AmberFin to unveil new version of UQC, new multi-transcode capabilities for iCR, and a new enterprise version of Bruce's Shorts on booth SU9005
(Basingstoke, England--February 7, 2012) At NAB 2012, on booth SU9005,
AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, will unveil a new version of UQC, the world’s first Unified Quality Control solution for content ingest and transcoding operations. AmberFin will also announce new multi-transcode capabilities for
iCR, the company’s file-based content ingest and transcoding system, and launch phase two of the widely popular broadcast-IT-workflow training program Bruce's Shorts which will include an enterprise version.
Launched at IBC 2011, AmberFin's Unified Quality Control (UQC) solution for content ingest and transcoding operations is now already used in production at leading broadcasters and facilities around the world. Built around user-feedback, this latest version of UQC will feature an improved user-experience, new third party plug-ins to add new levels of quality control, new integrated ingest capabilities, and a streamlined workflow interface.
AmberFin will also unveil new software-based multi-transcode capabilities for iCR that will enable users to run up to eight different transcode nodes simultaneously on a single PC, thereby dramatically reducing the cost per channel while obtaining even better use of their PC hardware.
AmberFin will also announce the next phase of Bruce's Shorts a free, technology based, training program hosted by Bruce Devlin, AmberFin's CTO and co author of the MXF format. The next phase of Bruce's Shorts will include an enterprise version as well a series of new hot topics including, 'XML basics', 'streaming basics', and 'workflow troubleshooting skills'. The new enterprise version will allow organizations to sign up theirworkforce for tailor-made broadcast-IT-workflow training videos and webinars. For more information, please visit:
http://www.amberfin.com/shorts
About AmberFin
AmberFin is a company at the heart of solving file-based workflow problems for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses. The AmberFin Media Factory, based on the iCR family of modular software products, digitizes and transforms new and archived content, combining a service oriented design philosophy with intelligent use of cost-effective generic IT. This enables customers to save time, increase revenues and grow in-line with business demands.
Unique to the Media Factory system, AmberFin’s industry first approach to Quality Control, known as Unified Quality Control (UQC), introduces a QC mark that brings a new level of trust to media assets. UQC uniquely combines an automated process with a human touch, enabling more efficient and effective decision-making and new levels of confidence in thefile creation and transformation processes.
AmberFin has experienced growth of 90% in the last year thanks to hundreds of iCR systems being deployed worldwide. Systems that are trusted where quality matters by some of the world’s leading media organizations including Sony Pictures, NBA, Turner Broadcasting, ZDF, NRK, National Geographic, BT, Discovery and Warner Brothers.
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