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Broaden your reach withViz Media EngineOnline & MobileSmart-phones and tablets havechanged consumer behavior drastically. Theneed for a streamlined production process isgreater than ever.The Viz Media Engine offers a flexibleand complete solution for video publishing,integrating device adaptation, deliveryto any online platform, reporting of videoconsumption, transcoding, encoding, italso directly extends existing workflows forbroadcast, graphics, editing and archiving.Individual and specialized products withineach segment are now harmonized, formingan integrated solution.Viz Media Engine takes care of thecomplete chain of ingesting, adapting andpublishing content to a variety of formatsand consumer terminals. Mobile operators,broadcasters and online media have chosenViz Media Engine to make their contentavailable on new platforms and to createadditional revenue chains. The platformcan be built as a centralized node thatcontrols web and streaming servers in otherlocations.Purpose-built for integration directly intoexisting workflows, the Viz Media Engine isparticularly suited to cross-platform mediadelivery. The server also offers an extensiveAPI where most of the functions of theViz Media Engine server are exposed. Thisallows you to control content transcoding,streaming, playlisting and publishing froman external systems.All editorial tools are built for multichannelcontent management. Control of contentand layout for mobile versions is easilyhandled from a single user interface. Thedevice database is updated on a daily basisand supports thousands of different handhelddevices. Dynamic video playlists andpicture-in-picture features are supported.When utilizing the Viz Media Enginesolution, you can re-purpose your graphicsonline by merging graphics and videoadapted for each device in the transcodingstep, and adjust your graphics to fit varioustarget platforms. You can even simultaneouslyproduce the same video withdifferent branding.supportedfile formats.3gp / .aac / .flv / .m4v /.mov / .ogg / .vc1 / .3g2,.amr / .gfx / .m4a / .mpa,.mfx / .wmv / .avi / .asf,.h263 / .mp3 / .mpg / .rm,.wma / .ac3 / .dv / .h264,.mp4 / .mpeg / .ts / .vobAudio codecsAAC / AMR-NB / DV Audio/ MPEG-1 (mp1,2,3) /Windows Media Audio / Pro/ AC-3 / AMR-WB / Vorbis /PCM (16,24,32 bit) /Real AudioVideo codecsCinepack / DV Video /DVC Pro 25 / DVCPro 50 /DVCPro 100/HD/ Flash Video / H.263, H.264/ HuffYUV, M-JPEG / MPEG-1,MPEG-2 (PS & ES) /MPEG-4/XVID / MicrosoftMPEG-4, ON2 (VP5,6) /Sorenson / Theora /VC-1, VC3/DNxHD /Windows Media Video(7,8,9), XVID.The Control Server is the core component in the Viz MediaEngine platform and combines all parts into one integrated solution.All components can be individually connected to the platformaccording to customer needs.The Control Server performs device detection for mobile phoneand web browser video capabilities. It contains an extensive contentAPI for ingest, transcoding and publishing. Conditional access tocontent can be managed in this component as well. The ControlServer is designed to deliver a broad set of video format outputsto maximize the capabilities of each handset. The Control Serverallows for control of the publishing process through the WebServiceAPI, and a high-performance API is offered for building adaptedvideo content into Mobile Internet (WAP/XHTML) pages on a session-by-sessionbasis. This API can also be utilized to build contentinto On Device Portals, Flash Lite Players etc. The Control Server isdesigned to deliver a broad set of outputs of video formats to serveall handsets in the market with optimal video quality and utilizationof each handset’s capabilities.Input video can be sourced from either an IP video source, orfrom a video capture card. A source video is prepared in the sameway as a video clip. A single live stream of video is transcodedsimultaneously to a predefined set of outputs, including resolutionsfrom 128x96 H.263 and up to 480x360 H.264 (SD/HD) for iPhone.Vizrt’s Video Transcoder gives complete control over all aspectsof a transcoding job. It converts an ingested file into a large numberof target formats to optimize the content for all the different terminalssuch as mobile phones, web players, etc. Read more about ourvideo transcoder on page 73.Input video can be sourced from either an IP video source orfrom a video capture card. A source video is prepared in the sameway as a video clip. A single live stream of video is transcodedsimultaneously to a predefined set of 10 different outputs, includingresolutions from 128x96 H.263 and up to 480x360 H.264 (SD/HD) foriPhone.The Viz Media Engine manages the whole process of ingesting,adapting and publishing content to a variety of formats andconsumer terminals. The control server performs device detectionfor mobile phone and web browser video capabilities. It containsan extensive content API for ingest, transcoding and publishing,designed to deliver a broad set of video format outputs to maximizethe capabilities of each handset. This API can also be utilized tobuild content into On Device Portals, Flash Lite Players, etc. Thecontrol server is designed to deliver a broad set of video formats,ensuring both optimal video quality and optimal utilization ofhandset capabilities for all handsets in the market.For mobile video on demand content, the Video Transcoder bydefault prepares around 15-20 versions for streaming video in therange from 128x96 (SubQCIF) H.263 video up to 480x272 H.264 videofor iPhone and 640x368 for iPad and other high-end terminals.These versions consist of H.263, H.264 andMPEG-4 SP versions in different resolutions,frame-rates and codecs for audio and video.For downloadable VOD clips the VideoTranscoder prepares around 10 versions ofa source file using the same set of codecsand resolutions in a separate combination.In total around 25-30 versions will becreated for delivering both downloadableand streaming versions of a source file. Newmobile phones released from the manufacturerscan have a new output profileallocated, and e.g. support for 16x9 videooutput for a Nokia N8 phone can easily beadded.These transcoding jobs are built froman XML-template that can be edited on theserver. This XML-template allows for verydetailed access to the codec tools to controlthe transcoding on low level.For high volume transcoding jobs, multipleVideo Transcoders can be configuredas a transcoding cluster to deliver fastertranscoding for immediate publishing.The latest Video Transcoder nowalso supports a plug-in towardsViz Trio and Viz Engine to ingestgraphics and video separatelyas input and to combine these in anoptimal manner during the transcodingprocess to deliver the best output perbit-rate and to deliver sharp graphics for allscenarios. This integration delivers a seamlessprocess for inserting optimized graphicsdesigned specifically for the differentoutputs for mobile phones, iPad, iPhone,Web-TV, HD Video etc.Read more about VIZ MEDIA Engine forMEDIA ASSEt management on P. 90Viz Media Engine Transcoding• Graphics insertion in the transcoding step• Playlisted online live streams• Significantly improved integrations withEscenic Content Engine• MAM integrations for ingest and onlineplayout• Viz Live Reporter for iPhone andBlackberry with SDI outputViz Media Engine delivers a seamless processfor inserting optimized graphics designedspecifically for the different outputs formobile phones, iPad, iPhone, Web-TV, HDVideo etc.The Vizrt Catalogue 2011 71