| Broadcasters need to capture their output
audio/video signals for any of a number of reasons --
for as-run logging, government logging requirements,
confidence records, or archiving for historical purposes.
Today most broadcasters use VHS recorders for this purpose,
but these systems have always been cumbersome, failure
prone, and accessing historical content when it is actually
needed is difficult at best. The complications of today's
multichannel environments only magnify these drawbacks.
MassLogger from Masstech Group aims to eliminate the
manual intervention, unreliability, and the cumbersome
access associated with broadcast logging by taking advantage
of nonlinear MPEG compression technology. MassLogger
provides 24x7, high-reliability recording and storage
of broadcast content, and makes it accessible via a standard
Web browser.
The MassLogger application runs on a high-performance
and highly reliable platform to provide the necessary
system robustness. It generates low-bitrate content in
realtime from up to four incoming audio/video streams,
and as content is captured, MassLogger can burn-in station
identifications as well as timecode/date information
for visual identification.
MassLogger provides a simple-to-use Web interface, which
allows any user connected via a network to jump to a
particular channel/date/time reference point or view
the live stream. The system can also import automation/traffic
as-run reports which a Web user can actually click on
to view any specific event. Search and location tools
are provided for more immediate access to specific content.
In addition to its ability to capture incoming audio/video
content to local or network storage, the MassLogger system
provides a live, low-bitrate stream of the incoming content.
As content is captured in the system it is immediately
available for viewing with a Web browser.
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