Production Toolsby IEW Solutions

The Legion playback family

Media Ready
When the Cue Arrives.

Legion II and Legion EC are professional Windows media playback systems designed around the work of live operators: organize the assets, prepare the behavior, route the output and execute the cue with confidence.

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NDI input + outputSDI via DeckLinkCompanion compatible
Legion II media playback interface
Legion IIPreview, program, asset catalog and output control
LIVE INPUTSMULTI-LAYER PLAYBACK16-TRACK AUDIOOUTPUT MAPPINGBACKUP SYNC

Legion II

A complete professional playback workspace.

Legion II is the advanced member of the family, combining file playback, live capture, layered visual composition and flexible output routing in an operator-focused interface.

  • Ingest supported live video, audio capture and NDI sources
  • Run multiple live asset layers and spool independent elements over program
  • Output through HDMI/DisplayPort, NDI and supported Blackmagic DeckLink SDI hardware
  • Create a separate alpha channel for downstream keying workflows
  • Work with multi-channel ASIO audio and up to 16 separate audio tracks
  • Apply transitions, geometry, masks, borders, shadows, blur and other visual treatments
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Legion II visual asset catalog
Asset catalogVisual selection with status and transport data

Legion EC

Professional cue-based playout without unnecessary complexity.

Legion EC focuses the Legion engine into an affordable single-layer workflow for houses of worship, corporate presentations, small event productions and budget-conscious AV installations.

  • Timeline-based cue control with accurate elapsed and countdown displays
  • Playlist linking, standard and nested loops, hold behavior and timed delays
  • High-performance buffering options for responsive operator selection
  • Program output through GPU displays, NDI and supported DeckLink SDI hardware
  • Custom pixel spaces that can span multiple physical displays
  • Backup synchronization, UDP remote commands, Companion and HyperDeck emulation
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Legion EC cue-based playback interface
Legion ECStreamlined playlist and confidence-monitor workflow

Choose the right Legion

Same production discipline. Different operating scale.

Choose Legion II when the production depends on layered visual construction, live inputs and advanced output workflows. Choose Legion EC when dependable cue-based playout is the priority.

Advanced production

Legion II

Best suited to medium and large live events, complex presentations, multimedia servers and operators who require multiple active layers.

  • Multiple simultaneous asset layers
  • Live video and audio capture
  • NDI input and output
  • Separate alpha-channel output
  • Advanced masks and visual treatments
  • Expanded multichannel audio workflows
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Focused playout

Legion EC

Best suited to churches, corporate meeting environments, smaller productions and installations that value straightforward operation and cost control.

  • Single-layer cue-based playback
  • Timeline and playlist automation
  • NDI and DeckLink SDI program output
  • Custom multi-display pixel spaces
  • Backup synchronization
  • Companion and HyperDeck control
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Production integration

Connect playback to the rest of the show.

Legion is designed to operate as part of a larger AV system rather than as an isolated media player.

01 / COMPANION

Stream Deck control

Use the IEW Solutions AV-Playback module in Bitfocus Companion to build production-specific control surfaces.

02 / ATEM

HyperDeck emulation

Present Legion to compatible Blackmagic ATEM switchers as a network-controlled HyperDeck playback device.

03 / NETWORK

UDP command listener

Trigger playback and system actions from third-party hardware or software using the AVP connectionless protocol.

04 / REDUNDANCY

In-sync backup

Mirror operational activity and transfer missing playlist media from a primary workstation to a backup system.

Inside the workflow

Tools for assets, outputs and operator control.

Legion preview monitoring controls
MonitoringPreview and confidence control
Legion output display configuration
OutputsCustom pixel-space configuration
Legion Stream Deck configuration
Control surfacesProgrammable Stream Deck operation

Evaluate Legion

Test the workflow on your own production computer.

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Legion II

Advanced playback

Evaluate layered playback, live source ingest, output routing and the full professional workspace.

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Need broader show control?

Move from playback into Ascension.

Ascension extends IEW Solutions media technology into CueBoard operation, routed timelines, real-time compositing, projection correction, distributed nodes and integrated show control.

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