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Busby by Squared Paper
Light-weight, broadcast-specific implementation of an Enterprise Service Bus.
Busby by Squared Paper
Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Content data analysis »
Busby offered by Squared Paper is a state of the art microservices and ESB toolkit which can be used in a wide variety of broadcast applications:
Busby Core Modules
Three parts of Busby
Busby Configuration
Busby Configuration • Workflows
Busby Configuration • Boards
Selector • Boards
Selector • User Interfaces
New features…Some of our latest work includes:
Busby offered by Squared Paper is a state of the art microservices and ESB toolkit which can be used in a wide variety of broadcast applications:
- monitoring hardware
- software and applications
- workflow orchestration of any complexity
- event recording for SLA reporting and later analysis
- controlling external devices and services
- media manipulation and delivery.
Busby Core Modules
- Configuration, authentication, presentation
- Workflow tools
- Resource scheduling and analysis
- Device control
- Alarms and monitoring
- Dashboards and reporting
Three parts of Busby
- Busby Configuration
- Selector (presentation of the current configuration)
- Busby Admin (an overview of the Busby system status)
Busby Configuration
- Centralized user interface for managing the configuration of your Busby system
- Allows configuration of all available services
- Versioning available for rollback to a previous state
- Secure
- Core system settings
- Various levels of deployments can be assigned to multiple machines or hosts
- All services can be configured through a simple form
- Drivers for connecting to numerous third-party hardware/ software devices
Busby Configuration • Workflows
- Manual steps allow the Busby user to interact with the workflow directly
- Automatic steps might be an action performed on an asset like transcoding or the compilation of a report/schedule
- Multiple paths can be easily created in a workflow by adding ports
- Scripts can be added at any point in a workflow. Written in modern scripting languages and utilising built in libraries, frameworks and functions
Busby Configuration • Boards
- To present a workflow in a meaningful way we use boards.
- They allow for ultimate flexibility when deciding on the what workflow steps should be included and in what order.
Selector • Boards
- Allows for the presentation of a workflow where each vertical strip corresponds with a step in the workflow.
- Each separate job is represented as a card in a column. Behind the scenes a record is kept of the jobs progress and varying ‘states’ as it travels through the workflow.
- ‘Info-block’ metadata can be attached to jobs at any point
- Each board is customisable for different user groups
Selector • User Interfaces
- Other user interfaces are available
- Each can be displayed depending on the users' access permissions.
- Screens can also be tailored to display different parts of a workflow depending on the users’ requirements
New features…Some of our latest work includes:
- Creation of a Resource scheduling and diary modules
- OTT/TX chain overview user interface
- Multi-site connections using secure zone trunking
- Additional connectors to third-party system and services
Cambria File Convert (FTC)
Smart, innovative, next-generation transcoding software.
Cambria File Convert (FTC)
Manage » Prepare » Content Preparation » Transcode and normalization »
Cambria FTC imports and exports widely used professional digital video formats, including H.264, MPEG-2, DNxHD and HEVC.
It is a flexible transcoding software solution that converts video files between formats for editing, archiving, and broadcasting and allows you to produce high-quality media files suitable for broadcast, IPTV, Web, and mobile applications.
Cambria FTC Packager imports multiple offline file formats and repackages them into multiple adaptive streaming formats such as HLS, MPEG-Dash and MSS without re-encoding.
Cambria FTC imports and exports widely used professional digital video formats, including H.264, MPEG-2, DNxHD and HEVC.
It is a flexible transcoding software solution that converts video files between formats for editing, archiving, and broadcasting and allows you to produce high-quality media files suitable for broadcast, IPTV, Web, and mobile applications.
Cambria FTC Packager imports multiple offline file formats and repackages them into multiple adaptive streaming formats such as HLS, MPEG-Dash and MSS without re-encoding.
Cambria Live
It is a software-based production suite for professional live streaming broadcast production.
Cambria Live
Manage » Prepare » Content Preparation » Access services and localization tools »
Cambria Live works as a standalone, all-in-one live studio encoder or as a part of a network of multiple Cambria Live workstations overseen by Cambria Broadcast Manager (BCM).
Playlist Creation/Import
Create playlists with a group of files for repeated playback, highlight clips edited in Cambria Live, or a playlist to be muxed with a separate audio track.
Powerpoint Input
Users can integrate PowerPoint presentations into a live broadcast for E-learning and seminars.
Cambria Live Controller
Cambria Live Controller integrates seamlessly with your existing playout server and ad scheduling systems while mixing live and file assets. Customizable controllers communicate with these systems and control Cambria Live’s engine via API.
Audio Level Control
Allows users to adjust audio levels on the fly while live streaming.Cambria Live EditCreate multiple video clips on the fly during an event by simply setting in and out points on Cambria Live Edit timeline.
File Recording
Simultaneously stream and record a broadcast as a TS or MP4 file.
Multi-view Function
Cambria Live can replicate the feel of a multi camera broadcast by creating virtual cameras in software that can be cued as if you had multiple studio cameras.
Cambria Live works as a standalone, all-in-one live studio encoder or as a part of a network of multiple Cambria Live workstations overseen by Cambria Broadcast Manager (BCM).
Playlist Creation/Import
Create playlists with a group of files for repeated playback, highlight clips edited in Cambria Live, or a playlist to be muxed with a separate audio track.
Powerpoint Input
Users can integrate PowerPoint presentations into a live broadcast for E-learning and seminars.
Cambria Live Controller
Cambria Live Controller integrates seamlessly with your existing playout server and ad scheduling systems while mixing live and file assets. Customizable controllers communicate with these systems and control Cambria Live’s engine via API.
Audio Level Control
Allows users to adjust audio levels on the fly while live streaming.Cambria Live EditCreate multiple video clips on the fly during an event by simply setting in and out points on Cambria Live Edit timeline.
File Recording
Simultaneously stream and record a broadcast as a TS or MP4 file.
Multi-view Function
Cambria Live can replicate the feel of a multi camera broadcast by creating virtual cameras in software that can be cued as if you had multiple studio cameras.
Flow Works MAM/PAM/PMS
Digital Media Asset Management and Distribution System for post-production, broadcasting, archiving.
Flow Works MAM/PAM/PMS
Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » End-to-end supply chain solutions »
Flow Works specializes in the technical processing of media content (of any type) as well as editorial & management processes of any kind.Flow Works consists of 6 core parts: Flow Center, Flow Device and Workflow Manager, Flow Coder – Media Transcoding, Flow Storage Manager, Flow Fuel Playout Modules & Interfaces, Flow ANT – the Micro Media Management System. Flow Center is a highly integrated, complete workflow and asset management solution. It specializes in the technical processing of media content (of any type) as well as editorial & management processes of any kind.
Flow Center covers all technical, workflow and integration needs encompassing:
Both as primary purpose or line-extention, Flow Works offers a wide range of made-to-measure web based services/surfaces for specific tasks. These services, collectively called “Fuel”, can be categorised into four groups:
Flow Works specializes in the technical processing of media content (of any type) as well as editorial & management processes of any kind.Flow Works consists of 6 core parts: Flow Center, Flow Device and Workflow Manager, Flow Coder – Media Transcoding, Flow Storage Manager, Flow Fuel Playout Modules & Interfaces, Flow ANT – the Micro Media Management System. Flow Center is a highly integrated, complete workflow and asset management solution. It specializes in the technical processing of media content (of any type) as well as editorial & management processes of any kind.
Flow Center covers all technical, workflow and integration needs encompassing:
- Editorial to administrative management of media content (archive, editorial processes, automated workflows, communication, distribution / publishing)
- Complete technical handling and editing of media content (transcoding, cut, brand, mux, crop, delivery, playout)
- Integration of third-party technical, management and distribution applications into complete and automatable workflow chains.
Both as primary purpose or line-extention, Flow Works offers a wide range of made-to-measure web based services/surfaces for specific tasks. These services, collectively called “Fuel”, can be categorised into four groups:
- Production workflows (uploader, dailies, screening & approvals, file exchange)
- Project workflows (uploader, multiple content pool management, projects management, screener, file exchange)
- Publishing workflows (content pool management, distribution / channel management, file delivery)
- Playout (web TV, corporate TV, showrooms / crm, press-services, shops, apps, hybrid, social media – all via any device)
Ingest Browser
Web-based Content Browser, Player, Sticher and Ingest Workflow Starter
Ingest Browser
Produce » Post Production » Ingest » Post-production ingest »
Very most often the business processes within the post-production chain do start with the ingest from modern storage media. This can be either disks like Sony's XDCAM or cards like Panasonic's P2. Alternatively source footage is delivered via Internet or on USB hard drives, sticks, DVD's, BluRays or what so ever and moved from here to a central storage. But not all material is relevant. A selection of and within video files is required. For a more practial file handling the relevant shots are desired to get concatenated before moving onwards within the workflow.
This is the are where x-dream-media's Ingest Browser plays. This product allows previewing professional video files within a web browser. Basic technical metadata of the files are displayed. The files can get trimmed and concatenated. Finally automatic processing actions are triggered by human operator. By default x-dream-media’s MXF Sticher and Re-Muxer is called. Alternatively a job can get started at x-dream-media’s Workflow Manager.
Very most often the business processes within the post-production chain do start with the ingest from modern storage media. This can be either disks like Sony's XDCAM or cards like Panasonic's P2. Alternatively source footage is delivered via Internet or on USB hard drives, sticks, DVD's, BluRays or what so ever and moved from here to a central storage. But not all material is relevant. A selection of and within video files is required. For a more practial file handling the relevant shots are desired to get concatenated before moving onwards within the workflow.
This is the are where x-dream-media's Ingest Browser plays. This product allows previewing professional video files within a web browser. Basic technical metadata of the files are displayed. The files can get trimmed and concatenated. Finally automatic processing actions are triggered by human operator. By default x-dream-media’s MXF Sticher and Re-Muxer is called. Alternatively a job can get started at x-dream-media’s Workflow Manager.
MFP
Multi-Format Player is a powerful decoding engine that plays the majority of SD and HD video formats
MFP
Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »
The Multi-Format Player is a free and widely applicable tool in file-based environments. Due to its extremely powerful decoding engine it can play the majority of SD and HD video formats. It supports camera, editing, archiving, video server, streaming and download formats. Thus it can be used for the ingest, for review purposes or for quality control.
The Multi-Format Player is equiped with the usual player controls as well as single-frame stepping and looping. Furthermore, a frame-accurate seeking and play back of video files is possible. It also displays LTC and VITC timecode. A special highlight is the ability to output the video through professional interface cards as HD-SDI signal. Another highlight is the side-by-side view. This allows a direct comparison of two video files for instance on two monitors. Thus, the Multi-Format Player is ideal for video quality comparisons.
The Multi-Format Player is a free and widely applicable tool in file-based environments. Due to its extremely powerful decoding engine it can play the majority of SD and HD video formats. It supports camera, editing, archiving, video server, streaming and download formats. Thus it can be used for the ingest, for review purposes or for quality control.
The Multi-Format Player is equiped with the usual player controls as well as single-frame stepping and looping. Furthermore, a frame-accurate seeking and play back of video files is possible. It also displays LTC and VITC timecode. A special highlight is the ability to output the video through professional interface cards as HD-SDI signal. Another highlight is the side-by-side view. This allows a direct comparison of two video files for instance on two monitors. Thus, the Multi-Format Player is ideal for video quality comparisons.
OneGUI
OneGUI - central job monitoring for transcoder, ingest, QC and file transport tools.
OneGUI
Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » End-to-end supply chain solutions »
ONE GUI gives access to all information and controls that are relevant to the software operators. And it hides all options and controls that a user at his role level should not have access to. Different access levels based on a user/group/role definition can be configured. A login dialogue grants access and gives access to the options according to the user’s role. This said the processing farms “customers” for instance can be limited to watch the status while only operators can change priorities but just supervisors can stop and delete a job within the job list of a processing farm.
ONE GUI gives access to all information and controls that are relevant to the software operators. And it hides all options and controls that a user at his role level should not have access to. Different access levels based on a user/group/role definition can be configured. A login dialogue grants access and gives access to the options according to the user’s role. This said the processing farms “customers” for instance can be limited to watch the status while only operators can change priorities but just supervisors can stop and delete a job within the job list of a processing farm.
Teamium
Cloud-based production management software to automate & centralize end-to-end production process.
Teamium
Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » End-to-end supply chain solutions »
Cloud-based production management software to automate and to centralize end-to-end production process. Designed with the latest web and mobile technologies for today’s digital workplace, Teamium provides extended teams with all the collaboration tools they need to coordinate production work including budgeting scheduling and resource management.
A full, simple and collaborative solution that allows the user to coordinate editorial and production teams, manage in-house or external resources and accurately track costs.
Resource and Talent Scheduling
With a simple, intuitive and interactive interface, Teamium will help you wean off spreadsheets. Simply drag and drop, shrink and stretch your selection, for a single item or a group. Once the resources are scheduled, you can instantly notify one or more members for action from within the application.
Planning & Budgeting
Simplify your task with all the resources you need with your cost and pricing rules. Teamium allows you to build complex multi-variable rate cards for resources and customer specific pricing rules into the system. The interactive tool then allows you to quickly achieve your desired budget. Once the project is green-lighted, the information is automatically saved into a functional work order so you can start scheduling resources.
Resource Management
Whether it is keeping a record of maintenance schedule for a camera or leave management for an employee or availability of a freelancer, Teamium handles it all. Teamium lets you import data from your company systems using our open API. Teamium also supports barcode integration and RFID.
User-defined Business Processes
Increase your team engagement and participation with configurable push notifications, approvals with e-signatures, group chats, task assignments for instant communication. Keep all stakeholders with up to the minute information for making decisions and getting things done. With Teamium’s user-friendly workflow builder, create robust, work processes focused on optimizing your activities tailored to your business rules.
Saas
Get benefits from Teamium® in the Cloud, without actually having to install any software, but rather through a simple subscription to the relevant package.
BYOD
Teamium®, as a scalable and flexible solution, connects you on any devices, and allow you to manage your production from your home or office or on the go.
The following licensing models are available:
Cloud-based production management software to automate and to centralize end-to-end production process. Designed with the latest web and mobile technologies for today’s digital workplace, Teamium provides extended teams with all the collaboration tools they need to coordinate production work including budgeting scheduling and resource management.
A full, simple and collaborative solution that allows the user to coordinate editorial and production teams, manage in-house or external resources and accurately track costs.
Resource and Talent Scheduling
With a simple, intuitive and interactive interface, Teamium will help you wean off spreadsheets. Simply drag and drop, shrink and stretch your selection, for a single item or a group. Once the resources are scheduled, you can instantly notify one or more members for action from within the application.
Planning & Budgeting
Simplify your task with all the resources you need with your cost and pricing rules. Teamium allows you to build complex multi-variable rate cards for resources and customer specific pricing rules into the system. The interactive tool then allows you to quickly achieve your desired budget. Once the project is green-lighted, the information is automatically saved into a functional work order so you can start scheduling resources.
Resource Management
Whether it is keeping a record of maintenance schedule for a camera or leave management for an employee or availability of a freelancer, Teamium handles it all. Teamium lets you import data from your company systems using our open API. Teamium also supports barcode integration and RFID.
User-defined Business Processes
Increase your team engagement and participation with configurable push notifications, approvals with e-signatures, group chats, task assignments for instant communication. Keep all stakeholders with up to the minute information for making decisions and getting things done. With Teamium’s user-friendly workflow builder, create robust, work processes focused on optimizing your activities tailored to your business rules.
Saas
Get benefits from Teamium® in the Cloud, without actually having to install any software, but rather through a simple subscription to the relevant package.
BYOD
Teamium®, as a scalable and flexible solution, connects you on any devices, and allow you to manage your production from your home or office or on the go.
The following licensing models are available:
- perpetual license with a maintenance contract
- rental license
WFM
Manual, fully or semi-automated processes are integrated via the WFM system.
WFM
Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Content & Workflow Management » Supply chain management and orchestration »
Manual, fully or semi-automated processes are integrated via the WFM system. It provides operators with task-specific surfaces. It has connections to all relevant components within the production environment. These components are controlled, video essences and metadata are transferred between the units. There is a focus on ingest into production, post-production or content management systems, as well as archives, processing systems, non-linear publishing, and delivery systems. Broadcast "onAir" is covered as well. The strength of our workflow system is given by its open for connecting to any software within media IT environments and flexibility to execute any business logic required.
Manual, fully or semi-automated processes are integrated via the WFM system. It provides operators with task-specific surfaces. It has connections to all relevant components within the production environment. These components are controlled, video essences and metadata are transferred between the units. There is a focus on ingest into production, post-production or content management systems, as well as archives, processing systems, non-linear publishing, and delivery systems. Broadcast "onAir" is covered as well. The strength of our workflow system is given by its open for connecting to any software within media IT environments and flexibility to execute any business logic required.
YourStoryz
Mobile app designed to do easy video production and one-click branding content sharing
YourStoryz
Produce » Real-Time Production » Production Services » Outside broadcast and mobile facilities »
The ShareStoryz mobile app is called YourStoryz and is designed to carry on easy video production for news-creating companies, brands, sport enterprises and other businesses which take care of the content quality, the public brand image and the speed of content sharing.
Combine clips, add titles, voice-overs, transitions, then publish #YourStoryz from the app - all within minutes! It was never so easy to create professional videos with your smartphone and publish on your preferred channel right away.
Metadata
Adding information to your video is super important. A precise description helps to classify articles correctly, to find them quickly and to distinguish true from fake stories. Our app supports you by adding a title and description to the story.
Graphic Overlay
On top of essential editing functions, the YourStoryz app includes additional features, which you can add to your video, like voiceovers, titles, lower thirds, and your brand logo. Lowerthirds provide crucial information to the viewer. It summarizes the topic of your video, or can describe the role of the subject with names, job titles, and location. With YourStoryz, users can easily add a lower third to their video and customize it to their needs.
Publishing
The edited material can easily be uploaded according to the predefined workflows to the major social platforms or your company newsroom.
YourStoryz allows you to create, edit, brand and share videos up to 10 minutes in real time without missing a moment. It gives an opportunity to support and develop close relationships with customers, build brand image through one framework and grow a loyal customer base.
Key features:
The ShareStoryz mobile app is called YourStoryz and is designed to carry on easy video production for news-creating companies, brands, sport enterprises and other businesses which take care of the content quality, the public brand image and the speed of content sharing.
Combine clips, add titles, voice-overs, transitions, then publish #YourStoryz from the app - all within minutes! It was never so easy to create professional videos with your smartphone and publish on your preferred channel right away.
Metadata
Adding information to your video is super important. A precise description helps to classify articles correctly, to find them quickly and to distinguish true from fake stories. Our app supports you by adding a title and description to the story.
Graphic Overlay
On top of essential editing functions, the YourStoryz app includes additional features, which you can add to your video, like voiceovers, titles, lower thirds, and your brand logo. Lowerthirds provide crucial information to the viewer. It summarizes the topic of your video, or can describe the role of the subject with names, job titles, and location. With YourStoryz, users can easily add a lower third to their video and customize it to their needs.
Publishing
The edited material can easily be uploaded according to the predefined workflows to the major social platforms or your company newsroom.
YourStoryz allows you to create, edit, brand and share videos up to 10 minutes in real time without missing a moment. It gives an opportunity to support and develop close relationships with customers, build brand image through one framework and grow a loyal customer base.
Key features:
- Mobile video editing
- Fast content creation on the fly
- Video branding
- Real-time posting on different social media, company’s website, and other public sources (which are directly integrated).
- Real-time upload on the company’s server
- Ready-made templates
- Intuitive interface
