Archive notice: This article was originally published on September 10, 2006. Links and embedded videos are preserved as part of the historical record.
Pro-Bel (stand 3.151) used the IBC to release Morpheus Gateway. The software is available as a standalone installation or as a plug-in for Morpheus automation already present in broadcast operations. Pro-Bel is thus responding to the increasing need among broadcasting companies to integrate file-based video productions from suppliers as well as external productions into their own automation system and playout.
The gateway is intended to avoid the previous “detour” of re-encoding external materials into the broadcaster’s own format. In future, the data files can be saved in the format used by the broadcast studio and placed in a buffer monitored by Morpheus Gateway. As soon as new data arrives, the gateway automatically imports the metadata so that Morpheus automation can recognise the new data and prepare it for the respective intended playout, for broadcast or for the archive.
The gateway can be integrated into Telestream’s Flip Factory system and permits automatic conversion of file formats for different server installations. The gateway is also MXF-capable and automatically takes over the metadata from files stored in MXF.
Further Links:
- Pro-Bel