Media Asset Management Goes 'On Show' For IBIS

Visitors to IBC 2008 will be able to witness true interoperability as IBIS (Booth 7.D10) demonstrates media asset management between Sony’s XDCAM cart and an AVID newsroom environment.
A member of Sony's XDCAM Cart Alliance, which is dedicated to helping broadcasters embrace the file-based archiving workflow, IBIS has, in co-operation with Sony, developed a suite of applications which automates the transfer of material to and from the array of XDCAM disks held within the XDCAM Cart.
A statement from IBIS said that it controls the automated bulk file ingest process which allows programme material to be restored simultaneously from multiple separate discs without user intervention, offering rapid file access, rich metadata handling and non-linear access to stored content.
"Once the AVID edit process is complete, users can initiate the transfer of material to the XDCAM Cart from the desktop," the statement said, noting that IBIS supports the transfer of the edited material to the next available unused space within the Cart.
"This workflow is particularly suited to environments where the XDCAM Cart is used as a small archive. Alternatively, users can move material to a specific disc or discs within the Cart, which can be made available for removal if desired.
"Where the global appeal of file-based acquisition and production is driven by the necessity for fast turnaround to air in the most cost-effective manner, Sony and IBIS have worked closely to develop applications that fulfill a wide range of broadcasting and production needs where speed, quality and reliability are essential," the company said, noting the aim is to create new and innovative archiving and acquisition workflows, which deliver previously unavailable capabilities to the market.
"In addition to exploiting XDCAM as a conventional digital video source, IBIS provides integration with the asset management and archiving applications. This allows the ability to access and use the in-built low-resolution browse video for reference and previewing, together with repurposing directly to web-compatible formats."
(BMcC)