Viz Capture is a cost-effective multi-channel video server and ingest
application for broadcast-quality content acquisition. It features
batch-ingest from VTR, Copy-to-Tape functionality, and multi-channel
play-out.
The first problem any broadcaster will face when moving from analog to a
digital production environment is finding an efficient way to get content
into the system. Containing a cost efficient video server, bundled with
easy-to-use ingest applications, Viz Capture is the ultimate solution for
digital content acquisition, whether recording from video tape recorders or
from live feeds.
Viz Capture enables both the ingest and outgest of a wide range of, amongst
other things, tape machine generated content through existing client
hardware into the Viz Ardome MAM system and vice versa.
Its custom built software and Graphical User Interface allows remote ingest
via FTP. It produces impressive frame accurate recordings that can be
fetched whilst data is still being recorded and simultaneously allows the
editing of such data during ingest.
Viz Capture provides open interfaces for integration with media management
solutions, ensuring simple integration with new and existing workflows. Viz
Capture can notify other systems of actions, performed by sending XML
formatted events to interested parties. Viz Capture can be integrated with
Viz Dart to ensure efficient resource allocation and router control.
Viz Capture can be configured to display site-specific metadata forms to the
ingest operators. Metadata entered into these forms are announced, via XML
over IP, to subscribers such as media management systems. Ingested material
is available via FTP, and tail-mode operation allows clients to fetch the
material as soon as a recording has started. Using this feature, the latency
between ingest and the file being available on a remote system is measured
in seconds.