Workflow automation remains a hot topic for our customers, some simply drop incoming files into a watchfolder and allow iCR to process the files to meet their output or delivery requirements in a transcode workflow, others drive iCR via VDCP to an ingestor tape playback workflow: However recently I have noticed an increase in requests of how to achieve a GUI…
Production houses, newsrooms and sports facilities receive content from a wide variety of sources such as ISOs, cameras, tapes and feeds, where the content is later edited using non-linear editing systems for playout and distribution. The Dalet Brio platform now cuts down the time needed between ingesting content and making it available for video editors….
We all know that getting the audio right makes the pictures better, don’t we? Anyone who has been to see a movie that has been created for Object Audio like Dolby Atmos will know that there is something special about it. To figure out what that is, let’s rewind a little and see why we…
So, you built yourself the world’s most perfect, IT-based file workflow and you have a state-of-the-art media facility? Congratulations, have a beer, but… at some point it’s going to go wrong! As far as I can tell, the 100% trouble-free media production and distribution facility has not yet been built, and I don’t think it will…
Today, the broadcast industry has generally accepted the need for Media Asset Management solutions for production, archive, sports and news systems. In the production process, a vast amount of information is generated, such as the number of text, video and audio assets created, as well as information about transcoding, transferring, QC processes, broadcast information, web…
In the past hour, I have “instant messaged” five people who live in three different countries. I learned that my friend in India just had a child, my college friends want to have a reunion next month in Bali, and I am late for dinner. WhatsApp, Gchat, Facebook Messenger, etc., have given us instant communication…
Consumption of Internet video is constantly rising. It is currently estimated that, globally, Internet video traffic will account for 55 percent of all consumer Internet traffic in 2016. This includes video-on-demand traffic (e.g. Netflix), which is estimated to triple by 2016. In 2007, Internet video advertising was a $400 million dollar market, while the TV…
I want to talk about closed captions, or hearing impaired subtitles, or whatever you call them in your territory. You know what I mean: the transcription of the spoken word, in text at the bottom of the screen, which you can turn on and off: Why do I want to talk about them: because I think they…
According to the UK’s Office for Communications (OfCom), almost 80% of people who have used subtitles / captioning have no hearing impediment. Wow, that’s a big number. How does that equate to audience, and why is captioning and subtitling technology so impenetrable? I am sure that if you think hard enough, you’ll remember when you…
As we are all painfully aware, captions are not exactly a big cash cow in our industry. But because we now live in a world where multi-platform delivery to broadcast, VoD and web streaming channels require captions and subtitles by law, we either have to pay attention or risk being fined: Don’t leave captions till the last minute Since…
In today’s electronic media environment, broadcasters and content owners live and die according to the quality and versatility of their media assets. Not only do consumers expect the best quality viewing experience, but they also expect that viewing experience to be possible on the widest range of devices, at any time and in any situation:…
In today’s electronic media environment, broadcasters and content owners live and die according to the quality and versatility of their media assets. Not only do consumers expect the best quality viewing experience, but they also expect that viewing experience to be possible on the widest range of devices, at any time and in any situation:…
Only a couple of years ago I wrote about Proofs of Concepts and how they helped deployment and scalability. It’s worth repeating: To meet the multi-platform, multi-format requirements of a media business today, we need complex, largely automated workflows. And it makes sense to try them out first, in one part of the organization. At IBC…
As another IBC draws to a close and I try to analyze the blur that is the past 5 days, I can’t help think of the tag line for the latest iPhone advertisement: “The only thing that’s changed is everything.” OK, the tense might be a little off – perhaps “changing” or “will change” would…
Any responsible parent should teach their children to count. Most humans will teach their children to count in decimal. I am sure there are a number of computer experts who will teach their children to count in hexadecimal. Old-timers may teach them to count in Octal. I suppose that media engineers should teach their children…
I love this time of year. It seems that the whole media business world calms down a bit, and I personally get a chance to put my feet up for a few days and actually watch some of the television that Dalet helps our customers to create. It’s also a good time to reflect on…
In 1990, six friends from engineering and business school formed a company that pioneered the first audio software and centralized database solution for the radio industry, Dalet. Canada’s national radio channel, CBC Radio, became the first Dalet system deployed with a centralized catalogue and, throughout the 90s, we expanded across Europe, Asia and the Americas,…
All-Star Panel Sessions at CCW 2014 The NAB-backed CCW held some impressive panels, and our own Stephane Guez (Dalet CTO) and Luc Comeau (Dalet Business Development Manager) participated in two of the show’s hot topics. MAM, It’s All About Good Vocabulary – Luc Comeau, Senior Business Development Manager The saying goes, “behind every great man, there…
When we write these blog entries each week, we normally ensure we have a draft a few days in advance to make sure we have plenty of time to review, edit and make sure that the content is worth publishing. This entry was late, very late. This pre-IBC post has been hugely challenging to write…
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may also receive our newsletters (if not, email us and we’ll sign you up) – the latest edition of which lists 10 reasons to visit Dalet at the upcoming IBC show (stand 8.B77). Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be using this blog…
Workflow automation remains a hot topic for our customers, some simply drop incoming files into a watchfolder and allow iCR to process the files to meet their output or delivery requirements in a transcode workflow, others drive iCR via VDCP to an ingestor tape playback workflow: However recently I have noticed an increase in requests of how to achieve a GUI…
Production houses, newsrooms and sports facilities receive content from a wide variety of sources such as ISOs, cameras, tapes and feeds, where the content is later edited using non-linear editing systems for playout and distribution. The Dalet Brio platform now cuts down the time needed between ingesting content and making it available for video editors….
We all know that getting the audio right makes the pictures better, don’t we? Anyone who has been to see a movie that has been created for Object Audio like Dolby Atmos will know that there is something special about it. To figure out what that is, let’s rewind a little and see why we…
So, you built yourself the world’s most perfect, IT-based file workflow and you have a state-of-the-art media facility? Congratulations, have a beer, but… at some point it’s going to go wrong! As far as I can tell, the 100% trouble-free media production and distribution facility has not yet been built, and I don’t think it will…
Today, the broadcast industry has generally accepted the need for Media Asset Management solutions for production, archive, sports and news systems. In the production process, a vast amount of information is generated, such as the number of text, video and audio assets created, as well as information about transcoding, transferring, QC processes, broadcast information, web…
In the past hour, I have “instant messaged” five people who live in three different countries. I learned that my friend in India just had a child, my college friends want to have a reunion next month in Bali, and I am late for dinner. WhatsApp, Gchat, Facebook Messenger, etc., have given us instant communication…
Consumption of Internet video is constantly rising. It is currently estimated that, globally, Internet video traffic will account for 55 percent of all consumer Internet traffic in 2016. This includes video-on-demand traffic (e.g. Netflix), which is estimated to triple by 2016. In 2007, Internet video advertising was a $400 million dollar market, while the TV…
I want to talk about closed captions, or hearing impaired subtitles, or whatever you call them in your territory. You know what I mean: the transcription of the spoken word, in text at the bottom of the screen, which you can turn on and off: Why do I want to talk about them: because I think they…
According to the UK’s Office for Communications (OfCom), almost 80% of people who have used subtitles / captioning have no hearing impediment. Wow, that’s a big number. How does that equate to audience, and why is captioning and subtitling technology so impenetrable? I am sure that if you think hard enough, you’ll remember when you…
As we are all painfully aware, captions are not exactly a big cash cow in our industry. But because we now live in a world where multi-platform delivery to broadcast, VoD and web streaming channels require captions and subtitles by law, we either have to pay attention or risk being fined: Don’t leave captions till the last minute Since…
In today’s electronic media environment, broadcasters and content owners live and die according to the quality and versatility of their media assets. Not only do consumers expect the best quality viewing experience, but they also expect that viewing experience to be possible on the widest range of devices, at any time and in any situation:…
In today’s electronic media environment, broadcasters and content owners live and die according to the quality and versatility of their media assets. Not only do consumers expect the best quality viewing experience, but they also expect that viewing experience to be possible on the widest range of devices, at any time and in any situation:…
Only a couple of years ago I wrote about Proofs of Concepts and how they helped deployment and scalability. It’s worth repeating: To meet the multi-platform, multi-format requirements of a media business today, we need complex, largely automated workflows. And it makes sense to try them out first, in one part of the organization. At IBC…
As another IBC draws to a close and I try to analyze the blur that is the past 5 days, I can’t help think of the tag line for the latest iPhone advertisement: “The only thing that’s changed is everything.” OK, the tense might be a little off – perhaps “changing” or “will change” would…
Any responsible parent should teach their children to count. Most humans will teach their children to count in decimal. I am sure there are a number of computer experts who will teach their children to count in hexadecimal. Old-timers may teach them to count in Octal. I suppose that media engineers should teach their children…
I love this time of year. It seems that the whole media business world calms down a bit, and I personally get a chance to put my feet up for a few days and actually watch some of the television that Dalet helps our customers to create. It’s also a good time to reflect on…
In 1990, six friends from engineering and business school formed a company that pioneered the first audio software and centralized database solution for the radio industry, Dalet. Canada’s national radio channel, CBC Radio, became the first Dalet system deployed with a centralized catalogue and, throughout the 90s, we expanded across Europe, Asia and the Americas,…
All-Star Panel Sessions at CCW 2014 The NAB-backed CCW held some impressive panels, and our own Stephane Guez (Dalet CTO) and Luc Comeau (Dalet Business Development Manager) participated in two of the show’s hot topics. MAM, It’s All About Good Vocabulary – Luc Comeau, Senior Business Development Manager The saying goes, “behind every great man, there…
When we write these blog entries each week, we normally ensure we have a draft a few days in advance to make sure we have plenty of time to review, edit and make sure that the content is worth publishing. This entry was late, very late. This pre-IBC post has been hugely challenging to write…
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may also receive our newsletters (if not, email us and we’ll sign you up) – the latest edition of which lists 10 reasons to visit Dalet at the upcoming IBC show (stand 8.B77). Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be using this blog…
