VOD Producer simplifies and automates the complex tasks of preparing and assembling Cable-Labs-compliant of VOD content for cable operators and production networks of any size.
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Features
VOD Producer is a powerful system built on the Vantage media processing platform that:
- Automates the assembly of VOD content for production networks of any size
- Simplifies the complex tasks of VOD preparation for operators with an easy to use graphical interface
- Assembles branded, edited compositions from off-air captures, clean feeds or NLE sources
- Interfaces with any Telestream transcoder to produce cable, OTT, mobile and broadband output
VOD Producer can operate as a standalone workstation or fully automated Vantage workflow component. Content created with VOD Producer is fully compatible with existing cable infrastructure. No new hardware is required.
VOD Producer allows you to:
- Edit, trim and reorder content segments
- Add interstitials for promotion and cross promotion
- Brand each segment with unique graphics
- Edit embedded or .scc closed captions to align with content.
- Map and mix source audio for multiple technology or language requirements
- Utilize any Telestream transcoder to produce VOD as adaptive bit-rate, transport streams or mezzanine formats
Simple 2-Step Process
Step 1
Edit and assemble CableLabs compliant video
asset.
VOD Producer DAI accepts:
- EDL from your favorite editor
- CML documents
- VOD Workflow Portal (user interface)
Use VOD Portal to Define
- Playlist order of content segments
- Set trim points
- Caption source definition
- Vchip & Vchip graphics
- Branding graphic
- Copy protection
Step 2
Produce Output:
- Assemble playlist composition
- Encode as CableLabs compliant transport stream
- Create Nielsen metadata documents
- Distribute assets to ecosystem partners
- Optional: encode to adaptive bit-rate or mezzanine formats.
- Optional: Watermark for Nielsen measurement and produce Nielsen metadata
Technical Specifications
What’s Included
- VOD Producer Portal
- Composition playlist assembly processor
- MPEG2 and H.264 Transport Stream encoders
- EDL ingest
- Vantage Workflow Designer
- Vantage Management Console and Operator Portal Configuration
