Masstech

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Masstech provides solutions that readily adapt to the size of your newsroom operations, whether you’re looking for essential digital archiving or a more sophisticated streamlined media asset management solution that can scale up. Our solutions fully support MOS protocol by integrating tightly into AP’s ENPS system newsroom computer systems for workflow automation.

Emerald version 7.5 LE provides an affordable all-in-one platform for digital archiving, HQS (High Quality Speed) transcoding, and content management. At breakthrough price-performance, Emerald digitally preserves valuable stories and content with automated workflows in Production, Newsrooms and broadcast applications.

Doubling up as a mini MAM, Emerald preserves your precious footage using efficient file based digital archiving where scaling is not required. Integrating tightly into ENPS via Media Object Server Communications (MOS) protocol, Emerald provides an ActiveX plug-in for ENPS which allows users to search and preview archived media and transfer media to NLEs or playout servers from the ENPS user interface. Learn more about Emerald at http://masstech.com/products/emerald%E2%84%A2/brochures-manuals/

TOPAZ version 7.5.1 is a feature-rich streamlined media asset management solution for medium to large Production houses, Newsrooms and broadcasters. TOPAZ comes with advanced HQS (High Quality Speed) transcoding technology and digital archiving HSM (hierarchical storage management). Consolidating preparation, production and playout operations, TOPAZ integrates elegantly into any existing broadcast ecosystem without requiring third party middleware applications.

TOPAZ integrates with AP’s ENPS system via MOS protocol. Using AP-ENPS interface, newsroom staff can efficiently search, browse, and quickly access media content from its streamlined asset management data storage bank. Built on a rock solid flexible architecture with a media framework for all leading broadcast equipment, this solution readily scales in the event there is a need for additional storage capacity, bandwidth, broadcast devices or other applications.

Learn more about TOPAZ at http://masstech.com/products/topaz%E2%84%A2/brochures-manuals/

Supported ENPS Workflow

ActiveX Plug-in Functionality: Search & Find/Click & View/Drag & Drop

ENPS users can discover media stored on this device through the use of simple searches within ENPS. When a media description or link is found in ENPS, a user may simply click on the media to view it. The media can be linked to ENPS Running Orders, Stories and Assignments by simply dragging it into and ENPS document.

Media Awareness

This device sends ENPS a description of the media it stores. The description contains structured metadata and a pointer to the media object. This information is used by ENPS to return media in search results. Pointers are used to link media to ENPS documents, including Stories, Running Orders and Assignments using simple drag and drop workflow.

Round Trip Archive

Clicking on Stories contained in the ENPS archive can retrieve media stored within this product's archive. Thed media can be automatically restored to the production server or NLE for re-use by dragging the media pointer or story containing a media pointer into an active ENPS Running Order.

Masstech TOPAZ ActiveX Plug-in

This vendor provides an ActiveX plug-in for ENPS which allows users to view and search for media and transfer media to NLEs or playout servers from the ENPS user interface.

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