DVC Technical information

Download individual spec sheets here.

pdf DVC 5tb Combo Server (pdf)
pdf DVC 9tb Combo Server (pdf)
pdf DVC 17tb Combo Server (pdf)

Administration

A PC is used to carry out administrative DVC duties. These duties are functions such as:

Adding content
Renaming content
Exporting content to thumb drive or DVD
Setting security to content
Adding users and groups
Recording free to air TV using the point and click Electronic program guide
Recording and controlling Foxtel
Editing recorded shows
Digitising existing tape and DVD libraries
Transcoding content
Browsing and downloading extra content

We recommend the following specs for the administration machine:

Operating System - Windows XP or Vista
CPU - Min of Duo Core 3GHz
RAM - Min 2Gb RAM
Network Port - Min 1000mbit

File Management

DVC ... is a content management and distribution system. Content is videos, music, photos, documents (Word, PowerPoint) etc. Management means storing the content in folders, naming content and its folders, adding information to content that makes it easier to search for content (metadata) etc

Distribution - DVC allows you to send or request any content to any PC or TV.

Video Formats possible within DVC:

MPEG1
MPEG2
MPEG4
H.264
WMV
ASF
ASX

Audio Formats

Document Formats:

Word
PowerPoint
Excel
PDF
Flash
Text

Images

JPEG
GIF
PNG

Content Management duties are:

Adding content
Renaming content
Exporting content to thumb drive or DVD
Setting security to content
Adding users and groups
Recording free to air TV using the point and click Electronic program guide
Recording and controlling Foxtel
Editing recorded shows
Digitising existing tape and DVD libraries
Transcoding content
Browsing and downloading extra content

DVC Servers

The DVC server is built upon server grade infrastructure to ensure reliable and robust operation.

All drives are Segate ES series enterprise class drives designed for 24/7 use.
Drives are striped across a RAID5 array to ensure data redundancy in case of a single drive failure.
Based on Linux architecture providing flexibility as well as reliability
Security settings are automatically handled by the server
Remote access possible for maintenance and upgrades via remote connection.