ETERE AUTOMATION

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ETERE AUTOMATION

• A distributed automation system

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ETERE facts

• ETERE was born 20 years ago as software house
• 13 years ago the broadcasting division was born
• ETERE is a software for TV automation
  scheduling, traffic, billing and news.
• More than 400 broadcasting stations worldwide use
  ETERE
• ETERE Automation support is ready 24h a day

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ETERE Automation timeline

• 1993 - First audio system which uses normal PCs
  file server
• 1994 - Rd72 the first video server on air to
  broadcast commercials.
• 1995 - First 100 HD radio broadcasting station.
• 1996 - First broadcast system composed of a
  multichannel video server
• 1997 - ETERE windows

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CERTIFICATIONS

• Microsoft solution provider
• Novell Networking partner
• Intel processor integrator
• Intel networking partner
• 3com networking partner
• APC power partner

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Some data of ETERE

• Staff of 22 people
• Income of 3.000.000 euro
• Income increase of 300 from 1994 to 2001
• 50 of the resources are on research

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ETERE Automation timeline

• 1993 - First audio system which uses normal PCs
  file server
• 1994 - Rd72 the first videoserver on air to
  broadcast commercials.
• 1995 - First 100 HD radio broadcasting station.
• 1996 - First broadcast system composed of a
  multichannel videoserver
• 1997 - ETERE windows

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Recent customers 1

• RAI 1-2-3 (Grass Valley)
• Rai news 24 (Sony)
• Video Italia (1 channel SeaChange)
• MTV Italy (2 channel SeaChange)
• VIVA Rete A (1 channel Sony)
• TV2 Hungary state TV(1 channel Omneon)
• CFN (1 channel Thomson)
• Skycable (Philippines) 16 channels
• RAI international 5 channels (Grass Valley)

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Recent Customers

• Telecapri 4 channels (SeaChange)
• Canal 8 channels (SeaChange)
• Antenna tv greece 2 Channels (SeaChange)
• Blue Gold 2 channels (Seachange)
• Rai Sport 1 channel (Grass Valley)
• Countdown 1 channel (Grass Valley)
• Rai Canale Lavoro (1 channel Grass Valley)
• Anicaflash (1 channel Grass Valley)
• Telenova (1 channel seachange)
• Inter Channel (1 channel Seachange)
• Roma Channel (1 channel Seachange)

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Recent Customers

• SAT 2000 (vatican) (1 channel Seachange)
• 102.5 Hit channel (1 channel Seachange)
• Telelombardia 2 channels (Sony)
• Match Music (1 channel Grass Valley)
• Maxmedia (US 4 channels Seachange)
• Video medicina ( Portugal 2 channels)
• Crtv (Croatia 1 channel EVS)
• Gay TV (1 channel Seachange)
• Viaji TV (India 1 channel)
• Educational channel (Israel 1 channel Grass
  Valley)

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Different applications

• VRT (Belgium state TV 1 channel DVB/DVT)
• Rai trade (commercial management Grass Valley)
• Eta Beta-Big Brother production (Italy)
• Rai Trade (football highlits production)
• Rai Click (2 IP channels Seachange)
• Logos Tv (football archive)

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ETERE Automation

• As a Pc based system ETERE is able to do all the
  functions of a tradictional automation system.
• PC platform reliability is today very high.
• Pc performance are so high to make possible
  control even complex systems
• To improve automation feature ETERE develop the
  distributed architecture, where there is no a
  single point of failure.

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Distributed architecture

• At last a TV automation system is based on the
  new technologies

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Traditional
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Clients
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Fault
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Technology comparison
Central device controller
Distributed technology
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On air controller
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Recording caching
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Fault
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Reconfigure straightaway
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Perfect Scalability
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PC process

One PC
Multiple process
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Multiple Device control
RS422-gt Ethernet
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RS422 virtualization
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Full redundancy
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Ethernet fault tolerance
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Full redundancy
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ETERE AUTOMATION

• Future project plan

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ETERE core
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Recording caching
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Caching Diagram
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General purpose interface
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General purpose interface
Resource tree
Segments
Drag drop the Selected resources on source and
destination
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Manual Filing
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Manual Filing
Query Selection
Source Control
Preview Trimmng While recording
Text TC
List of Video To be recordes
Segments List
3 sync copies At the same time
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Live events
Source Control
Preview Trimmng While recording
Text TC
List of Video To be recordes
Segments List
3 sync copies At the same time
Streaming Browsing to select in/out point
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Multichannel
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Multichannel
Schedulked recordings
Satellite Receiver control
Available Channels
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Barcoding
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Barcoding
VTR control
List of Video To be checked
Tool bar
Multi segment tapes
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Caching
Clone Copy
HIGH QUALITY
LOW Resolution
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Quality control
Clone Copy
Low Resolution
Main Copy
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Quality control

• Presentation of all unchecked Video
• One screen for all video control.
• Browsing integration
• Full mouse control with JS
• Audio scrub on browsing

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Quality Control
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Quality Control
Query seclection
Asset Note
description for each segment
Segments List
List of Video To be checked
Jog shuttle Mouse Integration
Pre-defined Quality
One control for Main/Clone/Mpeg1
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Media management
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Media management

• ETERE database keep track of every asset
  location.
• Main/clone copy, browsing, Video Tapes are all
  recorded inside ETERE.
• Also ETERE manage copy between servers, and
  to/from Archive

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Basic diagram
Archive Manager
Server
Ethernet Gigabit FC
Scsi or FC
Etere media Manager
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ETERE MM

• Checking digital copy flag on ETERE database,
  the system move the file on the Library.
• Moving is synchronized with the On air
  scheduling, if the file is near the On air time
  it is not moved but simply archived.
• An archived Video can be selected for scheduling
  as its recorded on the video server.
• ETERE MM database keeps track of the archived
  copy location on the database.

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Database
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ETERE MM

• MAIN SERVER
• Executes the archiving task based on database
  information
• Update the database
• Restore according to the preview
• Delete archived files
• AUTOMATION SERVER
• Restore according to the scheduling

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Processes
MM Automation Server
Schedule
MM Main Server
Database
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Redundancy

• If you need full redundancy the system is able to
  control more than one library
• You can configure 2 libraries as Redundant pair,
  in this case ETERE MM store data on both.

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Redundancy
Redundant Pair
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Integrated solution

• If you have more than one video server and one or
  more archive system ETERE gives you an integrated
  solution.
• ETERE MM moves video from one server to another
  and to/from archive.
• A single interface to manage all the station.

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Multichannel

One PC
Multiple process
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Interface
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Multichannel

• Unlimited number of channels
• More channels for single PC
• Single control interface
• Single alarm console (SNMP)

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Snmp console
Media management
Caching
Automation
Smnp console
Smnp enabled Devices
Computers
Ethernet devices
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Redundancy

• Cloning
• One 2 many Backup protection
• Many 2 many Backup protection

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Browsing

• True browsing with JS and audio scrub.
• Secondary event preview.
• Full logo preview
• Full Subtitle preview

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Browsing
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Enhanced Browsing
TimeCode
Logo Preview
Subtitle Preview
Subtitling preview
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Scheduling

• Sql 2000 integration
• Unlimited number of secondary devices
• Logger integration
• Track of Royalties
• 9999 different objects
• Multichannel extensions

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Scheduling generation

• Scheduling Grids generation
• Royalties calculation
• Drag drop of objects
• Integrated with ETERE traffic
• Web integrated

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Scheduling generation
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Scheduling generation
Selected day
Blocks Details
Scheduling Blocks
Block Lines
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Scheduling

• Complete integrated with Automation.
• Graphical interface for to improve the easy of
  use.
• Frame accurate
• Multi user
• Multi station

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scheduling
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scheduling
Station Logo name
Functions toolbar
Status Bar
Different Colors
Scheduling Attribute
Secondary Events
Program main attribute
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Scheduling
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Traffic

• New Traffic system.
• Traffic object connected to scheduling objects.
• Auto invoicing
• Auto Agents percentage
• All integrated with ETERE web for external access.

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Traffic interfaces
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Content Manager

• ETERE logger will be integrated inside ETERE
  automation.
• Assets logging and Sql metadata generation
• Auto search of commercials insertion points.

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Archive

• ETERE Media manager archive integration.

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Asset Management

• Sql 2000 objects
• Edl generation for Censorship
• Track of source, server, Low resolution and
  archive objects.
• Support for telefilm episodes
• Integrated asset manager
• Integrated Royalties calculations.

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Automation

• DVB output integration
• NVOD generation
• VOD support

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ETERE AUTOMATION

• Projetcs

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ETERE AUTOMATION

• Mediaset

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Key Points for Mediaset

• Most of the revenues of Mediaset are coming from
  these 4 TV Channels
• Migration to Digital Technology
• Scalability
• Operational Workflow innovation
• Migration to a New Archiving Strategy

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Challenges

• Technology
• Budget fit
• System Integration
• Scalability

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Key Technologies

• Digital Media Platform
• Networking/Connectivity
• Integrated Automation

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Work in progress
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Work in progress
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ETERE AUTOMATION

• CTV Moscow

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Diagram
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ETERE AUTOMATION

• Big brother

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Big brother application

• This is a project based on ETERE logger.
• 4 operator catalog the 4 feeds recorded in both
  SDI and low resolution inside a Seachange server.
• All the Keys are stored on a Sql server.
• The authors use Sql queries to create the
  stories.
• All the valuable segments are record on Tape,
  while the low-res copy is maintained on the
  server for an easy access.

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Tape archiving
Videoserver
LOGGING
Timecode
Serial hub
Sql server main
Cut editing and final editing
Sql server Bkp
Vtr di copia
Router ISDN
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Logger interface
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Archive
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Filer
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Big Brother follow up

• After big brother ETERE logger drives other 2
  project for Football games.
• Logos TV a Football archive
• RAI Trade a Football highlights production.
• ETERE logger will be integrated in ETERE on
  version 12 (1st Q 2002)

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ETERE AUTOMATION

• Why ETERE

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ETERE advantages

• Software only solution
• No device controller /Distributed architecture
• Sql2000 archive with public structure, (every
  customer can write its own add-on software )
• Build over standard (SNMP,TCP/Ip, Windows)
• Functions and queries customizable by the user.
• Large number of running sites.
• Double Byte language support