automation & asset management feature
cost of analogue-to-digital media migration. In addition, it provides a well thought out path whereby quality-controlled media flows into a tracked management environment from which it can be found, retrieved, and repurposed. This solution has the additional advantage of having proved its effectiveness in a wide range of media enterprises worldwide, including broadcasters, government agencies, and regional non-profit museums.
DIVAsolo comprises three
components: a professional migration appliance that performs real-time, parallel multiformat and multiwrapper encoding of content stored on videotape; an advanced content storage management (CSM) system to handle storing, archiving, and protecting encoded files; and a browser-based media asset manager that affords distributed desktop access to the content, the proxies, and the associated metadata now and in the future.
This turnkey solution surmounts the challenges an enterprise would encounter in trying to develop its own solution - the challenges outlined above. In place of the operator’s eyes, it provides unblinking, automated quality control that relies on advanced, proprietary signal analysis to perform all but the preliminary evaluation of the videotape. Further, it monitors the digitisation process itself so that any problems are flagged and can be fixed. As further insurance that the clips will be there and can be located when they are needed, the system associates not only technical but cataloguing metadata to each file at the time of ingest. That way, once the files are in digital form, they can be identified, retrieved, and even browsed from a user’s desktop.
How migration works
With an off-the-shelf solution, the migration process can be straightforward. DIVAsolo, for example, automates the cueing, migration, storage, preservation, and controlled accessibility to all migrated content. As migration progresses, comprehensive frame-accurate metadata detailing quality is captured and stored for later reference. To simplify later repurposing, shot lists identifying cuts contained on the original videotape are automatically generated as well.
The managed environment also moves multiple high-resolution
versions of the content automatically to nearline spinning disk and then on to high density LTO data tapes. Low-resolution, proxy versions and associated metadata are
simultaneously passed to the media asset management system, enabling the desktop access.
A system like DIVAsolo that simultaneously generates multiple essence formats (such as
mathematically lossless JPEG2000 for preservation, MPEG2 and DV for editing, and WMV, H.264, and Flash for proxy viewing) in a single real-time pass affords significant time-saving advantages. In fact, relying on this technology, organisations can migrate content at speeds much faster than manual
methods. And DIVAsolo not only speeds the digitisation process, it also lowers labour costs because it can be run by non-technical personnel such as student interns.
The eighth deadly sin
Procrastination is not traditionally counted among the seven sins, but for a videotape-based archive it can indeed be deadly. Implementing off- the-shelf technology that combines best-of-breed technologies with server and storage hardware makes it possible and, more importantly, feasible for content owners to migrate their assets cost- effectively to digital storage. Ultimately, digitisation of a media archive has the potential to yield benefits beyond security, preservation, and facilitated access. It has the potential to reveal the collection’s hidden gems, make them available to wide audiences, and support development of new audiences and new revenue streams.
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feature The DVICenter:
The KVM matrix that delivers crystal clear images
The new DVICenter from Guntermann & Drunck is a DVI Matrix switch that optimises studio workflow. Offering centralised configuration through a web interface or OSD, it provides multiple users with access to a series of computers using different platforms simultaneously.
This unique KVM broadcast solution provides a high resolution of 1920x1200 @ 60Hz over distances of up to 280m by CAT cabling and up to 10km by fiber optics. Which means computers can now be based in a dedicated plant room, gaining more space in the studio with less heat and noise. Yet despite the distance between computers and consoles, users enjoy brilliant video quality with absolutely no loss of quality.
The DVICenter allows engineers and IT Administrators to service and configure the system, without disturbing studio or post production personnel and so allowing continuous use, 24/7. It supports both PS/2 and USB keyboards and offers Dynamic Port technology – 32 ports in total. This provides any number of computer and workstation connections, ensuring total flexibility for all your future tasks.
Leading the way in digital KVM
www.gdsys.de
German manufacturer Guntermann & Drunck are the pioneers of KVM technology and created their first KVM solution in 1985. The new DVICenter joins the family of G&D broadcast industry products, renowned for their excellence in video performance and reliability. For full details, please visit
www.gdsys.de
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