Bridge Technologies has announced it has joined the MXL initiative, with its tools now accessible via Grass Valley’s AMPP operating system.
Developed in collaboration with the EBU, the Linux Foundation, NABA and others, the Media eXchange Layer (MXL) provides a vendor-neutral open-source layer for IP-native, software-defined media production. Aiming to enable access to a wide range of production tools, AMPP provides an open, cloud-native operating system and virtualized media production platform using MXL as a transport layer for low-latency interoperability.
Leveraging MXL, Bridge has containerized a number of components from its suite of production tools, repackaging and delivering intuitive video and audio monitoring scopes. Independent of hardware, these scopes combine with MXL to minimise reliance on constant network read/write cycles, cutting latency, network overhead and infrastructure costs and driving smarter workflows.
Users are able to deploy audio and video scope features as needed and monitor on-demand fluctuations such-as during major global sporting events.
Matt Yates, director of strategic alliances at Grass Valley, said, “Bridge Technologies’ work with MXL is a good example of how an open approach can bring third-party applications into software-based media workflows. With AMPP OS now MXL-native, Bridge’s containerized monitoring tools can be accessed within the AMPP environment, giving users greater flexibility in how and when they deploy these capabilities. It also demonstrates the value of bringing technology partners together around a common approach to media exchange.”
Chairman and co-founder of Bridge Technologies, Simen Frostad, said, “The software we create has always been capable of far more—it just needed the right architecture to unlock that potential at scale without introducing configuration complexities. MXL and containerization provide exactly that: a flexible, efficient way to run our best-in-class scopes across larger, more dynamic production environments, without the overhead of dedicated hardware deployments.
“And we’re particularly proud that this is being done through open standards and shared innovation. That’s always been central to how Bridge operates—we’ve never believed in locking others out to secure our own position. We’ve always held that industry progress enables individual success, not the other way around. The MXL project is a natural expression of that philosophy: building better tools and sharing them with the entire industry.”
