Amidst the dynamic evolution of today’s media landscape, MediaKind’s Atlas On-Demand rises as an avant-garde solution. Distinguished by its prestigious Emmy® award, this groundbreaking platform is intricately designed to master the complexities within the domain of video-on-demand (VOD), adeptly steering through the intricate processes of content ingestion, transformation, processing, storage, and delivery.
Why Atlas On-Demand?
MediaKind’s innovative Consumer Delivery solutions are transforming the traditional paradigm of media delivery. Atlas On-Demand, a dynamic solution, adapts to the evolving nature of today’s videos, ingesting diverse feeds and formats, storing content dynamically, and streaming on-demand to various devices. It encapsulates bold thinking for the contemporary world of media delivery.
Navigating Challenges in Premium On-Demand Streaming
As the landscape of OTT streaming evolves, challenges arise from innovation, convergence, and cost rationalization. The surge in on-demand content consumption, driven by shifting consumer behavior, attracts numerous players. However, challenges persist, including ensuring picture quality, offering content across multiple devices, and managing distribution costs associated with bandwidth demands.
A Unified Solution for Diverse Needs
Atlas On-Demand presents an end-to-end system for OTT and IPTV consumption, ensuring a high-end user experience while tightly managing operational costs. Alongside the MediaKind PRISMA advertising and alternate content portfolio, it unlocks new revenue streams through advertising and content distribution rights.
Elevating Video Quality
Leveraging MediaKind’s transcoding technology, Atlas On-Demand guarantees superior video quality across multiple codecs (MPEG-2, H.264 & HEVC). It promises an enhanced consumer experience, supporting a variety of OTT formats (HLS, DASH, HSS) and devices.
Streamlining Deployment with Atlas On-Demand
Designed for the cloud era, this innovative solution leverages cloud-native containers and reduces operational complexities through a unified entry point for all services and server operations.
- Faster Time to Market
Designed for the cloud, Atlas On-Demand deploys cloud-native containers and orchestrators, ensuring a swift time to market.
- Reduced Operational Complexity
With a single point of entry for all services and server operations, Atlas On-Demand minimizes operational complexities.
- Optimized Footprint
Elasticity provided by orchestration layers and auto-scaling functions optimizes the solution’s footprint.
Atlas On-Demand Features
Atlas On-Demand optimizes its footprint with the elasticity provided by orchestration layers and intelligent auto-scaling functions. Check out the advanced features that contribute to a more streamlined and efficient deployment experience.
- Immersive Experience: With Ultra HD capabilities, a broader color spectrum, and 10-bit encoding in HEVC, Atlas On-Demand delivers an immersive experience. It is compatible with High Dynamic Range (HDR) technologies.
- Wide Audio Support: Supporting up to eight audio tracks per channel with various codecs, including loudness control and true peak adjustment.
- Save on Storage and Bandwidth: Constant Video Quality (CVQ) adapts bandwidth allocation to content complexity, ensuring efficiency.
- Fast Asset Availability: By dividing ingested assets into multiple sub-parts, transcoded content can be quickly delivered without compromising quality.
- Optimized Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Orchestrated elasticity leads to optimal resource usage, reducing processing costs.
- Storage Integration: Support for traditional storage access (NFS, SFTP, HTTPS) and cloud object stores ensures flexibility.
- Flexible Deployment: Deployable as a software-only solution on standard COTS servers or various public cloud platforms.
Navigating the Cloud Horizon
Atlas On-Demand embraces the expansive skies of public clouds, capitalizing on their flexible processing resources to perfectly align with Video On Demand (VOD) transcoding and delivery needs.
- Cloud Evolution and Integration
Embracing public clouds, Atlas On-Demand taps into flexible processing resources that align perfectly with Video On Demand (VOD) transcoding and delivery requirements. Auto-scaling mechanisms efficiently handle processing loads, optimizing resources and reducing costs. Cloud deployment leverages object storage solutions for varying content popularity or age.
- Simplifying Integration
Atlas On-Demand’s open REST API eases integration with content providers and Content Management Systems. The automated workflow triggers encoding and packaging processing from a single request, minimizing integration complexities and ensuring a rapid return on investment.
- Multi-Device Delivery
Addressing the surge in demand for on-demand content on diverse devices, Atlas On-Demand adapts encoding and delivery formats. Whether on tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, or streaming boxes, it provides a unique solution. The delivery method can be tailored to network prerequisites, operational preferences, and device compatibility.
Adding Value to the End Consumer
Atlas On-Demand transcends the conventional boundaries of media delivery, placing the end consumer at the heart of an enhanced viewing experience.
- Increased Content Variety: Enjoy a diverse range of content with optimized Picture Quality, regardless of resolution (SD, HD, UHD).
- Rapid Content Access: Experience new content more rapidly through auto-scaling and parallel encoding, ensuring a rich user experience across any device, anywhere.
- Enhanced Audio and Video Capabilities: Support for the latest audio and video capabilities ensures a cutting-edge viewing experience on all devices.
- Accessibility: Enable accessibility through subtitles, captioning, and alternative audio tracks.
Conclusion
In essence, MediaKind’s Atlas On-Demand is not merely a solution; it’s a transformative force shaping the future of media delivery. With its Emmy® award-winning capabilities, this platform stands at the forefront of a new era, offering innovative solutions to the ever-evolving challenges of content delivery.
