GV AMPP-Connected Solutions

What is an AMPP-connected Solution?

Part of the GV Media Universe, AMPP-connected solutions combine all the benefits of GV AMPP with control surfaces and workflows from Grass Valley and authorized partners. This allows creatives to quickly transition to cloud-based production with no learning curve required to transfer their experience.

Benefits of AMPP

AMPP is Grass Valley's scalable SaaS platform of agile management tools, elastic platform services, and intelligent media technologies that are universally deployable. Designed specifically to meet the response and accuracy requirements of live streaming media and entertainment, AMPP provides a new level of freedom for cloud-based live video production.

Freedom to scale

Unlike traditional hardware systems, AMPP does not require a large up-front infrastructure buildout to begin experimenting with new agile media production models. Operators can spin up as many instances as required, where and when they are needed. AMPP may be located on any combination of public and private cloud services. As a result, AMPP can quickly spin up solutions that integrate with an existing infrastructure. Any subset of network sources can be shared with other AMPP-enabled cloud production solutions. Each instance of an AMPP-enabled solution can select sources on-the-fly from any that are available on the AMPP fabric.

Freedom to move

Live event environments with reduced on-site production crews frequently want creatives to work remotely. AMPP solutions support remote production at any distance without compromising the user experience. When at-home production means literally working from home, AMPP is ready to support that work environment. Operators can connect to AMPP using typical residential Internet. The high-quality proxy workflow allows operators to make and act on decisions without requiring a high bandwidth connection.

Freedom to innovate

Unfettered by bundles of cables, operators continue to work in a familiar environment with Grass Valley's innovative software tools. AMPP's patented intelligent technologies allow operators to work in a coherent timespace with confidence and speed. Regardless of the distance from the live event, system operations are instantly responsive. The system's fully aligned monitoring and communication capability makes it easy for operators to work without distracting timing delays.

Key features

• Scalable to as many instances as required without upfront buildout
• Flexible, elastic I/O with access to any source on the AMPP fabric
• Cloud hosted workflows without sacrifice on responsiveness and accuracy
• Operator experience remains the same regardless of distance from the processing
• Frame-accurate for live production
• Fully compatible with connected control surfaces and applications
• Intuitive software solutions

Security

As a cloud native, AMPP is designed from the ground up with security in mind. Conforming to the best IT practices of a representational state transfer (REST) architecture:

• All REST operations are executed over HTTPS for secure communication.
• All REST operations rely on JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authorization.
• IP streaming in AMPP is encrypted when applicable (SRT (AES), RIST (AES), RTMPS (TLS/SSL), WebRTC (DTLS/SRTP), AMPP Streaming (DTLS/SRTP)).

To ensure strict security standards are maintained, Grass Valley also regularly conducts third-party penetration testing.

GV K-Frame on AMPP

Grass Valley continues to fulfill its commitment to provide any panel for any engine across its series of video production centers. Kayenne, Karrera, Korona, and KSP control surfaces connect with GV K-Frame on AMPP to provide a simple transition to cloud-based video production. Any panel from the series operates in the same way regardless of the production environment. TDs can get right to work – even transferring show files between AMPP and K-Frame engines.

For many TDs, operating a production switcher is done by muscle memory, knowing a panel so well that it is an automatic extension of the hands while the conscious attention focuses on the incoming video sources and cues to switch a show. AMPP Production Switcher allows TDs to immediately transfer that intuitive knowledge to cloud-based video production. Button presses and transitions respond without delay, providing the precise control TDs have come to expect from Grass Valley production switchers.

With three M/Es and six keyers with 2D DPM per M/E, operators have the creative resources required for professional video production. Stills and animations with fill/key including transparency also provide a polished production look. Those looks are easy to create and store with hundreds of eMEMs and Macros available for recall at the touch of a button with the familiar Grass Valley feel.

Diagram Description: The diagram shows a central AMPP Agile Media Processing Platform. Connected to it are various components: a Multiviewer, GV K-Frame, Clip Play, and Graphics. Arrows indicate that the AMPP platform supports LBR Proxy and Switcher CTL. The text "AMPP-connected K-Frame panels" is also present, with an illustration of these panels.

Initial configuration

Required Apps: Input, GV K-Frame, Output

Optional Apps: Flow Monitor, Multiviewer

See Grass Valley website for detailed app information.