IBC2023: Slomo.tv to debut Simple R 4K replay server

Slomo.tv’s series of compact 1U Simple R servers is set to get a new 4K model at IBC2023 with the introduction of a compact and cost-effective broadcast-grade 4K replay server.

With the availability of new cost-effective 4K broadcast cameras, such as Blackmagic’s URSA Broadcast, professional-quality 4K TV is now within the reach of many budgets. This means small production companies could now be part of sports production, with its mandatory requirement of instant replays.

Responding to customers’ requests for a low-cost 4K replay solution and especially for users of URSA Broadcast, slomo.tv has developed a new 4K replay server, Simple R 4K, making it possible to easily break into 4K sports broadcasting.

Eleven years after the debut of the Simple R replay servers, the 331 model has been reborn with expanded functionality, adding UHD to the standard support of 3G and HD SDI video production. The new Simple R 4K server in replay mode provides three recording channels, three search channels and two playback channels with FX in a single 1U unit.

After working in Replay mode, the recorded 4K video can be exported directly to native files of NLE systems.

The new Simple R is equipped with 12G-SDI interfaces. It has all the distinctive features of slomo.tv servers, including the world’s fastest user native interface: simultaneous search of all channels, automatic creation of clips and playlists, and slomo.tv’s specialised control panel.

The server’s low weight of 5.1kg (or 6kg with redundant power supply) not only makes it easy to transport, but also allows it to be carried in hand luggage. This makes the Simple R 4K a great choice for mobile portable solutions.

The SSD-based disk subsystem provides high performance and resistance to mechanical impact: shock and heavy vibration.

The Simple R 4K system comes with a specialised control panel – Control-ZR, equipped with 51 illuminated RGB buttons, jog/shuttle and T-bar for playback speed control. The controller is connected via Ethernet, USB, RS-232 or RS-422.