Working with the Acquire App

MediaCentral Acquire is a real-time application for scheduling, recording, and previewing incoming feeds. Integrated into MediaCentral Cloud UX, it enables efficient media ingest workflows with immediate access to recorded content. Acquire supports secure ingest over both IP stream and SDI, and allows remote control of multiple ingest sources from any location.

The application is compatible with Avid Stream IO, MediaCentral Stream, and FastServe Ingest servers. It uses an ingest template model to streamline configuration and execution of ingest tasks. As part of the MediaCentral platform, Acquire supports Edit While Capture, allowing editorial processes to begin during active recording.

Acquire does not include native routing services. When used with MediaCentral Stream, routing is handled internally. When used with FastServe Ingest or Avid Stream IO, routing is managed either through external routers or via direct source-to-destination connections. Sources are routed to ingest destinations, which may include devices controlled by Acquire. The application can also interface with standalone routers configured for use with FastServe Ingest.

For more information about browsing in MediaCentral Cloud UX, see Using the Browse App.