Acquisition System

BLT acquisition system is ideal for live productions

NUVOLA H1/H2/H3

Nuvola H1/H2/H3
Front Nuvola
Rear Nuvola

The most professional recording and ingest requirements

The BLT NUVOLA acquisition video server is designed to meet the most demanding professional media recording and ingesting requirements.
NUVOLA is a file creator up to 4 simultaneous live SDI sources either into local removable COTS SSD, USB keys or remote network storages with file flavors at choice: DNxHD/HR, ProRES, AVC-I, XAVC, XDCAM, DVC-PRO, H264 to feed NLE post-productions or archival.

Product sheet

Product Overview

up to 4 simultaneous live SDI sources

The BLT NUVOLA acquisition video server is designed to meet the most demanding professional media recording and ingesting requirements. NUVOLA is a file creator up to 4 simultaneous live SDI sources either into local removable COTS SSD, USB keys or remote network storages with file flavors at choice: DNxHD/HR, ProRES, AVC-I, XAVC, XDCAM, H264 to feed NLE post-productions or archival.

standalone unit

Equiped with a high luminance touch screen, NUVOLA can work as a standalone unit controlled locally or as part of a bigger remote network.

SAMBA or ftp streaming

NUVOLA mounts rack chassis, 3 unit high, and has main + backup redundant configuration or aggregated for performance network streaming to SAMBA or FTP destination.

Features and technical specifications

  • User friendly operation with touch screen
  • 7” LCD touch screen display with sources multiviewer and audio meter
  • Multiformat: 4K UHDTV 2160p, HDTV 1080p/1080i, SDTV, 50/59,94Hz
  • 4 SDI sources ISO acquisition recording: ganged or independent mode
  • SDI monitor output for plug-and-play operation into broadcast plant
  • Destination media: 4 x COTS SSD, 20 x USB keys, network storage
  • Network interface: dual LAN 1Gbps (option 10Gbps)
  • Time code acquisition: XLR LTC or embedded
  • Growing file creation for edit while ingest
  • Realtime multiformat file export while recording (NLE interoperability). Codec: DNxHD, DNxHR LB/HQ/HQX, ProRes/proxy/LT/HQ, XDCAM, AVC-I, XAVC, H264 proxy wrapper: MXF, MOV
  • User friendly operation with touch screen
  • 7” LCD touch screen display with sources multiviewer and audio meter
  • Multiformat: 4K UHDTV 2160p, HDTV 1080p/1080i, SDTV, 50/59,94Hz
  • 4 SDI sources ISO acquisition recording: ganged or independent mode
  • SDI monitor output for plug-and-play operation into broadcast plant
  • Destination media: 4 x COTS SSD, 20 x USB keys, network storage
  • Network interface: dual LAN 1Gbps (option 10Gbps)
  • Time code acquisition: XLR LTC or embedded
  • Growing file creation for edit while ingest
  • Realtime multiformat file export while recording (NLE interoperability). Codec: DNxHD, DNxHR LB/HQ/HQX, ProRes/proxy/LT/HQ, XDCAM, AVC-I, XAVC, H264 proxy wrapper: MXF, MOV

Input & output specifications

Input sources: 4 x SDI (synchronous or not synchronous)

Audio sources: SDI-embedded up to 16 tracks each

LTC input: Balanced XLR or embedded SDI

Monitor output: 2 x SDI

Local removable Media: 4 x COTS SSD, size: 2TeraByte 4 sets supplied as standard, qualified models available on request for self-purchase 20 x USB keys: USB-3

External Media: Networked media with SAMBA access, FTP, Avid-NexisFS

Local removable media:

  • 4 x COTS SSD, size: 2Tb 4 sets supplied as standard, qualified models available on request for self-purchase
  • 20 x USB keys: USB-3

Network:

  • Dual 1Gbps LAN (10Gbps option)
  • Network configurations: unit remote with daisy chain (no switch required)
  • Main + backup redundant configuration or aggregated for performance
  • Network streaming to SAMBA or FTP destination