For ATV, day‑to‑day production means multiple parallel broadcasts, prepared shows, archive operations, and a constant flow of video material. Over time, the existing ingest system began to fall short in terms of stability and performance. The goal was not to reinvent the workflow, but to carefully replace the core technology with a modern platform while keeping the familiar way of working for the broadcast team.
The solution chosen for this upgrade was Cinegy Capture. The idea behind the project was straightforward and very practical:
keep the Cinegy environment and operator workflow, and simply move it onto a more powerful and reliable technical foundation.
Today, the system provides ingest and storage for 8 channels simultaneously. It runs on 4 HP servers equipped with Nvidia graphics cards, giving enough processing headroom for multi‑channel operation. All of this is connected via a high-speed network, which ensures that large volumes of video data can move through the system without bottlenecks.
The Cinegy Capture configuration is set up to work with multiple video formats and to handle interlaced content correctly. In a broadcast environment, this flexibility is crucial: different sources and formats need to be supported side by side, and the system has to adapt to them without forcing the channel to change its entire workflow.
Control and usability were key parts of the upgrade. The system fits naturally into the existing operating model:
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it can be managed from a control computer, where the operator sees all active channels, recording status, and server health in real time;
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a web interface is available, allowing remote access to monitor and supervise the system without being physically present in the server room.
This turns the platform into an organic part of the infrastructure rather than an isolated module. Engineers and operators continue to work in the familiar Cinegy environment, but now on a much more stable and capable base.
The built‑in scheduler in Cinegy also remains an important
