OPLAN 2.3 - Production process automation system for broadcasting companies
OPLAN v2.3 is a system for production process automation of a television company. The system supports all the stages of operation. From the content ingest, description and preparation, creation of preliminary line-ups and daily broadcasting schedules, registration of commercials and arrangement of commercial blocks, broadcast preparation and automation, to the control and analysis of broadcasting results.
Advantages
Powerful content management and broadcast schedule arrangement tools
Automatic generation of commercial blocks
Unlimited number of channels and regional broadcasting options
Unlimited number of users
Control of user access to the information
Reliable information storage in a uniform database on MS SQL Server (use of free versions of SQL Server is possible)
Clip import and export
Automatic clip conversion to specified broadcasting format
Automatic trimming of an initial file according to time codes
Automatic sound processing (normalization, mixing of tracks, etc.)
Automatic creation of low-resolution versions of clips
Automatic generation of documents (playlists, program schedules, cue sheets, etc.)
Preparation of servers for broadcast (automatic copying of clips and playlists on servers, removal of old clips)
Control of clip output (on server logs)
Automatic and manual insert of graphics (secondary events) into playlist
Basic functions
Content management
Description of content (clips):
automatic detection of clip timing and format;
input of metadata which describes the program or the initial material;
description and editing of clip tracks (contents, quality of material);
setting the points of input and output, breaks for commercials and trimmings.
Hierarchical structure of the content catalogue.
Viewing of clips in broadcasting and low-resolution quality inside the program.
Managing the content rights.
Operations with serials and cycle programs.
Clip archive management:
the archive consists of one or several volumes (local or network folders;
automatic import of clips into archive from selected folders; automatic clip conversion to specified broadcasting format;
automatic trimming of an initial file according to time codes;
automatic sound processing (normalization, mixing of tracks, etc.);
export of clips from archive;
automatic creation of low-resolution versions of clips.
The functions of importing into archive, processing and code conversion are performed as services on one or several computers,
which provide reliability, processing speed and clip archive access control.
Import and export of content information to Excel, external database.
Traffic management:
Creating preliminary channel grids (pre-grid)
Creating running channel schedules for one or several weeks (grid)
Creating broadcast playlists
User-friendly planning interface
Import and export of playlists in various formats
Generation of reports (cue sheets, programs, etc.)
Registration of rights for content display, replays
Display of overlays, overflowing blocks, "holes" in the schedule
Forming commercial slots (commercial grid)
Maintaining the advertising campaigns database by loading media plans from Excel
setting the period for the advertising campaign
one or several commercials
assigning time slots for clip display
assigning position and frequency of clip display
Automatic filling of slots with manual editing option
Broadcast automation:
Support of unlimited amount of video servers and video server channels
Playlist generation
Exporting clips from the archive for one or several broadcasting days onto an external storage medium
Automatic copying of clips onto video servers from the archive or from an external storage medium
Loading broadcasting logs. Broadcast verification with playlist
Support of TitleBox, TELE 2.2, TELE Info, InfoNet broadcast design systems (display of logos, banners, design effects, crawls)
| OPLAN facilitates the activities of various departments in a broadcasting company |
Program management |
Production department |
Forward planning
Current (week) planning
Broadcast planning (preparation of broadcast permits)
Acquisition of rights and content adaptation
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Pre-broadcast preparation
Preparation of announcements
Adaptations
Maintaining libraries and archives of video materials
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Commercial management |
Launch teams |
Purchasing services (negotiations)
Advertising services
Commercial services
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Financial services and TV company management |
Excellent price-quality ratio For further information please contact us sales@broadcast-equipment.biz
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