Media professionals, how do you validate your RTB files?

Prepare and deliver video files with Eolementhe

Videomenthe regularly adds new features to Eolementhe, its flagship platform for creating workflows, processing, validating, sharing and delivering media files. The latest addition includes the 'Filelib' function, and retains Eolementhe's extreme ease of use. Again through a user-friendly interface, different types of users, technical or otherwise, can prepare and deliver video files. 

The 'Filelib' included in Eolementhe offers basic functions for video preparation: thumbnail selection, filling in editorial metadata, automatic generation of technical metadata with the option of downloading the report, trim insertion with TC in/TC out to generate a video clip. 

Content is king", a statement made by Bill Gates in 1996, still resonates in many sectors. Let's talk about our industry, which is seeing an increasing number of files and formats to process, redefining the way we work, and that's a fact... Creating and delivering media files of impeccable quality is a real headache for both content providers and broadcasters. Add to this the proliferation of mandatory technical specifications linked to file deliveries, and you have a situation that doesn't make file processing any easier either.

With time-consuming and costly validation processes, and file exchange methods that are often insecure, file preparation isn't all that simple... And as we know, the key to success is to deliver a constant flow of quality content. So - and in reference to a fashionable term - the validation stage needs to be 'agile', thanks to new tools that streamline collaboration, and make this crucial stage upstream of video distribution faster and smoother. 

Wouldn't it make sense, then, to have a common solution enabling both content manufacturers and broadcast platform owners to easily validate standardized files?

For example, when a journalist is in the field, file processing operations are difficult to integrate into their routine, due to time constraints or the equipment at their disposal, etc. One solution is to ingest the video at the scene of the report, fill in the basic editorial metadata and then resume editorial and technical processing of the file later. One solution is to ingest the video on the spot, fill in the basic editorial metadata, and resume editorial and technical processing of the file at a later date. In this way, Eolementhe's 'pause' feature enables the journalist to return to the office and pick up where he left off. After logging on to Eolementhe, journalists click on the Filelib tab, which enables them to stream their video, extract a thumbnail and add comments down to the timecode, complete editorial metadata, generate technical and editorial reports, and create video clips. Once the editorial part is complete, the technical workflow takes over, including transcoding, quality control, subtitle insertion and delivery. After just a few clicks, the video is ready for distribution on multiple platforms.

Another use case is the validation process between partners. Take, for example, the delivery of video files from a post-production or production house to a TV channel. Before the PAD is broadcast, the video must be approved from a technical and editorial point of view by the recipient. As a result, numerous file exchanges take place before a video is truly stamped 'PAD' (Prêt-A-Diffuser). Eolementhe makes communication between internal and external partners easier, smoother and faster. The 'Filelib' is used for editorial validation, while the Workflow Editor is used for technical validation. Partners exchange their comments and requests via Eolementhe, so that both parties arrive at a correct final version. What's more, metadata forms are already pre-filled in Eolementhe to enable non-technical users to create technically compliant files too. 

Thanks to its browser-based web interface, Eolementhe enables users to create compliant files including technical and editorial metadata, and to process, share, deliver and receive media files. As a result, this complete solution considerably reduces time to air, by offering a platform geared towards cost and time reduction. 

So, media professionals, looking for an easy-to-use solution to help you save time and money?