
CLEAR’s Mastering Automation solution makes domestic and international syndication across linear and non-linear platforms more efficient and cost-effective, thanks to automation by leveraging CLEAR Compliance Data Model, Caption Re-timing feature and Profanity Check tool for compliance auto QC for captions & subtitles.
Key Features
CLEAR Compliance Data Model: A feature that enables one time cataloging on the Source Master, thereby reducing S&P (Standards & Practices) efforts as well as edit time
Caption Re-timing: Auto re-sync of captions/subtitles and dub files for new edit versions of an asset, thereby eliminating the process of manually captioning and dubbing content repeatedly
Compliance auto QC: Automated blocking out of objectionable language from captions/subtitles for compliance adherence
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Work Order Management on CLEAR
4K Remastering, Upconversion & Restoration
Lowry Digital Offerings
Software solutions — The proprietary ‘Lowry Process’, may be used for: o Upconversion to HD and 4K-UHD o Image enhancement o Noise Reduction o SD to HD o HD to UHD o De-interlacing o Analog video artifact removal o Frame-rate conversions o Converting 4:3 SD source to 16:9 full frame HD image Hardware solutions o Alchemist, Tachyon A fully accessible and integrated cloud-based asset management delivery system Archival scanners (scans @ 2.7 fps - 4 fps) Commercial scanners (scans @ 12 fps - 24 fps) Shot-by-Shot Pan & Scan facilities Transform all physical video tapes to digital (VHS, Digibeta, 1", 2", U-matic and other formats) Transform all physical audio tapes to digital (Spools, cassettes and 78 RPM Records amongst other formats) A color grading setup at the client’s doorstep Restoration capabilities to tackle nagging errors present in content Custom filters for scaling images that use spatial frames to fill in details and re-interpolate to avoid aliasing (jaggy lines or ringing) A dedicated Research & Development (R&D) department for image & video signal processing Experience of more than 8 years in large scale restoration and enhancement of content from SD to 4K resolution
Archiving
Here’s what we offer: Heuristic search and intelligence capabilities Diverse options for storage of multiple copies: o One + One archive storage: One copy in a latest, secure enterprise LTO vault solution, which is always online and available in real-time. A second LTO copy is stored at an earthquake and fire proof Disaster Recovery (DR) location such as Iron Mountain, located in a different seismic zone One + One + One archive storage: Two concurrent copies saved in two different LTO tape libraries which use hardware from different vendors to ensure extra security. A third copy is stored at a DR location o An additional copy can also be stored in an online disk-based storage system controlled by a customizable set of rules. This ensures quickest possible retrieval time The CLEARTM Advantage: o Manages multiple copies of stored content and helps retrieve the quickest accessible copy, saving valuable time o Enables users to digitally deliver retrieved content to a chosen location based on workflow rules o Provides specialized archival functionality for multiple formats, as well as asset related essences such as dubbed audio and mezzanine files o PrimeAssureTM: A unique algorithm within CLEAR provides Archive Assurance o Offers a hierarchical archiving system, where any content which is unused for a certain time period goes into a deep archive o Integrates with third-party systems (such as Oracle DIVArchive) to enable a seamless and efficient archiving workflow Secure deep archive infrastructure: Peta-bytes of storage in temperature controlled, robotic tape libraries for long term storage Immediate notifications for customers via email to confirm receipt of content Support for time-based restore: Restored content is deleted once the client has taken a copy
Archiving Services
One + One + One archive storage: Two concurrent copies saved in two different LTO tape libraries which use hardware from different vendors to ensure extra security. A third copy is stored at a DR location o An additional copy can also be stored in an online disk-based storage system controlled by a customizable set of rules. This ensures quickest possible retrieval time The CLEARTM Advantage: o Manages multiple copies of stored content and helps retrieve the quickest accessible copy, saving valuable time o Enables users to digitally deliver retrieved content to a chosen location based on workflow rules o Provides specialized archival functionality for multiple formats, as well as asset related essences such as dubbed audio and mezzanine files o PrimeAssureTM: A unique algorithm within CLEARTM provides Archive Assurance o Offers a hierarchical archiving system, where any content which is unused for a certain time period goes into a deep archive o Integrates with third-party systems (such as Oracle DIVArchive) to enable a seamless and efficient archiving workflow Secure deep archive infrastructure: Peta-bytes of storage in temperature controlled, robotic tape libraries for long term storage Immediate notifications for customers via email to confirm receipt of content Support for time-based restore: Restored content is deleted once the client has taken a copy
Centralization — CLEAR Ingest and Distribution
software to simplify end-to-end workflows for
Satellite and Terrestrial distribution. It integrates
and automates ingest, prep, QC and distribution
workflows, while providing real time dashboards
and notification alerts to operations teams. The
solution enables users to review proxies of the
content moving through the system, as well as
manually transfer content to local affiliates via
Signiant, Aspera or similar file transfer utilities.
Leveraging CLEAR’s in-built Business Process
Management (BPM) engine, it automates file
processing and generates real time dashboards
to drive underlying distributed workflows within
ONE user interface. CLEAR Ingest offers
extensive interoperability and comes
pre-integrated with systems like PitchBlue,
CatchBlue, IDC-XD, CompuSat and Nexio.
CLEAR Broadcast Cloud
We believe MAM systems cannot function in isolation anymore – it has to manage not just content, but all activities across the Broadcast enterprise & ecosystem. However, is it possible with just ONE software? We think so.
With Broadcast Cloud, you have access to a Media ERP Suite that enables workflow orchestration across the enterprise, supply chain and partner ecosystems. It provides ONE software on the Cloud for all departments across the enterprise – be it Programming, Legal, Marketing, Syndication, Traffic, Broadcast Operations, Digital, or Promos, along with partner and stakeholder ecosystems. Broadcast Cloud is a one-stop-shop to manage, review, process and publish content across all the platforms and devices of the broadcast universe.
Comprising of Cloud MAM & Operations Cloud modules, Broadcast Cloud is driven by a Hybrid Cloud architecture – you have absolute peace of mind that your content is with you always while the applications run on Cloud – how convenient! No more exclusive dependency on 'on premise applications' – you realize lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). Our aim is to let you focus on what you do best – creating compelling content. Leave the rest to us.
It's time to embrace Digital Transformation!
CLEAR Broadcast Cloud
We believe MAM systems cannot function in isolation anymore – it has to manage not just content, but all activities across the Broadcast enterprise & ecosystem. However, is it possible with just ONE software? We think so.
With Broadcast Cloud, you have access to a Media ERP Suite that enables workflow orchestration across the enterprise, supply chain and partner ecosystems. It provides ONE software on the Cloud for all departments across the enterprise – be it Programming, Legal, Marketing, Syndication, Traffic, Broadcast Operations, Digital, or Promos, along with partner and stakeholder ecosystems. Broadcast Cloud is a one-stop-shop to manage, review, process and publish content across all the platforms and devices of the broadcast universe.
Comprising of Cloud MAM & Operations Cloud modules, Broadcast Cloud is driven by a Hybrid Cloud architecture – you have absolute peace of mind that your content is with you always while the applications run on Cloud – how convenient! No more exclusive dependency on 'on premise applications' – you realize lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). Our aim is to let you focus on what you do best – creating compelling content. Leave the rest to us.
It's time to embrace Digital Transformation!
CLEAR Cloud MAM with Work Order Management
CLEAR Media ERP
ERP Suite that automates the content supply chain. CLEAR helps M&E companies drive
creative enablement, enhance efficiencies, realize new monetization opportunities and
reduce Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) like no other. With work order management
embedded with Media Asset Management (MAM), CLEAR is now more powerful than
ever. It enables broadcasters, studios and service providers to seamlessly manage
human led tasks and machine enabled tasks, facilitating faster decision making and
quicker time to market.
With CLEAR, all you have to do is BUILD ONCE — One infrastructure; one platform, one
process. You can innovate on ONE platform, rather than on multiple silo’ed platforms -
no more duplication and repetition.
PFT’s flagship product, CLEAR is the world’s first, proven Hybrid Cloud-enabled Media
ERP Suite that automates the content supply chain. CLEAR helps M&E companies drive
creative enablement, enhance efficiencies, realize new monetization opportunities and
reduce Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) like no other. With Work Order Management
embedded with MAM, CLEAR is now more powerful than ever. It enables broadcasters,
studios and service providers to seamlessly manage human led and machine enabled
tasks, facilitating faster decision making and quicker time-to-market.
With CLEAR, all you have to do is BUILD ONCE — One infrastructure, one platform, one
process. You can innovate on ONE platform, rather than on multiple silo’ed platforms
CLEAR Operations Cloud
Don't cloud your mind with such worries. Get Cloudified.
With Operations Cloud from CLEARTM, you don't just store and transcode, but perform end-to-end Content Operations on Cloud. It is ready-to-deploy with a wide range of preset robots (TVE, Customer portal, Netflix, YT, DPP) – you enjoy faster time-to-market at lowest costs. All this with pre-defined SLAs and timely counsel.
ONE Cloud software that does everything, including workflow orchestration – now that's liberating!
It's time to virtualize your content supply chain!
CLEAR Vision Cloud AI Platform
Hence, we offer a combination of Technology and Consulting to deliver accurate and actionable data that can solve specific M&E challenges seamlessly.
- Accurate Data – This is the only expectation from the industry currently
- Actionable Data – We have gone beyond the current expectation to create Action Toolkits
We make AI work for you. And that is our promise.
PFT’s CLEAR Vision Cloud is a Media Recognition AI platform that integrates best-of-breed AI engines like Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, IBM Watson, and home-grown AI models along with a unique Machine Wisdom layer that is focused on harnessing the best quality data. Along with Technology, PFT offers bespoke strategic Consulting services to ensure AI works for the customer, taking into consideration their specific business challenges and unique content.
CLEAR Vision Cloud comprises of
- Data
- Action Toolkits
Modular Data Packs include those for Basic Metadata, Advanced Metadata, Premium Metadata, Video Comparison, Compliance and Transcripts.
Action Toolkits, as the name suggests, are ready-to-use to address specific M&E use cases. The Action Toolkits include – Discovery, Segmentation, Content Moderator, Language Tools and Video Comparator.
These are enveloped by PFT’s unique Machine Wisdom layer that imparts cognitive benefits to CLEAR Vision Cloud. Think of it as an AI platform with a human brain!
CLEAR Vision Cloud does not just produce accurate data but also actionable data.
Making AI Work For You
With a decade of experience in the M&E industry, nobody understands the unique business requirements of content enterprises – broadcasters, studios, production houses and D2C players – like we do. PFT is working round the clock to solve real world M&E business problems and build additional use cases to showcase how it can deliver AI-led business outcomes.
Accurate data and Actionable data are the hallmarks of CLEAR Vision Cloud. While other AI models available today in the market can offer data accuracy to some extend, none are capable of presenting accurate data that is actionable too.
CLEAR Vision Cloud. Making AI work for you.
CLEAR™ Digital Lab
supply chain, connects the production
ecosystem, and acts as the Media Universe for
secure content operations from content
acquisition through distribution and archiving.
CLEAR Digital Lab brings together the various
stakeholders and suppliers engaged in the
production and post production processes with
supply chain vendors for various tasks, such as
editorial, VFX, post production, sound,
localization, mastering, and downstream
distribution to connect the entire ecosystem.
Built around CLEAR Media ERP’s Primetime
Emmy® award winning DAX® Production Cloud
and Cloud MAM software modules, CLEAR
Digital Lab is well equipped to handle scripted,
unscripted, short form and digital content
genres. It has the capability to handle files of
different resolutions, content types, help review
and collaborate, track jobs and manage media
logistics including distribution of varied content
types across the production supply chain.
Content Acquisition Portal
Portal serves as a secure entry point for all
media and ancillary files remotely from any
geographical location across the global supply
chain, without the need of a VPN. Once
ingested onto the portal, users can either trigger
further downstream actions manually, or
automate these actions based on business
rules. Powered by Work Order Management, the
solution enables users to perform work orderbased
ingest, assign tasks to relevant
resources/vendors and track the status of all
tasks conveniently through a unified dashboard.
It is equipped with best-in-class tools for content
acquisition operations like file transfers (via
Aspera/Signiant), auto QC (pre-integration with
Baton/Cerify), full QC (pre-integrated with
Adobe® Premiere Pro), content enrichment
(cataloguing/subtitling) and archival. CLEAR’s
Content Acquisition Portal can seamlessly
integrate with other, existing IT systems like
Rights Management, BMS, MAM etc.
Digital Packaging and Delivery
Here’s what we offer:
An automated process, using an extensive data model to create packages, transcode in multiple formats and deliver to
different OTT platforms
Over 450 ready-to-deploy preset robots for broadcast and new
media publish
Support for all OTT related services, including digitization, QC,
image enhancement, localization, cataloging, metadata
creation and transcoding
Stringent quality control using a combination of manual and
auto QC
Supply chain management using ONE system
Data-led mastering
High end tools for QC and transcoding
Compliance Data Model: A fast and accurate solution to fulfill different compliance regulations
A DMS CoE (Digital Media Services Centre of Excellence) with over 20 people working on packaging and delivering content
across multiple formats and devices
Strong Cloud MAM with BPM (business process management)
Onboarding: we get it right the first time
Over 17 years of rich experience in digitization, QC and
mastering
A proven background with over 10 MN assets published to new media annually
Digitization Services
control throughout the content lifecycle includes both manual and Automatic QC. Here’s what we offer:
A team of experts well-versed in industry standard formats and broadcast guidelines
20+ years of experience, with specialization in bulk digitization
Ability to digitize up to 200 hours per day across multiple
formats
Ability to handle legacy video formats including U-matic,
DVCAM, Betacam, Digibeta, D5, HDCAM SR, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, as well as audio from gramophones, audio spool players, vinyl records, etc.
End-to-end supporting services for cataloguing, bulk
digitization, audio and video correction, restoration, metadata tagging, archiving, mastering, and delivery
SLA-driven deliveries
Future-proof formatting using the highest possible quality of encoding
Global delivery model supported by a worldwide network of in-house studios
Ability to execute work from within client premises
Watertight security: ISO 27001 & SOC2 certified
Best in class infrastructure:
• Digital Rapids and iCR encoders
• Dolby® certified QC rooms
• RTI video cleaning machine for cleaning tapes
• Baton and Cerify for Auto QC
• EMC Isilon for storage
Interoperable Master Format (IMF)
Key Features
Ability to create deliverables for DPP (AS-11) and iTunes from an IMF package
Future-readiness with support for SMPTE’s upcoming Applications (beyond 2 and 2e) based on RDD 44 specification
Supports ingest of Complete IMF packages and Supplemental IMF packages
Provides users the ability to work with IMF Compositions created using any of the desktop CPL edit solutions (Clipster, Color Front, Gray Meta and Netflix CPL Editor, among others) over streaming proxies
Allows users to perform:
Search
Playback
Upload (Complete Packages, Partial/Supplemental Packages, only Updated Essences)
Download (Complete Packages, Partial/Supplemental Packages, only Updated Essences)
Distribution of IMF packages (Complete Packages, Supplemental Packages)
Distribution of Rendered and Transcoded Output (Video Files instead of Packages)
Localisation Services
Mastering Automation
Key Features
CLEAR Compliance Data Model: A feature that enables one time cataloging on the Source Master, thereby reducing S&P (Standards & Practices) efforts as well as edit time
Caption Re-timing: Auto re-sync of captions/subtitles and dub files for new edit versions of an asset, thereby eliminating the process of manually captioning and dubbing content repeatedly
Compliance auto QC: Automated blocking out of objectionable language from captions/subtitles for compliance adherence
Metadata Services
creation as well as the enrichment of existing metadata. Our
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) spread around the world collaborate
to deliver genre-specific cataloging for episodic TV content, feature titles, news, sports and documentaries, in addition to country
specific and culture specific content. In today’s fast paced digital era, we help our clients future proof their content.
OTT Distribution
addresses these challenges through an
automated process, using an extensive data
model to create packages, transcode in multiple
formats and deliver to different OTT platforms.
Built on Work Order Management, it includes
450+ API bots for delivery to popular platforms,
advanced tools for review & approval, a unified
dashboard for tracking task status, and
seamless integration with Scheduling and Rights
Management Systems. With OTT Distribution,
users can manage all tasks and operations
involved in OTT Distribution from start to end,
securely, on ONE system.
The solution facilitates quicker fulfilment, and
lowers Total Cost of Operations (TCOP) by
reducing the amount of manpower and
infrastructure involved in OTT Distribution
operations.
Promo Operations
never before functionality to automate the entire promo
operations workflow. It provides end-to-end process orchestration
for promo creation through delivery including automation of
rendering of versions, thereby enhancing efficiencies and reducing
costs.
Features of Promo Operations Module:
Work order administration for the entire promo creation and delivery workflow, including versioning
End-to-end workflow orchestration using a BPM-based workflow engine, ensuring seamless integration with the BMS
A simple grid-based interface to define promo work orders for creative and versions of promos. Extended ability to import and export work orders from MS Excels and BMS
Review/Approve tools to support collaboration during the promo creative development process
Tracking and content logistics for various versioning elements
and track receipts of various media materials for versioning
An administration module that lets you configure the
following for a versioning ‘template’:
o Audio files from multiple sources (for different languages
etc.) in Stereo/5.1
o Begin and End Pages
o Text elements in different languages with UTF (Unicode
Text Format) support
o Effects and transitions for text and images
o Sponsorship logos
o Layer groups to handle combinations of ‘Text’, ‘Image’ and
‘Video’ elements
A versioning appliance that allows to ‘render’ promo versions for the creative automatically. This is based on pre-configured, metadata driven dynamic versioning templates that can be assigned while defining work orders.
o The appliance triggers jobs on Adobe® After Effects and Adobe® Premiere Pro CC to render all the different versions based on the template definition
o Provides options for multiple template selection, facilitating easy cross channel promotion and changes in branding
A promo process monitoring dashboard that provides a progress view across all stages of the promo lifecycle
Standard library functions like search, preview, publish to various distribution outlets, including new media and social networks etc.
Ability to preview promos prior to play-out, along with a timeline view
Text Support: Extensive text rendering capabilities for multiple languages and special characters like New Line, Superscript, Subscript
Image support: Ability to squeeze, re-center and re-position images and videos
Ability to dynamically resize and position sponsorship logos using metadata
Automatic generation of daily/weekly/monthly reports based on the number of promos created and played out
Dynamic/automated mixing of voice over tracks
QC Services
for adherence to technical specs, but also to regulatory guidelines
(like a broadcaster’s S & P) as well as the identification of creative
glitches (like a boom mic showing in a frame). Here’s what we
offer:
Manual and automated file based QC analysis under the
following categories:
HD/UHD Master QC: A thorough technical evaluation of movies, scripted dramas/comedies, non-fiction series, documentaries etc. Often involves re-QC and re-delivery of rectified versions.
IMF/4K Master QC: Rigorous QC, involving the use of software like Clipster, Colorfront and Transkoder.
Third Party QC (HD/UHD/IMF): Part of the mastering process for high value content, this involves double checking the QC done by a primary vendor.
7.1 Complex Audio QC – Audio QC for theatrical and premium broadcast/OTT platforms. Often offered in parallel with UHD/IMF Master QC.
Acquisition QC – QC for long form content that has already been through Master QC.
Audio Asset QC - Audio QC of multiple audio stems, typically synchronized with a picture master. Involves delivery of mixes in multiple configurations (7.1, 5.1, 2.0), M&E, dialog, music, effects stems etc.
Master Asset/Image Sequence QC – Involves restoring Master DI image sequences like DPX/EXR and Cinema DCDM TIFF sequences from drives or LTO tapes, screening content and verifying check sums.
Library / Catalog QC – QC for general quality and technical attributes of legacy content, typically performed as part of migration, restoration or redistribution projects.
Spot QC – Spot check of content at 3-5 different points. Typically involves checking a minute at beginning, middle and end; along with verification of slate and file metadata.
Watch Down QC – Involves a linear watch down of content from start to end, only stopping to list major issues. Typically performed as a precaution on content which has already been through QC in the past.
Work Order Management on CLEAR
assigning and executing work across the content lifecycle.
Leveraging this, Media & Entertainment (M&E) enterprises can track every incoming work request across the entire content supply chain down to its associated processes, tasks and deliverables, till completion. In addition, the assets required during each stage of work are conveniently available on the same system.
With BPM driven tasks, smart resource allocations, due date-based work order dashboards, in-depth data analytics and reporting, Work Order Management is a vital ingredient that helps content enterprises improve output quality and maintain on-time delivery alongside increase in scale. It lays the foundation for streamlining content operations and helps enhance efficiencies across core processes like Acquisition, Review & Approval, Cataloguing, QC, Mastering, Distribution, Promos and Localization
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– iOS & Android Apps
AirBox Mega ICX
Broadcast automation is no longer exclusively focused on channel playout. It also concerns content management and delivery. The broadcasters and media companies of today must be equipped to deliver their content in a simple and effective manner, regardless of the distribution mechanism. PlayBox Technology’s Mega ICX platform is the next-level content playout workflow automation system from the #1 leading Channel in a Box manufacturer.PlayBox Technology’s broadcast automation solutions have been rigorously tried and tested across the world for over 15 years. Since 2004, the company has been designing and delivering innovative products for broadcasters of all shapes and sizes. Mega ICX is a versatile playout platform for content management and distribution, combining the benefits of virtual asset management with the efficiency of automated• SOA scalable distributed architecture• Utilizes cloud-native services (e.g. AWS or similar) to increase resilience and scalability• Control of Mega integrated audio, video, and graphics functionality• Unified, intuitive web-based user interfaces for faster functional flexibility• Hybrid IP/SDI content management and playout solution• Scalable modular solution designed to provide a tailored fit for all installations• Channel overview page provides a high-level overview of all channels• Built-in asset management and workflow tools• Easy-to-navigate clip management and channel workspaces, including advanced secondary event• Vertical timeline• Hybrid IP / SDI content management and playout solution• Geo-dispersed playout operations• Unified centralized channel management• Playout with digital asset management capabilities• Linear channel playback• Monitor by exception• Web-based applications• In-built scheduling• In-build ingest• HTML5 graphics
Visual Data
Play-out
Levira runs one of the largest independent play-out centres in Northern Europe. We have experienced and trained staff, and state-of-the-art technical capabilities to offer any kind of TV play-out and media management from basic simple SD service to a complex HD service with live programming, dynamic graphics, translation and many other features that today’s end-users may require. We apply high quality standards and respond to situations quickly and flexibly.
Play-out services– Incoming content management– Capturing content from file, tape or live feed– Basic non-linear editing and repurposing– Automated and visual quality control– Content archiving– Scheduling– TV play-out in HD or SD or HD&SD– Opt-out (ad insertion)– Automatically created on-screen menus– On-screen graphics, texts, banners, etc.– Automated live insertion from XML/RSS/SMS feeds– Live broadcasts insertion– Numerous audio tracks, Dolby surround– Open, teletext, DVB and/or OP47 subtitles in different languages– 24/7 control and monitoring– Compliance recording– Transcoding, NLE, VoD encoding– Streaming to web, mobile or OTT platforms
Signal Transport
The Nextologies fibre network connecting Canada, USA, Eastern Europe and Asia, combined with our fixed satellite network, is the best in our region giving instant access to over 55,000 channels. The Nextologies fibre network is fully protected, geographically diverse and self-healing. Nextologies offers full-time redundant gigabit fibre connectivity to all of the major BDUs in Canada and MSOs in the USA.
Nextologies uses state-of-the-art technology enabling the utmost quality and reliability in broadcast video transmissions. Our network's fibre optic digital circuits are built with redundancy and diverse systems, which minimize latency and jitter characteristics.
Cosmos
Cosmos provides software based playout engines for Broadcasters, Over The Top service providers and Broadcast Services companies.
The distributive virtualised architecture of the playout engine from Cosmos provides a fast and trusted cloud based playout solution enabling broadcasters and service providers to spin up both OTT and traditional TV channels in a few minutes thus lowering the cost of ownership.
Channels can be hosted from data centres or from your own Master Control Room over a private or public cloud. Cosmos also gives you the ability to playout both file based and live services .
Cosmos is an open system which enables all the features of a playout engine be implemented on a service basis. Cosmos reduces the need to invest in capital infrastructure. It removes the need to find space for technical equipment and the ongoing cost of technical maintenance.
Channel owners in worldwide gain the freedom to outsource practically all the technical equipment traditionally required for broadcasting.
Cosmos virtualises the process of channel management under control from a standard enterprise computer via a firewall-protected secure internet connection. Programme playout can be automated to any required extent while always retaining the freedom to insert live content.
Cosmos offers established broadcasters and content owners the ability to introduce new programme channels at very short notice, whether a permanent additional to an existing bouquet or a supplementary programme stream covering a temporary event. It can be matched to a wide variety of deployment models, enabling consistent operation across baseband, hybrid IP, and virtualised, cloud-based networks.
Cosmos also enables independent content producers to establish television channels without the high start-up cost usually inherent in such ventures.
Cosmos delivers unsurpassed flexibility in format handling and transcoding. It supports practically any technical standard in today's fast-evolving television industry, whether for terrestrial, satellite or online viewing, live, near-live or catch-up.
Adaptive NightVision
Wowza Streaming Cloud
Simplified Global StreamingConfigure Professional Streams in Minutes
- Configure streams easily with the Wowza Streaming Cloud GUI management portal.
- Stream using a wide variety of protocols and codecs.
- Transcode and transmux for a wide range of networks and devices.
Stream to Any Size Audience, Anywhere
- Manage costs with pay-as-you-go, contract-free pricing.
- Scale automatically to accommodate global audiences of any size.
- Leverage the industry-leading Akamai CDN for global delivery.
Leverage Advanced Features
- 4K streaming for UHD, virtual reality and augmented reality.
- Stream customization for full control of your message and brand.
- Wide range of security options, including CDN token authorization and geoblocking.
- Consistent and reliable sub-three-second streams with the Ultra Low Latency feature.
Built to Build OnComprehensive REST API and SDKs
- Programmable access to every aspect of stream processing.
- Automatic monitoring and management of the entire workflow.
- Advanced options to customize transcoding, sources, and targets.
Proven App Development Framework
- Extensive developer tools including a REST API, Java and Ruby SDKs, and code samples.
- Seamless integration with a broad ecosystem of streaming tools.
Mastering Automation
Key Features
CLEAR Compliance Data Model: A feature that enables one time cataloging on the Source Master, thereby reducing S&P (Standards & Practices) efforts as well as edit time
Caption Re-timing: Auto re-sync of captions/subtitles and dub files for new edit versions of an asset, thereby eliminating the process of manually captioning and dubbing content repeatedly
Compliance auto QC: Automated blocking out of objectionable language from captions/subtitles for compliance adherence
RouteMaster
RouteMaster uses Rascular’s proven router control and emulation technology to form a powerful yet flexible router control system. Built on tried and tested software modules, RouteMaster can be used with a wide range of video and audio routers from all major manufacturers.
It’s equally suitable for new router installations or increasing the capabilities – and lifetime – of existing systems. You can add third-party hardware panels to existing systems, add IP connectivity to older serial routers, or simply increase the number of control ports available.
The integrated web server means operators can control routers from any web browser, using custom control panels built with Helm Designer. And because it’s built on HTML5 standards, there’s no need for browser plugins.
Helm
Helm is a PC-based application that allows users and systems integrators to design and build customised control panels that, in their simplest form, sit alongside automation and provide manual control of a single device. For example, this could be a master control switcher, with the user panel exposing only those controls needed for monitoring and manual intervention. In more complex deployments, Helm is used to provide manual, supervisory override capabilities in automated, multi-device (branding engine, multi-viewer, router, video server and modular gear), multi-channel, HD/SD environments with pods of channels. This includes by some of the world’s largest playout companies.
The scalability of Helm makes it a go-to solution for companies wishing to invest in future-proof technology.
CenturyLink Adaptive Origin Server / Dynamic Content Packager
Multi-format trans-wrapping of encoded video content for delivery across all major consumer devices. Connects to the CenturyLink CDN.
NeuLion Digital Platform
NeuLion owns and operates all components of our OTT platform, from content preparation, content management and marketing to monetization, monitoring and delivering your content for a unique end-user experience.
With the NeuLion Digital Platform, you can:
- Reduce Complexities and Vendor Fragmentation
- Launch Faster with Lower Costs
- Turn Content Into Digital Revenue
- Create Loyal, Engaged Viewers
Virtual Production Service
Anyone, anywhere, can be in control of live event broadcasting with Sony Virtual Production. Our on-demand service is powered by Amazon Web Services and can deliver your live event to a global audience on multiple platforms. Switch cameras, add captions, control comments, all from your laptop or device.