SGL Press Release
Versus revolutionises digital workflow with fully integrated SGL archive
Fareham, UK – xx January 2009 – Software Generation Ltd (SGL), a leading provider of content archive and storage management software for media and entertainment, has been chosen by cable television sports network, VERSUS to provide an HD/SD archive, controlled by Avid's Interplay non-linear workflow engine. The fully integrated SGL archive is a key element of VERSUS' major new post and production facilities.
The VERSUS workflow sees hundreds thousands of video tapes sent to MediaKive, a system company based in New Hampshire that digitises video tape libraries for long term archive. The digitized content is then encoded by MediaKive wrapped in DNX145 or DV50 and wrapped with metadata extracted by Media Kive from the VERSUS Nesbit library systemdatabase and supporting tape logs. Encoded content is delivered back to VERSUS via ESATA portable disk drives, mounted to several consolidation machines. Media is checked into Interplay, transcoded to MPEG2 proxy and pushed to the SGL archive. Material is then moved by SGL FlashNet to a Spectra Logic T950 tape library. Over 15000 hours of HD and SD content haves been encoded by MediaKive, checked into Avid's Interplay system and archived through SGL's Flashnet to SpectraLogic's T950 LTO4 tapes in under a year. Once the videotapes are encoded and archived, they are stored at MediaKive in an environmentally controlled warehouse. This has given VERSUS the ability to reclaim its valuable production real estate, which was once swamped by the endless onsite storage of video tapes.
This media conveyor belt project has paid for itself by reducing tape stock, post/production labor, reclaimation of valuable real estate, and delivery of digital content to all departments at VERSUS ersus and all screens (TV, Web, mobile).
Owned by cable giant, Comcast, VERSUS, currently in is available in more than 74 million homes, is the exclusive cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL), IndyCar Series®, Tour de France, World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), and Professional Bull Riders (PBR). The network is the residence of major sports events such as the National Hockey league (NHL), the Tour de France, Professional Bull Riding, and World Extreme Cagefighting and many others. Paul Koopmann, VERSUS, Director of Engineering for VERSUS comments, "This new workflow has completely revolutionised the network's production processes. The performance of the system is flawless. Avid's Interplay system works seamlessly with SGL's Flashnet. This tight integration has reduced bottlenecks and improved our production workflow. Our post and production teams can search this metadata- rich content instantly, locating clips that would have normally taken hours to find on tapeWe chose the SGL archive as part of this workflow because the company's relationship with Avid spoke volumes, as did its tight integration within the VERSUS environment.."
Bernie Walsh, SGL's Director Worldwide Sales & Joint Managing Director added, "We are delighted to announce this sale to VERSUS. SGL's ability to provide seamless integration with third-party systems means that networks such as VERSUS can build a sophisticated workflow that can continue to grow as the facility expands."
Additional information:
Software Generation, Ltd is a privately held archive management software company headquartered in Fareham, England. SGL has been in business since 1989 and its flagship FlashNet product is installed in over 4,500 customer sites around the world. More information can be found at www.sgluk.com.
SGL contact:
Mickey Charles
Email: mickey@sglus.com
Tel: +1 615 324 3613
Mob: + 1 513 265 6316
PR Contact:
Kate Ford
Jump PR
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