Multilanguage teletex subtitles in SubtitleBox
PlayBox Metus MAM Library
PlayBox Technology is the technology partner and exclusive worldwide distributor for Metus Library digital media asset management system (MAM). PlayBox Metus MAM is designed to be the heart of a small TV station or large broadcast center where MAM is a requirement to organize and manage the assets of single or multi-channel operations and as well as other supported content for the business operations of the organization.
PlayBox Metus MAM is available as a stand- alone solution or can be used with PlayBox Technology ingest, playout and branding systems for all uses from Production and Post Production through to TV Broadcasters and Multi-Channel Playout Centers. PlayBox Metus MAM is also extensively used outside the Media Industry to provide MAM for governmental organizations, schools, colleges, etc. that have media and non-media assets that need to be managed and organized such as video, audio, images, spreadsheets and documents, etc.
PlayBox Metus Library comprises three main components: PMAS (PlayBox Metus Archive Server), and PMLC (PlayBox Metus Library Client). On the database side MS SQL™TM or Oracle™TM is used to store all the information about the assets. There are two optional components that may be added to the main components: PMOL (PlayBox Metus Online Server) and PMIRS (PlayBox Metus Indexing Server).
PlayBox Metus Archive Server (PMAS)
PlayBox Metus Archive Server is the heart of the PlayBox Metus MAM structure. It is a service application that executes all the management and organizational tasks for the assets. PMAS is responsible for copying material to the secure storage and entering data to the database. It also manages the user rights, projects and tasks. Most of the time it also acts as a file server service managing the direct attached storage.
PlayBox Metus Process Server (PMPS)
In the PlayBox Metus Library structure processing is handled by a separate service, PlayBox Metus Process Server (PMPS). The Processing in PlayBox Metus Library involves tasks such as trimming video files, generation of proxies for video and images files, transcoding video and image files, and image matching throughout the video. All these processes are handled by a central system, PMPS, which frees the individual users’ resources for other tasks. This is transparent to the users but can be monitored.
PlayBox Metus Library Client (PMLC)
This is the GUI for the PlayBox Metus Library that provides interactive, rich and easy-to-use operation, creating the feel of the PlayBox Metus Library system for the user. This is the interface to the database, the PMAS and to the PMPS. With PMLC you can view the assets, define metadata fields, enter metadata and organise the assets into by the use of bins. PlayBox Metus Library has very powerful user rights management . It allows each PMLC interface to be customized so that each user can have different user rights. PMLC can assign user rights to projects, bins, assets and even to the metadata fields. Importantly, user rights goes further, enabling different rights for ‘read’ and ‘copy’ functions, so a user with only ‘read’ rights for an asset will not be able to copy it, which is not possible at the OS level.
PMLC has a powerful asset viewer for video, audio, image and document files, all of which have special support. Further files types can also be managed. PMLC can easily view many different file formats and full text searching of documents files can be enabled. In all the list of file types includes MPEG1, 2, 4, DV, WMV, ASF, QT, MXF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Acrobat PDF, HTML, WMA, MP3, WAV and many others. An infinite number of metadata fields can be created and given to different types of assets. So each asset type can have different assigned metadata fields.
PMLC supports Unicode so the metadata and the GUI can be multilingual - even within one project. Users can work in different languages for the GUI. There is language versioning for metadata so, for example, a metadata field can have both English and Russian versions.
PlayBox Metus Online Server (PMOL)
This is the gateway for internet browsers. While PMLC is a dedicated client for the system, PMOL enables the PlayBox Metus Library system to be reached by any Internet browser.
PlayBox Metus Indexing Server (PMIRS)
This is a special processing server to index video files according to the special features of each video clip. This is a technology developed by Metus that enables a PlayBox Metus Library search engine to search visual data frame by frame. For example, you can ask PlayBox Metus Library to find a particular frame inside the whole project by providing a reference video frame. The server finds the clips where the exact frame exists as well as similar frames in clips.
Database
PlayBox Metus Library supports two major database brands: MS SQL™TM and Oracle ™TM. The well-designed database structure enables very fast cataloging and searching of assets. Thousands of items assets and its metadata items can be kept in the database while full text search support enables searching the contents of documents. The database is the most critical component in a PlayBox Metus Library environment and it should be very carefully maintained.
Projects
PlayBox Metus Library classifies the working environment by projects. There are two types: Library Project and Archive Project. Both principally have common functionality with the main difference in the way files are handled. In Library Project a file’s location is not changed when it is added into the project. It is assumed that it stays in its initial place. Archive Project works differently. Here, a file added to a project is copied to particular pre-defined storage by PMAS, that then forbids its movement without the knowledge of the project administrator. Both projects types come in handy for different needs. If you are keeping an archive and the content is valuable, it is sensible to make an Archive Project. If the content is not very valuable and is always changing, then a Library Project can be used. One environment can host both types of projects at the same time so both the archive and everyday work can be handled by the same client. In a broadcast environment every department can have its own projects and all can be accessed at any time.
Workflow
Adding a digital file to the PlayBox Metus Library is usually an easy drag-and-drop operation that immediately adds it as a source in a project asset. The user can always see the asset which is like a place holder for the file which is always be kept untouched. The asset is a container that hosts the link to the actual file and metadata.
There are many rules that can be triggered by adding the file to a project, such as converting ancillary data to metadata. Also a proxy rule can be applied to generate proxies as files are inserted to the project. The assets in a project are organized by bins (like a folder) and many bins can be used to organize material. There are different types of bins to serve for different needs. Regular bins hold the regular assets. Dynamic bins are like watch folders; following a given network location and, as soon as a file comes in, it is transferred to the project. Filter bins make an automatic filter according to settings – such as showing only the latest added clips only.
PlayBox Metus Library is totally agnostic to the file formats so any digital file format can be used inside the system. But certain popular video, audio, image and document file formats have special support. For example, they can be played, trimmed (cutting without transcoding) and transcoded. PlayBox Metus Library can generate proxies for video and image files.
Ultra-fast searching with powerful algorithms is a major feature of the PlayBox Metus Library, allowing simple searches to find a certain created versions of the assets every time a change is made to the asset so that nothing will be lost in the data domain.
PlayBox Metus MAM Features
• Server/client architecture – dedicated client and browser client
• File trim and transcoding capability for video files
• Multilingual interface support – easily adopts any language for the GUI
• Full text search capability for documents – for searchable documents such as xls, doc and pdf
• Relational and conditional search – logical search routines
• Infinite number of metadata fields – all user-adjustable
• Standard metadata field types including all those standardized by international organizations
• Dynamic metadata entry – metadata entry while viewing material
• Proxy support for video files – automatic proxy generation
• Infinite number of bins can be classified
• Disk-based or tape-based storage – suitable for offline archiving
• Life cycle management
• Popularity count of the material
• User hierarchy – user rights and management of the users
• Task assignment to the users
• PlayBox Playlist generation
• XML export of metadata fields. Can export some selected fields.
• Bin synchronization with remote locations allows synchronizing content between locations
• Support for VPN connections and Internet connections to allow remote browsing
• Support for clustered server environments to supply full redundancy
• Allows duplicate copy for redundancy
• Allows proxies to be online and the actual content to be offline
• Superior file signature function prevents accidental duplication of archived files. Even if they have different names the file is recognized and warning of possible duplication is given.
PlayBox Metus MAM is available as a stand- alone solution or can be used with PlayBox Technology ingest, playout and branding systems for all uses from Production and Post Production through to TV Broadcasters and Multi-Channel Playout Centers. PlayBox Metus MAM is also extensively used outside the Media Industry to provide MAM for governmental organizations, schools, colleges, etc. that have media and non-media assets that need to be managed and organized such as video, audio, images, spreadsheets and documents, etc.
PlayBox Metus Library comprises three main components: PMAS (PlayBox Metus Archive Server), and PMLC (PlayBox Metus Library Client). On the database side MS SQL™TM or Oracle™TM is used to store all the information about the assets. There are two optional components that may be added to the main components: PMOL (PlayBox Metus Online Server) and PMIRS (PlayBox Metus Indexing Server).
PlayBox Metus Archive Server (PMAS)
PlayBox Metus Archive Server is the heart of the PlayBox Metus MAM structure. It is a service application that executes all the management and organizational tasks for the assets. PMAS is responsible for copying material to the secure storage and entering data to the database. It also manages the user rights, projects and tasks. Most of the time it also acts as a file server service managing the direct attached storage.
PlayBox Metus Process Server (PMPS)
In the PlayBox Metus Library structure processing is handled by a separate service, PlayBox Metus Process Server (PMPS). The Processing in PlayBox Metus Library involves tasks such as trimming video files, generation of proxies for video and images files, transcoding video and image files, and image matching throughout the video. All these processes are handled by a central system, PMPS, which frees the individual users’ resources for other tasks. This is transparent to the users but can be monitored.
PlayBox Metus Library Client (PMLC)
This is the GUI for the PlayBox Metus Library that provides interactive, rich and easy-to-use operation, creating the feel of the PlayBox Metus Library system for the user. This is the interface to the database, the PMAS and to the PMPS. With PMLC you can view the assets, define metadata fields, enter metadata and organise the assets into by the use of bins. PlayBox Metus Library has very powerful user rights management . It allows each PMLC interface to be customized so that each user can have different user rights. PMLC can assign user rights to projects, bins, assets and even to the metadata fields. Importantly, user rights goes further, enabling different rights for ‘read’ and ‘copy’ functions, so a user with only ‘read’ rights for an asset will not be able to copy it, which is not possible at the OS level.
PMLC has a powerful asset viewer for video, audio, image and document files, all of which have special support. Further files types can also be managed. PMLC can easily view many different file formats and full text searching of documents files can be enabled. In all the list of file types includes MPEG1, 2, 4, DV, WMV, ASF, QT, MXF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Acrobat PDF, HTML, WMA, MP3, WAV and many others. An infinite number of metadata fields can be created and given to different types of assets. So each asset type can have different assigned metadata fields.
PMLC supports Unicode so the metadata and the GUI can be multilingual - even within one project. Users can work in different languages for the GUI. There is language versioning for metadata so, for example, a metadata field can have both English and Russian versions.
PlayBox Metus Online Server (PMOL)
This is the gateway for internet browsers. While PMLC is a dedicated client for the system, PMOL enables the PlayBox Metus Library system to be reached by any Internet browser.
PlayBox Metus Indexing Server (PMIRS)
This is a special processing server to index video files according to the special features of each video clip. This is a technology developed by Metus that enables a PlayBox Metus Library search engine to search visual data frame by frame. For example, you can ask PlayBox Metus Library to find a particular frame inside the whole project by providing a reference video frame. The server finds the clips where the exact frame exists as well as similar frames in clips.
Database
PlayBox Metus Library supports two major database brands: MS SQL™TM and Oracle ™TM. The well-designed database structure enables very fast cataloging and searching of assets. Thousands of items assets and its metadata items can be kept in the database while full text search support enables searching the contents of documents. The database is the most critical component in a PlayBox Metus Library environment and it should be very carefully maintained.
Projects
PlayBox Metus Library classifies the working environment by projects. There are two types: Library Project and Archive Project. Both principally have common functionality with the main difference in the way files are handled. In Library Project a file’s location is not changed when it is added into the project. It is assumed that it stays in its initial place. Archive Project works differently. Here, a file added to a project is copied to particular pre-defined storage by PMAS, that then forbids its movement without the knowledge of the project administrator. Both projects types come in handy for different needs. If you are keeping an archive and the content is valuable, it is sensible to make an Archive Project. If the content is not very valuable and is always changing, then a Library Project can be used. One environment can host both types of projects at the same time so both the archive and everyday work can be handled by the same client. In a broadcast environment every department can have its own projects and all can be accessed at any time.
Workflow
Adding a digital file to the PlayBox Metus Library is usually an easy drag-and-drop operation that immediately adds it as a source in a project asset. The user can always see the asset which is like a place holder for the file which is always be kept untouched. The asset is a container that hosts the link to the actual file and metadata.
There are many rules that can be triggered by adding the file to a project, such as converting ancillary data to metadata. Also a proxy rule can be applied to generate proxies as files are inserted to the project. The assets in a project are organized by bins (like a folder) and many bins can be used to organize material. There are different types of bins to serve for different needs. Regular bins hold the regular assets. Dynamic bins are like watch folders; following a given network location and, as soon as a file comes in, it is transferred to the project. Filter bins make an automatic filter according to settings – such as showing only the latest added clips only.
PlayBox Metus Library is totally agnostic to the file formats so any digital file format can be used inside the system. But certain popular video, audio, image and document file formats have special support. For example, they can be played, trimmed (cutting without transcoding) and transcoded. PlayBox Metus Library can generate proxies for video and image files.
Ultra-fast searching with powerful algorithms is a major feature of the PlayBox Metus Library, allowing simple searches to find a certain created versions of the assets every time a change is made to the asset so that nothing will be lost in the data domain.
PlayBox Metus MAM Features
• Server/client architecture – dedicated client and browser client
• File trim and transcoding capability for video files
• Multilingual interface support – easily adopts any language for the GUI
• Full text search capability for documents – for searchable documents such as xls, doc and pdf
• Relational and conditional search – logical search routines
• Infinite number of metadata fields – all user-adjustable
• Standard metadata field types including all those standardized by international organizations
• Dynamic metadata entry – metadata entry while viewing material
• Proxy support for video files – automatic proxy generation
• Infinite number of bins can be classified
• Disk-based or tape-based storage – suitable for offline archiving
• Life cycle management
• Popularity count of the material
• User hierarchy – user rights and management of the users
• Task assignment to the users
• PlayBox Playlist generation
• XML export of metadata fields. Can export some selected fields.
• Bin synchronization with remote locations allows synchronizing content between locations
• Support for VPN connections and Internet connections to allow remote browsing
• Support for clustered server environments to supply full redundancy
• Allows duplicate copy for redundancy
• Allows proxies to be online and the actual content to be offline
• Superior file signature function prevents accidental duplication of archived files. Even if they have different names the file is recognized and warning of possible duplication is given.
Client List - Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Akdeniz TV, Amasya Radyo TV, AKOM, ARES Reklam, ATV, Avrasya TV, Bengisu TV, BRT - North Cyprus, Bursa Line TV, Can TV, CHA (Cihan Haber Ajansı), Cine 5, Cinevizyon,CNN Türk, CPC Radyo TV,Demokrat TV, Detay Film, DIGITURK,Dost TV,Ebru TV-USA, Ege TV,Genç TV, Gimsa TV, Güney TV, HaberTurk, Hatay TV, Hazar TV- Azerbaijan, IBB (Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi), IHH (Insani Yardım Vakfı), Itfaiye Genel Md. (Fire Department), Jandarma Komutanlığı, Kanal 1, Kanal 24, Kanal 7, Kanal A, Kanal E, Kanal T,Kanal Turk, Kanal Z, Kocaeli TV, Korek Telecom – IRAQ, Kültür Sanat AŞ, LETA News Agency – Latvia, Marmaris TV, Medyapım, Merkur TV, Mozaik TV, MTV Italy – ITALY, NTV, Rumeli TV, Seyran TV, Show TV, STV, Synovate Research, Tatlıses TV, TSK (Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri), Turk TV, TurkSpor, UAB Prekybos namai VESITA - Lithuania
back
top
print it
send by e-mail
add to favorites
5694
