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Aveco
ASTRA Studio 3 Production Resource Manager In times of breaking news and major
If breaking news is occupying a studio for
events, every staff member wants to
longer than planned, with one press of a
contribute. Without a Production Resource
button, the next show can be re-assigned
Manager, newsrooms are inefficient
to a different studio. All media, production
when resources are needed the most:
switcher settings, DVE’s, CG’s, virtual set
more resources are locked than are
scenes, camera robotics positions, video
needed, while other high priorities can’t
and audio playback, audio mixer settings,
be handled. Junior-staff enthusiasm uses
studio monitor wall settings, routing switcher
resources better assigned to others. Too
assignments, audio mixer settings, audio
much time is spent arbitrating resources.
server playout, and lighting scenes are
Sometimes even a broadcaster’s most
instantly moved and the show is ready for
important news executives have to wait
on-air automation control.
for resources to be found and assigned.
If a high-priority need finds all video
ASTRA Studio 3’s Production Resource
server ports occupied, for example,
Manager optimises operations. It’s part
a junior-level staff member’s task will
of news production automation and
automatically be paused, he/she will be
its use profoundly improves efficiency
notified of the re-assignment, along with
through pooling resources and
management, and the lower-priority task
dynamically assigning them based on
continues once a resource is available.
operational priorities. It makes complex multi-studio
Naturally, authorised individuals can fast turnaround web-coverage, accomplishes
override, but the bottleneck of manual
operations substantially more efficient and easier
multiple MAM and web-CMS updates, updates
arbitration is replaced by a flexible well-
to manage. For example, when an unplanned
an NRCS placeholder with recording status,
considered operation plan.
high-priority feed needs to be ingested, pressing
and facilitates fast-turn-around news clips to
one button has the ASTRA Studio 3 Production
air for breaking news reports while the ingest
Manager dramatically improves efficiency and
Resource Manager access available resources
continues, while continually updating a feed to a
ease-of-use in, especially, larger news facilities.
and assign and lock a path through router
redundancy site, and so on. One button press by
It’s a godsend in breaking news.
control to an available video server port which
an authorised individual accomplishes this.
is locked for the priority level of that feed. It
The multiple MAM use is distinctive. Updates
The ASTRA Studio 3 Production Resource
Aveco’s ASTRA Studio 3 Production Resource Manager builds on a 23-year legacy of serving
starts the ingest, assigns automatic metadata,
can include, for example, Avid Interplay,
about 300 TV broadcasters, including some
applies notification rules to the assigned set
production asset management of Quantel or EVS
of the largest and most complex TV networks.
of individuals and groups, and accepts and
doing fast turn-around editing, Octopus MAM, or
Designed for multi-studio operations and
distributes updated metadata. Then it integrates
MAM linked in ENPS or iNews, or the CMS of the
optimised for breaking news, it includes dozens
with transcoders to produce a proxy and live or
web-news team.
of unique features.
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