CNN Selects IPV SpectreView System As Browse Solution For News Production

A global leader and largest independent supplier of production quality low bit-rate, frame-accurate video technology to the broadcast and professional video sectors, IPV, has been awarded a significant contract to supply CNN, the first 24-hour all news network, with its SpectreView product suite.
The SpectreView system is being installed at the company’s Atlanta headquarters to enhance CNN's HD production workflow by providing unique media access at the desktop.
The SpectreView browse solution has been implemented by a large number of manufacturers of playout automation, newsrooms, asset management and access services. Key to its success is the incorporation of precision timecode and frame accuracy.
This coupled with its advanced streaming server ensures an unprecedented user experience providing a VTR-like performance at the desktop. Content can be encoded using a choice of low bit-rate codec – Windows Media VC-1 or MPEG-4 – and be accessed by multiple devices on standard computers, especially when precise timecode control is critical.
"The implementation of SpectreView at CNN once again highlights the powerful capabilities of our browse technology which has today become the benchmark in broadcast news, sports and other demanding production environments," said Nigel Booth, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing at IPV.
"SpectreView's ability to offer immediate access to live HD media — in a frame accurate manner- shot change detection and the support for closed caption overlays as well as a tight integration with the Omneon servers has been significant to many news broadcasters including CNN."
Further information is available at: www.ipv.com.
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