate preconfigured jobs that include adaptation and postprocessing elements.
High-throughput, high-quality
processing
processing
The Cisco MXE 3500 is designed to maximize throughput, performing many transformation jobs at once,
speeding the time to output without compromising on capabilities or output quality.
speeding the time to output without compromising on capabilities or output quality.
Administrator-defined device
profiles
profiles
The Cisco MXE 3500 ships with a library of default device profiles that represent the most common network and
playback devices. Administrators can freely modify these profiles, or create new profiles, to meet virtually any
application requirements for formats, resolutions, and speeds.
playback devices. Administrators can freely modify these profiles, or create new profiles, to meet virtually any
application requirements for formats, resolutions, and speeds.
Administrator-defined output
destinations
destinations
After videos are processed, they can be automatically copied or moved to external locations using transfer
protocols such as FTP, Secure FTP (SFTP), HTTP, and network file sharing.
protocols such as FTP, Secure FTP (SFTP), HTTP, and network file sharing.
Highly effective graphic
overlay option
overlay option
User-customizable graphic overlays, in the common SWF format, can be superimposed onto video files,
providing easily automated, studio-quality special effects. All graphic effects are "burned-into" the videos and will
play back fully synchronized on any device that can play the output formats of the Cisco MXE 3500 platform.
providing easily automated, studio-quality special effects. All graphic effects are "burned-into" the videos and will
play back fully synchronized on any device that can play the output formats of the Cisco MXE 3500 platform.
The same input source can have different graphics applied, and the outputs can be directed to different
destinations, making it easy to repurpose the same source for multiple audiences.
destinations, making it easy to repurpose the same source for multiple audiences.
The optional graphics overlay feature provides customizable multimedia graphics to be layered on top of the
source video for a highly professional, studio design.
source video for a highly professional, studio design.
Live IP stream ingest and
output option
output option
With support for MPEG-2 TS and Windows Media (unicast and multicast), the Cisco MXE 3500 can ingest live
IP streams from devices such as the Cisco TelePresence Content Server, Cisco Digital Media Encoders, Cisco
Scientific Atlanta encoders, and many other third-party encoders.
IP streams from devices such as the Cisco TelePresence Content Server, Cisco Digital Media Encoders, Cisco
Scientific Atlanta encoders, and many other third-party encoders.
The powerful transcoding engine of the Cisco MXE 3500 can output live streams in Windows Media, Flash 8,
and H.264 to compatible external streaming servers as well as MPEG-2 TS (unicast or multicast) for use with
Cisco Digital Media Players and Digital Signage solutions.
and H.264 to compatible external streaming servers as well as MPEG-2 TS (unicast or multicast) for use with
Cisco Digital Media Players and Digital Signage solutions.
Processing and media
preparation
preparation
Video: Bumpers and trailers, color space conversion, contrast enhancement, cropping, de-interlacing and
interlacing, and fade in and fade out.
interlacing, and fade in and fade out.
In and out trimming: Field frame control, gamma correction, hue rotation, inverse telecine, noise reduction,
saturation, support for 16: 9 and other ratios, add and remove letter boxing and curtaining, temporal smoothing,
video frame rate conversion and resizing with anti-alias filtering, watermarking, automated thumbnail extraction,
and speech-to-text captioning.
saturation, support for 16: 9 and other ratios, add and remove letter boxing and curtaining, temporal smoothing,
video frame rate conversion and resizing with anti-alias filtering, watermarking, automated thumbnail extraction,
and speech-to-text captioning.
Workflow automation
Profile building: An automated system that allows you to quickly apply customized processing settings to new
jobs.
jobs.
Monitoring: A summary screen that provides insight into the status of new jobs.
Automated Folder Attendant: A program that facilitates integration between external systems and the Cisco MXE
3500 platform.
3500 platform.
Highly scalable clustering
option
option
With the optional Cisco MXE 3500 clustering option, up to 10 Cisco MXE 3500 devices can be clustered to
provide faster file-to-file processing, higher live ingest and output concurrency, and higher availability, helping
provide faster file-to-file processing, higher live ingest and output concurrency, and higher availability, helping