Harris Corporation Announces Launch of Videotek(R) QuiC(TM) Media Analysis Server at IBC2006
September 08 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Unique, new system verifies and corrects file-based, compressed
digital content AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today
announced the launch of the Videotek(R) QuiC(TM) media analysis
server system, a fully automated test and measurement platform
designed to verify the quality of video and audio content stored on
servers and storage networks. Unique in the marketplace, the
QuiC(TM) server not only verifies the quality of audio and video
content at speeds faster than real time, but also provides file
correction tools. Ensuring content quality has become increasingly
challenging for broadcasters as compressed digital content may be
comprised of differing standards, formats and resolutions. The
QuiC(TM) media analysis server technology, previewed to
considerable acclaim at the National Association of Broadcasters
(NAB) convention in April 2006, is designed to provide broadcasters
with a more efficient, consistent and cost-effective method of
verifying content of all popular formats and parameters. The system
supports many file formats, including MPEG2/IMX 50, MPEG-2, DV25,
DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO 100, VC1 (WM9) and MPEG4-H.264. "Although content
standards and formats continue to change, the broadcaster's
responsibility to maintain content quality for viewers remains
constant," said Tim Thorsteinson, president of the Harris Broadcast
Communications Division. "The introduction of the QuiC(TM) media
analysis server fills a critical gap that has existed up to now in
the broadcaster's toolkit -- the ability to analyze file-based,
compressed digital content and correct problems before the content
is distributed." While traditional stream monitors test for
compression and syntax errors, the robust QuiC server checks visual
(pixel by pixel) and aural (sample by sample) quality assurance
(QA) parameters, including video and audio levels, video color
space compatibility, audio phase, low audio and letter and pillar
box limits. The process can be initiated manually via the intuitive
user interface, or the QuiC server can be set to automatically
process files by time or event. "With the QuiC(TM) media analysis
server, the quality assurance process progresses at rates faster
than real time, providing broadcasters tremendous flexibility in
managing their digital assets," continued Thorsteinson. Once a
media file is recognized by the QuiC(TM) media analysis server, the
system tracks its status and builds a database of test results and
any changes made to the file. This information is then encapsulated
in the file's MXF metadata. The QuiC(TM) server then presents the
"ready-to-air" status of files it has analyzed on the network,
along with information about the file, in an easy-to-understand
summary screen. In addition to the file manager summaries, QuiC(TM)
also presents other information in easy-to-follow formats such as
detailed video and audio quality checks for a single file, summary
reports for all files in the database and user-inserted comments.
To ensure QuiC(TM) is able to meet a customer's future
requirements, the system's hardware is scalable in numerous ways.
First, slave servers can be added to the primary system in order to
increase system throughput time. Control of the file QA process is
possible on a remote View Station or locally on the monitor and
control GUI. The View Stations, which incorporate Harris' patented
Videotek(R) Q-SEE(TM) display technology, provide various ways of
analyzing the file's video and audio content, including waveform,
vector, audio level meter, gamut and picture displays, scrub
control and error timeline. In addition, the View Stations provide
uncompressed serial digital video and audio outputs of the file
content, allowing for further monitoring and signal comparison.
Harris is currently taking orders for the Phase One release of the
QuiC(TM) media analysis server. About Harris Corporation Harris is
an international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual sales of $3.5 billion and nearly 14,000 employees --
including more than 6,000 engineers and scientists -- dedicated to
the development of best-in-class assured communications(TM)
products, systems, software and services. The company's operating
divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/. See Harris Broadcast
Communications Division IBC Stand 7:621 & M225 DATASOURCE:
Harris Corporation CONTACT: Laura Whitaker, Vice President,
Marketing Communications of Harris Broadcast Communications
Division, +1-408-782-1201, or ; or Meriam Khan of MKM Marketing
Communications, +44 (0)20 8141 4703, or Web site:
http://www.harris.com/ http://www.ibc.org/
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