As the design of large-scale program production systems evolves, users demand highly flexible monitoring and scheduling systems to accommodate increasingly complex application requirements. Beyond the source naming system / UMD naming system's name display and TALLY indication functions, users typically expect the monitor walls in each display area (director area, production area, audio area, technical area) to have full or partial free scheduling capability.
Users require different display modes for the same video source signal across different areas (director area, production area, audio area, technical area), making source name display more user-friendly and comprehensible for personnel in each area. Users also need comprehensive source name display strategies for cross-system signal scheduling. When using the system, specific devices such as VTRs and switcher key caps typically require source name or TALLY display support. The system must also be highly resilient: when the main video system fails, a single button press should simultaneously switch both the video system and the source naming system / UMD naming system, achieving one-button simultaneous switchover.
For controllers, high-stability and high-reliability devices are required to support live program playout. Therefore, beyond acquiring matrix and switcher crosspoint information and sending source name information to display devices, the source naming system / UMD naming system must also offer stronger scheduling capability and more user-friendly display strategies. The source name tracking system software is a proprietary solution developed by our company that enables communication among switchers, matrices, multiviewers, UMD tally lights, and CCU drivers for source name tracking and Tally indication. The software also provides extensive scheduling configurability and diverse source name display strategies.