The complexity of using different interfaces to control different equipment can cause delays and increase the risk of errors. Unnecessary complexity is costly in studio control rooms, and even more so in outside broadcasting units, which need to be reliably and rapidly configured for one-shot-only live production such as sporting events.

The Multicon system from Nevion provides broadcasters:

• Combined control of the entire video transport and processing chain, avoiding having to use a different user interface for each application, for example accessing audio embedding along with video routing crosspoints from the same control panel
• The ability to make changes on-the-fly from a single interface without having to log into different user interfaces
• Flexibility to change the layout of control panels for different production setups
• The ability to store several pre-defined configurations for the entire video transport chain, and apply a configuration change to all equipment by pressing a single button
• The ability to integrate the control system with third-party equipment, including signal processing and distribution (SP&D) as well as router applications