FlipFactory TrafficManager Features & Benefits

v6.0 FEATURES:
HD Commercial/Syndication Support
Support for HD syndication (Pathfire) or commercial (DG FastChannel, Vyvx) workflows.  Includes decode support for Transport Stream HD files with the preservation of VANC data, including 708 captions, through to broadcast and cable servers

Extended MVL Notification
SeaChange MVL support now includes population and pass-through of spot metadata (agency, ID, etc.) to the MVL server.

New H.264 Encoder
Support for interlaced and progressive H.264 within Program Stream, Transport Stream, and M4V formats.  Audio support for AAC or PCM audio.  Supports import of MainConcept .MEF profiles, allowing video encoding parameters to be set up within the MainConcept desktop interface and then imported into FlipFactory

Grass Valley GXF, MXF Additions
Support added for 720p HD formats, also support for encoding long-GOP MXF compatible with Grass Valley Profile or K2 servers

Harris / Leitch HD Encoding Support
Now offering full support for decoding and encoding of Leitch HD files, including preservation/generation of VANC data for closed captions

Cable / VOD / Transport Stream
Added generation of HD 708 closed captions during encode, either synthesized from a 608 source or passed through from a 708 source.  Also added ability to generate multiple audio streams, each with a different language (or channel mapping from the source); allows mixing of 6.0 and 2.0 material, as well as splitting languages between audio streams

v6.0 OPTIONS:
Pipeline™ Encoder Integration
Automate live or tape-based encoding directly into TrafficManager using the Telestream Pipeline™ network encoder.

Screen Subtitling Integration
Full integration with Screen Subtitling software, allowing generation of open (burnt-in) subtitles from .STL, .PAC, and Lingua subtitle files for all supported video formats, including HD, SD, Mobile, IPTV, and web formats

Integrated Flash 8 Video Encoding
Full integration with the On2 VP6 SDK for Flash 8 video, providing a significant performance increase, more settings, and 2-pass encoding for pristine quality

MetaFlip™ Option for Google Video
Added ability to push metadata directly to Google video

Media Expansion Filter
New filter allows the extension of the underlying video timeline; when used in conjunction with GraphicsFactory, this allows the addition of bumpers, trailers, and interstitials, and regionalized branding of promos or syndicated content.

STANDARD FEATURES:
Automates Ingest-to-Playout
Simplify receipt and redistribution of commercials, syndicated content and other digital media from digital delivery servers reducing time and effort in moving new media through Traffic and into Operations.

Single Collection Point
For station personnel to receive and track media from digital delivery services or local sources. Reduces staff workload and training requirements and improves efficiency

Tapeless
Replace tape and analog-to-digital conversions with faster, more efficient digital media file transfer.

Best in Class “Factory” Automation
Hands-free processing; simply set rules for where to look for source files, what to do with them, and where to deliver them

Extensive Format Support
The industry’s broadest and deepest file format support

Consistent, Scalable, Reliable
Set up factories once for consistent high-quality output results; scale across multiple servers; add 24/7 reliability for critical workflows.

Creation of Low-Res Proxies
Provides access to desktop review and approval from anywhere in the facility

Supports All Major Broadcast Server and Leading VOD Server Brands and Models
For TV stations with multiple server brands or those looking to upgrade to newer hardware, TrafficManager makes the migration easy.

Notifies Automation Systems
Automatically notifies automation systems that new content has been placed on the broadcast server and is ready for playout. Automation systems supported now include: Crispin, Encoda Systems, Florical, Harris, NVerzion, Omnibus, Pro-Bel, Sundance, VCI and Microfirst

Automatically Corrects Audio Levels
TrafficManager analyzes the incoming media's audio levels, suggests gain correction, and automatically corrects audio level.

Indexing and Keyframe Extraction
Automatically extracts key attributes such as scene detection, key frame, closed caption, time code and audio levels from source media

Clip Trimming
Trim media files of unwanted bumpers and trailers - simple user interface allows for frame accurate trimming of all input formats

Gathers Metadata Provided by the Digital Delivery Servers and Passes it Along to Traffic and Automation Systems.
Information made available by the digital delivery server is passed on to the Traffic account and automation systems. Metadata such as ISCI codes, Title, Client, Agency, Product Name, Duration, SOM and EOM

Overlays Can Be Added Anywhere in the Picture
Embed an overlay such as a watermark into your video to protect your assets. Supports many image file formats including PNG, BMP, JPEG, GIF, LBM, PCX, PNG, PPM, TARGA, TIFF, and WBMP

Transport Plug-in Architecture
Enabling seamless integration with specialized and user-provided plug-ins, making it easy to get media on and off various devices

Supports Notify and Submit Plug-in Architectures
Allows you to combine the power of FlipFactory with applications such as Virage VideoLogger, IBM VideoCharger, and IPV SpectreView.

Apple Support for FlipFactory Client
FlipFactory user interface runs on Apple Mac OS X operating system and Safari Web browser, providing convenient desktop access to media files for Mac users.

Conforming Module Option
Conforms multiple source files into a single clip from EDLs generated by MAM clients - adding value to news edit, rough-cut edit and quick video assembly

GraphicsFactory™ Option
Applies multiple graphics layers such as QuickTime overlays, image overlays, text, with timeline-driven events such as fades and movie start/stops. Allows automated branding or regionalization for promos and syndicated content

MotionResolve™ Option
Dramatically improves interlaced-to-interlaced and interlaced-to-progressive conversions on a per-pixel basis by intelligently detecting and including/excluding motion across fields and provides superior standards conversion quality, e.g. NTSC to PAL

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