Grass Valley SSP-3801 Installation v.1.2 - Manual (Page 6)

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Introduction
Product overview
Product overview
The Densité SSP-3801is a single card, solid state HD/SD playout server that is housed in the
Densité 3RU frame. It is fully integrated with the GV STRATUS Playout cloud-based
automation and schedule management service and is equally suitable for deployment at a
regional site or within a network operation center. The SSP-3801 card uses solid state
storage and broadcast hardware technology, with no reliance on external databases,
resulting in low cost of ownership, rock solid reliability, total frame accuracy, simple
installation and very low power consumption.
In addition to clip playback, the SSP-3801 card can display still and animated logos, high-
quality, pre-rendered graphical sequences and incorporate the output of external graphics
devices using a fill and key input.
Fig. 1-1: HD/SD Solid-State Playout card (SSP-3801)
The card features media storage that uses a unified file format (MXF Op1A) which is
compatible with an XDCAM HD or Sony IMX Profile, and supports a bit rate of up to 100
Mbit/sec.
Key Hardware Features
The SSP-3801 is a “broadcast ready” playout solution, it has been designed to include all the
functionality to create a rich featured broadcast channel within in single package.
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Fig. 1-2: Component layout of the SSP-3801 card