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Description

001

MEDIA ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING M-ERP.

 Info

Information module
The module is whiteboard for users. The right to broadcast info is controlled by the system admin. Software system use the whiteboard to communicate with user. It can supply quick link for user to respond on system request. The module is standard

 User

User management
User and login management with AD integration for more convenience. Possible to have 02 step login with SMS or email confirmation. IP and time access restriction possible. The module is standard

Right

User right management
The module grants the different right for different user. The user right in the system reflect the real live duty in media corporation. The system shows different interface for different user reflecting the user right on the system.  Only the part/ menu / button/ content that available for the present user are displayed. The module is standard

Monitor

Background Service Control and Monitoring
Efficient tool for control and monitoring background service of system from anywhere. Allow set parameters, switch on, of service, debug and system maintenance from anywhere. Must have module

Workflow

Workflow module
Must have module for software management system and also the background service. The module orchestrates all module and process in the software system.  It shows present status off all process related to each media/event access. Number of workflows is not limited in the system. You never have to run or stop the workflow since it belongs to class of always run module. The workflow is not applying to people; it applies to content, so it simplified all process in a media corporation. Quick deployment in very complex system is the most attractive feature. The module is standard

Title

Story module
Idea, story, content, draft story board registration to the management system. The story management will depend on workflow that the register allows to use, on which genre the story belong to.

Feed

Internet feed connection module
Allow user to use internet feed as source of story with simple click. The system keep story updated with all interested internet source.

Media

Social media interaction module
Control and management of media feed to social network. Different workflow for media management may applied to allow effective way to broadcast the media. Social media view, share, like… management to let manager have some orientation on program attraction for public, the viewer influence, manage trailer of program before it goes broadcast

News

Newsroom Module
Highly adapted for news production channel or news program on general purpose channel. Allow quick and modern way of bringing news to TV screen. It needs module PAM to have full access to picture and graphic. Full collaboration with track change online editor for best experience of journalist.

Rundown

Rundown module
Allow quick creation of rundown base on approved format. Widely available tool to support live production including automated highlight creation, sub rundown…Can use different format for different news program. Rundown can subject to approval, can export to EDL for future processing on Editor for some reporting programe. Rundown will be automatically loaded to Ultra-X studio playout for newsroom automation.

Publish

Publishing module

Quick arrangement/calculation of pages for printing publishing base on content managed by system. The arrangement later will be directly loaded to publishing editor like InDesign or Quack Express.

Preview

Publishing view module

View and comment on publishing print for final approval of content and arrangement.

Storyboard

Script Module
Add scripting to News module, allow programing fully production cue for camera, voice over, graphic, background for each News or rundown. It need Studio Automation or Studio Play software and hardware driver to automate studio production..

HD MAM

Media Asset Management Module
Manage the completed media products, allow quick and efficient storing, retrieving, searching, commenting, approval…Browsing lowress media is available from anywhere when license Low-res is purchased. The right to change the metadata of each media belong to creator and also can flexibly assign by admin to anyone. Workflow is unique for each media, allow unlimited way of manipulation of accent media in the system.

Ingest

File ingest Module
Ingest file by file to descripted metadata. Ability to set house format to let system filtering the unwanted format. Can use different workflow to change the way system react on the ingested file: One file may pass-through the transcoding system before get stored in the storage of system as house media.

Sub

Subtitle Module
The module allow user to create direct subtitle to video ingested in MAM with low-res option or import subtitle file from popular subtitle format. Subtitle may export to other format or (1) burn to video as open subtitle using subtitle burning service, (2) package to video as close caption to video file with subtitle package service. Preview lowress video with subtitle for censorship is available.

Schedule

Linear daily Playlist Module
Create daily playlist for playout system with full information on metadata and media status in system. The playlist is highly connected with MAM so the lowers preview is available for media ready in system. Full tool set available include insert, add, delete, anchor… support quickly insert commercial inside the program. Playlist editing is prohibited for a setting time before going onair.

Traffic

Traffic Module
Creating and managing channel frame, manage dummy media with metadata manage serial/season, manage alternative program, program license, registering new media, assigning planed production media to teams, export daily program. All the action is connected to MAM or related to MAM allow homogenous management system, no task duplication from traffic to playout. No place for wrongly playout file.

Equipment

Equipment Management Module
The unique workflow binds the equipment management with media production. Equipment booking, rental status became part of production procedure. Allow checking, booking, renting, return and tracking of equipment in relation to interested story/program. No accepted story means not able to get access of any equipment.

Studio

Facility management Module
Checking, booking, get approval to use facilities

Car

Vehicle module
Checking, booking, get approval to use vehicle or hide outside transportation

Work

Production cost and production incentive Module
Allow manager to evaluate the story/report/program for incentive and tracking/ approval the production cost of each program. The module requires to have production plan with breakdown rated production cost of each genre to functioning. MAM License, Story License, Traffic license, Daily playlist Module license required.

PAM

Production Asset Management

Material required for production (most of them are raw clips from cameras) are catalogued with content, genre, project, scene description… and group tag for quick selection on editing time. Low-res option is required for browsing, archiving, and low-res proxy production. Support searching, low-res previewing, marking, commenting, description, scene marking, cue… Automatic scene detection is available with Scene detection service license. Ingest full camera memory stick or folder to working project with folder separation available.

EDL

Proxy Cut Editing Module
EDL proxy editing on web from anywhere. Allow only cut-to-cut editing. Instant share editing result with manager or partner to get approval before fine editing. EDAL can be open by any editing system connected to PAM for finishing

Extension

Editor Plug-in for PAM
Working with PAM to extend the capacities of Adobe Premier, Edius.  Plug-in let Editor to search, browse for any scene descripted in PAM. The plug-in controls the editing environment to allow user to work fully complete project on lowers allow resolution-independent editing in low processing power NLE. Project will be rendered finally on highress on request any time. The exported file will be automatically registered to MAM.

Storage

Storage Management Module
Manage NAS storage from web browser. Systematic flush, HMS, User quota management to enforce user use storage economically and preventing system from overload.

Archive

Archiving module
 Manage archiving and restore highness from LTO. Module is integrated to booth MAM and PAM for best performance and ease of use. Request archive and restore are executed by background services. The module works with both tape library and tape recorder only. Require Read/write LTO service installed in data pump to work with LTO. Manual library with manual tape inserts and retrieved is possible thank to the GUI of the service to communicate with tape operator. Browse/View content of any material stored in the Archive in any networked PC thanks to the Low-res system

OTT

OTT management
Managing OTT publication. Manage genre and subgenre as required by sale. API available.

Log

Logging
Manage asset log, data change log, action log for security and control

Statistic

Statistic and analyze Module (on request)
Statistic and Analyze on request, export the result to Excel.

Evidence

Evidence preview Module (On request)

The module integrates with Broadcast Evidence recording system.

Storage

Distributed Storage (On request)

License to manage distributed storage with WAN connection. Central controlled low-res, distributed high-res.

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SALE AND PROMO- TVAD

        Contractor

Contractor management

Manage the contractor’s metadata, Contracts, Agreement, turnover, discount level…,

Channel

Channel management

Channel available for commercial insertion

Program

Program management

TV program available for commercial insertion

Block

Block management

Block duration definition

Slot

Time Slot ID management

Manage the Time Slot ID for system

Price

Price management

Manage the price according to time slot ID and present polity

Emergency

Simple information management

Manage the simple information graphic and they price to be display

Position

Spot position management

Manage the price ratio for position in commercial block

Discount

Discount management

Manage the discount structure of sale for each customer and for each type of sponsorship

CAM

Commercial Asset Management

Manage the commercial clips and clips metadata, create commercial ID, commercial checking, commercial time limitation, permitted  time slot for the commercial, commercial time-to-live

CBM

Commercial booking management

Allow import booking from Excel file

Separate booking for trailer, popup, in program sponsor, outside program sponsor, normal commercial,

Display cut booking status, total cut, total booking, cut remaining for book

Print-out customer booking list, certification letter for playout booking list

PCLA

Playout and Commercial List approval

Commercial position in cut, cut content and cut preview for approval

Joint

Commercial Spot joint- to Cut

Automatic joint all spot in cut playlist to 01 cut for better management in playout department

loudness

Commercial Audio Loudness Standardize

Automatic Audio Loudness control for commercial spot and cut

Print

Print-out service

Different printout service for various content: Playlist, Booking…

SPM

Special price management

Allow special discount management for customer

LCSD

Loyal Customer special discount management

REPORT

Report

Over 20 typical report for customer uses. Special report on request.

Verify

Booking verification with AS-RUN-LOG

Verification of playout booking base on AS-RUN-LOG information from playout department

Evidence

Commercial preview option with Broadcast Evidence Recording

Preview on Low-res (with embedded time) all booked and played- out commercial. Request to have Broadcast Evidence Recording System

003

BACKGROUND SERVICE

Watch Folder

Watch folder ingest service
Ingest all video file in watch folder with automated metadata creation. Metadata may come from description or from file name.

Thumbnail

Thumbnail service
Automatic create thumbnail from uploaded video. Manual extraction thumbnail from video in low-res browsing is possible. Can use external picture for representative thumbnail to use with EPG, OTT…

Lowress

Low-res Module
Create video low-res from uploaded video – ingested video (MAM-PAM). Automatic load balancing, multi thread, unlimited server installation in system.

 SMS

SMS Gateway
Allow system to communicate with user over SMS. Not included modem and communication subscription. SMS stringer is configured under Workflow on the design time.

Email

Email Gateway
Allow system to communicate with user over email. Email stringer is configured under workflow as part of workflow builder. Mail server not included

Voice over

Voice Over packaging service
Demux, mux voice over channel to video. It will add more audio channel to MXF Video

Transcode

Transcode service
Multi thread, load balancing. Allow configure setting of the number of maximum threads for a system. Not limited the instance installed in the servers to increase the transcode power as a standard version. Mainconcept transcoder is an option.

Transcode integration

Third party transcode service
Seamless integration of third party codec and transcoding software like Harmonic Procoder, Telestream, Elecard.. into system workflow.

Merge

Video merging service
Create long video from sequent of short one. Codec not changed.

Extract

Video extracting service
Allow extract marked sub clips from video and download it to desktop to save time and local storage

QC

QC Service
Automatic service to detect freeze frame, black frame, audio loss.

QC Integration

QC Integration Service option
Integration of QC server of third party like Tektronix, Baton, Telestream, Elecard… All information is marked for frame and available for revise from lowers browser of MAM/PAM system. Required MAM/PAM to function.

Scene Detection

Scene Detection Service
Automatic recognize scene change and report to MAM/PAM system for quick scene searching and description. Integrate key-frame for scene. Require PAM module

Sub Burning

Subtitle Burning Service
Burning open subtitle to video.

Sub import

Import Subtitle to MAM,

Allows system to review sub with lowress video on the system

Wartermark

Watermarking service
Burn logo or watermarking to video for license protection. Config from workflow.

Packaging

Closed Caption Packaging Service
Package Closed Caption to digital video according to CEA and DVB standard for playout on video server.

Wrapper

MXF Wrapper service
Wrapping service for MXF file, change the container from MPEG to MXF.

FPT Transfer

FTP service
Widely use service in system by workflow to transfer media. Auto resume.

UDP Transfer

UDP Service- UDP Transfer
Fast file transferring over delayed network service to replace FTP on request Third party UP engine accepted (Aspera, Telecast…) as an option

Censorship

Multi-level Approval service

Service allows building workflow with un-limited check point required intervention of staff or manager.

Archive

Archive

LTO manager service. Write/read LTFS LTO. Automatic connect with MAM system for archiving service. Automatic transfer file from system storage to Data-pump and write to LTO according to user’s policy. Periodically or full LTO capacity automated archive.  Automatic restore file to system from Data-pump instead from LTO if the file still in Data-pump. Automatic respond to restore request from MAM system and automatic restore files. . Configuration of service over service managing system

Prompter Export

Prompter text Export service
For prompter that do not have MOS option, the service allows quick bring all prompter information from management system to prompter according to the rundown.

Playlist export

Playlist export to playout server and studio server Service

SQL sync

SQL Field Synchronizing service
Metadata synchronizing service to synchronize 02 different SQL Database

004

4K NDI FRAME SYNCHRONIZER, NDI ROUTING, IP MULTIVIEW, GATEWAY

IP Multiview

IP Multiview
Unlimited channel view (CPU power restriction only), UDM, Multichannel audio. Video loss freeze frame alarm. Accept NDI, TS input. SDI, HDMI input as an option.

NDI Router

NDI Router

Allow NDI to be routed to destination with seamless switching. Router size are option. Available for any router size.

Software panel router control.

Synchronizer

NDI Frame Synchronizer

Supply the house timing for all NDI source on the system. The option allows all NDI to be frame synchronized and seamless switching on the system.

GATEWAY

NDI/TS GATEWAY

2X2, 4X4, 8X8 NDI GATEWAY.  Convert any NDI or TS into SDI and bring any SDI signal to NDI.

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8K, 4K PLAYOUT AUTOMATION SYSTEM

HD Core

Automation core system,

 running on 02 independent automation server to control frame accuracy playout server. Control over VDCP or over native server protocol (GVG K2, Harmonic Mediadesk, Imagine servers…). For smaller system, the core is installed with SQL Server in Always-on mode. The automation controls the system bases on data from SQL server. The automation core communicates with GUI software over web service, thank that, the client server can be both window form and web browser. System is cloud ready. The automation core is the only one that use native server playlist for playout, resulting on the highly availability of playout system- the video will be played out from server for a full playlist before stop even in the case whole system crashed.

On-air

On-air software:

 Running on client workstation to control automation core. It updates the playlist, allow manual control of system and system monitoring. User friendly GUI with powerful graphic presentation of timeline and secondary event. Voice alert in native language is very help-full feature for operator.

Playlist pro

Playlist pro software:

 Professional windows base playlist creator for any days of a year. Rich set of tools available for editor to quickly create linear list: Copy, Sub-list, automated generate list from matrix planning (weekly schedule). 16 graphic layers are ready to use in the program with unlimited FX on each layer. The content of graphic layer coming from MAM system or from file or link.

Playout MAM

Playout MAM:

The light MAM system used to manage, search all media file in playout section. It also manages playlist, manual ingest and automated watch folder ingest to playout system, time to life setting do define the file time in cache of playout server system or playout storage system

File Manager

File Manager:

 the software interacts with MAM to copy file from NAS system to Cache in playout server. The priority of copy base on expected playout time in playlist. The software also automatic flush the storage cache of server to settled figure (standard set for 70%) to make sure the server is ready for new incoming file any time. Any file appears in playlist have priority to be keep in the cache. All trailer, filler with status “for ever” will be keep out from deleting.

Watch Folder

Option, Watch folder:

 Automatic ingest file in watch folder to playout MAM. Metadata can be extracted from long name of file or from XML associated with media. Ingest status is return to watch folder to allow outside system know result. System may automatic check the file for house format.

Playout Preview

Option: Playout Preview:

 The software uses 01 video channel to allow operator to check playlist with full auxiliary event for playout compliant and for video/graphic quality checking before go On-air.

Auto check

Option, Service Auto-check:

Automatic checking the video decode-ability using 01 video channel of server or share the channel with preview channel. Service auto check will load the video into checking channel and playout the video in real-time or higher speed. The service and be replace by RTB Checking software.

RTB

Option: RTB Checking:

 Ready To Broadcast checking. It will be final technical checking of video/audio/graphic before playout. With the option, only file checked with RTB can go on-air. System automatically bypass all not checked RTB file. It can use separate video channel or share the channel with preview. RTB in file also available.

N+1

Option: N+1 redundancy control. To control extra channel for redundancy of N playout channel. Allow playout stopped program exactly from stopped timecode in redundancy channel. 1-1 redundancy is default for most importan channel.

Master Clip

Option: Master clips and Sub-clips playlist creation.  Use sub-clips for better handle grouped of programs like broadcast commercial.

Web

Web server option for Automation Software
Use web client to monitor and control automation software. Cloud-ready system

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STUDIO AUTOMATION

GPIO

GPIO control for production switcher. Allow production switcher to play video and play graphic automatically on switching and key on.

Preset button will cue video/ graphic, Program will play the video and graphic

Rundown

Graphic automatic on-air option for Automation control,

 Option allow Automation software control playout graphic according to video playlist and metadata from MAM or Text from file or Link content.

Graph Ctr

Graphic manual control software;

Control graphic engine to playout manual control pop-up like logo, crawling, time… The control is independent from Automated control

Graph Time

Graphic time dependent control;

Independently control the graphic according to system timing. Allow time dependent popup, information text/graphic with settled duration or frequency. The content of display controlled by playout MAM

MAM connect

MAM CONNECTION

Connect with MAM for automatic CG content update and display

STUDIO CG

STUDIO CG PLAY

Playout CG for studio. Unlimited layer, HTML5 CG design, flexible text source. GPIO connection with production mixer over GIPO Converter

GPIO Converter

GPIO Converter

Connect production GPIO from video and audio production mixer to CG System

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ALL- IN- ONE CLOUD READY RECORD/PLAYOUT SERVER 

AIO

 4K  PLAYOUT SERVER PLATFORM

4K Video playout server, 4TB SSD storage. 2X10Gbps NIC.

API automation control, VDCP Control

Play video MPEG-2, H264, H265, IMX, AVCHD, AVCINTRA, XAVC with MXF wraping.

Record H264/H265 MXF

GPU support,

8K

8K SDI Playout Option.

8k playout over 4x 12G SDI interface. Require SDI I/O Option

8K in

8K SDI Ingest Option

8K ingest over 4×12 G SDI interface. Require SDI I/O Option

Rec

Up to 4k record Option

Record up to 4K Resolution live video over SDI or IP. H265 Codec, 4:2:0,4:2:2 , 8-10 bit, HDR and SDR.

8k Rec

8K Record option

Record 8k video in H265 live video over SDI or IP. H265 Codec, 4:2:0,4:2:2 , 8-10 bit, HDR and SDR.

Graph

Realtime Branding

Integrated CG engine for the best system performance and space saving.  AIO CG engine use HML5 for graphic format and animation.

MC

Master control

The option allow server to get the live video input to server, branding it, let the operator preview it before let it go on-air

WEB

Web control for playout server

Full web control of playout server make system available for clouds installation. Required MAM option

IP

IP input/output

TS and NDI will be right choice for 4k and 8K live video input and output. MainConcept H264 and H265 will be good option to choose for server codec.

MAM

MAM option

Integrated MAM option for playout control and integrated playlist control.

Studio

Studio Automation

Studio control option with Low-res preview, playlist control, GPIO connection, voice to intercom countdown.

API

API option

Full 3 party control integration.

Rundown

Newsroom Rundown

Automated connection to Newsroom for rundown update.

Streaming

Streaming multiple resolution

Encode and stream multiple resolution for OTT application.

TS

Transport stream output (Multicast MPTS over UDP) option

Use this option to work with hardware decoder, TS Mux

Support HD/SD MPEG TS over UDP

Video Compression : MPEG-2, H.264 MPEG-4

Audio Compression: MPEG1-L2, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AAC-LC.

precision time stamp TS direct to IRD receiver or to Headend MUX

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8K, 4K COMPLIANT RECORDING

BE

BROADCAST EVIDENCE RECORDING SOFTWARE

Windows server service that run 24/7 and record broadcast video from base band (option baseband I/0)  or from TS (Option TS).

Embedding timecode to each video frame for indisputable of evidence

Multichannel recording.

 WEB

WEB CONTROL

Lowress streaming, full web control, configuration and monitoring of playout channel.

009

4K CHANNEL LOCALIZING SYSTEM

Delay

Delay server

Recording and delayed playback the signal for setting period.

Add

Add insert

Add insert module for play out and replace incoming signal to new content on present of cue tone. Cue tone can be GPO, embedded on SDI or from TS.

Graph

Graphic /Branding Module

Use to insert CG, logo, pop-up into Live signal

Allow creating CG, logo, popup for broadcast playlist and automatically play the CG in the playlist

Allow inserting subtitle into the live signal at pre-selection time points or using scheduler.

Support: Local CG, Popup, Logo

Bit depth: 12 bit per-RGB component, 8-bit alpha channel

Still Images: BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF, TGA

CG title: Channel bug, Program Bug

Up to 10 CG Layers

 MAM

Delay MAM

Web base Media Asset Management system for delay system. Allow user to have full control on scheduled playout clips

 Connect

MAM Connection option

Connect delay MAM with production MAM for retrieve file, metadata and add rundown for system best performance.

Web

Delay Web Control

Full control of delay system over web. Low-ress/ high-ress streaming for preview and distribution.

Alarm

Monitoring & Alarming Module option

Use to monitor the system health and notify alarm to operators whenever errors occur

Working with N+M redundant configuration environment

Alarming using sound with speakers

TS

Transport stream output (Multicast MPTS over UDP) option

Use this option to work with Video over IP environment

Support HD/SD MPEG TS over UDP

Video Compression : MPEG-2, H.264 MPEG-4

Audio Compression: MPEG1-L2, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AAC-LC.

precision time stamp TS direct to IRD receiver or to Headend MUX

SDI

SDI input/output

8K, 4K SDI input / output option for delay server

Evidence

Broadcast Evidence Recorder option

Use to record the broadcast signal in low resolution media for Broadcast Evidence

Overlay timecode on the evidence media

Evidence media can be viewed via web browsers and can be integrated into third party MAM system.