CAPER 2011 Volicon Exhibiting with VEC S.R.L., Stand H-50
Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 26-28
Company Overview:
Volicon provides the broadcast and cable industries with the most efficient, reliable, and cost-effective automated multichannel video content logging and monitoring system for compliance, media analysis, content repurposing, and quality of service. Its Observer® real-time digital video monitoring and logging solutions are based on Volicon’s patented Virtual Media Network (VMN). Volicon Observer’s core is comprised of a multichannel video streaming engine, interactive search, content analytics, and service monitoring and alarming capabilities. Volicon products and services meet the demanding requirements of broadcasters, cable and IPTV service providers, and enterprise and government organizations looking to improve broadcast product quality, enhance video management, and lower costs.
Volicon Observer® Product Line
As the industry standard for video monitoring and logging, with 450 customers in more than 45 countries recording 6,000 channels worldwide, the Volicon Observer® product line captures, stores, and indexes broadcast content from multiple channels, offering users simultaneous Web access to recorded video content from their desktop computers. The new Observer TS (MPEG Transport Stream) logging system helps cable, satellite, and IPTV operators address the volume and complexity of broadcast and network service ingest handoffs by reducing the time and cost required to monitor and troubleshoot MPEG handoffs natively. Observer Mobile provides live monitoring on Apple® iOS devices, including the iPad®, iPhone®, and other mobile platforms, and Observer Professional is a Microsoft® Silverlight®-based system designed specifically for budget-conscious television stations and organizations that require streamlined workflows and multiplatform (PC, Mac) capability for media monitoring. Observer Enterprise is a fully redundant, enterprise-grade, 24/7 automated record-and-search appliance targeted to broadcasting networks for media monitoring and compliance workflows. Finally, Observer Remote Program Monitor (RPM) provides quality-of-experience monitoring for IPTV, MSOs, independent cable operators, and satellite operators.
New Volicon Products at CAPER 2011:
Observer® TS
The new Observer® TS (transport stream) logging system gives broadcasters, networks, and cable operators the ability to handle MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 transport streams natively and efficiently over the WAN with a low-res proxy, retaining the content and associated metadata within the stream. Complementing the existing Observer Enterprise analog, SD-SDI, and HD-SDI systems, this new interface simplifies signal flow, allows for greater signal density and flexibility, and enables full-quality content logging, thereby opening the door to new use cases for logged content, such as rebroadcasting high-resolution data, interactive content, and dialnorm reporting. Using Observer TS for compliance logging and air checks, operators can easily extract MPEG metadata and troubleshoot the MPEG transport stream live or from the Observer log.
Image Link: http://www.wallstcom.com/Volicon/ObserverTSScreenshot.zip
Image Caption: Observer® TS
Observer® Loudness Monitoring Module
With commercial loudness being legislated in several countries, it’s more important than ever for TV stations and networks to monitor the loudness of their broadcasts in real time to comply with regulations and improve the overall user listening experience for viewers.
Using intuitive overlay controls within its Web-based interface, Observer provides continuous measurements identifying program loudness and true-peak signal levels. Observer’s fully compliant, integrated loudness monitoring simplifies the overall monitoring workflow and adds value by eliminating the hassle and cost of working with external systems.
Image Link: http://www.wallstcom.com/Volicon/LoudnessMonitoring.zip
Image Caption: Observer® Loudness Monitoring
Observer® Mobile
Observer® Mobile is a Web-based interface that supports H.264 on Apple® iOS devices using the Safari Web browser with native support for iPad® and iPhone® devices. Observer Mobile provides greater flexibility, unsurpassed portability, and the added convenience of accessing live Observer streaming along with back navigation of previously recorded content from both local and remote locations. The ability to play, pause, search, and create logged content on demand using smart devices will provide broadcasters instant access to the final broadcast product to ensure quality, compliance, and communication within the media enterprise.
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Volicon quote:
“At CAPER we’ll be showcasing a number of new products that are changing the way broadcasters monitor and log video. From loudness monitoring to mobile monitoring, as well as award-winning transport stream monitoring, these solutions offer many exciting new capabilities being introduced for the first time in the Latin American market.”
— Ken Rubin, Volicon director of sales, United States and Latin America
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