When the provider of the predecessor system discontinued support services in Germany, MMC Film & TV Studios needed a new and failsafe playout system for major show productions. “As we no longer wanted to check and re-check two different playlists for the correct fill and key clip, we were looking for a system that would facilitate control room workflows with instant and easy access to clips, combinations and sequences of clips, and ensure a hassle-free playout,” explains Volker Danckwortt, Chief-Operator MAZ-Technics at MMC Studios. “The GENESIX VideoServer made by STRYME was the best solution. STRYME designed the playout of combined fill and key clips to our needs and made sure that the video server’s 16 channels reliably serve three control rooms simultaneously. Now we can work with just a single clear-cut playlist that sometimes provides about 30 different fill and key clips via a user-friendly interface. This makes things so much easier for show productions and post-productions. What’s more, with the new Instant Replay Function we help game show judges to quickly determine a winner. Bottom line: GENESIX boost the quality of our productions, and it’s quality that makes a great viewer experience.”

ITcon4Media – STRYME’s exclusive partner for Germany and Switzerland – took care of the entire project management. To realize MMC Studios’ requirements for parallel access to the GENESIX VideoServer’s 16 channels, without several operators working simultaneously on one local server, STRYME opted for client PCs with access to the server’s resources via the user interface. Different control rooms can now easily access all the selected video server channels.

STRYME CEO Goce Zdravkoski sums up: “Our technical implementation focused on boosting MMC’s multiple show productions with speed and simplicity, efficiency and flexibility as well as maximum usability and reliability. For us and for our partner ITcon4Media the project proved once again the importance of high-quality workmanship and the ability to think outside the box to come up with a sophisticated state-of-the-art solution that meets client needs.”