DAVID Systems Moves Media
Introduction
The Moves Media product family consists of applications to replicate data via WAN or LAN connections, an IP based mailbox system for highly secure, bi-directional file exchange and software for the load balanced transport of data within one or between different systems. All of them are freely combinable, centrally administered, and allow full background operation. Moves Media applications are executing their tasks almost invisibly for the editorial staff and come with intelligent features like powerful metadata handling, on-the-fly transcoding or automatic database registration. Nevertheless all these applications are based on standard IT infrastructure integrating seamlessly into existing broadcast environments.
New in the Moves Media portfolio is an AtomFactory bundle which allows seamless MXF based integration of Apple’s Final Cut Pro editors into production and playout environments and DigaFTP, an application to import media data from an FTP server.
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Case Studies
ARD Video File Transfer
ARD’s Video File Transfer System (VFT) was introduced into daily operations in October 2007. A joint development of ARD, IRT (German Institute for Broadcasting Technology), and DAVID Systems, VFT represents a sleek, cost-efficient alternative to conventional cable transfer systems. It forms the basis for automated and semiautomated tapeless workflows across different broadcast networks. The following report outlines the concept, development, and structure of the VFT system, and discusses the practical applications and advantages of using MXF-based processes to transfer content between the heterogeneous infrastructures of different broadcast networks…[more]
NRK, Norway
The proven technology is employed by major broadcast networks like Germany’s ARD where the Moves Media technology is responsible for the complete audio and video file transfer into and within the ARD network.
NRK in Norway relied upon Moves Media applications to speed up their coverage of the Olympic Games in Beijing. More than 200 employees in Oslo and Beijing were maintaining 16 feeds with about 20 stories in FTP transfer daily and 700 hours of TV content. Moves Media technology was responsible for transferring content to Oslo as well as for the redistribution within NRK, e.g. to their Internet portal NETT-TV which provided additional 2.300 hours of web streams. All in all NRK transcodes about 200.000 files per year, invisible for the users, fully automated in the background and without distracting the journalists and editors from their important tasks. [see movie]
