SeaChange MediaClient (MCL) codecs provide real-time, broadcast-quality SD or HD ingest and playback capability to the SeaChange Broadcast MediaCenter (SBMC) system.

• 360 SD play-out channels or over 70 HD channels in a single system
• Protect your investment and migrate to HD with no extra hardware
• Already proven frame-accurate HD encoder available
• Unique multi-format playback (IMX, DV and MPEG2 long GOP) with up/down conversion from single media asset
• 24X7 reliability with proven RAID²® (RAID-squared) protection
• Scale I/O channels and storage independently
• Complete backward compatibility with MediaCluster® files
• Easily integrates with tapeless workflows

By combining the high density, HD-powered capabilities of MediaClient codecs with the highly scalable and highly efficient Broadcast MediaLibrary™ (BMLex) servers, the transition from SD to HD is remarkably easy – with unmatched performance and without any additional hardware.

The versatile MediaClient 6000 Series provides multi-format broadcast grade encoding for SD and HD, drastically reducing the complexity of asset management and providing optimal versatility for the transition to HD broadcasting. Click to review a matrix of MCL 6000 model numbers and their respective capabilities.