Products:

Précis file-based newsroom solution:

The BitCentral Précis News Production System provides for total integrated management of all your video assets from Acquisition to Air. The all file-based workflow improves speed-to-air and video quality while reducing operating costs. The Précis collaborative environment extends from field reporters to the newsroom; based on the familiar user interface of the industry proven BitCentral MediaPipe Management and Distribution solution. The MediaPipe solution is deployed in almost 500 TV stations for the management of network news feeds. The core Précis solution provides for the integration of local news stories with national news into a single user interface. Précis is integrated with iNews and ENPS so there's no duplication of effort. Précis is browser based making it fully scaleable to as many individuals as need regardless of where they're located.

 Précis requires no changes to station infrastructure and installation is quick and easy. In most cases, less than one day is required to have the system fully integrated and ready for play-to air.

 Unlike other server based systems on the market Précis is a complete package. There are no “companion” applications that are required. There is nothing extra needed for media organization or an additional application for creating and managing play-lists. It's all included in the standard package.

MediaPipe:

MediaPipe is a robust software platform designed to facilitate the management and distribution of video in a digital file format via satellite. MediaPipe provides your organization with the ability to manage all your media utilizing an Internet browser, allowing for a highly scalable solution. Broadcast quality media and preview quality video files are incorporated into the MediaPipe database and replicated to hundreds or even thousands of servers over a one-way satellite link. In contrast to traditional satellite broadcasting, MediaPipe receives and stores media automatically thus eliminating the participation required on the receive end to tape each broadcast as it occurs. The immediate and recognizable benefit of MediaPipe software is the unparalleled ability to create a more efficient workflow for the distribution, production, archival, and retrieval of media.

Store and Forward (Non Real-Time)
Store and Forward applications can range from simple file delivery, or automated remote playout, to a complex server-based video archive with thousands of hours of searchable programming. Depending upon bandwidth allocation, content can be transmitted faster or slower than real time.

Metadata Association
The innovative relational database structure enables dynamic metadata and content association via a unique handle identifier.

MediaServer:

The BitCentral MediaServer is designed and engineered by broadcast professionals to provide an optimal performance platform for broadcasters using MediaPipe software. The MediaServer is fully integrated and tested for maximum performance and functionality. This extraordinary server enables instant multi-point, multi-user access to all of your media assets. Bitcentral realizes that rack space is always at a premium and that reliability is critical. BitCentral engineered the MediaServer into a single 3RU chassis with no single points of failure. This one-box solution handles the satellite input, files management, playlist run downs and archive, and allows a station to take video clips directly to air without the file ever leaving the box. The box also accommodates up to four play-out channels with SDI digital and analog composite video and balanced audio outputs.

Now, you can store broadcast quality MPEG-2 digital video on the MediaServer at a significantly lower cost than conventional broadcast videotape - a major breakthrough in cost effectiveness. It's expandable to up to 2 Terabytes of storage! Using MPEG-2 encoded at 6 MBPS, MediaServer stores the equivalent of more than 650 one-hour videotapes - all in three rack units of space.

Oasis File Share:

Convenient and efficient sharing of content with other stations within your owner group or just an informal group of independent stations has always been the long term goal of many News Directors. Shipping tapes back and forth or bartering for satellite time, assuming you have an uplink, was always a hassle but more importantly it was difficult and slow with such time sensitive material. OASIS-Share overcomes all the difficulties and delivers a selective broadcast quality video distribution system that moves media quickly and efficiently.

OASIS-Share provides any group of stations the ideal way to share content with the least amount of work and virtually no impact on bandwidth. It becomes a click or two in the normal digital workflow. It simply doesn't get any easier.


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