Pharos at NAB 2008. Mediator integrates Compliance, Promos and Approvals
NAB Las Vegas, 14-17 April. Booth Number SU8905
Pharos Mediator Compliance Spot Check using Quick Markers.
haros will be exhibiting the latest additions to its fully integrated media management, automation and control systems on Stand SU8905 at the 2008 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Pharos delivers efficient desktop workflow and media management to broadcasters and service providers in television, radio, IPTV and telecommunications. New enhanced workflows for approvals compliance and promotions will be shown with integrated real time reports to show progress and efficiency in operations.
New: Pharos Mediator Compliance Workflows
A new option for Mediator provides streamlined workflows to manage editorial and technical compliance. Content can be assessed frame-accurately for technical QC and problem content can be passed for technical correction or referred to a media supervisor. Content likely to offend target audiences can be flagged with frame-accurate markers and comments using Mediator Browse, then passed directly for editing.
This new Mediator functionality also integrates technical and editorial compliance workflow with third-party scheduling and traffic systems. Compliance decisions can now be made in conjunction with the advanced schedule, channel region or watershed restrictions for multichannel operations. Specific audience and channel watershed times can also be flagged in advance by Mediator to compliance operators by downloading the schedule into Mediator.
Using Pharos Mediator Browse and metadata at the desktop for compliance operations offers significant time-saving over stand alone NLE, tape or DVD based operations. Mediator can manage compliance in parallel with promotions and multi language operations to provide a very efficient workflow. Managing compliance within Mediator workflows reduces errors or mistakes which can result in delays and penalties for broadcasters and service providers. Mediator also provides a complete audit trail for all compliance editing on a clip by clip basis so that recurring problems can be reviewed and changes to compliance procedures can be implemented in a controlled manner.
New: Enhanced Workflows for Creative Services, Promotions and Trailers
Pharos Mediator now integrates a wider range of post production and graphics systems to provide a more efficient workflow for promotions creation. Systems including Apple Final Cut Pro, Quantel and Avid can be combined using Mediator workflow, transcoding and transfer management. Mediator browse is used for shot selection from anywhere in the system including library, online and archive. This can be passed directly to post production for editing.
This enables more promotions to be produced within existing post production infrastructures. Additional programming can be delivered more
efficiently for new multi-language, HD, IPTV, VoD, interactive and mobile services.
Mediator can manage promotions in parallel with compliance and multi language operations to provide a very efficient approvals process. Mediator compliance and promotions workflows based around Final Cut Pro will used throughout the show.
New: Pharos Mediator Integrated Approvals
Pharos Mediator now offers improved management of the transmission approval process. Mediator will inform producers and channel managers of new material such as edits and promos awaiting their approval. They can view, review and approve the new clips using Mediator browse or in high resolution. The workflow history of any new material is available during approval. Mediator offers an audit trail of approvals just like any other step in the workflow so that any errors or mistakes can be identified and rectified. A more efficient and secure desktop approvals process using Mediator helps scale up operations for channel expansion and handles the additional workload for IPTV and mobile services. Managing approvals within Mediator reduces errors or mistakes which can result in delays and penalties for broadcasters and service providers.
New: Mediator Integration with Third-Party Scheduling systems for More Efficient Channel Management
Mediator can now be integrated with a wider range of scheduling, traffic and channel management systems including MediaGenix What's On?, Harris and Pilat. Mediator extends its integrated browse encoding and streaming to any third-party desktop to provide content and relevant metadata across the enterprise to scheduling, traffic and channel management systems.
Direct integration enables more information to be passed between channel managers and the Mediator database to drive the workflow. Repetitive high volume tasks such as ingest, QC, compliance, promos and approvals can now be managed in advance, based on transmission schedule priority. This further enhances the efficiencies required in international and multi language operations for multi channel broadcasters and service providers.
New: Mediator Integrated Transfer and Storage Management
Integrated Mediator Transfer and Storage Management balances the needs of bandwidth, capacity, expansion and resilience within the media management workflow. Media can be staged to the most efficient layer in the storage architecture as required. Mediator allows an independent choice of multi tiered storage subsystems from both broadcast and IT vendors and can accommodate high performance disk and data tape based technology side by side. Intermediate high performance storage can be integrated with systems including Isilon IQ clustered storage and Omneon Media Grid and, for data tape, the latest version of Front Porch Diva and Xen Data. The integration and on-going support of all high performance storage sub systems can be handled in-house by Pharos and can now be covered under new Pharos Service Level Agreements.
New: Pharos Mediator Library Management
The new multi-client Library Management module for Pharos Mediator offers a highly efficient solution by directly integrating library operations with the media management workflow. Higher volumes of physical media, in multiple locations, can now be managed within the Mediator system. Pharos Library Management tracks physical assets such as tape, disc and solid-state media throughout their lifecycle, using the powerful Mediator database and barcodes. The system is suitable for any organisation that needs to manage physical media securely and efficiently, including broadcasters, transmission service providers and post production facilities.
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Mediator Approval screen
Mediator Promo Compilation with Browse background
Published on 12 Jan 2008