French company MultiCAM uses Blackmagic's DeckLink in video production

These capture and playback cards are used in conjunction with Medialooks SDK tools that allow the company to develop simple solutions for capturing, mixing and playing back multimedia content.

MultiCAM Systems you are using capture and playback cards DeckLink of Blackmagic Design for video production. These cards in turn are used together with tools SDK Medialooks, which allow the company to develop simple solutions for capturing, mixing and playing multimedia content.

MultiCAM Systems is a French company that develops simple video production systems, which are shipped all over the world. Its products are focused on the radio, medical, television broadcasting, online learning, conferencing and multimedia production industries. These include robotic cameras with PTZ mechanism and fully automated control of images and audio in all integrated systems that anyone can install and use.

SDK de Medialooks

Medialooks is a Russia-based company that has been responsible for creating one of the most popular video development toolkits (SDKs) for broadcasters. These kits provide a wide variety of features necessary for rapid product development, without having to involve a large team of professionals. Likewise, it has helped create applications, such as playback automation solutions and image transmission, video ingestion, recording and capture software, multimedia production systems, content analysis programs, and live video game capture and streaming over the Internet.

“MultiCAM products are designed for people who want to create content, but don't want to learn about the process. “DeckLink cards are an essential part, allowing us to provide a predictable and easy-to-deploy experience, which guarantees optimal operation,” he explains. Stan Walbert, CEO of MultiCAM Systems. “Blackmagic's strategy is to provide affordable prices and easy-to-use technology. “It has revolutionized the industry, and we have chosen its products because we share the same vision.”

MultiCAM products are designed to meet the specific requirements of different users, and allow them to move and manage multimedia files in an extremely simple and fast way. Each system offers the physical and computer support necessary to give anyone the opportunity to create audiovisual content. As part of the hardware, a DeckLink card of several models is included.

These capture and playback devices PCIe DeckLink They are the best cards with the highest performance for Mac, Windows and Linux computers. The largest MultiCAM system includes up to nine cameras with PTZ mechanism, managed from a MultiCAM touch screen, which allows them to be controlled and images reproduced automatically. Depending on the number of cameras used, users will use multiple PCIe DeckLink Quad 2s with eight SDI inputs; a DeckLink Studio 4K with integrated audio input and video output via an SDI connector, or a DeckLink Duo 2 for smaller systems, for example, for online teaching where only two cameras are typically used.

“It's great that we can choose between Blackmagic Design cards based on the number of inputs and outputs needed. The possibility of combining them according to the solution we need to create is very profitable and extremely versatile,” he explains. Arnaud Anchelergue, co-founder of MultiCAM Systems. “Blackmagic is always innovating, and because we use Medialooks development tools to quickly integrate DeckLink products, we save a lot of time every time a new one is available.”

“By integrating the new Blackmagic DeckLink cards quickly thanks to the Medialooks SDK kit, MultiCAM Systems has the possibility of simplifying the processes between the user and expensive and complex systems that require a lot of training and maintenance,” he adds. Andrey Okunev, co-founder and CEO of Medialooks.

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