Meet your customer’s demands for VOD programming with the first automated, enterprise-grade VOD production solution.
Anystream Agility VOD provides a cost-effective, end-to-end, video-on-demand content production solution that helps content providers - small and large - capitalize on the exploding demand for VOD programming. Agility VOD automates the key workflow components used to produce standards-based, CableLabs-compliant VOD content and scales in output capacity to provide the first automated enterprise-grade VOD production solution.
Agility's modular design lets content originators scale their VOD production capabilities and extend automated digital media production to HD workflows, as well as repurpose media for the Web, mobile devices and IPTV outlets.
Features
End-to-end VOD content production
Reduce the cost and complexity of producing CableLabs-compliant VOD content and delivering complete ADI packages to cable operators.
Universal media ingest
Encode MPEG-2 content from tape in real time - or transcode files from most non-linear editors, broadcast servers or archives - in batch production volumes.
Powerful and easy asset assembly
Assemble content, promos and ads with drag and drop simplicity, which frees expensive production systems and creative talent.
Automated content preparation
Automate repetitive production tasks, such as keying the organization logo (bug) and cross-fading between segments, to reduce production costs and speed production process.
Unrestricted ad splicing
Splice ads and cross channel promotions into any location within the content to maximize advertising and promotional opportunities.
Flexible metadata management
Support for CableLabs metadata and business rules provides flexibility to extend metadata with custom validation and entry.
Easily add Web, mobile and IPTV distribution
Efficiently and cost-effectively serve multiple platforms for new revenue outlets.
Scalable architecture
Centrally manage all production components - including metadata entry stations, content assembly stations, encoding and transcoding - and scale seamlessly to handle increased volume.
Extensible open interfaces
Open, XML-based Web services interface extends the automated production to other systems to extract content metadata and business rules from databases and ingest content from media archives.
As your workflow grows, the flexible, modular Agility VOD system can scale production volume with add-on complementary features, like Web publishing, mobile publishing and HD support. To centrally manage several Agility systems, add system-wide job control, load balancing and failover management capabilities.
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Minimum System Requirements System Configuration
Windows 2000 with SP3, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003
Recommended
Dual Intel® Pentium® 4 Xeon
2 GHz or higher with 1GB RAM
100 Mbps Ethernet or 1 Gbps Copper/Fiber interface
Disk drives capable of supporting 80 Mbps sustained write speed
Included
Input
File-based
All major non-linear editing formats
All major broadcast server formats
DVD VOB files
Other major formats including AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4
Tape
Capture with RS-422 deck control (SDI, Analog, DV)
Batch capture
Workflow Automation
Content Assembly
Capture, encode & transcode
Overlay bug
Fade in/out
Adjust & normalize audio
Trim in/out
Assemble content in playlist
Mark and insert ads
Enter and validate metadata, business rules
Select box art, preview clip
V-chip
Closed Captioning
Review & QA
Proxy file generation
Preview proxy from any desktop
Preview output on desktop
Automated Packaging & Distribution
Create complete ADI package
Tar and zip
Copy, FTP, Secure FTP
Status notification
Output
CableLabs MPEG-2 transport streams
AC-3 Audio
Layer II Audio
Control over encoding parameters
CableLabs-compliant ADI package
Windows Media Proxy
System Features
Auto job restart
Automated file distribution
Status notification
Optional
Input
Digital Video
Live feed
VTR emulation
Workflow Automation
Review & QA
Preview output on set top box
Packaging & distribution
Pitcher/Catcher Integration
System Integration
XML-based Web services interface
Scheduling & Management
Timed event scheduling
Advanced triggers via IP, DTMF, GPI
Webcast stream failover (with multiple systems)
Output
Web Module
Windows Media, Real, QuickTime, Flash, MP3, WAV
Mobile Module
MPEG-4
High Definition module
System Features
Scalability & Failover Management
Agility Job Manager
Agility Batch Manager
Agility Resource Manager |
