Towards Total Integration: Broadcast, Computing & Networking

Jim DeRoest, Director Streaming Media

Technologies

Towards Total Integration: Broadcast, Computing & Networking

Jim DeRoest, Director Streaming Media

Technologies

Towards Total IntegrationTowards Total Integration

Total IntegrationTotal Integration

• Broadcast, Computing & Networking– Broadcast Environment– Digital Instantiation - Encoding– Digital Asset Management & Delivery – Web Presence

• Broadcast, Computing & Networking– Broadcast Environment– Digital Instantiation - Encoding– Digital Asset Management & Delivery – Web Presence

Broadcast ComponentsBroadcast Components

• Tape Library– Flexicart Robotics, VTRs

• Traffic System– Transmission metadata

• Channel Automation– Control routers,

switches, uplink

• Tape Library– Flexicart Robotics, VTRs

• Traffic System– Transmission metadata

• Channel Automation– Control routers,

switches, uplink

Traffic SystemTraffic System

• Broadcast Metadata Management

• Myers ProTrack– http://www.myersinfosys.com– Transmission list management– Tape Library Information &

Support– Program/Series

Title/Description/Classification– Timing to Frame– Broadcast Log/Reports/Ratings– Rights Tracking– Promotion/Underwriting Spots

Traffic SystemTraffic System

• ProTrack platform Issues– SCO and Linux

• OS support

– Informix DB• No External Interface – ODBC, COM

– Integrating backups

• ProTrack platform Issues– SCO and Linux

• OS support

– Informix DB• No External Interface – ODBC, COM

– Integrating backups

ProTrack InterfaceProTrack Interface

Channel AutomationChannel Automation

• Harris Louth– http://www.broadcast.harris.com – Controls master control room

equipment• Flexicarts, vtrs, switchers, routers,

character/bug generators– Frame accurate control of devices– Backend infrastructure – source for

multiple channels• Separate transmission lists:

ResearchChannel, UWTV, UW2– LAN attached “Air Clients” provide

live control– Translators for traffic systems like

ProTrack • Harris ADC binary format

Digital InstantiationDigital Instantiation

• Injestion– Tapes Received– Dub copy for

broadcast tape library

– Tape metadata stored in ProTrack

– MPEG2 encode– Transcode to other

formats• FlipFactory

– Archive digital assets

• Injestion– Tapes Received– Dub copy for

broadcast tape library

– Tape metadata stored in ProTrack

– MPEG2 encode– Transcode to other

formats• FlipFactory

– Archive digital assets

Digital Asset Management & DeliveryDigital Asset Management & Delivery

• DigitalWell Project– http://www.digitalwell.org– Original focus broadcast environment

• ResearchChannel, UWTV, KEXP• Streamline and scale asset management & delivery• Support commodity to high def bit rates

– Focus expanded to institutional collections• High-quality and accessible resources to research• Educational outreach• Interoperate with other digital repositories

• DigitalWell Project– http://www.digitalwell.org– Original focus broadcast environment

• ResearchChannel, UWTV, KEXP• Streamline and scale asset management & delivery• Support commodity to high def bit rates

– Focus expanded to institutional collections• High-quality and accessible resources to research• Educational outreach• Interoperate with other digital repositories

DigitalWell ProjectDigitalWell Project

• Hierarchical, clustered infrastructure• Pluggable components

– Tech evolution

• Interoperation – API (OKI)– Metadata (Dublin Core, MPEG7, OAI)– Auth (Shibboleth)– Preservation (OAIS)

• Rights – Higher education focus

DigitalWell ArchitectureDigitalWell Architecture

• Hardware– Clustered/Mirrored servers NAS

• Isilon Multi-node, load balancing, single mount point, DRBR

– SAN Nearline Storage• STK Silos – 9840 (20GB/cart), 9940 (200GB/cart)

• Software– HSM: HPSS, UW Karc (bucket service)– Metadata: MS SQL– Streaming: WM, Real, Quicktime, MP3,

VideoCharger (MPEG2 5.6mbps,19.2mbps), UW HDCAM/SDTI 270mbps

– UW State & Redirector

• Hardware– Clustered/Mirrored servers NAS

• Isilon Multi-node, load balancing, single mount point, DRBR

– SAN Nearline Storage• STK Silos – 9840 (20GB/cart), 9940 (200GB/cart)

• Software– HSM: HPSS, UW Karc (bucket service)– Metadata: MS SQL– Streaming: WM, Real, Quicktime, MP3,

VideoCharger (MPEG2 5.6mbps,19.2mbps), UW HDCAM/SDTI 270mbps

– UW State & Redirector

Backend DiagramBackend Diagram

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DigitalWell MetadataDigitalWell Metadata

• Collection and asset metadata– Dublin Core, MPEG7, Custom– Administration Tool

Putting It All TogetherPutting It All Together

• Integration - Web Presence– Content received– Dub master and metadata recorded (ProTrack)– Digital copies encoded and stored (DigitalWell)– VoD metadata stored (DigitalWell)– Broadcast schedule (ProTrack, Louth)– Daily extract ProTrack list metadata– Synchronize metadata (ProTrack, DigitalWell)

• Tape number and program name

– Dynamic generation of ResearchChannel Web• Broadcast schedule• VoD library

• Integration - Web Presence– Content received– Dub master and metadata recorded (ProTrack)– Digital copies encoded and stored (DigitalWell)– VoD metadata stored (DigitalWell)– Broadcast schedule (ProTrack, Louth)– Daily extract ProTrack list metadata– Synchronize metadata (ProTrack, DigitalWell)

• Tape number and program name

– Dynamic generation of ResearchChannel Web• Broadcast schedule• VoD library

KEXP Radio IntegrationKEXP Radio Integration

• Digital Audio Infrastructure• Live Broadcast Stream

– Uncompressed 1.4mbps– Commodity bit rates

• Archived Live Broadcast– 2 weeks, all formats

• Realtime Broadcast Playlist– Dynamic web update integrated with

DJ console– Archived with live broadcast

Towards Total IntegrationTowards Total Integration

• The Reality• http://www.researchchannel.org• http://www.uwtv.org• http://kexp.org

Yet To Do …Yet To Do …

• MPEG2 50mbps i-frame archive• Virage VideoLogger integration• Enhanced/automated metadata

generation• Enhanced searching• Conversion to all digital

environment

• MPEG2 50mbps i-frame archive• Virage VideoLogger integration• Enhanced/automated metadata

generation• Enhanced searching• Conversion to all digital

environment

Total Integration leads to the…Total Integration leads to the…

• Convergence Zone