ASTRA Automation Modules - Aveco
ASTRA Automation Modules - Aveco
ASTRA Automation Modules - Aveco
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<strong>ASTRA</strong> <strong>Modules</strong><br />
AVECO Americas Incorporated<br />
468 Beacon Street<br />
Boston, MA 02115<br />
tel: (303) 588.5528<br />
www.aveco.com<br />
PROCON recalculates the particular break in a way that it adjusts the number of<br />
black frames between the commercial clips in the break (within predefined<br />
margins, say 3 frames to 7 frames) so that the final duration is frame accurately 5<br />
minutes. German precision by Czech company.<br />
In all <strong>ASTRA</strong>/PROCON configurations for recording to Tape, when the tape is<br />
finished the tape content, time codes, etc. are printed out so that operators know<br />
which commercial break is on which tape. The print-out configuration is adaptable<br />
too.<br />
Archiving<br />
The clips recorded on the videoserver can be archived on data cartridges or videotapes. <strong>ASTRA</strong><br />
supports control of manually operated data cartridge drives as well as robotic archives.<br />
When the clip is recorded on the videoserver it can be assigned for automatic archiving. Any<br />
clip existing on the videoservers can be archived on manual request.<br />
Various scenarios are available for automatic archiving. When a clip on the daily schedule or in<br />
a Block is known to be located on the archive tape, <strong>ASTRA</strong> restores it from the robotic archive or<br />
prompts the operator to manually load the proper data cartridge into the VTR.<br />
Tape management<br />
The tape logging station allows for entering the metadata, marking IN and OUT points by direct<br />
VTR control and storing the data in the system database.<br />
Barcode labels can be printed if the barcode printer is attached to <strong>ASTRA</strong>. The tapes in the<br />
cart machine are then recognized by their barcode. The tapes loaded into the stand alone VTRs<br />
should then be recognized by manual or automatic barcode scan.<br />
<strong>ASTRA</strong> also supports recognition by userbits at the tape start, to introduce every clip or<br />
continuously on the tape.<br />
<strong>ASTRA</strong> supports multi-segment tapes.<br />
Master clock interface<br />
This module synchronizes the internal <strong>ASTRA</strong> clock to the station master clock, to the DCF receiver<br />
or to the GPS receiver.<br />
GPS time signal receiver<br />
This module integrates a GPS receiver attached to the <strong>ASTRA</strong> server and will set the internal<br />
<strong>ASTRA</strong> clock.<br />
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