Automated Production Control
Take Control
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OverDrive [oh-ver-drahyv]
1 The state of high activity or productivity or concentration;
2 A high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed
with less output power - a forward gear with a gear ratio that
gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed;
3 Live Production Made Easy.
At Ross, creating high performance, affordable live production
technology has been our passion for close to 4 decades. Our
dedication to improving the state-of-the-art in live production
technology has resulted in OverDrive, the most advanced automated
production control system on the planet. OverDrive takes the
complex and simplifies it, putting your entire production on an easy
to use touch screen interface. OverDrive technology enables even
the most sophisticated productions to be executed more cleanly and
consistently, while delivering substantial savings in operational costs.
Whether you produce live content for the web, your congregation, a
stadium full of sports fanatics, local or even the highest level national
news, OverDrive will make your productions stand out above the rest.
KEY BENEFITS
EASY TO USE
OverDrive offers an intuitive Rundown-Based, event-driven and user configurable graphical
user interface that makes sense and is the easiest to learn and use.
ADVANCED
OverDrive’s advanced feature set is designed to handle the most challenging live productions.
Features like dynamic server channel management, “look-ahead-prepare”, back-to-back
production support and collaborative workflow make automating sophisticated and rapidly
changing productions a breeze.
SAVES MONEY
OverDrive will enable your organization to do more with less. Whether adjusting to economic
realities or getting that new production on the air, Ross can tailor a solution to meet your
production needs while maximizing the use of your current equipment investment.
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LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS
OverDrive News™ is the most popular automated
production control (APC) system on the planet for
producing news. OverDrive has proven itself as
a no compromises system by handling the most
sophisticated and fastest-paced local and national
news productions.
BROADCAST SPORTS
OverDrive Sports™ brings APC to the sports
stadium, providing automated control over big screen
productions. As game day productions continue to
become richer and more complex, OverDrive makes it
easier to react to a game event and get the appropriate
content to the scoreboard and other venue displays
quickly and easily.
TALK, GAME, LIFESTYLE PROGRAMMING
OverDrive Live™ is designed to manage unscripted
talk, game, and lifestyle programs – perfect candidates
for automated production. OverDrive’s QuickRecall
feature is ideal for this type of production making it easy
for a single person to switch video, mix audio, manage
server clips and graphics, and run robotic cameras.
IMAG LIVE EVENTS
OverDrive Live™ features the ability to send production
content to multiple destinations, at the same time, from
one interface. Feeding large displays with live content
and alternate screens with recorded content is easy.
Scripted shows, un-scripted shows or a combination of
both, the toolset available with OverDrive enables your
team to deliver a high-impact and error-free production
at every event.
WORSHIP
OverDrive Live™ is the perfect tool for managing
House of Worship productions. The intuitive touch
screen interface allows your full-time or volunteer staff
to easily run a clean production, every time.
THE WORLD
LEADER IN
AUTOMATED
PRODUCTION
CONTROL
Ross is the world leader in automated
production control technology.
With more systems deployed around
the world, and the most advanced new
technology architecture available, the
Ross OverDrive system delivers the
consistency and workflow efficiency
your live productions demand.
Ross has nearly 40 years of experience
developing value-driven solutions for
every type of live production and is
well qualified to guide your transition to
automated production control.
Contact your Ross representative
for a closer look at OverDrive, the
world leader in automated production
control.
NEWSROOM
SYSTEM
SYSTEM LAYOUT
OverDrive SERVERS
(PRIMARY / REDUNDANT)
MOS GATEWAY
SERVER
OverDrive REMOTE CLIENTS
OverDrive PRIMARY SYSTEM
NRCS CLIENTS
OverDrive SideShot
and SideSlide
THE KEY TO OVERDIVE IS THE TIGHT INTEGRATION
TO THE ROSS PRODUCTION SWITCHER FAMILY.
The interfaces to audio mixers, video servers and robotic
cameras are connected through the switcher enabling a
flexible, integrated production system. The switcher has
direct control over these devices at all times, allowing
for manual control even during semi or fully automated
OverDrive productions.
ROSS SWITCHER PANEL
ROSS SWITCHER FRAME
ROBOTIC CAMERAS
DEVICES
VIDEO SERVERS
AUDIO MIXERS
NETWORKED STILL
& CLIP SERVERS
GRAPHICS SYSTEMS
ROUTERS
AUDIO SERVERS
VIRTUAL
MONITORING
SideBox™ MODULES
SideSlide and SideShot, are the optional OverDrive companion
control panels for those who prefer a dedicated control surface.
SideBox modules work in conjunction with the OverDrive touch
screen, keyboard and mouse allowing multiple ways for the
operator to interface with the system. Modules extend the Vision
switcher panel, and any panel can have one or more SideBox
modules connected.
SideShot™
The SideShot module offers 28 multi-color LCD buttons
that can be configured by the user, replicating features
found in the OverDrive GUI. With SideShot, the operator
can easily manage Rundowns, CustomControls,
QuickRecalls, and external production devices while
bringing late breaking stories and ‘on-the-fly’ events to
air quickly and error-free.
SideSlide™
The SideSlide module includes 8 flying faders with mnemonic
displays for direct control of program audio. The 8 faders
represent the program audio for the current on-air shot. Up to 4
SideSlide modules can be configured to access up to 32 faders
at once.
RapidRestore™
RapidRestore™ is a software tool used for archiving and restoring
OverDrive settings and rundowns. The system is easily configured with
user-defined target directories located anywhere on your network, allowing
quick archiving and retrieval of selected settings and files. RapidRestore is the
perfect tool for managing your OverDrive environment; allowing for fast saves
and recalls of current configurations and Live rundowns.
RundownControl™
RundownControl is the primary application for managing all production elements,
effects and transitions for rundown-based scripted, and unscripted ‘on-the-fly’
events. The user-configurable GlobalView™ GUI provides dynamic color-coded
rundown, system and device status as well as many other unique features,
enabling operators to bring even the most complex productions to air cleanly,
every time.
SHOW / SHOT TIMERS
• Six user-programmable
up / down count timers
• Server clip time, Time-of-Day
and PGM or Shot timers
• Trigger external events at
preset times
SYSTEM STATUS AREA
• Real-time indication
of network connections
• Warning for missing audio
or switcher connections
• ‘Hot Swap’ redundant switch
QUICK RECALL AREA
• User-defined
QuickRecalls based on
Master Templates
• Insert directly into any
rundown position
• Quickly build a custom
rundown ‘on-the-fly’
• Display Story Prompter
text on secondary tab
• Expand full screen or
move module to
second display
MENU SYSTEM AREA
• Menus for system setup
and configuration
• Quick Select Icons for
common actions
RUNDOWN AREA
• Displays all rundown
events and MOS enabled
devices
• Continuous live updates
from NRCS via MOS
protocol
• Color-coded shot status
• Advance warning of
missing media
• Dynamic server channel
management
• Take shots in any
sequence
CUSTOM CONTROL
AREA
• Independently
triggered macros
• User-defined Global
Custom Controls on
multiple tabs
• Independent from
rundown transition
• Expand full screen or
move module to
second display
SHOT TRANSITION AREA
• User-selectable transitions
• Dynamic Custom Controls
for on-air and prepared
shots
GlobalView™ FLEXIBLE INTERFACE
• User-configurable GUI layout with
resizable and positional modules
• Display across up to 4 monitors
SHOT STATUS AREA
• Provides quick status information
for selected shot within rundown
DSK CONTROL AREA
• Manual or automated
insertion of keys
• Control up to 4 Keyers
per MLE
• Link / Latch key to
rundown transition
• Control of MultiDSK
DirectControl™
The optional DirectControl Application provides direct, manual control
over your primary production devices. As a remote client, DirectControl
offers the flexibility to switch between manual and automated control of
devices from any location on the network.
EFFICIENT DESIGN
• The split screen, DirectControl
menus are accessed via
convenient tabs in the same GUI
AUDIO CONTROL DISPLAY
• Direct control of current and next shot audio levels
ONLINE HELP SYSTEM
• Full on-line access to User
Manual
• Full on-line access to
Installation / Configuration
Guide
• Quick text search
• User-selectable favorites
VIDEO SERVER DISPLAY
• Quickly access and play video server clips
• Preview clips before committing to air
CAMERA GUI CONTROL DISPLAY
• Quickly control multiple robotic cameras
• Store preset configurations for QuickRecall
• Associate shots with OverDrive rundown
NRCS MOS WORKFLOW
OverDrive was the first system to be designed with native Media Object Server
(MOS) support, an industry standard protocol for interconnecting News Room
Control Systems (NRCS) and production devices. Native support means easy
integration with your choice of NRCS, as most support MOS. It also is key
to OverDrive’s LiveLink™ which allows instant changes from the NRCS into
OverDrive with OverDrive remaining totally responsive as changes occur.
OverDrive NRCS
ActiveX Plug-in
OverDrive
RundownControl
GRAPHICS AND VIDEO SERVER MOS WORKFLOW
OverDrive pioneered fully automated MOS workflows with Video Servers and Graphic Systems. These advanced
options allow seamless integration from the graphics or server platform of your choice through OverDrive to air. Third
party vendors provide their own MOS workflow tools that allow your production team to create graphics, choose
video clips and apply them to stories. OverDrive then extracts these MOS “messages” and uses them to automate
the graphics and server devices during on air playout - getting the exact elements you want to air with the story, fully
managed through the OverDrive GUI.
Graphics
System
OverDrive NRCS
ActiveX Plug-in
XPression NRCS ActiveX Plug-in
Video Server
OverDrive
RundownControl
Gallery Sienna NRCS ActiveX Plug-in
DEVICE
CONTROL
UNMATCHED CHOICE
OverDrive has the most extensive
library of supported 3rd party
devices, allowing you to choose
from the best in putting your APC
system together. This ensures that
you will be best able to achieve
creative and engineering goals
while at the same time meeting
budgetary constraints. Our device
driver engineering and quality
assurance teams are continually
engaged in adding new devices to
meet customer requirements along
with retest and advancement of
currently available interfaces.
Visit www.rossvideo.com for the
latest listing of our 3rd party device
interfaces or contact your Ross
representative to obtain a copy
of your specific device interface
sheet.
A SOLUTION FOR
EVERY PRODUCTION
OVERDRIVE PRIMARY BASE SYSTEM
Client PC
RundownControl Client
DirectControl Client
Touch Screens x2
Primary Server
OverDrive systems are easy to configure, and we’ve
made it even easier with our Base and Premium
offerings. Select the system that meets your basic
configuration and then add any optional components
to build a solution that exactly matches your production
and workflow requirements.
Premium System adds:
CG MOS Control
Video Server MOS Control
OVERDRIVE REDUNDANT BASE SYSTEM
Client PC x2
RundownControl Client x2
DirectControl Client x2
Touch Screens x2
Primary Server
Redundant Server
Premium System adds:
CG MOS Control
Video Server MOS Control
Maintenance Plans
OverDrive customers have options! Every OverDrive system is delivered with 15 months of Software Maintenance which includes all software updates for the
OverDrive system and Ross production switcher. After the 15 month period has passed, customers have the option to purchase our annual Maintenance Plan. The
Software Maintenance Plan includes all OverDrive and switcher software updates for the year. The Software / Hardware Maintenance Plan includes all OverDrive
and switcher software updates for the year as well as an OverDrive server hardware upgrade after every 3rd Maintenance Plan payment. Finally, a Maintenance
Plan that delivers true value.
And remember, all Ross systems include our world renowned
FREE PHONE SUPPORT FOR THE LIFE OF THE PRODUCT!
Software upgrades included for
first 15 months.
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15 Mo
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enrollment in our Maintenance Plan.
Year 1 Year 2
FREE HARDWARE UPGRADE after third
consecutive enrollment in the annual
Software / Hardware Maintenance Plan.
Year 3
RETURN ON
INVESTMENT
OverDrive systems can provide a return on the initial investment in
as little as 12 months - a very compelling return for a major capital
expenditure. However, OverDrive is not just about operational
savings.
OverDrive will make your productions cleaner and more consistent,
delivering your production vision and building a stronger brand for
your organization.
OverDrive also makes it dramatically faster and more cost effective
to provision new productions like a morning show, dot channel or
webcast – things not always considered in the initial ROI analysis.
Contact your Ross representative for a copy of our OverDrive ROI
analysis spreadsheet and a discussion centered around how OverDrive
can help you meet your financial and operational goals.
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Our methodical approach to managing OverDrive installations has resulted in over
200 successful on-air launches since 2004.
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Delivered by a very talented and dedicated team of Ross technical and operational
staff, and led by an experienced Ross Project Manager, each OverDrive facility
receives a customized project and training plan to ensure a ‘no-surprises’ transition
to Automated Production Control.
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Our mandate is to “do what it takes” to execute the plan and ensure an on-time and
successful launch to air.
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