Workflow Kitchen

From Big Trucks to Backpacks: Broadcast goes Mobile

Broadcast used to mean big trucks, heavy racks, and endless cables. Today, entire live workflows can travel in a backpack.

In this episode of Workflow Kitchen, iodyne’s Director of Workflow Martin Christien is chatting with Pierre Chevalier, Technical Director at Softron, to take a look at their broadcast software solutions for recording, streaming, and playback.

They also touch upon how Movie Recorder, when paired with iodyne Pro Data opens up impressive multi-ingest possibilities for productions in the field. For camera crews, DITs, and on-the-go production teams, it’s a closer look at how professional broadcast is becoming lighter, faster, and more mobile without sacrificing reliability. 

Topics covered in this episode

  • Recording Smarter with Softron MovieRecorder
    How Softron’s flagship ingest app captures multiple HD or 4K feeds at once — and how pairing it with iodyne Pro Data enables portable, high-performance, multi-ingest workflows that travel anywhere.
  • Playback That Performs
    Why productions are moving to Mac-based streaming and graphics tools like OnTheAir Video, and OnTheAir CG eliminating the need for dedicated encoders or heavy infrastructure.
  • Easy to Schedule 24/7 Broadcast 
    Exploring OnTheAir Video for live playout and scheduled broadcast, and how iodyne Pro Data’s ultra-fast throughput keeps 24/7 operations smooth, frame-accurate, and dependable.
  • Reliability That Scales
    How broadcasters rely on Softron’s software for critical environments — where downtime isn’t an option — and how iodyne Pro Data brings enterprise-grade redundancy to the field.
  • Future-Ready Workflows
    A look ahead at IP-based ST 2110 setups and emerging immersive media formats like Apple Vision Pro, where massive data demands make workflow design more important than ever.

The Workflow: Multi-Channel ingest with iodyne Pro Data

MovieRecorder paired with iodyne Pro Data, the workflow becomes both portable and incredibly fast. In testing, the combination handled up to 16 channels of 4K ingest on a single MacBook Pro — a powerful demonstration of what’s now possible for live event, sports, and news environments.
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About Workflow Kitchen

Workflow Kitchen is iodyne’s original content series exploring how today’s creative professionals build smarter, faster, and more integrated production and post-production workflows. Each episode features conversations with creators and technologists. Our goal is to share practical insights you can apply to your own production or post processes.
 
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