q.safe is a cloud-based disaster recovery SaaS for linear playout. It is fast, cost-saving, feature-rich, DVB and ATSC compliant. Say goodbye to additional hardware and rack space on your on-premises entities.
Unlike traditional DR solutions for playout automation, q.safe does not require additional hardware and rack space. Benefit from a reliable and location-independent service for multiple channels in the managed cloud.
q.safe can run as cold standby at minimum costs for playlist synchronization and can take over the playout within 1.5 minutes or as hot standby within seconds.
q.safe comes with various features and options like DVB- and ATSC-compliance, multichannel audio, loudness control, teletext, subtitling, animated live graphics, EPG infos, additional streaming formats and compliance recording.
Rely on an ingenious cloud workflow and save the time of technical configuration. The TV disaster recovery q.safe is pre-packaged with applications from selected and qibb certified software providers to cover a secure and uninterrupted playout operation. It really is that simple: Book & Go!
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q.safe supports a variety of live streams and file formats for both input and output. Standard conform BXF (SMPTE-ST2021) for playlists is supported by default. Additionally, the XML playlist importer may be customized to your individual format.
q.safe provides you with run logs, preview functions and an API for integration with 3rd party scheduling, media asset management and monitoring tools. A powerful and easy-to-use web UI gives you full manual control during playout.
Add dynamic high-resolution graphics overlays (stills, crawls, animations, clocks, lower thirds, text, etc.) in multiple layers that are rendered in real-time.
Codecs
Video: XAVC, AVC-Ultra, XDCAM, AVC-Intra, MPEG-2, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC)
Audio: MPEG-1 L2, MPEG-2 L2, AAC-LC, HEAAC (v1, v2), AC-3 (Dolby Digital), E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)
Containers
Video: MXF, MP4
Input
Protocol: RTMP/RTMPS, RTSP/RTP, UDP, MPEG2-TS, SRT
Video: H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP9, VP8, MPEG2
Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC (v1,v2), MP3, AC-3, E-AC-3
Output
Protocol: HLS, Low-Latency HLS, CMAF, MPEG-DASH, HSS**, RTMP, RTSP/RTP, SRT, WebRTC, MPEG2-TS
Video: H.265 (HEVC)**, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9**
Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC (v1,v2), AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, PCM, MPEG1-L2, MPEG2-L2
File-based
Video: STL, WebVTT, SRT, EBU-TT, TTML
Live
Video: EBU-TT-D, FAB Public
Synchronisation options with main playout system
May require additional configuration effort
* q.safe standard configuration supports up to 1080p/30; ask for configurations supporting higher framerates and resolutions separately
** supported, but not part of the standard configuration
*** synchronisation options with main playout system: inband messaging (e.g. cue tones, SCTE35), GPIO, API (e.g. REST). synchronisation may require additional configuration