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Telestream Episode 5.2 Released
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FlipFactory 6.1 Update Pack 3 Now Available
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AJA Ki Pro first look
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Boxer Twitter Feed
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NAB 2009: Major releases
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Follow Boxer at NAB 2009 on Twitter
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Perform relies on FlipFactory
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VidiGo Live demo days at Boxer HQ
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Boxer to provide VidiGo production tools
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Optical routing solution wins IBC 2008 Award
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Telestream Takes Episode Encoding Cross-Platform
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Polatis demonstrates HD fibre connectivity
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Boxer - UK Distributor for Polatis Optical Routers
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Ensemble Designs at the Beijing Olympics
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FlipFactory Version 6.1 Released
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Actus Imago Insight
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FlipFactory Automates BBC Workflow
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Telestream Episode 5.2 Released
22/6/2009 Episode, Telestreams PC and Mac compatible transcoding software is now up to version 5.2. Import virtually any file format and encode media to Web, DVD, mobile phone & portable device formats or add encoding to high-end professional formats. What's New in Episode 5.2 - Adds support for pass-through of Closed Captioning - Adds support for pass-through of in-band VBI data. - Enables easier creation of MXF XDCAM files compatible with Avid workflows, using pre-configured settings templates - Enables easier encoding for delivery to Grass Valley K2, Harris Nexio and Omneon Spectrum playout servers, using pre-configured settings templates - Improves support for transport stream and program stream import and export Click here to go to the Telestream website for more on Episode. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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FlipFactory 6.1 Update Pack 3 Now Available
3/6/2009 We have a new update pack available for FlipFactory. This free update pack includes: - Avid Send to Playback: Added optional feature to send file directly from an Avid editor to FlipFactory - Brightcove Destination: Added new destination for Brightcove - Flash 8 (VP6) Encoder: Improved encode times for Flash 8 -- now multiple times faster than real time - HD VANC Preservation and Insertion: Added ability to preserve and insert VANC data in specific decoders and encoders - Pipeline updates: Added ability to preserve HD VANC information coming from a Pipeline source via a TIFO file - XDCAM EX: Added support for decoding XDCAM EX files Release Notes Download Latest Updates ^ Back to Top ^ |
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AJA Ki Pro first look
2/6/2009 On Friday last week Boxer was in Soho for the UK dealers session of the AJA Ki Pro World Tour. The Ki Pro is designed to be attached directly to a camera and record in Pro Res during the shoot. You can then take out the HDD or optional SSD (Solid State Disk) and plug it into your Mac using FW800 and drag the video directly into Final Cut. This is one of the things that AJA has been working on for the past 2 years! It really is a wonderfully simple piece of kit. With the optional exoskeleton it is designed to sit directly below your camera of choice (so as not to disturb the weight balance) connecting via SD/HD-SDI, HDMI or analogue inputs. All connections are on the right side to keep them away from you during camera operation. Once you are connected up you press record on the camera, record on the Ki Pro and you are ready to go, all very simple. You can even trigger recording via ethernet as the Ki Pro has a built in web server or via an iPhone app. There are three types of storage available - the included hard disk drive, optional solid state disk for more demanding environments and an express card slot. Each have their own benefits but one cool feature is the ability to do continuous recording as the express card will continue any recording while you swap out the disks. Limitations on the speed of the express cards restrict their recording to standard rather than HQ Pro Res but it should only be a matter of time before technology enhancements remove this shortcoming. When the shoot is over all you do is pop out the disk and mount it instantly as an OSX drive to your MacBook Pro or Mac Pro. The media is ready straight away with no transcoding or capture required. It even includes an SD to HD upconverter, down-converter and cross-converter enabling format standardisation during record no matter what camera is being used. As it connects to any camera, you can use it with a 8-bit camera but record in 10-bit, bypassing the internal camera 8-bit recording by going direct from lens to the Ki Pro which is a great way to upgrade 8-bit kit. All in all, a very impressive piece of kit that ships late June/early July for the great price of £3,110. Don't just take our word for it - take a look below for an early review. Client Spotlight - Ki Pro - Fletcher Camera and Lenses from AJA Marketing on Vimeo. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Boxer Twitter Feed
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NAB 2009: Major releases
27/4/2009 NAB 2009 - April 20th - 23rd NAB 2009 has now ended with most people reporting a positive show even though visitor numbers appeared to be lower than in previous years. Once again a number of our suppliers used the show to release their new products. Continue below for a run through of the key releases: AJA AJA surprised everyone with some big releases. The Ki Pro has generated a massive buzz already as it promises to simplify the ingest and edit process. Simply attach it to your video camera to record directly onto the Ki Pros hard disk as ProRes 422, then using FireWire 800 plug the hard disk into your edit machine to import the file directly into a Final Cut timeline. No more codec or format hassles or waiting for real-time ingest off tape. They also introduced the Kona LHI with impressive analogue and digital I/O including 3G/HD/SD SDI, HDMI and Component, Composite or S-Video, the Io Express for portable video I/O and two new mini-converters the HDP2 and HI5 3G. Ensemble Designs Over 20 new products from Ensemble Designs with the main talking point being the 3G products for their Avenue and BrightEye lines. Two stand out products are the Avenue 9400 3Gb/s Signal Generator and Test Signal Generator and the BrightEye 72 3G/HD/SD SDI digital to analogue video converter with HDMI confidence monitor out. Omneon Omneon brought the MediaDeck GX to NAB. It’s a complete channel playout solution combining video server playout, graphics and audio processing controlled by the user’s preferred automation system. It should be a great solution for broadcasters wanting to launch new or additional broadcast channels at a great price point and be easier to support. Award Winners Boxer products awarded the Broadcast Engineering NAB2009 Pick Hit accolade includes the AJA Video Ki Pro, Omneon MediaDeck GX, Omnitek OTM1000 and Telestream Pipeline. For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Follow Boxer at NAB 2009 on Twitter
18/4/2009 Boxer will be updating the latest developments from the show on Twitter. Follow us @ twitter. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Perform relies on FlipFactory
23/3/2009 Perform relies on FlipFactory provided by Boxer Systems to deliver 60 versions of Barclay's Premier League football highlights to 50 outlets within minutes of a goal. "Fulfilment of this contract would not have been possible without the unique capabilities of Telestream's GraphicsFactory which adds complex graphics as part of the FlipFactory encoding process and enabled us to meet our delivery deadline." Andy Measham, Managing Director of Services at Perform THINK productivity Telestream's FlipFactory® workflow automation system and GraphicsFactory® technology offer fast, powerful, scalable transcoding, branding, metadata handling and much more for demanding, high-volume workflows. The result is greater productivity and efficiency plus the ability to easily monetize content for any number of distribution outlets. Discover how Perform met the challenge to produce and deliver in-match, near-live branded football highlight clips and other programming to mobile and broadband licensees by using Telestream FlipFactory and GraphicsFactory. They are now able to capture games live, edit and produce highlights and round-ups, add XML game details, insert bumpers and trailers to brand the highlights, encode finished clips to over 60 different versions of 3GP, Windows Media and Flash, and deliver the files to over 50 mobile and broadband distribution licensees all within minutes of live events. Learn more about Perform's success with Telestream solutions and how you can create your own winning workflow For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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VidiGo Live demo days at Boxer HQ
28/1/2009 Boxer is holding two in depth demo days for the excellent VidiGo Live on the 10th and 11th of February. Places will be limited so if you want to come please contact Boxer via ben.richmond@boxer.co.uk or 01582 466125 to guarantee your place. VidiGo Live VidiGo Live answers today's needs for creating live video content. It's a software based solution that replacVidiGo Livees the traditional gallery for multi-camera productions, operated using an intuitive yet familiar touch screen interface and a hardware control panel. The system handles overlays, chromakey, video file playback, audio playback and mixing all from 1 PC. This results in unparalleled simplicity . No more hardware gallery required, no more large crews. VidiGo Live is truly a breakthrough in video production. Basic Functions - Video switcher with background, overlay, programme and preview rails. - 8 configurable sources for video players, video inputs and graphical layers. - Up to 2 video players with frame-accurate cueing, switchable up/down timer, loop mode, auto-start on transition and playlist. - Up to 4 still-image graphical layers. - Up to 4 SDI or Firewire inputs. - Up to 2 graphic layers for interactive graphics and animations using Adobe Flash. - Asset manager for video, audio, graphics and Flash content, with assignable properties and default settings. For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. Alternatively follow this link to visit the VidiGo website www.vidigo.tv. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Boxer to provide VidiGo production tools
22/12/2008 Boxer Systems are now reselling the VidiGo range of production tools; VidiGo Live and VidiGo Studio, designed to make television programme production and broadcast easy. VidiGo Live VidiGo Live answers today’s needs for creating live video content. It’s a software based solution that replaces the traditional gallery for multi-camera productions, operated using an intuitive yet familiar touch screen interface and a hardware control panel. Whether you are creating television broadcasts, producing video for the web or generating mobile content, VidiGo Live offers a flexible and powerful production method. Having access to tools such as real-time effects and keying, and the use of interactive web-enabled graphics, only your creativity will limit the possibilities to produce any show format you want. VidiGo Studio VidiGo Studio is the ultimate environment for cost effective production of newscasts, weather bulletins, traffic information or entertainment videos. VidiGo Studio is a turn-key solution that provides any organization with a revolutionary workflow to create, record and publish video content. VidiGo Studio introduces a complete new way of producing video content by replacing post-production with a script- based workflow. For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. Alternatively follow this link to visit the VidiGo website www.vidigo.tv. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Optical routing solution wins IBC 2008 Award
24/10/2008 Polatis distinguished with TVBEurope Best of IBC 2008 Editors' Award Polatis Trinity Optical Switch stands out for superior video communications links Polatis, the performance leader in all-optical switching, today announced its Trinity Optical Video Switch has been honored by TVBEurope, Europe’s television technology business magazine, as a winner of the Best of IBC 2008 Editors’ Awards. IBC is the leading event for professionals involved in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. Polatis’ Trinity Optical Video Switch provides unprecedented levels of performance and reliability for managing the delivery of high-bandwidth video and audio signals. As reported in TVBEurope, published yesterday, the Best of IBC 2008 Editors’ Awards recognize the most innovative new products at IBC, the world’s electronic marketplace. Judges particularly look for new products that clearly show the potential to make money, or save money, for end users in the video broadcast industry (rather than technology for technology’s sake). “Fiber optic transmission and switching are fundamental components in rolling out HD TV/video services from anywhere on the planet. That is why we have applied our record low-loss optical sitching technology to the video broadcast market with the Trinity video switch” said Nick Parsons, vice president f product development at Polatis. “We are honored that our ongoing innovation in the video broadcasting industry has been recognized with this prestigious award.” The Trinity™ series of optical video routing switches provide an unprecedented ability to control and manage high bandwidth audio and video traffic for the broadcast, transport, post-production and intelligence industries. Through its all-optical nature, Trinity expands and automates the capabilities of today’s manual broadcast infrastructure to meet the needs of existing digital & future high-definition, real-time broadcast standards. About Polatis Polatis develops and manufactures the world’s lowest loss optical switching products for government and defense, telecommunications, video broadcast and test & measurement markets. Through a unique combination of proven technologies and new, innovative architectures, Polatis has achieved class-leading performance and reliability that enable the promise of all-optical communications. For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. Alternatively follow this link to visit the Polatis website www.polatis.com. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Telestream Takes Episode Encoding Cross-Platform
30/9/2008 Episode software now for PC and Mac enables fast, high-quality, easy-to-use content repurposing to virtually any format Nevada City, Calif., September 10, 2008 – Telestream today announced that its highly recognized Episode® Series desktop media encoding products have expanded to offer cross-platform compatibility. With new support for both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, Telestream’s Episode and Episode Pro applications encode media to virtually every video and audio file format, offering ultimate encoding flexibility in a single software package. Users and organizations no longer need to learn and support multiple encoding tools for multiple projects. Episode provides a complete encoding toolset for novices and experts alike. Known for its speed, quality and ease of use, Episode simplifies content repurposing for distribution to the growing number of digital media channels such as Web, DVD, IPTV, mobile phones and portable devices. “We’ve heard loud and clear from the market that Windows users want the powerful capabilities that Episode for the Mac provides,” said Barbara DeHart, VP of Marketing at Telestream. “With availability on both platforms and support for all major formats, including Flash 8 as a standard feature – all in a single tool, Episode is well positioned to streamline any encoding workflow need.” In addition to cross-platform compatibility, Telestream announced the addition of watch folders for Episode desktop products. This feature enables users to simply drop finished projects into folders for automatic encoding, which saves both time and effort. These are the latest major additions in Telestream’s continually expanding Episode encoding workflow solutions. The complete Episode product family provides scalability from standalone desktop media encoding applications for individual users to very powerful, server-based encoding applications for larger organizations with higher volume needs. With ongoing support for both current and emerging video and audio file formats, Episode products provide a flexible, future-proof solution for virtually any SD or HD compression need. Episode desktop products have been praised for their extensive fine-tuning compression capabilities, batch encoding and many presets which enable users to quickly create extremely high-quality output files. Episode desktop encoders are available in two versions. Episode imports virtually any file format, including broadcast and professional formats and encodes media to all major Web, DVD authoring, mobile and portable device formats, including Flash 8/9, Windows Media, QuickTime, H.264, VC-1, 3GPP, MPEG-1/2/4 and more. Episode Pro includes all of the same features and formats plus encoding to high-end broadcast and professional formats such as GXF, MXF, High Profile DVCPRO HD, mobile multi-bit rate and more. For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. Alternatively follow this link to visit the Telestream website www.telestream.net. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Polatis demonstrates HD fibre connectivity
10/9/2008 Trinity™ Optical Switch Facilitates Bi-Directional Control and HD Video Polatis Inc., a supplier of high performance optical switch technologies, will demonstrate ‘base station to HD camera connectivity’ – critical for outside broadcast applications – on it’s booth (8.B20) at IBC 2008, September 12th-16th. The demonstration will see the Trinity™ family of optical video routing switches facilitating bi-directional control and HD traffic over fibre. Trinity will connect with SMPTE bi-directional hybrid cable to a CCU/Base Station and Sony HD Camera. Trinity is specifically designed for the broadcast, outdoor broadcast and post-production industries. “We are excited to be demonstrating our Trinity optical switch connected with SMPTE bi-directional hybrid cable to a CCU/Base Station and HD Camera – this is live proof of the performance of this optical switch in a broadcast environment, and the reason why we are able to OEM this product to some of the industry’s biggest equipment manufacturers,” said Sean Gordon, Sales Director of Video Broadcast Products, Polatis. “This shows the benefit of pure optical switches over so-called optical-electrical-optical switches for broadcasters in general and outdoor broadcast applications in particular. It will be a fantastic demonstration for the audience at IBC.” For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. Alternatively follow this link to visit the Polatis website www.polatis.com. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Boxer - UK Distributor for Polatis Optical Routers
1/8/2008 Deal to Bring Optical Video Routing to the UK Cambridge, UK, Billerica, MA., – 01 August, 2008 – Polatis Inc., a supplier of high performance optical switch technologies, has announced the appointment of Boxer Systems as UK distributor for its Trinity™ family of optical video routing switches, designed for the broadcast and post-production industries. Trinity offers unlimited data bandwidth and transparency to any format or protocol - analog, digital and RF. Polatis selected Boxer Systems as it brings both technical excellence and a longstanding relationship with many of the UK's top broadcast customers. “We are seeing considerable demand for high-end optical transport solutions in the global video and broadcast markets, driven by the need to distribute quality high definition video,” said Sean Gordon, Director of Sales, Video Products, at Polatis. “This targeted distribution agreement will allow Polatis to capitalize on this demand. "We are proud to work with Boxer Systems as they are a leader in their field and have relationships with the top players in this space. They offer sophisticated systems integration services, and our optical switch product can become a key element and be well represented by Boxer's technically oriented sales and marketing team." Marc Risby, Director of Technology, Boxer Systems, added, "As our customers begin to implement fibre infrastructures with the growth of HD, they will need low loss switching technologies. The Polatis product range meets this need, offering flexibility to a wide variety of signal types and scalability to handle ever-growing video data rates." The Trinity series is designed specifically for the video transport and broadcast market. It supports virtually all protocols and feed rates – AES, SMPTE-276M, 259M, and 292M, ASI/DVB, NTSC, PAL, QAM, and others. Under-pinning the Trinity design is Polatis’ unique beam-steering technology. Unlike other photonic solutions, Trinity can establish and maintain connection routes without a signal present, in a pre-provisioned ‘ready and waiting state’. Not relying on an optical signal feedback to maintain the connection also means no modulation is introduced to the signal, a feature valued by customers who use Polatis products for RF-over-fiber applications today. Like all Polatis products, traffic can be bi-directional, and carry single or multiple wavelengths. For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. Alternatively follow this link to visit the Polatis website www.polatis.com. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Ensemble Designs at the Beijing Olympics
29/7/2008 Beijing, China – 18 July 2008 The IBC International Broadcast Center for the Olympics in Beijing has standardized on the 7420 logo inserter from Ensemble Designs. The Avenue 7420 is used for branding feeds that are distributed from the IBC. Additionally, there are 40 unique venues, all of which have Ensemble Designs’ Avenue 5400 and 7405 Sync pulse and test signal generators that are providing basic sync and reference for video and audio paths. The IBC is the transmission and distribution center for an enormous amount of signals. Signals from every Olympics venue come in on fiber for synchronization and routing. The IBC’s transmission and distribution facility acts as a switching center for rights holders. A selection of feeds are also distributed to the uplink farm and back to reporters. Feeds are branded with Ensemble Designs’ logo inserters prior to distribution to correspondents. A special in-house TV distribution network with over 40 channels is provided to correspondents and reporters. Across the course of the day a wide range of different sources are provided on different channels. A reporter in the main correspondent center could use this system to watch various channels. He might watch time trials for swimming on one channel, view crowd shots on another channel, and simultaneously view sailing on a third channel. This system allows reporters to cover many events without having to physically be in several places at once. The IBC receives full-bandwidth uncompressed HD feeds on fiber from the majority of venues as they are within fiber distance of the IBC. For distant venues such as those hosting the equestrian and sailing events, signals are MPEG compressed at a high bit rate and then delivered back to the IBC. Signals are switched according to published program schedule. All signals are fed into a matrix of Ensemble Designs’ 7420s for individual branding of each channel. Some of the 7420 outputs are down converted into CATV system. Each 7420 module can output two independent pictures, which makes this particular logo inserter quite cost effective for the Olympics application. The IBC requested a customer dual-channel mode from Ensemble Designs for their installation. The 7420 logo inserter can be used with HD and SD video signals and has 2 linear keyers. The on-board Secure Digital card provides the user a simple way of transferring logos from computer to module for keying. Animations, sound clips and stills are supported. The IBC is housed in the New Beijing Convention Center, which has been modified to serve the Olympics. Buildings, offices, studio and control rooms have been built inside the convention center, some permanent and some temporary. Where needed, surface mounted conduit has been added to the facility. Temporary standby generation has been brought in to meet the extensive power requirements. All 40 sports venues use the Avenue 5400 and 7405 Sync pulse generators and test signal generators for the video and audio paths. In order to make the system simpler to organize and maintain, trucks all originate in HD and other signals are distributed as needed. There is a multilateral path that is for “rights only” broadcasters. This consists of a redundant path with two fibers running in two different directions. The Avenue 5400 is used to feed pathological and colour bars to the path and to ID each venue (e.g. “sailing 1”.) The Olympics staff engineers asked Ensemble Designs to add a moving element to the test signals to help alert if a path is frozen. The Ensemble equipment is also used to perform critical measurements of the transport paths. IBC staff arrived in Beijing in February and will be on-site through October. After a hiatus the IBC staff will go on to Vancouver for the next Olympics implementation. Planning for Vancouver is already in consideration and the IBC staff is planning to use a similar signal flow there. A clever, portable rack system allows the IBC staff to easily pull out the gear and ship it back to Spain and then on to Vancouver. Boxer Systems has been providing Ensemble Designs products into the UK for a number of years so are well placed to specify and integrate the equipment to match your requirements. For more information please contact Alex Papps at Boxer on 01582 466100 or via alex.papps@boxer.co.uk. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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FlipFactory Version 6.1 Released
16/7/2008 Lightning fast HD & rock solid dependability New Features include: - Faster than real time HD to HD transcoding on a single server - Up to 33% faster than real time - New support for Avid DNxHD & Adobe Flash 9 formats - Comprehensive support for VANC metadata further automates HD workflows - New IPTV encoder makes IPTV-compatible files for distribution & use with a variety of set-top boxes - Factory Array now offers intelligent job routing and queuing Recent FlipFactory additions: FlipScan option automatically scans, analyzes and processes incoming video, audio & metadata, including non-standard, user-generated content Pipeline network video capture integration ingest media from tape or live sources Transcode media files while they are being captured Schedule recording of live feeds For more information please contact Boxer on 01582 466100 or via info@boxer.co.uk. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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Actus Imago Insight
12/3/2008 Boxer Systems has recently started working with Actus Imago Insight™. For more information please see below. Insight™ is leading the new generation of media monitoring, research and content review systems, empowering all media related functionaries, executives, TV producers, advertising decision makers, research media departments, content creative, censors, political analysts, government agencies and more. Insight™ captures and stores multiple broadcasts, giving its users total video control, from their own desktops. Working with a highly intuitive browser-based interface, users can view online and offline video streams simultaneously, while tracking and analyzing mission-critical information, such as rating figures or focus group. Insight™ deivers the power and capabilities of professional AV control rooms to ordinary desktop computers. Insight™ captures video streams from multiple sources and streams them to users. , Users have total video control: search, retrieve, view, analyze, share and export video from their standard desktop. Mission critical video broadcasts and analysis become work material, increasing your organization’s efficiency and workflow. For more information on Actus Imago products please contact Liam Connors on 01582 466100 or via liam.connors@boxer.co.uk. ^ Back to Top ^ |
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FlipFactory Automates BBC Workflow
2/1/2008 The BBC offers a large amount of video and audio content for download from its various sites in different formats and qualities. To do the transcoding work for them the BBC chose Telestream's FlipFactory supplied by Boxer Systems. For full details please follow this link to the PDF. For more information on Telestream products please contact Marc Risby on 01582 466100 or via marc.risby@boxer.co.uk. ^ Back to Top ^ |