
VSNExplorer Exchange is a content hub designed for work environments where all types of media needs to be exchanged and managed. It allows the transfer of files in an economic, simple and secure way, improving the visibility and fluidity of the actions of all users subscribed to the exchange.
Main features:
– Accelerated file transfer (UMP): In order to achieve the most efficient and fastest file transfer possible, VSNExplorer Exchange relies on VSN’s own acceleration protocol, UMP, which provides a fast and agile platform to ensure the continuity of high-quality video file traffic between subsidiaries or companies. Moreover, it allows to follow in real time all the file transfers.
– Automatic file transcoding: In addition to efficient file transfer, VSNExplorer Exchange also offers the possibility to automatically transcode files according to the original recording format and the one to be received in the different locations, according to the specific needs of each recipient. This setting can be done at the input as well as at the output.
– Subscription to contents of interest: It is possible to create content subscriptions for individual entities to automate the movement of files and optimize their transfer according to the subscription profile of each company or individual office. As soon as the contents of interest are entered into the system, they are received in a similar way to a news feed.
– Running orders and forecast management: Companies can plan in advance the production of certain pieces of content, allowing users to receive the them automatically as soon as they are ingested. It also offers the ability to work collaboratively on daily content running orders that are scheduled to plan the delivery of media files to all subscribed destinations.
– User permission management:The product features a complex system of rules and user permissions that allow the formation of hierarchies among the different profiles that access the system, so that some file transfers are made automatically, which improves the efficiency of transfers and the productivity of the company.
– Reports and dashboards: The system also includes an analysis module based on VSNExplorer Business Intelligence (BI) to generate analytical reports and dashboards, customized or automatically generated, that allow to evaluate the activity of each company and/or office or subsidiary and to analyze the volume of content transfers made and the performance obtained by sender, receiver and type of content.
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Artificial Intelligence Tools
Main features:
Wide range of information: From the moment that a media file is ingested, users can automatically extract a great amount of data and information from the advanced image processing features (facial recognition, objects, places, organizations and logos), audio layers analysis (music, voice, speakers and audio effects), speech-to-text and automatic translation, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or sentiment analysis or emotions' detection, among many others.
Automatic content cataloguing: Users can focus on content creation and news production, leaving the immediate cataloging of media to the its AI tools. They would only need to perform a quick control and validation of the metadata obtained, saving time and resources that can be reallocated. In addition, with AI they can obtain a higher volume of information, which is also more accurate and leads to a more precise and exhaustive categorization of content.
Advanced search functionalities: The volume of data generated from each media asset allows users to perform more accurate searches thanks to the big amount of options and parameters available. This way it is easier for users to adapt the search of content to their specific needs, reducing the number of results delivered by the system, which will only focus on those truly relevant to the user according to the keywords provided.
Quicker content creation: Thanks to the integration of Artificial Intelligence engines within VSNExplorer, it is now possible to automatically detect and retrieve specific video segments that comply with a set of given parameters and metadata, drag and drop these segments directly over VSNExplorer's web video editor, Wedit, and consolidate a final and already edited piece ready for broadcast, all without changing between windows.
Translation, captioning & subtitling: Subtitling process can now be automated thanks to language analysis, speech-to-text and automatic translation functionalities of AI-tools. These capabilities allow for the automatic translation and generation of captions in several languages of audio texts, delivering the corresponding text distributed by segment with mark-in and mark-out time codes.
Content moderation capabilities: Content moderation is sometimes mandatory depending on the legislation applied in the region where some specific content is being broadcasted. Sentiment recognition systems, image and objects analysis, and natural language analysis enable the automatic detection of sensitive or adult content, both within image and audio layers, so that they may be adapted or eliminated directly using a video editor like VSNExplorer's Wedit.
VSN NewsConnect
Main features:
Access from a single interface: Journalists and editors can access their NRCS, CG, NLE, studio playout and MAM systems from a single window, the NRCS system interface of their choice, without installing any additional software or hardware. This breakthrough allows them to make the most of their time and become more competitive in the execution of their tasks.
Cloud solution: VSN NewsConnect can be implemented in 100% Cloud environments thanks to its HTML5 development. This is a great added value to enhance collaborative work and remote production, allowing multiple users to create and produce news and live shows simultaneously from any geographical location.
Maximum compatibility: VSN NewsConnect is compatible via MOS with most NRCS and CG systems available in the market to allow reading the graphics template catalog and synchronizing the search and editing of graphics and media in a unified way. The system also features advanced integrations with most of the studio automation systems and Non-Linear Editors.
Remote interoperability: This plugin provides journalists with maximum freedom when creating a news story for any broadcast studio, since it is capable of adapting the media format and distribute it automatically to the different available receiving systems, even when these systems are from different brands or vendors.
Improved user experience: VSN offers broadcast and media companies the possibility to design their news production environment their way, so that users have at their disposal the best working tools that perfectly adapt to their needs from a single centralized environment. In this way, they can improve their efficiency and meet tight deadlines.
Access to an advanced MAM: With VSN NewsConnect, users have at their disposal one of the most complete MAM systems in the market within the interface of their NRCS, including powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for cataloging and advanced content searches, as well as one of the most agile web video editors available on the market, Wedit.
Latest updates (09/2020): Support for growing files for remote work environments. This development allows users to visualize the low resolution of a recording and start editing and working with it instantly, while it is still being ingested into the system. That is, they can simultaneously select video fragments of their interest, add them to the editing timeline, make quick video edits and consolidate the final piece in low resolution to send it to FTP or any destination for broadcast or publication.
VSN’s Support Service and Helpdesk
The Pro plan for Support Service broadens its technical support assistance up to 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, shortens the time response to 1 hour, gives high priority to all the cases and incidents registered and includes also free software updates for all VSN’s clients.
Since 2017, this support service is managed and provided through an online technical support helpdesk, including information of interest for the clients, such as the validity and date of expiration of their support contracts, the total cases opened, their technical details and their current status. Furthermore, this new platform comprises analytical report to check at all times the number of cases registered in the current month or year.
This support helpdesk, fully developed in HTML5, can also be accessed anytime through the mobile phone.
VSNBroadrec
Main features:
Continuous recording: The system records continuously in the specified storage without interruptions, 24/7 and autonomously, allowing to setup dedicated parameters to store the recording of the broadcast for the time specified by each user.
Clip extraction and content creation: Create segments, unify them, add blurring effects, logos and automatically publish to different locations, storages or social networks, encoding the media according to the required codec.
Broadcast monitoring: The system allows monitoring multiple radio signals, cable operators and TV channels in all market formats, displaying them both in video and streaming format, and simultaneously playing more than 32 signals on the same screen.
Automated archive: Automatic management of LTO or ODA robotic libraries. The system manages content (storage, archiving, clipping, etc.) through multiple hard disks.
Adaptive signal reception and distribution: The system is able to support various kinds of signals (Radio, TV, MPEG Transport Stream, YouTube Live, Instagram and Facebook Live) and redistribute them, adapting in each case to the available bandwidth to guarantee optimum quality in every stance.
Automatic transcription and segment detection: VSNBroadrec can transcribe the audio signal to text and automatically detect certain types of segments, such as news or ads.
VSNCrea
VSNCrea has been completely redesigned to offer broadcasters a brand-new, modern and user-friendly web interface that allows them to make quick and accurate decisions about when to broadcast a certain piece of content, thanks to its unified functionalities and workflows in one single interface.
It also provides useful extra information such as analytical data about the actual profitability of the content. As it is HTML5-based, the software will be accessible anytime anywhere from any web browser and device by multiple users simultaneously. Also, the possibility of running this software in the cloud will enhance the ability of users and departments to work together on a more collaborative basis.
The system can be used specifically within TV channels, radio stations or web TV platforms for traffic and scheduling, programming planning, advertising management and control of third-party TV rights acquired for broadcast, among others.
The system also includes a Smart Ads module that simplifies the management of campaigns in an automatic and intelligent way. It allows you to establish broadcast rules by time slots (e.g. children's content slots) to have greater control over the advertising that is broadcast and even manage different price ranges depending on the time slot and channel.
Other features include the ability to change language within the user interface, the consolidation of the final broadcast and the analysis of the programming and content return on investment (ROI) through analytical reports.
The VSNCrea traffic and scheduling system now also includes a content scheduling module for non-linear channels that allows for easy integration with any non-linear environment (Vod, OTT, Web TV, etc.), as well as a SaaS contracting option.
VSNExplorer BI
VSNExplorer Business Intelligence (BI) module has been specifically designed for broadcast and media environments. Thanks to VSNExplorer BI module, users can extract all the information related to media assets, media quality control processes, traffic, transcoding, and many others, presenting all the selected data in a wide variety of graphics and analysis reports. This way, companies can count on reliable information for their decision-making processes and business performance analysis, no longer needing to create those reports manually or through third-party systems, saving time and resources.
These reports can be customized according to each user or department’s needs, combining both automatically generated reports with customized graphics, thus accessing the precise information they need with information related to overall company performance segmented by geographical area. This system also allows users to monitorize their company’s performance from one single dashboard, granting users and managers more control over its evolution and corporate history.
Thanks to the clean and attractive presentation of data detected directly from any broadcast system, VSNExplorer BI module thoroughly analyzes the real performance of any content, media file, workflow, or use of any resource available for a specific broadcast and media company. All this information represent a real value for any company or corporation willing to improve its business processes and identify new business opportunities.
VSNExplorer BPM
Business Process Management (BPM) systems increase productivity, help detecting and managing bottlenecks, orchestrate and automate business processes and improve the integration of different systems and departments. Thanks to this software, audiovisual companies gain simplicity and efficiency, focusing on getting their operation close to the business. BPM tools are designed to improve company’s performance through the identification, design, execution, monitoring, control and analysis of every business process implemented by an organization. this systems help them automate and organize repetitive tasks and processes, freeing resources that can be reallocated to more creative tasks.
VSNExplorer BPM is VSN’s solution in this field, designed to offer all the necessary tools for business process management on any company or group of companies. With advanced features to have full control over workflows and actions, task assignment to users depending on the daily needs, total flexibility for being adapted and integrated with any system, VSNexplorer BPM helps companies to increase productivity from the very first day.
VSNExplorer BPM provides companies with the necessary tools to obtain better results and improve its performance creating Business Processes (BPs) adapted to their needs, integrating with both VSN and third-party solutions. VSNExplorer BPM enable the creation of synergies between different systems and users. Starting with a Processes Consultancy, and bearing in mind the specific needs of each company, VSN professionals, together with the customer, will orchestrate the different BPs that will automate and organize the different tasks and workflows concerning service, product or content production.
VSNExplorer Exchange
Main features:
- Accelerated file transfer (UMP): In order to achieve the most efficient and fastest file transfer possible, VSNExplorer Exchange relies on VSN's own acceleration protocol, UMP, which provides a fast and agile platform to ensure the continuity of high-quality video file traffic between subsidiaries or companies. Moreover, it allows to follow in real time all the file transfers.
- Automatic file transcoding: In addition to efficient file transfer, VSNExplorer Exchange also offers the possibility to automatically transcode files according to the original recording format and the one to be received in the different locations, according to the specific needs of each recipient. This setting can be done at the input as well as at the output.
- Subscription to contents of interest: It is possible to create content subscriptions for individual entities to automate the movement of files and optimize their transfer according to the subscription profile of each company or individual office. As soon as the contents of interest are entered into the system, they are received in a similar way to a news feed.
- Running orders and forecast management: Companies can plan in advance the production of certain pieces of content, allowing users to receive the them automatically as soon as they are ingested. It also offers the ability to work collaboratively on daily content running orders that are scheduled to plan the delivery of media files to all subscribed destinations.
- User permission management:The product features a complex system of rules and user permissions that allow the formation of hierarchies among the different profiles that access the system, so that some file transfers are made automatically, which improves the efficiency of transfers and the productivity of the company.
- Reports and dashboards: The system also includes an analysis module based on VSNExplorer Business Intelligence (BI) to generate analytical reports and dashboards, customized or automatically generated, that allow to evaluate the activity of each company and/or office or subsidiary and to analyze the volume of content transfers made and the performance obtained by sender, receiver and type of content.
VSNExplorer MAM
VSNExplorer MAM has also been integrated with the Artificial Intelligence systems of IBM, Google, Microsoft Azure and Etiqmedia for automatic metadata detection and content cataloging. This systems can also be “trained” (known as machine learning) to automatically detect informacion adapted to user’s needs, such as people first unknown to the system who will be automatically recognized from that moment on. Apart from facial recognition and objects analysis, thanks to AI systems VSNExplorer MAM can also perform advanced searches relying on metadata, automatic speech-to-text, translation and subtitling, advanced Cloud transcoding to different formats or even help on content moderation processes through the detection of sensitive or adult content, among others.
VSNExplorer MAM now includes Wedit, the web video editor integrated within VSNExplorer platform, to boost collaborative work and increase efficiency in media management and video editing through its cloud-based functionalities, whether assets are stored in deep archive, nearline or online files. 100% HTML5, Wedit allows journalists and editors to easily locate and edit media files within a single interface, without necessary changing to an NLE.
Main features:
- Open and scalable architecture: It easily integrates with existing or newly installed third-party systems, becoming the "orchestra conductor" of all workflows and ensuring a seamless transfer of files and information between systems. Its scalability allows the system to grow as the business grows, reducing the risk of quick replacement or obsolescence in the future.
- Ingest & Transcoding: VSNExplorer MAM organizes and manages all the media and content of a company, controlling all files from the ingest. Users can change the files' format (transcoding) depending on their needs and the system that they plan to use later, during the production, editing, delivery and broadcast or publishing of content.
- Advanced metadata structures: Create complex custom metadata structures, ideal for the most demanding needs in media cataloging and management. The hierarchy of areas and classes of metadata with inheritable properties allows for a totally versatile system, boosting collaborative work between several departments or multiple companies.
- Segment and layer cataloging: Segment cataloging allows for fast and easy access to relevant parts of a media file. This is specially useful for creating sport event highlights, press conferences, automatic transcriptions, quality check results, etc. Moreover, layer cataloging (strata logging), allows you to assign different thematic metadata layers (technical, documentation, marketing, etc.) to the same asset.
- Advanced content searches: For any media and broadcast company, it is essential to locate in a fast and easy way all its media assets. VSNExplorer MAM offers a tool for quick and advanced searching, which allows users to save time and to access any asset whenever is needed. You can also classify your content in different areas and add metadata layers depending on the type of asset.
- Thesaurus management: The correct integration and management of a thesaurus is essential for the archivists’ work. Create a list of standard terms for different usages to achieve terminological coherence when cataloging your content. In addition, the system allows for the validation of the proposed terms by the users depending on their permisssions.
Finally, VSNExplorer MAM is completely integrated with the main social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, allowing users to share content directly from their MAM interface, automatically converting media files into MP4 and completing the metadata required by these platforms with the metadata detected from each media file.
Latest product update (09/2020): The VSNExplorer platform has a new functionality for users to create dashboards from which to operate all the tools and functionalities of the system in a centralized way. Each user can create their own control and operation panels from the top menu of VSNExplorer and easily customize them by combining different widgets that allow to use and operate all the tools and functions of the VSNExplorer system from the panel itself and without having to open each one of them.
VSNExplorer MAM
VSNExplorer MAM has also been integrated with the Artificial Intelligence systems of IBM, Google, Microsoft Azure and Etiqmedia for automatic metadata detection and content cataloging. This systems can also be “trained” (known as machine learning) to automatically detect informacion adapted to user’s needs, such as people first unknown to the system who will be automatically recognized from that moment on. Apart from facial recognition and objects analysis, thanks to AI systems VSNExplorer MAM can also perform advanced searches relying on metadata, automatic speech-to-text, translation and subtitling, advanced Cloud transcoding to different formats or even help on content moderation processes through the detection of sensitive or adult content, among others.
VSNExplorer MAM now includes Wedit, the web video editor integrated within VSNExplorer platform, to boost collaborative work and increase efficiency in media management and video editing through its cloud-based functionalities, whether assets are stored in deep archive, nearline or online files. 100% HTML5, Wedit allows journalists and editors to easily locate and edit media files within a single interface, without necessary changing to an NLE.
Finally, VSNExplorer MAM is completely integrated with the main social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, allowing users to share content directly from their MAM interface, automatically converting media files into MP4 and completing the metadata required by these platforms with the metadata detected from each media file.
VSNExplorer MAM
VSNExplorer MAM has also been integrated with the Artificial Intelligence systems of IBM, Google, Microsoft Azure and Etiqmedia for automatic metadata detection and content cataloging. This systems can also be “trained” (known as machine learning) to automatically detect informacion adapted to user’s needs, such as people first unknown to the system who will be automatically recognized from that moment on. Apart from facial recognition and objects analysis, thanks to AI systems VSNExplorer MAM can also perform advanced searches relying on metadata, automatic speech-to-text, translation and subtitling, advanced Cloud transcoding to different formats or even help on content moderation processes through the detection of sensitive or adult content, among others.
VSNExplorer MAM now includes Wedit, the web video editor integrated within VSNExplorer platform, to boost collaborative work and increase efficiency in media management and video editing through its cloud-based functionalities, whether assets are stored in deep archive, nearline or online files. 100% HTML5, Wedit allows journalists and editors to easily locate and edit media files within a single interface, without necessary changing to an NLE.
Finally, VSNExplorer MAM is completely integrated with the main social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, allowing users to share content directly from their MAM interface, automatically converting media files into MP4 and completing the metadata required by these platforms with the metadata detected from each media file.
VSNExplorer PAM
Workflows automation enabled by VSNExplorer PAM liberate users from repetitive tasks such as media movement, transcoding and broadcasting, now automatically performed in the background. Production tasks and workflows are organized and signaled with visual cards (Kanban system), allowing users to assess projects at a glance. In addition, every digital asset is presented in a hierarchical display, accessible to every user, boosting collaborative work among users and departments. VSNExplorer PAM also allows journalists and editors to retrieve and track content in record time, whether stored offline, nearline or online.
Finally, VSNExplorer PAM also allows media previewing, segment selection and low-res editing through its web video editor, Wedit. This tool increases efficiency in media management and video editing thanks to its cloud-based functionalities, allowing journalists and editors to easily locate and edit media files within a single interface, without necessary changing to an NLE.
VSNExplorer Plugin for NRCS
VSNExplorer Plugin for NRCS is an add-on feature to the VSNExplorer solution for Media and Business Process management and has been fully developed in HTML5 to avoid the need to use or install additional hardware or software. It is compatible with most NCRS including Octopus 8, Inception from Ross Video, iNews from Avid, ENPS from AP News and others, and is integrated with the NRCS via the Media Object Server (MOS) Communications Protocol.
This MOS Media Bus is also integrated with CGs systems via MOS to read the catalog of graphics templates that are available, allowing the journalist to enhance the news item by synchronizing the media with graphics. Therefore the Web Plugin enables editors and journalists to edit and unify video files and graphics over the video and then drag and drop the final piece into the news item, including the possibility of re-editing it afterward. Later, the items can be even sent automatically to any Studio Playout solution, such as VSNLivecom.
VSNLivecom
VSNLivecom is a playout studio system compatible with the MOS protocol that can be integrated with most third-party NRCS systems currently available in the market. The integration of VSNLivecom with already existing systems is quick and perfect, consolidating a solid and robust playout process.
Its User Interface (UI) allows to operate the system by using multiple screens, as well as to totally customize it to meet the demands of its users, maximizing their experience and helping them to improve productivity. VSNLivecom’s main rundown allows to control up to 4 channels with its corresponding redundancies (8CH in total). Also, there are 4 more multipurpose lists for auxiliary channels (the system can handle up to 8 auxiliary channels) that can be used to launch studio resources, make previews or just for playing out different content to those in the rundown. In this regard, VSNLivecom even includes trim, loop, slow motion and other functionalities to further increase the potential of these auxiliary playlists.
The list of devices and video servers that VSNLivecom controls is inherited from VSNMulticom MCR system, allowing for the support of a very wide range of products. Some of the VDCP servers supported are: VSNOne TV, DVS, Grass Valley K2, Harris Nexio, Harmonic Omneon, Seachange and EVS, among many others.
Its revolutionary architecture has been designed to allow maximum simplicity, reliability, flexibility and high availability, while its client-server architecture allows different clients to connect to the same studio playout engine.
Moreover, VSNLivecom also allows for the configuration and change of the system without affecting the operation. Devices can be stopped without having to interrupt playout. Also it is possible to customize the operation views, for each studio and user and keep the settings for future sessions.
VSNMulticom
VSNMulticom is an advanced solution for the automatic broadcast of mono/multi channel TV that allows for an exhaustive content and broadcast workflow control, while providing an absolute security and robustness for 24x7 broadcast. One of its most competitive advantages is its independence from the equipment already installed in the broadcast infrastructure, since its homologated by manufactures such as EVS®, GrassValley®, Sony®, Avid®, Brainstorm®, Chyron®, Seachange®, Omneon®, Vizrt® and Pesa®, among others. Moreover, it is the only automation system that offers a global digitalization solution integrated with all the production, writing and archiving system, such as ENPS®, Avid®, EVS®, Front Porch®,Tarsys®, etc.
VSNMulticom’s simplicity allows to administer the system in an integrated way, no matter how complex the devices/inputs structure may be. There is no limitation in the number of devices to control, while the lists to control can be up to eight. The system allows to identify concepts, inputs and devices in an intuitive way. In a very simple manner, the user is able to drag & drop video content to create the rundown, making the task much easier.
Also, it proposes a flexible group of modules that offer a consistent solution for all the different broadcast and ingest tasks, independently of the chosen channel configuration. The operation is similar, but the system architecture is scalable and can be replicated on demand in a simple an easy way, according to the desired redundancy levels. This architecture allows for configuring this channels (SAT, CATV, TDT, Analogic) in a very simple way, guaranteeing that its broadcasting chains (devices associated to every route) are managed safely and avoiding mistakes.
Finally, its capacity to control one of the widest devices range in the market, from VTRs, matrices, mixers, graphic and subtitling systems, GPI devices, Flexicart libraries and LMS, among others, makes VSNMULTICOM an open and affordable system in any case or circumstance.
VSNOne TV
Fully integrated VSNOne TV Servers have on-board automation control, media storage and media DB, graphics engine, file/line/VTR ingest, clip playout, Time Shift, DVB IP/ASI TS Encoding Tools, DVB Subtitling & Closed Captioning and 4k High Frame Rate on some concrete playout configurations.
Being a part of broadcasting or live-production studio, the VSNOne TV server may be used as a multifunctional graphics design & playout station, which will tie graphics into the propagating video and format multi-layered compositions consisting of captions, scrolling text, video effects, on-screen graphics, logos, animated banners, live video fragments, Chroma Key, and 2D effects.
Each output (program) channel of VSNOne TV contains up to eight simultaneously functioning virtual channels for graphics output. Each channel contains its own playlist, with playing back graphic events. Each event may contain a multi-layered combination (without limitation on the number of layers) of text/graphic events.
Dynamic compositions technology is also available on VSNOne TV for Branding, Promo, TV News, Weather Forecasts, Economic information, Music Channels, etc. Moreover, an unlimited number of logos, captions, scrolling and crawling text can be played back on dynamic backgrounds.
In regards to live broadcasting, VSNOne TV is a server with ingest & playout application with capabilities that go far beyond other available products. Onboard media preparation tools allow the operator to define and organize content while recording is still underway. And with configurable shortcut keys, live asset and metadata updates, and built-in tool for instant navigation to key points in long pieces of media, VSNOne TV allows you to get your material on-air in record time.
Each VSNOne TV server may contain up to 8 SD-HD SDI inputs, to which signals from cameras and simple sources are sent (signals may be asynchronous), letting users apply live input sources to any object and animate the result in real-time, without the use of external scaler equipment.
Wedit
Wedit is an easy-to-use web editing tool that allows users to quickly edit and prepare videos for broadcast from one single interface, without necessarily changing to an NLE. Integrated within VSNExplorer platform as an add-on feature, this web video editing tool is 100% developed in HTML5 and accessible from any browser, operating system or device.
Its integration in VSNExplorer allows Wedit users to access and edit low-res video stored on-line, near-line or even in deep archive, edit sequences quickly by cut, generate cut lists; mark-in and mark-out segments with proxy frame accuracy, associate metadata to the editing cuts, quickly drag and drop video segments, record voiceover over the timeline and edit audio layers and, finally, unify it in a single clip ready for broadcast or export it as an EDL in case further editing in an NLE is required.
Wedit is the perfect editing tool for news and live production environments, allowing journalists and editors to get a news piece ready for broadcast within minutes, working on content even while it is being ingested or on-air/live. Its deployment in cloud environments also enables a more collaborative access and editing of video files, revealing itself as a highly valuable tool for broadcasters and news agencies.
In document and historical, legal or institutional archive environments, Wedit can help users compact archive images after a quick media or content search directly through VSNExplorer MAM.
Finally, in production and post-production environments, Wedit can be really helpful for quickly creating movies or TV shows trailers, promotions or advertising. The final result can be easily consolidated and delivered to an MCR system, such as VSNMulticom, for its broadcast on traditional TV, or to second-screens and Social media.
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It’s finally easy to onboard new partners, offer new services and deliver new digital viewing experiences. It’s time to really connect with your partners and your consumers. It’s time to change the way you run your media business – with Dalet Flex.
Spectra StorCycle – Storage Lifecycle Management Software
Spectra’s StorCycle storage lifecycle management software is an easy, affordable and efficient solution built specifically to identify inactive data that consumes expensive primary storage capacity. It then migrates identified data to a more affordable protected tier of storage called the Perpetual Storage Tier, while leaving the data fully accessible to users. The Perpetual Storage Tier holds inactive data, which is tracked, protected and is available at a future time if needed, or even deleted when the data has reached the end of its lifecycle. This tier is also used for data distribution, backup, archive, disaster recovery and more.
More than 80 percent of data is being stored on the wrong tier of storage, costing organizations millions of dollars a year. IT professionals intuitively know they are not storing their data efficiently because they have never been given the correct tools to do so… until now. Spectra Logic’s StorCycle software is the answer to deploying a modern storage lifecycle management workflow. StorCycle reduces the overall cost of storing data by up to 70 percent.
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EditShare’s EFSv
EditShare is making collaborative cloud-based media production possible with its virtualized video editing and storage platform - EFSv. Initially running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, the open EFSv platform supports industry-standard third-party creative tools for editing, audio mixing, and grading with best-in-class security capabilities such as file auditing to propel secure, end-to-end editorial workflows in the cloud. EFSv native drivers eliminate traditional IT bottlenecks and deliver superior performance in virtual environments. And, by leveraging the EditShare RESTful API, customers and technology partners can easily automate advanced storage management workflows.
EFSv packages include workstation and GPU resources required to support teams of all sizes. The EFSv packages also include EditShare’s Flow media management and remote production workflow tools. Flow adds a control layer to virtualized storage pools, with tools to scan, log, search, and organize media, assemble story packages, and move content between object and block tiers of storage and also between cloud and on-premise tiers. Flow’s automation capabilities let users orchestrate redundant tasks and complex workflows, optimizing workflow efficiencies.
The flexible EditShare pricing structure provides customers transparency with options to purchase the EFSv subscription alone or inclusive of cloud services.
FileCatalyst Direct
Our client applications are designed to meet needs that are dependent on your specific workflow. By adding on one or multiple client applications, you can expect to see increased productivity within your workflows and an overall improvement in business efficiencies.
FileCatalyst Workflow
FileCatalyst Central
Tiger Spaces
Tiger Spaces is a project & user management software that enables you to create, assign and manage virtual project workspaces. Gain the freedom to move projects and assets across a mix of heterogenous storage solutions (shared Tiger SAN storage and any NAS SMB & NFS protocols), while preserving users’ mount points and data paths intact. Tiger Spaces carves out separate workspaces in your shared storage and users see each one as a local attached drive, which prevents inefficient scanning of workspaces and ensures best performance. You still manage one shared storage space - no added complexities. Tiger Spaces allows elastic project sizing as well as setting workspace quotas. Optional Avid bin-locking improves collaboration by allowing users to work on the same project simultaneously.
ShareBrowser
ShareBrowser enables your users to organize and search for media and projects across EVO storage as well as local, offline, and other SAN/NAS network disks.
Assets can be catalogued, tagged, and commented, so everyone on the team can easily find, preview, and share media and projects.
ShareBrowser is perfect for post-production teams that collaborate around a shared storage workflow, giving everyone a central, searchable database.
ShareBrowser shows you your storage workspaces in one spot — including cloud services like Dropbox, Hightail, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
latakoo
Using the latakoo Flight mobile or desktop application, broadcasters and post-production companies can select video from editing programs, professional cameras, or phones and send files from anywhere in the world wherever they need to go. Files arrive in the latakoo cloud, for viewing, sharing, and transcription. Depending on the workflow selected, files may be automatically downloaded to the broadcast center, to content management systems, or social media platforms.
latakoo securely complies with corporate firewall and security standards and integrates seamlessly with asset managers such as Avid, Dalet, Grass Valley and bitcentral systems.
Customizable metadata collection and transcription are part of the integrated solution. This means any metadata associated with the file travels with it - to the cloud for sharing and ingested into the asset manager.
Through its flexible and easy-to-use system, latakoo can be configured to meet your unique video workflow. latakoo delivers video wherever it’s needed with seamless integrations to CMS providers, social media platforms and more.
VSNExplorer Exchange
Main features:
- Accelerated file transfer (UMP): In order to achieve the most efficient and fastest file transfer possible, VSNExplorer Exchange relies on VSN's own acceleration protocol, UMP, which provides a fast and agile platform to ensure the continuity of high-quality video file traffic between subsidiaries or companies. Moreover, it allows to follow in real time all the file transfers.
- Automatic file transcoding: In addition to efficient file transfer, VSNExplorer Exchange also offers the possibility to automatically transcode files according to the original recording format and the one to be received in the different locations, according to the specific needs of each recipient. This setting can be done at the input as well as at the output.
- Subscription to contents of interest: It is possible to create content subscriptions for individual entities to automate the movement of files and optimize their transfer according to the subscription profile of each company or individual office. As soon as the contents of interest are entered into the system, they are received in a similar way to a news feed.
- Running orders and forecast management: Companies can plan in advance the production of certain pieces of content, allowing users to receive the them automatically as soon as they are ingested. It also offers the ability to work collaboratively on daily content running orders that are scheduled to plan the delivery of media files to all subscribed destinations.
- User permission management:The product features a complex system of rules and user permissions that allow the formation of hierarchies among the different profiles that access the system, so that some file transfers are made automatically, which improves the efficiency of transfers and the productivity of the company.
- Reports and dashboards: The system also includes an analysis module based on VSNExplorer Business Intelligence (BI) to generate analytical reports and dashboards, customized or automatically generated, that allow to evaluate the activity of each company and/or office or subsidiary and to analyze the volume of content transfers made and the performance obtained by sender, receiver and type of content.
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Digital Media Hub
Veritone Digital Media Hub is a cloud-native, AI-enabled media management portal specifically designed for content owners in sports, film, TV, news, and media enterprises. Custom-branded to maintain your company’s personality, Digital Media Hub allows content creators to immediately access, search, manage, share, and monetize media including videos, still images, and audio.
OOONA Integrated
OOONA Integrated is a cloud-based system for the seamless management of localization, translation and captioning workflows in a user-centric approach.
Designed for localization service providers, OOONA Integrated uses current web and database technologies to provide an intuitive and easy-to-use system. With integrated financial tools, project dashboards and internal message system, OOONA Integrated offers instant and full visibility of the entire localization workflow, thus hugely reducing the scope for human error and eliminating duplication of effort.
In an industry in which there are constant and immovable deadlines, managers are offered peace of mind by having instant access to up-to-the-minute information about all processes, including task status and profit and loss analysis.
Everyone in the localization workflow, from the operations staff to the translators and the financial management team, is able to benefit from OOONA Integrated inherent time-saving capabilities. With OOONA Integrated, different levels of access can be allowed to company staff and end clients. As a cloud-based management tool, OOONA Integrated is easily accessible to users in any location and complemented with a suite of high-end web-based production tools, the OOONA Tools.
Paragon for Archiving
Designed for flexibility and ease of use, Paragon is a Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) platform that can scale from systems for a single user or small workgroups, through to large national archives responsible for the safe storage of petabytes of data.
The Paragon system provides an open architecture to deliver a media-aware storage management system by utilising the LTFS standard and controlling LTO data libraries. It creates a fully-managed, digital content library that is device independent, future proof, and secure, while enabling easy access to archived content and making it simple to repurpose it across teams and organisations.
An integrated proxy-browse interface makes it simple to search, discover and browse media with its associated metadata, select clips, and carry out partial restore of content before downloading, saving both time and money for your organisation.
Paragon has the flexibility to be used as a standalone archive solution as well as being capable of being extended for wider business requirements by combining it with other TMD media services platforms.
Projective Strawberry – PAM & MAM
Do your media manager a favour: get them Strawberry
ATTO ThunderLink
ATTO ThunderLink Thunderbolt Adapters are an external adapters made for Media & Entertainment professionals. They allow users to connect a Thunderbolt enabled device, such as a mobile workstations to local block storage (i.e. SAS) and storage networks (i.e. Fibre Channel and Ethernet). This gives them the power and performance they need to support their bandwidth intensive applications. Providing reliable 40 Gb/s connection speeds ThunderLink adapters are small, powerful, portable, and stackable, as well as certified by all major storage and workstation players to help guarantee interoperability. If that’s not enough, you can trust ATTO knowing we are an original Thunderbolt developer and Apple partner for over 30 years.
Features:
- Dual Thunderbolt host connections compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4 ports
- Dual Storage & Network ports for SAS/SATA, Fibre Channel or Ethernet (varies by model)
- Kensington Security Slot
- Locking power supply included
- 3-year warranty
- ATTO Performance & Management Software included: Advanced Data Streaming, ATTO 360, ATTO ConfigTool & more
Specifications:
- Compatible with Thunderbolt 3 & Thunderbolt 4
- Real-time streaming of HD, 2K, 4K & higher
- Supports macOS, Windows & VMware
- Compatible with supported Apple Silicon
- Daisy chain up to 6 devices
ATTO FastFrame Ethernet Adapter
ATTO FastFrame Smart NIC are the best-in-industry hardware for professionals that need to get the most out of their Ethernet storage networks. ATTO’s design engineers have carefully designed over 70 different, 1-click, tuning profiles to know you are eliminating bottle necks and getting the fastest speeds using our exclusive (and free!) ATTO 360 performance tuning software.
Features:
- Single and dual- port options
- Ships with high quality, multi-mode SFPs (except for our copper FFRM-NS12-002)
- Low profile for use in all servers and workstations
- 3-year warranty
- ATTO Performance & Management Software included: Advanced Data Streaming, ATTO 360, ATTO ConfigTool & more
Specifications:
- Available models include 10GbE, 25GbE and 100GbE speeds
- Supports macOS, Windows, Linux, VMware ecosystems & more
- Compatible with Apple Silicon products
- Supports real time streaming of HD, 2K, 4K, &higher
ATTO Celerity Adapter
ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel host bus adapters deliver some of the fastest data throughput on the market for professionals that need to connect to their SAN storage network. ATTO has over 20 years of experience in the Fibre Channel market and have expert engineers developing free software to help improve your experience, including our exclusive MultiPath Director drivers allowing users to connect mobile workstations to enterprise storage and improve performance. Guarantee data delivery directly to your enterprise storage, no matter the distance with ATTO Celerity cards.
Features:
- Single, dual, or quad- port options
- Ships with high quality, multi-mode SFPs
- Low profile (Except model CTFC-324E)
- 3-year warranty
- ATTO Performance & Management Software included: Advanced Data Streaming, ATTO 360, ATTO ConfigTool & more
Specifications:
- Available models include 64Gb/s, 32 Gb/s, 16 Gb/s and 8 Gb/s speeds
- Supports macOS, Windows, Linux ecosystems & more
- Real time streaming of HD, 2K, 4K, &higher
ATTO ExpressSAS Adapter
ATTO ExpressSAS® SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) provide high-performance and data protection (via our included ATTO PowerCenter Pro integrated RAID software) to direct-attached SAS and SATA storage. ExpressSAS HBAs are ideal for increased connectivity and maximum performance for data center flexibility with PCIe Gen4 connectivity. ATTO ExpressSAS HBAs are available in a wide selection of port options to support a dense connection to storage from rack-mounted servers and workstations in datacenter, data warehousing, video on demand and other high availability, high performance applications.
Features:
- Single, dual, or quad- port options
- Flexible setup with up to 16 ports, internal and/or external
- Low profile
- 3-year warranty
- ATTO Performance & Management Software included: Advanced Data Streaming, ATTO 360, ATTO ConfigTool & more
Specifications:
- Offers up to 12 Gb/s speeds, and fully backward compatible with legacy SAS/SATA devices
- Supports macOS, Windows, Linux, VMware ecosystems & more
- Reduces power consumption up to 40%
eMAM
eMAM is a powerful media asset management platform that provides users an intuitive web interface to collaboratively produce, share, and deliver video and other media. Artists and designers use integrated tools inside Adobe Creative Cloud and Apple Final Cut systems. With built-in tools and over 80 technology partners, eMAM manages native resolution files and integrated workflow processes needed by leading organizations worldwide since 2006 in local, cloud, and hybrid environments. eMAM helps organizations respond to emerging demands with scalability, easy reconfiguration, and multiple ordering options: by purchase, by subscription, or by turnkey cloud SaaS and VM/PaaS. Contact one of our system integration partners at emamsolutions.com/reseller or get eMAM Cloud from the AWS and Alibaba Cloud Marketplaces or emamcloud.com.
IQOYA*VIP
Digigram’s IQOYA *VIP is unique in simultaneously providing encoding, decoding, and transcoding capacity (for both Windows and Linux applications) and delivering multiple audio content to transmitter sites, web radio CDNs, multiplexers, and other studios in multiple audio formats via multiple protocols. The software service offers the same robustness as hardware-based solutions but is infinitely more cost-effective, scalable, and flexible.
Using IQOYA *VIP to access and leverage Digigram’s renowned AoIP streaming technology as a software service, ecosystem partners can more quickly create their own live streaming, processing, and encoding systems. By integrating seamlessly with third-party applications and simplifying integration of IP streams, IQOYA *VIP brings added value to automation system providers and radio stations.
Typical uses
- Create multiple local programs by inserting various local contents to a national IP audio feed
- Smoothly insert live contributions into programs using IP
- Stream directly from automation systems
- Offer new transcoding and routing services as a service provider
Mediaflex-UMS
The consumption of content continues to accelerate on an upwards path and the need to efficiently acquire, manage and deliver across the entire content supply chain becomes ever more compelling.
To achieve optimum performance we need to consider following a digital transformation strategy that builds on the four pillars of the content supply chain:
- Content – in all its forms, digital and physical, video, audio, graphics, captions, subtitles, scripts and documents, as well as all the associated and additional metadata
- Workflow – Nothing happens to content without direction, as simple or complex as needed. Business processes, logic and decisions must be performed to create cohesive and efficient workflows, taking into account both manual, and the increasing amount of automated tasks
- Resources – Workflows don’t happen without somebody or something managing and orchestrating them, whether it be a person and/or technology
- Analytics – How do you know how well your operation is running and that you’ve implemented efficient working practices? Analytics. Being able to measure and manage the business across the above 3 pillars enables an organisation to automate elasticity in resource utilisation, to understand the metrics of its operation, how efficient they are and ultimately how the bottom line is affected by them.
Undertaking a strategy that creates tight integration of all 4 pillars will deliver significant benefits to the organisation. Maximising the benefit requires the implementation of an agile and flexible content supply chain solution, so implementing a business solution, such as Mediaflex-UMS (Unified Media Services), that embraces all 4 pillars will ultimately lead to a significantly more efficient operation.
From its concept, Mediaflex-UMS has been designed to integrate these 4 pillars and place clients in control of their content, metadata and the business processes across their content supply chains. Equally as important, it was designed to place our customers in control of the Mediaflex-UMS platform.
So often organisations find out the hard way that the implementation of a new system requires them to go back to the vendor and/or rely on technology experts to modify the code to cater for new business processes, or modify existing ones, as the business changes. This often leads to the question “Do I build or buy?”.
With Mediaflex-UMS you get the best of both worlds: buying a system that allows authorised personnel to use the tool-sets built into the system to design, modify and configure it to meet the ever-changing demands of the business as the consumption of media continues to change.
MediaPulse
MediaPulse is the only end-to-end software solution for the complete content lifecycle. MediaPulse provides scheduling, automation, asset management, billing and cost recovery for broadcasters, media services companies and transmission facilities in a scalable platform-independent solution.
The robust and flexible architecture manages not only today’s requirements but is designed for your future needs. Specifically created to provide operational mastery and financial control to our clients’ facilities, MediaPulse provides a transparent and evolutionary solution for all resource, media based and transmission workflow requirements.
The driving force behind MediaPulse is a commitment to deliver custom configured software with the economies of a commercially available software package.
Here is a list of features in MediaPulse:
MediaPulse Sky is a complete user experience reimagined for the web and mobile devices. The interface is completely configurable through our Layout Editor. Each screen and every user can have separate Client, Web and Mobile layouts. This tool allows the layout of every screen to be fully customized to individual user needs by a system administrator.
The Job Management module incorporates the fundamental tools needed to manage jobs and projects, such as service codes, rate cards, job costing and invoice production.
A wide range of standard reports are included with the MediaPulse system, and all can be tailored to fit specific needs and automatically run on a defined schedule. The Report Designer, a built-in feature allows the creation of completely custom reports fitting your unique business requirements.
MediaPulse offers a flexible architecture with unique tools and security infrastructure. Designed using the latest methodology to take full advantage of the technology benefits of the .NET framework and open standards, MediaPulse is primed for the future.
MediaPulse can be internationalized to run in any language. The language used for all field prompts, menus, tab headings and other text used in the software may be changed based on the individual user’s log-in identity.
VIDA Content OS
CatDV
For companies that create or manage a large volume of digital media CatDV helps teams organize, communicate and collaborate effectively. Its simple, yet powerful tools support some of the world’s most sophisticated media workflows and provide the flexibility to work your way.
CatDV is a media asset management system that consists of a suite of products, providing a scalable, cross-platform, media asset database that can handle a very wide range of file types.
CatDV creates a catalog of all kinds of media assets, not just video (although enhanced support for video content is included) but also still images, audio files, PDFs, etc. You can log metadata against your media making is searchable using key words, not just clip titles. It also provides analysis and transcoding of media files with advanced logging tools, sequence editing and integration with non-linear editing applications.
Unlike many Media Asset Management products CatDV can start small and grow seamlessly. With its scalable and modular architecture the CatDV product family has an offering that’s right for every user. Many of our customers with tens or hundreds of networked CatDV users started with small systems that grew alongside budgets and new requirements.
WIREWAX Media Services
With nearly a decade of developing AI and computer vision tools for the world’s number one interactive video platform at WIREWAX, and with another two decades of experience in the video and broadcast space, the team identified ways to leverage the platform’s award-winning image processing technologies in the big media sector too.
Lightning fast; face and object recognition, segmentation, fingerprinting, speech recognition and many other unparalleled tools available in the suite has changed the game for the broadcast and media industry.
Being able to scan entire archives of video assets and create a powerful, digital understanding of videos, programmes and movies with this core technology has enabled large TV and movie studios to leverage data and digital tools and services like never before.
We’ve not met a media business on the planet that doesn’t have a digitised asset problem. Lack of metadata, no understanding of content, zero monetisation capabilities and gigantic and disorganized archives. Not to mention expensive asset management, overpriced syndication and VOD preparation, and notoriously slow and extortionate manual services.
Video Deduplication & Auto QC
A recent study on Media Industry revealed that out of all the content spread around different servers & clouds, 25% to 30% are duplicates.
- A variety of content operations are responsible for generating multiple duplicates, which add to storage costs and slow down migration to content. These duplicates are almost similar variants of the same content, which makes their identification difficult.
- Furthermore, while fast migration to the cloud is necessary to streamline content management, cloud storage is expensive.
Hence, an end-to-end smart Video Intelligence solution is a must-have to manage content well and save on unnecessary expenses.
Quantiphi’s Video Deduplication Solution enables Media Enterprises to autodetect, delete, and restore similar content, thus saving on cloud expenses and automating content operations.
GB Labs FastNAS F-16
Optimised HDD powered by GB Labs’ CORE.4 Lite OS featuring tools such as Velocity RAID Engine (V.R.E.) and Mosaic Asset Organiser.
Ideal for medium – large Post-Production houses and collaborative media workflows.
Max 2 Expansions.
Technologies - IDA / VRE / Mosaic
Capacity 32 - 192TB
HDD Speed - Up to 2GB/s
Expandable - Up to 576TB
Bare Metal Cloud (BMC)
- Dedicated
- Dedicated servers reduce latency by up to 40% vs. virtual machines
- Eliminate “noisy neighbor” effect
- Interconnected
- Connect all 60+ bare metal PoPs via Zenlayer’s private backbone
- Directly connect to public clouds such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, etc.
- On demand
- Activate in 10 minutes
- Add bandwidth/IPs as needed
Mercury Helios 3S Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Expansion Solution
With dual 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Mercury Helios 3S offers the bandwidth needed to support data-intensive 4K capture cards to speed up diverse video workflows such as vlogging. Boost your DAW with external DSP acceleration and run larger mixes with multiple plug-ins. Live stream the action in your gaming sessions or share files over a 10GbE or Fibre Channel network without any speed throttling.
Mercury Helios 3S supports a wide variety of half-length, full-height, single or double-width, pro-level PCIe cards from leading brands like AJA, Apogee, ATTO, Avid Pro Tools, Blackmagic Design, CalDigit, HighPoint, Intel, Solid State Logic, Universal Audio, and OWC.
- Video capture
- Digital audio
- Solid State Drive (SSD)
- 40GbE/10GbE network adapters
- SAS controllers
- Firewire, USB, or eSATA host adapters
SoftRAID RAID Utility Software
Data-center software on your desktop
Using RAID to store and manage data offers unparalleled performance and data security. OWC SoftRAID protects your life’s work with redundant storage options and disk failure monitoring. SoftRAID from OWC delivers the best of safety and speed, far outperforming hardware-only solutions.
The best of access speeds and data safety with countless disk configurations is a game-changer. With the ease of creating RAID volumes, the flexibility to use multiple enclosures and the foresight to prevent disk failure, SoftRAID helps you manage your data like a pro at a fraction of the cost.
- Create and/or delete raid volumes easily
- New disk? Test it first with certify
- Check your data or volume at any time
- Five raid levels for all uses
- RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 (10)
- 24/7 Disk failure warning via email
When it comes to protection, SoftRAID stays steps ahead of data loss. SoftRAID checks new disks before you use them, warns you when a disk is about to fail, and keeps working after a disk fails.
If speed is what you’re after, SoftRAID leads the race. SoftRAID enables the use of up to 16 disks in a single volume or the ability to spread volumes over two or more enclosures for unprecedented speeds.
For optimal speed and safety, SoftRAID is in a class by itself.
SoftRAID checks new disks before you use them. New disk? SoftRAID's certify feature will tell you if your disk is bad, before you save precious data to it—protecting you against using a disk that is faulty or about to fail.
Always on and never in the way. SoftRAID Monitor runs scans in the background—even when you're not logged in—making it ideal for use on servers. And when you're logged in and working, it uses a minimum of CPU power, so you won't even notice it's there.
Keep working after a disk fails. If you use a SoftRAID mirror (RAID 1), RAID 4, RAID 5 or RAID 1+0 volume, your work is protected against disk failure. Even if one of your disks fails, you can keep right on working and make your deadline. None of your files will be lost. How great is that?
SoftRAID supports five levels of RAID optimized for speed, safety, or both. Any SoftRAID volume can have up to 16 disks.
- RAID 0 – Stripes
- Fastest
- RAID 1 – Mirrors
- Safest RAID
- RAID 4 – Dedicated Parity
- Fast and safe
- RAID 5 – Distributed Parity
- Fast and safe
- RAID 1+0 (10) – Stripes + Mirrors
- Fastest and safest
GB Labs Unify Hub
GB Labs MINI Space SSD
Work in the highest resolutions with extreme performance from GB Labs’ pure SPACE SSD NAS for massive shared work groups and DPX work flows; supporting formats up to 8K.
Ideal for Digital Cinematographers, 4K, Editing, Animation and VFX houses.
Technologies - IDA² / Dynamic Bandwidth / Analytics Centre / CloakDR / Mosaic
Capacity - 23 - 720TB
Speed - Up to 18GB/s
Expandable - Up to 10PB
GB Labs FastNAS F-8 Nitro
This product isn’t just built for high-end post-production or broadcasters, it is the ideal storage platform for anybody interested in high-performance NAS combined with large capacities at an amazing price point.
The FastNAS F-8 is an exciting new concept in shared storage – A high-performance compact unit with unique hybrid technology powered by our CORE 3 OS Lite. This includes the engine and key modules from the cutting edge CORE 3 operating system that runs the GB Labs SPACE, ECHO and VAULT product ranges.
GB Labs FastNAS F-16 EX
Capacity - 32 - 192TB
Expandable - Up to 576TB
Ven.ue Supply Chain
Supply chain services encompass content ingest, content processing, transcoding, QC, closed caption/subtitle conform work, packaging and delivery to digital endpoints per the technical specifications required by these endpoints. Our clients include BBC Studios, Google Play, Under the Milky Way, Sony Pictures, Sony PlayStation, Filmbank Media, Funimation and The National Hot Rod Association.
GB Labs Hyperspace
There is no other product on the market that manages the relationship between spinning disks and solid state drives (SSD) like HyperSpace. HyperSpace marries the two seamlessly and ensures the ultimate performance from both simultaneously.Unlike other products on the market, HyperSpace has been specifically designed for media and entertainment workflows. Built-in intelligence constantly monitors, learns and adapts to users behaviour. Clever algorithms optimise system performance close to that of a pure SSD solution. Adding a HyperSpace to your workflow immediately and dramatically improves performance.This next generation disk acceleration cleverly optimises the use of the SSD layer by maximising efficiency at all times. This efficiency ensures you never compromise on performance, unlike cache-based systems.These elements come together to offer you up to 800% more performance from spinning disks and at a fraction of the cost of a pure SSD system. Coupled with robust RAID6 protection for all data, at all times makes this an extremely secure solution that offers you complete peace of mind.
Another huge benefit of this solution is that both the SSD and HDD layers are independently expandable. This dynamic expansion also allows you to increase capacity or performance with data intact. The system effortlessly manages itself when more storage is added and you simply keep working.
Ateliere Connect™
Connect is fully provisioned to manage workflows for over 100 platforms, which means every step can be handled within our platform, from ingest to delivery. End-to-end supply chain workflows can be completely automated with AI-driven microservices within Connect.
FrameDNA™ is an AI image recognition tool within Connect that scans multiple versions of content, identifies the frames that are similar and different, and automatically deduplicates the versions, allowing users to consolidate multiple versions into lightweight, nimble IMF packages. By running their content libraries through FrameDNA, companies have been able to reduce their overall storage footprints by an average of 70%. In addition, their titles are now ready to be rendered out in any localized or conformed version quickly and efficiently for global distribution to any platform endpoint.
FrameDNA works in tandem with Deep Analysis, a media probing tool within Connect that rapidly analyzes video files, identifies various elements, including scene changes, color bars, blacks, texted scenes, slates, and essences, and displays them on a graphical timeline view without the user having to watch the file back. For a 54-minute 2K HD ProRes show, this process happens in about 10 mins--that's a time savings of 80%. Deep Analysis can also detect when subtitles overlap with on-screen text. The push to bring legacy libraries into global streaming services requires language/caption support in 26+ versions. All major streaming services immediately reject a show if there’s an issue with caption/texted scene overlap. The quality assurance task once only performed by humans is now fully automated with Deep Analysis. It can detect instances of timed text/texted scene overlap with around 40% more accuracy and 80% faster than manual QC methods.
Connect affords studios and post houses maximum flexibility under their control. Companies can choose the model that works for them--SaaS or PaaS-- and use our modular framework to select only the components of the platform that they need. They don't have to build an entirely new supply chain from scratch to take advantage of the benefits. Connect seamlessly integrates with existing partners and systems via a fully accessible API.
Limelight Origin Storage Services
GB Labs FastNAS F-16 NitroMAX
Delivering SSD performance with the highest HDD capacities powered by GB Labs’ NitroMAX hybrid disk technology and CORE.4 Lite OS tools such as Velocity RAID Engine (V.R.E.) and Mosaic Asset Organiser.
Ideal for medium - large Post-Production houses and collaborative media workflows.
Technologies - Nitro (MAX) / IDA / VRE / Mosaic
Capacity - 128 - 192TB
HDD Speed - Up to 2GB/s
Nitro Boost - 2TB at 2GB/s
Expandable - Up to 576TB
Optional - 10/25/40/50 as standard
GB Labs ECHO Bridge
Bridge the gap between existing SAS or Fibre Channel storage and NAS technology by recycling and re-purposing with ECHO Bridge.
Complete with powerful GB Labs CORE.4 software and media tools including Replication to complete your Nearline.
GB Labs FastNAS F-16 Nitro
Delivering SSD performance with the highest HDD capacities powered by GB Labs’ NitroMAX hybrid disk technology and CORE.4 Lite OS tools such as Velocity RAID Engine (V.R.E.) and Mosaic Asset Organiser.
Ideal for medium - large Post-Production houses and collaborative media workflows.
Technologies - Nitro (MAX) / IDA / VRE / Mosaic
Capacity - 128 - 192TB
HHD Speed - Up to 2GB/s
Nitro Boost - 2TB at 2GB/s
Expandable - Up to 576TB
Optional - 10/25/40/50 GbE as Standard
GB Labs ECHO EX (36 Bay)
Capacity- 64 - 448TB
Expandable up to 10PB
GB Labs SPACE SSD
Work in the highest resolutions with extreme performance from GB Labs’ pure SPACE SSD NAS for massive shared work groups and DPX work flows; supporting formats up to 8K.
Ideal for Digital Cinematographers, 4K, Editing, Animation and VFX houses.
Technologies - IDA² / Dynamic Bandwidth / Analytics Centre / CloakDR / Mosaic
Capacity - 23- 720TB
Speed - Up to 18GB/s
Expandable - Up to 10PB
GB Labs SPACE EX
Expand your SPACE, SPACE+ and SPACE SSD NAS instantly and dynamically with minimal disruption through GB Labs’ CORE.4.
Expand for further performance when used with additional RAID controllers.
Technologies - IDA²
Capacity - 32- 224TB
Expandable - Up to 10PB
OWC Thunderbolt™ 3 mini Dock
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock harnesses the full potential of your Mac or PC’s Thunderbolt 3 port, with fast data transfers, dual 4K display support, and small device charging power creating a hub of powerful connections. Built by the world’s largest producer of Thunderbolt devices, OWC follows the highest standards in engineering and manufacturing, so you can use the Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock with full confidence in its compatibility and precision performance.
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock effectively utilizes your computer’s Thunderbolt 3 40Gb/s capability to provide support for two displays up to 4096 x 2160 4K @ 60Hz without impacting performance. Transform your notebook’s single display into a three-screen viewing space or instantly support two displays on your desktop and increase work productivity with extended or mirrored modes. Experience crystal-clear, vibrant 4K video and high-fidelity audio in gaming and uncompressed video streaming of high action sports and movies. Whatever your display desire, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock helps you see what you’ve been missing.
On-the-go or on a desktop, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock is the ultimate all-in-one portable dock. Compact-sized like a smartphone and with no AC adapter needed, this “kitchen sink of connectivity” expands port-limited Thunderbolt 3 Macs and PCs with five additional ports.
A must-have for the mobile professional, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock offers a Gigabit Ethernet port for a faster and more reliable internet connection. Users will relish a speedy server connection, uninterrupted downloads, and reliable file transfers while saying goodbye to aggravating, low-quality public Wi-Fi connections.
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock is available to order now.
GB Labs SPACE
SPACE is the true successor to SAN, designed to be used directly across the network with an abundance of sustained reliable performance and comprehensive CORE.4 workflow tools.
Ideal for Film, Post-Production and Facilities.
Technologies - IDA² / Dynamic Bandwidth / Analytics Centre / CloakDR / Mosaic
Capacity - 64 - 160TB
Speed - Up to 2GB/s
Expandable - Up to 3PB
GB Labs FastNAS F-8 Nitro Studio
Ultra-quiet desktop delivering SSD performance with HDD capacities powered by GB Labs’ CORE.4 Lite and Nitro hybrid disk technology.
Ideal for Creative Professionals, High-End Post Production, Broadcast and Film Facilities.
Technologies - Nitro /IDA /VRE / Mosaic
Capacity 16 - 96TB
HDD Speed - Up to 1GB/s
Nitro Boost - 500MB/s
GB Labs MINISPACE SSD 1RU
Work in the highest resolutions with extreme performance from GB Labs’ pure SPACE SSD 1RU NAS for massive shared work groups and DPX work flows; supporting formats up to 8K.
Ideal for Digital Cinematographers, 4K, Editing, Animation and VFX houses. Also available in flight-case ready configuration.
Technologies- IDA² / Dynamic Bandwidth / Analytics Centre / Mosaic
Capacity- 3.8 - 240TB
Speed- Up to 3GB/s
Expandable- Up to 1.2PB
GB Labs ECHO EX (16 BAY)
Storage size can be increased dynamically, meaning that data can stay in place as the capacity changes and downtime is not required. Additional storage is SAS connected and allows the scaling of a single volume or multiples as required, expansion is easy to carry out and happens instantly using pre-formatted ECHO EX units.
ECHO EX offers large storage sizes up to 224TB per unit, allowing total expansion of the ECHO to grow up to 4PB.
Capacity - Up to 224TB
Expandable Up to 4PB
GB Labs ECHO (16 Bay)
Cost-effective, highly expandable and energy efficient near line storage for facility backup and replication. Powered by GB Labs CORE.4, ECHO comes complete with Replication, File Manager, optional CloakDR and more...
Ideal for Render Farms, Disaster Recovery, Digital Shelf and Instant Access media storage.
Technologies - DA² / Dynamic Bandwidth / Analytics Centre / CloakDR / Mosaic
Capacity - 32 - 224TB
Speed - Up to 1.5GB/s
Expandable - Up to 4PB
GB Labs Vault
VAULT changes all that. Developed for central archives, the VAULT multi-drive LTO-7 / LTO-8 system can write and read data from any or all drives simultaneously at an astonishing 1440MB/s (LTO-8). Network-attached, users can read and write from any authorised workstation, for a workflow that is far more efficient than drives tethered to a single dedicated computer.
All GB Labs LTO systems include our LTO Manager fully featured archiving software for backup and archiving tasks. The interface for the software is a web GUI that allows users and administrators to write TAR files to tape sets or even format the tapes as LTFS. All operations can be completed using the software and data can be pulled seamlessly from any GB Labs system.
Uniquely the system also allows users to mount LTFS tapes on their desktops through the network. You can then interact with the tapes much like any other removable media (USB, FireWire drives etc.)
The software logs all activity and catalogues the contents of each tape and any additional meta data. This means that the entire catalogue can be searched intelligently, and retrieval of data is fast and straightforward, using flashback video previews to create archive material.
Technologies- LTO Manager / LTO 6, 7 & 8 / FlashBack / HyperWrite
GB Labs Space +
Higher capacity SPACE+ pushes SPACE to greater performance and is designed to be used directly across the network with an abundance of sustained, reliable performance and comprehensive CORE.4 workflow tools.
Ideal for Film, Post-Production and Facilities.
Technologies - IDA² / Dynamic Bandwidth / Analytics Centre / CloakDR / Mosaic
Capacity - 128 - 224TB
Speed - Up to 3GB/s
Expandable - Up to 4PB
XDCAM Air
Sony’s XDCAM air Professional Cloud Service for News Production delivers live streaming and/or file transfer directly from the field and combines this with advanced cloud-based tools to instantly connect your news production team with the day’s hot stories.