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NRK builds transcode workflow platform on networked Vantage
Telestream
By Carolyn Giardina Norwegian national broadcaster NRK has updated its transcoding platform, moving to an automated network based on Telestream Vantage. Supplied by Video4, it was implemented in the broadcaster’s Oslo headquarters and in 18 other regional centres. The system handles hundreds of individual transcodes each day, and the system is used for primary format conversion between HD and SD. According to NRK system administrator Jarle Igeltjørn, the system architecture and the workflows were designed in house by NRK with support from Telestream. There are 47 Vantage licenses on the network, with 29 of the servers in Oslo. The system includes 20 Telestream Lightspeed Servers: hardware devices designed to accelerate digital encoding and maintain quality.
FORscene supports IBC
Forbidden Technologies By Carolyn Giardina
L to R: The NRK project team included Kjell Ove Nordlien, Sigurd Løvik, Nikolai Roald and Jarle Igeltjørn
Vantage provides a common platform for virtually all transcoding tasks within the broadcaster, including ingesting content, converting user- generated material to the house format, and providing multiple outputs and adaptive bitrate streaming for online and mobile content delivery, according to Telestream. In some workflows, graphics are automatically inserted, or content is replaced where NRK does not have the rights to transmit it online. “In our main installation in
Oslo we have about 70 active workflows, which routinely process up to 700 encodes in a single day,” said Egil Ljøstad, head of file-based production at NRK Technology. “We have seen as many as 1500 jobs in a day. In general, workflows are initiated automatically, either by the Omnibus asset
management system or by the Signiant content delivery platform, but there is a drop folder system available when NRK staff need to initiate a process manually.” 7.C12
Forbidden Technologies has partnered with IBC TV News for the sixth year to provide access and editing capabilities to IBC TV News footage with its FORscene cloud-based post production tools. “We are honoured that IBC
has invited us back to be an essential part of the IBC TV News workflow once again,” said Greg Hirst, business development director at Forbidden Technologies. “This partnership gives us
an invaluable opportunity to demonstrate the power of FORscene easily to the exhibitors and attendees, whether they are attending in person or virtually.” Starting with IBC2008, IBC
TV News has used FORscene to repurpose material for both broadcast and website videos
during and after the convention. To handle the post
production workflow, a FORscene server at the RAI compresses and uploads the content, which is stored locally at full resolution on the server. Participating broadcasters and IBC exhibitors have controlled access to this archived content, including rushes and daily programme footage. The tools enable users to search metadata attached to the material to find the shots and sequences they want. Using FORscene’s editing tools, users create simple edits or complete web video packages. Once complete, FORscene’s auto- conform process provides a high-resolution MPEG-2 or H.264 file to be used in final broadcast pieces or delivered to the exhibitors’ websites. 7.J15d
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