In-Server Editing At TV-News Environment Seminar on Media Technology Teemu Järvinen VBM02S

Agenda Different types of Video data Different types of Video data In-server editing In-server editing Different types of solutions Different types of solutions Ch 4 case Ch 4 case Components inside server Components inside server

Two Different Video Worlds continuous signal or data flow continuous signal or data flow Linear video editing Linear video editing analogue or digital analogue or digital non - continuous data flow non - continuous data flow non linear video editing non linear video editing

What Is In-Server Editing? Editing at a workstation which directly edits material stored in a server. Editing at a workstation which directly edits material stored in a server. Sharing the files Sharing the files The arrangement allows background loading of new material and play out of clips. The arrangement allows background loading of new material and play out of clips.

What Are We Looking For? Reliability Reliability Sharing Sharing Flexibility Flexibility Archiving Archiving Integration Integration Future development Future development Reasonable price Reasonable price

Solutions On Market Avid Unity Avid Unity Sony Xpri Sony Xpri Quantel generationQ Quantel generationQ Leitch Nexio Leitch Nexio

Quantel layout for Ch 4 News

SDI Serial Digital Interface SDI Serial Digital Interface SDI The standard digital television studio connection based on a 270 Mb/s transfer rate. The standard digital television studio connection based on a 270 Mb/s transfer rate. Most broadcast digital equipment includes SDI. Most broadcast digital equipment includes SDI.

DV 8-bit component digital video 8-bit component digital video DV compression about 5:1 DV compression about 5:1 The video data rate is 25 Mb/s The video data rate is 25 Mb/s

Open market solution Apple Final Cut 4 Apple Final Cut 4 Apple G5 computer Apple G5 computer Mac OS X.xx operation system Mac OS X.xx operation system Omneon video server based on industry- standard formats and protocols Omneon video server based on industry- standard formats and protocols

Solution Specifications Ingest: 2 Channels, DV Ingest: 2 Channels, DV Playout: 2 Channels, DV Playout: 2 Channels, DV Media Format: DV, QuickTime Apple format Media Format: DV, QuickTime Apple format Storage: 58 hours Storage: 58 hours Bandwidth: 12 simultaneous DV streams for editors Bandwidth: 12 simultaneous DV streams for editors Network: Gigabit Ethernet Network: Gigabit Ethernet File Transfer: AFP Apple File Protocol File Transfer: AFP Apple File Protocol

Solution Components 6 Apple Power Mac G5 Computers 6 Apple Power Mac G5 Computers 6 20" Apple Cinema Displays 6 20" Apple Cinema Displays 6 Final Cut Pro 4 6 Final Cut Pro 4 1 Omneon Spectrum media server system comprised of: 1 Omneon Spectrum media server system comprised of: 4 MIP 1001a MediaPorts 4 MIP 1001a MediaPorts 2 MSC 4180a MediaStore 2 MSC 4180a MediaStore 2 MCP 2101 MediaServers 2 MCP 2101 MediaServers 1 NSM 2003 Network System Manager 1 NSM 2003 Network System Manager

Omneon layout for Ch 4 News

MediaServers The central component of system The central component of system Manages the flow of data to and from all other components in the system Manages the flow of data to and from all other components in the system Manages bandwidth requirements to ensure that all real-time media I/O receives guaranteed, uninterrupted data Manages bandwidth requirements to ensure that all real-time media I/O receives guaranteed, uninterrupted data Manages the file system Manages the file system

Mediaport Modular I/O port Modular I/O port Firewire connection to mediaserver Firewire connection to mediaserver Can be added, removed or configured on line. Can be added, removed or configured on line.

Mediastores

MediaControl software PlayTool, a media scheduler and playlist manager PlayTool, a media scheduler and playlist manager RecordTool, an automatic media ingest manager RecordTool, an automatic media ingest manager TransferTool, file-system media management utility TransferTool, file-system media management utility

Final Cut Workstations Apple Power Mac G5 Computers with double processors Apple Power Mac G5 Computers with double processors 2 GB main memory 2 GB main memory 160 GB serial ATA disk for video 160 GB serial ATA disk for video AJA I/O modules for connecting to SDI router and for audio monitoring AJA I/O modules for connecting to SDI router and for audio monitoring

Final Cut User interface

Easy To Use For user the video server is like local disk For user the video server is like local disk Simple folder structure Simple folder structure write and read access write and read access Not allowed to overwrite or delete files Not allowed to overwrite or delete files

Summary + Automatic news feed capturing + Powerfull edits + Easy to use + Playout machine - Rendering - Archiving

Sources Quantel: The Digital Fact Book Quantel: The Digital Fact Book Ch4 news staff Ch4 news staff