New From NETIA for IBC2007

July 10, 2007

Source: Netia

Convergence is critical to making content available for distribution through a variety of channels, and NETIA will be exhibiting its line of products focused on this theme to the European audience attending IBC2007. NETIA has enhanced its Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs and Manreo asset management software range with added functionality to enable broadcasters to converge their workflows in a comprehensive software suite.

A) Radio-Assist Digital Audio Software — U-Share Integration

NETIA has integrated its U-Share network management system into Radio-Assist 7.5 to simplify the distribution of audio content from one site to multiple destination sites. U-Share automates the exchange of content over the latest transmission platforms — IP transport or DVB video transport — for easy management of content distribution to the right place, at the right time.

Other content exchanges can be organized according to priority with flexible options for setting and modifying transmission schedules. U-Share optimizes the exchange of video and audio content through autonomous and automatic management of its transport network. For each transfer request in a given time slot, U-Share offers the best solution for the current network congestion, thus considerably reducing transfer costs.

Axia Integration

Radio-Assist 7.5 is now available bundled with customized Axia IP-Audio networking components that allow any audio workstation PC running Windows® to send studio-grade audio directly to an Axia audio network from its network interface card — completely bypassing the need for PC sound cards. NETIA's partnership with Axia Audio opens up an entirely new world of control for radio broadcasters. The audio networking capabilities of the entire Axia product line, combined with NETIA's ability to provide complete management of users' workflow processes — from capture to multichannel broadcasting — over a variety of devices, provides a truly scalable, end-to-end solution for radio broadcasters.

Feed-in IP Mode

NETIA's Feed-In is used for day-to-day scheduling of all automatic recordings of external programs. At IBC2007, NETIA will introduce its new IP version of the software solution which allows Radio-Assist users to record continuous RTP inputs or scheduled programs without the need for a sound card. Feed-in IP mode offers eight (8) inputs which can be simultaneously recorded per computer. 

The Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. Radio-Assist features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, administration, and more. With its modular structure, it can adapt to the different requirements of radio facilities and integrate rapidly into an existing environment. Equipped with new features that further enrich production and playout processes, Radio-Assist 7.5 offers a one-stop solution that enables even more flexible handling of media.
 

B) Manreo Video Software Featuring New Video Recorder and Web 2.0 Modules

Also being highlighted at IBC2007 is NETIA's Manreo software range, designed to maximize productivity gains in media asset management and use of rich media. 

Warehouse Web 2.0

At this year's IBC, NETIA is unveiling its Warehouse Web Version 2.0 audio and video broadcast and display platform that can provide new services and revenue opportunities for Manreo users. This full-featured software solution provides companies with a system for centralizing, sharing, and viewing audio, image, and video archives, and broadcasting them across multiple distribution channels (Web portals, mobile devices, ADSL, etc.). Because Warehouse Web 2.0 has been developed using the REST (Representational State Transfer) architecture and includes XML Web Services, it now offers up to four easy-to-use interfaces, making it more ergonomic and powerful to use.

Warehouse Web's Catalog Interface offers Manreo users a global view on all files and metadata, along with more powerful searches. The Terminology Interface manages the Thesaurus and allows users to add, delete, and modify words and interaction between words. The Media Interface manages the storage of both audio and video files. Using this interface, users can view various files and file format support. Finally, Warehouse Web's Monitoring Interface lets the user track file conversion and publishing workflows to various platforms. 

New Manreo Video Recorder Module

The new video recorder module within the Manreo suite is used to acquire and digitize videos from tape. With functionality including start, stop, forward, rewind, etc., Manreo Video Recorder controls the VTR and launches the acquisition and digitization (MPEG-2 with MainConcept) process. For TV stations and other media companies with large stores of tape-based archives, Manreo Video Recorder enables migration to lossless and more secure digital storage.

The migration of media libraries to digital is critical to preserving media, but it also can be a very demanding process. This latest addition to the Manreo product line uses the RS-232 and RS-422 protocol to control external VTRs and allows users to connect a jog/shuttle control via USB port for easy navigation. The operator can watch video as the media is being digitized, plus in and out points can be marked to create a clip or even a new video, produced automatically from a series of marked segments.

C) Media Logging

NETIA will also be highlighting its Media Logging range at IBC. This range of solutions meets the increased worldwide demand for radio and TV monitoring systems by carrying out the capture, indexing, transcoding, and distribution of audio and video content. Broadcasters, telecom and mobile phone operators, and Internet companies use Media Logging for continuous capture of video and audio files, 24 hours a day. Each file is examined individually, segmented, and completed with the necessary associated metadata ― in an automatic or semi-automatic mode — through the use of sophisticated new speech-to-text and image recognition techniques.

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