WohlerDPP Released, Powered By RadiantGrid

Wohler Technologies today announced the release of WohlerDPP, powered by RadiantGrid™.
The new solution leverages Wohler's RadiantGrid Intelligent Media Transformation Platform™ to accelerate repackaging and delivery of file-based content in the AS-11 UKDPP file format specified by the DPP standard.
"Within less than a year, postproduction houses and other media facilities across the world who deliver programming to leading U.K. broadcasters will be required to package file-based content in accordance with DPP specifications," said Craig Newbury, vice president of sales for the Wohler RadiantGrid business line.
"As this requirement becomes a reality, WohlerDPP is the first product to streamline the entire DPP delivery workflow. By enabling and automating DPP packaging and compliance assurance, this powerful solution dramatically increases efficiency, saves our customers money, and reduces errors in the provision of DPP deliverables."
The DPP is an initiative formed jointly by the U.K.'s public service broadcasters to help producers and broadcasters maximise the potential benefits of digital television production.
By October 2014, broadcasters will require use of the group's standard for file-based deliverables.
WohlerDPP is hoping to make it easier for content creators to get on board. The solution offers a user-driven, data-driven interface for submitting details of the DPP deliverable, including source assets, segment timecodes, gamut legalisation, loudness processing and descriptive metadata.
It then performs all asset preparation, ident rendering, assembly, transcoding, and metadata insertion required to produce a prepared AS-11 UKDPP MXF file. WohlerDPP can also create broadcaster-specific 'sidecar' metadata files as required.
WohlerDPP includes the new RadiantGrid hardware platform, as well as the DPP Expert System™ interface, preconfigured DPP compliance and transcoding profiles, and preconfigured DPP-compliant lineup and slate assets.
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